Asia Rugby Championship
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The Asia Rugby Championship, or ARC, is an annual rugby union competition held amongst national rugby sides within the Asia Rugby region.[1] The competition was originally known as the Asian Rugby Football Tournament when founded in 1969, and was called the Asian Five Nations from 2008 to 2014.
The winner of the competition's top division is recognised as the rugby champion of Asia. The top division, sometimes referred to as the Tri Nations, includes the top three Asian teams each season. Division 1 includes the next four teams and Division 2 includes the next four. Division three is further divided geographically, with each of the West, East and South Central divisions including three teams.
As of 2017, Japan is the most successful team, securing 25 out of a possible 30 titles since 1969. They have not participated in the series since 2017.
History
The competition was formed as the Asian Rugby Football Tournament in 1969.[1] Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea and Thailand contested the inaugural Asian title. Japan were the champions on that occasion.
The tournament was held biennially for the most of its first four decades. It wasn't until 1982 that South Korea became the second team to win the title. The number of teams participating varied from year to year, with as many as 12 teams competing as other Asian teams joined the competition. From 1969 to 1996, there was a single division split into two groups. But in 1998, a second division was introduced as the game began to grow in Asia.
In 2003, a second Asian competition called the Asian Rugby Series was formed. The Asian Rugby Series ran alongside the Rugby Championship to help determine divisional allocations for the Asian Rugby Championship. With more teams competing, a third division was added to the Rugby Championship in 2004. The dual competitions ran until 2007.
Asian Five Nations (2008–14)
In 2008, the ARFU merged the Rugby Championship and Rugby Series into the Asian Five Nations. The competition became an annual championship and a promotion-relegation format was introduced. The winner of Division 2 replaced the loser of Division 1, and the winner of Division 1 replaced the loser of the Five Nations. For its inaugural years, no Division 3 took place, though several regional divisions were implemented across Asia. During the time of this competition, the main Five Nations division was dominated by Japan, South Korea and Hong Kong; the only three teams never to have been relegated to a lower division.
Asia Rugby Championship (2015 onward)
The competition was revamped again for the 2015 season as the Asia Rugby Championship. Under the new format, the top three teams formed a Tri nations division. A promotion-relegation challenge was instituted whereby the Division 1 winner had to defeat the Tri nations third place-getter to gain promotion for the next season.
Format
The current format sees the competition separated into various divisions, with a promotion and relegation format operated into each division. However, this only applies to Division 1 through 3, as the loser of the Tri Nations Division will play a play-off match against the winner of Division 1 to determine the third Tri Nations team for the following year. Where as the winners of Division 2 will automatically replace the loser of Division 1, and the two bottom placed teams in Division 2 will both be relegated down to one of the three regions in Division 3; West, East or South Central. Each of the three regions are made up three teams, and as of 2015, only the winners of the South Central and East divisions can be promoted to Division 2. This is because, the teams competing in the West region, are not considered as full members by World Rugby.
In 2015 in the main Tri Nations division, each team played each other on a home and away basis, picking up 5 points for a win and 3 for a draw. 2 additional points are up for grabs through bonus points, but in order to earn them, teams need to score 4 or more tries in a match, or when losing, lose by 7 points or less. In 2016 the points awarded were changed to 4 points for a win and 1 point for a draw with bonus points the same. For all Divisions, 1 through to 3, nations will only play each other once, with one of the included teams hosting all matches at home. These teams will also aim to pick points up for a win or draw, and gain bonus points. For all divisions, the team with the most table points wins their respective divisions, and if possible, earns promotion to the next division.
Current divisions
As of 2024, the competition divisions are:
Previous winners
All-time summary
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Asia Rugby Championship
| Year | Edn | Host • Teams
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Final placings | ||||
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| Asian Rugby Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Third | Fourth | |||
| 1969 | Script error: No such module "Roman". | Tokyo | 5 | File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan | File:Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg Hong Kong | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan |
| 1970 | Script error: No such module "Roman". | Bangkok | 7 | File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | File:Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg Hong Kong | File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore |
| 1972 | Script error: No such module "Roman". | Hong Kong | 7 | File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan | File:Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg Hong Kong | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore |
| 1974 | Script error: No such module "Roman". | Colombo | 8 | File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan | File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka | File:Flag of South Korea (1949–1984).svg South Korea | File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia |
| 1976[2] | Script error: No such module "Roman". | Tokyo | 8 | File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan | File:Flag of South Korea (1949–1984).svg South Korea | File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand |
| 1978 | Script error: No such module "Roman". | Kuala Lumpur | 7 | File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan | File:Flag of South Korea (1949–1984).svg South Korea | File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand |
| 1980 | Script error: No such module "Roman". | Taipei | 8 | File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan | File:Flag of South Korea (1949–1984).svg South Korea | File:Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg Hong Kong | File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei |
| 1982 | Script error: No such module "Roman". | Singapore | 8 | File:Flag of South Korea (1949–1984).svg South Korea | File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan | File:Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg Hong Kong | File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia |
| 1984 | Script error: No such module "Roman". | Fukuoka | 8 | File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan | File:Flag of South Korea (1984–1997).svg South Korea | File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand |
| 1986 | Script error: No such module "Roman". | Bangkok | 8 | File:Flag of South Korea (1984–1997).svg South Korea | File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand [3] | File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei |
| 1988 | Script error: No such module "Roman". | Hong Kong | 8 | File:Flag of South Korea (1984–1997).svg South Korea | File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan | File:Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg Hong Kong | File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei |
| 1990 | Script error: No such module "Roman". | Colombo | 8 | File:Flag of South Korea (1984–1997).svg South Korea | File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan | File:Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg Hong Kong | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand |
| 1992 | Script error: No such module "Roman". | Seoul | 8 | File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan | File:Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg Hong Kong | File:Flag of South Korea (1984–1997).svg South Korea | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand |
| 1994 | Script error: No such module "Roman". | Kuala Lumpur | 8 | File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan | File:Flag of South Korea (1984–1997).svg South Korea | File:Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg Hong Kong | File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei |
| 1996 | Script error: No such module "Roman". | Taipei | 7 | File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan | File:Flag of South Korea (1984–1997).svg South Korea | File:Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg Hong Kong | File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei |
| Asian Rugby Champs Div I | Winner | Runner-up | Third | Fourth | |||
| 1998 | Script error: No such module "Roman". | Singapore | 4 | File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong | File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei |
| 2000 | Script error: No such module "Roman". | Aomori | 4 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei | File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong |
| 2002 | Script error: No such module "Roman". | Bangkok | 4 | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong | File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei |
| 2004 | Script error: No such module "Roman". | Hong Kong | 4 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong | File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei |
| 2006 | Script error: No such module "Roman". | Hong Kong | 3 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong | — |
| Asian Five Nations | Winner | Runner-up | Third | Fourth | |||
| 2008 | Script error: No such module "Roman". | round-robin home or away |
5 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong | File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan |
| 2009 | Script error: No such module "Roman". | 5 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong | |
| 2010 | Script error: No such module "Roman". | 5 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan | File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong | Template:Flagicon Arabian Gulf | |
| 2011 | Script error: No such module "Roman". | 5 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong | File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates | File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan | |
| 2012 | Script error: No such module "Roman". | 5 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong | File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates | |
| 2013 | Script error: No such module "Roman". | 5 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong | File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines | |
| 2014 | Script error: No such module "Roman". | 5 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines* | |
| Asia Rugby Championship | Winner | Runner-up | Third | Fourth | |||
| 2015 | Script error: No such module "Roman". | home and away |
3 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong | † File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | — |
| 2016 | Script error: No such module "Roman". | 3 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong | † File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | ||
| 2017 | Script error: No such module "Roman". | 3 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong | † File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | ||
2018[[#endnote_arc-2018/19|
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| 2022 | Script error: No such module "Roman". | play-off | 3 | File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | † File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia | — |
| 2023 | Script error: No such module "Roman". | 3 | File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | † File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia | ||
| 2024 | Script error: No such module "Roman". | round-robin home or away |
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<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>^* Relegated to the division below
<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>^† Able to be challenged by the winner of the division below to play in a promotion-relegation play-off.
<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>^a Japan—as hosts of the 2019 Rugby World Cup–did not defend their Asia rugby Championship title in 2018 to allow the Tri Nations competition to form part of the 2019 Rugby World Cup – Asia qualification process. Instead of returning to the trinations for 2019, Japan played the Pacific Nations to prepare for the World Cup.
Division tournaments
| Year | Div | Host • Teams
|
Final placings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARC Divisions | Winner | Runner-up | Third | Fourth | |||
| 1998 | 2 | Singapore | 6 | File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore | File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia |
| 2000 | 2 | Ōwani | 4 | File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand |
| 2002 | 2 | Bangkok | 7 | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | Template:Flagicon Arabian Gulf | File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore | File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan |
| 2004 | 2 | Hong Kong | 4 | File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan | Template:Flagicon Arabian Gulf |
| 3 | 4 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka | File:Flag of India.svg India | File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | ||
| 2007 | 2 | Colombo | 6 | File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan | File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei |
| 3 | 3 | File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran | File:Flag of India.svg India | File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | — | ||
| Asian Five Nations Divisions | Winner | Runner-up | Third | Fourth | |||
| 2008 | 1 | Taiwan | 4 | §File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore | File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei | File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka | ‡ File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China |
| 2 | Thailand | 4 | §File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia | File:Flag of India.svg India | File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | |
| P | Guam | 3 | §File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines | §File:Flag of Guam.svg Guam | File:Flag of Brunei.svg Brunei | — | |
| C | Sri Lanka | 3 | §File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran | File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan | File:Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan | ||
| SE | Indonesia | 3 | §File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia | File:Flag of Laos.svg Laos | File:Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia | ||
| 2009 | 1 | Dubai | 4 | § Template:Flagicon Arabian Gulf | File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei | File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka | ‡File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand |
| 2 | Malaysia | 4 | §File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | File:Flag of India.svg India | ‡File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | |
| 3 | Philippines | 4 | §File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines | File:Flag of Guam.svg Guam | File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran | File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia | |
| C | Uzbekistan | 3 | §File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan | File:Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan | File:Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia | — | |
| SE | Laos | 3 | §File:Flag of Laos.svg Laos | File:Flag of Brunei.svg Brunei | File:Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia | ||
| 2010 | 1 | Singapore | 4 | §File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka | File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore | File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia | ‡File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei |
| 2 | India | 4 | § File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines | File:Flag of India.svg India | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | ‡File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | |
| 3 | Indonesia | 4 | §File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran | File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | File:Flag of Guam.svg Guam | File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia | |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 4 | §File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan | File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan | Template:Flagicon Almaty Select | File:Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia | |
| 2011 | 1 | South Korea | 4 | §File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore | File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines | ‡File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia |
| 2 | Thailand | 4 | §File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran | ‡File:Flag of India.svg India | |
| 3 | Indonesia | 4 | §File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | File:Flag of Guam.svg Guam | File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia | File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | |
| 4 | Dubai | 4 | §File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar | File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon | File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan | File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan | |
| 5 | Cambodia & Laos |
2 | §File:Flag of Laos.svg Laos | File:Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia | — | — | |
| 2012 | 1 | Philippines | 4 | §File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines | File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka | File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei | ‡File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore |
| 2 | Malaysia | 4 | §File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia | File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran | ‡File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | |
| 3 | Indonesia | 4 | §File:Flag of India.svg India | File:Flag of Guam.svg Guam | File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia | ‡File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | |
| 4 | Dubai | 4 | §File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar | File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon | File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan | File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan | |
| 5 | Cambodia | 3 | §File:Flag of Laos.svg Laos | File:Flag of Brunei.svg Brunei | File:Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia | — | |
| 2013 | 1 | Sri Lanka | 4 | §File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka | File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan | File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei | ‡File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand |
| 2 | Malaysia | 4 | §File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore | File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia | File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran | ‡File:Flag of India.svg India | |
| 3 | 4 | §File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar | File:Flag of Guam.svg Guam | File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | ||
| 4 | Dubai | 4 | §File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon | File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan | File:Flag of Laos.svg Laos | |
| 5 | Cambodia | 2 | §File:Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia | File:Flag of Brunei.svg Brunei | — | — | |
| 2014 | 1 | Dubai & Hong Kong |
4 | File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore |
‡File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates ‡File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei | ||
| 2 | Qatar | 4 | File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia | File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar | File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | |
| 3E | Laos | 4 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | File:Flag of Guam.svg Guam | File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia | File:Flag of Laos.svg Laos | |
| 3W | Pakistan | 4 | File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon | File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan | File:Flag of India.svg India | File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | |
| 4 | Brunei | 3 | File:Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia | File:Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia | File:Flag of Brunei.svg Brunei | — | |
| ARC Divisions | Winner | Runner-up | Third | Fourth | |||
| 2015 | 1 | Philippines | 4 | File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka | File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines | File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan | ‡File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore |
| 2 | Malaysia | 4 | §File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia | File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates | ‡File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei | ‡File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | |
| 3E | Indonesia | 3 | §File:Flag of Guam.svg Guam | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia | — | |
| 3SC | Uzbekistan | 2 | §File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan | File:Flag of India.svg India | — | ||
| 3W | Lebanon | 3 | File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon | File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran | File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan | ||
| 2016 | 1 | Malaysia | 4 | File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia | File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka | File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines | ‡File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore |
| 2 | Uzbekistan | 4 | File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg [[United Arab Emirates national rugby union team|Template:Replace]] | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | File:Flag of Guam.svg Guam | ‡File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan | |
| 3E | Thailand | 2 | File:Flag of Laos.svg Laos | File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia | — | — | |
| 3WC | Qatar | 3 | File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar | File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon | File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran | ||
| 3W | Jordan | 3 | File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan | Template:Flagicon UAE Shaheen | File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia | ||
| 2017 | 1 | Malaysia | 4 | §File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia | File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka | File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines | File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates |
| 2 | Taiwan | 4 | §File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei | File:Flag of India.svg India | |
| 3W | Uzbekistan | 3 | File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon | File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan | File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran | — | |
| 2018 | 1 | Philippines | 2 | File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines | File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore | — | |
| 2 | Thailand | 3 | §File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | File:Flag of India.svg India | ||
| 3E | Brunei | 3 | File:Flag of Guam.svg Guam | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | File:Flag of Brunei.svg Brunei | ||
| 3C | Kazakhstan | 4 | File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan | File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | File:Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia | File:Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan | |
| 3W | Lebanon | 4 | File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon | File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran | File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar | File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan | |
| 2019 | 1 | Taipei | 4 | File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines | File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore | File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka | File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei |
| 2 | Thailand | 4 | File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg [[United Arab Emirates national rugby union team|Template:Replace]] | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan | ‡File:Flag of Guam.svg Guam | |
| 3ES | Indonesia | 3 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | File:Flag of India.svg India | File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia | — | |
| 3C | Pakistan | 2 | File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan | — | ||
| 3W | Qatar | 3 | File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar | File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon | File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan | ||
| 2022 | 2 | Pakistan | 2 | File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | — | — |
| 3C | Kyrgyzstan | 4 | File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan | File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan | File:Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia | File:Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan | |
| 3W | Al Ain | 2 | File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar | File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran | — | — | |
| 3S | India | 3 | File:Flag of India.svg India | File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh | File:Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal | ||
| 2023 | 1 | Pakistan | 2 | File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates | File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | — | — |
| 2 | Qatar | 3 | File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar | File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan | File:Flag of India.svg India | ||
| 2024 | 1 | Sri Lanka | 4 | File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka | File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan | File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar | File:Flag of India.svg India |
Notes:
<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>^‡ Relegated to the division below.
<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>^§ Won promotion, or the right to a challenge play-off for promotion, to the division above.
See also
- Asia Rugby Women's Championship
- ARFU Asian Rugby Series – a former competition that merged with the ARC to become the Asian Five Nations in 2008.
- Asia Rugby
- Rugby union in Asia
References
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External links
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