2024 Asia Rugby Championship
| Date | 1 June – 22 June |
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| Countries |  Hong Kong Malaysia South Korea United Arab Emirates |
| Website | www |
← 2023 2025 → | |
The 2024 Asia Rugby Championship is the eighth annual rugby union series for the top-level Asia Rugby nations. Hong Kong, South Korea, Malaysia and the United Arab Emirates shall compete in the 2024 series. Other Asian nations played in the lower division tournaments.[1]
The format of the series is a single round-robin where the four teams play each other once. The team finishing on top of the standings at the end of the series is declared the winner. The team finishing at the bottom of the standing are relegated to the 2025 Asia Rugby Division 1.[2] The competition will begin on 1 June 2024 and will conclude on 22 June 2024.[3][4]
Hong Kong entered the competition as reigning champions, having won the competition for the fourth time in 2023. The United Arab Emirates were promoted from the 2023 Asia Rugby Division 1.[5]
Teams[edit]
The teams involved,
| Team | Stadia | Coach | Captain | World Rugby Ranking | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home stadium | Capacity | Location | Start | End | |||
| Hong Kong
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Hong Kong Football Club Stadium | 2,750 | Hong Kong |  Andrew Douglas
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Joshua Hrstich[6] | 24th | |
| South Korea
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Incheon Namdong Asiad Rugby Field | 4,968 | Incheon | Lee Myung Geun
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TBC | 30th | |
| Malaysia
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UPM Stadium[7] | 3,000 | Serdang | Farid Syazwan Abu Bakar
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Syarif Nurhidayat | 50th | |
| United Arab Emirates
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The Sevens Stadium | 44,000 | Dubai |  Jacques Benade
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Matthew Mills | 61st | |
Squads[edit]
| Malaysia squad | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | Caps | Club |
| Azam Fakhrullah | Loosehead Prop | Terengganu
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| Abrar Zainuddin | |||
| Amirul Mukminin | Hooker | New Perlis
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| Nabil Ikhwan | Putrajaya
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| Nurazman Ramli | PDRM
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| Azri Kamal | Tighthead Prop | MSS Kelantan
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| Amierul Harith | Putrajaya
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| Aiman Hakeem | Johor
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| Harith El Iskandar | Lock | Putrajaya
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| Suhaikal Suhaimi | NS Wanderers RC
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| Sameer Surinder | Terengganu
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| Shobrey Amok | Sabah
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| Syahmi Afiq Edan | PDRM
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| Syarif Nurhidayat | Flanker | Putrajaya
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| Samuel Rentap | Terengganu
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| Shah Izwan | MSS Kelantan
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| Amin Jamaluddin | Number 8 | New Perlis
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| Amirul Abas | Sabah
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| Razali Ramlan | Scrumhalf | Putrajaya
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| Nasharuddin Ismail | Terengganu
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| Lee Chapman | Flyhalf | PDRM
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| Fairuz Rahman | Sabah
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| Nareen Fitri | Terengganu
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| Zharif Affandi | Center | Terengganu
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| Hakim Abu Hassan | Putrajaya
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| Zulkiflee Azmi | PDRM
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| Kamal Hamidi | Malaysia Sevens
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| Azwan Zuwairi | PDRM
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| Daim Zainuddin | Outside Back | New Perlis
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| Adam Ariff | MSS Kelantan
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| Zulhilmi Azizad | Johor
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| Harith lqbal | Terengganu
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| Harry Preston |  Leicester Lions RFC
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| Anwarul Hafiz | PDRM
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| South Korean Squad[8] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | Caps | Club |
| Yang Keun Seob | Loosehead Prop | 0 | Hyundai Glovis
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| Shin Ji Min | 0 | OK Financial Group Okman
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| Kim Tae Woo | 0 | Korea Armed Forces Athletic Corps
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| Choi Ho Young | Hooker | 4 | Korea Armed Forces Athletic Corps
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| Lee Seung Eun | 0 | Hyundai Glovis
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| Park Gun Woo | 0 | OK Financial Group Okman
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| Park Ye Chan | Tighthead Prop | 3 | Hyundai Glovis
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| Won Jung Ho | 2 | Hyundai Glovis
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| Seo Tae Pung | 0 | Korea Armed Forces Athletic Corps
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| Kim Sang Jin | Lock | 5 | OK Financial Group Okman
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| Park Joon Beom | 2 | Hyundai Glovis
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| Lee Hyeon Je | 0 | Hyundai Glovis
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| Seo Jong Soo | 0 | Korea Armed Forces Athletic Corps
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| Yoo Jae Hoon | Back row | 9 | OK Financial Group Okman
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| Kim Yo Han | 4 | Hyundai Glovis
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| Hwang Jeong Wook | 1 | Hyundai Glovis
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| Kim Chan Ju | 0 | Hyundai Glovis
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| Yoo Gi Jung | 0 | OK Financial Group Okman
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| Heo Jae Jun | Scrumhalf | 0 | Hyundai Glovis
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| Kang Min Jun | 0 | OK Financial Group Okman
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| Jung Bu Hyon | Flyhalf | 1 | Hyundai Glovis
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| Ko Seung Jae | 0 | OK Financial Group Okman
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| Mun Jeong Ho | Center | 6 | Hyundai Glovis
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| Lee Jin Kyu | 0 | Hyundai Glovis
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| Lee Yong Un | 0 | OK Financial Group Okman
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| Jeong Yeon Sik | Outside Back | 15 | Hyundai Glovis
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| Shin Min Su | 1 | Hyundai Glovis
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| Kim Chan Deul | 0 | OK Financial Group Okman
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| Baek Jong Eun | 1 | Hyundai Glovis
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| United Arab Emirates Squad[9] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | Caps | Club |
| Lukas Waddington | Prop | 4 | Dubai Exiles RFC
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| Pieter Killian | 2 | Dubai Exiles RFC
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| Riaan Barnard | 2 | Barrelhouse RC
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| Sunia Laladidi | 0 | Abu Dhabi Harlequins
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| Moeneeb Galant | Hooker | 2 | Dubai Exiles RFC
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| David Gairn | 2 | Dubai Exiles RFC
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| Esekaia Dranibota | Lock | 2 | Dubai Tigers RFC
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| Jonathan Harris | 2 | Jebel Ali Dragons
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| Jaen Botes | Back row | 10 | Dubai Exiles RFC
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| Matthew Mills (c) | 4 | Dubai Exiles RFC
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| Epeli Davetawalu | 2 | Dubai Exiles RFC
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| Marcus Guerin | 0 | Dubai Tigers RFC
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| Ian Surtees | 0 | Jebel Ali Dragons
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| Chris McKee | 0 | Abu Dhabi Harlequins
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| Carel Thomas | Scrumhalf | 2 | Dubai Exiles RFC
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| Andrew Semple | 0 | Abu Dhabi Harlequins
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| Jamie Gavin | Flyhalf | 0 | Jebel Ali Dragons
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| Handre Snetler | 0 | Dubai Exiles RFC
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| Sakiusa Naisau | Center | 4 | Dubai Tigers RFC
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| Rory Arthur | 0 | Dubai Exiles RFC
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| Liam Caldwell | Outside Back | 0 | Dubai Tigers RFC
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| Justin Walsh | 0 | Dubai Exiles RFC
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| Emosi Vecenaua | 0 | Dubai Tigers RFC
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| Matt Richards | 0 | Jebel Ali Dragons
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| Connor Kennedy | 0 | Dubai Exiles RFC
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Preparation[edit]
Hong Kong China[edit]
Hong Kong China spent the 22–28 April in Canberra at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) in preparation for the 2024 Asia Rugby Championship and to help create a professional environment for the group. They ended the tour with a match against the ACT Brumbies Runners as a curtain raiser for the 2024 Super Rugby matchup between ACT Brumbies and Hurricanes at Canberra Stadium in Canberra.[10]
| 27 April 2024 11:55 AEST (UTC+10) |
ACT Brumbies Runners  | 65–0 | Hong Kong China XV |
| Report |
| GIO Stadium, Canberra |
Malaysia[edit]
Malaysia played a practice match against local side Tueto Wear Selection Team, and played a cross border friendly match against Singapore on 11 May.[13][14][15] The game was uncapped.[16]
Standings[edit]
| 2024 Asia Rugby Championship Champions |
| Relegation to 2025 Asia Rugby Division 1 |
| Pos. | Team | Mathes | Points | Bonus
points |
Total
points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | Diff. | ||||
| 1 | Hong Kong
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Malaysia
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | South Korea
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Points were awarded to the teams as follows:
Win — 4 points Draw — 2 points 4 or more tries — 1 point Loss within 7 points — 1 point Loss greater than 7 points — 0 points | ||||||||||
Fixtures[edit]
Week 1[edit]
| 1 June 2024 15:30 HKT (UTC+8) |
| Hong Kong | v | United Arab Emirates |
| Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong China |
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| 22 June 2024 16:30 HKT (UTC+8) |
| Hong Kong | v | South Korea |
| Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong China |
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