2016 Asia Rugby Championship

the divisional competitions 2016 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments 2016 Asia Rugby Championship ARC2016-Top3 Champions 20160529a.jpg 30 April – 4 June HKGJPNKOR Japan 24 6 54 HKG Benjamin Rimene (50) JPN Kentaro Kodama (7) http://www.asiarugby.com 2015 2017 The 2016 Asia Rugby Championship, or ARC, was the second annual tri-nations series for top-level rugby union in Asia and the twenty-ninth continental championship for the Asia Rugby nations. The Asia Rugby Championship replaced the former Asian Five Nations in 2015, with only three nations competing in the top division instead of the previous five. The 2016 series included Hong Kong, Japan and South Korea. Other Asian nations competed in the lower division tournaments. The format of the competition is a double round-robin where the top-three nations play each other twice on a home and away basis. The team finishing on top of the standings is declared the winner, and the bottom-placed team is subject to a promotion-relegation play-off against the winner of Division 1,http://asiarugby.com/calendar-1 Asia Rugby Calendar 2016 Asia Rugby 2016-08-13 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160813002546/http://asiarugby.com/calendar-1 2016-08-13 http://asiarugby.com/results-4/ARC/2016-1 Asia Rugby Championship 2016 Asia Rugby 2016-04-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20160416082545/http://asiarugby.com/results-4/ARC/2016-1 2016-04-16 dead although this opportunity to challenge is often declined. Teams The teams involved, with their world rankings prior to the 2016 tournament in brackets: NationHome stadiumCityHead coachCaptainJPN (10)Nippatsu Mitsuzawa StadiumChichibunomiya Rugby StadiumYokohamaTokyo JPN Ryuji Nakatake Keisuke UchidaHKG (23)Hong Kong Football Club StadiumHong Kong WAL Leigh Jones Nick HewsonKOR (29)Namdong Asiad Rugby StadiumIncheonAUS John WaltersShin Dong Won Standings ChampionsWill play in the top 3 challenge PositionNationGamesPointsPointsPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDifferenceBP1BP2Total1JPN440024223+21940202HKG420295139-4420103KOR400445220-175112Source: rugbyarchive.net https://web.archive.org/web/20180930160009/http://www.rugbyarchive.net/Pagine/StagioneCompetizioni.aspx?ID=133&Stagione=2016 2018-09-30 Four points for a win, two for a draw, one bonus point for four tries or more (BP1) and one bonus point for losing by seven or less (BP2). Fixtures Week 1 30 April 2016 14:00 JST (UTC+9) JPN 85–0 Asia Rugby Report JRFU Details KOR H. Yamashita (3) 1' m, 5' c, 26' m K. Kodama (5) 14' c, 29' c, 42' m, 67' c, 72' m, R. Yamanaka 20' c K. Uchida 40+1' c R. Nakamura 52' c T. Tatafu 76' c A. Moeakiola 80' c R. Yamanaka (7/9) 7', 16', 21', 27', 30', 40+2', 53' R. Nakamura (3/4) 68', 76', 80+1' Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium, Yokohama 4,698 Patrick Kwok FB 15Ryuji NoguchiRW 14Hajime Yamashita 67OC 13Takuya IshibashiIC 12Ryoto NakamuraLW 11Kentaro KodamaFH 10Ryohei Yamanaka 64SH 9 Keisuke Uchida (c) 62N8 8 Tevita TatafuOF 7 Taiyo Ando 64BF 6 Hiroki YamamotoRL 5 Kazuhiko UsamiLL 4 Kotaro Yatabe 62TP 3 Yu Chinen 67HK 2 Futoshi Mori 67LP 1 Kengo Kitagawa 53Replacements:PR 16Kanta Higashionna 53HK 17Atsushi Sakate 67PR 18Takayuki Watanabe 67LK 19Naohiro Kotaki 62N8 20Tsuyoshi Murata 64SH 21Daisuke Inoue 62CE 22Doga Maeda 64CE 23Ataata Moeakiola 67Coach:JPN Ryuji Nakatake FB 15Nam Young SooRW 14Jang Seong Min 39 50OC 13Jegal Bin 21IC 12Lim Sang JinLW 11Kim Jin hyeokFH 10Oh Youn-hyung 46SH 9 Shin Ki CheolN8 8 Han Kun Kyu 72OF 7 Kim Hyun SooBF 6 Park Soon ChaiRL 5 Nam Jong Song 55LL 4 Youn Kwon Woo 76TP 3 Shin Dong Won (c) 48HK 2 Kim Min Kyu 62LP 1 Na Kwan YoungReplacements:HK 16Chong Kwi Hong 62PR 17Kang Tae Hyeon 72PR 18Kim Myeong Hwan 76FL 19Shin Dah Yeon 55N8 20Hwang In Jo 48SH 21Ahn Sang HoFB 22Oh Jim Yeong 46WG 23Kim Sung Soo 21Coach:NZL John Walters Week 2 7 May 2016 16:30 HKT (UTC+8) HKG 3–38 HKRU Report JRFU Report JPN B. Rimene 15' S. Kin 4' c K. Uchida 11' m K. Kodama 22' c R. Nakamura 54' c H. Yamamoto 63' c, 76' m R. Yamanaka (4/6) 5', 22', 54', 64' Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong 3,000 Tatu Otsuki FB 15Alexander McQueenRW 14Ryan Meacheam 52OC 13James Robinson 52IC 12Lee JonesLW 11Salom Yiu Kam ShingFH 10Benjamin RimeneSH 9 Jamie Hood 52N8 8 Daniel FalveyOF 7 Toby FennBF 6 Nick Hewson (c)RL 5 Paul DywerLL 4 Adrian Griffiths 52TP 3 Jack Parfitt 40HK 2 Jamie Tsang 25LP 1 Adam Fullgrabe 40Replacements:HK 16Lachlan Chubb 25PR 17Hon Wum Wei 40PR 18Alex Ng 40LK 19James Cunningham 52N8 20Jack DelaforceSH 21Eliesa Kaleca Rauca 52CE 22Cado Lee 52FH 23Niall Rowark 52Coach:WAL Leigh Jones FB 15Ryuji NoguchiRW 14Hajime Yamashita 52OC 13Takuya Ishibashi 70IC 12Ryoto NakamuraLW 11Kentaro KodamaFH 10Ryohei YamanakaSH 9 Keisuke Uchida (c) 66N8 8 Tevita Tatafu 56OF 7 Shokei KinBF 6 Tsuyoshi MurataRL 5 Kazuhiko UsamiLL 4 Naohiro Kotaki 58TP 3 Yu Chinen 66HK 2 Futoshi Mori 63LP 1 Kanta Higashionna 70Replacements:PR 16Syogo Miura 70HK 17Atsushi Sakate 63PR 18Takayuki Watanabe 66LK 19Kotaro Yatabe 58FL 20Hiroki Yamamoto 56SH 21Daisuke Inoue 66CE 22Doga Maeda 70WG 23Ataata Moeakiola 52Coach:JPN Ryuji Nakatake Week 3 14 May 2016 12:00 KST(UTC+9) KOR 27-34 Asia Rugby Report HKRU Starting XV HKG Lee Jae Bok 9' m, 63' c Kim Sung Soo 38' c Na Kwan Yong 71' m Lee Soop Yeong (2/3) 39', 64' Oh Jim Yeong (0/1) Lee Soop Yeong (1/1) 47', A. MuQueen 3' c, 50' c J. Hood 56' c B. Rimeme 77' c B. Rimene (4/4) 4', 50', 57', 78' B. Rimene (2/2) 13', 19' Namdong Asiad Rugby Stadium, Incheon FB 15Lee Jae BokRW 14Jang Seong Min OC 13Kim Sung SooIC 12Kim Jin Hyeok 48 58LW 11Lee Soop YeongFH 10Oh Jim Yeong SH 9 Shin Ki CheolN8 8 Han Kun Kyu OF 7 Kim Hyun SooBF 6 Park Soon ChaiRL 5 Kim Sang JinLL 4 Youn Kwon Woo TP 3 Shin Dong Won (c)HK 2 Na Kwan Young LP 1 Chong Kwi HongCoach:NZL John Walters FB 15Alexander McQueenRW 14Ryan Meacheam OC 13James RobinsonIC 12Lex KalecaLW 11Salom Yiu Kam ShingFH 10Benjamin RimeneSH 9 Jamie HoodN8 8 Daniel FalveyOF 7 Toby FennBF 6 Nick Hewson (c)RL 5 Paul DywerLL 4 Adrian GriffithsTP 3 Rohan CookHK 2 Jamie Tsang LP 1 Adam Fullgrabe Replacements:HK 16Lachlan Chubb PR 17Wei Hon Wum PR 18Alex Ng LK 19James CunninghamN8 20Jack DelaforceSH 21Lee JonesCE 22Cado Lee FH 23Niall RowarkCoach:WAL Leigh Jones Week 4 21 May 2016 12:00 KST(UTC+9) KOR 3-60 Asia Rugby Report JRFU Report JPN Oh Jim Yeong (1/2) 2' Atsushi Sakate (2) 5' m, 49' c Ryohei Yamanaka (2) 26' m, 32' c Keisuke Uchida 12' m Penalty try 23' c Kentaro Kodama 53' m Kotaro Yatabe 61' c Takuhei Yasuda 73' m Ryuji Noguchi 80'c Ryoto Nakamura (2/6) 24', 80+1' Ryohei Yamanaka (3/4) 33', 50', 62' Namdong Asiad Rugby Stadium, Incheon 500 Matt Rodden (Hong Kong) FB 15Lee Jae BokRW 14Nam Young SooOC 13Kim Sung Soo 72IC 12Kim Jin Hyeok 55LW 11Lee Soo PyeongFH 10Oh Jim Yeong SH 9 Shin Ki Cheol 76N8 8 Hwang In Jo 28OF 7 Kim Hyun Soo 53 63BF 6 Shin Da HyeonRL 5 Kim Sang Jin 73LL 4 Youn Kwon Woo 16 26TP 3 Shin Dong Won (c) 75HK 2 Na Kwan Young 25LP 1 Chong Kwi Hong 62Replacements: 16Kang Tae Hyeon 62 17Kim Min Kyo 25 18Kim Myeong Hwan 75 19Nam Jong Song 73 20Son Min Su 28 21Lee Sung Bae 76 22Oh Youn Hyung 55 23Kim In Kyu 72Coach:NZL John Walters FB 15Ryohei Yamanaka 71RW 14Takuhei YasudaOC 13Doga MaedaIC 12Takuya IshibashiLW 11Kentaro Kodama 66FH 10Ryoto NakamuraSH 9 Keisuke Uchida (c) 73N8 8 Hiroki YamamotoOF 7 Shokei Kin 71BF 6 Masato FurukawaRL 5 Naohiro Kotaki 62LL 4 Kotaro YatabeTP 3 Takayuki Watanabe 71HK 2 Atsushi Sakate 71LP 1 Kanta Higashionna 50Replacements:PR 16Shogo Miura 50HK 17Daigo Hashimoto 71PR 18Kengo Kitagawa 71LK 19Kazuhiko Usami 62N8 20Faulua Makisi 71SH 21Daiki Nakajima 73CE 22Ryuji Noguchi 71FH 23Hajime Yamashita 66Coach:JPN Ryuji Nakatake Week 5 28 May 2016 14:00 JST (UTC+9) JPN 59-17 Asia Rugby Report JRFU Report HKRU Report HKG N. Kotaki 24' c T. Ishibashi (2) 28' c, 47' c A. Moeakiola (2) 35' c, 60' c H. Yamamoto 41' c D. Maeda 53' c Penalty try 73' c R. Nakamura (8/8) 25', 29', 36', 41', 48', 54', 61', 73' R. Nakamura (1/1) 40+1' A. Griffiths 19' c J. Cunningham 44' c B. Rimene (2/2) 20', 45' B. Rimene (1/1) 13' Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo 5,771 Tim Baker FB 15Ryuji NoguchiRW 14Ataata Moeakiola 63OC 13Doga MaedaIC 12Takuya IshibashiLW 11Kentaro KodamaFH 10Ryoto NakamuraSH 9 Keisuke Uchida (c) 70N8 8 Tevita Tatafu 65OF 7 Shokei KinBF 6 Hiroki Yamamoto 47RL 5 Kazuhiko UsamiLL 4 Naohiro Kotaki 56TP 3 Takayuki Watanebe 53HK 2 Atsushi Sakate 67LP 1 Kengo Kitagawa 56Replacements:PR 16Shogo Miura 56HK 17Diago Hashimoto 67PR 18Yu Chinen 53LK 19Kotaro Yatabe 56FL 20Faulua Makisi 47SH 21Daiki Nakajima 70CE 22Takuhei Yasuda 63WG 23Masato Furukawa 65Coach:JPN Ryuji Nakatake FB 15Alexander McQueenRW 14Ryan MeacheamOC 13James RobinsonIC 12Tyler Spitz 56LW 11Rowan VartyFH 10Ben Rimene 53SH 9 Cado Lee Ka To 61N8 8 Daniel Falvey (c) 61OF 7 Matt LammingBF 6 James Cunningham RL 5 Adrian GriffithsLL 4 Jack Delaforce 41TP 3 Jack Parfitt 40HK 2 Lachlan Chubb 54LP 1 Ben Higgins 47Replacements:HK 16Jamie Tsang 54PR 17Adam Fullgrabe 47PR 18Alex Ng Wai-Shing 40LK 19Nick Hewson 41N8 20Tony Wong Ho Yeung 61SH 21Lee Jones 56CE 22Adam Rolston 61FH 23Niall Rowark 53Coach:WAL Leigh Jones Week 6 4 June 2016 16:30 HKT (UTC+8) HKG 41-15 Asian Rugby Report HKRU Report KOR B. Rimene 11' c T. Fenn 30' c Ryan Meacheam 40' c, 48' c J. Robinson 80' c B. Rimene (5/5) 12', 30', 40+1', 49', 80' B. Rimene (2/2) 22', 70' Lee Soop Yeong 6' c Kim Min Kyu 26' m Lee Soop Yeong (1/2) 7' Lee Soop Yeong (1/1) 36' Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong FB15Alexander McQueenRW14Ryan MeacheamOC13James RobinsonIC12Tyler SpitzLW11Salom Yiu Kam ShingFH10Benjamin RimeneSH9Jamie HoodN88Daniel FalveyOF7Toby FennBF6Nicholas Hewson (c)RL5Paul DywerLL4Adrian GriffithsTP3Jack ParfittHK2Lachlan ChubbLP1Benjamin HigginsReplacements:HK16Jamie TsangPR17Adam FullgradePR18Alex Ng Wai ShingLK19Finlay FieldN820James CunninghamSH21Cado Lee Ka-toCE22Lex Kaleca63 73FH23Niall RowarkCoach:WAL Leigh Jones FB15Lee Jae BokRW14Lim Sang JinOC13Kim Seon GuIC12Kim Sung SooLW11Lee Soop YeongFH10Jung Bu HyonSH9Shin Ki CheolN88Son Min SuOF7Kim Hyun SooBF6Shin Da HyeonRL5Kim Sang JinLL4Youn Kwon WooTP3Shin Dong Won (c)HK2Kim Min KyuLP1Kang Tae HyeonCoach:NZL John Walters Top 3 Challenge Division 1 winners, Malaysia did not choose to participate in the promotion-relegation play-off. Meaning the composition of next series of the tournament remains the same.Idris Wan Noriza Meor Find us a home, plead MRU http://www.themalaymailonline.com/sports/article/find-us-a-home-plead-mru 16 May 2016 Malay Mail Online 16 May 2016 See also 2016 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments References Category:2016 rugby union tournaments for national teams Category:2016 in Asian rugby union 2016 Category:International rugby union competitions hosted by Hong Kong Category:International rugby union competitions hosted by South Korea Category:International rugby union competitions hosted by Japan Category:2015–16 in Japanese rugby union rugby union rugby union