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2017 Asia Rugby Championship

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2017 Asia Rugby Championship
Date22 April – 3 June
Countries Hong Kong
 Japan
 South Korea
Final positions
Champions Japan (25th title)
Websitewww.asiarugby.com
2016
2018

The 2017 Asia Rugby Championship, or ARC, was the third annual tri-nations series for top-level rugby union in Asia and the thirtieth 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 three nations play each other twice on a home and away basis. The team finishing on top of the standings is declared the winner.[1][2]

Teams

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The teams involved, with their world rankings prior to the 2017 tournament in brackets:[3]

Nation Home stadium City Head coach Captain
 Japan (11) Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo Jamie Joseph TBA
 Hong Kong (26) Hong Kong Football Club Stadium Hong Kong Leigh Jones TBA
 South Korea (28) Incheon Namdong Asiad Rugby Field Incheon John Walters TBA

Standings

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Champions
Position Nation Games Points Points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference BP1 BP2 Total
1  Japan 4 4 0 0 172 56 +116 3 0 19
2  Hong Kong 4 2 0 2 99 65 +34 2 0 10
3  South Korea 4 0 0 4 59 209 -150 1 0 1
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).[4]

Fixtures

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Week 1

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22 April 2017
12:07
South Korea 29–47 Japan
Try: Han 10'
Kim K.S. 13'
Lee Y.S. 40'
Shin K.C. 45'
Chang 80'
Con: Yu 10', 41'
Asia Rugby ReportTry: Nakamura 1', 18'
Usami 7', 33'
Noguchi 23', 49'
Ishihara 69'
Con: Ogura 2', 8', 19', 23', 34'
Matsuda 70'
Namdong Asiad Rugby Stadium, Incheon
FB 15 Lee Jae Bok yellow card 31' to 41'
RW 14 Jeong Yeon Sik
OC 13 Kim Nam Uk
IC 12 Mun Jeong Ho
LW 11 Kim Gwong Min
FH 10 Yu Jae Hyeok
SH 9 Shin Ki Cheol
N8 8 Lee Yong Seung
OF 7 Kim Jeong Min
BF 6 Kim Hyun Soo
RL 5 Han Kun Kyu
LL 4 Yang Dae Yeong
TP 3 Kim Kwang Sik
HK 2 Kim Jeep
LP 1 Na Kwonyoung
Replacements:
HK 16 Lim Junhui
PR 17 Kim Seong Tae
PR 18 Kang Taehyeon
19 Shin Dahyeon
20 Jung Hyojin
21 Kim Sunghyun
22 Chang Yong Heung
23 Jang Jeong Min
Coach: John Walters
FB 15 Seiya Ozaki
RW 14 Ryuji Noguchi
OC 13 Ryohei Yamanaka
IC 12 Ryoto Nakamura
LW 11 Amanaki Lotoahea
FH 10 Jumpei Ogura
SH 9 Yutaka Nagare
N8 8 Yoshitaka Tokunaga
OF 7 Naoki Ozawa
BF 6 Daiki Yanagawa
RL 5 Kazuhiko Usami
LL 4 Yuya Odo
TP 3 Takayuki Watanabe
HK 2 Takeshi Hino
LP 1 Shintaro Ishihara
Replacements:
HK 16 Atsushi Sakate
PR 17 Kohei Assahori
PR 18 Genki Sudo
19 Naohiro Kotaki
20 Yoshiya Hosoda
21 Takahiro Ogawa
22 Rikiya Matsuda
23 Chikara Ito
Coach: Jamie Joseph

Week 2

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29 April 2017
14:07
Japan 80–10 South Korea
Try: Anise 2'
Lotoahea 15', 61', 66'
Nagare 19'
Ozawa 23'
Yamada 31'
Sakate 41'
Yatabe 49'
Yamanaka 56'
Nakamura 71'
Hino 79'
Con: Ogura 3', 24', 32', 42', 50'
Yamasawa 58', 61', 68', 72', 80'
Asia Rugby ReportTry: Kim H.S. 39'
Yu 44'
Con: Yu 40'
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
FB 15 Ryuji Noguchi
RW 14 Amanaki Lotoahea
OC 13 Ryohei Yamanaka
IC 12 Rikiya Matsuda
LW 11 Akihito Yamada
FH 10 Jumpei Ogura
SH 9 Yutaka Nagare
N8 8 Shuhei Matsuhashi
OF 7 Naoki Ozawa
BF 6 Malgene Ilaua
RL 5 Samuela Anise
LL 4 Kotaro Yatabe
TP 3 Genki Sudo
HK 2 Atsushi Sakate
LP 1 Shintaro Ishihara
Replacements:
HK 16 Takeshi Hino
PR 17 Shogo Miura
PR 18 Yu Chinen
19 Naohiro Kotaki
20 Yoshitaka Tokunaga
21 Kaito Shigeno
22 Takuya Yamasawa
23 Ryoto Nakamura
Coach: Jamie Joseph
FB 15 Lee Jae Bok
RW 14 Jeong Yeon Sik
OC 13 Kim Sung Soo
IC 12 Mun Jeong Ho
LW 11 Chang Yong Heung
FH 10 Yu Jae Hyeok
SH 9 Shin Ki Cheol
N8 8 Lee Yong Seung
OF 7 Kim Jeong Min
BF 6 Kim Hyun Soo
RL 5 Han Kun Kyu
LL 4 Yang Dae Yeong
TP 3 Kim Kwang Sik yellow card 15' to 25'
HK 2 Kim Jeep
LP 1 Na Kwonyoung
Replacements:
HK 16 Lim Junhui yellow card 76' to 80'
PR 17 Kim Seong Tae
PR 18 Kang Taehyeon
19 Shin Dahyeon
20 Jung Hyojin
21 Kim Sunghyun
22 Kim Gwong Min
23 Jang Jeong Min
Coach: John Walters

Week 3

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6 May 2017
16:30
Japan 29–17 Hong Kong
Try: Matsuhashi 1'
Yamada 38', 60'
Horie 67'
Tatekawa 76'
Con: Matsuda 2', 68'
Asia Rugby ReportTry: Yiu 24'
Spitz 54'
Con: Hood 25', 56'
Pen: Hood 16'
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 8238
FB 15 Ryuji Noguchi
RW 14 Akihito Yamada
OC 13 Kanta Shikao
IC 12 Harumichi Tatekawa
LW 11 Seiya Ozaki
FH 10 Rikiya Matsuda
SH 9 Kaito Shigeno
N8 8 Shuhei Matsuhashi
OF 7 Shokei Kin
BF 6 Malgene Ilaua
RL 5 Samuela Anise yellow card 15' to 25'
LL 4 Naohiro Kotaki
TP 3 Yu Chinen
HK 2 Atsushi Sakate
LP 1 Shintaro Ishihara
Replacements:
HK 16 Shota Horie
PR 17 Shogo Miura
PR 18 Takayuki Watanabe
19 Kotaro Yatabe
20 Yoshitaka Tokunaga
21 Naoki Ozawa
22 Yutaka Nagare
23 Takuya Yamasawa
Coach: Jamie Joseph
FB 15 Rowan Varty
RW 14 Salom Yiu Kam Shing
OC 13 Tyler Spitz
IC 12 Eliesa Kaleca Rauca
LW 11 Sebastien Alfonsi
FH 10 Matthew Rosslee
SH 9 Jamie Hood
N8 8 Daniel Falvey
OF 7 Toby Fenn
BF 6 Philip Whitfield
RL 5 Adrian Griffiths
LL 4 James Cunningham
TP 3 Dylan Rogers
HK 2 Benjamin Roberts
LP 1 Benjamin Higgins
Replacements:
HK 16 Jamie Tsang Hon Man
PR 17 Alex Ng Wai Shing
PR 18 Angus Dixon
19 Kyle Sullivan
20 Thomas Lamboley
21 Alastair Maclay
22 Cado Lee Ka To
23 Robert Keith
Coach: Leigh Jones

Week 4

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13 May 2017
Hong Kong 0–16 Japan
Asia Rugby ReportTry: Lotoahea 45'
Con: Yamasawa 46'
Pen: Yamasawa 28', 41', 65'
Hong Kong Football Club Stadium
FB 15 Alexander Mcqueen
RW 14 Salom Yiu Kam Shing
OC 13 Tyler Spitz
IC 12 Eliesa Kaleca Rauca
LW 11 Alastair Maclay
FH 10 Matthew Rosslee
SH 9 Jamie Hood
N8 8 Daniel Falvey
OF 7 Matthew Lamming
BF 6 Nicholas Hewson
RL 5 Adrian Griffiths
LL 4 James Cunningham
TP 3 Dylan Rogers
HK 2 Benjamin Roberts
LP 1 Benjamin Higgins
Replacements:
HK 16 John Markley
PR 17 Angus Dixon
PR 18 Jack Parfitt
19 Kyle Sullivan
20 Thomas Lamboley
21 Charles Higson-smith
22 Cado Lee Ka To
23 Benjamin Rimene
Coach: Leigh Jones
FB 15 Ryuji Noguchi
RW 14 Akihito Yamada
OC 13 Kanta Shikao
IC 12 Ryoto Nakamura
LW 11 Amanaki Lotoahea
FH 10 Takuya Yamasawa
SH 9 Yutaka Nagare
N8 8 Shuhei Matsuhashi
OF 7 Naoki Ozawa
BF 6 Yoshitaka Tokunaga
RL 5 Samuela Anise
LL 4 Kotaro Yatabe
TP 3 Takayuki Watanabe
HK 2 Atsushi Sakate
LP 1 Shintaro Ishihara
Replacements:
HK 16 Kosuke Horikoshi
PR 17 Kohei Assahori
PR 18 Yu Chinen
19 Yuya Odo
20 Malgene Ilaua
21 Kaito Shigeno
22 Rikiya Matsuda
23 Seiya Ozaki
Coach: Jamie Joseph

Week 5

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27 May 2017
South Korea 17–43 Hong Kong
Try: Kim G.M. 35'
Lee Y.S. 70'
Kim H.S. 78'
Con: Coquillard 70'
Asia Rugby report
World Rugby Report
Try: Cunningham 11'
Spitz 13', 47'
Rauca 21'
Yiu 43'
Maclay 63'
Con: Hood 12', 15', 22', 43', 47'
Pen: Hood 40'
Yesan Stadium, Chungnam
FB 15 Chang Yong Heung
RW 14 Jeong Yeon Sik
OC 13 Lee Jae Bok
IC 12 Kim Sung Soo
LW 11 Kim Gwong Min
FH 10 Lee Seokgyun
SH 9 Shin Ki Cheol
N8 8 Lee Yong Seung
OF 7 Kim Jeong Min
BF 6 Kim Hyun Soo
RL 5 Kim Sangjin
LL 4 Shin Dahyeon
TP 3 Kim Kwang Sik
HK 2 Kim Jeep
LP 1 Na Kwanyoung
Replacements:
HK 16 Lim Junhui
PR 17 Kim Seong Tae
PR 18 Sin Woosung
19 Kim Daewhwan
20 You Jihoon
21 Kim Sunghyun
22 Yu Jae Hyeok
23 Andre Jin Coquillard
Coach: John Walters
FB 15 Jamie Hood
RW 14 Salom Yiu Kam Shing
OC 13 Tyler Spitz
IC 12 Eliesa Kaleca Rauca
LW 11 Alastair Maclay
FH 10 Matthew Rosslee
SH 9 Cado Lee Ka To
N8 8 Thomas Lamboley
OF 7 Matthew Lamming
BF 6 Nicholas Hewson
RL 5 Adrian Griffiths
LL 4 James Cunningham
TP 3 Dylan Rogers
HK 2 Benjamin Roberts
LP 1 Benjamin Higgins
Replacements:
HK 16 John Markley
PR 17 Angus Dixon
PR 18 Alex Ng Wai Shing
19 Kyle Sullivan
20 Toby Fenn
21 Charles Higson-Smith
22 Benjamin Rimene
23 Robert Keith
Coach: Leigh Jones

Week 6

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3 June 2017
16:07
Hong Kong 39–3 South Korea
Try: Hewson 25'
Penalty Try 44'
Rimene 66'
Falvey 74'
Lee 80'
Con: Hood 26', 44'
Rimene 75'
Falvey 80'
Pen: Hood 12', 38'
reportPen: Yu 9'
Hong Kong Football Club Stadium
FB 15 Jamie Hood
RW 14 Salom Yiu Kam Shing
OC 13 Tyler Spitz
IC 12 Eliesa Kaleca Rauca
LW 11 Alastair Maclay
FH 10 Matthew Rosslee
SH 9 Cado Lee Ka To
N8 8 Thomas Lamboley
OF 7 Matthew Lamming
BF 6 Nicholas Hewson
RL 5 Adrian Griffiths
LL 4 James Cunningham
TP 18 Dylan Rogers
HK 2 Benjamin Roberts
LP 1 Benjamin Higgins
Replacements:
HK 3 Alex Ng Wai Shing
PR 16 John Markley
PR 17 Rohan Cook
19 Kyle Sullivan
20 Daniel Falvey
21 Benjamin Rimene
22 Charles Higson-Smith
23 Toby Fenn
Coach: Leigh Jones
FB 15 Lee Jae Bok
RW 14 Chang Yong Heung
OC 13 Kim Sung Soo
IC 12 Mun Jeong Ho
LW 11 Kim Gwong Min
FH 10 Yu Jae Hyeok
SH 9 Kim Sunghyun
N8 8 Lee Yong Seung
OF 7 Kim Jeong Min
BF 6 Kim Hyun Soo
RL 5 Kim Sangjin
LL 4 Kim Daehwan
TP 3 Sin Woosung yellow card 50' to 60'
HK 2 Lim Junhui
LP 1 Kim Seong Tae
Replacements:
HK 16 Kim Jeep
PR 17 Na Kwanyoung
PR 18 Lee Gyusang
19 Shin Dahyeon
20 You Jihoon
21 Hong Sungjojng
22 Kim Nam Uk
23 Jeon Yeon Sik
Coach: John Walters

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Events Archive".
  2. ^ "Asia Rugby Championship 2017 Top 3".
  3. ^ "Men's Rankings | World Rugby". Archived from the original on 2018-09-25. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
  4. ^ "Asia Rugby Championship 2017". AsiaRugby.com. Retrieved 27 May 2020.