| 2015 Asian Rugby Championship division tournaments | |
| Date: | 2015 |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Previous Tournament: | 2014 Asian Five Nations division tournaments |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Next Tournament: | 2016 Asian Rugby Championship Division Tournaments |
The 2015 Asian Rugby Championship division tournaments refers to the divisions played within the annual Asian Rugby Championship rugby union tournament. The Asian Rugby Championship replaced the Asian Five Nations tournament. The main tournament is now participated by the top three teams in Asia, less teams competing at the 2014 Asian Five Nations, which saw the top five teams in Asia participate. In this edition, Hong Kong, Japan and South Korea participated at the main tournament.[1]
The teams involved, with their world rankings pre tournament (as of 14 April), were:
Division 1
Division 2
Division 3
East
West
South Central
Division 4
No tournaments for the Div 4 teams:
| 2015 Asian Rugby Championship division 1 | |
| Host: | Philippines |
| Date: | 6 – 9 May 2015 |
| Countries: | 4 |
| Champion: | Sri Lanka |
| Relegated: | Singapore |
| Matches: | 4 |
Division 1 of the 2015 Asian Rugby Championship was held at the Philippine Sports Stadium in Bocaue, Bulacan from May 6, 2015 to May 9, 2015.[2]
Notes:
Due to financial reasons, the Top 3 Challenge match between Sri Lanka and South Korea scheduled for 6 June 2015 was cancelled. Sri Lanka remained in Division 1 for 2016 and South Korea remained in the Tri-nations division.
| 2015 Asian Rugby Championship division 2 | |
| Host: | Malaysia |
| Date: | 10 – 16 May 2015 |
| Countries: | 4 |
| Champion: | Malaysia |
| Relegated: | Thailand |
| Matches: | 6 |
The Division 2 tournament was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[3]
| Pos | Nation | Games | Points | Bonus points | Total points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | Difference | ||||
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 39 | +80 | 2 | 17 | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 88 | 64 | +24 | 2 | 12 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 64 | 86 | –22 | 0 | 6 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 53 | 135 | –82 | 1 | 1 | |
| Points were awarded to the teams as follows: Win - 5 points Draw - 3 points 4 or more tries - 1 point Loss within 7 points - 1 point Loss greater than 7 points - 0 points | ||||||||||
| 2015 Asian Rugby Championship division 3 East | |
| Host: | Indonesia |
| Date: | 7 – 13 June 2015 |
| Countries: | 3 |
| Champion: | Guam |
| Matches: | 3 |
The Division 3 East tournament was held in Jakarta, Indonesia.[4]
| Pos | Nation | Games | Points | Bonus points | Total points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | Difference | ||||
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 23 | +28 | 1 | 11 | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 55 | +9 | 1 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 64 | –37 | 0 | 0 | |
| Points were awarded to the teams as follows: Win - 5 points Draw - 3 points 4 or more tries - 1 point Loss within 7 points - 1 point Loss greater than 7 points - 0 points | ||||||||||
| 2015 Asian Rugby Championship division 3 West | |
| Host: | Lebanon |
| Date: | 14 – 18 April 2015 |
| Countries: | 3 |
| Champion: | Lebanon |
| Matches: | 3 |
The Division 3 West tournament was held in Jounieh, Lebanon.[5]
| Pos | Nation | Games | Points | Bonus points | Total points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | Difference | ||||
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 11 | +87 | 1 | 11 | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 30 | +27 | 1 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 120 | –114 | 0 | 0 | |
| Points were awarded to the teams as follows: Win - 5 points Draw - 3 points 4 or more tries - 1 point Loss within 7 points - 1 point Loss greater than 7 points - 0 points | ||||||||||
| 2015 Asian Rugby Championship division 3 Central | |
| Host: | Uzbekistan |
| Date: | 24 – 30 May 2015 |
| Countries: | 3 |
| Champion: | India |
| Matches: | 2 |
The Division 3 Central tournament will be held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[4] Pakistan were scheduled to participate, but had to withdraw due to financial concerns. The tournament was reduced to India and Uzbekistan playing two tests to decide the winner of Division 3 Central.
| Pos | Nation | Games | Points | Bonus points | Total points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | Difference | ||||
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 40 | 6 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 46 | -6 | 0 | 5 | |
| Points were awarded to the teams as follows: Win - 5 points Draw - 3 points 4 or more tries - 1 point Loss within 7 points - 1 point Loss greater than 7 points - 0 points | ||||||||||