2016 Asia Rugby Championship

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.

For the divisional competitions, see 2016 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments.
2016 Asia Rugby Championship
Date30 April – 4 June
Countries Hong Kong
 Japan
 South Korea
Final positions
Champions Japan (24th title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Tries scored54 (9 per match)
Top scorer(s) Benjamin Rimene (50)
Most tries Kentaro Kodama (7)
Websitewww.asiarugby.com
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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, [1][2] although this opportunity to challenge is often declined.

Teams

The teams involved, with their world rankings prior to the 2016 tournament in brackets:

Nation Home stadium City Head coach Captain
 Japan (10) Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium		 Yokohama
Tokyo		 Ryuji Nakatake Keisuke Uchida
 Hong Kong (23) Hong Kong Football Club Stadium Hong Kong Leigh Jones Nick Hewson
 South Korea (29) Namdong Asiad Rugby Stadium Incheon John Walters Shin Dong Won

Standings
Champions
Will play in the top 3 challenge
Position Nation Games Points Points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference BP1 BP2 Total
1 Japan 440024223+2194020
2 Hong Kong 420295139-442010
3 South Korea 400445220-175112
Source: rugbyarchive.net
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)
Japan  85–0  South Korea
Try: 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
Con: R. Yamanaka (7/9) 7', 16', 21', 27', 30', 40+2', 53'
R. Nakamura (3/4) 68', 76', 80+1'
 Asia Rugby Report
JRFU Details
Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium, Yokohama
Attendance: 4,698
Referee: Patrick Kwok
FB15Ryuji Noguchi
RW14Hajime Yamashita 67'
OC13Takuya Ishibashi
IC12Ryoto Nakamura
LW11Kentaro Kodama
FH10Ryohei Yamanaka 64'
SH9Keisuke Uchida (c) 62'
N88Tevita Tatafu
OF7Taiyo Ando 64'
BF6Hiroki Yamamoto
RL5Kazuhiko Usami
LL4Kotaro Yatabe 62'
TP3Yu Chinen 67'
HK2Futoshi Mori 67'
LP1Kengo Kitagawa 53'
Replacements:
PR16Kanta Higashionna 53'
HK17Atsushi Sakate 67'
PR18Takayuki Watanabe 67'
LK19Naohiro Kotaki 62'
N820Tsuyoshi Murata 64'
SH21Daisuke Inoue 62'
CE22Doga Maeda 64'
CE23Ataata Moeakiola 67'
Coach:
Ryuji Nakatake
FB15Nam Young Soo
RW14Jang Seong Min 39' to 50'
OC13Jegal Bin 21'
IC12Lim Sang Jin
LW11Kim Jin hyeok
FH10Oh Youn-hyung 46'
SH9Shin Ki Cheol
N88Han Kun Kyu 72'
OF7Kim Hyun Soo
BF6Park Soon Chai
RL5Nam Jong Song 55'
LL4Youn Kwon Woo 76'
TP3Shin Dong Won (c) 48'
HK2Kim Min Kyu 62'
LP1Na Kwan Young
Replacements:
HK16Chong Kwi Hong 62'
PR17Kang Tae Hyeon 72'
PR18Kim Myeong Hwan 76'
FL19Shin Dah Yeon 55'
N820Hwang In Jo 48'
SH21Ahn Sang Ho
FB22Oh Jim Yeong 46'
WG23Kim Sung Soo 21'
Coach:
John Walters

Week 2
7 May 2016
16:30 HKT (UTC+8)
Hong Kong  3–38  Japan
Pen: B. Rimene 15'
 HKRU Report
JRFU Report		 Try: S. Kin 4' c
K. Uchida 11' m
K. Kodama 22' c
R. Nakamura 54' c
H. Yamamoto 63' c, 76' m
Con: R. Yamanaka (4/6) 5', 22', 54', 64'
Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Tatu Otsuki
FB15Alexander McQueen
RW14Ryan Meacheam 52'
OC13James Robinson 52'
IC12Lee Jones
LW11Salom Yiu Kam Shing
FH10Benjamin Rimene
SH9Jamie Hood 52'
N88Daniel Falvey
OF7Toby Fenn
BF6Nick Hewson (c)
RL5Paul Dywer
LL4Adrian Griffiths 52'
TP3Jack Parfitt 40'
HK2Jamie Tsang 25'
LP1Adam Fullgrabe 40'
Replacements:
HK16Lachlan Chubb 25'
PR17Hon Wum Wei 40'
PR18Alex Ng 40'
LK19James Cunningham 52'
N820Jack Delaforce
SH21Eliesa Kaleca Rauca 52'
CE22Cado Lee 52'
FH23Niall Rowark 52'
Coach:
Leigh Jones
FB15Ryuji Noguchi
RW14Hajime Yamashita 52'
OC13Takuya Ishibashi 70'
IC12Ryoto Nakamura
LW11Kentaro Kodama
FH10Ryohei Yamanaka
SH9Keisuke Uchida (c) 66'
N88Tevita Tatafu 56'
OF7Shokei Kin
BF6Tsuyoshi Murata
RL5Kazuhiko Usami
LL4Naohiro Kotaki 58'
TP3Yu Chinen 66'
HK2Futoshi Mori 63'
LP1Kanta Higashionna 70'
Replacements:
PR16Syogo Miura 70'
HK17Atsushi Sakate 63'
PR18Takayuki Watanabe 66'
LK19Kotaro Yatabe 58'
FL20Hiroki Yamamoto 56'
SH21Daisuke Inoue 66'
CE22Doga Maeda 70'
WG23Ataata Moeakiola 52'
Coach:
Ryuji Nakatake

Week 3
14 May 2016
12:00 KST(UTC+9)
South Korea  27-34  Hong Kong
Try: Lee Jae Bok 9' m, 63' c
Kim Sung Soo 38' c
Na Kwan Yong 71' m
Con: Lee Soop Yeong (2/3) 39', 64'
Oh Jim Yeong (0/1)
Pen: Lee Soop Yeong (1/1) 47',
 Asia Rugby Report
HKRU Starting XV		 Try: A. MuQueen 3' c, 50' c
J. Hood 56' c
B. Rimeme 77' c
Con: B. Rimene (4/4) 4', 50', 57', 78'
Pen: B. Rimene (2/2) 13', 19'
FB15Lee Jae Bok
RW14Jang Seong Min
OC13Kim Sung Soo
IC12Kim Jin Hyeok 48' to 58'
LW11Lee Soop Yeong
FH10Oh Jim Yeong
SH9Shin Ki Cheol
N88Han Kun Kyu
OF7Kim Hyun Soo
BF6Park Soon Chai
RL5Kim Sang Jin
LL4Youn Kwon Woo
TP3Shin Dong Won (c)
HK2Na Kwan Young
LP1Chong Kwi Hong
Coach:
John Walters
FB15Alexander McQueen
RW14Ryan Meacheam
OC13James Robinson
IC12Lex Kaleca
LW11Salom Yiu Kam Shing
FH10Benjamin Rimene
SH9Jamie Hood
N88Daniel Falvey
OF7Toby Fenn
BF6Nick Hewson (c)
RL5Paul Dywer
LL4Adrian Griffiths
TP3Rohan Cook
HK2Jamie Tsang
LP1Adam Fullgrabe
Replacements:
HK16Lachlan Chubb
PR17Wei Hon Wum
PR18Alex Ng
LK19James Cunningham
N820Jack Delaforce
SH21Lee Jones
CE22Cado Lee
FH23Niall Rowark
Coach:
Leigh Jones

Week 4
21 May 2016
12:00 KST(UTC+9)
South Korea  3-60  Japan
Pen: Oh Jim Yeong (1/2) 2'
 Asia Rugby Report
JRFU Report		 Try: 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
Con: Ryoto Nakamura (2/6) 24', 80+1'
Ryohei Yamanaka (3/4) 33', 50', 62'
Namdong Asiad Rugby Stadium, Incheon
Attendance: 500
Referee: Matt Rodden (Hong Kong)
FB15Lee Jae Bok
RW14Nam Young Soo
OC13Kim Sung Soo 72'
IC12Kim Jin Hyeok 55'
LW11Lee Soo Pyeong
FH10Oh Jim Yeong
SH9Shin Ki Cheol 76'
N88Hwang In Jo 28'
OF7Kim Hyun Soo 53' to 63'
BF6Shin Da Hyeon
RL5Kim Sang Jin 73'
LL4Youn Kwon Woo 16' to 26'
TP3Shin Dong Won (c) 75'
HK2Na Kwan Young 25'
LP1Chong Kwi Hong 62'
Replacements:
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 72'
Coach:
John Walters
FB15Ryohei Yamanaka 71'
RW14Takuhei Yasuda
OC13Doga Maeda
IC12Takuya Ishibashi
LW11Kentaro Kodama 66'
FH10Ryoto Nakamura
SH9Keisuke Uchida (c) 73'
N88Hiroki Yamamoto
OF7Shokei Kin 71'
BF6Masato Furukawa
RL5Naohiro Kotaki 62'
LL4Kotaro Yatabe
TP3Takayuki Watanabe 71'
HK2Atsushi Sakate 71'
LP1Kanta Higashionna 50'
Replacements:
PR16Shogo Miura 50'
HK17Daigo Hashimoto 71'
PR18Kengo Kitagawa 71'
LK19Kazuhiko Usami 62'
N820Faulua Makisi 71'
SH21Daiki Nakajima 73'
CE22Ryuji Noguchi 71'
FH23Hajime Yamashita 66'
Coach:
Ryuji Nakatake

Week 5
28 May 2016
14:00 JST (UTC+9)
Japan  59-17  Hong Kong
Try: 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
Con: R. Nakamura (8/8) 25', 29', 36', 41', 48', 54', 61', 73'
Pen: R. Nakamura (1/1) 40+1'
 Asia Rugby Report
JRFU Report
HKRU Report		 Try: A. Griffiths 19' c
J. Cunningham 44' c
Con: B. Rimene (2/2) 20', 45'
Pen: B. Rimene (1/1) 13'
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 5,771
Referee: Tim Baker
FB15Ryuji Noguchi
RW14Ataata Moeakiola 63'
OC13Doga Maeda
IC12Takuya Ishibashi
LW11Kentaro Kodama
FH10Ryoto Nakamura
SH9Keisuke Uchida (c) 70'
N88Tevita Tatafu 65'
OF7Shokei Kin
BF6Hiroki Yamamoto 47'
RL5Kazuhiko Usami
LL4Naohiro Kotaki 56'
TP3Takayuki Watanebe 53'
HK2Atsushi Sakate 67'
LP1Kengo Kitagawa 56'
Replacements:
PR16Shogo Miura 56'
HK17Diago Hashimoto 67'
PR18Yu Chinen 53'
LK19Kotaro Yatabe 56'
FL20Faulua Makisi 47'
SH21Daiki Nakajima 70'
CE22Takuhei Yasuda 63'
WG23Masato Furukawa 65'
Coach:
Ryuji Nakatake
FB15Alexander McQueen
RW14Ryan Meacheam
OC13James Robinson
IC12Tyler Spitz 56'
LW11Rowan Varty
FH10Ben Rimene 53'
SH9Cado Lee Ka To 61'
N88Daniel Falvey (c) 61'
OF7Matt Lamming
BF6James Cunningham
RL5Adrian Griffiths
LL4Jack Delaforce 41'
TP3Jack Parfitt 40'
HK2Lachlan Chubb 54'
LP1Ben Higgins 47'
Replacements:
HK16Jamie Tsang 54'
PR17Adam Fullgrabe 47'
PR18Alex Ng Wai-Shing 40'
LK19Nick Hewson 41'
N820Tony Wong Ho Yeung 61'
SH21Lee Jones 56'
CE22Adam Rolston 61'
FH23Niall Rowark 53'
Coach:
Leigh Jones

Week 6
4 June 2016
16:30 HKT (UTC+8)
Hong Kong  41-15  South Korea
Try: B. Rimene 11' c
T. Fenn 30' c
Ryan Meacheam 40' c, 48' c
J. Robinson 80' c
Con: B. Rimene (5/5) 12', 30', 40+1', 49', 80'
Pen: B. Rimene (2/2) 22', 70'
 Asian Rugby Report
HKRU Report		 Try: Lee Soop Yeong 6' c
Kim Min Kyu 26' m
Con: Lee Soop Yeong (1/2) 7'
Pen: Lee Soop Yeong (1/1) 36'
FB15Lee Jae Bok
RW14Lim Sang Jin
OC13Kim Seon Gu
IC12Kim Sung Soo
LW11Lee Soop Yeong
FH10Jung Bu Hyon
SH9Shin Ki Cheol
N88Son Min Su
OF7Kim Hyun Soo
BF6Shin Da Hyeon
RL5Kim Sang Jin
LL4Youn Kwon Woo
TP3Shin Dong Won (c)
HK2Kim Min Kyu
LP1Kang Tae Hyeon
Coach:
John Walters
FB15Alexander McQueen
RW14Ryan Meacheam
OC13James Robinson
IC12Tyler Spitz
LW11Salom Yiu Kam Shing
FH10Benjamin Rimene
SH9Jamie Hood
N88Daniel Falvey
OF7Toby Fenn
BF6Nicholas Hewson (c)
RL5Paul Dywer
LL4Adrian Griffiths
TP3Jack Parfitt
HK2Lachlan Chubb
LP1Benjamin Higgins
Replacements:
HK16Jamie Tsang
PR17Adam Fullgrade
PR18Alex Ng Wai Shing
LK19Finlay Field
N820James Cunningham
SH21Cado Lee Ka-to
CE22Lex Kaleca 63' to 73'
FH23Niall Rowark
Coach:
Leigh Jones

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.[3]

See also

References
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  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-04-16. Retrieved 2016-04-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. Idris, Wan Noriza Meor (16 May 2016). "Find us a home, plead MRU". Malay Mail Online. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
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