Division 2 of the Asia Rugby Championship (ARC) is set to kick off on 15th May 2019 in Thailand, with four Asian nations competing for the title of division champs.
Division 2 ARC
The ARC Division 2 will see 4 Asian countries compete: UAE, Guam, Thailand and Kazakhstan with Thailand hosting the Division. It looks as if the venue and location have changed to what Asia Rugby originally had on their website.
The countries will play one game each on the Wednesday 15th May in Hua Hin, which essentially are semi-final clashes. The winners of the rugby match on Wednesday will face each other in the final on Saturday 18th May (with the winner securing promotion to Division 1) while the losers of the Wednesday games will compete for 3rd and 4th (the loser presumably will get relegated to Division 3).
The Division 1 Asia Rugby Championship games commence on May 29th and include Philippines, Sri Lanka, Chinese Taipei and Singapore.
Semi-Finals Division 2 Asia Rugby Championship
- UAE vs Guam
- Thailand vs Kazakhstan
- Date: Wednesday, 15th May 2019
- Venue: True Arena, Hua-Hin Thailand
Finals Division 2 Asia Rugby Championship
- Loser SF1 vs Loser SF2
- Winner SF1 vs Winner SF2
- Date: Saturday 18th May 2019
- Venue: True Arena, Hua-Hin Thailand
We are not sure how the nations were drawn to play each other in the “semi-final format” in Division 2 but the teams have the following World Rugby rankings:
World Rugby Rankings May 2019
- Kazakhstan (62)
- Guam (69)
- UAE (70)
- Thailand (76)
Qatar has already claimed the ARC Division 3 West in 2019 and Pakistan won the Division 3 Central Division.
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