Asia Rugby Emirates Mens U19 Championship 2024 Preview
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Posted On December 14, 2024
The final Asia Rugby tournament of 2024 takes place from 18-22 December at the Chinese Taipei National Stadium, as the Asia Rugby Emirates Men’s U19 Championship 2024 will be contested by Hong Kong China, Japan, South Korea, and Chinese Taipei.
Updated with results 23/12/2024
Feature Image Credit – Asia Rugby
Updated 19 December 2024
World Rugby disappointingly is not hosting a World Rugby U20 Championship or Trophy tournaments in 2025, the regional tournament has no qualification benefits but remains hugely important for player pathway development.
Hong Kong China Rugby are the defending champions after beating Chinese Taipei 22-7 and Korea 62-7 in the Asia Rugby Championship U19 2023 hosted in Hong Kong. As a result, they qualified for the 2024 World Rugby U20 Trophy held in Scotland, while Japan also competed after being relegated from the World Rugby U20 Championship last year.
Neither Asian team were promoted from the Trophy event so we are not sure what the pathways are when the U20 tournaments are next held, presumably in 2026.
The Korea Rugby Union said via Korean media, “In this competition, we hope that the players will fully demonstrate their skills and teamwork honed through selection camps and intensive training and impress upon the national teams the bold spirit of the young warriors.”
Siân Moore, Hong Kong China Rugby’s Head of Performance Pathways said via HKCR, “The Asia Rugby U19s Men’s Championship is a huge part of our player pathway in terms of developing players to that exposure to a high-performance environment….We want to best prepare these rugby players to succeed in the senior setting and not throw them in when they are not well-rounded.”
Oliver Clarke captained the Hong Kong China U19 side to victory in 2023 and added of playing again, “The squad has progressed well and the mix of boys from overseas and local Hong Kong-based players has been exciting. I am excited to lace up the boots against the likes of Japan, South Korea, and Chinese Taipei.”
You can read more in our collaboration piece with Hong Kong China Rugby.
Asia Rugby U19s Men Championship 2024 Teams
Photo Credit – Chinese Taipei Rugby / Asia Rugby
Japan U19s 2024
The JRFU announced the squad for the championship.
- Takahashi Rinnosuke Ritsumeikan
- Tanaka Dowlinjounas Toyota Verblitz
- Tanaka Kyoya Ritsumeikan University
- Samuel Hult Loftus University of Nottingham
- Hanzawa Yuta Hosei University 175cm, 105kg
- Motoyama Yoshitatsu Nagasaki Nanzan 3rd year
- Kawagoe Kanta Kwansei Gakuin University
- Tominaga Kaiji Ryukoku University
- Sonoda Toranosuke Ryukoku University
- Nakayama Eiko Rikkyo University
- Kagaya Tai Tokai University Sagami
- Tupou Rangi Tokai University Fukuoka
- Someya Masahiro Seijo Gakuen
- Sato Ryosuke Ryukoku University
- Osawa Sora Hosei University
- Nakatani Rikuto Doshisha University
- Takashima Raia Toyota Industries Shuttles Aichi
- Toshimori Haru Aoyama Gakuin University
- Mitamura Yoshito Teikyo University
- Nara Natsu Kyoto Seisho
- Kobayashi Yuki Keio
- Kami Takumi Kyoto Sangyo University
- Watanabe Keisuke Hosei University
- Yamaguchi Kotaro Waseda Jitsugyo
- Anzai Ryotaro Keio
- Haruta Seijo Gakuen
- Yoshida Akimi Chuo University
- Sumida Seitaro Doshisha University
- Watanabe Daiki Rissho University
- Ohata Shouta Rikkyo University
Hong Kong China U19s 2024
- Jonathan ADAMS (East CoastBays)
- Yat Fu Davy CHIU (HKU Sandy Bay)
- Man Hin Thomas CHUNG (Valley RFC)
- Oliver CLARKE (Kowloon)
- Mitchell CRAWFORD (HKU Sandy Bay)
- Andrew DURANT (Valley Fort)
- Will GRAY (Hong Kong Scottish)
- Dominic HEDLEY (HKU Sandy Bay)
- Hugo HEALY (Valley Fort)
- Matthew HENDERSON (Valley Fort)
- Gabriel HORBERRY (Harrogate)
- James KEE (Kowloon)
- Theodore MAG (HKU Sandy Bay)
- David MCMURTRAY (Valley Fort)
- Craig MCSHEAFFREY (Hong Kong Football Club)
- Lukas MOLYNEUX (Hong Kong Football Club)
- Augustine MULCAHY (Hong Kong Football Club)
- Sam NICOLLE (Eastern SuburbsRugby Club)
- Matthew RICKARD (HKU Sandy Bay)
- Oliver SINCLAIR (Valley Fort)
- Andrew STRATTON (Valley Fort)
- John WARREN (Valley Fort)
- Cooper WNEK (Kowloon)
- Ka Yiu WONG (HKU Sandy Bay)
- Yat Kan Ian WONG (USRC Tigers)
- Kai Yin Leo CHAK (Hong Kong Scottish)
Photo Credit – Hong Kong China Rugby
Korea U19s 2024
- Kim Min Chan (Busan Sport HS)
- Kim Kwang Jae (Puchonbuk HS)
- Choi Jong Min (Puchonbuk HS)
- Bae Dong Lyun (Busan Sport HS)
- Jo Seong Hyeon (Paichai HS)
- Choi Jae Hyuk (Chungbuk HS)
- Jo Ha Jun (Incheon Technical HS)
- Lee Se Ju (Busan Sport HS)
- Kim Su Gyeom (Paichai HS)
- Kim Ye Gyeom (Paichai HS)
- Wang Hee Yo (Yangchung HS)
- Shin Min Jun (Yangchung HS)
- Yoo Jin Ho (Chungbuk HS)
- Jeong In Ho (Daegu Sangwon HS)
- Oh Mun Chan (Paichai HS)
- Yoo Seong Ho (Seoul National Univ. of Education HS)
- Choi Yeong Tak (Daegu Sangwon HS)
- Jeon Hae Chan (Paichai HS)
- Jeong Eun Seong (Daegu Sangwon HS)
- Jan Jae Seung (Seoul National Univ. of Education HS)
- Kim Hyun Jin (Busan Sport HS)
- Ji Seung Soo (Seoul National Univ. of Education HS)
- Lee Jun Seo (Yangchung HS)
- Lee Jae Hyun (Paichai HS)
Photo Credit – Korea Rugby Union
Chinese Taipei U19s 2024
- Tseng Yu Kai(Tenri University)
- Lee kuan Yu (Tenri University)
- Lee Sheng Yen (Chang Jung University)
- Tsai Yen Po (Chang Jung University)
- Lee Chun Chieh (Chang Jung University)
- Tsai Shih Yuan (Chang Jung University)
- Yen Tzu Chun (Taiwan Normal Universty)
- Lee Min Ching (Taiwan Normal University)
- Chen Yu Hao (Taipei University)
- Kao Cheng Chao (Taipei University)
- Lee Cheng Che (Taipei University)
- Hsu Tung Sheng (Taipei University)
- Chen Yuan Yu (Taiwan University of Sport)
- Wu Sheng Zhu (Taiwan University of Sport)
- Chuan Cheng Hao (Chinese Culture University)
- Wu Chi Hao (Taiwan University of Sport)
- Chang tzu Chien (Taiwan University of Sport)
- Lai Po Han (Tam Kang High School)
- Lin Yu Ting (Badou High School)
- Huang Chun Hao (Badou High School)
- Chen Yung Ting (Chien Kuo High School)
- Lu Hsing Tse (Chien Kuo High School)
- Huang Yu Cheng (Tainan First High School)
- Wu Yu En (Hsiang Shan High School)
- Lien Min Chi (Zhu Wei High School)
- Hsu Wei Lun (Zhu Wei High School)
Photo Credit – China Taipei Rugby Football Union
Schedule & Results – Asia Rugby U19s Men Championship 2024
- 18 December 2024 – M1 Hong Kong China 39-14 Korea 14:00 kickoff (see our match review in partnership with HKCR)
- 18 December 2024 – M2 Japan 100-5 Chinese Taipei
- 22 December 2024 – 3rd/4th playoff Korea 24-19 Chinese Taipei
- 22 December 2024 – Final Hong Kong China 3-64 Japan (see our match review in partnership with HKCR)
Photo Credit: Chinese Taipei Rugby – Japan are the U19 champions
How To Watch The Asia Rugby U19s Men Championship 2024
You can watch the Asia Rugby U19s Men Championship 2024 live on Asia Rugby’s YouTube channel.
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