With less than 48 hours to go until the fourth match of this year’s Asia Rugby Championship Top 3, both sides have been named. In Korea’s second successive home match they face Malaysia who are on their travels for the first time after losing both of their home matches. The first meeting ...
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Pakistan set for Asia Rugby Championship Div III Central challenge #ARC2018
Pakistan are ready for the Asia Rugby Championship Division III Central which starts on Wednesday. Hosted by Kazakhstan, four teams will compete for this year's title with the hosts being joined by Pakistan, Mongolia and Kyrgyzstan. With the final on Saturday, Pakistan will line up against ...
Guam claim ARC Division III East title after impressing against China
Guam V China, Guam beat China 52-12 to win their second match of this year’s Asia Rugby Championship Division III East. Having recorded a 66-12 win over Brunei on Tuesday, this win confirms Guam as the 2018 champions with one match left to play on Saturday. Chris Sgro scored four tries in the ...
Positives for Korea and Malaysia after Asia Rugby Championship opener
Korea got their Asia Rugby Championship 2018 campaign off to a 35-10 winning start against Malaysia. With a place at Rugby World Cup 2019 still on offer for the winner of this year’s ARC, there is extra motivation for all three teams still involved. In a pulsating match at the Bukit Jalil ...
Korea get RWC qualifiying campaign off to winning start
Malaysia v Korea, It’s been 22 years since these two sides last met and whilst the result hasn’t changed, the score certainly has. In 1996 Malaysia only scored a solitary try to Korea’s mammoth 115 points, today it was a different story. A hot day at the Bukit Jilal Nation Stadium saw both sides ...
Lebanon defend ARC Div III W title #ARC2018
Lebanon defended their Asia Rugby Championship Division III West title with a 29-17 victory over Iran in the final. Despite trailing 10-0 after 11 minutes, the hosts drew level at half-time thanks to a penalty from Karim Jammal and a penalty try. Iran’s Jalal Jahanbakhsh was shown a red ...
Teams announced for ARC opener #ARC2018
With less than 24 hours to go until the opening match of the Asia Rugby Championship Top 3, the teams have been confirmed. For hosts Malaysia, their first match of this year’s Championship is against Korea on home soil and they will be captained once more by their fly-half Mohd Syahir Asraf ...
Rhino balls utilised for historic ARC 2018
The iconic Asia Rugby Championship 2018 began in Beirut Lebanon on Thursday, the first of many tournaments in this year’s edition. Hosts Lebanon and Iran will meet in the final of Division III W, before Malaysia and Korea begin the ARC Top 3 on Saturday. All ARC2018 Top 3 Matches will be ...
Malaysia captain eyes Rugby World Cup qualifiers and future fame for the sport
The Asia Rugby Championship swings into action next weekend with six matches to determine which side continues their Rugby World Cup dream. Malaysia are one of three sides with a chance to progress alongside the more fancied Korea and Hong Kong. For captain Mohd Syahir Asraf Bin Rosli the next ...
Hosting ARC Div III to boost rugby in Lebanon
While many eyes will be on the first round of the Asia Rugby at the end of April, Beirut will host four teams looking to claim the 2018 ARC Division III West title a few days earlier. Hosts Lebanon will be aiming to defend the title they won in 2017 following a 25-24 victory over Iran and 24-24 ...