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2027 Men's Rugby World Cup – Asia qualification
Tournament details
Dates30 April 2024 – June 2025
No. of nations8
2023
2031

Qualifying for the 2027 Rugby World Cup for Asia commenced in April 2024, with eight teams competing for one qualification spot (Asia 1) and one spot (Asia 2) in a play-off match.

Format

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The Asia Rugby Championship, governed by Asia Rugby, is the regional qualification tournament for Rugby World Cup 2027, with the top two division in the region acting as the process. In a three-round phased system; Round 1 will be the Asia Rugby Men's Division 1 competition, which will see three straight knock-out matches decide the winner of the competition and earning them a place in the final round of Asian qualification process.

Round two, will be the 2024 Asia Rugby Championship, which will act as a seeding round for the 2025 competition, with the top three teams joining the winner of Round 1 in the final round of Asian qualification process. The bottom placed team will be eliminated from qualification contention.

The final round will be the 2025 Asian Rugby Championship, with the winner qualifying for the World Cup, and the runner-up advancing to a play-off match against Africa 2 to decide who progresses to the Final Qualification Tournament.

Entrants

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Eight teams will compete during for the Asian qualifiers for the 2027 Rugby World Cup, with Japan the only team thus far qualified from the Region. (Rankings as of first qualification match in this region)

Nation Rank Began play Qualifying status
 Hong Kong 24 1 June 2024
 India 87 30 April 2024 Eliminated by Sri Lanka on 30 April 2024
 Kazakhstan 64 30 April 2024 Eliminated by Sri Lanka on 4 May 2024
 Malaysia 49 30 April 2024 Eliminated by UAE on 21 June 2024
 Qatar 94 30 April 2024 Eliminated by Kazakhstan on 30 April 2024
 South Korea 30 2 June 2024
 Sri Lanka 44 2 June 2024
 United Arab Emirates 61 1 June 2024

Round 1: 2024 Asia Rugby Men's Division 1

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The 2024 Asia Rugby Men's Division 1 was contested by four teams in a knockout format. The tournament was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka won the competition and advanced to Round 3 of the Qualification process, whilst India, Kazakhstan and Qatar were all eliminated.

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Qatar31
 
 
 
 Kazakhstan33
 
 Kazakhstan7
 
 
 
 Sri Lanka45
 
 Sri Lanka45
 
 
 India10
 
3rd/4th Playoff Final
 
 
 
 
 
 Qatar34
 
 
 India25

Semi-Finals

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30 April 2024
16:00 IST (UTC+05:30)
 Qatar31–33 Kazakhstan
Try: Johnston 1' c
Lotter 34' c
Rakabu 40' c
Bezuidenhout 53' c
Con: Tremayne (4/4) 2' 35' 40' 54'
Pen: Tremayne (1/1) 64'
Cards: Lotter Yellow card 75'
ReportTry: Litvinov 4' c
Petukhov 26' c
Nazhibayev 45' m
Chsherbakov 56' c
Lymar 66' c
Con: Nazhibayev (4/5) 4' 27' 57' 67'
Cards: Akymbeov Yellow card 1'
Ivanov Yellow card 37'
Colombo Racecourse
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Ishanka Abeykoon (Sri Lanka)
30 April 2024
19:00 IST (UTC+05:30)
 Sri Lanka45–10 India
Try: Dissanayake (2) 15' c, 45' m
Nanayakkara (2) 18' c, 55' c
Ekanayake 33' c
Ratwatte 74' c
Sampath 80' c
Con: Ratwatte (4/6) 16' 19' 34' 57'
Sampath (1/1) 80'
Cards: Madushanka Yellow card 62'
ReportTry: P. Tanwar 63' c
Con: Punia (1/1) 64'
Pen: Punia (1/1) 3'
Cards: Hansdah Yellow card 40'
Colombo Racecourse, Sri Lanka
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Just Wang (Singapore)

3rd/4th Place

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4 May 2024
16:00 IST (UTC+05:30)
 Qatar34–25 India
Try: Philips (2) 2' c, 68' m
Lock 6' c
Beracibi 13' c
Rakabu 19' c
Con: Rakabu (1/2) 3'
Tremayne (2/2) 7' 14'
Pen: Tremayne (1/1) 57'
Cards: Hughes Yellow card 15'
Swart Yellow card 74'
ReportTry: P. Tanwar 53' c
V. Patil 76' c
N. Khatri 79' m
Con: Punia (2/3) 55' 77'
Pen: Punia (2/2) 5' 10'
Cards: S. Shukla Yellow card 21'
Singh Yellow card 56'
Colombo Racecourse, Sri Lanka
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Ishanka Abeykoon (Sri Lanka)

Final

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4 May 2024
19:00 IST (UTC+05:30)
 Sri Lanka45–7 Kazakhstan
Try: Doray 10' m
Weerathunge 18' m
Nanayakkara 24' c
Ratwatte 31' c
Ekanayake 36' c
Jansen 41' c
S. Silva 75' c
Con: Ratwatte (4/6) 25' 32' 38' 42'
Sampath 76' (1/1)
Cards: de Silva Yellow card 61'
ReportTry: Magomedov 57' c
Con: Nazhibayev (1/1) 58'
Cards: Imam Yellow card 17'
Colombo Racecourse, Sri Lanka
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: James Fairbourne (UAE)

Round 2: 2024 Asian Rugby Championship

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Eliminated from World Cup contention
Pos. Team Mathes Points Bonus

points

Total

points

Played Won Lost Drawn For Against Diff.
1  Hong Kong 3 3 0 0 189 18 +171 3 15
2  United Arab Emirates 3 2 1 0 103 103 +0 2 10
3  South Korea 2 1 1 1 94 108 –14 3 7
4  Malaysia 3 0 3 0 30 192 –162 0 0
Points were awarded to the teams as follows:

Win — 4 points Draw — 2 points 4 or more tries — 1 point Loss within 7 points — 1 point Loss greater than 7 points — 0 points

Matches

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1 June 2024
15:30 HKT (UTC+8)
(1 BP) Hong Kong 52–5 United Arab Emirates
Try: McCormick-Houston 16' c
Laidler (2) 19' c, 23' m
Hill (2) 33' c, 43' c
Altier 48' c
Post 74' c
Higson-Smith 77' m
Con: Hill (5/7) 17', 34', 45', 50', 76'
Sawyer (1/1) 20'
Cards: McCormick-Houston Yellow card 50'
ReportTry: Vecanua 5' m
Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong China
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Katsuki Furuse (Japan)
2 June 2024
14:00 KST (UTC+9)
(1 BP) South Korea 55–5 Malaysia
Try: Jin Kyu (2) 7' m, 71' c
Hyeon Je 14' c
Jeong Wook (3) 24' c, 30' m, 39' c
Yong Un 26' c
Chan Ju 45' m
Yeon Sik 66' m
Con: Seung Jae (5/9) 15' 25' 27' 40' 72'
ReportTry: Amok 49' m
Incheon Namdong Asiad Rugby Field, South Korea
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Jaco De Wit (UAE)
8 June 2024
14:00 MST (UTC+8)
Malaysia 6–70 Hong Kong (1 BP)
Pen: Chapman (2/2) 10', 56'
Cards: Amizan Yellow card 17'
ReportTry: Post 7' c
Penalty try 17'
Altier (2) 20' c, 33' c
McNutt 21' c
Hrstich (2) 36' c, 57' c
Penesa 44' c
Scott 67' c
Pincott 69' c
Con: Altier (7/) 8' 19' 22' 35' 36' 46' 59'
Avitabile (2/2) 68' 70'
UPM Stadium, Serdang
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Justin Wang (Singapore)
9 June 2024
19:30 GST (UTC+04)
(1 BP) United Arab Emirates 36–32 South Korea (2 BP)
Try: Semple 10' c
Galant
45' m
Gavin 50' m
Davetawalu 64' c
Con: Gavin (2/4) 11', 65'
Pen: Gavin (3/3) 3', 34', 60'
Drop: Gavin (1/1) 69'
ReportTry: Yong Un 7' c
Jong Eun 18' m
Jin Kyu 28' m
Mun Jeong Ho 36' c
Chan Deul 55' m
Con: Seung Jae (2/5) 8', 37'
Pen: Seung Jae (1/3) 5'
The Sevens Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 500
Referee: Matthew Rodden (Hong Kong)
21 June 2024
19:30 GST (UTC+04)
(1 BP) United Arab Emirates 62–19 Malaysia
Try: Oakeley (2) 2' m, 26' c
Barnard 8' c
McKee 13' c
Vecanua (2) 33' c, 50' m
Naisau (3) 40' c, 63' c, 79' m
Walsh 75' m
Con: Gavin (6/10) 9', 15', 27', 34', 40', 64'
Cards: Caldwell Yellow card 16'
Galant Yellow card 41'
ReportTry: Muzhaimey 17' c
Isamil 22' m
Preston 46' c
Con: Champman (2/3) 18', 47'
Cards: Amizan Yellow card 47'
The Sevens Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Morgan White (Hong Kong)
22 June 2024
16:30 HKT (UTC+8)
(1 BP) Hong Kong 67–7 South Korea
Try: Hill 3' c
van der Smit (3) 23' c, 66' c, 69' c
Altier 29' c
Sayers 40' c
Avitabile 48' m
Hrstich 55' c
McNutt 79' c
Con: Altier (7/8) 4', 24', 31', 40', 56', 67', 70'
McNeish (1/1) 80'
Cards: Avitabile Yellow card 53'
ReportTry: Penalty try 53'
Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong China
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Takehito Namikawa (Japan)

Round 3: 2025 Asian Rugby Championship

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Qualifies as Asia 1
Advances to Asia-Afirca play-off match
Pos. Team Mathes Points Bonus

points

Total

points

Played Won Lost Drawn For Against Diff.
1  Hong Kong 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2  South Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Sri Lanka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  United Arab Emirates 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Points were awarded to the teams as follows:

Win — 4 points Draw — 2 points 4 or more tries — 1 point Loss within 7 points — 1 point Loss greater than 7 points — 0 points

References

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