Date | 1 June – 22 June |
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Countries | Hong Kong Malaysia South Korea United Arab Emirates |
Final positions | |
Champions | Hong Kong |
Relegated | Malaysia |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 6 |
Tries scored | 57 (9.5 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Paul Altier (54) |
Most tries | Paul Altier (4) |
Website | www |
← 2023 2025 → |
The 2024 Asia Rugby Championship is the eighth annual rugby union series for the top-level Asia Rugby nations. Hong Kong, South Korea, Malaysia and the United Arab Emirates shall compete in the 2024 series. Other Asian nations played in the lower division tournaments.[1]
The format of the series is a single round-robin where the four teams play each other once. The team finishing on top of the standings at the end of the series is declared the winner. The team finishing at the bottom of the standing are relegated to the 2025 Asia Rugby Division 1.[2] The competition will begin on 1 June 2024 and will conclude on 22 June 2024.[3][4]
Hong Kong entered the competition as reigning champions, having won the competition for the fourth time in 2023. The United Arab Emirates were promoted from the 2023 Asia Rugby Division 1.[5]
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