2024 Asia Rugby Women's Championship

2024 Asia Rugby Women's Championship
Tournament details
Host Hong Kong
Date22 May–1 June 2024
Countries
Final positions
Champions Japan
Runner-up Hong Kong
2023
2025

The 2024 Asia Rugby Women's Championship was the 13th edition of the Asia Rugby Women's Championship, it will take place from 22 May to 1 June 2024 and will be hosted in Hong Kong.[1] The champion will qualify for the 2024 WXV 2 and the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup tournaments.[2][3] The runner-up will qualify for the 2024 WXV 3 and will have a chance of qualifying for the 2025 World Cup as the remaining six places will be awarded to the highest-finishing teams in WXV who have not qualified through the 2021 Rugby World Cup and the regional tournaments.[2][3]

Japan secured their sixth Asia Rugby Women's Championship title and qualification for both the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup and the 2024 WXV 2 tournaments.[4][5] Hong Kong's hopes of making the World Cup were kept alive after they defeated Kazakhstan and earned a spot in WXV 3.[6][7]

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  4. ^ "Japan beat Kazakhstan to secure place at England 2025". www.world.rugby. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
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  6. ^ "Hong Kong China beat Kazakhstan to WXV 3 qualification". www.world.rugby. 1 June 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  7. ^ "HONG KONG CHINA WOMEN QUALIFY FOR WXV3 AND KEEP RUGBY WORLD CUP 2025 DREAM ALIVE". Hong Kong China Rugby. 1 June 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.