2021 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments

The 2021 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments refers to the divisions played within the annual international rugby union tournament for the Asian region. The Asia Rugby Championship (ARC) replaced the Asian Five Nations tournament in 2015. The main tournament is now contested by the top three teams in Asia. The other national teams in Asia compete in three divisions.

Teams[]

The following teams were announced as playing the 2021 tournaments:^[1]

Pre-tournament world rankings in parentheses^[2]

Division 1[]

2019 Asia Rugby Division 1

Tournament details
Host nation	Sri Lanka
Venue	Colombo Racecourse
Date	26 - 29 May
Countries	4
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4

Division 1 is scheduled to be played from May 26-29 in Colombo, Sri Lanka.^[1]

	Semi-finals				Final
	26 May 2021
	Philippines
					29 May 2021
	United Arab Emirates
	26 May 2021
	Sri Lanka
	Singapore
					Third place play-off
					29 May 2021

Semi-Finals

	26 May 2021	Philippines	v	United Arab Emirates	Colombo Racecourse

	26 May 2021	Sri Lanka	v	Singapore	Colombo Racecourse

Finals

Division 2[]

Division 2 was scheduled to be played March 25-28. In February, however, Asia Rugby announced that it had been rescheduled to the fourth quarter of 2021.^[3]

Division 3[]

Division 3 is scheduled to be played some time in April 2021^[1]

References[]