2022 Asia Rugby Championship
The 2022 Asia Rugby Championship was the sixth tri-nations series of rugby union matches for the top-level Asia Rugby nations. Due to impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the series was cancelled in both 2020 [1] and 2021.[2]
| Date | 4 June 2022 – 8/9 July 2022 |
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| Countries |  Hong Kong Malaysia South Korea |
| Website | www |
← 2019 | |
The teams competing were Hong Kong, South Korea and Malaysia. Hong Kong were the defending champions, having won in 2019. The format of the tri-nations series was a double round-robin where the three teams play each other twice on a home and away basis. The team finishing on top of the standings at the end of the series was declared the winner.
Teams
The teams involved, with their world rankings prior to the tournament in brackets:[3]
| Nation | Home stadium | City |
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| Hong Kong (21) |
Hong Kong Football Club Stadium | Hong Kong |
| South Korea (30) |
Incheon Namdong Asiad Rugby Field | Incheon |
| Malaysia (49) |
National Stadium | Kuala Lumpur |
References
- "Asia Rugby puts player welfare first, postpones tournaments schedule until end of June 2020". 29 February 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- "Your Guide to the Asia Rugby 2021 Competitions". Rugby Asia 24/7. 10 September 2021. Archived from the original on 3 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- "World Rugby Rankings | World Rugby".
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