Asia Rugby U19 Championship
Annual rugby union championship
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The Under-19 Asia Rugby Championship is an annual rugby union championship for Under-19 national teams, held since 2005. The championship is organised by rugby's Asian governing body, the Asia Rugby.
Current season or competition: 2022 U-19 Asia Rugby Championship | |
| Sport | Rugby union |
|---|---|
| Instituted | 2005 |
| Number of teams | 4 (2019) |
| Country | Asia (Asia Rugby) |
| Holders |  Hong Kong (2019) |
The tournament serves as Asia's qualification to the next year's World Rugby U20 Trophy organised by the World Rugby.
Hong Kong are the current champions, having won their 6th successive title in Kaohsiung, Taiwan in 2019.[1]
Results
U19
https://www.asiarugby.com/category/asia-rugby-u19/
Men
| Year | Host | Winner | Runner-up | Third place | Fourth place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 |  Bangkok |  Japan | Hong Kong |  Sri Lanka | Thailand |
| 2011 | Hong Kong | Japan | Hong Kong | Thailand | Sri Lanka |
| 2012 | Hong Kong | Japan |  South Korea | Hong Kong | Thailand |
| 2013 |  Kaohsiung | Japan | Hong Kong | South Korea |  Chinese Taipei |
| 2014 | Colombo | Hong Kong | Sri Lanka | Chinese Taipei | South Korea |
| 2015 |  Singapore | Hong Kong | Sri Lanka | Chinese Taipei | Singapore |
| 2016 |  Kuala Lumpur | Hong Kong | Chinese Taipei | Sri Lanka | Malaysia |
| 2017 | Hong Kong Colombo | Hong Kong | Sri Lanka | N/A | N/A |
| 2018 | Taipei | Hong Kong | South Korea | Chinese Taipei | Sri Lanka |
| 2019 | Kaohsiung | Hong Kong | South Korea | Chinese Taipei | Singapore |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | ||||
| 2021 | |||||
| 2022 | Kuala Lumpur |
Hong Kong |
Chinese Taipei |
Malaysia |
N/A |
Women
Asia Rugby Under 20 Sevens Series
U20
19/08/2023 20/08/2023 AR U20s Men & Women Nepal
U18
30/9/2023 1/10/2023 AR U18s Boys & Girls 7s Taiwan
Medals (2010-2022)
Men
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| 2 | Japan (JPN) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Sri Lanka (SRI) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 |  Malaysia (MAS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Thailand (THA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (7 entries) | 11 | 11 | 10 | 32 | |