🏉 2017 Asia Rugby Championship Division 1

The 2017 Asia Rugby Championship Division 1 was held in Ipoh, Malaysia from May 16 to May 20 with four competing nations. 

Southeast Asian countries who participated in this tournament were Philippines and host Malaysia.

Other participating teams were Sri Lanka and United Arab Emirates.

Host Malaysia was declared champion as it swept all its matches to victory while the Philippines just nailed a win.

Below were the schedules and results of the competition.

May 14 | Philippines 13-24 Sri Lanka
May 14 | Malaysia 36-22 United Arab Emirates

May 17 | Malaysia 40-8 Philippines

May 20 | Philippines 34-26 United Arab Emirates
May 20 | Malaysia 22-9 Sri Lanka

Philippine Team members: Austin Garnica Dacanay, Aldrin Deposoy Mercado, Masayuki Sekiguchi, Michael Estrada Duhig, Philip Benares Abraham, David Paz Robinson-Polkey, Eric Cruz Erickson, Ray Conrad Laforteza, Steve Pagtalunan Howorth, David Feeney, Ashley Matias Heward, Chris Anderson, Terrence Javier Carroll, Benjamin Priagola Mudie, Gerald Zamora Tulud, Edlen Cortez Hernandez, Joe Palabay Dawson, Jake Robrigado Letts, Oliver Abalos Saunders, Justin Villazor Coveney, Jovan Reyes Masalunga, Daniel Ricky Kucia, Timothy Bweheni, Ned Plarizan Stephenson , Harry Dionson Morris, Kevin Sysu Gordon, Patrice Ortiz Olivier, and Francis Tagalia.

Malaysia Team members: Amirul Sani, Mohd Nurazman Ramli, Mohd Aliff Al Hafiz Abdul Karim, Aporosa Duwaile, Nathanael Tan Aik Ming, Dinesvaran Krisnan, Syarif Nurhidayat Muzhaimey, Etonia Vaqa Saukuru, Mohd Fairuz Ab Rahman, Mohd Syahir Asraf Rosli, Mohd Azmir Bin Zanul Abdin, Sakiusa Terence Gavidi, Jone Mawara Nasalo, Mohamad Aiman Jamaluddin, Samuela Tamanisau, Amirul Mukminim Bin Amizan, Muhammad Syabil Laila, Mohd Farid Sujari, Mohamad Amin Jamaluddin, Timoci Vunimoku, Muhd Nur Ikqwan Nordin, Wong Wye Wye, Badrul Bin Muktee, Raimi Bin Mohd Yusof, Nyuk Fah Lee, Jude Rampangajouw, Mohd Ehsan Manan, Ahmad Fadzlee Ahmad Idriss, Azril Ali, Wan Mohammad Asyraf Norudin, Sae Faalupega, Muhamad Amirul Aqil Kamsol and Hamrizal Hamdan

Meanwhile, 2017 Asia Rugby Championship Division 2 will be held in Taipei, Taiwan on November 15 to November 18 with Thailand and Singapore teams from Southeast Asia to compete against the host and team from India.