Sunday, March 19, 2017

GLOBAL SPORTS: THE RUGBY UNION IN ASIA

                                                          PLAYING RUGBY IN ASIA  

                                                                   March 18, 2017 

             The Asia Rugby Championship, or ARC, is an annual rugby union competition held amongst national rugby sides within the Asia Rugby region. The competition was originally known as the Asian Rugby Football Tournament when founded in 1969, and was called the Asian Five Nations from 2008 to 2014.
             The winner of the competition's top devision is recognized as the rugby champion of Asia. The top division, sometimes referred to as the Tri Nations, includes the top three Asian teams each season. Division 1 includes the next four teams and Division 2 includes the next four. Division three is further divided geographically, with each of the West, East and South Central divisions including three teams. 
      

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