Unbeaten Japan move towards Asian Rugby Championship

Tuesday, 5 May 2015 01:00 -     - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}}

By Shamseer Jaleel Asian rugby giants Japan marched towards the Asian Rugby Championship (ARC) when they ran past a brave Hong Kong outfit 41 to nothing last weekend in Japan. After the first round matches Japan beating both South Korea and Hong Kong took a clear lead with 12 points with South Korea (6) and Hong Kong (2). The second round games will start on 9 May with Japan hosting South Korea in Japan. The third placed team in ARC Top 3 will be meeting the Asian Championship Division I which will be decided on 9 May in Philippines. This will be a home match for the ARC third placed team. The following are the results in ARC Top 3: Japan beat South Korea 56/30 South Korea beat Hong Kong 33/26 Japan beat Hong Kong 41/0 Next match: Japan vs South Korea in Japan Division I May 3: Sri Lanka vs Kazakhstan, Philippines vs Singapore May 9: Semi-final and Final

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