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{{Short description|Annual rugby union competition}}
{{Infobox rugby league football competition
| name           = Asia Rugby Championship
| current_season = 2023 Asia Rugby Championship
| seasontag      = <!-- optionally comment out when being played --> Recent season or competition
| logo           = Asia Rugby Championship logo.png
| pixels         = 230px
| alt            = 
| sport          = [[Rugby union]]
| formerly       = Asian Five Nations
| founded        = 1969<br />2008 (as Asian Five Nations)<br />2015 (ARC)
| countrytag     = Governing body
| country        = [[Asia Rugby]]
| gov_body       = 
| championtag    = 
| champion       = {{ru|HKG}}
| season         = [[2023 Asia Rugby Championship|4 titles]]
| most_champs    = {{ru|JPN}}
| count          = 25
| TV             = 
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The '''Asia Rugby Championship''', or '''ARC''', is an annual [[rugby union]] competition held amongst national rugby sides within the [[Asia Rugby]] region.<ref name = arfu-hist/> 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 division is recognised 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.

As of 2017, [[Japan national rugby union team|Japan]] is the most successful team, securing 25 out of a possible 30 titles since 1969. They have not participated in the series since [[2017 Asia Rugby Championship|2017]].

==History==
The competition was formed as the Asian Rugby Football Tournament in [[1969 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship|1969]].<ref name = arfu-hist/> [[Chinese Taipei national rugby union team|Chinese Taipei]], [[Hong Kong national rugby union team|Hong Kong]], [[Japan national rugby union team|Japan]], [[Korea national rugby union team|Korea]] and [[Thailand national rugby union team|Thailand]] contested the inaugural Asian title. Japan were the champions on that occasion.

The tournament was held biennially for the most of its first four decades. It wasn't until [[1982 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship|1982]] that South Korea became the second team to win the title. The number of teams participating varied from year to year, with as many as 12 teams competing as other Asian teams joined the competition. From 1969 to 1996, there was a single division split into two groups. But in 1998, a second division was introduced as the game began to grow in Asia.

In 2003, a second Asian competition called the [[ARFU Asian Rugby Series|Asian Rugby Series]] was formed. The Asian Rugby Series ran alongside the Rugby Championship to help determine divisional allocations for the Asian Rugby Championship. With more teams competing, a third division was added to the Rugby Championship in 2004. The dual competitions ran until 2007.

[[File:Asian-five-nations-logo 5808 SQ MEDIUM.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Asian Five Nations Logo]]

===Asian Five Nations (2008–14)===
In 2008, the ARFU merged the Rugby Championship and Rugby Series into the Asian Five Nations. The competition became an annual championship and a promotion-relegation format was introduced. The winner of Division 2 replaced the loser of Division 1, and the winner of Division 1 replaced the loser of the Five Nations. For its inaugural years, no Division 3 took place, though several regional divisions were implemented across Asia. During the time of this competition, the main Five Nations division was dominated by Japan, South Korea and Hong Kong; the only three teams never to have been relegated to a lower division.

===Asia Rugby Championship (2015 onward)===
The competition was revamped again for the 2015 season as the Asia Rugby Championship. Under the new format, the top three teams formed a Tri nations division. A promotion-relegation challenge was instituted whereby the Division 1 winner had to defeat the Tri nations third place-getter to gain promotion for the next season.

==Format==
The current format sees the competition separated into various divisions, with a promotion and relegation format operated into each division. However, this only applies to Division 1 through 3, as the loser of the Tri Nations Division will play a play-off match against the winner of Division 1 to determine the third Tri Nations team for the following year. Where as the winners of Division 2 will automatically replace the loser of Division 1, and the two bottom placed teams in Division 2 will both be relegated down to one of the three regions in Division 3; West, East or South Central. Each of the three regions are made up three teams, and as of 2015, only the winners of the South Central and East divisions can be promoted to Division 2. This is because, the teams competing in the West region, are not considered as full members by [[World Rugby]].

In 2015 in the main Tri Nations division, each team played each other on a home and away basis, picking up 5 points for a win and 3 for a draw. 2 additional points are up for grabs through bonus points, but in order to earn them, teams need to score 4 or more tries in a match, or when losing, lose by 7 points or less. In 2016 the points awarded were changed to 4 points for a win and 1 point for a draw with bonus points the same. For all Divisions, 1 through to 3, nations will only play each other once, with one of the included teams hosting all matches at home. These teams will also aim to pick points up for a win or draw, and gain bonus points. For all divisions, the team with the most table points wins their respective divisions, and if possible, earns promotion to the next division.

==Current divisions==

As of 2023, the competition divisions are:

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!style="width:11em; border: 1px solid darkgray; background: #f2f2f2|[[2022 Asia Rugby Championship|Tri Nations]]
|-
|{{ru|HKG}}<br>{{ru|MAS}}<br>{{ru|KOR}}<br>{{0|{{ru|JP}}}}
|}
|style="width:33%; min-width:13em;"|
{| width="100%" cellpadding=3px style="border-collapse:collapse; border: 1px solid darkgray; background:#f9f9f9;"
!style="width:11em; border: 1px solid darkgray; background: #f2f2f2|[[2022 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments#Division 1|Division 1]]
|-
|{{ru|PAK}}<br>{{ru|PHI}}<br>{{ru|SIN}}<br>{{ru|UAE}}
|}
|style="width:33%; min-width:13em;"|
{| width="100%" cellpadding=3px style="border-collapse:collapse; border: 1px solid darkgray; background:#f9f9f9;"
!style="width:11em; border: 1px solid darkgray; background: #f2f2f2|[[2022 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments#Division 2|Division 2]]
|- 
|{{ru|IND}}<br>{{ru|KAZ}}<br>{{ru|QAT}}
|}
|}
&nbsp;

{|
!colspan=100% style="border: 1px solid darkgray; background: #f2f2f2|Division 3
|- valign="top"
|style="width:33%; min-width:13em;"|
{| width="100%" cellpadding=3px style="border-collapse:collapse; border: 1px solid darkgray; background:#f9f9f9;"
|-
!style="width:11em; border: 1px solid darkgray; background: #f2f2f2|[[2022 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments#Division 3 West|West]]
|-
|{{ru|IRI}}<br>{{ru|LIB}}
|}
|style="width:33%; min-width:13em;"|
{| width="100%" cellpadding=3px style="border-collapse:collapse; border: 1px solid darkgray; background:#f9f9f9;"
|-
!style="width:11em; border: 1px solid darkgray; background: #f2f2f2|[[2022 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments#Division 3 Central|Central]]
|-
|{{ru|MNG}}<br>{{ru|KGZ}}<br>{{ru|UZB}}
|}
|style="width:33%; min-width:13em;"|
{| width="100%" cellpadding=3px style="border-collapse:collapse; border: 1px solid darkgray; background:#f9f9f9;"
|-
!style="width:11em; border: 1px solid darkgray; background: #f2f2f2|[[2022 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments#Division 3 South|South]]
|-
|{{ru|BAN}}<br>{{ru|NEP}}
|}
|}

==Previous winners==
===All-time summary===
As of the [[2023 Asia Rugby Championship]].
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 | gold_THA = 0 | silver_THA = 1 | bronze_THA = 3
 | gold_MAS = 0 | silver_MAS = 0 | bronze_MAS = 4
 | gold_TPE = 0 | silver_TPE = 0 | bronze_TPE = 3
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|Nation|Team}}|Gold|Champion}}|Silver|Runner{{nbh}}up}}|Bronze|Third&nbsp;place}}|nations|teams}}

===Asia Rugby Championship===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:97%;"
! Year
! {{abbr|&nbsp;Edn|Edition}}
! colspan=2| Host{{bull}}{{right|Teams}}
! colspan=4|Final placings
|-  style="line-height:0;font-size:0;padding:0;"
| width=40| ||width=45| ||width=95| ||width=15| ||width=145| ||width=160| ||width=170| ||width=170|
|-  style="text-align:center; line-height:8px; font-size:87%; font-weight:bold; background:lightgrey; color:#777;"
| colspan="4"| Asian Rugby Tournament
| Winner
| Runner-up
| Third
| Fourth
|-
| [[1969 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship|1969]]
| style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;"| {{roman|1}}
| align=center|<!--{{flagicon|JPN|1947}}--> [[Tokyo]]
| align=center"| 5
| {{nowrap|{{ru|JPN|1947}}}}
| {{ru|HKG|1959}}
| {{ru|THA}}
| {{ru|TWN}}
|-
| [[1970 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship|1970]]
| style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;"| {{roman|2}}
| align=center|<!--{{flagicon|THA}}}--> [[Bangkok]]
| align=center|7
| {{ru|JPN|1947}}
| {{ru|THA}} 
| {{ru|HKG|1959}} 
| {{ru|SIN}} 
|-
| [[1972 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship|1972]]
| style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;"| {{roman|3}}
| align=center|<!--{{flagicon|HKG|1959}}}--> [[Hong Kong]]
| align=center|7
|{{ru|JPN|1947}}||{{ru|HKG|1959}}||{{ru|THA}}||{{ru|SIN}} <!--||{{ru|KOR|1949}}-->
|-
| [[1974 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship|1974]]
| style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;"| {{roman|4}}
| align=center|<!--{{flagicon|SRI}}}--> [[Colombo]]
| align=center|8
|{{ru|JPN|1947}}||{{ru|LKA}}||{{ru|KOR|1949}}||{{ru|MAS}} <!--
| rowspan="11" align=center style="background-color:#ececec; font-size:80%"|N/A -->
|-
| [[1976 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship|1976]]
| style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;"| {{roman|5}}
| align=center|<!--{{flagicon|JPN|1947}}--> [[Tokyo]]
| align=center|8
|{{ru|JPN|1947}}||{{ru|KOR|1949}}||{{ru|TPE}}||{{ru|THA}} <ref name=ra-1976>{{cite web|title= Asian Championship 1986|url= http://www.rugbyarchive.net/Pagine/StagioneCompetizioni.aspx?ID=156&Stagione=1976|website= Rugby Archive|access-date= 1 April 2018|archive-date= 1 April 2018|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180401223827/http://www.rugbyarchive.net/Pagine/StagioneCompetizioni.aspx?ID=156&Stagione=1976|url-status= dead}}</ref>
|-
| [[1978 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship|1978]]
| style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;"| {{roman|6}}
|align=center style="padding:0px;"|<!--{{flagicon|MAS}}}--> [[Kuala Lumpur]]
| align=center|7
|{{ru|JPN|1947}}||{{ru|KOR|1949}}||{{ru|SGP}}||{{ru|THA}}
|-
| [[1980 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship|1980]]
| style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;"| {{roman|7}}
| align=center|<!--{{flagicon|TPE}}}--> [[Taipei]]
| align=center|8
| {{ru|JPN|1947}}||{{ru|KOR|1949}}||{{ru|HKG|1959}}||{{ru|TPE}}
|-
| [[1982 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship|1982]]
| style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;"| {{roman|8}}
| align=center|<!--{{flagicon|SIN}}}--> [[Singapore]]
| align=center|8
| {{ru|KOR|1949}}||{{ru|JPN|1947}}||{{ru|HKG|1959}}||{{ru|MAS}}
|- 
| [[1984 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship|1984]]
| style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;"| {{roman|9}}
| align=center|<!--{{flagicon|JPN|1947}}}--> [[Fukuoka]]
| align=center|8
| {{ru|JPN|1947}}||{{ru|KOR|1984}}||{{ru|TPE}}||{{ru|THA}}
|-
| [[1986 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship|1986]]
| style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;"| {{roman|10}}
| align=center|<!--{{flagicon|THA}}}--> [[Bangkok]]
| align=center|8
| {{ru|KOR|1984}}||{{ru|JPN|1947}}||{{ru|THA}} <ref name=ra-1986>{{cite web |title= Asian Championship 1986|url= http://www.rugbyarchive.net/Pagine/StagioneCompetizioni.aspx?ID=156&Stagione=1986|website=Rugby Archive |access-date=1 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180624055744/http://www.rugbyarchive.net/Pagine/StagioneCompetizioni.aspx?ID=156&Stagione=1986|archive-date=2018-06-24}}</ref>||{{ru|TPE}}
|-
| [[1988 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship|1988]]
| style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;"| {{roman|11}}
| align=center|<!--{{flagicon|HKG|1959}}}--> [[Hong Kong]]
| align=center|8
| {{ru|KOR|1984}}||{{ru|JPN|1947}}||{{ru|HKG|1959}}||{{ru|TPE}}
|-
| [[1990 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship|1990]]
| style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;"| {{roman|12}}
| align=center|<!--{{flagicon|SRI}}}--> [[Colombo]]
| align=center|8
| {{ru|KOR|1984}}||{{ru|JPN|1947}}||{{ru|HKG|1959}}||{{ru|THA}}
|-
| [[1992 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship|1992]]
| style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;"| {{roman|13}}
| align=center|<!--{{flagicon|KOR}}}--> [[Seoul]]
| align=center|8
| {{ru|JPN|1947}}
| {{ru|HKG|1959}}
| {{ru|KOR|1984}}
| {{ru|THA}}
|-
| [[1994 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship|1994]]
| style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;"| {{roman|14}}
| style="text-align:center; padding:1px 0px 1px 1px;"|<!--{{flagicon|MAS}}}--> [[Kuala Lumpur]]
| align=center|8
| {{ru|JPN|1947}}
| {{ru|KOR|1984}}
| {{ru|HKG|1959}}
| {{ru|TPE}}
|-
| [[1996 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship|1996]]
| style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;"| {{roman|15}}
| align=center|<!--{{flagicon|TPE}}}--> [[Taipei]]
| align=center|7
| {{ru|JPN|1947}}
| {{ru|KOR|1984}}
| {{ru|HKG|1959}}
| {{ru|TPE}}
|-  style="text-align:center; line-height:8px; font-size:87%; font-weight:bold; background:lightgrey; color:#777;"
| colspan="4"| Asian Rugby Champs Div I
| Winner
| Runner-up
| Third
| Fourth
|-
| [[1998 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship|1998]]
| style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;"| {{roman|16}}
| align=center|<!--{{flagicon|SIN}}}--> [[Singapore]]
| align=center|4
| {{ru|JPN|1947}}||{{ru|KOR}}||{{ru|HKG}}||{{ru|TPE}} <!--
| rowspan="5" align=center style="background-color:#ececec; font-size:80%"|N/A -->
|-
| [[2000 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship|2000]]
| style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;"| {{roman|17}}
| align=center|<!--{{flagicon|JPN}}}--> [[Aomori, Aomori|Aomori]]
| align=center|4
| {{ru|JPN}}||{{ru|KOR}}||{{ru|TPE}}||{{ru|HKG}}
|-
| [[2002 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship|2002]]
| style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;"| {{roman|18}}
| align=center|<!--{{flagicon|THA}}}--> [[Bangkok]]
| align=center|4
| {{ru|KOR}}||{{ru|JPN}}||{{ru|HKG}}||{{ru|TPE}}
|-
| [[2004 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship|2004]]
| style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;"| {{roman|19}}
| align=center|<!--{{flagicon|HKG}}}--> [[Hong Kong]]
| align=center|4
| {{ru|JPN}}||{{ru|KOR}}||{{ru|HKG}}||{{ru|TPE}}
|-
| [[2006-07 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship|2006]]
| style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;"| {{roman|20}}
| align=center|<!--{{flagicon|HKG}}--> [[Hong Kong]]
| align=center|3
| {{ru|JPN}}||{{ru|KOR}}||{{ru|HKG}}||{{N/A}}
|-  style="text-align:center; line-height:8px; font-size:87%; font-weight:bold; background:lightgrey; color:#777;"
| colspan="4"| Asian Five Nations
| Winner
| Runner-up
| Third
| Fourth
|-
| [[2008 Asian Five Nations|2008]]
| style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;"| {{roman|21}}
|align=center rowspan="7" style="padding:1px;"|''round-robin<br />home <br />or <br />away''
| align=center|5
| {{ru|JPN}}
| {{ru|KOR}}
| {{ru|HKG}}
| {{ru|KAZ}} <!--
| {{ref|relegated|<sup>† </sup>}}{{flagicon|GCC}} [[Arabian Gulf rugby union team|Arabian Gulf]] -->
|-
| [[2009 Asian Five Nations|2009]]
| style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;"| {{roman|22}}
| align=center|5
| {{ru|JPN}}
| {{ru|KAZ}}
| {{ru|KOR}}
| {{ru|HKG}} <!--
| {{ref|relegated|<sup>† </sup>}}{{ru|SIN}} -->
|-
| [[2010 Asian Five Nations|2010]]
| style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;"| {{roman|23}}
| align=center|5
| {{ru|JPN}}
| {{ru|KAZ}}
| {{ru|HKG}}
| {{flagicon|GCC}} [[Arabian Gulf rugby union team|Arabian Gulf]] <!--
| {{ref|relegated|<sup>† </sup>}}{{ru|KOR}} -->
|-
| [[2011 Asian Five Nations|2011]]
| style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;"| {{roman|24}}
| align=center|5
| {{ru|JPN}}
| {{ru|HKG}}
| style="padding-right:0px;"|{{ru|UAE}}
| {{ru|KAZ}} <!--
| {{ref|relegated|<sup>† </sup>}}{{ru|SRI}} -->
|-
| [[2012 Asian Five Nations|2012]]
| style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;"| {{roman|25}}
| align=center|5
| {{ru|JPN}}
| {{ru|KOR}}
| {{ru|HKG}}
| {{ru|UAE}} <!--
| {{ref|relegated|<sup>† </sup>}}{{ru|KAZ}} -->
|-
| [[2013 Asian Five Nations|2013]]
| style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;"| {{roman|26}}
| align=center|5
| {{ru|JPN}}
| {{ru|KOR}}
| {{ru|HKG}}
| {{ru|PHI}} <!--
| {{ref|relegated|<sup>† </sup>}}{{ru|UAE}} -->
|-
| [[2014 Asian Five Nations|2014]]
| style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;"| {{roman|27}}
| align=center|5
| {{ru|JPN}}
| {{ru|HKG}}
| {{ru|KOR}}
| {{ru|PHI}}{{ref|relegated|<big>'''*'''</big> }} <!--
| {{ru|SRI}}{{ref|relegated|<big>'''*'''</big> }} -->
|- bgcolor=lightgrey style="line-height:9px; font-size:87%;"
|-  style="text-align:center; line-height:8px; font-size:87%; font-weight:bold; background:lightgrey; color:#777;"
| colspan="4"| Asia Rugby Championship
| Winner
| Runner-up
| Third
| Fourth
|-
| [[2015 Asia Rugby Championship|2015]]
| style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;"| {{roman|28}}
| align=center rowspan="5" <!-- ADJUST WHEN ADDING NEW ROW --> |''home <br /> and <br /> away''
| align=center|3
| {{ru|JPN}}
| {{ru|HKG}}
| {{ref|challenge|<sup>† </sup>}}{{ru|KOR}}
| rowspan="5" <!-- ADJUST WHEN ADDING NEW ROW -->{{N/A}}
|-
| [[2016 Asia Rugby Championship|2016]]
| style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;"| {{roman|29}}
| align=center|3
| {{ru|JPN}}
| {{ru|HKG}}
| {{ref|challenge|<sup>† </sup>}}{{ru|KOR}}
|-
| [[2017 Asia Rugby Championship|2017]]
| style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;"| {{roman|30}}
| align=center|3
| {{ru|JPN}}
| {{ru|HKG}}
| {{ref|challenge|<sup>† </sup>}}{{ru|KOR}}
|-
| style="text-align:center; padding-left:1px; padding-right:0px;"|[[2018 Asia Rugby Championship|2018]]{{ref|arc-2018/19|<sup>{{hsp}}a</sup>}}
| style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;"| {{roman|31}}
| align=center|3
| {{ru|HKG}}
| {{ru|KOR}}
| {{ref|challenge|<sup>† </sup>}}{{ru|MAS}}
|-
| style="text-align:center; padding-left:1px; padding-right:0px;"|[[2019 Asia Rugby Championship|2019]]{{ref|arc-2018/19|<sup>{{hsp}}a</sup>}}
| style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;"| {{roman|32}}
| align=center|3
| {{ru|HKG}}
| {{ru|KOR}}
| {{ref|challenge|<sup>† </sup>}}{{ru|MAS}}
|-
| style="text-align:center; padding-left:1px; padding-right:0px;"|[[2022 Asia Rugby Championship|2022]]
| style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;"| {{roman|33}}
| rowspan="2" align="center" <!-- ADJUST WHEN ADDING NEW ROW --> |''play-off''
| align=center|3
| {{ru|HKG}}
| {{ru|KOR}}
| {{ref|challenge|<sup>† </sup>}}{{ru|MAS}}
| rowspan="2" <!-- ADJUST WHEN ADDING NEW ROW -->{{N/A}}
|-
| style="text-align:center; padding-left:1px; padding-right:0px;"|[[2023 Asia Rugby Championship|2023]]
| style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;"| {{roman|34}}
| align="center" |3
| {{ru|HKG}}
| {{ru|KOR}}
| {{ref|challenge|<sup>† </sup>}}{{ru|MAS}}
|}

'''Notes:'''
<div style="line-height:1.4em; margin-left:1.7em; font-size:90%;">
{{note|relegated|<sup><big><big>'''*'''</big></big></sup>}} Relegated to the division below

{{note|challenge|<sup>†</sup>}} Able to be challenged by the winner of the division below to play in a promotion-relegation play-off.

{{note|arc-2018/19|<sup>a</sup>}} Japan—as hosts of the 2019 Rugby World Cup–did not defend their Asia rugby Championship title in 2018 to allow the Tri&nbsp;Nations competition to form part of the [[2019 Rugby World Cup – Asia qualification]] process. Instead of returning to the trinations for 2019, Japan played the [[2019 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup|Pacific Nations]] to prepare for the World Cup. 
</div>

===Division tournaments===

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:97%;"
! Year
! {{abbr|Div|Division}}
! colspan=2|Host{{bull}}{{right|Teams}}
! colspan=4|Final placings
|-  style="line-height:0;font-size:0;padding:0;"
| width=40| ||width=45| ||width=90| ||width=15| ||width=155| ||width=160| ||width=170| ||width=170|
|-  style="text-align:center; line-height:8px; font-size:87%; font-weight:bold; background:lightgrey; color:#777;"
| colspan="4"| ARC Divisions
| Winner
| Runner-up
| Third
| Fourth
|-
|[[1998 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship|1998]]
| align=center| '''2'''
| style="text-align:center;width:90;" |<!--{{flagicon|SIN}}--> [[Singapore]]
| style="text-align:center;" |6
| {{ru|SIN}}||{{ru|SRI}}||{{ru|THA}}||{{ru|MAS}} <!--||{{ru|CHN}}-->
|-
| [[2000 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship|2000]]
| align=center| '''2'''
| align=center|<!--{{flagicon|JPN}}--> [[Ōwani, Aomori|Ōwani]]
| align=center|4
| {{ru|SIN}}||{{ru|CHN}}||{{ru|SRI}}||{{ru|THA}}
|-
| [[2002 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship|2002]]
| align=center| '''2'''
| align=center|<!--{{flagicon|THA}}--> [[Bangkok]]
| align=center|7
| {{ru|THA}}||{{flagicon|GCC}}{{pad|0.15}}[[Arabian Gulf rugby union team|Arabian Gulf]]||{{ru|SIN}}||{{ru|KAZ}} <!--||{{ru|SRI}}-->
|-
| rowspan=2|[[2004 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship|2004]]
| align=center| '''2'''
| align=center rowspan=2|<!--{{flagicon|HKG}}--> [[Hong Kong]]
| align=center|4
| {{ru|SIN}}||{{ru|THA}}||{{ru|KAZ}}||{{flagicon|GCC}} [[Arabian Gulf rugby union team|Arabian Gulf]]
|-
| align=center| '''3'''
| align=center|4
| {{ru|CHN}}||{{ru|SRI}}||{{ru|IND}}||{{ru|PAK}}
|-
|rowspan=2|[[2006-07 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship|2007]]
| align=center| '''2'''
| align=center rowspan=2|<!--{{flagicon|SRI}}--> [[Colombo]]
| align=center|6
|{{ru|KAZ}}||{{ru|SRI}}||{{ru|CHN}}||{{ru|TPE}} <!--||{{ru|THA}}-->
|-
| align=center|'''3'''
| align=center|3
| {{ru|IRN}}||{{ru|IND}}||{{ru|PAK}}||{{N/A}}
|-  style="text-align:center; line-height:8px; font-size:87%; font-weight:bold; background:lightgrey; color:#777;"
| colspan="4"| Asian Five Nations Divisions
| Winner
| Runner-up
| Third
| Fourth
|-
| rowspan=5|[[2008 Asian Five Nations division tournaments|2008]]
| align=center|'''1'''
| align=center|<!--{{flagicon|TPE}}--> [[Taiwan]]
| align=center|4
| {{ref|promoted|<sup>§</sup>}}{{ru|SIN}}
| {{ru|TPE}}
| {{ru|SRI}}
| {{ref|relegation|<sup>‡ </sup>}}{{ru|CHN}}
|-
| align=center|'''2'''
| align=center|<!--{{flagicon|THA}}--> [[Thailand]]
| align=center|4
| {{ref|promoted|<sup>§</sup>}}{{ru|THA}}
| {{ru|MAS}}
| {{ru|IND}}
| {{pad|0.15em}}{{ru|PAK}}
|-
| align=center| '''{{abbr|P|Pacific-Asia Regional Division}}'''
| align=center|<!--{{flagicon|GUM}}--> [[Guam]]
| align=center|3
| {{ref|promoted|<sup>§</sup>}}{{ru|PHI}}
| {{ref|promoted|<sup>§</sup>}}{{ru|GUM}}
| {{ru|BRN}}
| rowspan="3" {{n/a}}
|-
| align=center| '''{{abbr|C|Central Asia Regional Division}}'''
| align=center|<!--{{flagicon|SRI}}--> [[Sri Lanka]]
| align=center|3
| {{ref|promoted|<sup>§</sup>}}{{ru|IRN}}
| {{ru|UZB}}
| {{ru|KGZ}} <!--
| {{N/A}} -->
|-
| align=center| '''{{abbr|SE|South East Asia Regional Division}}'''
| align=center|<!--{{flagicon|IDN}}--> [[Indonesia]]
| align=center|3
| {{ref|promoted|<sup>§</sup>}}{{ru|IDN }}
| {{ru|LAO}}
| {{ru|CAM}} <!--
| {{N/A}} -->
|-
| rowspan=5|[[2009 Asian Five Nations division tournaments|2009]]
| align=center| '''1'''
| align=center|<!--{{flagicon|UAE}}--> [[Dubai]]
| align=center|4
| {{ref|promoted|<sup>§</sup> }}{{flagicon|GCC}} [[Arabian Gulf rugby union team|Arabian Gulf]]
| {{ru|TPE}}
| {{ru|SRI}}
| {{ref|relegation|<sup>‡</sup>}}{{ru|THA}}
|-
| align=center| '''2'''
| align=center|<!--{{flagicon|MAS}}--> [[Malaysia]]
| align=center|4
| {{ref|promoted|<sup>§</sup>}}{{ru|MAS}}
| {{ru|CHN}}
| {{ru|IND}}
| {{ref|relegation|<sup>‡</sup>}}{{ru|PAK}}
|-
| align=center| '''3'''
| align=center|<!--{{flagicon|PHI}}--> [[Philippines]]
| align=center|4
| {{ref|promoted|<sup>§</sup>}}{{ru|PHI}}
| {{ru|GUM}}
| {{ru|IRN}}
| {{pad|0.15em}}{{ru|IDN}}
|-
| align=center| '''{{abbr|C|Central Asia Regional Division}}'''
| align=center|<!--{{flagicon|UZB}}--> [[Uzbekistan]]
| align=center|3
| {{ref|promoted|<sup>§</sup>}}{{ru|UZB}}
| {{ru|KGZ}}
| {{ru|MGL}}
| rowspan="2" {{n/a}}
|-
| align=center| '''{{abbr|SE|South East Asia Regional Division}}'''
| align=center|<!--{{flagicon|LAO}}--> [[Laos]]
| align=center|3
| {{ref|promoted|<sup>§</sup>}}{{ru|LAO}}
| {{ru|BRN}}
| {{ru|CAM}} <!--
| {{N/A}} -->
|-
| rowspan=4|[[2010 Asian Five Nations division tournaments|2010]]
| align=center| '''1'''
| align=center|<!--{{flagicon|SIN}}--> [[Singapore]]
| align=center|4
| {{ref|promoted|<sup>§</sup>}}{{ru|SRI}}
| {{ru|SIN}}
| {{ru|MAS}}
| {{ref|relegation|<sup>‡</sup>}}{{ru|TPE}}
|-
| align=center| '''2'''
| align=center|<!--{{flagicon|IND}}--> [[India]]
| align=center|4
| {{ref|promoted|<sup>§</sup> }}{{ru|PHI}}
| {{ru|IND}}
| {{ru|THA}}
| {{ref|relegation|<sup>‡</sup>}}{{ru|CHN}}
|-
| align=center| '''3'''
| align=center|<!--{{flagicon|IDN}}--> [[Indonesia]]
| align=center|4
| {{ref|promoted|<sup>§</sup>}}{{ru|IRN}}
| {{ru|PAK}}
| {{ru|GUM}}
| {{pad|0.15em}}{{ru|IDN}}
|-
| align=center| '''4'''
| align=center|<!--{{flagicon|KAZ}}--> [[Kazakhstan]]
| align=center|4
| {{ref|promoted|<sup>§</sup>}}{{ru|JOR}}
| {{ru|UZB}}
| {{flagicon|KAZ}} Almaty Select
| {{pad|0.15em}}{{ru|MGL}}
|-
| rowspan=5|[[2011 Asian Five Nations division tournaments|2011]]
| align=center| '''1'''
| style="text-align:center;padding:1px;"|<!--{{flagicon|KOR}}--> [[South Korea]]
| align=center|4
| {{ref|promoted|<sup>§</sup>}}{{ru|KOR}}
| {{ru|SIN}}
| {{ru|PHI}}
| {{ref|relegation|<sup>‡</sup>}}{{ru|MAS}}
|-
| align=center| '''2'''
| align=center|<!--{{flagicon|THA}}--> [[Thailand]]
| align=center|4
| {{ref|promoted|<sup>§</sup>}}{{ru|TPE}}
| {{ru|THA}}
| {{ru|IRN}}
| {{ref|relegation|<sup>‡</sup>}}{{ru|IND}}
|-
| align=center| '''3'''
| align=center|<!--{{flagicon|IDN}}--> [[Indonesia]]
| align=center|4
| {{ref|promoted|<sup>§</sup>}}{{ru|CHN}}
| {{ru|GUM}}
| {{ru|IDN}}
| {{pad|0.15em}}{{ru|PAK}}
|-
| align=center| '''4'''
| align=center|<!--{{flagicon|UAE}}--> [[Dubai]]
| align=center|4
| {{ref|promoted|<sup>§</sup>}}{{ru|QAT}}
| {{ru|LBN}}
| {{ru|JOR}}
| {{pad|0.15em}}{{ru|UZB}}
|-
| align=center| '''5'''
| style="text-align:center;line-height:1.35;" |<!--{{flagicon|CAM}}--> [[Cambodia]]<br /><!--{{flagicon|LAO}}-->& [[Laos]]
| align=center|2
| {{ref|promoted|<sup>§</sup>}}{{ru|LAO}}
| {{ru|CAM}}
| {{N/A}}
| {{N/A}}
|-
| rowspan=5|[[2012 Asian Five Nations division tournaments|2012]]
| align=center| '''1'''
| align=center|<!--{{flagicon|PHI}}--> [[Philippines]]
| align=center|4
| {{ref|promoted|<sup>§</sup>}}{{ru|PHI}}
| {{ru|SRI}}
| {{ru|TPE}}
| {{ref|relegation|<sup>‡</sup>}}{{ru|SIN}}
|-
| align=center| '''2'''
| align=center|<!--{{flagicon|MAS}}--> [[Malaysia]]
| align=center|4
| {{ref|promoted|<sup>§</sup>}}{{ru|THA}}
| {{ru|MAS}}
| {{ru|IRN}}
| {{ref|relegation|<sup>‡</sup>}}{{ru|CHN}}
|-
| align=center| '''3'''
| align=center|<!--{{flagicon|IDN}}--> [[Indonesia]]
| align=center|4
| {{ref|promoted|<sup>§</sup>}}{{ru|IND}}
| {{ru|GUM}}
| {{ru|IDN}}
| {{ref|relegation|<sup>‡</sup>}}{{ru|PAK}}
|-
| align=center| '''4'''
| align=center|<!--{{flagicon|UAE}}--> [[Dubai]]
| align=center|4
| {{ref|promoted|<sup>§</sup>}}{{ru|QAT}}
| {{ru|LBN}}
| {{ru|JOR}}
| {{pad|0.15em}}{{ru|UZB}}
|-
| align=center| '''5'''
| align=center|<!--{{flagicon|CAM}}--> [[Cambodia]]
| align=center|3
| {{ref|promoted|<sup>§</sup>}}{{ru|LAO}}
| {{ru|BRU}}
| {{ru|CAM}}
| {{N/A}}
|-
| rowspan=5|[[2013 Asian Five Nations division tournaments|2013]]
| align=center| '''1'''
| align=center|<!--{{flagicon|SRI}}--> [[Sri Lanka]]
| align=center|4
| {{ref|promoted|<sup>§</sup>}}{{ru|SRI}}
| {{ru|KAZ}}
| {{ru|TPE}}
| {{ref|relegation|<sup>‡</sup>}}{{ru|THA}}
|-
| align=center| '''2'''
| align=center rowspan="2"|<!--{{flagicon|MAS}}--> [[Malaysia]]
| align=center|4
| {{ref|promoted|<sup>§</sup>}}{{ru|SIN}}
| {{ru|MAS}}
| {{ru|IRN}}
| {{ref|relegation|<sup>‡</sup>}}{{ru|IND}}
|-
| align=center| '''3''' <!--
| align=center|    {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Malaysia]]-->
| align=center|4
| {{ref|promoted|<sup>§</sup>}}{{ru|QAT}}
| {{ru|GUM}}
| {{ru|IDN}}
| {{pad|0.15em}}{{ru|CHN}}
|-
| align=center| '''4'''
| align=center|<!--{{flagicon|UAE}}--> [[Dubai]]
| align=center|4
| {{ref|promoted|<sup>§</sup>}}{{ru|LBN}}
| {{ru|PAK}}
| {{ru|UZB}}
| {{pad|0.15em}}{{ru|LAO}}
|-
| align=center| '''5'''
| align=center|<!--{{flagicon|CAM}}--> [[Cambodia]]
| align=center|2
| {{ref|promoted|<sup>§</sup>}}{{ru|CAM}}
| {{ru|BRU}}
| {{N/A}}
| {{N/A}}
|-
| rowspan=5|[[2014 Asian Five Nations division tournaments|2014]]
| align=center| '''1'''
| style="text-align:center;line-height:135%;"|<!--{{flagicon|UAE}}--> [[Dubai]] &<br /><!--{{flagicon|HKG}}--> [[Hong Kong]]
| align=center|4
| colspan="2" style="line-height:135%;"|{{pad|0.15em}}{{ru|KAZ}}<br />{{pad|0.15em}}{{ru|SIN}}
| colspan="2" style="line-height:135%; padding:1px;"|{{ref|relegation|<sup>‡</sup>}}{{ru|UAE}}<br />{{ref|relegation|<sup>‡</sup>}}{{ru|TPE}}
|-
| align=center| '''2'''
| align=center|<!--{{flagicon|QAT}}--> [[Qatar]]
| align=center|4
| {{pad|0.15em}}{{ru|MAS}}
| {{ru|QAT}}
| {{ru|IRN}}
| {{ru|THA}}
|-
| align=center| '''{{abbr|3E|3 East}}'''
| align=center|<!--{{flagicon|LAO}}--> [[Laos]]
| align=center|4
| {{pad|0.15em}}{{ru|CHN}}
| {{ru|GUM}}
| {{ru|IDN}}
| {{ru|LAO}}
|-
| align=center| '''{{abbr|3W|3 West}}'''
| align=center|<!--{{flagicon|PAK}}--> [[Pakistan]]
| align=center|4
| {{pad|0.15em}}{{ru|LIB}}
| {{ru|UZB}}
| {{ru|IND}}
| {{ru|PAK}}
|-
| align=center| '''4'''
| align=center|<!--{{flagicon|BRU}}--> [[Brunei]]
| align=center|3
| {{pad|0.15em}}{{ru|MGL}}
| {{ru|CAM}}
| {{ru|BRU}}
| {{N/A}}
|-  style="text-align:center; line-height:8px; font-size:87%; font-weight:bold; background:lightgrey; color:#777;"
| colspan="4"| ARC Divisions
| Winner
| Runner-up
| Third
| Fourth
|-
| rowspan=5|[[2015 Asian Rugby Championship division tournaments|2015]]
| align=center| '''1'''
| align=center|<!--{{flagicon|PHI}}--> [[Philippines]]
| align=center|4
| {{pad|0.15em}}{{ru|SRI}}
| {{ru|PHI}}
| {{ru|KAZ}}
| {{ref|relegation|<sup>‡</sup>}}{{ru|SIN}} <!--
| rowspan="5" align=center style="background-color:#ececec; font-size:80%"|N/A -->
|-
| align=center| '''2'''
| align=center|<!--{{flagicon|MAS}}--> [[Malaysia]]
| align=center|4
| {{ref|promoted|<sup>§</sup>}}{{ru|MAS}}
| {{ru|UAE}}
| {{ref|relegation|<sup>‡</sup>}}{{ru|TPE}}
| {{ref|relegation|<sup>‡</sup>}}{{ru|THA}}
|-
| align=center| '''{{abbr|3E|3 East}}'''
| align=center|<!--{{flagicon|IDN}}--> [[Indonesia]]
| align=center|3
| {{ref|promoted|<sup>§</sup>}}{{ru|GUM}}
| {{ru|CHN}}
| {{ru|INA}}
| rowspan="3" {{n/a}}
|-
| align=center| '''{{abbr|3SC|3 South Central}}'''
| align=center|<!--{{flagicon|UZB}}--> [[Uzbekistan]]
| align=center|2
| {{ref|promoted|<sup>§</sup>}}{{ru|UZB}}
| {{ru|IND}}
| {{N/A}} <!--
| {{N/A}} -->
|-
| align=center| '''{{abbr|3W|3 West}}'''
| align=center|<!--{{flagicon|LIB}}--> [[Lebanon]]
| align=center|3
| {{pad|0.15em}}{{ru|LIB}}
| {{ru|IRN}}
| {{ru|JOR}} <!--
| {{N/A}} -->
|-
| rowspan="5" |[[2016 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments|2016]]
| align=center| '''1'''
| align=center|<!--{{flagicon|MAS}}--> [[Malaysia]]
| align=center|4
| {{pad|0.15em}}{{ru|MAS}}
| {{ru|SRI}}
| {{ru|PHI}}
| {{ref|relegation|<sup>‡</sup>}}{{ru|SIN}}
|-
| align=center| '''2'''
| align=center|<!--{{flagicon|UZB}}--> [[Uzbekistan]]
| align=center|4
| style="padding-right:0; font-size:96%;"|{{pad|0.15em}}{{ru|UAE|name={{replace|United Arab Emirites| |&thinsp;}}}}
| {{ru|THA}}
| {{ru|GUM}}
| {{ref|relegation|<sup>‡</sup>}}{{ru|UZB}}
|-
| align=center| '''{{abbr|3E|3 East}}'''
| align=center|<!--{{flagicon|THA}}-->[[Thailand]]
| align=center|2
| {{pad|0.15em}}{{ru|LAO}}
| {{ru|IDN}}
| {{N/A}}
| rowspan="3" {{n/a}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;padding:0;"|'''{{abbr|3WC|3 West Central}}'''
| align=center|<!--{{flagicon|QAT}}--> [[Qatar]]
| align=center|3
| {{pad|0.15em}}{{ru|QAT}}
| {{ru|LIB}}
| {{ru|IRN}} <!--
| {{N/A}} -->
|-
| align=center| '''{{abbr|3W|3 West}}'''
| align=center|<!--{{flagicon|JOR}}--> [[Jordan]]
| align=center|3
| {{pad|0.15em}}{{ru|JOR}}
| {{flagicon|UAE}} UAE Shaheen
| {{ru|SAU}} <!--
| {{N/A}} -->
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[2017 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments|2017]]
| align=center| '''1'''
| align=center|<!--{{flagicon|MAS}}--> [[Malaysia]]
| align=center|4
| {{ref|promoted|<sup>§</sup>}}{{ru|Malaysia}}
| {{ru|Sri Lanka}}
| {{ru|Philippines}}
| style="padding-right:0;"|{{pad|0.15em}}{{ru|UAE}}
|-
| align=center| '''2'''
| align=center|<!--{{flagicon|TWN}}--> [[Taiwan]]
| align=center|4
| {{ref|promoted|<sup>§</sup>}}{{ru|SGP}}
| {{ru|THA}}
| {{ru|TPE}}
| {{pad|0.15em}}{{ru|IND}}
|-
| align=center| '''{{abbr|3W|3 West}}'''
| align=center|<!--{{flagicon|UZB}}-->[[Uzbekistan]]
| align=center|3
| {{pad|0.15em}}{{ru|LIB}}
| {{ru|UZB}}
| {{ru|IRN}}
| rowspan="4" {{n/a}}
|-
| rowspan="5" |[[2018 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments|2018]]
| align=center| '''1'''
| align=center|<!--{{flagicon|PHI}}-->[[Philippines]]
| align=center|2
| {{pad|0.15em}}{{ru|PHI}}
| {{ru|SGP}}
| {{N/A}}
|-
| align=center| '''2'''
| align=center|<!--{{flagicon|THA}}--> [[Thailand]]
| align=center|3
| {{ref|promoted|<sup>§</sup>}}{{ru|TPE}}
| {{ru|THA}}
| <!--{{ref|relegation|<sup>‡</sup>}}-->{{ru|IND}}
|-
| align=center| '''{{abbr|3E|3 East}}'''
| align=center|<!--{{flagicon|BRU}}-->[[Brunei]]
| align=center|3
| {{pad|0.15em}}{{ru|Guam}}
| {{ru|CHN}}
| {{ru|Brunei}}
|-
| align=center| '''{{abbr|3C|3 Central}}'''
| align=center|<!--{{flagicon|KAZ}}--> [[Kazakhstan]]
| align=center|4
| {{pad|0.15em}}{{ru|KAZ}}
| {{ru|PAK}}
| {{ru|MGL}}
| {{ru|Kyrgyzstan}}
|-
| align=center| '''{{abbr|3W|3 West}}'''
| align=center|<!--{{flagicon|LIB}}--> [[Lebanon]]
| align=center|4
| {{pad|0.15em}}{{ru|LBN}}
| {{ru|IRI}}
| {{ru|QAT}}
| {{ru|JOR}}
|-
| rowspan="5" |[[2019 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments|2019]]
| align=center| '''1'''
| align=center|<!--{{flagicon|TPE}}-->[[Taipei]]
| align=center|4
| {{pad|0.15em}}{{ru|PHI}}
| {{ru|SGP}}
| {{ru|SRI}}
| {{ru|TPE}}
|-
| align=center| '''2'''
| align=center|<!--{{flagicon|THA}}--> [[Thailand]]
| align=center|4
| style="padding-right:0; font-size:96%;"|{{pad|0.15em}}{{ru|UAE|name={{replace|United Arab Emirites| |&thinsp;}}}}
| {{ru|THA}}
| {{ru|KAZ}}
| {{ref|relegation|<sup>‡</sup>}}{{ru|GUM}}
|- <!-- comment out Div 3 East
| align=center| '''{{abbr|3E|3 East}}'''
| align=center|--><!--{{flagicon|BRU}}--><!--[[Brunei]]
| align=center|3
| align=center rowspan=2 colspan=3 |''28 April – 4 May'' --><!--{{pad|0.15em}}{{ru|BRU}}
| {{ru|LAO}}
| {{ru|MNG}}--><!--
| style="text-align:center;background-color:#ececec; font-size:80%"| —
|- -->
| align=center| '''{{abbr|3ES|3 East South}}'''
| align=center| <!--{{flagicon|IDN}} --> [[Indonesia]]
| align=center|3 
| {{pad|0.15em}}{{ru|CHN}}
| {{ru|IND}}
| {{ru|IDN}}
| rowspan="3" align=center style="background-color:#ececec; font-size:80%"| —
|-
| align=center| '''{{abbr|3C|3 Central}}'''
| align=center|<!--{{flagicon|PAK}}--> [[Pakistan]]
| align=center|2
| {{pad|0.15em}}{{ru|PAK}}
| {{ru|UZB}} 
| —
|-
| align=center| '''{{abbr|3W|3 West}}'''
| align=center|<!--{{flagicon|QAT}}--> [[Qatar]]
| align=center|3
| {{pad|0.15em}}{{ru|QAT}}
| {{ru|LIB}}
| {{ru|JOR}}
|-
| rowspan="4" |[[2022 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments|2022]]
| align=center| '''2'''
| align=center|<!--{{flagicon|PAK}}--> [[Pakistan]]
| align=center|2
| {{pad|0.15em}}{{ru|PAK}}
| {{ru|THA}}
| {{N/A}}
| {{N/A}}
|-
| align=center| '''{{abbr|3C|3 Central}}'''
| align=center|<!--{{flagicon|KGZ}}--> [[Kyrgyzstan]]
| align=center|4
| {{pad|0.15em}}{{ru|KAZ}}
| {{ru|UZB}}
| {{ru|MGL}}
| {{ru|KGZ}} 
|-
| align=center| '''{{abbr|3W|3 West}}'''
| align=center|<!--{{flagicon|UAE}}--> [[Al Ain]]
| align=center|2
| {{pad|0.15em}}{{ru|QAT}}
| {{ru|IRN}}
| {{N/A}}
| rowspan="2" align=center style="background-color:#ececec; font-size:80%"| —
|-
| align=center| '''{{abbr|3S|3 South}}'''
| align=center|<!--{{flagicon|IND}}--> [[India]]
| align=center|3 
| {{pad|0.15em}}{{ru|IND}}
| {{ru|BAN}}
| {{ru|NPL}}
|-
| rowspan="5" |[[2023 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments|2023]]
| align=center| '''1'''
| align=center|<!--{{flagicon|PAK}}--> [[Pakistan]]
| align=center|2
| {{pad|0.15em}}{{ru|UAE}} 
| {{ru|PAK}}
| {{N/A}}
| rowspan="2" align=center style="background-color:#ececec; font-size:80%"| —
|-
| align=center| '''2'''
| align=center|<!--{{flagicon|QAT}}--> [[Qatar]] 
| align=center|3
| {{pad|0.15em}}{{ru|QAT}}
| {{ru|KAZ}}
| {{ru|IND}}
| rowspan="4" align=center style="background-color:#ececec; font-size:80%"| —
|-
| align=center| '''{{abbr|3C|3 Central}}'''
| align=center|<!--{{flagicon| }}-->
| align=center|2
| {{pad|0.15em}}
| 
| {{N/A}}
|-
| align=center| '''{{abbr|3S|3 South}}'''
| align=center|<!--{{flagicon| }}-->
| align=center|3 
| {{pad|0.15em}}
| 
| 
|-
| align=center| '''{{abbr|3W|3 West}}'''
| align=center|<!--{{flagicon| }}-->
| align=center|2 
| {{pad|0.15em}}
|
| {{N/A}}
|}

'''Notes:'''
<div style="line-height:1.4em; margin-left:1.7em; font-size:90%;">

{{note|relegation|<sup>‡</sup>}} Relegated to the division below.

{{note|promoted|<sup>§</sup>}} Won promotion, or the right to a challenge play-off for promotion, to the division above.
</div>

==See also==
* [[Asia Rugby Women's Championship]]
* [[ARFU Asian Rugby Series]] – a former competition that merged with the ARC to become the Asian Five Nations in 2008.
* [[Asia Rugby]]
* [[Rugby union in Asia]]

==References==
{{reflist<!--|colwidth=25em-->|refs=

<ref name=arfu-hist>{{cite web
 |date=2016 
 |title=History 
 |website=Asia Rugby 
 |access-date=24 December 2015 
 |url=http://asiarugby.com/about-asia-rugby/history 
 |url-status=live
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021165719/http://asiarugby.com/about-asia-rugby/history
 |archive-date=21 October 2016
}}
</ref>

}}

==External links==
* [http://asiarugby.com/ Asia Rugby]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140517031310/http://asian5nations.com/ ARFU Asian 5 Nations]
* [http://sport360.com/article/uae/20729/2015-asian-5-nations-structure-announced New structure announced]
* [http://www.worldrugby.org/ World Rugby]

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