2019 Asia Rugby Women's Championship Div 1
{{Infobox rugby tournament
| name =2019 Asia Rugby Division 1
|type = women
|host = Philippines
|venue = Southern Plains Sports Field
|date = {{Daterangedash|19-06-2019|22-06-2019|dmy}}
| countries =
|nations = 4
|matches =
|tries =
|attendance =
|top scorer =
|most tries =
|champion = China
|runnerup = Philippines
|third = Singapore
|fourth = India
|preceded by = 2018
|succeeded by = 2024
}}
The 2019 Asia Rugby Women's Championship Div 1 was held from 19 to 22 June in Calamba, Philippines. China won the Division 1 Championship after beating the Philippines in the Final. India also created history when they defeated Singapore to record their first test match victory.{{Cite web|last=|date=2019-06-25|title=Rugby : Singapore slip down rankings after India's historic win|url=https://sportsbeatsindia.com/rugby-singapore-slip-down-rankings-after-indias-historic-win/|url-status=dead|access-date=2021-12-11|website=Sportsbeatsindia|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190627062424/https://sportsbeatsindia.com/rugby-singapore-slip-down-rankings-after-indias-historic-win/ |archive-date=2019-06-27}}
China progressed to a play-off with Kazakhstan, which was also a 2021 Women's Rugby World Cup qualifier. The winner was promoted to the 2020 Asia Rugby Women's Championship. The competition will see one team qualify directly for the 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.{{Cite web|last=|title=China crowned champions as India claim historic win|url=https://www.women.rugby/news/432228/china-crowned-champions-as-india-claim-historic-win|url-status=live|access-date=2022-10-21|website=women.rugby|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208163857/https://www.women.rugby/news/432228/china-crowned-champions-as-india-claim-historic-win |archive-date=2021-12-08}}
Division 1 Championship
=Semi-finals=
{{rugbybox
| date = 2019-06-19
| team1 = {{ruw-rt|SIN}}
| score = 7–59
| team2 = {{ruw|CHN}}
| stadium = Southern Plains Sports Field, Calamba
}}
{{rugbybox
| date = 2019-06-19
| team1 = {{ruw-rt|PHI}}
| score = 32–27
| team2 = {{ruw|IND}}
| stadium = Southern Plains Sports Field, Calamba
}}
=3rd Place=
{{rugbybox
| date = 2019-06-22
| team1 = {{ruw-rt|SIN}}
| score = 19–21
| team2 = {{ruw|IND}}
| stadium = Southern Plains Sports Field, Calamba
}}
=Final=
{{rugbybox
| date = 2019-06-22
| team1 = {{ruw-rt|CHN}}
| score = 68–0
| team2 = {{ruw|PHI}}
| stadium = Southern Plains Sports Field, Calamba
}}
Promotion Playoff
Playoff for promotion to the 2020 Asia Rugby Women's Championship.
{{rugbybox
| date = 2019-07-31
| team1 = {{ruw-rt|CHN}}
| score = 13–8
| team2 = {{ruw|KAZ}}
| stadium = Jiujiang Stadium
}}
{{rugbybox
| date = 2019-08-03
| team1 = {{ruw-rt|CHN}}
| score = 0–15
| team2 = {{ruw|KAZ}}
| stadium = Jiujiang Stadium
}}
Kazakhstan advanced after defeating China on aggregate scores in a two-game series in which each team won a match.{{cite web |date=4 August 2019 |title=Kazakhstan remain on road to World Cup |url=https://www.scrumqueens.com/news/kazakhstan-remain-road-world-cup |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=Scrum Queens |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Asia Rugby Women's Championship Div 1 Asia Rugby |url=https://www.asiarugby.com/results/asia-rugby-womens-championship/2019-div-1/ |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=Asia Rugby |language=en}}
References
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{{Asia Rugby Women's Championship}}
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