2007 Rugby World Cup - Asia qualification

Qualification process

Round 1b – October 2005

Round 2 – April – May 2006

Round 3 – 18-25 November 2006, Hong Kong

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Round 1a

Round 1b

Round 2

Round 3

Division 1 (2005)

Division 2 (2005)

Division 3 Pool A (2005)

Division 3 Pool B (2005)

Division 1 (2006)

Division 2 (2006)

In qualification for the 2007 Rugby World Cup
2007 Rugby World Cup
The 2007 Rugby World Cup was the sixth Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. Twenty nations competed for the Webb Ellis Cup in the tournament, which was hosted by France from 7 September to 20 October. France won the hosting rights in 2003,...

, thirteen Asian Rugby Football Union (ARFU) nations compete for one full place, and one repechage place (Repechage 2, against Oceania 3). No Asian teams qualified for the quarter finals in 2003, so none qualify automatically in 2007. Only Japan has been to the World Cup, participating in all five RWCs to date, with only one win in 1991 (England) against Zimbabwe, 52-8. Asia 1 will go into Group B with Australia, Wales, Fiji and Canada.

Initial pools were based on results from 2004 as given below:

Division 1 (2005)	Division 2 (2005)	Division 3 Pool A (2005)	Division 3 Pool B (2005)
1st Division 1 (2004)	3rd Division 1 (2004)	3rd Division 2 (2004)	2nd Division 3 (2004)
2nd Division 1 (2004)	2nd Division 2 (2004)	1st Division 4 (2004)	3rd Division 3 (2004)
1st Division 2 (2004)	1st Division 3 (2004)	2nd Division 4 (2004)	3rd Division 4 (2004)
			Guam

Thus initial division allocations for 2005 were:

Division 1: , , .

Division 2: , , Arabian Gulf

Arabian Gulf rugby union team

The Arabian Gulf rugby union team was a combined team of players from Arab states of Persian Gulf — Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates that represented the Arabian Peninsula area in international rugby union competitions...

.

Division 3A: , , .

Division 3B: , , , .

Division 1 play off for placings, all three teams going into Round 2, along with the winner and runner up of Division 2. The winners of Divisions 3A and 3B go into Round 1b.

The winners of Divisions 3A and 3B playoff (home and away) for the final place in Round 2.

The top two teams from Division 1 and the winner of Division 2 form the new Division 1 (2006). Third place from Division 1, the runner up of Division 2, and the playoff winner from Round 1b form the new Division 2 (2006). The winner and runner up of Division 1 (2006), and the winner of Division 2 (2006), go through to Round 3.

The three qualifiers from the previous round form a new Division 1. The winner goes to World Cup 2007 as Asia 1. The runner up plays off against Oceania 3 for Repechage 2.

All three teams go through to Round 2 - the winner and runner up into Division 1 (2006), third place into Division 2 (2006).

Final Standings

Country	GP	W	D	L	+/-	Pts
	2	2	0	0	107	6
	2	1	0	1	34	4
	2	0	0	2	-141	2

Match Schedule

Date	Match	Venue	Result
8-May-2005	Japan - Hong Kong	Tokyo Tokyo , ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...	91-3
15-May-2005	Korea - Japan	Seoul Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...	31-50
22-May-2005	Hong Kong - Korea	Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...	3-56

The top two teams go through to Round 2, the winner (Arabian Gulf

Arabian Gulf rugby union team

) into Division 1 (2006), the runner up (China) into Division 2 (2006).

Final Standings

Country	GP	W	D	L	+/-	Pts
Arabian Gulf Arabian Gulf rugby union team The Arabian Gulf rugby union team was a combined team of players from Arab states of Persian Gulf — Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates that represented the Arabian Peninsula area in international rugby union competitions...	2	2	0	0	6	6
	2	1	0	1	1	4
	2	0	0	2	-7	2

Match Schedule

Date	Match	Venue	Result
4-Jun-2005	China - Chinese Taipei	Kunming Kunming ' is the capital and largest city of Yunnan Province in Southwest China. It was known as Yunnan-Fou until the 1920s. A prefecture-level city, it is the political, economic, communications and cultural centre of Yunnan, and is the seat of the provincial government...	22-19
20-May-2005	Chinese Taipei - Arabian Gulf	Taipei Taipei Taipei City is the capital of the Republic of China and the central city of the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Situated at the northern tip of the island, Taipei is located on the Tamsui River, and is about 25 km southwest of Keelung, its port on the Pacific Ocean...	26-30
11-Nov-2005	Arabian Gulf - China	Dubai Dubai Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...	24-22

Sri Lanka qualifies for home and away playoff (Round 1b) against winner of Division 3 Pool B (Kazakhstan).

Final Standings

Match Schedule

Date	Match	Venue	Result
4-Jun-2005	Thailand - Sri Lanka	Thailand Thailand Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...	38-48
11-Jun-2005	Singapore - Thailand	Singapore Singapore Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...	47-27
25-Jun-2005	Sri Lanka - Singapore	Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...	34-17

Kazakhstan qualifies for home and away playoff (Round 1b) against winner Division 3 Pool A (Sri Lanka).

Final Standings

Match Schedule

Date	Match	Venue	Result
5-Jun-2005	India - Kazakhstan	Mumbai Mumbai Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...	22-36
7-Jun-2005	Kazakhstan - Malaysia	Mumbai Mumbai Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...	48-3
11-Jun-2005	India - Malaysia	Mumbai Mumbai Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...	48-12
19-Jun-2005	Guam - India	Guam Guam Guam is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States located in the western Pacific Ocean. It is one of five U.S. territories with an established civilian government. Guam is listed as one of 16 Non-Self-Governing Territories by the Special Committee on Decolonization of the United...	8-8
22-Jun-2005	Kazakhstan - Guam	Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...	51-6
25-Jun-2005	Malaysia - Guam	Malaysia	44-15

Winners of two Division 3 pools from Round 1b – winner (Sri Lanka) goes through to round 2.

Date	Match	Venue	Result
25-Oct-2005	- Sri Lanka	Almaty Almaty Almaty , also known by its former names Verny and Alma-Ata , is the former capital of Kazakhstan and the nation's largest city, with a population of 1,348,500... , Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...	25-19
12-Nov-2005	v Kazakhstan	Colombo, Sri Lanka	24-12

Sri Lanka win 43-37 on aggregate

Home OR Away basis. Top two teams from Division 1 (Japan, Korea) and top team from Division 2 (Hong Kong) go through to round 3.

Final Standings

Country	GP	W	D	L	+/-	Pts
	2	2	0	0	109	6
	2	1	0	1	-21	4
Arabian Gulf Arabian Gulf rugby union team The Arabian Gulf rugby union team was a combined team of players from Arab states of Persian Gulf — Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates that represented the Arabian Peninsula area in international rugby union competitions...	2	0	0	2	-88	2

Match Schedule

Date	Match	Venue	Result
16-Apr-2006	Japan - Arabian Gulf	Tokyo Tokyo , ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family... , Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...	82-9
23-Apr-2006	Japan - Korea	Tokyo, Japan	50-14
05-May-2006	Arabian Gulf - Korea	Dubai Dubai Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...	5-20

Final Standings

Country	GP	W	D	L	+/-	Pts
	2	2	0	0	47	6
	2	1	0	1	-1	4
	2	0	0	2	-46	2

Match Schedule

Date	Match	Venue	Result
29-Apr-2006	Sri Lanka - China	Colombo Colombo Colombo is the largest city of Sri Lanka. It is located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte, the capital of Sri Lanka. Colombo is often referred to as the capital of the country, since Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte is a satellite city of Colombo... , Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...	30-0
14-May-2006	Hong Kong - Sri Lanka	Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...	45-14
21-May-2006	China - Hong Kong	Beijing Beijing Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's... , China People's Republic of China China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...	7-23

All games in Hong Kong. Winner (Japan) qualifies directly to RWC 2007 as Asia 1. Runner up (Korea) advances to Repechage round as Asia 2, to play Tonga

Tonga national rugby union team

The Tonga national rugby union team is nicknamed Ikale Tahi . Like their Polynesian neighbours, the Tongans start their matches with a war dance – the Kailao . They are members of the Pacific Islands Rugby Alliance along with Fiji and Samoa...

for Repechage 2.
The series was originally scheduled to be played in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...

. However, security considerations prompted the series to be moved to Hong Kong.

Final Standings

Country	GP	W	D	L	+/-	Pts
	2	2	0	0	+103	6
	2	1	0	1	-36	4
	2	0	0	2	-67	2

Match Schedule

Date	Match	Venue	Result
18-Nov-2006	Japan - Hong Kong	Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...	52-3
21-Nov-2006	Hong Kong - Korea	Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...	5-23
25-Nov-2006	Korea - Japan	Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...	0-54

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