The Asia Rugby Championship (ARC) replaced the Asian Five Nations tournament in 2015.
^d Syria withdrew from Division 3 West prior to the scheduled start of competition and was replaced by the United Arab Emirates development side, the Shaheen.
All times are Malaysia Time (UTC+8) Malaysia won the Division 1 tournament giving them a promotion chance by playing a match against the third placers of the main tournament in a playoff dubbed as the Top 3 challenge.
The Division 3 East tournament will be held at Queen Sirikit Stadium in Khlong Luang District, Thailand.
With the withdrawal of Brunei and China, Division III East became a one-off final between Laos and Indonesia[6]