2023 Asia Rugby Women's Championship

The 2023 Asia Rugby Women's Championship is the 12th edition of the Asia Rugby Women's Championship, and took place from 23–28 May and was hosted in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The winner and runner-up will classify for the inaugural edition of the WXV. The winner qualifies for WXV2, and the runner-up competes in WXV3. WXV will also provide a pathway to the 2025 Rugby World Cup, with at least the top five non-qualified teams at the end of WXV 2024 earning qualification to the tournament.

2023 Asia Rugby Women's Championship
Tournament details
Host Kazakhstan
VenueAlmaty Sports Training Complex
DateMay 23, 2023 (2023-05-23) – May 28, 2023 (2023-05-28)
Countries
Teams3
Final positions
Champions Japan (5th title)
Runner-up Kazakhstan
Tournament statistics
Matches played2
Tries scored19 (9.5 per match)
Top scorer(s) Ayasa Otsuka – 17 points
WebsiteAsia Rugby
2022
2024

Japan defeated Kazakhstan in the final and were crowned champions. Both teams will compete in the inaugural WXV competition in October, with Japan set to compete in WXV 2 and Kazakhstan in WXV 3.

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