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. In additional qualifications, only the top three teams would play in the leading tier in 2015, after the ARFU reduced the top tier from five, to three.

Changes from 2013

* United Arab Emirates has been replaced with Sri Lanka, who earns promotion from Division 1.

Teams

The teams involved are:

Final Table

Points are awarded to the teams as follows:

Fixtures

Round 1

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Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Media coverage

The tournament is broadcast live in many different countries.

References

External links

Official WebsiteARFU
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