1972 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship

1972 Asian Rugby Championship
Date 4 - 11 November 19722
Countries 7
Tournament statistics
Champions  Japan
Matches played 12
← 1970 (Previous) (Next) 1974

The 1972 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship was the 2th edition of the tournament, and was played in Hong Kong

The 7 teams were divided in two pool, with final between the winner of both of them. Japan won the tournament

Contents

Pool A

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1  Japan 3 3 0 0 151 4 147 6
2  Singapore 3 2 0 1 39 79 -40 4
3  Sri Lanka 3 1 0 2 29 69 -40 2
4  Malaysia 3 0 0 3 22 89 -67 0
4 November 1972
Japan XV 60 - 4  Singapore Hong Kong

4 November 1972
Sri Lanka  23 - 9  Malaysia Hong Kong

6 November 1972
Singapore  26 - 13  Malaysia Hong Kong

6 November 1972
Japan XV 51 - 0  Sri Lanka Hong Kong

8 November 1972
Japan XV 40 - 0  Malaysia Hong Kong

8 November 1972
Singapore  9 - 6  Sri Lanka Hong Kong

Pool B

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1  Hong Kong 2 2 0 0 35 6 29 4
2  Thailand 2 1 0 1 13 29 -16 2
3  South Korea 2 0 0 2 18 31 -13 0
5 November 1972
South Korea  12 - 13  Thailand Hong Kong

7 November 1972
Hong Kong  18 - 6  South Korea Hong Kong

9 November 1972
Hong Kong  17 - 0  Thailand Hong Kong

Fifth Place Final

11 November 1972
South Korea  37 - 0  Sri Lanka Hong Kong

Third Place Final

11 November 1972
Singapore  3 - 26  Thailand Hong Kong

First Place final

11 November 1972
Japan  16 - 0  Hong Kong Hong Kong