1978 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship

1978 Asian Rugby Championship
Date 16 - 25 November 1978
Countries 7
Tournament statistics
Champions  Japan
Matches played 11
← 1976 (Previous) (Next) 1980 →

The 1978 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship was the 6th edition of the tournament, and was played in Kuala Lumpur

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 2 2 0 0 81 26 55 4
2  Thailand 2 1 0 1 37 57 -20 2
3  Sri Lanka 2 0 0 2 18 53 -35 0
16 November 1978
 Japan XV 47 - 18  Thailand Kuala Lumpur
19 November 1978
 Thailand  19 - 10  Sri Lanka Kuala Lumpur
23 November 1978
 Japan XV 34 - 8  Sri Lanka Kuala Lumpur

Pool B

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1  South Korea 3 3 0 0 109 3 106 6
2  Singapore 3 2 0 1 38 64 -26 4
3  Hong Kong 3 0 1 2 9 26 -17 1
4  Malaysia 3 0 1 2 15 78 -63 1
16 November 1978
 South Korea  40 - 3  Singapore Kuala Lumpur
16 November 1978
 Malaysia  0 - 0  Hong Kong Kuala Lumpur
19 November 1978
 South Korea  7 - 0  Hong Kong Kuala Lumpur
19 November 1978
 Singapore  16 - 15  Malaysia Kuala Lumpur
23 November 1978
 Singapore  19 - 9  Hong Kong Kuala Lumpur
23 November 1978
 South Korea  62 - 0  Malaysia Kuala Lumpur

Third Place Final

25 November 1978
 Singapore  16 - 15  Thailand Kuala Lumpur

First Place Final

25 November 1978
 Japan  16 - 4  South Korea Kuala Lumpur
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