2002 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship

2002 Asian Rugby Championship
Date 16-23 November 2002
Countries 11
Tournament statistics
Champions  South Korea
Matches played 18
2000 (Previous) (Next) 2004

The 2002 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship was the 18th edition of the tournament, and was played in Bangkok

The 11 teams were divided in two division.

Contents

First division ("Cup")

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1  South Korea 3 3 0 0 97 47 50 6
2  Japan 3 2 0 1 93 54 39 4
3  Hong Kong 3 1 0 2 50 85 -35 2
4  Republic of China 3 1 0 2 43 97 -54 2
17 November 2002
South Korea  35 - 10  Republic of China Bangkok

17 November 2002
Hong Kong  15 - 29  Japan Bangkok

20 November 2002
Japan  44 - 17  Republic of China Bangkok

20 November 2002
Hong Kong  17 - 40  South Korea Bangkok

23 November 2002
Hong Kong  18 - 16  Republic of China Bangkok

23 November 2002
South Korea  22 - 20  Japan Bangkok

Second Division

Pool 1

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1  Thailand 3 2 0 1 170 34 136 4
2  Kazakhstan 3 2 0 1 142 57 85 4
3  Sri Lanka 3 1 0 2 50 85 -35 2
4  India 3 0 0 3 35 210 -175 0
16 November 2002
Kazakhstan  29 - 16  Sri Lanka Bangkok

16 November 2002
Thailand  67 - 10  India Bangkok

18 November 2002
Thailand  72 - 0  Sri Lanka Bangkok

18 November 2002
Kazakhstan  89 - 10  India Bangkok

20 November 2002
India  15 - 54  Sri Lanka Bangkok

20 November 2002
Thailand  31 - 24  Kazakhstan Bangkok

Pool 2

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 Arabian Gulf 2 2 0 0 91 0 91 4
2  Singapore 2 1 0 1 90 12 78 2
3  Malaysia 2 0 0 2 6 175 -169 0
16 November 2002
Arabian Gulf 36 - 13  Malaysia Bangkok

18 November 2002
Singapore  46 - 9  Malaysia Bangkok

20 November 2002
Singapore  7 - 26 Arabian Gulf Bangkok

5th place final

22 November 2002
Sri Lanka  61 - 18  Malaysia Bangkok

Third Place Final

22 November 2002
Singapore  30 - 14  Kazakhstan Bangkok

First Place final

23 November 2002
Thailand  20 - 12 Arabian Gulf Bangkok