1972 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |
 Hong Kong |
| Date | 4 - 11 November 1972 |
| Countries | 7 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Japan (3rd title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 12 |
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← 1970 1974 → | |
The 1972 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship was the 3rd edition of the tournament, and it was played in Hong Kong.
The seven teams were divided in two pools, with the final between the winner of each pool. Japan won the tournament.
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 |
Pool B
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 | .svg.png){kind=small} 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 |
Fifth Place Final
Third Place Final
First Place final
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