1980 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |
 Taiwan |
| Date | 9–16 November 1980 |
| Countries | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Japan (7th title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 01 |
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← 1978 1982 → | |
The 1980 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship was the 7th edition of the tournament, and was played in Taipei
The 8 teams were divided in two pool, with final between the winner of both of them. Japan won the tournament
Pool A
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 |  South Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 33 | 27 | 5 |
| 2 | Taiwan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 77 | 45 | 32 | 4 |
| 3 |  Thailand | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 61 | 45 | 16 | 3 |
| 4 |  Singapore | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 100 | -75 | 0 |
Pool B
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 | Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 244 | 9 | 235 | 6 |
| 2 | .svg.png){kind=small} Hong Kong | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 205 | 51 | 154 | 4 |
| 3 |  Malaysia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 186 | -168 | 2 |
| 4 |  Sri Lanka | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 225 | -221 | 0 |
Third Place Final
First Place Final
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