1998 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |
 Singapore |
| Date | 24 -31 October 1998 |
| Countries | 10 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Japan (12th title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
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The 1998 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship was the 16th edition of the tournament, and was played in Singapore
The 10 teams were divided in two division. Japan won the tournament
First division
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 | Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 221 | 25 | 196 | 6 |
| 2 |  South Korea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 104 | 81 | 23 | 2 |
| 3 |  Hong Kong | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 88 | -49 | 2 |
| 4 |  Taiwan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 227 | -170 | 2 |
Second Division
Pool 1
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 |  Sri Lanka | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 8 | 77 | 4 |
| 2 |  Malaysia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 69 | -32 | 2 |
| 3 |  China | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 75 | -45 | 0 |
Pool 2
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 | Singapore | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 0 | 91 | 4 |
| 2 |  Thailand | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 12 | 78 | 2 |
| 3 |  India | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 175 | -169 | 0 |
Finals
- First Place final
- Third Place Final
°Fifth Place Final
Bibliography
- (Italian) Francesco Volpe, Paolo Pacitti (Author), Rugby 2000, GTE Gruppo Editorale (1999).
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