1980 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship

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.[1]

1980 Asian Rugby Championship
Tournament details
Host Taiwan
Date9–16 November 1980
Countries8
Final positions
Champions Japan (7th title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
1978
1982

Tournament

Pool A

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 South Korea32106033275
2 Taiwan32017745324
3 Thailand31116145163
4 Singapore300325100-750
9 November 1980
South Korea 28 - 12 Singapore
Taipei

9 November 1980
Taiwan 26 - 19 Thailand
Taipei

11 November 1980
Thailand 30 - 7 Singapore
Taipei

11 November 1980
South Korea 20 - 9 Taiwan
Taipei

13 November 1980
South Korea 12 - 12 Thailand
Taipei

13 November 1980
Taiwan 42 - 6 Singapore
Taipei

Pool B

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 Japan330024492356
2 Hong Kong3201205511544
3 Malaysia310218186-1682
4 Sri Lanka30034225-2210
9 November 1980
Japan XV Japan91 - 3 Malaysia
Taipei

9 November 1980
Hong Kong 108 - 0 Sri Lanka
Taipei

11 November 1980
Hong Kong 91 - 6 Malaysia
Taipei

11 November 1980
Japan XV Japan108 - 0 Sri Lanka
Taipei

13 November 1980
Japan XV Japan45 - 6 Hong Kong
Taipei

13 November 1980
Malaysia 9 - 4 Sri Lanka
Taipei

Third Place Final

16 November 1980
Hong Kong 26 - 0 Taiwan
Taipei

First Place Final

16 November 1980
Japan 21 - 12 South Korea
Taipei

See also

References

  1. "Rugby in Asia | History of the Game in Asia". Asia Rugby. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
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