1996 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship

The 1996 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship was the 15th edition of the tournament, and was played in Taipei. The 8 teams were divided in two pools, with finals between the winners of each pool. Singapore withdrew and Japan won the tournament.[1]

1996 Asian Rugby Championship
Tournament details
Host Taiwan
Date2–9 November 1996
Countries7
Final positions
Champions Japan (11th title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played11
1994
1998

Tournament

Pool 1

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 Japan2200242222204
2 Taiwan210165116-512
3 Thailand200225194-1690
2 November 1996
Taiwan 53 - 15 Thailand
Taipei

4 November 1996
Japan XV Japan141 - 10 Thailand
Taipei

6 November 1996
Japan XV Japan101 - 12 Taiwan
Taipei

Pool 2

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 South Korea3300191401516
2 Hong Kong3201184371474
3 Sri Lanka310264132-682
4 Malaysia300316246-2300
3 November 1996
Hong Kong 103 - 5 Malaysia
Taipei

3 November 1996
South Korea 60 - 20 Sri Lanka
Taipei

5 November 1996
South Korea 112 - 5 Malaysia
Taipei

5 November 1996
Hong Kong 66 - 13 Sri Lanka
Taipei

7 November 1996
South Korea 19 - 15 Hong Kong
Taipei

7 November 1996
Sri Lanka 31 - 6 Malaysia
Taipei

Third Place Final

9 November 1996
Hong Kong 114 - 12 Taiwan
Taipei

First Place final

9 November 1996
Japan 41 - 25 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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