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

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Pool 1

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Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1   Japan 2 2 0 0 242 22 220 4
2   Taiwan 2 1 0 1 65 116 -51 2
3   Thailand 2 0 0 2 25 194 -169 0
2 November 1996
Taiwan  53–15  Thailand
Taipei

4 November 1996
Japan XV  141–10  Thailand
Taipei

6 November 1996
Japan XV  101–12  Taiwan
Taipei

Pool 2

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Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1   South Korea 3 3 0 0 191 40 151 6
2   Hong Kong 3 2 0 1 184 37 147 4
3   Sri Lanka 3 1 0 2 64 132 -68 2
4   Malaysia 3 0 0 3 16 246 -230 0
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

Finals

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Third Place Final

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9 November 1996
Hong Kong  114–12  Taiwan
Taipei

First Place final

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9 November 1996
Japan  41–25  South Korea
Taipei

See also

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References

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