1980 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship

The 1980 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship was the 7th edition of the tournament, and was played in Taipei.

1980 Asian Rugby Championship
Tournament details
Host nation Taiwan
Date9–16 November 1980
Countries8
Final positions
Champions Japan (7th title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played01
1978
1982

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 Korea32106033275
2 Taiwan32017745324
3 Thailand31116145163
4 Singapore300325100-750
9 November 1980
South Korea  28 - 12  Singapore

9 November 1980
Taiwan  26 - 19  Thailand

11 November 1980
Thailand  30 - 7  Singapore

11 November 1980
South Korea  20 - 9  Taiwan

13 November 1980
South Korea  12 - 12  Thailand

13 November 1980
Taiwan  42 - 6  Singapore

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 91 - 3  Malaysia

9 November 1980
Hong Kong  108 - 0  Sri Lanka

11 November 1980
Hong Kong  91 - 6  Malaysia

11 November 1980
Japan XV 180 - 0  Sri Lanka

13 November 1980
Japan XV 45 - 6  Hong Kong

13 November 1980
Malaysia  9 - 4  Sri Lanka

Third Place Final

16 November 1980
Hong Kong  26 - 0  Taiwan

First Place Final

16 November 1980
Japan  21 - 12  South Korea

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