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 nation 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

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 108 - 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

See also

References

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