1978 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship

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1978 Asian Rugby Championship

Tournament details
Host nation	Malaysia
Date	16–25 November 1978
Countries	7
Final positions
Champions	Japan (6th title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	11
← 1980 →

The 1978 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship was the 6th edition of the tournament, and was played in Kuala Lumpur. The 7 teams were divided in two pool, with final between the winner of both of them. Japan won the tournament.^[1]

Tournament[]

Pool A[]

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference
1	Japan	2	2	0	0	81	26	55	4
2	Thailand	2	1	0	1	37	57	-20	2
3	Sri Lanka	2	0	0	2	18	53	-35	0

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Pool B[]

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference
1	South Korea	3	3	0	0	109	3	106	6
2	Singapore	3	2	0	1	38	64	-26	4
3	Hong Kong	3	0	1	2	9	26	-17	1
4	Malaysia	3	0	1	2	15	78	-63	1

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Finals[]

Third Place Final[]

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First Place Final[]

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