1998 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship

1998 Asian Rugby Championship

Tournament details
Host nation	Singapore
Date	24–31 October 1998
Countries	10
Final positions
Champions	Japan (12th title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
← 1996 2000 →

The 1998 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship was the 16th edition of the tournament, and was played in Singapore. The 10 teams were divided in two division. Japan won the tournament.^[1]

Tournament[]

First division[]

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference
1	Japan	3	3	0	0	221	25	196	6
2	South Korea	3	1	0	2	104	81	23	2
3	Hong Kong	3	1	0	2	39	88	-49	2
4	Taiwan	3	1	0	2	57	227	-170	2

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Second Division[]

Pool 1[]

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference
1	Sri Lanka	2	2	0	0	85	8	77	4
2	Malaysia	2	1	0	1	37	69	-32	2
3	China	2	0	0	2	30	75	-45	0

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Pool 2[]

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference
1	Singapore	2	2	0	0	91	0	91	4
2	Thailand	2	1	0	1	90	12	78	2
3	India	2	0	0	2	6	175	-169	0

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Finals[]

• First Place final

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• Third Place Final

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°Fifth Place Final

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Bibliography[]

• (in Italian) Francesco Volpe, Paolo Pacitti (Author), Rugby 2000, GTE Gruppo Editorale (1999).

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