1972 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship

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1972 Asian Rugby Championship
Tournament details
Host Hong Kong
Date4–11 November 1972
Countries7
Final positions
Champions Japan (3rd title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
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The 1972 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship was the 3rd edition of the tournament, and it was played in Hong Kong. Taiwan was supposed to participate, but the government of Hong Kong refused the entrance of the Taiwan national team for the friendly relation with the People's Republic of China.[1] The seven teams were divided into two pools, with the final between the winner of each pool. Japan won the tournament.[2]

Tournament[edit]

Pool A[edit]

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1  Japan 3 3 0 0 151 4 147 6
2  Singapore 3 2 0 1 39 79 -40 4
3  Sri Lanka 3 1 0 2 29 69 -40 2
4  Malaysia 3 0 0 3 22 89 -67 0
4 November 1972
Japan XV Japan60–4 Singapore
Hong Kong
4 November 1972
Sri Lanka 23–9 Malaysia
Hong Kong
6 November 1972
Singapore 26–13 Malaysia
Hong Kong
6 November 1972
Japan XV Japan51–0 Sri Lanka
Hong Kong
8 November 1972
Japan XV Japan40–0 Malaysia
Hong Kong
8 November 1972
Singapore 9–6 Sri Lanka
Hong Kong
  • Results
Nov 4[3]
Nov 6[4]
Nov 8[5]

Pool B[edit]

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1  Hong Kong 2 2 0 0 35 6 29 4
2  Thailand 2 1 0 1 13 29 -16 2
3  South Korea 2 0 0 2 18 31 -13 0
5 November 1972
South Korea 12–13 Thailand
Hong Kong
7 November 1972
Hong Kong 18–6 South Korea
Hong Kong
9 November 1972
Hong Kong 17–0 Thailand
Hong Kong
  • Results
Nov 5[6][7]
Nov 7[8][9]
Nov 9[10]

Finals[edit]

Fifth Place Final[edit]

10 November 1972
South Korea 37–0 Sri Lanka
Hong Kong

Third Place Final[edit]

11 November 1972
Singapore 3–26 Thailand
Hong Kong

First Place Final[edit]

11 November 1972
Japan 16–0 Hong Kong
Report
Hong Kong
  • Results
5th place[11]
3rd place[12]
Final[13]

Final standings[edit]

Rank Team Record
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Japan 4–0–0
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Hong Kong 2–0–1
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Thailand 2–0–1
4  Singapore 2–0–2
5  South Korea 1–0–2
6  Sri Lanka 1–0–3
7  Malaysia 0–0–3

References[edit]

  1. ^ "香港, 臺灣럭비팀 入國거절". 경향신문. 4 November 1972. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Rugby in Asia | History of the Game in Asia". Asia Rugby. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  3. ^ "Japan trounce Singapore 60-4". The Straits Times. 5 November 1972. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Rugby wins for S'pore, Japan". The Straits Times. 7 November 1972. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Singapore beat Lanka in last minute". The Straits Times. 9 November 1972. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  6. ^ "아시아 럭비大會 韓國, 泰國에 惜敗 13對12". 동아일보. 6 November 1972. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Thrills as Thais edge Koreans". New Nation. 6 November 1972. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  8. ^ "韓國, 결승圏서 脫落 아시아 럭비 選手權". 동아일보. 8 November 1972. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  9. ^ "Koreans fall to HK". New Nation. 8 November 1972. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  10. ^ "HK will meet Japan in rugby final". The Straits Times. 10 November 1972. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  11. ^ "韓國, 스리랑카大破 아시아럭비 37對○勝". 동아일보. 11 November 1972. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  12. ^ "日, 홍콩 大破覇權". 조선일보. 15 November 1972. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  13. ^ "日本 홍콩 눌러 優勝 三회 아시아럭비戰". 동아일보. 14 November 1972. Retrieved 16 June 2022.

External links[edit]

The above link contains detailed game results for Japan.
The scoring system has changed from this edition.
T is for try worth 4 points, G is for goal worth 6 points (including try), PG is for penalty goal worth 3 points, and DG is for dropped goal worth 3 points.
For the scoring detail, refer to History of rugby union


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