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1980 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship

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1980 Asian Rugby Championship
Tournament details
Host Taiwan
Date9–16 November 1980
Countries8
Final positions
Champions Japan (7th title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
1978
1982

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]

Tournament

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Pool A

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Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1  South Korea 3 2 1 0 60 33 27 5
2  Taiwan 3 2 0 1 77 45 32 4
3  Thailand 3 1 1 1 61 45 16 3
4  Singapore 3 0 0 3 25 100 -75 0
9 November 1980
South Korea 28–12 Singapore
Taipei

9 November 1980
Taiwan 26–19 Thailand
Taipei

11 November 1980
Thailand 30–7 Singapore
Taipei

11 November 1980
South Korea 20–9 Taiwan
Taipei

13 November 1980
South Korea 12–12 Thailand
Taipei

13 November 1980
Taiwan 42–6 Singapore
Taipei

Pool B

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Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1  Japan 3 3 0 0 244 9 235 6
2  Hong Kong 3 2 0 1 205 51 154 4
3  Malaysia 3 1 0 2 18 186 -168 2
4  Sri Lanka 3 0 0 3 4 225 -221 0
9 November 1980
Japan XV Japan91–3 Malaysia
Taipei

9 November 1980
Hong Kong 108–0 Sri Lanka
Taipei

11 November 1980
Hong Kong 91–6 Malaysia
Taipei

11 November 1980
Japan XV Japan108–0 Sri Lanka
Taipei

13 November 1980
Japan XV Japan45–6 Hong Kong
Taipei

13 November 1980
Malaysia 9–4 Sri Lanka
Taipei

Finals

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Third Place Final

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16 November 1980
Hong Kong 26–0 Taiwan
Taipei

First Place Final

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16 November 1980
Japan 21–12 South Korea
Taipei

See also

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References

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