1996 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship

The 1996 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship was the 15th edition of the tournament, and was played in Taipei

1996 Asian Rugby Championship
Tournament details
Host nation Taiwan
Date2–9 November 1996
Countries7
Final positions
Champions Japan (11th title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played11
1994
1998

The 8 teams were divided in two pools, with finals between the winners of each pool. Singapore withdrew and Japan won the tournament.

Pool 1

Singapore withdrew

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 Japan2200242222204
2 Taiwan210165116-512
3 Thailand200225194-1690
2 November 1996
Taiwan  53 - 15  Thailand

4 November 1996
Japan XV 141 - 10  Thailand

6 November 1996
Japan XV 101 - 12  Taiwan

Pool 2

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 South Korea3300191401516
2 Hong Kong3201184371474
3 Sri Lanka310264132-682
4 Malaysia300316246-2300
3 November 1996
Hong Kong  103 - 5  Malaysia

3 November 1996
South Korea  60 - 20  Sri Lanka

5 November 1996
South Korea  112 - 5  Malaysia

5 November 1996
Hong Kong  66 - 13  Sri Lanka

7 November 1996
South Korea  19 - 15  Hong Kong

7 November 1996
Sri Lanka  31 - 6  Malaysia

Third Place Final

9 November 1996
Hong Kong  114 - 12  Taiwan

First Place final

9 November 1996
Japan  41 - 25  South Korea

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