1974 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship

The 1974 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship was the 4th edition of the tournament, and was played in Colombo. The 8 teams were divided into two pools, with the final consisting of the winning teams. Japan won the tournament.[1]

1974 Asian Rugby Championship
Tournament details
Host Sri Lanka
Date17–23 November 1974
Countries8
Final positions
Champions Japan (4th title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
1972
1976

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   Japan 3 3 0 0 96 31 65 6
2   South Korea 3 1 0 2 59 48 11 2
3   Hong Kong 3 1 0 2 43 61 -18 2
4   Thailand 3 1 0 2 37 95 -58 2
18 November 1974
Japan XV  20–7  South Korea
Colombo

18 November 1974
Thailand  22–6  Hong Kong
Colombo

20 November 1974
Japan XV  46–6  Thailand
Colombo

20 November 1974
Hong Kong  19–9  South Korea
Colombo

22 November 1974
Japan XV  30–18  Hong Kong
Colombo

22 November 1974
South Korea  43–9  Thailand
Colombo


  • Results
Nov 18[2]
Nov 20[3]
Nov 22[4]

Pool B

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Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1   Sri Lanka 3 3 0 0 61 13 48 6
2   Singapore 3 2 0 1 46 29 17 4
3   Malaysia 3 1 0 2 38 26 12 2
4   Laos 3 0 0 3 20 97 -77 0
17 November 1974
Malaysia  31–10  Laos
Colombo

17 November 1974
Sri Lanka  10–4  Singapore
Colombo

19 November 1974
Malaysia  9–7  Singapore
Colombo

19 November 1974
Sri Lanka  39–3  Laos
Colombo

21 November 1974
Singapore  27–7  Laos
Colombo

21 November 1974
Sri Lanka  12–6  Malaysia
Colombo
  • Results
Sri Lanka[5][6]
Malaysia[7]
Laos[8]
Singapore[9]

Finals

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Third Place Final

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23 November 1974
South Korea  41–0  Malaysia
Colombo

First Place Final

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23 November 1974
Japan XV  44–6  Sri Lanka
Try: 4
Colombo

Final standings

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Rank Team Record
    Japan 4–0–0
    Sri Lanka 3–0–1
    South Korea 2–0–2
4   Malaysia 1–0–3

References

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[11]

  1. ^ "Rugby in Asia | History of the Game in Asia". Asia Rugby. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  2. ^ "韓國, 日에 大敗". 조선일보. 20 November 1974. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  3. ^ "韓國, 예선脫落위기 亞洲럭비풋볼, 홍콩에도 大敗". 경향신문. 21 November 1974. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  4. ^ "亞洲럭비 韓國, 타이大破 43對9". 동아일보. 23 November 1974. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  5. ^ "When Sri Lanka emerged runners up to Japan in 1974 Rugby Asiad". Daily News. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  6. ^ "SRI LANKA TEST RUGBY SCORES". RugbyInternational.net. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  7. ^ "MALAYSIA TEST RUGBY SCORES". RugbyInternational.net. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  8. ^ "LAOS TEST RUGBY SCORES". RugbyInternational.net. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  9. ^ "SINGAPORE TEST RUGBY SCORES". RugbyInternational.net. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  10. ^ "亞洲럭비 韓國, 3位 차지". 동아일보. 25 November 1974. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  11. ^ "JAPAN TEST RUGBY SCORES". RugbyInternational.net. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
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