1982 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship

The 1982 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship was the 8th edition of the tournament and was played in Singapore. The 8 teams were divided in two pools with a final match between the winners from the two. South Korea won the tournament.[1]

1982 Asian Rugby Championship
Tournament details
Host Singapore
Date20–27 November 1982
Countries8
Final positions
Champions South Korea (1st title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
1980
1984

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 0 103 18 85 6
2   Hong Kong 3 2 0 1 66 37 29 4
3   Taiwan 3 1 0 2 28 52 -24 2
4   Thailand 3 0 0 3 12 102 -90 0
20 November 1982
Taiwan  20–0  Thailand
Singapore

20 November 1982
Japan XV  29–6  Hong Kong
Singapore

22 November 1982
Japan XV  31–6  Taiwan
Singapore

22 November 1982
Hong Kong  39–6  Thailand
Singapore

24 November 1982
Japan XV  43–6  Thailand
Singapore

24 November 1982
Hong Kong  21–2  Taiwan
Singapore

Pool B

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Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1   South Korea 3 3 0 0 64 12 52 6
2   Malaysia 3 2 0 1 50 58 -8 4
3   Singapore 3 1 0 2 15 35 -20 2
4   Sri Lanka 3 0 0 3 20 44 -24 0
20 November 1982
South Korea  40–12  Malaysia
Singapore

20 November 1982
Singapore  9–8  Sri Lanka
Singapore

22 November 1982
South Korea  12–0  Singapore
Singapore

22 November 1982
Malaysia  23–12  Sri Lanka
Singapore

24 November 1982
Malaysia  15–6  Singapore
Singapore

24 November 1982
South Korea  12–0  Sri Lanka
Singapore

Finals

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Third Place Final

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27 November 1982
Hong Kong  10–4  Malaysia
Singapore

First Place Final

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27 November 1982
South Korea  12–9  Japan
Singapore

References

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