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1978 Asian Rugby Championship

Tournament details
Host	Malaysia
Date	16–25 November 1978
Countries	7
Final positions
Champions	Japan (6th title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	11
← 1976 1980 →

The 1978 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship was the 6th edition of the tournament, and was played in Kuala Lumpur. The 7 teams were divided in two pool, with final between the winner of both of them. Japan won the tournament.

Tournament

Pool A

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference
1	Japan	2	2	0	0	81	26	55	4
2	Thailand	2	1	0	1	37	57	-20	2
3	Sri Lanka	2	0	0	2	18	53	-35	0

Japan XV	47–18	Thailand

Thailand	19–10	Sri Lanka

Japan XV	34–8	Sri Lanka

Pool B

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference
1	South Korea	3	3	0	0	109	3	106	6
2	Singapore	3	2	0	1	38	64	-26	4
3	Hong Kong	3	0	1	2	9	26	-17	1
4	Malaysia	3	0	1	2	15	78	-63	1

South Korea	40–3	Singapore

Malaysia	0–0	Hong Kong

South Korea	7–0	Hong Kong

Singapore	9–3	Malaysia

Singapore	19–9	Hong Kong

South Korea	62–0	Malaysia

Finals

Third Place Final

Singapore	16–15	Thailand

First Place Final

Japan	16–4	South Korea

References

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

• Asia Rugby Championship
• 1978 rugby union tournaments for national teams
• International rugby union competitions hosted by Malaysia
• 1978 in Malaysian sport