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1980 Asian Rugby Championship

Tournament details
Host	Taiwan
Date	9–16 November 1980
Countries	8
Final positions
Champions	Japan (7th title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	14
← 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.

Tournament

Pool A

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

South Korea	28–12	Singapore

Taiwan	26–19	Thailand

Thailand	30–7	Singapore

South Korea	20–9	Taiwan

South Korea	12–12	Thailand

Taiwan	42–6	Singapore

Pool B

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

Japan XV	91–3	Malaysia

Hong Kong	108–0	Sri Lanka

Hong Kong	91–6	Malaysia

Japan XV	108–0	Sri Lanka

Japan XV	45–6	Hong Kong

Malaysia	9–4	Sri Lanka

Finals

Third Place Final

Hong Kong	26–0	Taiwan

First Place Final

Japan	21–12	South Korea

See also

• List of sporting events in Taiwan

References

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

• Asia Rugby Championship
• 1980 rugby union tournaments for national teams
• 1980 in Taiwanese sport
• International rugby union competitions hosted by Taiwan