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1998 Asian Rugby Championship

Tournament details
Host	Singapore
Date	24–31 October 1998
Countries	10
Final positions
Champions	Japan (12th title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
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The 1998 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship was the 16th edition of the tournament, and was played in Singapore. The 10 teams were divided in two division. Japan won the tournament.

Tournament

First division

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference
1	Japan	3	3	0	0	221	25	196	6
2	South Korea	3	1	0	2	104	81	23	2
3	Hong Kong	3	1	0	2	39	88	-49	2
4	Taiwan	3	1	0	2	57	227	-170	2

Japan	40–12	South Korea

Hong Kong	12–30	Taiwan

Japan	134–6	Taiwan

Hong Kong	20–11	South Korea

South Korea	81–21	Taiwan

Japan	47–7	Hong Kong

Second Division

Pool 1

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference
1	Sri Lanka	2	2	0	0	85	8	77	4
2	Malaysia	2	1	0	1	37	69	-32	2
3	China	2	0	0	2	30	75	-45	0

Malaysia	32–25	China

Sri Lanka	43–5	China

Sri Lanka	44–3	Malaysia

Pool 2

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference
1	Singapore	2	2	0	0	91	0	91	4
2	Thailand	2	1	0	1	90	12	78	2
3	India	2	0	0	2	6	175	-169	0

Singapore	6–0 withdraw	Thailand

Singapore	85–0	India

Thailand	90–6	India

Finals

• First Place final

Singapore	42–13	Sri Lanka

• Third Place Final

Thailand	28–8	Malaysia

°Fifth Place Final

China	42–13	India

Bibliography

• (in Italian) Francesco Volpe, Paolo Pacitti (Author), Rugby 2000, GTE Gruppo Editorale (1999).

References

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

• Asia Rugby Championship
• 1998 rugby union tournaments for national teams
• 1998 in Singaporean sport
• International rugby union competitions hosted by Singapore
• 1998 in Asian rugby union