1996 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship explained

1996 Asian Rugby Championship
Host:	Taiwan
Date:	2–9 November 1996
Countries:	7
Champion:	Japan
Count:	11
Matches:	11
Preceded By:	1994
Succeeded By:	1998

The 1996 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship was the 15th edition of the tournament, and was played in Taipei. The 8 teams were divided in two pools, with finals between the winners of each pool. Singapore withdrew and Japan won the tournament.^[1]

Tournament

Pool 1

Place	Nation	Games	Points	Table points
played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference
1		2	2	0	0	242	22	220	4
2		2	1	0	1	65	116	-51	2
3		2	0	0	2	25	194	-169	0

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Pool 2

Place	Nation	Games	Points	Table points
played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference
1		3	3	0	0	191	40	151	6
2		3	2	0	1	184	37	147	4
3		3	1	0	2	64	132	-68	2
4		3	0	0	3	16	246	-230	0

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Finals

Third Place Final

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First Place final

See also

• List of sporting events in Taiwan

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rugby in Asia History of the Game in Asia. 2021-12-12. Asia Rugby. en-US.