1998 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship explained

1998 Asian Rugby Championship
Host:	Singapore
Date:	24–31 October 1998
Countries:	10
Champion:	Japan
Count:	12
Matches:	15
Preceded By:	1996
Succeeded By:	2000

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.^[1]

Tournament

First division

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

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Second Division

Pool 1

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

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Pool 2

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

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Finals

• First Place final

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• Third Place Final

----°Fifth Place Final----

Bibliography

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

Notes and References

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