| 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.[1]
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 |
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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Hong Kong | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 26 | -17 | 1 |
| 4 | Malaysia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 78 | -63 | 1 |
Finals
Third Place Final
First Place Final
References
- ↑ "Rugby in Asia | History of the Game in Asia". Asia Rugby. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
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