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1972 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship

Field	Value
name	1972 Asian Rugby Championship
host	Hong Kong
date	4–11 November 1972
countries	7
champion	Japan
count	3
matches	12
preceded by	1970
succeeded by	1974

The 1972 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship was the 3rd edition of the tournament, and it was played in Hong Kong. Taiwan was supposed to participate, but the government of Hong Kong refused the entrance of the Taiwan national team for the friendly relation with the People's Republic of China. The seven teams were divided into two pools, with the final between the winner of each pool. Japan won the tournament.

Tournament

Pool A

Place	Nation	Games	Points	Table
points	played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference
1	****	3	3	0	0	151	4	147	6
2		3	2	0	1	39	79	-40	4
3		3	1	0	2	29	69	-40	2
4		3	0	0	3	22	89	-67	0

Results : Nov 4 : Nov 6 : Nov 8

Pool B

Place	Nation	Games	Points	Table
points	played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference
1	****	2	2	0	0	35	6	29	4
2		2	1	0	1	13	29	-16	2
3		2	0	0	2	18	31	-13	0

Results : Nov 5 : Nov 7 : Nov 9

Finals

Fifth Place Final

Third Place Final

First Place Final

Results : 5th place : 3rd place : Final

Final standings

Rank	Team	Record
		4–0–0
		2–0–1
		2–0–1
4		2–0–2
5		1–0–2
6		1–0–3
7		0–0–3

References

(4 November 1972). "香港, 臺灣럭비팀 入國거절". 경향신문.
"Rugby in Asia {{!}} History of the Game in Asia".
(5 November 1972). "Japan trounce Singapore 60-4". The Straits Times.
(7 November 1972). "Rugby wins for S'pore, Japan". The Straits Times.
(9 November 1972). "Singapore beat Lanka in last minute". The Straits Times.
(6 November 1972). "아시아 럭비大會韓國, 泰國에 惜敗 13對12". 동아일보.
(6 November 1972). "Thrills as Thais edge Koreans". New Nation.
(8 November 1972). "韓國, 결승圏서 脫落 아시아 럭비 選手權". 동아일보.
(8 November 1972). "Koreans fall to HK". New Nation.
(10 November 1972). "HK will meet Japan in rugby final". The Straits Times.
(11 November 1972). "韓國, 스리랑카大破 아시아럭비 37對○勝". 동아일보.
(15 November 1972). "日, 홍콩 大破覇權". 조선일보.
(14 November 1972). "日本 홍콩 눌러 優勝三회 아시아럭비戰". 동아일보.

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