1990 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship

The 1990 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship was the 12th edition of the tournament, and was played in Colombo. The 8 teams were divided in two pool, with final between the winner of both of them. South Korea won the tournament.[1]

1990 Asian Rugby Championship
Tournament details
Host Sri Lanka
Date20–27 October 1990
Countries8
Final positions
Champions South Korea (4th title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
1988
1992

Tournament

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Pool 1

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Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1   South Korea 3 3 0 0 63 34 29 6
2   Hong Kong 3 1 0 2 43 41 2 2
3   Taiwan 3 1 0 2 24 37 -13 2
4   Sri Lanka 3 1 0 2 35 53 -18 2
20 October 1990
South Korea  21–6  Taiwan
Colombo

20 October 1990
Sri Lanka  13–21  Hong Kong
Colombo

22 October 1990
Hong Kong  15–16  South Korea
Colombo

22 October 1990
Sri Lanka  9–6  Taiwan
Colombo

24 October 1990
South Korea  26–13  Sri Lanka
Colombo

24 October 1990
Taiwan  12–7  Hong Kong
Colombo

Pool 2

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Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1   Japan 3 3 0 0 191 21 170 6
2   Thailand 3 1 1 1 80 85 -5 3
3   Malaysia 3 1 1 1 29 70 -41 3
4   Singapore 3 0 0 3 15 139 -124 0
21 October 1990
Japan XV  45–3  Malaysia
Colombo

21 October 1990
Thailand  49–3  Singapore
Colombo

23 October 1990
Japan XV  66–15  Thailand
Colombo

23 October 1990
Malaysia  10–9  Singapore
Colombo

25 October 1990
Japan XV  80–3  Singapore
Colombo

25 October 1990
Malaysia  16–16  Thailand
Colombo

Finals

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Third Place Final

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27 October 1990
Hong Kong  50–15  Thailand
Colombo

First Place Final

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27 October 1990
South Korea  13–9  Japan
Colombo

References

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