1969 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host |  Japan |
| Date | 8–16 March 1969 |
| Countries | 5 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Japan (1st title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 9 |
1970 → | |
The 1969 Asian Rugby Championship was the 1st edition of the tournament, and it was played in Tokyo, Japan. Five teams participated and Japan won the tournament. Some of the matches were postponed due to heavy snow and the match between South Korea and Thailand was cancelled.
Tournament[edit]
Ten games were scheduled but only nine were played. As reported in the Japanese-language journal Rugby Football – using the scoring method of the time where a try (T) was worth 3 points; a goal (G) was worth 5 points, try included; and a penalty goal (PG) was worth 3 points – the match results were:[1]
As of 2022[update], sources in English for this tournament tend to be incomplete.[2][3] Korean-language sources reported on the tournament at the time but recorded some results incorrectly: Schedule,[4] March 8 (result for Japan vs Thailand is incorrect),[5] March 9,[6] March 11,[7] March 14 (result for Taiwan vs Thailand is incorrect),[8] March 16,[9][10] March 17.[11]
Standings[edit]
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | no result | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 | Japan |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 35 | 156 | 8 |
| 2 |  Hong Kong |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 89 | 27 | 62 | 6 |
| 3 |  Thailand |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 122 | -100 | 3 |
| 4 |  Taiwan |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 112 | -89 | 2 |
| 5 |  South Korea |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 46 | -29 | 1 |
References[edit]
- ^ Rugby Football 18巻 (in Japanese)
- ^ "Rugby results". ESPN UK.
- ^ "Asian Championship 1969". Rugby Archive. Archived from the original on 14 January 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ "韓·中 첫 對戰" [Korea vs China]. 경향신문 [Kyunghyang Shinmun] (in Korean). 4 March 1969. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ "韓国, 中国에 참패" [Korea loses to China]. 조선일보 [The Chosun Ilbo] (in Korean). 9 March 1969. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ "한국팀 中國에 참패" [The Korean Team Loses to China]. 경향신문 [Kyunghyang Shinmun] (in Korean). 10 March 1969. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ "日팀 二連勝先頭" [Japan's second team]. 동아일보 [The Dong-a Ilbo] (in Korean). 11 March 1969. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ "韓国, 홍콩에 憤敗" [Korea against Hong Kong]. 조선일보 [The Chosun Ilbo] (in Korean). 15 March 1969. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ "亞州 럭비日에 慘敗 韓國팀 最下位" [Asian Rugby Tournament: Korean team in last place]. 동아일보 [The Chosun Ilbo] (in Korean). 17 March 1969. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ "韓国팀 3戦 全敗" [Korea loses all 3 games]. 조선일보 [Kyunghyang Shinmun] (in Korean). 18 March 1969. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ "日本팀이 우승 亞洲럭비폐막" [Japan wins the Asian Rugby Championship]. 경향신문 [Kyunghyang Shinmun] (in Korean). 17 March 1969. Retrieved 8 June 2022.