| 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.[1] The seven teams were divided into two pools, with the final between the winner of each pool. Japan won the tournament.[2]
| 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 | |
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Nov 4[3]
Nov 6[4]
Nov 8[5]
| 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 |
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Nov 9[10]
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5th place[11]
3rd place[12]
Final[13]
| width=40 | Rank | width=180 | Team | width=60 | 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 |
The above link contains detailed game results for Japan.
The scoring system has changed from this edition.
T is for try worth 4 points, G is for goal worth 6 points (including try), PG is for penalty goal worth 3 points, and DG is for dropped goal worth 3 points.
For the scoring detail, refer to History of rugby union