2006–07 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship

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2006–07 Asian Rugby Championship
DateNovember 2006 – November 2007
Countries12
Final positions
ChampionsFile:Flag of Japan.svg Japan (15th title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
2004
2008

This edition, originally scheduled in November 2006 in Sri Lanka was cancelled due to the political situation in the host country. The tournament for title (involving Japan, Korea and Hong Kong), originally must also valid as final pool for 2007 Rugby World Cup – Asia qualification was transferred by International Rugby Board in Hong Kong.[1][2] The rest of the tournament ("Plate" and "Shield" was played one year after in Sri Lanka. It was the last edition of the tournament, because from 2008, it was replaced by Asian Five Nations, that merge the ARFU Asian Rugby Championship and the ARFU Asian Rugby Series The team were divided in three divisions, according to the results of 2006 ARFU Asian Rugby Series

Tournaments

Gold

Pos. Team P W D Lost For Ag. Diff. Points Notes
1 File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan 2 2 0 0 106 3 +103 4 Qualified to 2007 Rugby World Cup
2 File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea 2 1 0 1 23 59 -36 2 Qualified to RWC Qualif. repechage)
3 File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong 2 0 0 2 8 75 -67 0



Plate

Pool A

Pos. Team P W D Lost For Ag. Diff. Points
1 File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka 2 2 0 0 103 13 +90 4
2 File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 2 1 0 1 66 32 +34 2
3 File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia 2 0 0 2 9 133 -124 0



Pool B

Pos. Team P W D Lost For Ag. Diff. Points
1 File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan 2 2 0 0 98 21 +77 4
2 File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan 2 1 0 1 27 45 -18 2
3 File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand 2 0 0 2 37 96 -59 0



Finals

First Place Final

Third Place Final

Fifth Place Final

Shield

Pos. Team P W D Lost For Ag. Diff. Points
1 File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran 2 2 0 0 71 10 +61 4
2 File:Flag of India.svg India 2 1 0 1 26 39 -13 2
3 File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan 2 0 0 2 3 51 -48 0



Notes

  1. "Rugby World Cup Qualifiers, Asian Rugby tourney cancelled". oneindia news. 15 November 2006. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  2. "Disappointed rugby fans will have to wait". Si Lanka Sunday itines. 5 November 2006. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 29 July 2013.