2006–07 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship

2006–07 Asian Rugby Championship

Date	November 2006 – November 2007
Countries	12
Final positions
Champions	Japan (15th title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
← 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	Japan	2	2	0	0	106	3	+103	4	Qualified to 2007 Rugby World Cup
2	South Korea	2	1	0	1	23	59	-36	2	Qualified to RWC Qualif. repechage)
3	Hong Kong	2	0	0	2	8	75	-67	0

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Plate

Pool A

Pos.	Team	P	W	D	Lost	For	Ag.	Diff.	Points
1	Sri Lanka	2	2	0	0	103	13	+90	4
2	China	2	1	0	1	66	32	+34	2
3	Malaysia	2	0	0	2	9	133	-124	0

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Pool B

Pos.	Team	P	W	D	Lost	For	Ag.	Diff.	Points
1	Kazakhstan	2	2	0	0	98	21	+77	4
2	Taiwan	2	1	0	1	27	45	-18	2
3	Thailand	2	0	0	2	37	96	-59	0

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Finals

First Place Final

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Third Place Final

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Fifth Place Final

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Shield

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

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Notes