2004 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship

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2004 Asian Rugby Championship
Tournament details
HostFlag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Date28–31 October 2004
Countries12
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Japan.svg  Japan (14th title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
2002
2006-07

The 2004 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship was the 19th edition of the tournament, de facto the last complete edition, due to the problems of the 20th edition, scheduled for 2006, but completed only in 2007.

Contents

The tournament was played at Hong Kong, and won by Japan. [1]

The team were divided into three divisions, according to the results of the 2003-2004 ARFU Asian Rugby Series.

Tournament

First division ("Cup")

28 October 2004
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg63–7Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
Hong Kong

28 October 2004
Japan XV Flag of Japan.svg 40–12Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Hong Kong

  • Third Place Final
31 October 2004
Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svg63–7Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
Hong Kong

  • First Place final
31 October 2004
Japan XV Flag of Japan.svg 29–0Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Hong Kong

Second division ("Plate")

28 October 2004
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg37–36Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Hong Kong

28 October 2004
Arabian Gulf 6–32Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
Hong Kong

  • Third Place Final
31 October 2004
Arabian Gulf 9–19Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Hong Kong

  • First Place final
31 October 2004
Singapore  Flag of Singapore.svg41–34Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Hong Kong

Third division ("Bowl")

Note: Pakistan replaced Malaysia.

28 October 2004
Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg75–3Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Hong Kong

28 October 2004
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg50–15Flag of India.svg  India
Hong Kong

  • Third Place Final
31 October 2004
Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg3–56Flag of India.svg  India
Hong Kong

  • First Place final
31 October 2004
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg30–16Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
Hong Kong

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References

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