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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Date | 30 April– 12 November 2005 |
| Teams | 13 countries |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Japan |
| Runner-up |  South Korea |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 17 |
← 2003–04 2006 → | |
The 2005 ARFU Asian Rugby Series was the second edition of a tournament created by Asian Rugby Football Union for national teams. It was also valid as first round of Asian qualification for 2007 Rugby World cup.
| Pos. | Team | P | W | D | Lost | For | Ag. | Diff. | Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 34 | +107 | 4 | |
| 2 | South Korea | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 87 | 53 | +34 | 2 | |
| 3 |  Hong Kong | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 147 | -88 | 0 |  relegated to next year's division 2 |
Valid also for 2007 Rugby World Cup – Asia qualification
| Pos. | Team | P | W | D | Lost | For | Ag. | Diff. | Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabian Gulf | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 48 | +6 | 4 |  promoted to next year's division 1 |
| 2 |  China | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 43 | +1 | 2 | |
| 3 |  Taiwan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 52 | -7 | 0 | relegated to next year's division 3 |
Valid also for 2007 Rugby World Cup – Asia qualification
| Pos. | Team | P | W | D | Lost | For | Ag. | Diff. | Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sri Lanka | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 55 | +27 | 4 | promoted to final |
| 2 |  Singapore | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 61 | +3 | 2 | |
| 3 |  Thailand | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 65 | 95 | -30 | 0 | relegated to next year's division 4 |
| Pos. | Team | P | W | D | Lost | For | Ag. | Diff. | Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kazakhstan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 31 | +104 | 6 | promoted to final |
| 2 |  India | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 56 | +22 | 4 | relegated to next year's division 4 |
| 3 |  Malaysia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 111 | -51 | 2 | relegated to next year's division 4 |
| 4 |  Guam | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 104 | -75 | 0 | relegated to next year's division 5 |
| Pos. | Team | P | W | D | Lost | For | Ag. | Diff. | Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sri Lanka | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 37 | +6 | 2 | promoted to next year's division 2 |
| 2 | Kazakhstan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 43 | -6 | 2 | |
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