1970 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host |  Thailand |
| Date | 10–18 January 1970 |
| Countries | 7 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Japan (2nd title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 12 |
← 1969 1972 → | |
The 1970 Asian Rugby Championship was the second edition of the tournament played in Bangkok, Thailand. Seven countries played round-robin matches in two pools and the first, second, and third place of each pool played placement matches. Japan won the tournament.
Tournament[edit]
Pool A[edit]
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | |||
| 1 | Thailand | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 34 | 23 | 5 |
| 2 |  Hong Kong | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 32 | 20 | 4 |
| 3 |  Ceylon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 43 | 6 | 3 |
| 3 |  Malaysia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 72 | -49 | 0 |
- Results
Pool B[edit]
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | |||
| 1 | Japan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 26 | 43 | 4 |
| 2 |  Singapore | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 57 | -3 | 2 |
| 3 |  South Korea | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 60 | -40 | 0 |
- Results
Placement matches[edit]
5rd place match[edit]
3rd place match[edit]
Final[edit]
| 18 January 1970 |
| Thailand | 11–42 | Japan XV |
| Try: Jettanakorn (46') | Report | Try: Mizutani (23') Mizutani(34') Mantani(30') Ito (50') Ito (68') Ito (74') Sakata (61') Con: Yamaguchi (23’, 34’, 50’, 61’, 68’, 74) Pen: Yamaguchi( 2’, 9’, 14’) |
| National Stadium, Bangkok Referee: Anata Boonsupa (Thailand) |
Thailand: Somsak; Suradet; Ban, Davidson, Blackburn; Jettanakorn; Amnu; Horn, Vikron, Niroj; Apichat, P. Walter; N. Walter, Piyachan, Abhirak. Coach: ???.
Japan: Morio Kawasaki; Mitsuo Atokawa, Masaaki Shimozono, Hiroshi Ogasawara, Toshio Terai; Katsumi Kamata; Yoshiaki Izawa, Yoshiharu Yamaguchi; Satoru Matsuoka, Ryozo Imazato, Chikara Katsuraguchi; Yoshihiro Sakata, Makoto Mizutani; Masayoshi Ozaki, Bunji Shimazaki; Tadayuki Ito (capt.), Masaharu Mantani. Coach: Tetsunosuke Onishi
Source:[8]
Final standings[edit]
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
 | Japan | 3–0–0 |
 | Thailand | 2–1–1 |
 | Hong Kong | 3–0–1 |
| 4 | Singapore | 1–0–2 |
| 5 | South Korea | 1–0–2 |
| 6 | Ceylon | 1–1–2 |
| 7 | Malaysia | 0–0–3 |
Notes[edit]
As of 16 June 2022, the results in Asia Rugby website are incorrect.
References[edit]
- ^ "亞洲럭비 첫날 香港, 말聯 꺾어". 경향신문. 12 January 1970. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ "홍콩·타이팀 이겨 亞州럭비 사흘째". 동아일보. 13 January 1970. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ "Singapore trounced by Japan in Asian tourney". The Straits Times. 12 January 1970. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ "韓國,日에大敗 23:9 亞州 럭비選手權戰". 동아일보. 14 January 1970. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ "亞州럭비 韓國脫落 싱가포르에 11대37". 동아일보. 16 January 1970. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ "韓國팀 五위 亞州럭비, 日 우승". 동아일보. 19 January 1970. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ "日, 選手権방어". 조선일보. 20 January 1970. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ "テキスト / テストNo.28 第2回アジア大会(タイ)決勝". adeac.jp. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
External links[edit]
- Rugby Football 19巻 (in Japanese)
- The above link contains detailed game results.
- T is for try worth 3 points, G is for goal worth 5 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