The 1972 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship was the 3rd edition of the tournament, and it was played in Hong Kong. Taiwan was supposed to participate, but the government of Hong Kong refused the entrance of the Taiwan national team for the friendly relation with the People's Republic of China. The seven teams were divided into two pools, with the final between the winner of each pool. Japan won the tournament.
Tournament
Pool A Place Nation Games Points Tablepoints played won drawn lost for against difference1330015141476 232013979-404331022969-402430032289-670
Results Nov 4 Nov 6 Nov 8
Pool B Place Nation Games Points Tablepoints played won drawn lost for against difference12200356294221011329-162320021831-130
Results Nov 5 Nov 7 Nov 9
Finals
Fifth Place Final
Third Place Final
First Place Final
Results 5th place 3rd place Final
Final standings RankTeamRecord 4–0–0 2–0–1 2–0–14 2–0–25 1–0–26 1–0–37 0–0–3
References
External links Rugby Football 22巻 (in Japanese) The above link contains detailed game results for Japan. The scoring system has changed from this edition. T is for try worth 4 points, G is for goal worth 6 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
ESPN UK Malaysia results