1995 Rugby World Cup – Asia qualification

For the 1995 Rugby World Cup in South Africa, Asia was granted one qualifying place, which was allocated to the winner of the 1994 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship played in Kuala Lumpur.

The eight teams were divided in two pools with a round robin played in each. The top teams in each pool then played off in the final to decide the tournament winner. Japan won the competition, defeating South Korea by 26–11 in the final, and secured qualification for the 1995 Rugby World Cup.[1]

Pool 1

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 Japan3300226172096
2 Taiwan32015380-274
3 Malaysia310247144-972
4 Sri Lanka300330115-850
22 October 1994
Japan XV Japan 56 - 5  Taiwan

22 October 1994
Malaysia  23 - 18  Sri Lanka

24 October 1994
Japan XV Japan 67 - 3  Sri Lanka

24 October 1994
Taiwan  23 - 15  Malaysia

26 October 1994
Japan XV Japan 103 - 6  Malaysia

26 October 1994
Taiwan  25 - 9  Sri Lanka

Pool 2

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 South Korea3300183311526
2 Hong Kong3201274412334
3 Thailand310280163-832
4 Singapore300321323-3020

Play-off for 3rd

29 October 1994
Hong Kong  80 - 26  Taiwan

Final

29 October 1994
Japan  26 - 11  South Korea

References

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