1996 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host |  Taiwan |
| Date | 2–9 November 1996 |
| Countries | 7 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Japan (11th title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 11 |
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The 1996 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship was the 15th edition of the tournament, and was played in Taipei
The 8 teams were divided in two pools, with finals between the winners of each pool. Singapore withdrew and Japan won the tournament.
Pool 1
Singapore withdrew
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 | Japan |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 242 | 22 | 220 | 4 |
| 2 | Taiwan |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 116 | -51 | 2 |
| 3 |  Thailand |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 194 | -169 | 0 |
Pool 2
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 |  South Korea |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 40 | 151 | 6 |
| 2 |  Hong Kong |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 184 | 37 | 147 | 4 |
| 3 |  Sri Lanka |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 132 | -68 | 2 |
| 4 |  Malaysia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 246 | -230 | 0 |