1988 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host |  Hong Kong |
| Date | 13–19 November 1988 |
| Countries | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  South Korea (3rd title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 14 |
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The 1988 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship was the 11th edition of the tournament, and was played in Hong Kong
The 8 teams were divided in two pool, with final between the winner of both of them. South Korea won the tournament
Pool 1
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 |  Japan |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 210 | 26 | 184 | 6 |
| 2 |  Taiwan |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 137 | 32 | 105 | 4 |
| 3 |  Thailand |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 143 | -110 | 2 |
| 4 |  Singapore |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 185 | -179 | 0 |
Pool 2
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 | South Korea |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 209 | 25 | 184 | 6 |
| 2 |  Hong Kong |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 114 | 42 | 72 | 4 |
| 3 |  Sri Lanka |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 119 | -98 | 2 |
| 4 |  Malaysia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 164 | -158 | 0 |