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2002 Asian Rugby Championship

Tournament details
Host	Thailand
Date	16–23 November 2002
Countries	11
Final positions
Champions	South Korea (5th title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	18
← 2000 2004 →

The 2002 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship was the 18th edition of the tournament, and was played in Bangkok, Thailand 16–23 November 2002. The 11 teams were divided into two divisions.

Tournament

First Division

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference
1	South Korea	3	3	0	0	97	47	50	6
2	Japan	3	2	0	1	93	54	39	4
3	Hong Kong	3	1	0	2	50	85	-35	2
4	Chinese Taipei	3	0	0	3	43	97	-54	0

South Korea	35–10	Chinese Taipei

Hong Kong	15–29	Japan

Japan	44–17	Chinese Taipei

Hong Kong	17–40	South Korea

Hong Kong	18–16	Chinese Taipei

South Korea	22–20	Japan

Second Division

Pool 1

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference
1	Thailand	3	3	0	0	170	34	136	6
2	Kazakhstan	3	2	0	1	142	57	85	4
3	Sri Lanka	3	1	0	2	50	85	-35	2
4	India	3	0	0	3	35	210	-175	0

Kazakhstan	29–16	Sri Lanka

Thailand	67–10	India

Thailand	72–0	Sri Lanka

Kazakhstan	89–10	India

India	15–54	Sri Lanka

Thailand	31–24	Kazakhstan

Pool 2

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference
1	Arabian Gulf	2	2	0	0	91	0	91	4
2	Singapore	2	1	0	1	90	12	78	2
3	Malaysia	2	0	0	2	6	175	-169	0

Arabian Gulf	36–13	Malaysia

Singapore	46–9	Malaysia

Singapore	7–26	Arabian Gulf

Finals

5th place final

Sri Lanka	61–18	Malaysia

Third Place Final

Singapore	30–14	Kazakhstan

First Place final

Thailand	20–12	Arabian Gulf

References

1. "Rugby in Asia | History of the Game in Asia". Asia Rugby. Retrieved 2021-12-12.

• Asia Rugby Championship
• 2002 rugby union tournaments for national teams
• International rugby union competitions hosted by Thailand
• 2002 in Thai sport
• 2002 in Asian rugby union