2006–07 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship
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| Date | November 2006 – November 2007 |
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| Countries | 12 |
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| Champions |  Japan (15th title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
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This edition, originally scheduled in November 2006 in Sri Lanka was cancelled due the political situation in the host country. The tournament for title (involving Japan, Korea and Hong Kong), originally must also valid as final pool for 2007 Rugby World Cup – Asia qualification was transferred by International Rugby Board in Hong Kong.[1][2] The rest of the tournament ("Plate" and "Shield" was played one year after in Sri Lanka.
It was the last edition of the tournament, because from 2008, it was replaced by Asian Five Nations, that merge the ARFU Asian Rugby Championship and the ARFU Asian Rugby Series
The team were divided in three divisions, according to the results of 2006 ARFU Asian Rugby Series
Contents
Gold
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Pos. Team P W D Lost For Ag. Diff. Points Notes 1 Japan2 2 0 0 106 3 +103 4 Qualified to 2007 Rugby World Cup 2 
South Korea2 1 0 1 23 59 -36 2 Qualified to RWC Qualif. repechage) 3 
Hong Kong2 0 0 2 8 75 -67 0
Plate
Pool A
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Pos. Team P W D Lost For Ag. Diff. Points 1 
Sri Lanka2 2 0 0 103 13 +90 4 2 
China2 1 0 1 66 32 +34 2 3 
Malaysia2 0 0 2 9 133 -124 0
Pool B
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Pos. Team P W D Lost For Ag. Diff. Points 1 
Kazakhstan2 2 0 0 98 21 +77 4 2 
Taiwan2 1 0 1 27 45 -18 2 3 
Thailand2 0 0 2 37 96 -59 0
First Place Final
Third Place Final
Fifth Place Final
Shield
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Pos. Team P W D Lost For Ag. Diff. Points 1 
Iran2 2 0 0 71 10 +61 4 2 
India2 1 0 1 26 39 -13 2 3 
Pakistan2 0 0 2 3 51 -48 0
