Countries 12 Matches played 15 | Champions Japan (15th title) | |
Date November 2006 – November 2007 | ||
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. 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
References
2006–07 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA