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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Date | 16 April– 1 July 2006 |
| Teams | 13 countries |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Japan |
| Runner-up |  South Korea |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 17 |
| ← 2005 2007 → | |
The 2006 ARFU Asian Rugby Series was the third edition of a tournament created by Asian Rugby Football Union for national teams.
First and second division were also valid as second round of Asian qualification for 2007 Rugby World cup
Tournaments
First Division
Pos. Team P W D Lost For Ag. Diff. Points Notes 1 Japan2 2 0 0 132 23 +109 4 Qualified to the final round of RWC Qualification) 2 South Korea2 1 0 1 34 55 -21 2 Qualified to the final round of RWC Qualification) 3 Arabian Gulf 2 0 0 2 14 102 -88 0 
relegated to next year's division 2
| 16 April 2006 |
| Japan | 82–9 | Arabian Gulf |
| report |
| Tokyo |
| 23 April 2006 |
| Japan | 50–14 | South Korea |
| report |
| Tokyo |
| 5 May 2006 |
| Arabian Gulf | 5–20 | South Korea |
| report |
| Dubai |
Second division
Pos. Team P W D Lost For Ag. Diff. Points Notes 1 
Hong Kong2 2 0 0 65 21 +44 4 
promoted and Qualified to the final round of RWC Qualif.)
2 
Sri Lanka2 1 0 1 44 42 +2 2 3 
China2 0 0 2 7 53 -46 0 relegated to next year's division 3
| 29 April 2006 |
| Sri Lanka | 30–0 | China |
| Colombo |
| 14 May 2006 |
| Hong Kong | 42–14 | Sri Lanka |
| Hong Kong |
| 21 May 2006 |
| China | 7–23 | Hong Kong |
| Shenyang |
Third division
Pos. Team P W D Lost For Ag. Diff. Points Notes 1 
Kazakhstan2 2 0 0 47 20 +27 4 promoted to next year's division 2
2 
Singapore2 1 0 1 34 51 -17 2 3 
Taiwan2 0 0 2 42 52 -10 0 relegated to next year's division 4
| 8 June 2006 |
| Singapore | 0–29 | Kazakhstan |
| Singapore |
| 11 June 2006 |
| Taiwan | 20–18 | Kazakhstan |
| Singapore |
| 14 June 2006 |
| Singapore | 34–22 | Taiwan |
| Singapore |
Fourth Division
Pos. Team P W D Lost For Ag. Diff. Points Notes 1 
Malaysia2 2 0 0 98 46 +52 4 promoted to next year's division 3
2 
Thailand2 1 0 1 76 65 +11 2 3 
India2 0 0 2 48 111 -63 0 relegated to next year's division 5
| 5 June 2006 |
| Malaysia | 61–20 | India |
| Kuala Lampur |
| 7 June 2006 |
| Thailand | 50–28 | India |
| Bangkok |
| 22 July 2006 |
| Thailand | 26–37 | Malaysia |
| Bangkok |
Fifth Division
Pos. Team P W D Lost For Ag. Diff. Points Notes 1 
Pakistan2 2 0 0 51 25 +26 4 promoted to next year's division 4
2 
Philippines2 1 0 1 21 38 -17 2 3 
Guam2 0 0 2 36 49 -9 0
| 20 May 2006 |
| Guam | 14–18 | Philippines |
| Guam |
| 7 June 2006 |
| Guam | 22–27 | Pakistan |
| Manila |
| 11 June 2006 |
| Philippines | 3–24 | Pakistan |
| Manila |
Regional tournament
Pos. Team P W D Lost For Ag. Diff. Points Notes 1 
Cambodia3 3 0 0 101 17 +84 6 2 
Indonesia3 2 0 1 73 60 +13 4 3 
Brunei3 1 0 2 62 90 -28 2 4 
Laos3 0 0 3 27 96 -69 0
| 27 June 2006 |
| Cambodia | 30–7 | Indonesia |
| Phnom Phen |
| 27 June 2006 |
| Brunei | 32–17 | Laos |
| Phnom Phen |
| 29 June 2006 |
| Indonesia | 34–10 | Laos |
| Phnom Phen |
| 29 June 2006 |
| Cambodia | 41–10 | Brunei |
| Phnom Phen |
| 1 July 2006 |
| Indonesia | 32–20 | Brunei |
| Phnom Phen |
| 1 July 2006 |
| Cambodia | 30–0 | Laos |
| Phnom Phen |
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