The 1974 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship was the 4th edition of the tournament, and was played in Colombo. The 8 teams were divided into two pools, with the final consisting of the winning teams. Japan won the tournament.[1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host |  Sri Lanka |
| Date | 17–23 November 1974 |
| Countries | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Japan (4th title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 14 |
← 1972 1976 → | |
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 | Japan |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 31 | 65 | 6 |
| 2 |  South Korea |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 48 | 11 | 2 |
| 3 |  Hong Kong |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 61 | -18 | 2 |
| 4 |  Thailand |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 95 | -58 | 2 |
| 18 November 1974 |
| Japan XV | 20–7 | South Korea |
| Colombo |
| 18 November 1974 |
| Thailand | 22–6 |  Hong Kong |
| Colombo |
| 20 November 1974 |
| Japan XV | 46–6 | Thailand |
| Colombo |
| 20 November 1974 |
| Hong Kong | 19–9 | South Korea |
| Colombo |
| 22 November 1974 |
| Japan XV | 30–18 | Hong Kong |
| Colombo |
| 22 November 1974 |
| South Korea | 43–9 | Thailand |
| Colombo |
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 | Sri Lanka |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 13 | 48 | 6 |
| 2 |  Singapore |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 29 | 17 | 4 |
| 3 |  Malaysia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 26 | 12 | 2 |
| 4 |  Laos |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 97 | -77 | 0 |
| 17 November 1974 |
| Malaysia | 31–10 | Laos |
| Colombo |
| 17 November 1974 |
| Sri Lanka | 10–4 | Singapore |
| Colombo |
| 19 November 1974 |
| Malaysia | 9–7 | Singapore |
| Colombo |
| 19 November 1974 |
| Sri Lanka | 39–3 | Laos |
| Colombo |
| 21 November 1974 |
| Singapore | 27–7 | Laos |
| Colombo |
| 21 November 1974 |
| Sri Lanka | 12–6 | Malaysia |
| Colombo |
| 23 November 1974 |
| South Korea | 41–0 | Malaysia |
| Colombo |
| 23 November 1974 |
| Japan XV | 44–6 | Sri Lanka |
| Try:4 |
| Colombo |
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
|
Japan |
4–0–0 |
|
Sri Lanka |
3–0–1 |
|
South Korea |
2–0–2 |
| 4 | Malaysia |
1–0–3 |