| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host |  Singapore |
| Date | 24–31 October 1998 |
| Countries | 10 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Japan (12th title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
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The 1998 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship was the 16th edition of the tournament, and was played in Singapore. The 10 teams were divided in two division. Japan won the tournament.[1]
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 | Japan |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 221 | 25 | 196 | 6 |
| 2 |  South Korea |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 104 | 81 | 23 | 2 |
| 3 |  Hong Kong |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 88 | -49 | 2 |
| 4 |  Taiwan |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 227 | -170 | 2 |
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 |  Sri Lanka |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 8 | 77 | 4 |
| 2 |  Malaysia |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 69 | -32 | 2 |
| 3 |  China |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 75 | -45 | 0 |
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 | Singapore |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 0 | 91 | 4 |
| 2 |  Thailand |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 12 | 78 | 2 |
| 3 |  India |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 175 | -169 | 0 |
°Fifth Place Final