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| Date | 16–25 November 1978 |
| Countries | 7 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 11 |
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The 1978 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship was the 6th edition of the tournament, and was played in Kuala Lumpur
The 7 teams were divided in two pool, with final between the winner of both of them. Japan won the tournament