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| Host nation |
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| Date | 2–9 November 1996 |
| Countries | 7 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 11 |
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The 1996 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship was the 15th edition of the tournament, and was played in Taipei
The 8 teams were divided in two pools, with finals between the winners of each pool. Singapore withdrew and Japan won the tournament.
Singapore withdrew