# 2007 Rugby World Cup – Asia qualification

In qualification for the 2007 Rugby World Cup, thirteen Asian Rugby Football Union (ARFU) nations compete for one full place, and one repechage place (Repechage 2, against Oceania 3). No Asian teams qualified for the quarter-finals in 2003, so none qualify automatically in 2007. Only Japan has been to the World Cup, participating in all five RWCs to date, with only one win in 1991 (England) against Zimbabwe, 52–8. Asia 1 will go into Group B with Australia, Wales, Fiji and Canada.

## Format

The qualification structure was as follows:
* First round: 13 teams (divided into three divisions) played home-and-away in a round-robin style pool stage. The two highest-ranked teams in division one advance to the second round in the first division. Two teams from division two advance to the second round, and one team from division three advances to the second round via a play-off.
* Second round: 6 teams (divided into two divisions) were divided into three-team pools. Each team played home-and-away round-robin matches. The two highest-placed teams in division one advanced to the final round (three), while the best-placed team in division two would be the sole team advancing to the final round from their pool.
* Third round: 3 teams played a home-and-away round-robin match against one of each team. The pool winner qualified to the 2007 Rugby World Cup. The runner-up advanced to the repechage qualification phase.

## First round
### Division one

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Japan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 34 | +107 | 4 | Advance to second round, division one |
| 2 | South Korea | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 87 | 53 | +34 | 2 | Advance to second round, division one |
| 3 | Hong Kong | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 147 | −141 | 0 | Advance to second round, division two |
* 7 May 2005
| Japan | 91–3 | Hong Kong |
* Tokyo
* 15 May 2005
| South Korea | 31–50 | Japan |
* Seoul
* 22 May 2005
| Hong Kong | 3–56 | South Korea |
* Hong Kong

### Division two

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Arabian Gulf | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 48 | +6 | 4 | Advance to second round, division one |
| 2 | China | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 43 | +1 | 2 | Advance to second round, division two |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 52 | −7 | 0 | |
* 30 April 2005
| China | 22–19 | Chinese Taipei |
* Kunming
* 20 May 2005
| Arabian Gulf | 30–26 | Chinese Taipei |
* Manama
* 11 November 2005
| Arabian Gulf | 24–22 | China |
* Dubai

### Division three
#### Pool A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sri Lanka | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 55 | +27 | 4 | Advance to play-off |
| 2 | Singapore | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 61 | +3 | 2 | |
| 3 | Thailand | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 65 | 95 | −30 | 0 | |
* 4 June 2005
| Thailand | 38–48 | Sri Lanka |
* Bangkok
* 11 June 2005
| Singapore | 47–27 | Thailand |
* Singapore
* 25 June 2005
| Sri Lanka | 34–17 | Singapore |
* Colombo

#### Pool B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 31 | +104 | 6 | Advance to play-off |
| 2 | India | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 78 | 56 | +22 | 3 | |
| 3 | Malaysia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 111 | −51 | 2 | |
| 4 | Guam | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 104 | −75 | 1 | |
* 4 June 2005
| India | 22–36 | Kazakhstan |
* Mumbai
* 8 June 2005
| Kazakhstan | 48–3 | Malaysia |
* Mumbai
* 11 June 2005
| India | 48–12 | Malaysia |
* Mumbai
* 18 June 2005
| Guam | 8–8 | India |
* Guam
* 22 June 2005
| Kazakhstan | 51–6 | Guam |
* Alma Ata
* 26 June 2005
| Malaysia | 45–15 | Guam |
* Kuala Lumpur

#### Division three play-off

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sri Lanka | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 37 | +6 | 2 | Advance to second round, division two |
| 2 | Kazakhstan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 43 | −6 | 2 | |
* 25 October 2005
| Kazakhstan | 25–19 | Sri Lanka |
* Almaty
* 12 November 2005
| Sri Lanka | 24–12 | Kazakhstan |
* Colombo

## Second round
### Division one

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Japan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 23 | +109 | 4 | Advance to the third round |
| 2 | South Korea | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 55 | −21 | 2 | Advance to the third round |
| 3 | Arabian Gulf | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 102 | −88 | 0 | |
* 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

### Division two

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Hong Kong | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 21 | +44 | 4 | Advance to the third round |
| 2 | Sri Lanka | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 42 | +2 | 2 | |
| 3 | China | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 53 | −46 | 0 | |
* 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 round

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Japan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 3 | +103 | 4 | 2007 Rugby World Cup |
| 2 | South Korea | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 59 | −36 | 2 | Repechage |
| 3 | Hong Kong (H) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 75 | −67 | 0 | |
* 18 November 2006
| Japan | 52–3 | Hong Kong |
* Hong Kong
* 21 November 2006
| Hong Kong | 5–23 | South Korea |
* Hong Kong
* 25 November 2006
| South Korea | 0–54 | Japan |
* Hong Kong