Asian Rugby Football Union
- Asian Rugby Football Union
Infobox Organization
name = Asian Rugby Football Union
size = 175px
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type = Sports federation
formation = 1968
headquarters = Hong Kong
membership = 25 unions
leader_title = President
leader_name = Choi Won-Tae
website= http://www.arfu.com/|The Asian Rugby Football Union (ARFU) is the governing body of rugby union in Asia under the authority of the International Rugby Board.Founded in 1968 by eight charter nations, the Union today has 25 member nations in countries across Asia, stretching from Kazakhstan to Guam.
The aim of ARFU is: "to raise physical and moral standards in Asia by education in the healthy pursuit of Rugby Football and to promote friendship among Asian countries."
Competitions
The ARFU supports regional and pan-Asian tournaments including the newly founded Asian Five Nations competition, women's, men's, and under 19's tournaments in sevens and fifteen-a-side rugby.
Member Nations
* Arabian Gulf
* Brunei
* Cambodia
* China
* Chinese Taipei
* Guam
* Hong Kong
* India
* Indonesia
* Iran
* Japan
* Kazakhstan
* Korea Republic
* Kyrgyzstan
* Laos PDR
* Macau
* Malaysia
* Mongolia
* Pakistan
* Philippines
* Qatar
* Singapore
* Sri Lanka
* Thailand
* Uzbekistan
* Jordan
ARFU Officers
*President Choi Won-Tae, South Korea
*Vice President Adisak Hemyoo, Thailand
*Honorary Secretary General Ross Mitchell, Hong Kong
*Treasurer Dermot Agnew, Hong Kong
*IRB Representative Noboru Mashimo, Japan
*Executive Committee:
*Trevor Gregory, Hong Kong
*William Ryan, Indonesia
*David Skidmore, Arabian Gulf
*Koji Tokumasu, Japan
(Officers are ex officio members of the EXCO)
(Jarrad Gallagher, IRB Development Officer for Asia)
ee also
*Rugby union in Asia
External links
* [http://www.arfu.com/ Official website]
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