2008 HSBC Asian Five Nations
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The 2008 Asian Five Nations, known as the 2008 HSBC Asian 5 Nations due to its sponsorship by HSBC
, was the inaugural series of the rugby union
Asian Five Nations
which is the flagship competition devised by the International Rugby Board
to develop the sport in the Asian region. Ten matches were played over five weekends from 26 April to 24 May.
Scoring system: 5 points for a win, three for a draw, one bonus point for being within seven points of the winning team, and one for four tries.
The teams involved with their current IRB ranking (as of 18 February 2008) were: 18th 23rd 27th 32nd 47th
Japan won all four of its games to become the first Asian Five Nations champions on May 18, 2008.
Report on JRFU website
for the 2011 Rugby World Cup
, as the Division Two champion would be promoted to Division One for 2009 and have the opportunity to be promoted to the HSBC Asian Five Nations for the 2010 season. The 2010 HSBC Asian Five Nations will be the final qualifying stage for the Asian representative
at the 2011 Rugby World Cup.
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HSBC
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, was the inaugural series of the rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
Asian Five Nations
Asian Five Nations
The Asian Five Nations, known as the HSBC Asian 5 Nations due to its sponsorship by HSBC, is an annual international rugby union competition held between the top five Asian national rugby sides...
which is the flagship competition devised by the International Rugby Board
International Rugby Board
The International Rugby Board is the governing body for the sport of rugby union. It was founded in 1886 as the International Rugby Football Board by the unions of Scotland, Wales and Ireland. England refused to join until 1890. The International Rugby Football Board changed its name to the...
to develop the sport in the Asian region. Ten matches were played over five weekends from 26 April to 24 May.
Scoring system: 5 points for a win, three for a draw, one bonus point for being within seven points of the winning team, and one for four tries.
The teams involved with their current IRB ranking (as of 18 February 2008) were: 18th 23rd 27th 32nd 47th
Japan won all four of its games to become the first Asian Five Nations champions on May 18, 2008.
Final table
| Position | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | ||||||
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| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | Tries | Bonus Points | Points | |
| 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 310 | 58 | 48 | 4 | 24 | |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 150 | 104 | 14 | 3 | 18 | |
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 96 | 154 | ||||
| 11 | 1 | 11 | ||||||||
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 100 | 172 | ||||
| 11 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 65 | 233 | ||||
| 6 | 1 | 1 |
- Bottom team, Arabian GulfArabian Gulf rugby union teamThe Arabian Gulf rugby union team was a combined team of players from Arab states of Persian Gulf — Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates that represented the Arabian Peninsula area in international rugby union competitions...
, are relegated to Division One for 2009 edition.
Fixtures
| Date | Match | Result | Venue |
| 26-Apr-2008 | Korea - Japan | 17 - 39 | Munhak Stadium, Incheon Incheon The Incheon Metropolitan City is located in northwestern South Korea. The city was home to just 4,700 people when Jemulpo port was built in 1883. Today 2.76 million people live in the city, making it Korea’s third most populous city after Seoul and Busan Metropolitan City... |
| 26-Apr-2008 | Arabian Gulf - Hong Kong | 12 - 20 | Al Ain Al Ain Al Ain |Spring]]), also known as the Garden City due to its greenery, is the second largest city in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the fourth largest city in the United Arab Emirates. With a population of 374,000 , it is located approximately 160 km east of the capital Abu Dhabi and about... |
| 03-May-2008 | Japan - Arabian Gulf | 114 - 6 | Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium Kintetsu Hanazono rugby stadium Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium in Higashiosaka is the oldest dedicated rugby union stadium in Japan. Owned by Kintetsu Corporation, it opened in 1929 and has a capacity of 30,000... , Osaka Osaka is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe... |
| 03-May-2008 | Hong Kong - Kazakhstan | 23 - 17 | Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour... |
| 09-May-2008 | Arabian Gulf - Korea | 20 - 43 | Al Arabi Stadium, Doha Doha Doha is the capital city of the state of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf, it had a population of 998,651 in 2008, and is also one of the municipalities of Qatar... |
| 11-May-2008 | Kazakhstan - Japan | 6 - 82 | Almaty Almaty Almaty , also known by its former names Verny and Alma-Ata , is the former capital of Kazakhstan and the nation's largest city, with a population of 1,348,500... |
| 18-May-2008 | Japan - Hong Kong | 75 - 29 | Tohoku Denryoku Big Swan Stadium Tohoku Denryoku Big Swan Stadium is an athletic stadium in Niigata, Japan. The stadium's capacity is 42,300. Because of the naming rights by Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc., the name of the stadium is from March 11, 2007 until 2009. It is the home field of the J... , Niigata Niigata, Niigata is the capital and the most populous city of Niigata Prefecture, Japan. It lies on the northwest coast of Honshu, the largest island of Japan, and faces the Sea of Japan and Sado Island.... |
| 18-May-2008 | Korea - Kazakhstan | 40 - 21 | Korea Korea Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the... |
| 24-May-2008 | Kazakhstan - Arabian Gulf | 56 - 27 | Taldykorgan Taldykorgan Taldykorgan , formerly known as Taldy-Kurgan , is the administrative center of Almaty Province, Kazakhstan. It has a population of 118,400 . Most of the people are Kazakhs.-Education:... |
| 24-May-2008 | Hong Kong - Korea | 24 - 50 | King's Park, Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour... |
Report on JRFU website
Standings
| Position | Nation | Games | Points | Table points |
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| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | Tries | ||
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 42 | 4 | 8 | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 46 | 6 | 7 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 55 | |||
| 4 | 3 |
- ChinaChina national rugby union teamThe China national rugby union team represents the People's Republic of China in international rugby union. China have yet to make their debut at the Rugby World Cup, but attempted to qualify in both 2003 and 2007.They are currently ranked 66th in the world....
withdrew due to lack of visa availability and were relegated to Division Two. - Standings were determined according to the same method used in the HSBC Asian Five Nations championship.
- Singapore promoted to main tournament for 2009 edition2009 HSBC Asian Five NationsThe 2009 Asian Five Nations, known as the 2009 HSBC Asian 5 Nations due to its sponsorship by HSBC, was the second series of the rugby union Asian Five Nations, the flagship competition devised by the International Rugby Board to develop the sport in the Asian region.The teams that competed in the...
.
Fixtures
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
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| Date | Venue | Kick Off | ||||||
| 20 - 20 | 11-November-2008 | Tainan Tainan Tainan City is a city in southern Taiwan. It is the fifth largest after New Taipei, Kaohsiung, Taichung, and Taipei. It was formerly a provincial city, and in 2010, the provincial city merged with the adjacent Tainan County to form a single special municipality. Tainan faces the Taiwan Strait in... , Taiwan Taiwan Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following... |
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| 22 - 23 | 13-November-2008 | Tainan Tainan Tainan City is a city in southern Taiwan. It is the fifth largest after New Taipei, Kaohsiung, Taichung, and Taipei. It was formerly a provincial city, and in 2010, the provincial city merged with the adjacent Tainan County to form a single special municipality. Tainan faces the Taiwan Strait in... , Taiwan Taiwan Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following... |
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| 35 - 23 | 15-November-2008 | Tainan Tainan Tainan City is a city in southern Taiwan. It is the fifth largest after New Taipei, Kaohsiung, Taichung, and Taipei. It was formerly a provincial city, and in 2010, the provincial city merged with the adjacent Tainan County to form a single special municipality. Tainan faces the Taiwan Strait in... , Taiwan Taiwan Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following... |
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Division two
Division Two served as the first round of qualifying2011 Rugby World Cup qualifying
2011 Rugby World Cup qualifying began at the 2007 tournament in France, where twelve teams earned a place in the finals of the tournament, this automatically qualified them for the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.After much speculation, it was confirmed on 30 November 2007 that 20 teams would...
for the 2011 Rugby World Cup
2011 Rugby World Cup
The 2011 Rugby World Cup was the seventh Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. The International Rugby Board selected New Zealand as the host country in preference to Japan and South Africa at a meeting in Dublin on 17 November 2005...
, as the Division Two champion would be promoted to Division One for 2009 and have the opportunity to be promoted to the HSBC Asian Five Nations for the 2010 season. The 2010 HSBC Asian Five Nations will be the final qualifying stage for the Asian representative
2011 Rugby World Cup - Asia qualification
Asia's world cup qualifiers will be centred around its flagship tournament, the Asian Five Nations. The winner of the 2010 tournament will qualify, but to give all teams a chance of qualification the 2008 and 2009 seasons will also be part of the qualification process...
at the 2011 Rugby World Cup.
Semi finals
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| 30 - 5 | 11-June-2008 | Bangkok Bangkok Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom... , Thailand Thailand Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the... |
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| 30 - 22 | 11-June-2008 | Bangkok Bangkok Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom... , Thailand Thailand Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the... |
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Third v Fourth Final
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| 0 - 92 | 14-June-2008 | Bangkok Bangkok Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom... , Thailand Thailand Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the... |
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Final
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| 30 - 7 | 14-June-2008 | Bangkok Bangkok Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom... , Thailand Thailand Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the... |
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- Tournament winner Thailand promoted to Division One for 2009.
- There will be no relegation for fourth placed team Pakistan.
South-East Asia
| Position | Nation | Games | Points | Table points |
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| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | Tries | ||
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 14 | 0 | 10 | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 23 | 0 | 5 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 88 | |||
| 0 | 0 |
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Pacific-Asia
| Position | Nation | Games | Points | Table points |
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| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | Tries | |||
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 8 | 113 | 18 | 10 | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 82 | 20 | 62 | 0 | 5 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 175 | ||||
| 0 | 0 |
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Central Asia
| Position | Nation | Games | Points | Table points |
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| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | Tries | |||
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 10 | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 23 | ||||
| 2 | 3 | |||||||||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 45 | ||||
| 3 | 3 |
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Other Regions
| Position | Nation | Games | Points | Table points |
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| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | Tries | |||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Cancelled