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2012 Asian Five Nations
For the divisional competitions, see: 2012 Asian Five Nations division tournaments
| Date | 27 April – 26 May 2012 |
|---|---|
| Countries | Hong Kong Japan Kazakhstan South Korea United Arab Emirates |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Japan (20th title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 |
| Top scorer(s) | Ayumu Goromaru (62) |
| Most tries | Yoshikazu Fujita (6) |
| Website | www |
← 2011 2013 → | |
The 2012 Asian Five Nations, known as the 2012 HSBC Asian 5 Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the HSBC, was the 5th series of the Asian Five Nations rugby union tournament.[1]
Japan secured their 5th Asian Five Nations title, 20th overall Asian title, winning all four of their games.
Changes from 2011 edit
- Sri Lanka has been replaced with South Korea, who earns promotion from Division 1.
Teams edit
The teams involved are:
| Nation | Home stadium | City | Head coach | Captain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong (26) | Hong Kong Football Club Stadium Mong Kok Stadium | Hong Kong | Dai Rees | |
| Japan (14) | Level-5 Stadium Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | Fukuoka Tokyo | Eddie Jones | Toshiaki Hirose |
| Kazakhstan (30) | Almaty Central Stadium National University Stadium | Almaty | Valery Popov | |
| South Korea (31) | Seongnam Stadium | Seoul | Seo Chun-Oh | |
| United Arab Emirates (NR) | Jebel Ali Center of Excellence The Sevens | Dubai | Duncan Hall | Alistair Thompson |
Final Table edit
| 2012 Asian Five Nations Champion |
| Relegated to Division One |
| Rank | Nation | Games | Points | Bonus points | Total points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | Diff | ||||
| 1 | Japan | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 312 | 11 | 301 | 4 | 24 |
| 2 | South Korea | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 163 | 109 | 54 | 2 | 17 |
| 3 | Hong Kong | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 159 | 98 | 61 | 3 | 13 |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 80 | 269 | -189 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Kazakhstan | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 48 | 275 | -227 | 1 | 1 |
Points are awarded to the teams as follows:
| Results | Points |
|---|---|
| Win | 5 points |
| Draw | 3 points |
| 4 or more tries | 1 point |
| Loss within 7 points | 1 point |
| Loss greater than 7 points | 0 points |
Fixtures edit
| 27 April 2012 20:00 |
| United Arab Emirates | 10–85 | Hong Kong |
| Try: Thompson | Try: Varty (4) Maclay (3) McQueen (2) Robertson Kam Shing Hewson Jones Hussey Con: Robertson (3) McQueen Hood (2) Pen: Robertson (1) |
| 28 April 2012 15:00 |
| Kazakhstan | 0–87 | Japan |
| Try: Tamura 1' c Ono 13' c Goromaru (2) 21' c, 49' c Onozawa (3) 33' c, 58' c, 64' c Semba 40' c Hatakeyama 41' c Fujii 60' m Sasaki 67' c Hirose 71' m Nagatomo 80' c Con: Goromaru (11/13) |
| Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty Attendance: 3,400 Referee: Harry Mason |
| 5 May 2012 16:00 |
| Hong Kong | 19–21 | South Korea |
| Try: Nam-Wook (2) Noh-Woon Con: Oh Youn-Hyung (2/2) Kim Won-Yong (1/1) |
| 5 May 2012 18:00 |
| Japan | 106–3 | United Arab Emirates |
| Try: Tatekawa 5' Fujita (6) 11' , 50' , 58' , 61' , 69' , 71' Goromaru (2) 18' , 21' Mochizuki 25' Semba 32' Kuwazuru (2) 46' , 74' H,Ono 55' Morikawa 65' Kizu 84' Con: Goromaru (10/11) Tatekawa (4/5) | Report[2] | Pen: Strang (1/2) |
| Level-5 Stadium, Fukuoka Referee: Harry Mason |
| 12 May 2012 13:00 |
References edit
External links edit
- ARFU