2014 Asian Five Nations division tournaments

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2014 Asian Five Nations division tournaments
Date	23 April 2014 – 22 June 2014
Countries	(19) Refer to division
Tournament statistics
Matches played	17
Official website	Website
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The 2014 Asian Five Nations division tournaments, known as the 2014 HSBC Asian 5 Nations for sponsorship reasons, refer to the divisions played within the annual Asian Five Nations rugby union tournament. This is the 7th series of the Asian Five Nations. For the first time since 2010, only four division were used, with a shortened Division 1 due to the change of format in 2015. Division 3 was split into an East and a West conference which like Division 1 was out in place ahead of that format in 2015.

Changes from 2013

• The United Arab Emiratis participated in the Division 1 tournament, haven been relegated from the Top 5.
• Sri Lanka was promoted to the Top 5 Division, after winning the Division 1 competition in 2013.
• Singapore have replaced Thailand in Division 1, with Thailand competing in Division 2.
• Qatar will compete in Division 2 - replacing India, following promotion from Division 3.
• Lebanon promoted out of Division 4, though no team was demoted out of Division 3.
• With the removal of Division 5, Laos was moved to Division 3, while Brunei, Cambodia and Mongolia forms a new Division 4.

Teams

The teams involved, with their world rankings pre tournament, were:

Division 1

•   Chinese Taipei (58)
•   Kazakhstan (45)
•   Singapore (56)
•   United Arab Emirates (97)

Division 2

•   Iran (NA)
•   Malaysia (71)
•   Qatar (NA)
•   Thailand (60)

Division 3 East

•   China (68)
•   Guam (88)
•   Indonesia (96)
•   Laos (NA)

Division 3 West

•   India (74)
•   Lebanon (NA)
•   Pakistan (76)
•   Uzbekistan (96)

Division 4

•   Brunei (NA)
•   Cambodia (NA)
•   Mongolia (NA)

Division 1

2014 Asian Five Nations division 1

Date	23 April – 10 May 2014
Countries	2
Champions	Kazakhstan   Singapore
Relegated	Chinese Taipei   United Arab Emirates
Tournament statistics
Matches played	2

The 2014 Division 1 tournament was held as a single match knock-out format.^[1][2] The participants of the final will remain in Division 1 for the 2015 as the bottom two teams from the 2014 Asian Five Nations tournament will be relegated to Division 1.

Fixtures

	23 April 2014	United Arab Emirates	13–30	Singapore	The Sevens, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
	19:30

	10 May 2014	Kazakhstan	37–8	Chinese Taipei	Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong
	14:30

Division 2

2014 Asian Five Nations division 2

Tournament details
Host	Qatar
Date	20 – 23 May 2014
Countries	4
Final positions
Champions	Malaysia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4

The 2014 Division II tournament, like the previous tournaments, is being held in a single match knock-out format.^[3]

	Semi-finals				Final
	20 May 2014
	Malaysia	43
					23 May 2014
	Iran	22
					Malaysia	31
	20 May 2014
					Qatar	22
	Thailand	11
	Qatar	24
					Third place play-off
					23 May 2014
					Iran	26
					Thailand	23

Semi-finals

	20 May 2014	Malaysia	43–22	Iran	Al Arabi Stadium, Doha, Qatar
	17:30	Try: Mohd Azmir Zanul Abidin (2) Atunaisa Lacadamu Takubu Wan Izzudin Ismail Villiame Veto Tuinivanua Faat Hur Rozi Ismail Con: Mohd Syarif Saiful Aazwan Sudin (5) Pen: Mohd Syarif Saiful Aazwan Sudin Cards: Vatimio Rabebe		Try: Hamid-Reza Zareghlaghi (2) Moein Sarkari Con: Farjam Atshan Cards: Gholamreza Shahhoseini

	20 May 2014	Thailand	11–24	Qatar	Al Arabi Stadium, Doha, Qatar
		Try: Khomchak Chakrabandhu Na Ayudhaya Pen: Warongkorn Khamkoet (2)		Try: Shane Kelly Liam Frost Con: Paul Beard Pen: Paul Beard (4) Cards: Jamie Frost

Third place play-off

	23 May 2014	Iran	26–23	Thailand	Al Arabi Stadium, Doha, Qatar
	17:30	Try: Amin Hoseinzadeh (2) Sajad Izadi Ahmad Etehadpour Con: Farjam Atshan (3) Cards: Shahab Balali		Try: Apichai Phichaikamol Nutanun Thanganun Topong Limphaiboon Con: Akarin Thitisakulvit Pen: Warongkorn Khamkoet (2) Cards: Pongnatee Ngoetong

Final

	23 May 2014	Malaysia	31–22	Qatar	Al Arabi Stadium, Doha, Qatar
	19:30	Try: Atunaisa Lacadamu Takubu (2) Wan Izzudin Ismail Mohd Azmir Zanul Abidin Con: Faat Hur Rozi Ismail (4) Pen: Faat Hur Rozi Ismail		Try: Aaron Palmer Con: Paul Beard Pen: Paul Beard (4) Drop: Paul Beard

Division 3

The 2014 Division 3 tournament was split into an East and West tournament with both tournaments being held in a single match knock-out format.^[4][5]

East

2014 Asian Five Nations division 3 East

Tournament details
Host	Laos
Date	29 – 31 May 2014
Countries	4
Final positions
Champions	China
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4

	Semi-finals				Final
	29 May 2014
	Indonesia	6
					31 May 2014
	China	10
					China	41
	29 May 2014
					Guam	10
	Guam	48
	Laos	10
					Third place play-off
					31 May 2014
					Indonesia	11
					Laos	10

Semi-finals

	29 May 2014	Indonesia	6–10	China	Chao Anou Vong Stadium, Vientiane, Laos
	16:00	Pen: Justin Field (2)		Try: Xiaoxiang Yu Weitao Bu

	29 May 2014	Guam	48–10	Laos	Chao Anou Vong Stadium, Vientiane, Laos
	18:00	Try: Alexander Tenorio (2) Paul Eustaqio Edward Calvo Robert J Leon Guerrero Paul Claros Christopher Sgro Arthur Toves Con: Paul Eustaqio (2) Edward Calvo (2)		Try: Anousith Phaipanya William Luangrath

Third place play-off

	31 May 2014	Laos	10–11	Indonesia	Chao Anou Vong Stadium, Vientiane, Laos
	16:00	Try: Brandon O'Mallan Randy Mendiola		Try: Yingli Fu (2) Wen Ru Feng Li Wei Jiang Bing Ma Xinjiang Zheng Wenzhen Li Con: Jian Hua Wang (2) Wen Ru Feng Cards: Xin Lian

Final

	29 May 2014	Guam	10–41	China	Chao Anou Vong Stadium, Vientiane, Laos
	16:00	Try: William Luangrath Con: Thitouthone Thirakoun Pen: Christopher Mastoglio		Try: Reza Bein Pen: Gareth Rae (2)

West

2014 Asian Five Nations division 3 West

Tournament details
Host	Pakistan
Date	19 – 22 June 2014
Countries	4
Final positions
Champions	Lebanon
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4

	Semi-finals				Final
	19 June 2014
	India	17
					22 June 2014
	Uzbekistan	23
					Uzbekistan	19
	19 June 2014
					Lebanon	20
	Lebanon	17
	Pakistan	3
					Third place play-off
					22 June 2014
					India	25
					Pakistan	7

Semi-finals

	19 June 2014	India	17–23	Uzbekistan	Punjab Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan
	17:00	Try: Nitin Dagar Vikas Khatri Neeraj Khatri Con: Nasser Hussain		Try: Rustam Namirov Pen: Maxsim Lifontov (6)

	19 June 2014	Lebanon	17–3	Pakistan	Punjab Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan
	19:00	Try: Mounir Finan Pen: Karim Jammal		Pen: Kashif Khwaja

Third place play-off

	22 June 2014	India	25–7	Pakistan	Punjab Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan
	17:00	Try: Nasser Hussain Gautam Daga Rakesh Lochab Con: Vikas Khatri (2) Pen: Nasser Hussain Vikas Khatri		Try: Kashif Khwaja Con: Kashif Khwaja

Final

	22 June 2014	Uzbekistan	19–20	Lebanon	Punjab Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan
	19:00	Try: Mosin Evgeniy Con: Maxsim Lifontov Pen: Maxsim Lifontov (4)		Try: Joseph Touma Pen: Karim Jammal (5)

Division 4

2014 Asian Five Nations division 4

Tournament details
Host	Brunei
Date	17 – 21 June 2014
Countries	3
Final positions
Champions	Mongolia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	3

The 2014 Division IV tournament was held as a single round-robin tournament held in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei.^[6]

Position	Nation	Games				Points			Bonus points	Total points
		Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	For	Against	Difference
1	Mongolia	2	2	0	0	87	18	69	2	12
2	Cambodia	2	1	1	0	30	69	-39	0	5
3	Brunei	2	0	2	0	33	63	-30	1	1

	17 June 2014	Brunei	13–38	Mongolia	Belapan Stadium, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
	20:00	Try: Khairi Zuhdi Bin Haji Ramlee Con: Shen Quan Lim Pen: Shen Quan Lim (2)		Try: Gansaikhan Enkhbat Dashdendev Gansukh Enkamagalan Nyamjar Nyamsuren Otgonbayar Khosbayar Ganbold Mendamar Gansukh Con: Gansaikhan Enkhbat (4)

	19 June 2014	Cambodia	5–49	Mongolia	Belapan Stadium, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
	15:45	Try: Ra Rath		Try: Natsagdorj Oidovdorj (2) Zolbayar Batchluun (2) Ochbadrakh Sarantuya Enkhbat Dashochir Khucit Nergui Batmandal Narantsatsral Gah-Erdene Batdorj Con: Gansaikhan Enkhbat (2)

	21 June 2014	Brunei	20–25	Cambodia	Belapan Stadium, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
	20:00	Try: Syafiee Matali Saffuan Mohammad Ali Abdul Azim Bin Haji Abu Bakar Con: Shen Quan Lim Pen: Ahmad Faez Bin Anuar Cards: Abdul Azim Bin Haji Abu Bakar   Khairi Zuhdi Bin Haji Ramlee   Rasimoon Bin Haji Adinin		Try: Vanara Norn Sovanrado Nong, Nimol Chhil Con: Ratana Pich (2) Pen: Vanara Norn (2) Cards: Suasdey Chea

References

1. . Asian Rugby Football Union. Archived from the original on 6 February 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
2. "Division I Match Results". Asian Rugby Football Union. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
3. "Division II Match Results". Asian Rugby Football Union. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
4. "Division III East Match Results". Asian Rugby Football Union. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
5. . Asian Rugby Football Union. Archived from the original on 2 February 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
6. "Division IV Match Results". Asian Rugby Football Union. Retrieved 4 May 2014.

External links

• ARFU