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2011 Asian Five Nations
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 2011 Asian Five Nations |
| date | 23 April – 21 May 2011 |
| countries | |
| champion | JPN |
| count | 19 |
| matches | 10 |
| top scorer | KAZ Maxim Lifontov (54) |
| most tries | JPN Kosuke Endo (8) |
| website | |
| preceded by | 2010 |
| succeeded by | 2012 |
The 2011 Asian Five Nations, known as the 2011 HSBC Asian 5 Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the HSBC, was the 4th series of the Asian Five Nations rugby union tournament.
The 2011 Asian 5 nations consisted of the best 5 teams in Asia; Hong Kong, Japan, Kazakhstan, Sri Lanka and the United Arab Emirates.
Sri Lanka qualified for the 2011 edition of the tournament by winning Division One of the 2010 tournament against Singapore 23–16. The United Arab Emirates also qualify with the disbanding of the Arabian Gulf rugby team, this is the first time both these teams have appeared in the top five.
Changes from 2010
- South Korea has been replaced with Sri Lanka, who earns promotion from Division 1.
Teams
The teams involved are:
| Nation | Home stadium | City | Head coach | Captain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (37) | Hong Kong Football Club Stadium | Hong Kong | WAL Dai Rees | Tom McColl | |
| (13) | None | None | NZL John Kirwan | Takashi Kikutani | |
| (27) | National University Stadium | Almaty | KAZ Valeriy Popov | Timur Mashurov | |
| (41) | CR & FC Grounds | Colombo | NZL Ellis Meachen | Sean Wijesinghe | |
| (NR) | Zayed Sports City | ||||
| The Sevens | Abu Dhabi | ||||
| Dubai | NZL Bruce Birtwistle | Mike Cox-Hill |
Final Table
| Rank | Nation | Games | Points | Bonus | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| points | Total | |||||||||||
| points | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | Diff | |||||
| 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 307 | 35 | 272 | 4 | 24 | |||
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 155 | 61 | 94 | 3 | 18 | |||
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 196 | −156 | 0 | 8 | |||
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 54 | 126 | −72 | 1 | 6 | |||
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 47 | 185 | −138 | 0 | 3 |
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
Week 1
Hettiarachchi 66' Kumara (0/1) Steve Smith 62'
| NZL Ellis Meachen |
|---|
| NZL Bruce Birtwistle |
|---|
|}
Touch judges:
HKG Anthony Tobi Lothian
Sri Lanka D. Nimal
Peter McKee 65'
Week 2
Andrew Millar 70' Daulet Akymbekov 75'
Rowan Varty 25' Alex McQueen 41' Shaun Webb 19' Hirotoki Onozawa 32' Alisi Tupuailei 42', 44', 45' Michael Leitch 55'
| Wales Dai Rees |
|---|
| NZL John Kirwan |
|---|
|}
Touch judges:
Week 3
Takeshi Kizu 3', 29', 47', 66' Goshi Tachikawa 51 Koji Taira 38' Atsushi Tanabe 71' Alisi Tupuailei 79' Shaun Webb (4/4)
Lee Jones 12', 68' Rowen Varty 34' Alexander 65' Pale Tauti 75' Tom McColl 68', 75', 78' (3/3)
| NZL Ellis Meachen |
|---|
| Wales Dai Rees |
|---|
|}
Touch judges:
Week 4
| New Zealand Bruce Birtwistle |
|---|
| NZL John Kirwan |
|---|
|}
Touch judges:
yevginiv shekurov 18' Timur Mashurov 30', Daulet Akymbekov 68' pavel lenov 80' 62'
Week 5
Nuwan Hettiarachchi 68' Toetuu Taufa 22' Alisi Tupuailei 28', 43', 63', 72' Fumiaki Tanaka 32', 39' Takashi Kikutani 35', 50' Tanabe 66' Hirotoki Onozawa 80' Tanabe 39', 43', 63', 66', 72'(5/5)
Pale Tauti 18' Mark Goosen 24' Nigel Hobler 34' Nick Hewson 49', 61' Ross Armour 28', 78' Alex McQueen 66' Jamie Hood 70' Tom McColl 49', 61', 70', 78' (4/5)
| Wales Dai Rees |
|---|
| NZL Bruce Birtwistle |
|---|
|}
Touch judges:
Media coverage
The tournament is broadcast live in many different countries, some of which are listed below:
| Nation(s) | Broadcaster | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | url=http://www.asian5nations.com/node/160 | title=TV schedules for HSBC Asian 5 Nations | HSBC Asian 5 Nations | publisher=Asian5nations.com | date= | accessdate=2011-12-02}} |
| Hong Kong | STAR Sports Hong Kong | ||||
| India | STAR Sports India | ||||
| Malaysia | STAR Sports Malaysia |
References
References
- (2 April 2012). "Top 5 – Match Stats - HSBC Asian 5 Nations".
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- Saturday. "UAE rugby draw 13–13 with Sri Lanka in Asian Five Nations opener". Thenational.ae.
- "TV schedules for HSBC Asian 5 Nations | HSBC Asian 5 Nations". Asian5nations.com.
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