2009 Asian Five Nations Explained

2009 Asian Five Nations
Date:25 April 2009 –
Countries:



Champion:JPN
Count:17
Matches:10
Preceded By:2008
Succeeded By:2010

For divisional competitions, see: 2009 Asian Five Nations division tournaments

The 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 tournament played a role in qualifying for the 2011 Rugby World Cup, with Singapore, the last place team, being relegated to Division 1. As the 2010 edition will serve as the final round of Asian qualifying, Singapore is effectively eliminated.

Changes from 2008

Teams

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

Final Table

PositionNationGamesPointsTable points
PlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDifferenceTriesBonus PointsPoints
1440027140+23141424
2430187139-5210015
34202137144-719313
44103110126-16838
5400440196-156111

Scoring System

Fixture overview

HomeScore (Tries)AwayMatch Information
width=12%Datewidth=32%Venue
align=right (1 BP) 65–0align=left 25 Apr 2009Tancheon Sports Complex, Seongnam
align=right (1 BP) 87–10align=left 25 Apr 2009Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Osaka
align=right 6–59align=left (1 BP)2 May 2009Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong
align=right 30–27align=left (1 BP)2 May 2009Central Stadium, Almaty
align=right 19–22align=left 9 May 2009Yio Chu Kang Stadium, Singapore
align=right (1 BP) 36–34align=left (2 BP)9 May 2009Tancheon Sports Complex, Seongnam
align=right (1 BP) 80–9align=left 16 May 2009Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Osaka
align=right (1 BP) 64–6align=left 16 May 2009Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong
align=right 15–45align=left (1 BP)23 May 2009Yio Chu Kang Stadium, Singapore
align=right 25–6align=left 24 May 2009Central Stadium, Almaty

Fixtures

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References

https://web.archive.org/web/20090407082740/http://www.irb.com/mm/document/newsmedia/0/090302hsbcasianfivenations2009seriesschedule_7322.pdf