2011 Asian Five Nations Explained

2011 Asian Five Nations
Date:23 April –
Countries:



Champion:JPN
Count:19
Matches:10
Top Scorer: Maxim Lifontov (54)
Most Tries: Kosuke Endo (8)
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

Teams

The teams involved are:

NationHome stadiumCityHead coachCaptain
(37)Hong Kong Football Club StadiumHong Kong Dai ReesTom McColl
(13)NoneNone John KirwanTakashi Kikutani
(27)National University StadiumAlmaty Valeriy PopovTimur Mashurov
(41)CR & FC GroundsColombo Ellis MeachenSean Wijesinghe
(NR)Zayed Sports City
The Sevens		Abu Dhabi
Dubai		 Bruce BirtwistleMike Cox-Hill

Final Table

RankNationGamesPointsBonus
points		Total
points
PlayedWonLostDrawnForAgainstDiff
1440030735272424
243101556194318
3412140196−15608
4413054126−7216
5403147185−13803

Points are awarded to the teams as follows:

ResultsPoints
Win5 points
Draw3 points
4 or more tries1 point
Loss within 7 points1 point
Loss greater than 7 points0 points

Fixtures

Week 1

FB 15Saliya Kumara
RW 14Nuwan Hettiarachchi
OC 13Gayan Weeraratne
IC 12Pradeep Liyanage
LW 11Lasintha de Costa
FH 10Fazil Marija (vc)
SH 9 Roshan Weeraratne
N8 8 Sean Wijesinghe (c)
OF 7 Danushka Perera
BF 6 Sajith Saranga
RL 5 Yoshitha Rajapaksa
LL 4 Senaka Bandara
TP 3 Eranga Swarnatilleke
HK 2 Achala Perera
LP 1 Henry Terrance
Substitutes:
16Dinesh Sanjeewa
17Ishan Noor
18Bilal Hassan
19Sathya Ranatunga
20Nishal Meepage
21Keith Gurusinghe
22Prasad Chathuranga
Coach:
FB 15Tim Flether
RW 14Sean Hurley
OC 13Jonathan Beeton
IC 12Duncan Murray
LW 11Steve Smith
FH 10Jonathan Grady
SH 9 Stuart Quinn
N8 8 Scott Kerr
OF 7 Carl Von Rosenveldt
BF 6 Renier Els
RL 5 Simon Osbourne
LL 4 Mike Cox-Hill (c)
TP 3
HK 2 Dan Heal
LP 1 Chris Jones Griffiths
Substitutes:
16Andrew Millar
17David Clouston
18David Vittes
19Lloyd Budd
20Ali Mohammad
21Mohannad Saker
22Stephan Imbert
Coach:
Bruce Birtwistle

Touch judges:
Anthony Tobi Lothian
D. Nimal----

Week 2

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FB 15Ross Armour
RW 14Yui Ken Shing
OC 13Tom McColl (c)
IC 12Lee Jones
LW 11Rowan Varty
FH 10Keith Robertson
SH 9 Peter McKee
N8 8 Pale Tauti
OF 7 Mark Goosen
BF 6 Nick Hewson
RL 5 Michael Waller
LL 4 Renaud Chavanis
TP 3 Ng Wai Shing
HK 2 Alex Harris
LP 1 Andrew Li
Substitutes:
16Chik Man Hon
17Pete Spizziri
18Matthew Nuttall
19Terence Montgomery
20Tim Alexander
21Jamie Hood
22Alex McQueen
Coach:
FB 15Taihei Ueda
RW 14Alisi Tupuailei
OC 13Koji Taira
IC 12Ryan Nicholas
LW 11
FH 10
SH 9
N8 8
OF 7
BF 6 Takashi Kikutani (c)
RL 5
LL 4
TP 3
HK 2
LP 1
Substitutes:
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
Coach:
John Kirwan

Touch judges:

Week 3

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FB 15Saliya Kumara
RW 14Lasintha de Costa
OC 13Gayan Weeraratne
IC 12Pradeep Liyanage
LW 11Nuwan Hettiarachchi
FH 10Fazil Marija (vc)
SH 9 Roshan Weeraratne
N8 8 Sean Wijesinghe (c)
OF 7 Yoshitha Rajapaksa
BF 6 Danushka Perera
RL 5 Sajith Saranga
LL 4 Senaka Bandara
TP 3 Eranga Swarnatilleke
HK 2 Achala Perera
LP 1 Henry Terrance
Substitutes:
16Charith Seneviratne
17Kishore Jehan
18Bilal Hassan
19Sathya Ranatunga
20Nishal Meepage
21Keith Gurusinghe
22Prasad Chathuranga
Coach:
FB 15Ross Armour
RW 14Rowen Varty
OC 13
IC 12Tom McColl (c)
LW 11Yui Ken Shing
FH 10Keith Robertson
SH 9 Peter McKee
N8 8 Pale Tauti
OF 7 Nick Hewson
BF 6 Mark Goosen
RL 5 Renaud Chevans
LL 4 Mike Waller
TP 3 Nigel Hobbler
HK 2 Brent Taylor
LP 1 Alex Ng
Substitutes:
16Chik Man Hon
17Pete Spizziri
18Matthew Nuttall
19Terence Montgomery
20Tim Alexander
21Jamie Hood
22Alex McQueen
Coach:

Touch judges:

Week 4

FB 15Tim Fletcher
RW 14Sean Hurley
OC 13John Beeton
IC 12Duncan Murray
LW 11Michael Hartley
FH 10Jonathan Grady
SH 9 David Clouston
N8 8
OF 7 Jamie Clarke
BF 6 Renier Els
RL 5 Mike Cox-Hill (c)
LL 4 Simon Osbourne
TP 3 Mike Riley
HK 2 David Vittes
LP 1 Chris Jones Griffiths
Substitutes:
16Dan Heal
17Dan Boatwright
18Lloyd Budd
19Scott Kerr
20Stuart Quinn
21Cyrus Homayoun
22Ali Mohammed
Coach:
FB 15Go Aruga
RW 14Kosuke Endo
OC 13Taihei Ueda
IC 12Ryan Nicholas
LW 11Takehisa Usuzuki
FH 10James Arlidge
SH 9 Atsushi Hiwasa
N8 8 Koliniasi Holani
OF 7 Michael Leitch
BF 6 Takashi Kikutani
RL 5 Justin Ives
LL 4 Hitoshi Ono (c)
TP 3 Nozomu Fujita
HK 2 Hiroki Yuhara
LP 1 Hisateru Hirashima
Substitutes:
16Takeshi Kizu
17Kensuke Hatakeyama
18Itaru Taniguchi
19Toetuu Taufa
20Fumiaki Tanaka
21Shaun Webb
22Goshi Tachikawa
Coach:
John Kirwan

Touch judges:

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Week 5

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FB 15Ross Armour
RW 14Yui Ken Shing
OC 13Tom McColl (c)
IC 12Lee Jones
LW 11Rowan Varty
FH 10Keith Robertson
SH 9 Peter McKee
N8 8 Pale Tauti
OF 7 Mark Goosen
BF 6 Nick Hewson
RL 5 Michael Waller
LL 4 Renaud Chavanis
TP 3 NG Wai Shing
HK 2 Alex Harris
LP 1 Andrew Li
Substitutes:
16CHIK Man Hon
17Pete Spizziri
18Matthew Nuttall
19Terence Montgomery
20Tim Alexander
21Jamie Hood
22Alex McQueen
Coach:
FB 15Tim Flether
RW 14Sean Hurley
OC 13Jonathan Beeton
IC 12Duncan Murray
LW 11Steve Smith
FH 10Jonathan Grady
SH 9 Stuart Quinn
N8 8 Scott Kerr
OF 7 Carl Von Rosenveldt
BF 6 Renier Els
RL 5 Simon Osbourne
LL 4 Mike Cox-Hill (c)
TP 3 Dan Boatwright
HK 2 Dan Heal
LP 1 Chris Jones Griffiths
Substitutes:
16Andrew Millar
17David Clouston
18David Vittes
19Lloyd Budd
20Ali Mohammad
21Mohannad Saker
22Stephan Imbert
Coach:
Bruce Birtwistle

Touch judges:

Media coverage

The tournament is broadcast live in many different countries, some of which are listed below:

Nation(s)Broadcaster
ChinaSTAR Sports China[1]
Hong KongSTAR Sports Hong Kong
IndiaSTAR Sports India
MalaysiaSTAR Sports Malaysia

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: TV schedules for HSBC Asian 5 Nations | HSBC Asian 5 Nations . Asian5nations.com . 2011-12-02.

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