| 2012 Asian Five Nations | |
| Date: | 27 April – |
| Countries: | |
| Champion: | JPN |
| Count: | 20 |
| Matches: | 10 |
| Top Scorer: |  Ayumu Goromaru (62) |
| Most Tries: | Yoshikazu Fujita (6) |
| Preceded By: | 2011 |
| Succeeded By: | 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.
The teams involved are:
| Nation | Home stadium | City | Head coach | Captain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (26) | Hong Kong Football Club Stadium Mong Kok Stadium | Hong Kong | Dai Rees | ||
| (14) | Level-5 Stadium Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | Fukuoka Tokyo |  Eddie Jones | Toshiaki Hirose | |
| (30) | Almaty Central Stadium National University Stadium | Almaty |  Valery Popov | ||
| (31) | Seongnam Stadium | Seoul | Seo Chun-Oh | ||
| (NR) | Jebel Ali Center of Excellence The Sevens | Dubai | Duncan Hall | Alistair Thompson |
| 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 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 312 | 11 | 301 | 4 | 24 | ||
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 163 | 109 | 54 | 2 | 17 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 159 | 98 | 61 | 3 | 13 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 80 | 269 | -189 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 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 |
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