2014 Asian Five Nations division tournaments explained

2014 Asian Five Nations division tournaments
Date:23 April 2014 – 22 June 2014
Countries:(19) Refer to division
Matches:17
Website:Website
Previous Year:2013
Previous Tournament:2013 Asian Five Nations division tournaments
Next Year:2015
Next Tournament:2015 Asian Rugby Championship division tournaments

For main Top 5 Division, see: 2014 Asian Five Nations

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

Teams

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

Division 1

Division 2

Division 3 East

Division 3 West

Division 4

Division 1

2014 Asian Five Nations division 1
Date:23 April – 10 May 2014
Countries:2
Champion Other:
Relegated Other:
Matches: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

Division 2

2014 Asian Five Nations division 2
Host:Qatar
Date:20 – 23 May 2014
Countries:4
Champion:Malaysia
Matches:4

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

Final

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
Host:Laos
Date:29 – 31 May 2014
Countries:4
Champion:China
Matches:4

Final

West

2014 Asian Five Nations division 3 West
Host:Pakistan
Date:19 – 22 June 2014
Countries:4
Champion:Lebanon
Matches:4

Final

Division 4

2014 Asian Five Nations division 4
Host:Brunei
Date:17 – 21 June 2014
Countries:3
Champion:Mongolia
Matches:3

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

PositionNationGamesPointsBonus
points
Total
points
PlayedWonLostDrawnForAgainstDifference
12200871869212
221103069-3905
320203363-3011

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2014 A5N opens with upset as Singapore shock UAE in Dubai. Asian Rugby Football Union. 4 May 2014. 6 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150206201949/http://www.asian5nations.com/node/918. dead.
  2. Web site: Division I Match Results. Asian Rugby Football Union. 4 May 2014.
  3. Web site: Division II Match Results. Asian Rugby Football Union. 4 May 2014.
  4. Web site: Division III East Match Results. Asian Rugby Football Union. 4 May 2014.
  5. Web site: Division III West Match Results. Asian Rugby Football Union. 4 May 2014. 2 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150202115241/http://www.asian5nations.com/node/912. dead.
  6. Web site: Division IV Match Results. Asian Rugby Football Union. 4 May 2014.