2012 Asian Five Nations division tournaments

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2012 Asian Five Nations division tournaments
Date 15 April 2012 – 30 June 2012
Countries (19) Refer to division
Tournament statistics
Matches played 21
Official website Website
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For main Top 5 Division, see: 2012 Asian Five Nations

The 2012 Asian Five Nations division tournaments, known as the 2012 HSBC Asian 5 Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the HSBC, refer to the divisions played within the tournament. This was the 5th series of the Asian Five Nations.

There were five divisions in the 2012 version who contested for a place in the Top 5 tournament. Who ever finished last place in a division was relegated, while the winner of a division was promoted. Last place in division 1 was replaced by the winner of division 2, winner of division 3 replaced last place in division 2, winner in division 4 replaced last in division 3 and winner in division 5 replaced last in division 4.

Changes from 2011

  • Sri Lanka participated in the Division 1 tournament, haven been relegated from the Top 5.
  • South Korea returned to the Top 5 division, after a year in the First Division.
  • Chinese Taipei have replaced Malaysia in Division 1, with Malaysia competing in Division 2.
  • China will compete in Division 2 - replacing India, following promotion from Division 3.
  • Brunei joins Cambodia and Laos in Division 5.

Teams

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

Division 1

Division 2

Division 3

Division 4

Division 5

Divisions

Key to colours
     Earns Promotion
     Relegated

Division 1

2012 Asian Five Nations division 1
Tournament details
Host nation  Philippines
Date 15 – 21 April 2012
Countries 4
Final positions
Champions  Philippines
Relegated  Singapore
Tournament statistics
Matches played 6

For the first time, division one was held in a round-robin format. All games were played in Manila, Philippines on April 14–21, 2012.[1] The Philippines was promoted to the main division in 2013, while Singapore was relegated to division II for 2013.[2][3]

Table

Position Nation Games Points Bonus
points
Total
points
Played Won Lost Drawn For Against Difference
1  Philippines 3 3 0 0 99 36 +63 3 18
2  Sri Lanka 3 2 1 0 89 36 +53 2 12
3  Chinese Taipei 3 1 2 0 69 94 −25 1 6
4  Singapore 3 0 3 0 51 114 −64 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

Fixtures

15 April 2012
17:00
Sri Lanka  36–8  Chinese Taipei
Report
Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila
Referee: Warren Needham (Hong Kong)

15 April 2012
19:00
Singapore  20–37  Philippines
Report
Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila
Referee: Dhamapalage Nimal (Sri Lanka)

18 April 2012
17:00
Sri Lanka  35–10  Singapore
Report
Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila
Referee: Dewi Rowlands (Hong Kong)

18 April 2012
19:00
Philippines  34–12  Chinese Taipei
Report
Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila
Referee: Paul Mckay (Singapore)

21 April 2012
17:00
Sri Lanka  18–28  Philippines
Report
Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila
Referee: Taizo Hirabayashi (Japan)

21 April 2012
19:00
Singapore  31–49  Chinese Taipei
Report
Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila
Referee: Jimmy Toda (Japan)

Division 2

2012 Asian Five Nations division 2
Tournament details
Host nation  Malaysia
Date 31 May – 2 June 2012
Countries 4
Final positions
Champions  Thailand
Relegated  China
Tournament statistics
Matches played 4
Semi-finals Final
May 31, 2012
  Thailand  37  
  Iran  17  
 
June 2, 2012
      Thailand  22
    Malaysia  19
Third place play-off
May 31, 2012 June 2, 2012
  Malaysia  89   Iran  52
  China  0     China  3

Semi-finals

31 May 2012
14:30
Thailand  37–17  Iran
Report
Royal Selangor Club, Kuala Lumpur

31 May 2012
16:30
Malaysia  89–0  China
Report
Royal Selangor Club, Kuala Lumpur

Third place play-off

2 June 2012
14:30
Iran  52–3  China
Royal Selangor Club, Kuala Lumpur

Final

2 June 2012
16:30
Thailand  22–19  Malaysia
Royal Selangor Club, Kuala Lumpur

Division 3

2012 Asian Five Nations division 3
Tournament details
Host nation  Indonesia
Date 30 May – 1 June 2012
Countries 4
Final positions
Champions  India
Relegated  Pakistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played 4

[4]

Semi-finals Final
May 30, 2012
  Guam  38  
  Indonesia  17  
 
June 1, 2012
      Guam  16
    India  18
Third place play-off
May 30, 2012 June 1, 2012
  India  34   Indonesia  13
  Pakistan  5     Pakistan  7

Semi-finals

30 May 2012
14:30
Guam  38–17  Indonesia
Report
Haji Agus Salim Stadium, Padang

30 May 2012
16:30
India  34–5  Pakistan
Report
Haji Agus Salim Stadium, Padang

Third place play-off

1 June 2012
14:30
Indonesia  13–7  Pakistan
Report
Haji Agus Salim Stadium, Padang

Final

1 June 2012
16:30
Guam  16–18  India
Report
Haji Agus Salim Stadium, Padang

Division 4

2012 Asian Five Nations division 4
Tournament details
Host nation  UAE
Date 25 – 27 April 2012
Countries 4
Final positions
Champions  Qatar
Tournament statistics
Matches played 4

[5]

Semi-finals Final
April 25, 2012
  Jordan  19  
  Lebanon  25  
 
April 27, 2012
      Lebanon  0
    Qatar  67
Third place play-off
April 25, 2012 April 27, 2012
  Qatar  74   Jordan  19
  Uzbekistan  13     Uzbekistan  15

Semi-finals

25 April 2012
18:00
Jordan  19–25  Lebanon
Report
The Sevens Stadium, Dubai
Referee: Chaitanya Sinh (India)

25 April 2012
20:00
Qatar  74–13  Uzbekistan
Report
The Sevens Stadium, Dubai
Referee: Mohamed Irshad Abdul Cader (Sri Lanka)

Third place play-off

27 April 2012
15:30
Jordan  19–15  Uzbekistan
The Sevens Stadium, Dubai

Final

27 April 2012
17:45
Lebanon  0–67  Qatar
The Sevens Stadium, Dubai

Division 5

2012 Asian Five Nations division 5
Tournament details
Host nation  Cambodia
Date 26 – 30 June 2012
Countries 3
Final positions
Champions  Laos
Tournament statistics
Matches played 3

[5]

Table

Position Nation Games Points Bonus
points
Total
points
Played Won Lost Drawn For Against Difference
1  Laos 2 2 0 0 128 14 +114 2 12
2  Brunei 2 1 1 0 26 85 −59 0 5
3  Cambodia 2 0 2 0 22 77 −55 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

Fixtures

26 June 2012
15:30
Cambodia  15 – 19  Brunei
Report
RCAF Old Stadium, Phnom Penh

28 June 2012
17:30
Laos  70 – 7  Brunei
Report
RCAF Old Stadium, Phnom Penh

30 June 2012
15:30
Cambodia  7 – 58  Laos
Report
RCAF Old Stadium, Phnom Penh

References

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  4. Division III schedule
  5. 5.0 5.1 Division IV and V schedule

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