2012 Asian Five Nations division tournaments

Date

15 April 2012 – 30 June 2012

Countries

(19) Refer to division

Tournament statistics

Matches played

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

China (62)
Iran (NA)
Malaysia (63)
Thailand (65)

Division 3

Guam (88)
Indonesia (77)
India (NA)
Pakistan (73)

Division 4

Jordan (NA)
Lebanon (NA)
Qatar (NA)
Uzbekistan (NA)

Division 5

Brunei (NA)
Cambodia (NA)
Laos (NA)

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
Position	Nation	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	For	Against	Difference	Bonus points	Total points
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

Thailand promoted to 2013 Division one
China relegated to 2013 Division three

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

India promoted to 2013 Division two
Pakistan relegated to 2013 Division four

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

Qatar promoted to 2013 Division three

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
Position	Nation	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	For	Against	Difference	Bonus points	Total points
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

↑ "HSBC Asian Five Nations 2012 Schedule: Division I Schedule". Asian5Nations.com. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
↑ "Results Table". Asian5Nations.com. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
↑ "Volcanoes explode into 2013 Top 5". Asian5Nations.com. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
↑ Division III schedule
1 2 Division IV and V schedule

External links

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Division 2	Chinese Taipei United Arab Emirates Malaysia Thailand

Division 3	China Guam India Indonesia Iran Lebanon Pakistan Qatar Uzbekistan

Division 4	Laos Cambodia Brunei Mongolia Afghanistan Kyrgyzstan Macau

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