2012 Asian Five Nations
Rugby union tournament
Date | 27 April – 26 May 2012 |
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Countries | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 10 |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() |
Most tries | ![]() |
Website | www |
← 2011 2013 → |
For the divisional competitions, see: 2012 Asian Five Nations division tournaments
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.
Changes from 2011
- Sri Lanka has been replaced with South Korea, who earns promotion from Division 1.
Teams
The teams involved are:
Nation | Home stadium | City | Head coach | Captain |
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![]() | Hong Kong Football Club Stadium Mong Kok Stadium | Hong Kong | ![]() | |
![]() | Level-5 Stadium Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | Fukuoka Tokyo | ![]() | Toshiaki Hirose |
![]() | Almaty Central Stadium National University Stadium | Almaty | ![]() | |
![]() | Seongnam Stadium | Seoul | ![]() | |
![]() | Jebel Ali Center of Excellence The Sevens | Dubai | ![]() | ![]() |
Final Table
2012 Asian Five Nations Champion |
Relegated to Division One |
Rank | Nation | Games | Points | Bonus points | Total points | |||||
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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 |
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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
27 April 2012 20:00 |
United Arab Emirates ![]() | 10–85 | ![]() |
Try: Thompson | Try: Varty (4) Maclay (3) McQueen (2) Robertson Kam Shing Hewson Jones Hussey Con: Robertson (3) McQueen Hood (2) Pen: Robertson (1) |
The Sevens, Dubai |
28 April 2012 15:00 |
Kazakhstan ![]() | 0–87 | ![]() |
Try: Tamura 1' c Ono 13' c Goromaru (2) 21' c, 49' c Onozawa (3) 33' c, 58' c, 64' c Semba 40' c Hatakeyama 41' c Fujii 60' m Sasaki 67' c Hirose 71' m Nagatomo 80' c Con: Goromaru (11/13) |
Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty Attendance: 3,400 Referee: ![]() |
5 May 2012 16:00 |
Hong Kong ![]() | 19–21 | ![]() |
Try: Nam-Wook (2) Noh-Woon Con: Oh Youn-Hyung (2/2) Kim Won-Yong (1/1) |
Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong |
5 May 2012 18:00 |
Japan ![]() | 106–3 | ![]() |
Try: Tatekawa 5' Fujita (6) 11' , 50' , 58' , 61' , 69' , 71' Goromaru (2) 18' , 21' Mochizuki 25' Semba 32' Kuwazuru (2) 46' , 74' H,Ono 55' Morikawa 65' Kizu 84' Con: Goromaru (10/11) Tatekawa (4/5) | Report[2] | Pen: Strang (1/2) |
Level-5 Stadium, Fukuoka Referee: ![]() |
12 May 2012 13:00 |
South Korea ![]() | 8–52 | ![]() |
Try: Sung Min Con: Hong Sik (0/1) Pen: Hong Sik (1/1) | Report[3] | Try: Onozawa (3) Makabe Mochizuki Hirose Sasaki (2) Con: Goromaru (6/8) |
Seongnam Stadium, Seoul |
References
External links
- Official Website
- ARFU
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(2024)
ARC | |
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Division 1 |
ARC (since 2015) | |
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ARC divisions (since 2015) |
ARC (1969–2007) | |
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ARS (2003–2007) | |
A5N (2008–2014) |