2008 Asian Five Nations division tournaments

For main Top 5 Division, see: 2008 Asian Five Nations

The 2008 Asian Five Nations division tournaments, known as the 2008 HSBC Asian 5 Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the HSBC, refer to the Asian Five Nations divisions played within the tournament. This was the 1st series of the Asian Five Nations, following the merge of the ARFU Asian Rugby Series and Asian Rugby Championship.

There were two main divisions, with three further regional divisions. The winners of Division 1 would be promoted up to the Top Division for 2009, as will the winner of Division 2 being promoted to Division 1. The loser of Division 1, drops to Division 2.

Scoring system: 5 points for a win, three for a draw, one bonus point for being within seven points of the winning team, and one for four tries.

Teams

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

Division 1

•  Chinese Taipei (48)
•  Singapore (55)
•  Sri Lanka (50)

Division 2

•  India (81)
•  Malaysia (79)
•  Pakistan (NA)
•  Thailand (65)

South-East Asia Division

•  Cambodia (NA)
•  Indonesia (NA)
•  Laos (NA)

Pacific-Asia Division

•  Brunei (NA)
•  Guam (83)
•  Philippines (NA)

Central Asia Division

•  Iran (NA)
•  Kyrgyzstan (NA)
•  Uzbekistan (NA)

Other Regions

•  Macau (NA)
•  Mongolia (NA)
•  Qatar (NA)

Divisions

Division 1

2008 Asian Five Nations division 1

Tournament details
Host nation	Taiwan
Date	11 – 15 November 2008
Countries	4
Final positions
Champions	Singapore
Relegated	China
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4

Standings

Position	Nation	Games				Points				Table points
		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference	Tries
1	Singapore	2	1	1	0	43	42	+1	4	8
2	Chinese Taipei	2	1	0	1	57	46	+11	6	7
3	Sri Lanka	2	0	1	1	43	55	-12	4	3
4	China	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

• China withdrew due to lack of visa availability and were relegated to Division Two.
• Standings were determined according to the same method used in the HSBC Asian Five Nations championship.^[1]
• Singapore promoted to main tournament for 2009 edition.

Fixtures

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
			Date	Venue	Kick Off
Sri Lanka	20 - 20	Singapore	11-November-2008	Tainan, Taiwan	7.00 p.m
Chinese Taipei	22 - 23	Singapore	13-November-2008	Tainan, Taiwan	3.00 p.m
Chinese Taipei	35 - 23	Sri Lanka	15-November-2008	Tainan, Taiwan	3.00 p.m

Division 2

2008 Asian Five Nations division 2

Tournament details
Host nation	Thailand
Date	11 – 14 June 2008
Countries	4
Final positions
Champions	Thailand
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4

Division Two served as the first round of qualifying for the 2011 Rugby World Cup, as the Division Two champion would be promoted to Division One for 2009 and have the opportunity to be promoted to the HSBC Asian Five Nations for the 2010 season. The 2010 HSBC Asian Five Nations will be the final qualifying stage for the Asian representative at the 2011 Rugby World Cup.

	Semi-finals				Final
	11 June 2008
	Malaysia	30
	Pakistan	5
					14 June 2008
					Malaysia	7
					Thailand	30
					3rd-Place final
	11 June 2008			14 June 2008
	Thailand	30		Pakistan	0
	India	22			India	92

Fixtures

Semi finals

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
			Date	Venue
Malaysia	30 - 5	Pakistan	11-June-2008	Bangkok, Thailand
Thailand	30 - 22	India	11-June-2008	Bangkok, Thailand

Third v Fourth Final

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
			Date	Venue
Pakistan	0 - 92	India	14-June-2008	Bangkok, Thailand

Final

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
			Date	Venue
Thailand	30 - 7	Malaysia	14-June-2008	Bangkok, Thailand

• Tournament winner Thailand promoted to Division One for 2009.
• There will be no relegation for fourth placed team Pakistan.

Regional Divisions

South-East Asia

Position	Nation	Games				Points				Table points
		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference	Tries
1	Indonesia	2	2	0	0	78	14	+64	0	10
2	Laos	2	1	0	1	44	23	+21	0	5
3	Cambodia	2	0	0	2	3	88	-85	0	0

12 July 2008

Laos	33 - 0	Cambodia

Jakarta, Indonesia

15 July 2008

Indonesia	23 - 11	Laos

Jakarta, Indonesia

19 July 2008

Indonesia	55 - 3	Cambodia

Jakarta, Indonesia

Pacific-Asia

Position	Nation	Games				Points				Table points
		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference	Tries
1	Philippines	2	2	0	0	121	8	113	18	10
2	Guam	2	1	0	1	82	20	62	0	5
3	Brunei	2	0	0	2	0	175	-175	0	0

28 June 2008

Guam	74 – 0	Brunei

Wettengel Rugby Field, Dededo, Guam

2 July 2008

Brunei	0 – 101	Philippines
	Report

Wettengel Rugby Field, Dededo, Guam

5 July 2008

Guam	8 – 20	Philippines
	Report

Wettengel Rugby Field, Dededo, Guam Attendance: 500 Referee: Akihisa Aso (Japan)

Central Asia

Position	Nation	Games				Points				Table points
		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference	Tries
1	Iran	2	2	0	0	38	22	16	6	10
2	Uzbekistan	2	0	1	1	21	23	-2	2	3
3	Kyrgyzstan	2	0	1	1	31	45	-14	3	3

5 October 2008

Kyrgyzstan	16 - 30	Iran

Spartak Stadium, Bishkek Referee: Greg Davey

8 October 2008

Iran	8 - 6	Uzbekistan

Spartak Stadium, Bishkek Referee: Fernando Dilroy

10 October 2008

Kyrgyzstan	15 - 15	Uzbekistan

Spartak Stadium, Bishkek

Other Regions

Position	Nation	Games				Points				Table points
		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference	Tries
1	Qatar	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Mongolia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Macau	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

• Cancelled

References

External links

• Asian 5 nations on itsrugby.co.uk
• Pakistan Rugby Union