| 2009 Asian Five Nations division tournaments | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 22 March 2009 – 4 July 2009 | ||
| Countries | (18) Refer to division | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 17 | ||
| Official website | Website | ||
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The 2009 Asian Five Nations division tournaments, known as the 2009 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 2nd series of the Asian Five Nations.
There were three main divisions, with two further regional divisions. The winners of Division 1 would be promoted up to the Top Division for 2010, as will the winner of Division 2 being promoted to Division 1. The loser of Division 1, drops to Division 2. With the newly included Division 3, this also means the winner of Division 3 will replace the loser of Division 2 in 2010.
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.
The teams involved, with their world rankings pre tournament, were:
Division 1
Chinese Taipei (50)
Sri Lanka (51)
Thailand (71)Division 2
Division 3
Indonesia (NA)
Iran (NA)
Guam (81)
Philippines (NA)Regional Division 1
Regional Division 2
Kyrgyzstan (NA)
Mongolia (NA)
Uzbekistan (NA)| Earns Promotion | |
| Relegated |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host |  United Arab Emirates |
| Date | 8 – 11 April 2009 |
| Countries | 4 |
| Champions | Arabian Gulf |
| Relegated | Thailand |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
Division One served as the second round of qualifying for the 2011 Rugby World Cup, as the champion, Arabian Gulf, earned promotion to the 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 | |||||
| 8 April 2009 | ||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 36 | |||||
| 11 April 2009 | ||||||
| Sri Lanka | 24 | |||||
| Chinese Taipei | 24 | |||||
| 8 April 2009 | ||||||
| Arabian Gulf | 44 | |||||
| Arabian Gulf | 36 | |||||
| Thailand | 17 | |||||
| 3rd-Place final | ||||||
| 11 April 2009 | ||||||
| Sri Lanka | 51 | |||||
| Thailand | 17 | |||||
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Venue | |||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 36–24 | Sri Lanka | 8 Apr 2009 | The Sevens, Dubai, United Arab Emirates | ||||
| Arabian Gulf | 36–17 | Thailand | 8 Apr 2009 | The Sevens, Dubai, United Arab Emirates | ||||
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Venue | |||||||
| Sri Lanka | 51–17 | Thailand | 11 Apr 2009 | The Sevens, Dubai, United Arab Emirates | ||||
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Venue | |||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 24–44 | Arabian Gulf | 11 Apr 2009 | The Sevens, Dubai, United Arab Emirates | ||||
| Earns Promotion | |
| Relegated |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host |  Malaysia |
| Date | 3 – 6 June 2009 |
| Countries | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Malaysia |
| Relegated |  Pakistan |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 3 June 2009 | ||||||
 China | 25 | |||||
| 6 June 2009 | ||||||
| Pakistan | 19 | |||||
| Malaysia | 43 | |||||
| 3 June 2009 | ||||||
| China | 15 | |||||
| Malaysia | 43 | |||||
 India | 29 | |||||
| 3rd-Place final | ||||||
| 6 June 2009 | ||||||
| Pakistan | 3 | |||||
| India | 44 | |||||
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Venue | |||||||
| China | 25–19 | Pakistan | 3 June 2009 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ||||
| Malaysia | 43–29 | India | 3 June 2009 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ||||
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Venue | |||||||
| Pakistan | 3–44 | India | 6 June 2009 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ||||
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Venue | |||||||
| Malaysia | 43–15 | China | 6 June 2009 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ||||
| Earns Promotion | |
| Relegated |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host | Philippines |
| Date | 1 – 4 July 2009 |
| Countries | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Philippines |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 1 July 2009 | ||||||
| Guam | 23 | |||||
| 4 July 2009 | ||||||
| Indonesia | 3 | |||||
| Guam | 0 | |||||
| 1 July 2009 | ||||||
| Philippines | 25 | |||||
| Philippines | 15 | |||||
| Iran | 0 | |||||
| 3rd-Place final | ||||||
| 4 July 2009 | ||||||
| Indonesia | 13 | |||||
| Iran | 48 | |||||
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Venue | |||||||
| Guam | 23–3 | Indonesia | 1 July 2009 | Manila, Philippines | ||||
| Philippines | 15–0 | Iran | 1 July 2009 | Manila, Philippines | ||||
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Venue | |||||||
| Iran | 48–13 | Indonesia | 4 July 2009 | Manila, Philippines | ||||
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Venue | |||||||
| Philippines | 25–0 | Guam | 4 July 2009 | Manila, Philippines | ||||
| Earns Promotion | |
| Relegated |
| Position | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | |||
| 1 |  Laos | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 11 | 25 | 4 |
| 2 |  Brunei | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 38 | -9 | 2 |
| 3 |  Cambodia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 29 | -16 | 0 |
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Venue | |||||||
| Laos | 28–8 | Brunei | 22 Mar 2009 | Savannakhet, Vientiane, Laos | ||||
| Brunei | 21–10 | Cambodia | 25 Mar 2009 | Savannakhet, Vientiane, Laos | ||||
| Cambodia | 3–8 | Laos | 28 Mar 2009 | Savannakhet, Vientiane, Laos | ||||
| Semifinal | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 31 | |||||||
| 2 | Kyrgyzstan | 38 | Kyrgyzstan | 12 | |||||
| 3 | Mongolia | 21 | |||||||
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Venue | |||||||
| Kyrgyzstan | 38–21 | Mongolia | 9 June 2009 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | ||||
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Venue | |||||||
| Uzbekistan | 31–12 | Kyrgyzstan | 13 June 2009 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | ||||
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