2010 Asian Five Nations division tournaments

2010 Asian Five Nations division 2
Tournament details
Host nation	India
Date	2 – 5 June 2010
Countries	4
Final positions
Champions	Philippines
Relegated	China
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4

2010 Asian Five Nations division 1
Tournament details
Host nation	Singapore
Date	14 – 17 April 2010
Countries	4
Final positions
Champions	Sri Lanka
Relegated	Chinese Taipei
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4

2010 Asian Five Nations division tournaments
2010 Asian Five Nations division tournaments
Date	14 April 2010 – 26 June 2010
Countries	(20) Refer to division
Tournament statistics
Matches played	20
Official website	Website
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For main Top 5 Division, see: 2010 Asian Five Nations

There were four main divisions, with further regional division. The winners of Division 1 would be promoted up to the Top Division for 2011, as will the winner of Division 2 being promoted to Division 1. The loser of Division 1, drops to Division 2, and the winner of Division 3 replaces the last place team in 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.

Changes from 2009

The Arabian Gulf are no longer competing in Division 1, following promotion to the Top 5 Division.
Malaysia have replaced Thailand in Division 1, with Thailand competing in Division 2.
Philippines will compete in Division 2 - replacing Pakistan, following promotion from Division 3.
A newly Division 4 is added, with only one Regional Division taking place.

Teams

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

Division 1

Division 2

China (52)
India (84)
Thailand (71)
Philippines (NA)

Division 3

Guam (82)
Indonesia (NA)
Iran (NA)
Pakistan (NA)

Division 4

Almaty Select XV (NA)
Jordan (NA)
Mongolia (NA)
Uzbekistan (NA)

Regional Division

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

Division 1

Key to colours
	Earns Promotion
	Relegated

Division One is the second level of the ARFU. As the winner of Division One, Sri Lanka was promoted to 2011 HSBC Asian 5 Nations and the 4th place team, Chinese Taipei, was relegated to Division Two for 2011.^[1]

Semi-finals		Final

April 14, 2010

Chinese Taipei	7
		April 17, 2010
Sri Lanka	37
		Sri Lanka	23
April 14, 2010
		Singapore	16
Singapore	22

Malaysia	20
		3rd-Place final

		April 17, 2010

		Chinese Taipei	8

		Malaysia	35

Fixtures

Semi finals

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
Home	Score	Away	Date	Venue
Chinese Taipei	7–37	Sri Lanka	14-Apr-2010	Yio Chu Kang Stadium, Singapore
Singapore	22–20	Malaysia	14-Apr-2010	Yio Chu Kang Stadium, Singapore

Third v Fourth Final

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
Home	Score	Away	Date	Venue
Chinese Taipei	8–35	Malaysia	17-Apr-2010	Yio Chu Kang Stadium, Singapore

Final

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
Home	Score	Away	Date	Venue
Sri Lanka	23–16	Singapore	17-Apr-2010	Yio Chu Kang Stadium, Singapore

Division 2

Key to colours
	Earns Promotion
	Relegated

Division Two is the third level of the ARFU. As the winner of Division Two, the Philippines was promoted to Division One for 2011 and the fourth-placed team, China, was relegated to Division Three for 2011.

Semi-finals		Final

June 2, 2010

China	5
		June 5, 2010
India	94
		India	12
June 2, 2010
		Philippines	34
Thailand	33

Philippines	53
		3rd-Place final

		June 5, 2010

		China	5

		Thailand	56

Fixtures

Semi finals

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
Home	Score	Away	Date	Venue
China	5–94	India	2-June-2010	Delhi University Stadium, India
Thailand	33–53	Philippines	2-June-2010	Delhi University Rugby Stadium, India

Third v Fourth Final

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
Home	Score	Away	Date	Venue
China	5–56	Thailand	5-June-2010	Delhi University Rugby Stadium, India

Final

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
Home	Score	Away	Date	Venue
India	12–34	Philippines	5-June-2010	Delhi University Rugby Stadium, India

Division 3

Key to colours
	Earns Promotion
	Relegated

2010 Asian Five Nations division 3
Tournament details
Host nation	Indonesia
Date	9 – 12 June 2010
Countries	4
Final positions
Champions	Iran
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4

Division Three is the fourth level of the ARFU. As the winner of Division Three, Iran was promoted to Division Two for 2011 and the fourth-placed team, Indonesia, was relegated to Division Four for 2011.

Semi-finals		Final

June 9, 2010

Guam	11
		June 12, 2010
Iran	44
		Iran	19
June 9, 2010
		Pakistan	6
Pakistan	13

Indonesia	11
		3rd-Place final

		June 12, 2010

		Guam	49

		Indonesia	12

Fixtures

Semi finals

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
Home	Score	Away	Date	Venue
Guam	11–44	Iran	9-June-2010	UPH Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia
Pakistan	13–11	Indonesia	9-June-2010	UPH Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia

Third v Fourth Final

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
Home	Score	Away	Date	Venue
Guam	49–12	Indonesia	12-June-2010	UPH Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia

Final

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
Home	Score	Away	Date	Venue
Iran	19–6	Pakistan	12-June-2010	UPH Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia

Division 4

Key to colours
	Earns Promotion
	Relegated

2010 Asian Five Nations division 4
Tournament details
Host nation	Kazakhstan
Date	9 – 12 June 2010
Countries	12
Final positions
Champions	Jordan
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15

Division Four is the fifth level and new Tournament of the ARFU. The Division IV tournament was originally scheduled to be held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, but recent unrest forced the movement of the division to neighbouring Kazakhstan and the recent closure of the border between Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan saw Kyrgyzstan unable to travel for the tournament. Kyrgyzstan were replaced by an assembled Almaty Select XV. As the winner of Division Four, Jordan was promoted to Division Three for 2011

Semi-finals		Final

June 9, 2010

Uzbekistan	46
		June 12, 2010
Almaty Select XV	0
		Uzbekistan	3
June 9, 2010
		Jordan	28
Jordan	29

Mongolia	21
		3rd-Place final

		June 12, 2010

		Almaty Select XV	38

		Mongolia	21

Fixtures

Semi finals

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
Home	Score	Away	Date	Venue
Uzbekistan	46–0	Almaty Select XV	9-June-2010	Central Stadium, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Jordan	29–21	Mongolia	9-June-2010	Central Stadium, Almaty, Kazakhstan

Third v Fourth Final

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
Home	Score	Away	Date	Venue
Almaty Select XV	38–21	Mongolia	12-June-2010	Central Stadium, Almaty, Kazakhstan

Final

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
Home	Score	Away	Date	Venue
Uzbekistan	3–28	Jordan	12-June-2010	Central Stadium, Almaty, Kazakhstan

Regional

2010 Asian Five Nations regional division
Tournament details
Host nation	Cambodia
Date	20 – 26 June 2010
Countries	4
Final positions
Champions	Laos
Tournament statistics
Matches played	3

Fixtures

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
Home	Score	Away	Date	Venue
Cambodia	9–10	Brunei	20-June-2010	National Sports Complex, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Laos	23–5	Brunei	23-June-2010	National Sports Complex, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Cambodia	3–12	Laos	26-June-2010	National Sports Complex, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Test Match

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
Home	Score	Away	Date	Venue
Lebanon	27–8^[2]	Jordan	14-May-2010	The Sevens, Dubai, UAE

First test match for both teams.
Lebanon were recently admitted to the ARFU as an associate member (12/2009)

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References

↑ Asian Division 1
↑ "Official RWC 2015 Site - Arabian Gulf bow out with A5N victory". Archived from the original on 2014-10-17. Retrieved 2015-01-16.

Division 1

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[2] "Official RWC 2015 Site - Arabian Gulf bow out with A5N victory". Archived from the original on 2014-10-17. Retrieved 2015-01-16.

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2010 Asian Five Nations division tournaments

Contents

Changes from 2009

Teams

Division 1

Fixtures

Semi finals

Third v Fourth Final

Final

Division 2

Fixtures

Semi finals

Third v Fourth Final

Final

Division 3

Fixtures

Semi finals

Third v Fourth Final

Final

Division 4

Fixtures

Semi finals

Third v Fourth Final

Final

Regional

Fixtures

Test Match

Related Research Articles

References

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