2011 Asian Five Nations

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2011 Asian Five Nations
Date23 April – 21 May 2011
CountriesFlag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Japan.svg  Japan (19th title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Top scorer(s) Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Maxim Lifontov (54)
Most tries Flag of Japan.svg Kosuke Endo (8)
Website www.asian5nations.com
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The 2011 Asian Five Nations, known as the 2011 HSBC Asian 5 Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the HSBC, was the 4th series of the Asian Five Nations rugby union tournament.

Contents

The 2011 Asian 5 nations consisted of the best 5 teams in Asia; Hong Kong, Japan, Kazakhstan, Sri Lanka and the United Arab Emirates.

Sri Lanka qualified for the 2011 edition of the tournament by winning Division One of the 2010 tournament against Singapore 23–16. The United Arab Emirates also qualify with the disbanding of the Arabian Gulf rugby team, this is the first time both these teams have appeared in the top five.

Changes from 2010

Teams

The teams involved are:

NationHome stadiumCityHead coachCaptain
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong (37) Hong Kong Football Club Stadium Hong Kong Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Dai Rees Tom McColl
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (13)NoneNone Flag of New Zealand.svg John Kirwan Takashi Kikutani
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan (27) National University Stadium Almaty Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Valeriy Popov Timur Mashurov
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka (41) CR & FC Grounds Colombo Flag of New Zealand.svg Ellis Meachen Sean Wijesinghe
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates (NR) Zayed Sports City
The Sevens 		Abu Dhabi
Dubai 		Flag of New Zealand.svg Bruce Birtwistle Mike Cox-Hill

Final Table

RankNationGamesPointsBonus
points		Total
points
PlayedWonLostDrawnForAgainstDiff
1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 440030735272424
2Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 43101556194318
3Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 412140196−15608
4Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 413054126−7216
5Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 403147185−13803

Points are awarded to the teams as follows:

ResultsPoints
Win5 points
Draw3 points
4 or more tries1 point
Loss within 7 points1 point
Loss greater than 7 points0 points

Fixtures

Week 1

23 April 2011
16:00 SLST
Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg13–13Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Try: Swarnatilleke 45'
Hettiarachchi 66'
Con: Kumara (0/2)
Pen: Hettiarachchi (1/2) 42'
Kumara (0/1)		Report [1] Try: Dan Boatwright 54'
Steve Smith 62'
Pen: Jonathan Grady (1/2) 48'
CR & FC Grounds, Colombo
Attendance: 4,000+ [2]
Referee: Anthony Tobi Lothian
FB15 Saliya Kumara
RW14 Nuwan Hettiarachchi
OC13 Gayan Weeraratne
IC12 Pradeep Liyanage
LW11 Lasintha de Costa
FH10 Fazil Marija (vc)
SH9 Roshan Weeraratne
N88 Sean Wijesinghe (c)
OF7 Danushka Perera
BF6 Sajith Saranga
RL5 Yoshitha Rajapaksa
LL4 Senaka Bandara
TP3 Eranga Swarnatilleke
HK2 Achala Perera
LP1 Henry Terrance
Substitutes:
16 Dinesh Sanjeewa
17 Ishan Noor
18 Bilal Hassan
19 Sathya Ranatunga
20 Nishal Meepage
21 Keith Gurusinghe
22 Prasad Chathuranga
Coach:
Flag of New Zealand.svg Ellis Meachen
FB15 Tim Flether
RW14 Sean Hurley
OC13 Jonathan Beeton
IC12 Duncan Murray
LW11 Steve Smith
FH10 Jonathan Grady
SH9 Stuart Quinn
N88 Scott Kerr
OF7 Carl Von Rosenveldt
BF6 Renier Els
RL5 Simon Osbourne
LL4 Mike Cox-Hill (c)
TP3 Dan Boatwright
HK2 Dan Heal
LP1 Chris Jones Griffiths
Substitutes:
16 Andrew Millar
17 David Clouston
18 David Vittes
19 Lloyd Budd
20 Ali Mohammad
21 Mohannad Saker
22 Stephan Imbert
Coach:
Flag of New Zealand.svg Bruce Birtwistle

Touch judges:
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Anthony Tobi Lothian
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg D. Nimal

23 April 2011
16:00
Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg10–23Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Try: Evgeniy Shekurov 46'
Con: Ildar Abdrazakhov (1/1)
Pen: Maxim Lifontov 16' (1/1)		Report [1] Try: Tom McColl 17'
Peter McKee 65'
Con: Keith Robertson (2/2)
National University Stadium, Almaty

Week 2

29 April 2011
19:00
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg24–10Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Try: Munib Haddad 31'
Andrew Millar 70'
Con: Jonathon Grady(0/2)
Pen: Jonathon Grady(4/4) 16', 18', 39', 46'		Report [1] Try: Sergey Konev 27'
Daulet Akymbekov 75'
Zayed Sports City, Abu Dhabi

Week 3

Week 4

13 May 2011
20:00
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg0–111Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Report [1]
The Sevens, Dubai
Attendance: 2,000
FB15 Tim Fletcher
RW14 Sean Hurley
OC13 John Beeton
IC12 Duncan Murray
LW11 Michael Hartley
FH10 Jonathan Grady
SH9 David Clouston
N88 Carl Von Rosenveldt
OF7 Jamie Clarke
BF6 Renier Els
RL5 Mike Cox-Hill (c)
LL4 Simon Osbourne
TP3 Mike Riley
HK2 David Vittes
LP1 Chris Jones Griffiths
Substitutes:
16 Dan Heal
17 Dan Boatwright
18 Lloyd Budd
19 Scott Kerr
20 Stuart Quinn
21 Cyrus Homayoun
22 Ali Mohammed
Coach:
Flag of New Zealand.svg Bruce Birtwistle
FB15 Go Aruga
RW14 Kosuke Endo
OC13 Taihei Ueda
IC12 Ryan Nicholas
LW11 Takehisa Usuzuki
FH10 James Arlidge
SH9 Atsushi Hiwasa
N88 Koliniasi Holani
OF7 Michael Leitch
BF6 Takashi Kikutani
RL5 Justin Ives
LL4 Hitoshi Ono (c)
TP3 Nozomu Fujita
HK2 Hiroki Yuhara
LP1 Hisateru Hirashima
Substitutes:
16 Takeshi Kizu
17 Kensuke Hatakeyama
18 Itaru Taniguchi
19 Toetuu Taufa
20 Fumiaki Tanaka
21 Shaun Webb
22 Goshi Tachikawa
Coach:
Flag of New Zealand.svg John Kirwan

Touch judges:
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14 May 2011
16:00
Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg34–18Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
Try: dmitriy tkachenky 11'
yevginiv shekurov 18'
Timur Mashurov 30',
Daulet Akymbekov 68'
pavel lenov 80'
Con: maxim lifontov (4/5) 18', 68', 80'
Pen: maxim lifontov (1/1) 70'		Report [1] Try: lasintha costa (2) 10', 24'
Con: numon hettiarachchi (1/2) 24'
Pen: numon hettiarachchi (2/2) 9'
62'
National University Stadium, Almaty

Week 5

21 May 2011
16:00 SLST
Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg13–90Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Try: Nuwan Hettiarachchi 10'
Con: Saliya Kumara 10' (1/1)
Pen: Roshan Weeraratne 39' (1/1)
Nuwan Hettiarachchi 68'		Report [1] Try: Takehisa Usuzuki 7'
Toetuu Taufa 22'
Alisi Tupuailei 28', 43', 63', 72'
Fumiaki Tanaka 32', 39'
Takashi Kikutani 35', 50'
Tanabe 66'
Hirotoki Onozawa 80'
Con: Shaun Webb 22', 32', 35 (3/5)
Tanabe 39', 43', 63', 66', 72'(5/5)
CR & FC Grounds, Colombo
Referee: James Fitzgerald (UAE)

Media coverage

The tournament is broadcast live in many different countries, some of which are listed below:

Nation(s)Broadcaster
China STAR Sports China [3]
Hong Kong STAR Sports Hong Kong [3]
India STAR Sports India [3]
Malaysia STAR Sports Malaysia [3]

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References

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  2. ↑ - Saturday. "UAE rugby draw 13–13 with Sri Lanka in Asian Five Nations opener". Thenational.ae. Retrieved 2011-12-02.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "TV schedules for HSBC Asian 5 Nations | HSBC Asian 5 Nations". Asian5nations.com. Retrieved 2011-12-02.
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