2012 Asian Five Nations

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2012 Asian Five Nations
Date27 April – 26 May 2012
CountriesFlag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Japan.svg  Japan (20th title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Top scorer(s) Flag of Japan.svg Ayumu Goromaru (62)
Most tries Flag of Japan.svg Yoshikazu Fujita (6)
Website www.asian5nations.com
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For the divisional competitions, see: 2012 Asian Five Nations division tournaments

Contents

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

Teams

The teams involved are:

NationHome stadiumCityHead coachCaptain
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong (26) Hong Kong Football Club Stadium
Mong Kok Stadium 		Hong Kong Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Dai Rees
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (14) Level-5 Stadium
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium 		Fukuoka
Tokyo 		Flag of Australia (converted).svg Eddie Jones Toshiaki Hirose
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan (30) Almaty Central Stadium
National University Stadium 		Almaty Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Valery Popov
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea (31) Seongnam Stadium Seoul Flag of South Korea.svg Seo Chun-Oh
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates (NR) Jebel Ali Center of Excellence
The Sevens 		Dubai Flag of Australia (converted).svg Duncan Hall Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alistair Thompson

Final Table

2012 Asian Five Nations Champion
Relegated to Division One
RankNationGamesPointsBonus
points		Total
points
PlayedWonLostDrawnForAgainstDiff
1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 440031211301424
2Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 431016310954217
3Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 42201599861313
4Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 413080269-18916
5Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 404048275-22711

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

27 April 2012
20:00
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg10–85Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
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  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg0–87Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
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: Flag of Singapore.svg Harry Mason
5 May 2012
16:00
Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svg19–21Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
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  Flag of Japan.svg106– 3Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
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: Flag of Singapore.svg Harry Mason
11 May 2012
18:00
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg46–31Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Jebel Ali Center of Excellence, Dubai
12 May 2012
13:00
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg8–52Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
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
19 May 2012
14:00
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg67–0Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
19 May 2012
15:00
Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg17–87Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
National University Stadium, Almaty
26 May 2012
13:00
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg47–21Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Seongnam Stadium, Seoul
26 May 2012
16:00
Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svg55–0Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong

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References

  1. ↑ "asian5nations.com". www.asian5nations.com. Archived from the original on 22 April 2010. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  2. ↑ "JRFU – Welcome to the world of rugby".
  3. ↑ "JRFU – Welcome to the world of rugby".
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