2014 Asian Five Nations

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2014 Asian Five Nations
Asian-five-nations-logo 5808 SQ MEDIUM.jpg
Date26 April – 25 May
CountriesFlag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Japan.svg  Japan (22nd title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Website www.asian5nations.com
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The 2014 Asian Five Nations, known as the 2014 HSBC Asian 5 Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the HSBC, was the 7th and final series of the Asian Five Nations rugby union tournament, before it shrinks to only include the top 3 Asian teams from 2015.

Contents

Japan, as victors, qualified for the 2015 Rugby World Cup as Asia 1 in Pool B, while the runner up, Hong Kong, qualified for the repechage playoffs, against Uruguay. [1] In additional qualifications, only the top three teams would play in the leading tier in 2015, after the ARFU reduced the top tier from five, to three.

Changes from 2013

Teams

The teams involved are:

NationHome stadiumCityHead coachCaptain
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong (26) Hong Kong Football Club Stadium Hong Kong Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Leigh Jones Pale Tauti
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (13) Mizuho Rugby Stadium
National Olympic Stadium 		Nagoya
Tokyo 		Flag of Australia (converted).svg Eddie Jones Toshiaki Hirose
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea (23) Incheon Munhak Stadium Incheon Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Myung Joo
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines (57)Eagles Nest Stadium Laguna Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jarred Hodges
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka (39) Colombo Racecourse Colombo Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Johan Taylor Fazil Marija

Final Table

2014 Asian Five Nations Champion
Relegated to Division One
PositionNationGamesPointsBonus
points		Total
points
PlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDifference
1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 440034233+309424
2Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 430119665+131318
3Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 4202122126-4212
4Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 410358274–21616
5Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 400448258–21011

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

Round 1

26 April 2014
12:00 KST (UTC+09)
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg59–3Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
Try: Jung Pil 2' m
Jeong Min (2) 6' c, 25' m
Eudum 17' m
Jong Yeul 39' m
Kwang Moon 53' c
Young Gi 59' c
Hyun Soo 67' m
Byeong Ho 78' c
Con: Eudum (2/6) 7', 54'
Won Yong (2/3) 60', 79'
Pen: Won Yong (2/2) 32', 64'		Report [2] Pen: Riza Mubarak (1/2) 27'
Incheon Munhak Stadium, Incheon
Referee: Taku Otsuki (Japan)
26 April 2014
18:00 HKT (UTC+08)
Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svg108–0Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Try: Wei 2' m
Kam Shing 8' c
Brant 14' m
Lamming (3) 31' c, 49' c, 68' c
Phelps 35'
Hsieh 38' c
Jones 40' c
McColl (2) 42' c, 80' c
Varty 55' c
Mcqueen 59' m
McKee 64' m
Wheatley 72' c
Baddeley 78' m
Con: McAdam (11/16) 9', 32', 36', 39', 40', 43', 50', 55', 69', 73', 80'
Pen: McAdam (2/3) 10', 26'		Report [3]
Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong
Referee: Shuhei Kubo (Japan)
FB15 Alex Mcqueen
RW14 Rowan Varty
OC13 Jake Phelps
IC12 Lloyd Jones
LW11 Yiu Kam Shing
FH10 Chris McAdam
SH9 Kenneth Hsieh
N88 Pale Tauti (c)
OF7 Matt Lamming
BF6 Alex Baddeley
RL5 Paul Dwyer
LL4 Bill Brant
TP3 Stephen Nolan
HK2 Alex Harris (c)
LP1 Leon Wei
Replacements:
HK16 Thomas Bolland
PR17 James Cooper
PR18 Alex Ng
LK19 Terence Montgomery
FL20 Nick Hewson
SH21 Pete Mckee
FH22 Nick Wheatley
CE23 Tom McColl
Coach:
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Leigh Jones
FB15 Alexander Aronson
RW14 Gareth Holgate
OC13 Justin Coveney
IC12 Matthew Saunders
LW11 Kenneth Stern
FH10 Oliver Saunders (c)
SH9 Jake Letts
N88 Samuel Bennetts
OF7 Darran Seeto
BF6 Christopher Anderson
RL5 Ashley Heward
LL4 Stephen Howorth
TP3 Philip Sinclair
HK2 Austin Dacanay
LP1 David Robinson-Polkey
Replacements:
HK16 Glenn Power
PR17 Daniel Melrose
PR18 Fergus Mitra
FL19 Nathan Welch
FL20 Timothy Kong
SH21 Cleo Gomez
FH22 Fritz Moschitz
WG23 Rupert Zappia
Coach:
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jarred Hodges

Touch judges:
Paul McKay (Singapore)
Macro Wu Wu Zhihong (China)

Round 2

3 May 2014
15:30 PST (UTC+08)
Philippines  Flag of the Philippines.svg10–99Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Report [4]
Eagles Nest Stadium, Laguna
Referee: Dewi Rowlands (Hong Kong)

Round 3

10 May 2014
18:00 JST (UTC+09)
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg132–10Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
IRB [6]
Mizuho Rugby Stadium, Nagoya

Round 4

Round 5

24 May 2014
15:30 PST (UTC+08)
Philippines  Flag of the Philippines.svg22–52Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Eagles Nest Stadium, Laguna
25 May 2014
17:00 JST (UTC+09)
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg49–8Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo

Media coverage

The tournament is broadcast live in many different countries.

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References

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  2. ↑ "asian5nations.com". asian5nations.com. Archived from the original on 2014-05-12. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
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