| 2012 Asian Five Nations division tournaments | |
| Date: | 15 April 2012 – 30 June 2012 |
| Countries: | (19) Refer to division |
| Matches: | 21 |
| Website: | Website |
| Previous Year: | 2011 |
| Previous Tournament: | 2011 Asian Five Nations division tournaments |
| Next Year: | 2013 |
| Next Tournament: | 2013 Asian Five Nations division tournaments |
For main Top 5 Division, see: 2012 Asian Five Nations
The 2012 Asian Five Nations division tournaments, known as the 2012 HSBC Asian 5 Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the HSBC, refer to the divisions played within the tournament. This was the 5th series of the Asian Five Nations.
There were five divisions in the 2012 version who contested for a place in the Top 5 tournament. Who ever finished last place in a division was relegated, while the winner of a division was promoted. Last place in division 1 was replaced by the winner of division 2, winner of division 3 replaced last place in division 2, winner in division 4 replaced last in division 3 and winner in division 5 replaced last in division 4.
The teams involved, with their world rankings pre tournament, were:
Division 1
Division 2
Division 3
Division 4
Division 5
| Earns Promotion | ||
| Relegated |
| 2012 Asian Five Nations division 1 | |
| Host: | Philippines |
| Date: | 15 – 21 April 2012 |
| Countries: | 4 |
| Champion: | Philippines |
| Relegated: | Singapore |
| Matches: | 6 |
For the first time, division one was held in a round-robin format. All games were played in Manila, Philippines on April 14–21, 2012.[1] The Philippines was promoted to the main division in 2013, while Singapore was relegated to division II for 2013.[2] [3]
| Position | Nation | Games | Points | Bonus points | Total points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | Difference | |||||
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 36 | +63 | 3 | 18 | ||
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 89 | 36 | +53 | 2 | 12 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 69 | 94 | -25 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 51 | 114 | -64 | 1 | 1 | ||
Points are awarded to the teams as follows:
| Results | Points | |
|---|---|---|
| Win | 5 points | |
| Draw | 3 points | |
| 4 or more tries | 1 point | |
| Loss within 7 points | 1 point | |
| Loss greater than 7 points | 0 points |
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| Earns Promotion | ||
| Relegated |
| 2012 Asian Five Nations division 2 | |
| Host: | Malaysia |
| Date: | 31 May – 2 June 2012 |
| Countries: | 4 |
| Champion: | Thailand |
| Relegated: | China |
| Matches: | 4 |
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| Earns Promotion | ||
| Relegated |
| 2012 Asian Five Nations division 3 | |
| Host: | Indonesia |
| Date: | 30 May – 1 June 2012 |
| Countries: | 4 |
| Champion: | India |
| Relegated: | Pakistan |
| Matches: | 4 |
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| Earns Promotion | ||
| Relegated |
| 2012 Asian Five Nations division 4 | |
| Host: | UAE |
| Date: | 25 – 27 April 2012 |
| Countries: | 4 |
| Champion: | Qatar |
| Matches: | 4 |
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| Earns Promotion | ||
| Relegated |
| 2012 Asian Five Nations division 5 | |
| Host: | Cambodia |
| Date: | 26 – 30 June 2012 |
| Countries: | 3 |
| Champion: | Laos |
| Matches: | 3 |
| Position | Nation | Games | Points | Bonus points | Total points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | Difference | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 14 | +114 | 2 | 12 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 85 | -59 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 77 | -55 | 1 | 1 | ||
Points are awarded to the teams as follows:
| Results | Points | |
|---|---|---|
| Win | 5 points | |
| Draw | 3 points | |
| 4 or more tries | 1 point | |
| Loss within 7 points | 1 point | |
| Loss greater than 7 points | 0 points |
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