2013 Asian Five Nations division tournaments explained
| 2013 Asian Five Nations division tournaments |
| Date: | 31 March 2013 – 7 July 2013 |
| Countries: | (18) Refer to division |
| Matches: | 20 |
| Website: | Website |
| Previous Year: | 2012 |
| Previous Tournament: | 2012 Asian Five Nations division tournaments |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Next Tournament: | 2014 Asian Five Nations division tournaments |
For main Top 5 Division, see: 2013 Asian Five Nations
The 2013 Asian Five Nations division tournaments, known as the 2013 HSBC Asian 5 Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the HSBC, referred to the divisions played within the tournament. This was the 6th series of the Asian Five Nations.
Changes from 2012
- Kazakhstan participated in the Division 1 tournament, haven been relegated from the Top 5.
- Philippines was promoted to the Top 5 Division, following promotions form Division 3 to Division 2, then Division 2 to Division 1.
- Thailand have replaced Singapore in Division 1, with Singapore competing in Division 2.
- India will compete in Division 2 - replacing China, following promotion from Division 3.
- Qatar becomes the first team to be promoted out of Division 4, replacing Pakistan who are demoted to Division 4.
- Laos becomes the first team to be promoted out of Division 5, though no team was demoted out of Division 4.
Teams
The teams involved, with their world rankings pre tournament, were:
Division 1
Division 2
Division 3
Division 4
Division 5
Division 1
Key to colours| | Earns Promotion |
| | Relegated | |
| 2013 Asian Five Nations division 1 |
| Host: | Sri Lanka |
| Date: | 31 March – 6 April 2013 |
| Countries: | 4 |
| Champion: | Sri Lanka |
| Relegated: | Thailand |
| Matches: | 6 |
Division one will be held in a round-robin format. All games will be played at Havelock Park in Sri Lanka between March 31 and April 6, 2013.[1]
Table
| Position | Nation | Games | Points | Bonus
points | Total
points |
|---|
| Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | Difference |
|---|
| 1 | | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 33 | +100 | 3 | 18 |
| 2 | | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 70 | 92 | -22 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 70 | 104 | -34 | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 63 | 107 | -44 | 0 | 5 | |
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 | |
Fixtures
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| FB | 15 | | | | | RW | 14 | Sandun Herath | | OC | 13 | Pradeep Liyanage | | IC | 12 | | | | | LW | 11 | Chamara Dabare | | FH | 10 | Fazil Marija (vc) | | SH | 9 | | | | | N8 | 8 | Sajith Saranga | | OF | 7 | Yoshitha Rajapaksha (c) | | BF | 6 | | | | | RL | 5 | | | | | LL | 4 | Shenal Dias | | TP | 3 | | | | | HK | 2 | | | | | LP | 1 | Henry Terence | | Substitutes: | | HK | 16 | | | | | PR | 17 | Dushmantha Priyadarshana | | PR | 18 | Anuranga Walpola | | | | LK | 19 | | | | | FL | 20 | | | | | SH | 21 | | | | | FH | 22 | | | | | CE | 23 | | | | | Coach: | | |
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| FB | 15 | Ming Hsien Ho | | RW | 14 | Chih-Kang Chen | | OC | 13 | Wei Fan Lu (c) | | | | IC | 12 | Ching Che Hung | | LW | 11 | | | | | FH | 10 | | | | | SH | 9 | | | | | N8 | 8 | Pin Yi Hsieh | | OF | 7 | Cheng Hsien Chiang | | BF | 6 | | | | | RL | 5 | Chieh Yu Chiang | | LL | 4 | | | | | TP | 3 | | | | | HK | 2 | | | | | LP | 1 | Tai Ting Yeh | | Substitutes: | | HK | 16 | | | | | PR | 17 | | | | | PR | 18 | | | | | LK | 19 | | | | | FL | 20 | | | | | SH | 21 | | | | | FH | 22 | | | | | CE | 23 | | | | | Coach: | | |
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Touch judges:
Aaron Littlewood
Mohamed Cader
Sean Moore--------
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| FB | 15 | | | | | RW | 14 | Sandun Herath | | OC | 13 | Pradeep Liyanage | | IC | 12 | | | | | LW | 11 | Chamara Dabare | | FH | 10 | Fazil Marija (vc) | | SH | 9 | | | | | N8 | 8 | | | | | OF | 7 | Yoshitha Rajapaksha (c) | | | | BF | 6 | Sharo Fernando | | RL | 5 | | | | | LL | 4 | Shenal Dias | | TP | 3 | | | | | HK | 2 | Namal Rajapaksa | | LP | 1 | | | | | Substitutes: | | HK | 16 | | | | | PR | 17 | | | | | PR | 18 | Anuranga Walpola | | | | LK | 19 | | | | | FL | 20 | | | | | SH | 21 | | | | | FH | 22 | | | | | CE | 23 | | | | | Coach: | | |
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| FB | 15 | Warongkorn Khamkoet | | RW | 14 | | | | | OC | 13 | | | | | IC | 12 | Sirichai Daothaisong | | LW | 11 | Pichit Yingcharoen | | FH | 10 | Thanawatr Jamkrajang | | SH | 9 | Punyavee Jiworrawattanakul | | N8 | 8 | Chatree Wannadit (c) | | | | OF | 7 | Sumet Thammapom | | BF | 6 | Richard Perkins | | RL | 5 | | | | | LL | 4 | Marc Dimitrov | | TP | 3 | | | | | HK | 2 | | | | | LP | 1 | Napat Prompataya | | Substitutes: | | HK | 16 | | | | | PR | 17 | | | | | PR | 18 | | | | | LK | 19 | | | | | FL | 20 | | | | | SH | 21 | Klin Laksanasompong | | FH | 22 | | | | | CE | 23 | Khomchak Chakrabandu Na Ayudhaya | | Coach: |  Tanyavit Kuasint | |
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Touch judges:
Taku Otsuki
Priyantha Gunarathna
Sean Moore--------
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| FB | 15 | | | | | RW | 14 | Sandun Herath | | OC | 13 | Pradeep Liyanage | | IC | 12 | | | | | LW | 11 | Chamara Dabare | | FH | 10 | Fazil Marija (vc) | | | | SH | 9 | Roshan Weeraratne | | N8 | 8 | Sajith Saranga | | OF | 7 | Yoshitha Rajapaksha (c) | | BF | 6 | | | | | RL | 5 | | | | | LL | 4 | Shenal Dias | | TP | 3 | | | | | HK | 2 | | | | | LP | 1 | | | | | Substitutes: | | HK | 16 | | | | | PR | 17 | | | | | PR | 18 | Anuranga Walpola | | | | LK | 19 | | | | | FL | 20 | | | | | SH | 21 | | | | | FH | 22 | | | | | CE | 23 | | | | | Coach: | | |
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| FB | 15 | Maxim Lifontov | | RW | 14 | Viktor Zolotukhin | | OC | 13 | | | | | IC | 12 | Ildar Abrazakov | | LW | 11 | | | | | FH | 10 | Daulet Akymbekov | | SH | 9 | Akhmetzhan Baratov | | N8 | 8 | Serek Zhanseitov (c) | | OF | 7 | | | | | BF | 6 | Oleg Guselnikov | | RL | 5 | | | | | LL | 4 | Andrey Medvedkin | | TP | 3 | | | | | HK | 2 | | | | | LP | 1 | Sergey Menshikov | | Substitutes: | | HK | 16 | | | | | PR | 17 | | | | | PR | 18 | | | | | LK | 19 | | | | | FL | 20 | | | | | SH | 21 | Vadim Zuyev | | FH | 22 | | | | | CE | 23 | | | | | Coach: |  Timur Mashurov | |
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Touch judges: Taizo Hirabayashi
Aaron Littlewood
Sean Moore
Division 2
Key to colours| | Earns Promotion |
| | Relegated | |
| 2013 Asian Five Nations division 2 |
| Host: | Malaysia |
| Date: | 4 – 8 June 2013 |
| Countries: | 4 |
| Champion: | Singapore |
| Relegated: | India |
| Matches: | 4 |
[2]
Semi-finals
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Final
Division 3
Key to colours| | Earns Promotion |
| | Relegated | |
| 2013 Asian Five Nations division 3 |
| Host: | Malaysia |
| Date: | 5 – 8 June 2013 |
| Countries: | 4 |
| Champion: | Qatar |
| Relegated: | China |
| Matches: | 4 |
[2]
Semi-finals
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Final
Division 4
Key to colours| | Earns Promotion |
| | Relegated | |
| 2013 Asian Five Nations division 4 |
| Host: | UAE |
| Date: | 8 – 10 May 2013 |
| Countries: | 4 |
| Champion: | Lebanon |
| Matches: | 4 |
[3]
Semi-finals
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Final
Division 5
Key to colours| | Earns Promotion |
| | Relegated | |
| 2013 Asian Five Nations division 5 |
| Host: | Cambodia |
| Date: | 5 – 7 July 2013 |
| Countries: | 2 |
| Champion: | Cambodia |
| Matches: | 2 |
Game 2
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Stage set for Asian Five Nations Rugby in SL. March 14, 2013. https://archive.today/20130413140529/http://www.dailynews.lk/2013/03/14/spo01.asp. 2013-04-13. dead.
- http://www.asian5nations.com/node/41 Division III schedule
- http://www.asian5nations.com/node/42 Division IV schedule
