2008 Asian Five Nations
Date | 26 April 2008 – 24 May 2008 |
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Countries | Arabian Gulf![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 10 |
Website | www |
← 2007
2009 →
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For divisional competitions, see: 2008 Asian Five Nations division tournaments
The 2008 Asian Five Nations, known as the 2008 HSBC Asian 5 Nations due to its sponsorship by HSBC, was the inaugural series of the newly formatted Asian rugby union tournament, the Asian Five Nations. It is the flagship competition devised by the International Rugby Board to develop the sport in the Asian region. Ten matches were played over five weekends from 26 April to 24 May, with Japan winning all four of their games to become the first Asian Five Nations champions on 18 May 2008.
Scoring system: 5 points for a win, three for a draw, one bonus point for being within seven points of the winning team, and one for four tries.
Teams
The teams involved, with their world rankings pre tournament, were:
- Arabian Gulf (43)
Hong Kong (30)
Japan (18)
Kazakhstan (33)
South Korea (23)
Final table
Position | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||||
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Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | Tries | Bonus Points | Points | ||
1 | ![]() |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 310 | 58 | +252 | 48 | 4 | 24 |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 150 | 104 | +46 | 14 | 3 | 18 |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 96 | 154 | -58 | 11 | 1 | 11 |
4 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 100 | 172 | -72 | 11 | 2 | 7 |
5 | Arabian Gulf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 65 | 233 | -139 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
- Bottom team, Arabian Gulf, are relegated to Division One for 2009 edition.
Fixtures
Date | Match | Result | Venue |
26-Apr-2008 | Korea - Japan | 17 - 39 | Munhak Stadium, Incheon |
26-Apr-2008 | Arabian Gulf - Hong Kong | 12 - 20 | Al Ain |
03-May-2008 | Japan - Arabian Gulf | 114 - 6 | Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Osaka |
03-May-2008 | Hong Kong - Kazakhstan | 23 - 17 | Hong Kong |
09-May-2008 | Arabian Gulf - Korea | 20 - 43 | Al Arabi Stadium, Doha |
11-May-2008 | Kazakhstan - Japan | 6 - 82 | Almaty |
18-May-2008 | Japan - Hong Kong | 75 - 29 | Tohoku Denryoku Big Swan Stadium, Niigata |
18-May-2008 | Korea - Kazakhstan | 40 - 21 | South Korea |
24-May-2008 | Kazakhstan - Arabian Gulf | 56 - 27 | Taldykorgan |
24-May-2008 | Hong Kong - Korea | 24 - 50 | King's Park, Hong Kong |
References
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External links
- Japan Rugby Football Union
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- Asian 5 nations on itsrugby.co.uk
- Pages with reference errors
- Use dmy dates from May 2013
- 2008 rugby union tournaments for national teams
- Asian Five Nations
- Rugby union in Hong Kong
- Rugby union in South Korea
- Rugby union competitions in Japan
- Rugby union in Arabian Gulf
- Rugby union in Kazakhstan
- 2007–08 in Japanese rugby union
- 2008 in Asian sport