2008 Asian Five Nations

2008 Asian Five Nations
Date 26 April 2008 – 24 May 2008
Countries  Arabian Gulf
 Hong Kong
 Japan
 Kazakhstan
 South Korea
Final positions
Champions  Japan (16th title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played 10
Website www.asian5nations.com
2007
2009

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:

Final table

Position Nation Games Points Table points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference Tries Bonus Points Points
1 Japan 440031058+25248424
2 South Korea 4301150104+4614318
3 Hong Kong 420296154-5811111
4 Kazakhstan 4103100172-721127
5 Arabian Gulf 400465233-139611

Fixtures

DateMatchResultVenue
26-Apr-2008Korea - Japan17 - 39Munhak Stadium, Incheon
26-Apr-2008Arabian Gulf - Hong Kong12 - 20Al Ain
03-May-2008Japan - Arabian Gulf114 - 6Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Osaka
03-May-2008Hong Kong - Kazakhstan23 - 17 Hong Kong
09-May-2008Arabian Gulf - Korea20 - 43 Al Arabi Stadium, Doha
11-May-2008Kazakhstan - Japan6 - 82 Almaty
18-May-2008Japan - Hong Kong75 - 29 Tohoku Denryoku Big Swan Stadium, Niigata
18-May-2008Korea - Kazakhstan40 - 21 South Korea
24-May-2008Kazakhstan - Arabian Gulf56 - 27 Taldykorgan
24-May-2008Hong Kong - Korea24 - 50 King's Park, Hong Kong

Report on JRFU website


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