2011 Asian Five Nations

2011 Asian Five Nations
Date 23 April – 21 May 2011
Countries  Hong Kong
 Japan
 Kazakhstan
 Sri Lanka
 United Arab Emirates
Final positions
Champions  Japan (19th title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played 10
Top scorer(s) Kazakhstan Maxim Lifontov (54)
Most tries Japan Kosuke Endo (8)
Website www.asian5nations.com
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For divisional competitions, see: 2011 Asian Five Nations division tournaments

The 2011 Asian Five Nations, known as the 2011 HSBC Asian 5 Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the HSBC, was the 4th series of the Asian Five Nations rugby union tournament.

The 2011 Asian 5 nations consisted of the best 5 teams in Asia; Hong Kong, Japan, Kazakhstan, Sri Lanka and the United Arab Emirates.

Sri Lanka qualified for the 2011 edition of the tournament by winning Division One of the 2010 tournament against Singapore 23–16. The United Arab Emirates also qualify with the disbanding of the Arabian Gulf rugby team, this is the first time both these teams have appeared in the top five.

Changes from 2010

Teams

The teams involved are:

Nation Home stadium City Head coach Captain
 Hong Kong (37) Hong Kong Football Club Stadium Hong Kong Wales Dai Rees Tom McColl
 Japan (13) None None New Zealand John Kirwan Takashi Kikutani
 Kazakhstan (27) National University Stadium Almaty Kazakhstan Valeriy Popov Timur Mashurov
 Sri Lanka (41) CR & FC Grounds Colombo New Zealand Ellis Meachen Sean Wijesinghe
 United Arab Emirates (NR) Zayed Sports City
The Sevens		 Abu Dhabi
Dubai		 New Zealand Bruce Birtwistle Mike Cox-Hill

Final Table

Rank Nation Games Points Bonus
points		 Total
points
Played Won Lost Drawn For Against Diff
1 Japan 440030735272424
2 Hong Kong 43101556194318
3 United Arab Emirates 412140196−15608
4 Kazakhstan 413054126−7216
5 Sri Lanka 403147185−13803

Points are awarded to the teams as follows:

Results Points
Win5 points
Draw3 points
4 or more tries1 point
Loss within 7 points1 point
Loss greater than 7 points0 points

Fixtures

Week 1

23 April 2011
16:00 SLST
Sri Lanka  13–13  United Arab Emirates
Try: Swarnatilleke 45'
Hettiarachchi 66'
Con: Kumara (0/2)
Pen: Hettiarachchi (1/2) 42'
Kumara (0/1)
 report Try: Dan Boatwright 54'
Steve Smith 62'
Pen: Jonathan Grady (1/2) 48'
CR & FC Grounds, Colombo
Attendance: 4,000+[1]
Referee: Anthony Tobi Lothian
FB 15Saliya Kumara
RW 14Nuwan Hettiarachchi
OC 13Gayan Weeraratne
IC 12Pradeep Liyanage
LW 11Lasintha de Costa
FH 10Fazil Marija (vc)
SH 9 Roshan Weeraratne
N8 8 Sean Wijesinghe (c)
OF 7 Danushka Perera
BF 6 Sajith Saranga
RL 5 Yoshitha Rajapaksa
LL 4 Senaka Bandara
TP 3 Eranga Swarnatilleke
HK 2 Achala Perera
LP 1 Henry Terrance
Substitutes:
16Dinesh Sanjeewa
17Ishan Noor
18Bilal Hassan
19 Sathya Ranatunga
20 Nishal Meepage
21 Keith Gurusinghe
22 Prasad Chathuranga
Coach:
New Zealand Ellis Meachen
FB 15Tim Flether
RW 14Sean Hurley
OC 13Jonathan Beeton
IC 12Duncan Murray
LW 11Steve Smith
FH 10Jonathan Grady
SH 9 Stuart Quinn
N8 8 Scott Kerr
OF 7 Carl Von Rosenveldt
BF 6 Renier Els
RL 5 Simon Osbourne
LL 4 Mike Cox-Hill (c)
TP 3 Dan Boatwright
HK 2 Dan Heal
LP 1 Chris Jones Griffiths
Substitutes:
16Andrew Millar
17David Clouston
18David Vittes
19Lloyd Budd
20Ali Mohammad
21Mohannad Saker
22Stephan Imbert
Coach:
New Zealand Bruce Birtwistle

Touch judges:
Hong Kong Anthony Tobi Lothian
Sri Lanka D. Nimal

23 April 2011
16:00
Kazakhstan  10–23  Hong Kong
Try: Evgeniy Shekurov 46'
Con: Ildar Abdrazakhov (1/1)
Pen: Maxim Lifontov 16' (1/1)
 report Try: Tom McColl 17'
Peter McKee 65'
Con: Keith Robertson (2/2)
National University Stadium, Almaty

Week 2

29 April 2011
19:00
United Arab Emirates  24–10  Kazakhstan
Try: Munib Haddad 31'
Andrew Millar 70'
Con: Jonathon Grady(0/2)
Pen: Jonathon Grady(4/4) 16', 18', 39', 46'
 report Try: Sergey Konev 27'
Daulet Akymbekov 75'
30 April 2011
16:00
Hong Kong  22–45  Japan
Try: Mark Goosen 51'
Rowan Varty 25'
Alex McQueen 41'
Con: Tom McColl (2/2)
Pen: Keith Robertson 38' (1/1)
 report Try: Ryukoliniasi Holani 11'
Shaun Webb 19'
Hirotoki Onozawa 32'
Alisi Tupuailai 42', 44', 45'
Michael Leitch 55'
Con: Ryan Nicholas (5/5)
Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 3,800
Referee: Harry Mason (Singapore)
FB 15Ross Armour
RW 14Yui Ken Shing
OC 13Tom McColl (c)
IC 12Lee Jones
LW 11Rowan Varty
FH 10Keith Robertson
SH 9 Peter McKee
N8 8 Pale Tauti
OF 7 Mark Goosen
BF 6 Nick Hewson
RL 5 Michael Waller
LL 4 Renaud Chavanis
TP 3 NG Wai Shing
HK 2 Alex Harris
LP 1 Andrew Li
Substitutes:
16CHIK Man Hon
17Pete Spizziri
18Matthew Nuttall
19Terence Montgomery
20Tim Alexander
21Jamie Hood
22Alex McQueen
Coach:
Wales Dai Rees
FB 15Taihei Ueda
RW 14Alisi Tupuailei
OC 13Koji Taira
IC 12Ryan Nicholas
LW 11Hirotoki Onozawa
FH 10Shaun Webb
SH 9 Atsushi Hiwasa
N8 8 Ryukoliniasi Holani
OF 7 Michael Leitch
BF 6 Takashi Kikutani (c)
RL 5 Toshizumi Kitagawa
LL 4 Justin Ives
TP 3 Nozomu Fujita
HK 2 Hiroki Yuhara
LP 1 Naoki Kawamata
Substitutes:
16Takeshi Kizu
17Kensuke Hatakeyama
18Luke Thompson
19Toetuu Taufa
20Fumiaki Tanaka
21James Arlidge
22Yuta Imamura
Coach:
New Zealand John Kirwan

Touch judges:

Week 3

7 May 2011
19:00
Kazakhstan  0–61  Japan
report Try: Justin Ives 7'
Takeshi Kizu 3', 29', 47', 66'
Goshi Tachikawa 51
Koji Taira 38' Atsushi Tanabe 71'
Alisi Tupuailei 79'
Con: Atsushi Tanabe (4/4)
Shaun Webb (4/4)
National Stadium, Bangkok
Referee: Mohammad Yusof (Singapore)
7 May 2011
15:00 SLST
Sri Lanka  3–48  Hong Kong
Pen: Saliya Kumara (1/1)
 report Try: Keith Robertson 5', 78'
Lee Jones 12', 68'
Rowen Varty 34'
Alexander 65'
Pale Tauti 75'
Con: Keith Robertson (2/2)
Tom McColl 68', 75', 78' (3/3)
Pen: Keith Robertson 41' (1/1)
FB 15Saliya Kumara
RW 14Lasintha de Costa
OC 13Gayan Weeraratne
IC 12Pradeep Liyanage
LW 11Nuwan Hettiarachchi
FH 10Fazil Marija (vc)
SH 9 Roshan Weeraratne
N8 8 Sean Wijesinghe (c)
OF 7 Yoshitha Rajapaksa
BF 6 Danushka Perera
RL 5 Sajith Saranga
LL 4 Senaka Bandara
TP 3 Eranga Swarnatilleke
HK 2 Achala Perera
LP 1 Henry Terrance
Substitutes:
16Charith Seneviratne
17Kishore Jehan
18Bilal Hassan
19 Sathya Ranatunga
20 Nishal Meepage
21 Keith Gurusinghe
22 Prasad Chathuranga
Coach:
New Zealand Ellis Meachen
FB 15Ross Armour
RW 14Rowen Varty
OC 13Lee Jones
IC 12Tom McColl (c)
LW 11Yui Ken Shing
FH 10Keith Robertson
SH 9 Peter McKee
N8 8 Pale Tauti
OF 7 Nick Hewson
BF 6 Mark Goosen
RL 5 Renaud Chevans
LL 4 Mike Waller
TP 3 Nigel Hobbler
HK 2 Brent Taylor
LP 1 Alex Ng
Substitutes:
16CHIK Man Hon
17Pete Spizziri
18Matthew Nuttall
19Terence Montgomery
20Tim Alexander
21Jamie Hood
22Alex McQueen
Coach:
Wales Dai Rees

Touch judges:

Week 4

13 May 2011
20:00
United Arab Emirates  0–111  Japan
report
The Sevens, Dubai
Attendance: 2,000
FB 15Tim Fletcher
RW 14Sean Hurley
OC 13John Beeton
IC 12Duncan Murray
LW 11Michael Hartley
FH 10Jonathan Grady
SH 9 David Clouston
N8 8 Carl Von Rosenveldt
OF 7 Jamie Clarke
BF 6 Renier Els
RL 5 Mike Cox-Hill (c)
LL 4 Simon Osbourne
TP 3 Mike Riley
HK 2 David Vittes
LP 1 Chris Jones Griffiths
Substitutes:
16Dan Heal
17Dan Boatwright
18Lloyd Budd
19Scott Kerr
20Stuart Quinn
21Cyrus Homayoun
22Ali Mohammed
Coach:
New Zealand Bruce Birtwistle
FB 15Go Aruga
RW 14Kosuke Endo
OC 13Taihei Ueda
IC 12Ryan Nicholas
LW 11Takehisa Usuzuki
FH 10James Arlidge
SH 9 Atsushi Hiwasa
N8 8 Koliniashi Holani
OF 7 Michael Leitch
BF 6 Takashi Kikutani
RL 5 Justin Ives
LL 4 Hitoshi Ono (c)
TP 3 Nozomu Fujita
HK 2 Hiroki Yuhara
LP 1 Hisateru Hirashima
Substitutes:
16Takeshi Kizu
17Kensuke Hatakeyama
18Itaru Taniguchi
19Toetuu Taufa
20Fumiaki Tanaka
21Shaun Webb
22Goshi Tachikawa
Coach:
New Zealand John Kirwan

Touch judges:

14 May 2011
16:00
Kazakhstan  34–18  Sri Lanka
Try: dmitriy tkachenky 11'
yevginiv shekurov 18'
Timur Mashurov 30',
Daulet Akymbekov 68'
pavel lenov 80'
Con: maxim lifontov (4/5) 18', 68', 80'
Pen: maxim lifontov (1/1) 70'
 report Try: lasintha costa (2) 10', 24'
Con: numon hettiarachchi (1/2) 24'
Pen: numon hettiarachchi (2/2) 9'
62'
National University Stadium, Almaty

Week 5

21 May 2011
16:00 SLST
Sri Lanka  13–90  Japan
Try: Nuwan Hettiarachchi 10'
Con: Saliya Kumara 10' (1/1)
Pen: Roshan Weeraratne 39' (1/1)
Nuwan Hettiarachchi 68'
 report Try: Takehisa Usuzuki 7'
Toetuu Taufa 22'
Alisi Tupuailai 28', 43', 63', 72'
Fumiaki Tanaka 32', 39'
Takashi Kikutani 35', 50'
Tanabe 66'
Hirotoki Onozawa 80'
Con: Shaun Webb 22', 32', 35 (3/5)
Tanabe 39', 43', 63', 66', 72'(5/5)
CR & FC Grounds, Colombo
Referee: James Fitzgerald (UAE)
21 May 2011
16:00
Hong Kong  62–3  United Arab Emirates
Try: Alex Harris 15'
Pale Tauti 18
Mark Goosen 24'
Nigel Hobler 34'
Nick Hewson 49', 61'
Ross Armour 28', 78'
Alex McQueen 66'
Jamie Hood 70'
Con: Keith Robertson 24', 39' (2/5)
Tom McColl 49', 61', 70', 78' (4/5)
 report Pen: Jonathon Grady 9' (1/1)
Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong
FB 15Ross Armour
RW 14Yui Ken Shing
OC 13Tom McColl (c)
IC 12Lee Jones
LW 11Rowan Varty
FH 10Keith Robertson
SH 9 Peter McKee
N8 8 Pale Tauti
OF 7 Mark Goosen
BF 6 Nick Hewson
RL 5 Michael Waller
LL 4 Renaud Chavanis
TP 3 NG Wai Shing
HK 2 Alex Harris
LP 1 Andrew Li
Substitutes:
16CHIK Man Hon
17Pete Spizziri
18Matthew Nuttall
19Terence Montgomery
20Tim Alexander
21Jamie Hood
22Alex McQueen
Coach:
Wales Dai Rees
FB 15Tim Flether
RW 14Sean Hurley
OC 13Jonathan Beeton
IC 12Duncan Murray
LW 11Steve Smith
FH 10Jonathan Grady
SH 9 Stuart Quinn
N8 8 Scott Kerr
OF 7 Carl Von Rosenveldt
BF 6 Renier Els
RL 5 Simon Osbourne
LL 4 Mike Cox-Hill (c)
TP 3 Dan Boatwright
HK 2 Dan Heal
LP 1 Chris Jones Griffiths
Substitutes:
16Andrew Millar
17David Clouston
18David Vittes
19Lloyd Budd
20Ali Mohammad
21Mohannad Saker
22Stephan Imbert
Coach:
New Zealand Bruce Birtwistle

Touch judges:

Media coverage

The tournament is broadcast live in many different countries, some of which are listed below:

Nation(s) Broadcaster
China STAR Sports China[2]
Hong Kong STAR Sports Hong Kong[3]
India STAR Sports India[4]
Malaysia STAR Sports Malaysia[5]

References

  1. ↑ - Saturday. "UAE rugby draw 13–13 with Sri Lanka in Asian Five Nations opener". Thenational.ae. Retrieved 2011-12-02.
  2. ↑ "TV schedules for HSBC Asian 5 Nations | HSBC Asian 5 Nations". Asian5nations.com. Retrieved 2011-12-02.
  3. ↑ "TV schedules for HSBC Asian 5 Nations | HSBC Asian 5 Nations". Asian5nations.com. Retrieved 2011-12-02.
  4. ↑ "TV schedules for HSBC Asian 5 Nations | HSBC Asian 5 Nations". Asian5nations.com. Retrieved 2011-12-02.
  5. ↑ "TV schedules for HSBC Asian 5 Nations | HSBC Asian 5 Nations". Asian5nations.com. Retrieved 2011-12-02.

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