2012 Asian Five Nations division tournaments

2012 Asian Five Nations division tournaments
Date	15 April 2012 – 30 June 2012
Countries	(19) Refer to division
Tournament statistics
Matches played	21
Official website	Website
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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.

Changes from 2011

• Sri Lanka participated in the Division 1 tournament, haven been relegated from the Top 5.
• South Korea returned to the Top 5 divison, after a year in the First Division.
• Chinese Taipei have replaced Malaysia in Division 1, with Malaysia competing in Division 2.
• China will compete in Division 2 - replacing India, following promotion from Division 3.
• Brunei joins Cambodia and Laos in Division 5.

Teams

The teams involved, with their world rankings pre tournament, were:

Division 1

•  Chinese Taipei (57)
•  Philippines (72)
•  Singapore (52)
•  Sri Lanka (46)

Division 2

•  China (62)
•  Iran (NA)
•  Malaysia (63)
•  Thailand (65)

Division 3

•  Guam (88)
•  Indonesia (77)
•  India (NA)
•  Pakistan (73)

Division 4

•  Jordan (NA)
•  Lebanon (NA)
•  Qatar (NA)
•  Uzbekistan (NA)

Division 5

•  Brunei (NA)
•  Cambodia (NA)
•  Laos (NA)

Divisions

Key to colours

	Earns Promotion
	Relegated

Division 1

2012 Asian Five Nations division 1

Tournament details
Host nation	Philippines
Date	15 – 21 April 2012
Countries	4
Final positions
Champions	Philippines
Relegated	Singapore
Tournament statistics
Matches played	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]

Table

Position	Nation	Games				Points			Bonus points	Total points
		Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	For	Against	Difference
1	Philippines	3	3	0	0	99	36	+63	3	18
2	Sri Lanka	3	2	1	0	89	36	+53	2	12
3	Chinese Taipei	3	1	2	0	69	94	−25	1	6
4	Singapore	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

Fixtures

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Division 2

2012 Asian Five Nations division 2

Tournament details
Host nation	Malaysia
Date	31 May – 2 June 2012
Countries	4
Final positions
Champions	Thailand
Relegated	China
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4

	Semi-finals				Final
	May 31, 2012
	Thailand	37
	Iran	17
					June 2, 2012
					Thailand	22
					Malaysia	19
					Third place play-off
	May 31, 2012			June 2, 2012
	Malaysia	89		Iran	52
	China	0			China	3

Semi-finals

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Third place play-off

Final

•  Thailand promoted to 2013 Division one
•  China relegated to 2013 Division three

Division 3

2012 Asian Five Nations division 3

Tournament details
Host nation	Indonesia
Date	30 May – 1 June 2012
Countries	4
Final positions
Champions	India
Relegated	Pakistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4

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	Semi-finals				Final
	May 30, 2012
	Guam	38
	Indonesia	17
					June 1, 2012
					Guam	16
					India	18
					Third place play-off
	May 30, 2012			June 1, 2012
	India	34		Indonesia	13
	Pakistan	5			Pakistan	7

Semi-finals

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Third place play-off

Final

•  India promoted to 2013 Division two
•  Pakistan relegated to 2013 Division four

Division 4

2012 Asian Five Nations division 4

Tournament details
Host nation	UAE
Date	25 – 27 April 2012
Countries	4
Final positions
Champions	Qatar
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4

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	Semi-finals				Final
	April 25, 2012
	Jordan	19
	Lebanon	25
					April 27, 2012
					Lebanon	0
					Qatar	67
					Third place play-off
	April 25, 2012			April 27, 2012
	Qatar	74		Jordan	19
	Uzbekistan	13			Uzbekistan	15

Semi-finals

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Third place play-off

Final

•  Qatar promoted to 2013 Division three

Division 5

2012 Asian Five Nations division 5

Tournament details
Host nation	Cambodia
Date	26 – 30 June 2012
Countries	3
Final positions
Champions	Laos
Tournament statistics
Matches played	3

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Table

Position	Nation	Games				Points			Bonus points	Total points
		Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	For	Against	Difference
1	Laos	2	2	0	0	128	14	+114	2	12
2	Brunei	2	1	1	0	26	85	−59	0	5
3	Cambodia	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

Fixtures

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References

External links

• Official Website
• ARFU
• Division 1 Results, Asian 5 Nations

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