The 2009 Asian Five Nations, known as the 2009 HSBC Asian 5 Nations due to its sponsorship by HSBC, was the second series of the rugby union Asian Five Nations, the flagship competition devised by the International Rugby Board to develop the sport in the Asian region. The tournament played a role in qualifying for the 2011 Rugby World Cup, with Singapore, the last place team, being relegated to Division 1. As the 2010 edition will serve as the final round of Asian qualifying, Singapore is effectively eliminated.
Changes from 2008 Arabian Gulf has been replaced with Singapore, who earns promotion from Division 1.
Teams The teams involved, with their world rankings pre tournament, were:
(31) (16) (34) (23) (49)
Final Table Position Nation Games Points Table points Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference Tries Bonus Points Points1440027140+231414242430187139-521001534202137144-71931344103110126-168385400440196-156111
Scoring System Win – 5 Points Draw – 3 Points Loss – 0 Points Bonus points for scoring four tries or for losing by no more than 7 points. Results
Fixture overview HomeScore (Tries)AwayMatch InformationDateVenue(1 BP) 65–025 Apr 2009Tancheon Sports Complex, Seongnam(1 BP) 87–1025 Apr 2009Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Osaka6–59 (1 BP)2 May 2009Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong30–27 (1 BP)2 May 2009Central Stadium, Almaty19–229 May 2009Yio Chu Kang Stadium, Singapore(1 BP) 36–34 (2 BP)9 May 2009Tancheon Sports Complex, Seongnam(1 BP) 80–916 May 2009Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Osaka(1 BP) 64–616 May 2009Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong15–45 (1 BP)23 May 2009Yio Chu Kang Stadium, Singapore25–624 May 2009Central Stadium, Almaty
Fixtures
References
https://web.archive.org/web/20090407082740/http://www.irb.com/mm/document/newsmedia/0/090302hsbcasianfivenations2009seriesschedule_7322.pdf