The 2012 Asian Five Nations, known as the 2012 HSBC Asian 5 Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the HSBC, was the 5th series of the Asian Five Nations rugby union tournament.
Japan secured their 5th Asian Five Nations title, 20th overall Asian title, winning all four of their games.
Changes from 2011 Sri Lanka has been replaced with South Korea, who earns promotion from Division 1.
Teams The teams involved are: NationHome stadiumCityHead coachCaptain (26)Hong Kong Football Club StadiumMong Kok StadiumHong Kong Dai Rees (14)Level-5 StadiumChichibunomiya Rugby StadiumFukuokaTokyo Eddie Jones Toshiaki Hirose (30)Almaty Central StadiumNational University StadiumAlmaty Valery Popov (31)Seongnam StadiumSeoul Seo Chun-Oh (NR)Jebel Ali Center of ExcellenceThe SevensDubai Duncan Hall Alistair Thompson
Final Table 2012 Asian Five Nations ChampionRelegated to Division One
RankNationGamesPointsBonuspointsTotalpointsPlayedWonLostDrawnForAgainstDiff144003121130142424310163109542173422015998613134413080269-189165404048275-22711
Points are awarded to the teams as follows: ResultsPointsWin5 pointsDraw3 points4 or more tries1 pointLoss within 7 points1 pointLoss greater than 7 points0 points
Fixtures
See also 2012 Asian Five Nations division tournaments
References
External links Official Website ARFU