2013 Asian Five Nations division tournaments

For main Top 5 Division, see: 2013 Asian Five Nations

2013 Asian Five Nations division tournaments
Date31 March 2013 – 7 July 2013
Countries(18) Refer to division
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Official websiteWebsite
2012 (Previous) (Next) 2014

The 2013 Asian Five Nations division tournaments, known as the 2013 HSBC Asian 5 Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the HSBC, referred to the divisions played within the tournament. This was the 6th series of the Asian Five Nations.

Changes from 2012

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  • Kazakhstan participated in the Division 1 tournament, haven been relegated from the Top 5.
  • Philippines was promoted to the Top 5 Division, following promotions form Division 3 to Division 2, then Division 2 to Division 1.
  • Thailand have replaced Singapore in Division 1, with Singapore competing in Division 2.
  • India will compete in Division 2 - replacing China, following promotion from Division 3.
  • Qatar becomes the first team to be promoted out of Division 4, replacing Pakistan who are demoted to Division 4.
  • Laos becomes the first team to be promoted out of Division 5, though no team was demoted out of Division 4.

Teams

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

Division 1

Division 2

Division 3

Division 4

Division 5

Division 1

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Key to colours
     Earns Promotion
     Relegated
2013 Asian Five Nations division 1
Tournament details
Host  Sri Lanka
Date31 March – 6 April 2013
Countries4
Final positions
Champions  Sri Lanka
Relegated  Thailand
Tournament statistics
Matches played6

Division one will be held in a round-robin format. All games will be played at Havelock Park in Sri Lanka between March 31 and April 6, 2013.[1]

Table

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Position Nation Games Points Bonus
points
Total
points
Played Won Lost Drawn For Against Difference
1   Sri Lanka 3 3 0 0 133 33 +100 3 18
2   Kazakhstan 3 1 2 0 70 92 -22 1 6
3   Chinese Taipei 3 1 2 0 70 104 -34 6 6
4   Thailand 3 1 2 0 63 107 -44 0 5

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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31 March 2013
14:00
Kazakhstan  10–33  Thailand
Report[2]Try: Sirichai Daothaisong,
Topong Boonlon,
Pichit Yingcharoen
Con: Warongkorn Khamkoet 3
Pen: Warongkorn Khamkoet 4
Havelock Park, Colombo

31 March 2013
16:00
Sri Lanka  39–8  Chinese Taipei
Try: Chamara Dabare 42'
Yoshitha Rajapakse 50'
Fazil Marija 55' 61'
Sumedha Malawana 66'
Con: Rizah Mubarak (3/4)
Roshan Weeraratne (1/1)
Pen: Rizah Mubarak 24' 34'
Report[3]Try: Ming Che Chuang 76'
Pen: Chih-Pan Wang 42'
Havelock Park, Colombo
Attendance: 4,800
Referee:   Nicholas Long
FB 15 Rizah Mubarak   64'
RW 14 Sandun Herath
OC 13 Pradeep Liyanage
IC 12 Gayan Weerarathne   57'
LW 11 Chamara Dabare
FH 10 Fazil Marija (vc)
SH 9 Roshan Weerarathne   69'
N8 8 Sajith Saranga
OF 7 Yoshitha Rajapaksha (c)
BF 6 Sharo Fernando   63'
RL 5 Dinesh Sanjeewa   40'
LL 4 Shenal Dias
TP 3 Kishor Jehan   46'
HK 2 Namal Rajapaksa   52'
LP 1 Henry Terence
Substitutes:
HK 16 Sathya Ranathunga   46'   74' to end'
PR 17 Dushmantha Priyadarshana
PR 18 Anuranga Walpola   52'
LK 19 Suhiru Anthony   40'
FL 20 Sumedha Malewana   63'
SH 21 Rehaan Weerakoon   69'
FH 22 Dinusha Chathuranga   57'
CE 23 Mohamed Sheriff   64'
Coach:
  Ravin Du Plessis
FB 15 Ming Hsien Ho
RW 14 Chih-Kang Chen
OC 13 Wei Fan Lu (c)   53'
IC 12 Ching Che Hung
LW 11 Wu Hsien Lo   63'
FH 10 Chih-Pan Wang   48'
SH 9 Chia Han Chen   48'
N8 8 Pin Yi Hsieh
OF 7 Cheng Hsien Chiang
BF 6 Kuo Lun Chen   53'
RL 5 Chieh Yu Chiang
LL 4 Wei Ming Lin   28'
TP 3 Wen Hao Chuan   29'
HK 2 Po Yao Chuang   63'
LP 1 Tai Ting Yeh
Substitutes:
HK 16 Po Wen Cheng   29'
PR 17 Min-Ching Chiu   63'
PR 18 Ming Che Chuang   28'
LK 19 Ta Cheng Liu   53'
FL 20 Chia-Wang Lee   48'
SH 21 Po-Yen Chou   53'
FH 22 Hsiu Fu Sun   63'
CE 23 Chih-Hsiang Pan   48'
Coach:

Touch judges:
  Aaron Littlewood
  Mohamed Cader
Sean Moore


3 April 2013
14:00
Kazakhstan  42–5  Chinese Taipei
Report[4]
Havelock Park, Colombo

3 April 2013
16:00
Sri Lanka  45–7  Thailand
Try: Sandun Herath 24' 79'
Pradeep Liyanage 28' 60'
Chamara Dabare 30'
Roshan Weerarathne 44'
Con: Rizah Mubarak (3/6)
Pen: Rizah Mubarak 11' 38' 40'
Report[5]Try: Pichit Yingcharoen 75'
Con: Warongkorn Khamkoet (1/1)
Pen: Warongkorn Khamkoet (0/1)
Havelock Park, Colombo
Attendance: 4,800
Referee:   Warren Needham
FB 15 Rizah Mubarak   65'
RW 14 Sandun Herath
OC 13 Pradeep Liyanage
IC 12 Gayan Weeraratne   61'
LW 11 Chamara Dabare
FH 10 Fazil Marija (vc)
SH 9 Roshan Weeraratne   71'
N8 8 Sajith Saranga   50'
OF 7 Yoshitha Rajapaksha (c)   66'
BF 6 Sharo Fernando
RL 5 Hasitha Perera   50'
LL 4 Shenal Dias
TP 3 Jehan Kishore   29'
HK 2 Namal Rajapaksa
LP 1 Sathya Ranathunga   65'
Substitutes:
HK 16 Dushmantha Priyadarshana   65'
PR 17 Henry Terrance   29'
PR 18 Anuranga Walpola   66'
LK 19 Suhiru Anthony   50'
FL 20 Mohamed Sheriff   65'
SH 21 Rehan Weerakoon   71'
FH 22 Dinusha Chathuranga   61'
CE 23 Sumedha Malawana   50'
Coach:
  Ravin Du Plessis
FB 15 Warongkorn Khamkoet
RW 14 Topong Boonlon   71'
OC 13 Kitti Wangkanai   32'
IC 12 Sirichai Daothaisong
LW 11 Pichit Yingcharoen
FH 10 Thanawatr Jamkrajang
SH 9 Punyavee Jiworrawattanakul
N8 8 Chatree Wannadit (c)   66'
OF 7 Sumet Thammapom
BF 6 Richard Perkins
RL 5 Chaninthorn Banluesup   50'
LL 4 Marc Dimitrov
TP 3 Pongpat Mekpat   65'
HK 2 Chawiatt Klongtroujrok   37'
LP 1 Napat Prompataya
Substitutes:
HK 16 Chatchai Akkhanimart   65'
PR 17 Robert James   66'
PR 18 Pachara Hongsayaporn   50'
LK 19 Natthadol Sophawachirarit   37'
FL 20 Pramote Ratchatanantakit   71'
SH 21 Klin Laksanasompong
FH 22 Nirunlert Rungrangsritaweesuk   32'
CE 23 Khomchak Chakrabandu Na Ayudhaya
Coach:
  Tanyavit Kuasint

Touch judges:
  Taku Otsuki
  Priyantha Gunarathna
Sean Moore


6 April 2013
14:00
Thailand  23–52  Chinese Taipei
Report[6]
Havelock Park, Colombo

6 April 2013
16:00
Sri Lanka  49–18  Kazakhstan
Try: Sandun Herath 4'
Shenal Dias 26'
Pradeep Liyanage 40'
Sathya Ranathunga 41'
Fazil Marija 49'
Chamara Dabare 56'
Con: Rizah Mubarak (5/6)
Pen: Rizah Mubarak 7' 20' 38'
Report[7]Try: Daulet Akymbekov 62'
Alexandr Zolotukhin 69'
Con: Maxim Lifontov (1/2)
Pen: Maxim Lifontov 3' 34'
Havelock Park, Colombo
Attendance: 5,300
Referee:   Taku Otsuki
FB 15 Rizah Mubarak   70'
RW 14 Sandun Herath
OC 13 Pradeep Liyanage
IC 12 Gayan Weeraratne   59'
LW 11 Chamara Dabare
FH 10 Fazil Marija (vc)   75'
SH 9 Roshan Weeraratne
N8 8 Sajith Saranga
OF 7 Yoshitha Rajapaksha (c)
BF 6 Sharo Fernando   70'
RL 5 Hasitha Perera   55'
LL 4 Shenal Dias
TP 3 Jehan Kishore   55'
HK 2 Namal Rajapaksa   59'
LP 1 Sathya Ranathunga   75'
Substitutes:
HK 16 Dushmantha Priyadarshana   75'
PR 17 Henry Terrance   55'
PR 18 Anuranga Walpola   59'
LK 19 Suhiru Anthony   55'
FL 20 Mohamed Sheriff   70'
SH 21 Rehan Weerakoon   75'
FH 22 Dinusha Chathuranga   59'
CE 23 Sumedha Malawana   70'
Coach:
  Ravin Du Plessis
FB 15 Maxim Lifontov
RW 14 Viktor Zolotukhin
OC 13 Alexandr Zaharov   56'
IC 12 Ildar Abrazakov
LW 11 Pavel Stikhin   56'
FH 10 Daulet Akymbekov
SH 9 Akhmetzhan Baratov
N8 8 Serek Zhanseitov (c)
OF 7 Maxim Pristinskiy   40'
BF 6 Oleg Guselnikov
RL 5 Grigoriy Ivanchenko   4'   12'   62'
LL 4 Andrey Medvedkin
TP 3 Vladimir Chernykh   59'
HK 2 Pavel Sarychev   56'
LP 1 Sergey Menshikov
Substitutes:
HK 16 Nikolay Belkin   56'
PR 17 Azat Abbasov   59'   65' to 75'
PR 18 Vladimir Baranov   62'
LK 19 Alexandr Kireev
FL 20 Alexandr Polyakov   4'   12'   40'
SH 21 Vadim Zuyev
FH 22 Dastan Suleimenov   56'
CE 23 Alexandr Zolotukhin   56'
Coach:
  Timur Mashurov

Touch judges:
  Taizo Hirabayashi
  Aaron Littlewood
Sean Moore

Division 2

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Key to colours
     Earns Promotion
     Relegated
2013 Asian Five Nations division 2
Tournament details
Host  Malaysia
Date4 – 8 June 2013
Countries4
Final positions
Champions  Singapore
Relegated  India
Tournament statistics
Matches played4

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
June 4, 2013
 
 
  Singapore67
 
June 8, 2013
 
  India8
 
  Singapore20
 
June 4, 2013
 
  Malaysia17
 
  Malaysia48
 
 
  Iran10
 
Third place play-off
 
 
June 7, 2013
 
 
  India13
 
 
  Iran30

Semi-finals

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4 June 2013
15:00
Singapore  67–8  India
Petaling Jaya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

4 June 2013
17:00
Malaysia  48–10  Iran
Petaling Jaya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Third place play-off

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7 June 2013
17:00
India  13–30  Iran
Petaling Jaya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Final

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Division 3

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Key to colours
     Earns Promotion
     Relegated
2013 Asian Five Nations division 3
Tournament details
Host  Malaysia
Date5 – 8 June 2013
Countries4
Final positions
Champions  Qatar
Relegated  China
Tournament statistics
Matches played4

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
June 5, 2013
 
 
  Guam33
 
June 8, 2013
 
  Indonesia15
 
  Guam7
 
June 5, 2013
 
  Qatar13
 
  China0
 
 
  Qatar76
 
Third place play-off
 
 
June 7, 2013
 
 
  Indonesia37
 
 
  China13

Semi-finals

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5 June 2013
15:00
Guam  33–15  Indonesia
Petaling Jaya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

5 June 2013
17:00
China  0–76  Qatar
Petaling Jaya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Third place play-off

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7 June 2013
15:00
China  13–37  Indonesia
Petaling Jaya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Final

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8 June 2013
16:00
Guam  7–13  Qatar
Petaling Jaya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Division 4

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Key to colours
     Earns Promotion
     Relegated
2013 Asian Five Nations division 4
Tournament details
Host  United Arab Emirates
Date8 – 10 May 2013
Countries4
Final positions
Champions  Lebanon
Tournament statistics
Matches played4

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
May 8, 2013 The Sevens, Dubai
 
 
  Lebanon35
 
May 10, 2013 The Sevens, Dubai
 
  Uzbekistan25
 
  Lebanon45
 
May 8, 2013 The Sevens, Dubai
 
  Pakistan12
 
  Pakistan31
 
 
  Laos25
 
Third place play-off
 
 
May 10, 2013 The Sevens, Dubai
 
 
  Uzbekistan18
 
 
  Laos15

Semi-finals

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May 8, 2013
17:00
Lebanon  35–25  Uzbekistan
The Sevens, Dubai

May 8, 2013
19:00
Pakistan  31–25  Laos
The Sevens, Dubai

Third place play-off

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May 10, 2013
17:00
Uzbekistan  18–15  Laos
The Sevens (field 2), Dubai

Final

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May 10, 2013
17:00
Lebanon  45–12  Pakistan
The Sevens, Dubai

Division 5

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Key to colours
     Earns Promotion
     Relegated
2013 Asian Five Nations division 5
Tournament details
Host  Cambodia
Date5 – 7 July 2013
Countries2
Final positions
Champions  Cambodia
Tournament statistics
Matches played2

Game 1

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July 5, 2013
15:30
Cambodia  38–0  Brunei
Report[10]
RCAF Old Stadium, Phnom Penh

Game 2

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July 7, 2013
15:30
Cambodia  28–0  Brunei
Report[11]
RCAF Old Stadium, Phnom Penh

References

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  1. ^ "Stage set for Asian Five Nations Rugby in SL". Archived from the original on 2013-04-13. Retrieved March 14, 2013.
  2. ^ "Official RWC 2015 Site". www.rugbyworldcup.com. Archived from the original on 2013-04-04.
  3. ^ "Official RWC 2015 Site". www.rugbyworldcup.com. Archived from the original on 2013-04-04.
  4. ^ "asian5nations.com". www.asian5nations.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Official RWC 2015 Site". www.rugbyworldcup.com. Archived from the original on 2013-05-07.
  6. ^ "Official RWC 2015 Site". www.rugbyworldcup.com. Archived from the original on 2013-05-07.
  7. ^ "Official RWC 2015 Site". www.rugbyworldcup.com. Archived from the original on 2013-05-07.
  8. ^ a b Division III schedule Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ Division IV schedule Archived 2011-09-02 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ "asian5nations.com". www.asian5nations.com. Archived from the original on 2014-01-02. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  11. ^ "asian5nations.com". www.asian5nations.com. Archived from the original on 2014-01-02. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
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