Asian Five Nations 2008
Asian Five Nations 2008 was the first edition of the annual Asian Five Nations rugby union tournament . Ten games took place on five weekends between April 26th and May 24th. Japan was named the unofficial Asian champion with the maximum number of points. Arabia was relegated to the first division by four defeats.
Attendees
The participants in the Asian Five Nations 2008 and their placement in the IRB world rankings before the tournament:
-
Japan (18) -
South Korea (23) -
Hong Kong (30) -
Kazakhstan (32) -
Arabia (46)
table
| country | Games | Victories | Unent. | Ndlg. | Game points |
Diff. | Table points |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Japan
|
4th | 4th | 0 | 0 | 310: 58 | + 252 | 24 |
| 2. |
South Korea
|
4th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 150: 104 | + 46 | 18th |
| 3. |
 Hong Kong
|
4th | 2 | 0 | 2 | 96: 154 | - 58 | 11 |
| 4th |
Kazakhstan
|
4th | 1 | 0 | 3 | 100: 172 | - 72 | 7th |
| 5. |
 Arabia
|
4th | 0 | 0 | 4th | 65: 233 | - 168 | 1 |
Results
| April 26, 2008 |
South Korea
|
17:39 |
Japan
|
Incheon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 26, 2008 |
Arabia
|
12: 20 |
Hong Kong
|
al-Ain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2008 |
Japan
|
114: 6 |
Arabia
|
Higashiōsaka |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2008 |
Hong Kong
|
23: 17 |
Kazakhstan
|
Hong Kong |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2008 |
Arabia
|
20:43 |
South Korea
|
Doha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2008 |
Kazakhstan
|
6:82 |
Japan
|
Almaty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2008 |
Japan
|
75: 29 |
Hong Kong
|
Niigata |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2008 |
South Korea
|
40:21 |
Kazakhstan
|
Incheon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 2008 |
Kazakhstan
|
56: 27 |
Arabia
|
Almaty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 2008 |
Hong Kong
|
24:50 |
South Korea
|
Hong Kong |
|---|---|---|---|---|
The best players
Most attempts made
| Surname | tries | country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryce Robins | 7th | Japan |
| 2 | Hirotoki Onozawa | 6th | Japan |
| 3 | Takuro Miuchi | 5 | Japan |
Most points scored
| Surname | Points | country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maxim Lifontov | 55 | Kazakhstan |
| 2 | James Arlidge | 51 | Japan |
| 3 | Hong Jun KI | 36 | South Korea |