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:
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Japan (18)
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South Korea (23)
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Hong Kong (30)
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Kazakhstan (32)
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Arabia (46)
table
country | Games | Victories | Unent. | Ndlg. | Game points |
Diff. | Table points |
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4th | 4th | 0 | 0 | 310: 58 | + 252 | 24 |
2. |
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4th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 150: 104 | + 46 | 18th |
3. |
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4th | 2 | 0 | 2 | 96: 154 | - 58 | 11 |
4th |
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4th | 1 | 0 | 3 | 100: 172 | - 72 | 7th |
5. |
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4th | 0 | 0 | 4th | 65: 233 | - 168 | 1 |
Results
April 26, 2008 |
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17:39 |
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Incheon |
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April 26, 2008 |
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12: 20 |
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al-Ain |
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May 3, 2008 |
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114: 6 |
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Higashiōsaka |
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May 3, 2008 |
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23: 17 |
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Hong Kong |
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May 9, 2008 |
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20:43 |
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Doha |
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May 11, 2008 |
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6:82 |
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Almaty |
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May 18, 2008 |
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75: 29 |
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Niigata |
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May 18, 2008 |
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40:21 |
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Incheon |
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May 24, 2008 |
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56: 27 |
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Almaty |
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May 24, 2008 |
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24:50 |
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Hong Kong |
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The best players
Most attempts made
Surname | tries | country | |
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1 | Bryce Robins | 7th | Japan |
2 | Hirotoki Onozawa | 6th | Japan |
3 | Takuro Miuchi | 5 | Japan |
Most points scored
Surname | Points | country | |
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1 | Maxim Lifontov | 55 | Kazakhstan |
2 | James Arlidge | 51 | Japan |
3 | Hong Jun KI | 36 | South Korea |