Asian Five Nations 2009
Asian Five Nations 2009 was the second edition of the annual Asian Five Nations rugby union tournament . Ten games took place on five weekends between April 25th and May 24th. Japan defended last year's title with the maximum number of points. Singapore rose through with defeats in the first division.
Attendees
The participants in the Asian Five Nations 2009 and their placement in the IRB world rankings before the tournament:
-
Japan (16) -
South Korea (22) -
Hong Kong (31) -
Kazakhstan (34) -
Singapore (49)
table
| country | Games | Victories | Unent. | Ndlg. | Game points |
Diff. | Table points |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Japan
|
4th | 4th | 0 | 0 | 271: 40 | + 231 | 24 |
| 2. |
Kazakhstan
|
4th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 87: 139 | - 52 | 15th |
| 3. |
South Korea
|
4th | 2 | 0 | 2 | 137: 144 | - 7th | 13 |
| 4th |
 Hong Kong
|
4th | 1 | 0 | 3 | 110: 126 | - 16 | 8th |
| 5. |
 Singapore
|
4th | 0 | 0 | 4th | 40: 196 | - 156 | 1 |
Results
| April 25, 2009 |
South Korea
|
65: 0 |
Singapore
|
Tancheon Sports Complex , Seongnam |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 25, 2009 |
Japan
|
87: 10 |
Kazakhstan
|
Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium , Higashiōsaka |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 2009 |
Hong Kong
|
6:59 |
Japan
|
Hong Kong FC Stadium, Hong Kong |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 2009 |
Kazakhstan
|
30: 27 |
South Korea
|
Central Stadium , Almaty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2009 |
Singapore
|
19:22 |
Kazakhstan
|
Yio Chu Kang Stadium, Ang Mo Kio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2009 |
South Korea
|
36:34 |
Hong Kong
|
Tancheon Sports Complex, Seongnam |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2009 |
Japan
|
80: 9 |
South Korea
|
Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Higashiōsaka |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2009 |
Hong Kong
|
64: 6 |
Singapore
|
Hong Kong FC Stadium, Hong Kong |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 2009 |
Singapore
|
15:45 |
Japan
|
Yio Chu Kang Stadium, Ang Mo Kio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 2009 |
Kazakhstan
|
25: 6 |
Hong Kong
|
Central Stadium, Almaty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
The best players
Most attempts made
| Surname | tries | country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Raby | 7th | Hong Kong |
| 2 | Kun Hyu Han | 5 | South Korea |
| Hirotoki Onozawa | 5 | Japan |
Most points scored
| Surname | Points | country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shaun Webb | 44 | Japan |
| 2 | Ryan Nicholas | 38 | Japan |
| 3 | Adam Raby | 35 | Hong Kong |