2008 Asian Five Nations

September 2022 divisional competitions 2008 Asian Five Nations division tournaments 2008 Asian Five Nations 26 April 2008 – 24 May 2008 Arabian GulfHKGJPNKAZKOR JPN 16 10 https://www.asian5nations.com 2007 2009 The 2008 Asian Five Nations, known as the 2008 HSBC Asian 5 Nations due to its sponsorship by HSBC, was the inaugural series of the newly formatted Asian rugby union tournament, the Asian Five Nations. It is the flagship competition devised by the International Rugby Board to develop the sport in the Asian region. Ten matches were played over five weekends from 26 April to 24 May, with Japan winning all four of their games to become the first Asian Five Nations champions on 18 May 2008. Scoring system: 5 points for a win, three for a draw, one bonus point for being within seven points of the winning team, and one for four tries. Teams The teams involved, with their world rankings pre tournament, were: Arabian Gulf (43) HKG (30) JPN (18) KAZ (33) KOR (23) Final table Position Nation Games Points Table points Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference Tries Bonus Points Points1JPN440031058+252484242KOR4301150104+46143183HKG420296154−58111114KAZ4103100172−7211275Arabian Gulf400465233−139611 Bottom team, Arabian Gulf, are relegated to Division One for 2009 edition. Fixtures DateMatchResultVenue2008-04-26Korea – Japan17–39Munhak Stadium, Incheon2008-04-26Arabian Gulf – Hong Kong12–20Al Ain2008-05-03Japan – Arabian Gulf114–6Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Osaka2008-05-03Hong Kong – Kazakhstan23–17 Hong Kong2008-05-09Arabian Gulf – Korea20–43 Al Arabi Stadium, Doha2008-05-11Kazakhstan – Japan6–82 Almaty2008-05-18Japan – Hong Kong75–29 Tohoku Denryoku Big Swan Stadium, Niigata2008-05-18Korea – Kazakhstan40–21 South Korea2008-05-24Kazakhstan – Arabian Gulf56–27 Taldykorgan2008-05-24Hong Kong – Korea24–50 King's Park, Hong Kong Report on JRFU website References External links Sports Japan Rugby Football Union Asian 5 nations https://web.archive.org/web/20110929171214/http://www.itsrugby.co.uk/result-asiannations5-2007.html 29 September 2011 on itsrugby.co.uk 2008 Five Nations Five Nations Asia Category:2008 in Hong Kong sport Category:2008 in South Korean sport Category:2008 in Kazakhstani sport