2011 Asian Five Nations

2011 Asian Five Nations 23 April – 21 May 2011 HKGJPNKAZSRIUAE JPN 19 10 KAZ Maxim Lifontov (54) JPN Kosuke Endo (8) http://www.asian5nations.com 2010 2012 The 2011 Asian Five Nations, known as the 2011 HSBC Asian 5 Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the HSBC, was the 4th series of the Asian Five Nations rugby union tournament. The 2011 Asian 5 nations consisted of the best 5 teams in Asia; Hong Kong, Japan, Kazakhstan, Sri Lanka and the United Arab Emirates. Sri Lanka qualified for the 2011 edition of the tournament by winning Division One of the 2010 tournament against Singapore 23–16. The United Arab Emirates also qualify with the disbanding of the Arabian Gulf rugby team, this is the first time both these teams have appeared in the top five. Changes from 2010 South Korea has been replaced with Sri Lanka, who earns promotion from Division 1. Teams The teams involved are: NationHome stadiumCityHead coachCaptainHKG (37)Hong Kong Football Club StadiumHong KongWAL Dai ReesTom McCollJPN (13)NoneNoneNZL John KirwanTakashi KikutaniKAZ (27)National University StadiumAlmatyKAZ Valeriy PopovTimur MashurovSRI (41)CR & FC GroundsColomboNZL Ellis MeachenSean WijesingheUAE (NR)Zayed Sports CityThe SevensAbu DhabiDubaiNZL Bruce BirtwistleMike Cox-Hill Final Table RankNationGamesPointsBonuspointsTotalpointsPlayedWonLostDrawnForAgainstDiff1JPN4400307352724242HKG431015561943183UAE412140196−156084KAZ413054126−72165SRI403147185−13803 Points are awarded to the teams as follows: ResultsPointsWin5 pointsDraw3 points4 or more tries1 pointLoss within 7 points1 pointLoss greater than 7 points0 points Fixtures Week 1 23 April 2011 16:00 SLST SRI 13–13 Reporthttp://www.asian5nations.com/node/189 Top 5 – Match Stats - HSBC Asian 5 Nations 2 April 2012 archive.org 14 September 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20120402184058/http://www.asian5nations.com/node/189 2 April 2012 UAE Swarnatilleke 45'Hettiarachchi 66' Kumara (0/2) Hettiarachchi (1/2) 42'Kumara (0/1) Dan Boatwright 54'Steve Smith 62' Jonathan Grady (1/2) 48' CR & FC Grounds, Colombo 4,000+- Saturday https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/uae-rugby-draw-13-13-with-sri-lanka-in-asian-five-nations-opener-1.461729/ UAE rugby draw 13–13 with Sri Lanka in Asian Five Nations opener Thenational.ae 2011-12-02 Anthony Tobi Lothian FB 15Saliya KumaraRW 14Nuwan HettiarachchiOC 13Gayan WeeraratneIC 12Pradeep LiyanageLW 11Lasintha de CostaFH 10Fazil Marija (vc)SH 9 Roshan WeeraratneN8 8 Sean Wijesinghe (c)OF 7 Danushka PereraBF 6 Sajith SarangaRL 5 Yoshitha RajapaksaLL 4 Senaka BandaraTP 3 Eranga SwarnatillekeHK 2 Achala PereraLP 1 Henry TerranceSubstitutes: 16Dinesh Sanjeewa 17Ishan Noor 18Bilal Hassan 19 Sathya Ranatunga 20 Nishal Meepage 21 Keith Gurusinghe 22 Prasad ChathurangaCoach:NZL Ellis Meachen FB 15Tim FletherRW 14Sean HurleyOC 13Jonathan BeetonIC 12Duncan MurrayLW 11Steve SmithFH 10Jonathan GradySH 9 Stuart QuinnN8 8 Scott KerrOF 7 Carl Von RosenveldtBF 6 Renier ElsRL 5 Simon OsbourneLL 4 Mike Cox-Hill (c)TP 3 Dan Boatwright HK 2 Dan HealLP 1 Chris Jones GriffithsSubstitutes: 16Andrew Millar 17David Clouston 18David Vittes 19Lloyd Budd 20Ali Mohammad 21Mohannad Saker 22Stephan ImbertCoach:NZL Bruce Birtwistle Touch judges: HKG Anthony Tobi Lothian Sri Lanka D. Nimal 23 April 2011 16:00 KAZ 10–23 Report HKG Evgeniy Shekurov 46' Ildar Abdrazakhov (1/1) Maxim Lifontov 16' (1/1) Tom McColl 17'Peter McKee 65' Keith Robertson (2/2) National University Stadium, Almaty Week 2 29 April 2011 19:00 UAE 24–10 Report KAZ Munib Haddad 31'Andrew Millar 70' Jonathon Grady(0/2) Jonathon Grady(4/4) 16', 18', 39', 46' Sergey Konev 27'Daulet Akymbekov 75' Zayed Sports City, Abu Dhabi 30 April 2011 16:00 HKG 22–45 Report JPN Mark Goosen 51'Rowan Varty 25'Alex McQueen 41' Tom McColl (2/2) Keith Robertson 38' (1/1) Koliniasi Holani 11'Shaun Webb 19'Hirotoki Onozawa 32'Alisi Tupuailei 42', 44', 45'Michael Leitch 55' Ryan Nicholas (5/5) Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong 3,800 Harry Mason (Singapore) FB 15Ross ArmourRW 14Yui Ken ShingOC 13Tom McColl (c)IC 12Lee JonesLW 11Rowan VartyFH 10Keith RobertsonSH 9 Peter McKeeN8 8 Pale TautiOF 7 Mark GoosenBF 6 Nick HewsonRL 5 Michael WallerLL 4 Renaud ChavanisTP 3 Ng Wai ShingHK 2 Alex HarrisLP 1 Andrew LiSubstitutes: 16Chik Man Hon 17Pete Spizziri 18Matthew Nuttall 19Terence Montgomery 20Tim Alexander 21Jamie Hood 22Alex McQueenCoach:Wales Dai Rees FB 15Taihei UedaRW 14Alisi TupuaileiOC 13Koji TairaIC 12Ryan NicholasLW 11Hirotoki Onozawa FH 10Shaun Webb SH 9 Atsushi Hiwasa N8 8 Koliniasi Holani OF 7 Michael Leitch BF 6 Takashi Kikutani (c) RL 5 Toshizumi Kitagawa LL 4 Justin Ives TP 3 Nozomu Fujita HK 2 Hiroki Yuhara LP 1 Naoki Kawamata Substitutes: 16Takeshi Kizu 17Kensuke Hatakeyama 18Luke Thompson 19Toetuu Taufa 20Fumiaki Tanaka 21James Arlidge 22Yuta Imamura Coach:NZL John Kirwan Touch judges: Week 3 7 May 2011 19:00 KAZ 0–61 Report JPN Justin Ives 7'Takeshi Kizu 3', 29', 47', 66'Goshi Tachikawa 51 Koji Taira 38' Atsushi Tanabe 71'Alisi Tupuailei 79' Atsushi Tanabe (4/4)Shaun Webb (4/4) National Stadium, Bangkok Mohammad Yusof (Singapore) 7 May 2011 15:00 SLST SRI 3–48 Report HKG Saliya Kumara (1/1) Keith Robertson 5', 78'Lee Jones 12', 68'Rowen Varty 34'Alexander 65'Pale Tauti 75' Keith Robertson (2/2)Tom McColl 68', 75', 78' (3/3) Keith Robertson 41' (1/1) CR & FC Grounds, Colombo FB 15Saliya KumaraRW 14Lasintha de CostaOC 13Gayan WeeraratneIC 12Pradeep LiyanageLW 11Nuwan HettiarachchiFH 10Fazil Marija (vc)SH 9 Roshan WeeraratneN8 8 Sean Wijesinghe (c)OF 7 Yoshitha RajapaksaBF 6 Danushka PereraRL 5 Sajith SarangaLL 4 Senaka BandaraTP 3 Eranga SwarnatillekeHK 2 Achala PereraLP 1 Henry TerranceSubstitutes: 16Charith Seneviratne 17Kishore Jehan 18Bilal Hassan 19 Sathya Ranatunga 20 Nishal Meepage 21 Keith Gurusinghe 22 Prasad ChathurangaCoach:NZL Ellis Meachen FB 15Ross ArmourRW 14Rowen VartyOC 13Lee Jones IC 12Tom McColl (c) LW 11Yui Ken ShingFH 10Keith RobertsonSH 9 Peter McKeeN8 8 Pale TautiOF 7 Nick HewsonBF 6 Mark GoosenRL 5 Renaud ChevansLL 4 Mike WallerTP 3 Nigel HobblerHK 2 Brent TaylorLP 1 Alex NgSubstitutes: 16Chik Man Hon 17Pete Spizziri 18Matthew Nuttall 19Terence Montgomery 20Tim Alexander 21Jamie Hood 22Alex McQueenCoach:Wales Dai Rees Touch judges: Week 4 13 May 2011 20:00 UAE 0–111 Report JPN The Sevens, Dubai 2,000 FB 15Tim FletcherRW 14Sean HurleyOC 13John BeetonIC 12Duncan MurrayLW 11Michael HartleyFH 10Jonathan GradySH 9 David CloustonN8 8 Carl Von Rosenveldt OF 7 Jamie ClarkeBF 6 Renier ElsRL 5 Mike Cox-Hill (c)LL 4 Simon OsbourneTP 3 Mike RileyHK 2 David VittesLP 1 Chris Jones GriffithsSubstitutes: 16Dan Heal 17Dan Boatwright 18Lloyd Budd 19Scott Kerr 20Stuart Quinn 21Cyrus Homayoun 22Ali MohammedCoach:New Zealand Bruce Birtwistle FB 15Go ArugaRW 14Kosuke EndoOC 13Taihei UedaIC 12Ryan NicholasLW 11Takehisa UsuzukiFH 10James ArlidgeSH 9 Atsushi HiwasaN8 8 Koliniasi HolaniOF 7 Michael LeitchBF 6 Takashi KikutaniRL 5 Justin IvesLL 4 Hitoshi Ono (c)TP 3 Nozomu FujitaHK 2 Hiroki YuharaLP 1 Hisateru HirashimaSubstitutes: 16Takeshi Kizu 17Kensuke Hatakeyama 18Itaru Taniguchi 19Toetuu Taufa 20Fumiaki Tanaka 21Shaun Webb 22Goshi TachikawaCoach:NZL John Kirwan Touch judges: 14 May 2011 16:00 KAZ 34–18 Report SRI dmitriy tkachenky 11'yevginiv shekurov 18'Timur Mashurov 30',Daulet Akymbekov 68'pavel lenov 80' maxim lifontov (4/5) 18', 68', 80' maxim lifontov (1/1) 70' lasintha costa (2) 10', 24' numon hettiarachchi (1/2) 24' numon hettiarachchi (2/2) 9' 62' National University Stadium, Almaty Week 5 21 May 2011 16:00 SLST SRI 13–90 Report JPN Nuwan Hettiarachchi 10' Saliya Kumara 10' (1/1) Roshan Weeraratne 39' (1/1)Nuwan Hettiarachchi 68' Takehisa Usuzuki 7'Toetuu Taufa 22'Alisi Tupuailei 28', 43', 63', 72'Fumiaki Tanaka 32', 39'Takashi Kikutani 35', 50'Tanabe 66'Hirotoki Onozawa 80' Shaun Webb 22', 32', 35 (3/5)Tanabe 39', 43', 63', 66', 72'(5/5) CR & FC Grounds, Colombo James Fitzgerald (UAE) 21 May 2011 16:00 HKG 62–3 Report UAE Alex Harris 15'Pale Tauti 18'Mark Goosen 24'Nigel Hobler 34'Nick Hewson 49', 61'Ross Armour 28', 78'Alex McQueen 66'Jamie Hood 70' Keith Robertson 24', 39' (2/5)Tom McColl 49', 61', 70', 78' (4/5) Jonathon Grady 9' (1/1) Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong FB 15Ross ArmourRW 14Yui Ken ShingOC 13Tom McColl (c)IC 12Lee JonesLW 11Rowan VartyFH 10Keith RobertsonSH 9 Peter McKeeN8 8 Pale TautiOF 7 Mark GoosenBF 6 Nick HewsonRL 5 Michael WallerLL 4 Renaud ChavanisTP 3 NG Wai ShingHK 2 Alex HarrisLP 1 Andrew LiSubstitutes: 16CHIK Man Hon 17Pete Spizziri 18Matthew Nuttall 19Terence Montgomery 20Tim Alexander 21Jamie Hood 22Alex McQueenCoach:Wales Dai Rees FB 15Tim FletherRW 14Sean HurleyOC 13Jonathan BeetonIC 12Duncan MurrayLW 11Steve SmithFH 10Jonathan GradySH 9 Stuart QuinnN8 8 Scott KerrOF 7 Carl Von RosenveldtBF 6 Renier ElsRL 5 Simon OsbourneLL 4 Mike Cox-Hill (c)TP 3 Dan BoatwrightHK 2 Dan HealLP 1 Chris Jones GriffithsSubstitutes: 16Andrew Millar 17David Clouston 18David Vittes 19Lloyd Budd 20Ali Mohammad 21Mohannad Saker 22Stephan ImbertCoach:NZL Bruce Birtwistle Touch judges: Media coverage The tournament is broadcast live in many different countries, some of which are listed below: Nation(s)BroadcasterChinaSTAR Sports Chinahttp://www.asian5nations.com/node/160 TV schedules for HSBC Asian 5 Nations | HSBC Asian 5 Nations Asian5nations.com 2011-12-02Hong KongSTAR Sports Hong KongIndiaSTAR Sports IndiaMalaysiaSTAR Sports Malaysia See also 2011 Asian Five Nations division tournaments References External links Official Website ARFU Asian 2011 Five Nations Five Nations Category:2011 in Sri Lankan sport Category:2011 in Hong Kong sport Category:2011 in Kazakhstani sport Category:2011 in Emirati sport