2009 Asian Five Nations division tournaments

2009 Asian Five Nations division tournaments 22 March 2009 – 4 July 2009 (18) Refer to division 17 Website 2008 2008 Asian Five Nations division tournaments 2010 2010 Asian Five Nations division tournaments The 2009 Asian Five Nations division tournaments, known as the 2009 HSBC Asian 5 Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the HSBC, refer to the Asian Five Nations divisions played within the tournament. This was the 2nd series of the Asian Five Nations. There were three main divisions, with two further regional divisions. The winners of Division 1 would be promoted up to the Top Division for 2010, as will the winner of Division 2 being promoted to Division 1. The loser of Division 1, drops to Division 2. With the newly included Division 3, this also means the winner of Division 3 will replace the loser of Division 2 in 2010. 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. Changes from 2008 Singapore are no longer competing in Division 1, following promotion to the Top 5 Division. Thailand have replaced China in Division 1, with China competing in Division 2. A newly Division 3 is added, with less Regional Divisions taking place. Teams The teams involved, with their world rankings pre tournament, were: Division 1 Arabian Gulf (44) TPE (50) SRI (51) THA (71) Division 2 CHN (45) IND (81) MAS (78) PAK (NA) Division 3 IDN (NA) IRN (NA) GUM (81) PHI (NA) Regional Division 1 BRU (NA) CAM (NA) LAO (NA) Regional Division 2 KGZ (NA) MGL (NA) UZB (NA) Division 1 + Key to colours    Earns Promotion    Relegated 2009 Asian Five Nations division 1 United Arab Emirates 8 – 11 April 2009 4 Arabian Gulf Thailand 4 Division One served as the second round of qualifying for the 2011 Rugby World Cup, as the champion, Arabian Gulf, earned promotion to the Asian Five Nations for the 2010 season. The 2010 HSBC Asian Five Nations will be the final qualifying stage for the Asian representative at the 2011 Rugby World Cup. 8 April 2009 TPE 36 SRI 24 8 April 2009 Arabian Gulf 36 THA 17 11 April 2009 TPE 24 Arabian Gulf 44 11 April 2009 SRI 51 THA 17 3rd-Place final Fixtures Semi finals HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDateVenueTPE36–24SRI8 Apr 2009The Sevens, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesArabian Gulf36–17THA8 Apr 2009The Sevens, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Third v Fourth Final HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDateVenueSRI51–17THA11 Apr 2009The Sevens, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Final HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDateVenueTPE24–44Arabian Gulf11 Apr 2009The Sevens, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Division 2 + Key to colours    Earns Promotion    Relegated 2009 Asian Five Nations division 2 Malaysia 3 – 6 June 2009 4 Malaysia Pakistan 4 3 June 2009 CHN 25 PAK 19 3 June 2009 MAS 43 IND 29 6 June 2009 MAS 43 CHN 15 6 June 2009 PAK 3 IND 44 3rd-Place final Fixtures Semi finals HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDateVenueCHN25–19PAK3 June 2009Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaMAS43–29IND3 June 2009Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Third v Fourth Final HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDateVenuePAK3–44IND6 June 2009Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Final HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDateVenueMAS43–15CHN6 June 2009Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Division 3 + Key to colours    Earns Promotion    Relegated 2009 Asian Five Nations division 3 Philippines 1 – 4 July 2009 4 Philippines 4 1 July 2009 GUM 23 IDN 3 1 July 2009 PHI 15 IRN 0 4 July 2009 GUM 0 PHI 25 4 July 2009 IDN 13 IRN 48 3rd-Place final Fixtures Semi finals HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDateVenueGUM23–3IDN1 July 2009Manila, PhilippinesPHI15–0IRN1 July 2009Manila, Philippines Third v Fourth Final HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDateVenueIRN48–13IDN4 July 2009Manila, Philippines Final HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDateVenuePHI25–0GUM4 July 2009Manila, Philippines Regional Divisions + Key to colours    Earns Promotion    Relegated Regional 1 Position Nation Games Points Tablepoints Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference1LAO220036112542BRU21012938-923CAM20021329-160 Fixtures HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDateVenueLAO28–8BRU22 Mar 2009Savannakhet, Vientiane, LaosBRU21–10CAM25 Mar 2009Savannakhet, Vientiane, LaosCAM3–8LAO28 Mar 2009Savannakhet, Vientiane, Laos Regional 2 UZB 31 KGZ 38 KGZ 12 MGL 21 Fixtures Semifinal HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDateVenueKGZ38–21MGL9 June 2009Tashkent, Uzbekistan Final HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDateVenueUZB31–12KGZ13 June 2009Tashkent, Uzbekistan See also 2009 Asian Five Nations References https://web.archive.org/web/20090407082740/http://www.irb.com/mm/document/newsmedia/0/090302hsbcasianfivenations2009seriesschedule_7322.pdf 2009 Category:2009 in Asian rugby union Asia