2014 Asian Five Nations
Date | 26 April – 25 May |
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Countries | Hong Kong Japan Philippines South Korea Sri Lanka |
Final positions | |
Champions | Japan (22nd title) |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 10 |
Website | www |
← 2013 2015 → |
The 2014 Asian Five Nations, known as the 2014 HSBC Asian 5 Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the HSBC, was the 7th and final series of the Asian Five Nations rugby union tournament, before it shrinks to only include the top 3 Asian teams from 2015.
Japan, as victors, qualified for the 2015 Rugby World Cup as Asia 1 in Pool B, while the runner up, Hong Kong, qualified for the repechage playoffs, against Uruguay.[1] In additional qualifications, only the top three teams would play in the leading tier in 2015, after the ARFU reduced the top tier from five, to three.
Changes from 2013[]
- United Arab Emirates has been replaced with Sri Lanka, who earns promotion from Division 1.
Teams[]
The teams involved are:
Nation | Home stadium | City | Head coach | Captain |
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Hong Kong (26) | Hong Kong Football Club Stadium | Hong Kong | ||
Japan (13) | Mizuho Rugby Stadium National Olympic Stadium |
Nagoya Tokyo |
Eddie Jones | Toshiaki Hirose |
South Korea (23) | Incheon Munhak Stadium | Incheon | ||
Philippines (57) | Eagles Nest Stadium | Laguna | ||
Sri Lanka (39) | Colombo Racecourse | Colombo | Fazil Marija |
Final Table[]
2014 Asian Five Nations Champion |
Relegated to Division One |
Position | Nation | Games | Points | Bonus points |
Total points | |||||
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Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | ||||
1 | Japan | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 342 | 33 | +309 | 4 | 24 |
2 | Hong Kong | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 196 | 65 | +131 | 3 | 18 |
3 | South Korea | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 122 | 126 | -4 | 2 | 12 |
4 | Philippines | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 58 | 274 | –216 | 1 | 6 |
5 | Sri Lanka | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 48 | 258 | –210 | 1 | 1 |
Points are awarded to the teams as follows:
Results | Points |
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Win | 5 points |
Draw | 3 points |
4 or more tries | 1 point |
Loss within 7 points | 1 point |
Loss greater than 7 points | 0 points |
Fixtures[]
Round 1[]
South Korea | 59–3 | Sri Lanka |
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Try: 2' m (2) 6' c, 25' m 17' m 39' m Kwang Moon 53' c 59' c 67' m 78' c Con: (2/6) 7', 54' (2/3) 60', 79' Pen: (2/2) 32', 64' |
Report[2] | Pen: (1/2) 27' |
Hong Kong | 108–0 | Philippines |
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Try: 2' m Kam Shing 8' c 14' m (3) 31' c, 49' c, 68' c Phelps 35' 38' c 40' c (2) 42' c, 80' c Varty 55' c 59' m 64' m 72' c 78' m Con: (11/16) 9', 32', 36', 39', 40', 43', 50', 55', 69', 73', 80' Pen: (2/3) 10', 26' |
Report[3] |
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Touch judges:
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Round 2[]
Round 3[]
Round 4[]
Round 5[]
Media coverage[]
The tournament is broadcast live in many different countries.
References[]
- ^ "Official RWC 2015 Site". Rugbyworldcup.com. Archived from the original on 2014-07-02. Retrieved 2013-11-08.
- ^ "asian5nations.com". asian5nations.com. Archived from the original on 2014-05-12. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Hong Kong Rugby Union - All News". www.hkrugby.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Official RWC 2015 Site". Archived from the original on 2014-05-03. Retrieved 2014-05-04.
- ^ "Official RWC 2015 Site". Archived from the original on 2014-05-03. Retrieved 2014-05-04.
- ^ "Official RWC 2015 Site". Archived from the original on 2014-05-12. Retrieved 2014-05-10.
- ^ "Official RWC 2015 Site". 12 May 2014. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
External links[]
- 2014 rugby union tournaments for national teams
- Asian Five Nations
- 2014 in Asian rugby union
- 2013–14 in Japanese rugby union
- 2014 in South Korean sport
- 2014 in Hong Kong sport
- 2014 in Philippine sport
- 2014 in Sri Lankan sport