2008 Asian Five Nations division tournaments

2008 Asian Five Nations division tournaments
Date	4 June 2008 – 15 November 2008
Countries	(19) Refer to division
Tournament statistics
Matches played	20
Official website	Website
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For main Top 5 Division, see: 2008 Asian Five Nations

The 2008 Asian Five Nations division tournaments, known as the 2008 HSBC Asian 5 Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the

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There were two main divisions, with three further regional divisions. The winners of Division 1 would be promoted up to the Top Division for 2009, as will the winner of Division 2 being promoted to Division 1. The loser of Division 1, drops to Division 2.

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:

Division 1

•  Chinese Taipei (48)
•  Singapore (55)
•  Sri Lanka (50)

Division 2

•  India (81)
•  Malaysia (79)
•  Pakistan (NA)
•  Thailand (65)

South-East Asia Division

•  Cambodia (NA)
•  Indonesia (NA)
•  Laos (NA)

Pacific-Asia Division

•  Brunei (NA)
•  Guam (83)
•  Philippines (NA)

Central Asia Division

•  Iran (NA)
•  Kyrgyzstan (NA)
•  Uzbekistan (NA)

Other Regions

•  Macau (NA)
•  Mongolia (NA)
•  Qatar (NA)

Division 1

Key to colours

	Earns Promotion
	Relegated

2008 Asian Five Nations division 1

Tournament details
Host	Taiwan
Date	11 – 15 November 2008
Countries	4
Final positions
Champions	Singapore
Relegated	China
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4

Standings

Position	Nation	Games				Points				Table points
		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference	Tries
1	Singapore	2	1	1	0	43	42	+1	4	8
2	Chinese Taipei	2	1	0	1	57	46	+11	6	7
3	Sri Lanka	2	0	1	1	43	55	-12	4	3
4	China	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

• China withdrew due to lack of visa availability and were relegated to Division Two.
• Standings were determined according to the same method used in the HSBC Asian Five Nations championship.^[1]
• Singapore promoted to main tournament for
  2009 edition
  .

Fixtures

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Division 2

Key to colours

	Earns Promotion
	Relegated

2008 Asian Five Nations division 2

Tournament details
Host	Thailand
Date	11 – 14 June 2008
Countries	4
Final positions
Champions	Thailand
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4

Division Two served as the first round of

at the 2011 Rugby World Cup.

	Semi-finals				Final
	11 June 2008
	Malaysia	30
					14 June 2008
	Pakistan	5
					Malaysia	7
	11 June 2008
					Thailand	30
	Thailand	30
	India	22
					3rd-Place final
					14 June 2008
					Pakistan	0
					India	92

Fixtures

Semi finals

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Third v Fourth Final

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Final

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• Tournament winner Thailand promoted to Division One for 2009.
• There will be no relegation for fourth placed team Pakistan.

Regional Divisions

Key to colours

	Earns Promotion
	Relegated

South-East Asia

Position	Nation	Games				Points				Table points
		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference	Tries
1	Indonesia	2	2	0	0	78	14	+64	0	10
2	Laos	2	1	0	1	44	23	+21	0	5
3	Cambodia	2	0	0	2	3	88	-85	0	0

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Pacific-Asia

Position	Nation	Games				Points				Table points
		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference	Tries
1	Philippines	2	2	0	0	121	8	113	18	10
2	Guam	2	1	0	1	82	20	62	0	5
3	Brunei	2	0	0	2	0	175	-175	0	0

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Central Asia

Position	Nation	Games				Points				Table points
		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference	Tries
1	Iran	2	2	0	0	38	22	16	6	10
2	Uzbekistan	2	0	1	1	21	23	-2	2	3
3	Kyrgyzstan	2	0	1	1	31	45	-14	3	3

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Other Regions

Position	Nation	Games				Points				Table points
		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference	Tries
1	Qatar	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Mongolia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Macau	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

• Cancelled

References

External links

• [1]
• Asian 5 nations Archived 2011-09-29 at the Wayback Machine on itsrugby.co.uk
• Pakistan Rugby Union