2009 Asian Five Nations
{{Short description|2nd edition of the Asian Five Nations and 22nd Asian Rugby Championship}}
{{For|divisional competitions|2009 Asian Five Nations division tournaments}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}}
{{Infobox rugby tournament
| name = 2009 Asian Five Nations
| image = Asian-five-nations-logo 5808 SQ MEDIUM.jpg
| imagesize =
| caption =
| date = 25 April 2009 – {{nowrap|24 May 2009}}
| countries = {{ru|HKG}}
{{ru|JPN}}
{{ru|KAZ}}
{{ru|KOR}}
{{ru|SIN}}
| champion = JPN
| count = 17
| cup =
| cup winner =
| matches = 10
| attendance =
| tries =
| top scorer =
| most tries =
| website = {{URL|http://www.asian5nations.com}}
| preceded by = 2008
| succeeded by = 2010
}}
The 2009 Asian Five Nations, known as the 2009 HSBC Asian 5 Nations due to its sponsorship by HSBC, was the second series of the rugby union Asian Five Nations, the flagship competition devised by the International Rugby Board to develop the sport in the Asian region. The tournament played a role in qualifying for the 2011 Rugby World Cup, with Singapore, the last place team, being relegated to Division 1. As the 2010 edition will serve as the final round of Asian qualifying, Singapore is effectively eliminated.
Changes from 2008
- Arabian Gulf has been replaced with Singapore, who earns promotion from Division 1.
Teams
The teams involved, with their world rankings pre tournament, were:
- {{ru|HKG}} (31)
- {{ru|JPN}} (16)
- {{ru|KAZ}} (34)
- {{ru|KOR}} (23)
- {{ru|SIN}} (49)
Final Table
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!rowspan=2 width="8%"| Position !rowspan=2 width="18%"| Nation !colspan=4 width="32%"| Games !colspan=4 width="32%"| Points !colspan=2 width="16%"| Table points | ||||||||||
| width="8%"| Played
!width="8%"| Won !width="8%"| Drawn !width="8%"| Lost !width="8%"| For !width="8%"| Against !width="8%"| Difference !width="8%"| Tries !width="8%"| Bonus Points !width="8%"| Points | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|1 | align=left|{{ru|JPN}}
|4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 271 | 40 | +231 | 41 | 4 | 24 |
| 2 | align=left|{{ru|KAZ}}
|4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 87 | 139| | ||||
| 52 | 10 | 0 | 15 | |||||||
| 3 | align=left|{{ru|KOR}}
|4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 137 | 144| | ||||
| 7 | 19 | 3 | 13 | |||||||
| 4 | align=left|{{ru|HKG}}
|4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 110 | 126| | ||||
| 16 | 8 | 3 | 8 | |||||||
| bgcolor="#ffcccc"
|5 | align=left|{{ru|SIN}}
|4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 40 | 196| | ||||
| 156 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Scoring System
- Win – 5 Points
- Draw – 3 Points
- Loss – 0 Points
- Bonus points for scoring four tries or for losing by no more than 7 points.
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090404082013/http://www.a5nrugby.com/result.php?act=table Results]
=Fixture overview=
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!rowspan=2 width=25%|Home !rowspan=2 width=12%|Score (Tries) !rowspan=2 width=25%|Away !colspan=6|Match Information |
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!width=12%|Date !width=32%|Venue |
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|align=right |(1 BP) {{ru-rt|KOR}} |65–0 |align=left |{{ru|Singapore}} |25 Apr 2009 |
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|align=right |(1 BP) {{ru-rt|Japan}} |87–10 |align=left |{{ru|KAZ}} |25 Apr 2009 |
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|align=right |{{ru-rt|HKG}} |6–59 |align=left |{{ru|Japan}} (1 BP) |2 May 2009 |
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|align=right |{{ru-rt|Kazakhstan}} |30–27 |align=left |{{ru|KOR}} (1 BP) |2 May 2009 |
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|align=right |{{ru-rt|Singapore}} |19–22 |align=left |{{ru|Kazakhstan}} |9 May 2009 |
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|align=right |(1 BP) {{ru-rt|KOR}} |36–34 |align=left |{{ru|Hong Kong}} (2 BP) |9 May 2009 |
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|align=right |(1 BP) {{ru-rt|Japan}} |80–9 |align=left |{{ru|KOR}} |16 May 2009 |
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|align=right |(1 BP) {{ru-rt|Hong Kong}} |64–6 |align=left |{{ru|Singapore}} |16 May 2009 |
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|align=right |{{ru-rt|Singapore}} |15–45 |align=left |{{ru|Japan}} (1 BP) |23 May 2009 |
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|align=right |{{ru-rt|Kazakhstan}} |25–6 |align=left |{{ru|Hong Kong}} |24 May 2009 |
=Fixtures=
{{rugbybox
|date = 25 April 2009
|home = {{ru-rt|KOR}}
|score = 65–0
|away = {{ru|SIN}}
|homescore = Tries: Kwang Moon Lee (2)
Si Won Choi (2)
Sung Soo Sim (2)
Kun-kyu Han (2)
Keun Hyun Kim (2)
Yo Han Cha
Con: Jun Ki Hong (3)
Keun Hyun Kim (2)
|awayscore =
|stadium = Tancheon Sports Complex, Seongnam }}
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{{rugbybox
|date = 25 April 2009
|home = {{ru-rt|JPN}}
|score = 87–11
|away = {{ru|KAZ}}
|homescore = Tries: Shaun Webb (2)
Yuta Imamura (2)
Ayumu Goromaru (2)
Takashi Kikutani
Bryce Robins
Yuki Yatomi
Luke Thompson
Michael Leitch
Jack Tarrant
Hiroki Yoshida
Con: Shaun Webb (9)
Ayumu Goromaru (2)
|awayscore = Try: Ildar Abdrazakov
Con: Denis Cherkashin
Pen: Denis Cherkashin
|stadium = Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Osaka }}
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{{rugbybox
|date = 2 May 2009
|home = {{ru-rt|HKG}}
|score = 6–59
|away = {{ru|JPN}}
|homescore = Pen: Kenzo Pannell (2)
|awayscore = Tries: Kensuke Hatakeyama (2)
Naoki Kawamata
Hitoshi Ono
Yosshitaka Nakayama
Takashi Kikutani
Fumiaki Tanaka
Hirotoki Onozawa
Jack Tarrant
Con: Ryan Nicholas (7)
|stadium = Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong }}
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{{rugbybox
|date = 2 May 2009
|home = {{ru-rt|KAZ}}
|score = 30–27
|away = {{ru|KOR}}
|homescore = Tries: Anton Rudoy (3)
Con: Maxim Lifontov (3)
Pen: Maxim Lifontov (3)
|awayscore = Tries: Jae Yong Chae
Dae Ik Jeong
Kun-kyu Han
Con: Jun Ki Hong
Kuen Hyun Kim (2)
Pen: Keun Hyun Kim
Drop: Jun Ki Hong
|stadium = Central Stadium, Almaty }}
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{{rugbybox
|date = 9 May 2009
|home = {{ru-rt|SIN}}
|score = 19–22
|away = {{ru|KAZ}}
|homescore = Try: Ben Wheeler
Con: John Forrester
Pen: John Forrester (4)
|awayscore = Tries: Mihail Soloviyev
Denis Cherkashin
Oleg Gusselnikov
Con: Maxim Lifontov (2)
Pen: Maxim Lifontov
|stadium = Yio Chu Kang Stadium, Singapore }}
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{{rugbybox
|date = 9 May 2009
|home = {{ru-rt|KOR}}
|score = 36–34
|away = {{ru|HKG}}
|homescore = Tries: Kun-kyu Han (2)
Shing Yong Chul
Youn Kwon Woo
Park Noh Hoon
Hwang Min Seo
Con: Chae Jae Yong
Lee Jung Min (2)
|awayscore = Tries: Adam Raby (3)
Simon Smith
Ed Rolston
Con: Kenzo Pannell (2)
Jonny Elliot
Pen: Kenzo Pannell
|stadium = Tancheon Sports Complex, Seongnam }}
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{{rugbybox
|date = 16 May 2009
|home = {{ru-rt|JPN}}
|score = 80–9
|away = {{ru|KOR}}
|homescore = Tries: Hitoshi Onozawa (4)
Shaun Webb (2)
Ryan Nicholas (2)
Jack Tarrant (2)
Ayumu Goromaru
Yuta Imamura
Con: Ryan Nicholas (7)
Shaun Webb (3)
|awayscore = Pen: Jun Ki Hong (2)
Drop: Jun Ki Hong
|stadium = Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Osaka }}
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{{rugbybox
|date = 16 May 2009
|home = {{ru-rt|HKG}}
|score = 64–6
|away = {{ru|SIN}}
|homescore = Tries: Adam Raby (4)
Rowan Varty (3)
Simon Smith (2)
Con: Kenzo Pannell (7)
Mike McKee
Pen: Kenzo Pannell
|awayscore = Pen: John Forrester (2)
|stadium = Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong }}
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{{rugbybox
|date = 23 May 2009
|home = {{ru-rt|SIN}}
|score = 15–45
|away = {{ru|JPN}}
|homescore = Pen: Ryan Cumbers (5)
|awayscore = Tries: Hitoshi Ono (2)
Takashi Kikutani
Yuta Imamura
Koji Taira
Masakazu Toyota
Con: Hiroki Yoshida (5)
|stadium = Yio Chu Kang Stadium, Singapore }}
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{{rugbybox
|date = 24 May 2009
|home = {{ru-rt|KAZ}}
|score = 25–6
|away = {{ru|HKG}}
|homescore = Tries: Timur Mashurov
Daulet Akymbekov
Ildar Abdrazakov
Con: Maxim Lifontov (2)
Pen: Maxim Lifontov (2)
|awayscore = Pen: Kenzo Pannell
Keith Robertson
|stadium = Central Stadium, Almaty }}
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References
{{Reflist}}
https://web.archive.org/web/20090407082740/http://www.irb.com/mm/document/newsmedia/0/090302hsbcasianfivenations2009seriesschedule_7322.pdf
{{Asian Five Nations}}
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Category:2009 in South Korean sport
Category:2009 in Hong Kong sport