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2009 Asian Five Nations division tournaments

2009 Asian Five Nations division tournaments

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For main Top 5 Division, see: 2009 Asian Five Nations

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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

Division 2

Division 3

Regional Division 1

Regional Division 2

Division 1

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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.

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
8 April 2009
 
 
 Chinese Taipei36
 
11 April 2009
 
 Sri Lanka24
 
 Chinese Taipei24
 
8 April 2009
 
 Arabian Gulf44
 
 Arabian Gulf36
 
 
 Thailand17
 
3rd-Place final
 
 
11 April 2009
 
 
 Sri Lanka51
 
 
 Thailand17

Fixtures

Semi finals

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Third v Fourth Final

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Final

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Division 2

Key to colours
     Earns Promotion
     Relegated
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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
3 June 2009
 
 
 China25
 
6 June 2009
 
 Pakistan19
 
 Malaysia43
 
3 June 2009
 
 China15
 
 Malaysia43
 
 
 India29
 
3rd-Place final
 
 
6 June 2009
 
 
 Pakistan3
 
 
 India44

Fixtures

Semi finals

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Third v Fourth Final

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Final

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Division 3

Key to colours
     Earns Promotion
     Relegated
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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
1 July 2009
 
 
 Guam23
 
4 July 2009
 
 Indonesia3
 
 Guam0
 
1 July 2009
 
 Philippines25
 
 Philippines15
 
 
 Iran0
 
3rd-Place final
 
 
4 July 2009
 
 
 Indonesia13
 
 
 Iran48

Fixtures

Semi finals

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Third v Fourth Final

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Final

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Regional Divisions

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     Earns Promotion
     Relegated

Regional 1

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Fixtures

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Regional 2

Semifinal Final
1  Uzbekistan 31
2  Kyrgyzstan 38  Kyrgyzstan 12
3  Mongolia 21
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Final
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References

https://web.archive.org/web/20090407082740/http://www.irb.com/mm/document/newsmedia/0/090302hsbcasianfivenations2009seriesschedule_7322.pdf


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