2011 Asian Five Nations

The 2011 Asian Five Nations, known as the 2011 HSBC Asian 5 Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the HSBC, was the 4th series of the Asian Five Nations rugby union tournament.

2011 Asian Five Nations
Date23 April – 21 May 2011
Countries Hong Kong
 Japan
 Kazakhstan
 Sri Lanka
 United Arab Emirates
Final positions
Champions Japan (19th title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Top scorer(s) Maxim Lifontov (54)
Most tries Kosuke Endo (8)
Websitewww.asian5nations.com
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The 2011 Asian 5 nations consisted of the best 5 teams in Asia; Hong Kong, Japan, Kazakhstan, Sri Lanka and the United Arab Emirates.

Sri Lanka qualified for the 2011 edition of the tournament by winning Division One of the 2010 tournament against Singapore 23–16. The United Arab Emirates also qualify with the disbanding of the Arabian Gulf rugby team, this is the first time both these teams have appeared in the top five.

Changes from 2010
  • South Korea has been replaced with Sri Lanka, who earns promotion from Division 1.

Teams

The teams involved are:

Nation Home stadium City Head coach Captain
 Hong Kong (37) Hong Kong Football Club Stadium Hong Kong Dai Rees Tom McColl
 Japan (13) None None John Kirwan Takashi Kikutani
 Kazakhstan (27) National University Stadium Almaty Valeriy Popov Timur Mashurov
 Sri Lanka (41) CR & FC Grounds Colombo Ellis Meachen Sean Wijesinghe
 United Arab Emirates (NR) Zayed Sports City
The Sevens		 Abu Dhabi
Dubai		 Bruce Birtwistle Mike Cox-Hill

Final Table
Rank Nation Games Points Bonus
points		 Total
points
Played Won Lost Drawn For Against Diff
1 Japan 440030735272424
2 Hong Kong 43101556194318
3 United Arab Emirates 412140196−15608
4 Kazakhstan 413054126−7216
5 Sri Lanka 403147185−13803

Points are awarded to the teams as follows:

Results Points
Win5 points
Draw3 points
4 or more tries1 point
Loss within 7 points1 point
Loss greater than 7 points0 points

Fixtures

Week 1
23 April 2011
16:00 SLST
Sri Lanka  13–13  United Arab Emirates
Try: Swarnatilleke 45'
Hettiarachchi 66'
Con: Kumara (0/2)
Pen: Hettiarachchi (1/2) 42'
Kumara (0/1)
 Report[1] Try: Dan Boatwright 54'
Steve Smith 62'
Pen: Jonathan Grady (1/2) 48'
CR & FC Grounds, Colombo
Attendance: 4,000+[2]
Referee: Anthony Tobi Lothian
FB15Saliya Kumara
RW14Nuwan Hettiarachchi
OC13Gayan Weeraratne
IC12Pradeep Liyanage
LW11Lasintha de Costa
FH10Fazil Marija (vc)
SH9Roshan Weeraratne
N88Sean Wijesinghe (c)
OF7Danushka Perera
BF6Sajith Saranga
RL5Yoshitha Rajapaksa
LL4Senaka Bandara
TP3Eranga Swarnatilleke
HK2Achala Perera
LP1Henry Terrance
Substitutes:
16Dinesh Sanjeewa
17Ishan Noor
18Bilal Hassan
19Sathya Ranatunga
20Nishal Meepage
21Keith Gurusinghe
22Prasad Chathuranga
Coach:
Ellis Meachen
FB15Tim Flether
RW14Sean Hurley
OC13Jonathan Beeton
IC12Duncan Murray
LW11Steve Smith
FH10Jonathan Grady
SH9Stuart Quinn
N88Scott Kerr
OF7Carl Von Rosenveldt
BF6Renier Els
RL5Simon Osbourne
LL4Mike Cox-Hill (c)
TP3Dan Boatwright
HK2Dan Heal
LP1Chris Jones Griffiths
Substitutes:
16Andrew Millar
17David Clouston
18David Vittes
19Lloyd Budd
20Ali Mohammad
21Mohannad Saker
22Stephan Imbert
Coach:
Bruce Birtwistle

Touch judges:
Anthony Tobi Lothian
D. Nimal

23 April 2011
16:00
Kazakhstan  10–23  Hong Kong
Try: Evgeniy Shekurov 46'
Con: Ildar Abdrazakhov (1/1)
Pen: Maxim Lifontov 16' (1/1)
 Report[1] Try: Tom McColl 17'
Peter McKee 65'
Con: Keith Robertson (2/2)
National University Stadium, Almaty

Week 2
29 April 2011
19:00
United Arab Emirates  24–10  Kazakhstan
Try: Munib Haddad 31'
Andrew Millar 70'
Con: Jonathon Grady(0/2)
Pen: Jonathon Grady(4/4) 16', 18', 39', 46'
 Report[1] Try: Sergey Konev 27'
Daulet Akymbekov 75'
30 April 2011
16:00
Hong Kong  22–45  Japan
Try: Mark Goosen 51'
Rowan Varty 25'
Alex McQueen 41'
Con: Tom McColl (2/2)
Pen: Keith Robertson 38' (1/1)
 Report[1] Try: Ryukoliniasi Holani 11'
Shaun Webb 19'
Hirotoki Onozawa 32'
Alisi Tupuailai 42', 44', 45'
Michael Leitch 55'
Con: Ryan Nicholas (5/5)
Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 3,800
Referee: Harry Mason (Singapore)
FB15Ross Armour
RW14Yui Ken Shing
OC13Tom McColl (c)
IC12Lee Jones
LW11Rowan Varty
FH10Keith Robertson
SH9Peter McKee
N88Pale Tauti
OF7Mark Goosen
BF6Nick Hewson
RL5Michael Waller
LL4Renaud Chavanis
TP3Ng Wai Shing
HK2Alex Harris
LP1Andrew Li
Substitutes:
16Chik Man Hon
17Pete Spizziri
18Matthew Nuttall
19Terence Montgomery
20Tim Alexander
21Jamie Hood
22Alex McQueen
Coach:
Dai Rees
FB15Taihei Ueda
RW14Alisi Tupuailei
OC13Koji Taira
IC12Ryan Nicholas
LW11Hirotoki Onozawa
FH10Shaun Webb
SH9Atsushi Hiwasa
N88Ryukoliniasi Holani
OF7Michael Leitch
BF6Takashi Kikutani (c)
RL5Toshizumi Kitagawa
LL4Justin Ives
TP3Nozomu Fujita
HK2Hiroki Yuhara
LP1Naoki Kawamata
Substitutes:
16Takeshi Kizu
17Kensuke Hatakeyama
18Luke Thompson
19Toetuu Taufa
20Fumiaki Tanaka
21James Arlidge
22Yuta Imamura
Coach:
John Kirwan

Touch judges:

Week 3
7 May 2011
19:00
Kazakhstan  0–61  Japan
Report[1] Try: Justin Ives 7'
Takeshi Kizu 3', 29', 47', 66'
Goshi Tachikawa 51
Koji Taira 38' Atsushi Tanabe 71'
Alisi Tupuailei 79'
Con: Atsushi Tanabe (4/4)
Shaun Webb (4/4)
7 May 2011
15:00 SLST
Sri Lanka  3–48  Hong Kong
Pen: Saliya Kumara (1/1)
 Report[1] Try: Keith Robertson 5', 78'
Lee Jones 12', 68'
Rowen Varty 34'
Alexander 65'
Pale Tauti 75'
Con: Keith Robertson (2/2)
Tom McColl 68', 75', 78' (3/3)
Pen: Keith Robertson 41' (1/1)
FB15Saliya Kumara
RW14Lasintha de Costa
OC13Gayan Weeraratne
IC12Pradeep Liyanage
LW11Nuwan Hettiarachchi
FH10Fazil Marija (vc)
SH9Roshan Weeraratne
N88Sean Wijesinghe (c)
OF7Yoshitha Rajapaksa
BF6Danushka Perera
RL5Sajith Saranga
LL4Senaka Bandara
TP3Eranga Swarnatilleke
HK2Achala Perera
LP1Henry Terrance
Substitutes:
16Charith Seneviratne
17Kishore Jehan
18Bilal Hassan
19Sathya Ranatunga
20Nishal Meepage
21Keith Gurusinghe
22Prasad Chathuranga
Coach:
Ellis Meachen
FB15Ross Armour
RW14Rowen Varty
OC13Lee Jones
IC12Tom McColl (c)
LW11Yui Ken Shing
FH10Keith Robertson
SH9Peter McKee
N88Pale Tauti
OF7Nick Hewson
BF6Mark Goosen
RL5Renaud Chevans
LL4Mike Waller
TP3Nigel Hobbler
HK2Brent Taylor
LP1Alex Ng
Substitutes:
16Chik Man Hon
17Pete Spizziri
18Matthew Nuttall
19Terence Montgomery
20Tim Alexander
21Jamie Hood
22Alex McQueen
Coach:
Dai Rees

Touch judges:

Week 4
13 May 2011
20:00
United Arab Emirates  0–111  Japan
Report[1]
The Sevens, Dubai
Attendance: 2,000
FB15Tim Fletcher
RW14Sean Hurley
OC13John Beeton
IC12Duncan Murray
LW11Michael Hartley
FH10Jonathan Grady
SH9David Clouston
N88Carl Von Rosenveldt
OF7Jamie Clarke
BF6Renier Els
RL5Mike Cox-Hill (c)
LL4Simon Osbourne
TP3Mike Riley
HK2David Vittes
LP1Chris Jones Griffiths
Substitutes:
16Dan Heal
17Dan Boatwright
18Lloyd Budd
19Scott Kerr
20Stuart Quinn
21Cyrus Homayoun
22Ali Mohammed
Coach:
Bruce Birtwistle
FB15Go Aruga
RW14Kosuke Endo
OC13Taihei Ueda
IC12Ryan Nicholas
LW11Takehisa Usuzuki
FH10James Arlidge
SH9Atsushi Hiwasa
N88Koliniashi Holani
OF7Michael Leitch
BF6Takashi Kikutani
RL5Justin Ives
LL4Hitoshi Ono (c)
TP3Nozomu Fujita
HK2Hiroki Yuhara
LP1Hisateru Hirashima
Substitutes:
16Takeshi Kizu
17Kensuke Hatakeyama
18Itaru Taniguchi
19Toetuu Taufa
20Fumiaki Tanaka
21Shaun Webb
22Goshi Tachikawa
Coach:
John Kirwan

Touch judges:

14 May 2011
16:00
Kazakhstan  34–18  Sri Lanka
Try: dmitriy tkachenky 11'
yevginiv shekurov 18'
Timur Mashurov 30',
Daulet Akymbekov 68'
pavel lenov 80'
Con: maxim lifontov (4/5) 18', 68', 80'
Pen: maxim lifontov (1/1) 70'
 Report[1] Try: lasintha costa (2) 10', 24'
Con: numon hettiarachchi (1/2) 24'
Pen: numon hettiarachchi (2/2) 9'
62'
National University Stadium, Almaty

Week 5
21 May 2011
16:00 SLST
Sri Lanka  13–90  Japan
Try: Nuwan Hettiarachchi 10'
Con: Saliya Kumara 10' (1/1)
Pen: Roshan Weeraratne 39' (1/1)
Nuwan Hettiarachchi 68'
 Report[1] Try: Takehisa Usuzuki 7'
Toetuu Taufa 22'
Alisi Tupuailai 28', 43', 63', 72'
Fumiaki Tanaka 32', 39'
Takashi Kikutani 35', 50'
Tanabe 66'
Hirotoki Onozawa 80'
Con: Shaun Webb 22', 32', 35 (3/5)
Tanabe 39', 43', 63', 66', 72'(5/5)
CR & FC Grounds, Colombo
Referee: James Fitzgerald (UAE)
21 May 2011
16:00
Hong Kong  62–3  United Arab Emirates
Try: Alex Harris 15'
Pale Tauti 18
Mark Goosen 24'
Nigel Hobler 34'
Nick Hewson 49', 61'
Ross Armour 28', 78'
Alex McQueen 66'
Jamie Hood 70'
Con: Keith Robertson 24', 39' (2/5)
Tom McColl 49', 61', 70', 78' (4/5)
 Report[1] Pen: Jonathon Grady 9' (1/1)
FB15Ross Armour
RW14Yui Ken Shing
OC13Tom McColl (c)
IC12Lee Jones
LW11Rowan Varty
FH10Keith Robertson
SH9Peter McKee
N88Pale Tauti
OF7Mark Goosen
BF6Nick Hewson
RL5Michael Waller
LL4Renaud Chavanis
TP3NG Wai Shing
HK2Alex Harris
LP1Andrew Li
Substitutes:
16CHIK Man Hon
17Pete Spizziri
18Matthew Nuttall
19Terence Montgomery
20Tim Alexander
21Jamie Hood
22Alex McQueen
Coach:
Dai Rees
FB15Tim Flether
RW14Sean Hurley
OC13Jonathan Beeton
IC12Duncan Murray
LW11Steve Smith
FH10Jonathan Grady
SH9Stuart Quinn
N88Scott Kerr
OF7Carl Von Rosenveldt
BF6Renier Els
RL5Simon Osbourne
LL4Mike Cox-Hill (c)
TP3Dan Boatwright
HK2Dan Heal
LP1Chris Jones Griffiths
Substitutes:
16Andrew Millar
17David Clouston
18David Vittes
19Lloyd Budd
20Ali Mohammad
21Mohannad Saker
22Stephan Imbert
Coach:
Bruce Birtwistle

Touch judges:

Media coverage

The tournament is broadcast live in many different countries, some of which are listed below:

Nation(s) Broadcaster
China STAR Sports China[3]
Hong Kong STAR Sports Hong Kong[3]
India STAR Sports India[3]
Malaysia STAR Sports Malaysia[3]

References
  1. "Top 5 – Match Stats - HSBC Asian 5 Nations". archive.org. 2 April 2012. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  2. - Saturday. "UAE rugby draw 13–13 with Sri Lanka in Asian Five Nations opener". Thenational.ae. Retrieved 2011-12-02.
  3. "TV schedules for HSBC Asian 5 Nations | HSBC Asian 5 Nations". Asian5nations.com. Retrieved 2011-12-02.
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