2013 Asian Five Nations

For divisional competitions, see 2013 Asian Five Nations division tournaments.
2013 Asian Five Nations
Date20 April – 13 May 2013
Countries Hong Kong
 Japan
 Philippines
 South Korea
 United Arab Emirates
Final positions
Champions Japan (21st title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Websitewww.asian5nations.com
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The 2013 Asian Five Nations, known as the 2013 HSBC Asian 5 Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the HSBC, was the 26th Asian Five Nations rugby union tournament, and the sixth since it was rebranded from the Asian Rugby Championship in 2008. Japan won the title for the 21st time, conceding just eight points in the entire tournament compared to a total of 316 scored. The UAE finished last and was relegated for the following season.

Changes from 2012

  • Kazakhstan has been replaced with Philippines, who earns promotion from Division 1.

Teams

The teams involved are:

Nation Home stadium City Head coach Captain
 Hong Kong (29) Hong Kong Football Club Stadium Hong Kong Wales Leigh Jones
 Japan (15) Level-5 Stadium
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium 		Fukuoka
Tokyo 		Australia Eddie Jones Toshiaki Hirose
 South Korea (26) Ansan Wa~ Stadium Ansan South Korea Seo Chun-Oh
 Philippines (56) Rizal Memorial Stadium Manila Australia Jarred Hodges
 United Arab Emirates (NR) The Sevens Dubai Australia Duncan Hall

Final table

2013 Asian Five Nations Champion
Relegated to Division One
Rank Nation Games Points Bonus
points 		Total
points
Played Won Lost Drawn For Against Diff
1  Japan 4 4 0 0 316 8 308 4 24
2  South Korea 4 3 1 0 185 115 70 3 18
3  Hong Kong 4 2 2 0 134 108 26 2 12
4  Philippines 4 1 3 0 63 250 –187 1 6
5  United Arab Emirates 4 0 4 0 28 245 –217 0 0

Fixtures

20 April 2013
14:00 UTC+9
Japan 121–0 Philippines
Try: Ōno (2) 12', 56'
Broadhurst 21'
Holani (2) 28', 32'
Tatekawa (2) 35', 76'
Sau (2) 38', 84'
Makabe 46'
Onozawa 51'
Fukuoka (2) 58', 66'
Mikami 61'
Asahara 67'
Goromaru 70'
Hatakeyama 74'
Aoki 79'
Con: Goromaru (14/18)		Report[1]
Level-5 Stadium, Fukuoka
Attendance: 2,681
Referee: Dewi Rowlands (Hong Kong)
20 April 2013
16:00 UTC+8
Hong Kong 53–7 United Arab Emirates
Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong
26 April 2013
17:00 UTC+4
United Arab Emirates 10–75 South Korea
Al Ain
27 April 2013
16:00 UTC+8
Hong Kong 0–38 Japan
Report[2]Try: Kizu 6'
Ono 38'
Imamura 49'
Hirose (2) 69', 72'
Fujita 85'
Con: Goromaru (4/6)
Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Aaron Littlewood (Singapore)
4 May 2013
14:00 UTC+9
Japan 64–5 South Korea
Try: Ono 1'
Fukuoka (2) 6', 9'
Kikutani (2) 3', 34'
Fujita 36'
Tui 56'
Penalty try 74'
Goromaru 77'
Sau 84'
Con: Goromaru (7/10)		Report[3]Try: Youn Hyung 82'
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 7,408
Referee: Tobi Lothian (Hong Kong)
4 May 2013
19:00 UTC+8
Philippines 20–59 Hong Kong
Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila
10 May 2013
20:00 UTC+4
United Arab Emirates 3–93 Japan
Pen: Ham 53'Report[4]Try: Kikutani (3) 7', 25', 49'
Imamura (4) 21', 31', 33', 77'
Fujita (2) 36', 41'
Asahara 59'
Aoki 63'
Yasui 67'
Tatekawa 69'
Atsushi Hiwasa 85'
Con: Tamura (2/5)
Nakamura (2/4)
Tatekawa (5/6)
The Sevens, Dubai
Attendance: 500
Referee: Dewi Rowlands (Hong Kong)
11 May 2013
12:00 UTC+9
South Korea 62–19 Philippines
Ansan Wa~ Stadium, Ansan
18 May 2013
12:00 UTC+9
South Korea 43–22 Hong Kong
Ansan Wa~ Stadium, Ansan
18 May 2013
19:00 UTC+8
Philippines 24–8 United Arab Emirates
Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila

References

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