2012 Asian Five Nations division tournaments
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The 2012 Asian Five Nations division tournaments, known as the 2012 HSBC Asian 5 Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the HSBC, refer to the divisions played within the tournament. This was the 5th series of the Asian Five Nations.
There were five divisions in the 2012 version who contested for a place in the Top 5 tournament. Who ever finished last place in a division was relegated, while the winner of a division was promoted. Last place in division 1 was replaced by the winner of division 2, winner of division 3 replaced last place in division 2, winner in division 4 replaced last in division 3 and winner in division 5 replaced last in division 4.
Changes from 2011
- Sri Lanka participated in the Division 1 tournament, haven been relegated from the Top 5.
- South Korea returned to the Top 5 division, after a year in the First Division.
- Chinese Taipei have replaced Malaysia in Division 1, with Malaysia competing in Division 2.
- China will compete in Division 2 - replacing India, following promotion from Division 3.
- Brunei joins Cambodia and Laos in Division 5.
Teams
The teams involved, with their world rankings pre tournament, were:
Division 1
Chinese Taipei (57)
Philippines (72)
Singapore (52)
Sri Lanka (46)
Division 2
Division 3
Division 4
Jordan (NA)
Lebanon (NA)
Qatar (NA)
Uzbekistan (NA)
Division 5
Division 1
| Earns Promotion | |
| Relegated |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host |  Philippines |
| Date | 15 – 21 April 2012 |
| Countries | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Philippines |
| Relegated |  Singapore |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
For the first time, division one was held in a round-robin format. All games were played in Manila, Philippines on April 14–21, 2012.[1] The Philippines was promoted to the main division in 2013, while Singapore was relegated to division II for 2013.[2][3]
Table
| Position | Nation | Games | Points | Bonus points |
Total points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | Difference | ||||
| 1 | Philippines |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 36 | +63 | 3 | 18 |
| 2 |  Sri Lanka |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 89 | 36 | +53 | 2 | 12 |
| 3 |  Chinese Taipei |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 69 | 94 | −25 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | Singapore |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 51 | 114 | −64 | 1 | 1 |
Points are awarded to the teams as follows:
| Results | Points |
|---|---|
| Win | 5 points |
| Draw | 3 points |
| 4 or more tries | 1 point |
| Loss within 7 points | 1 point |
| Loss greater than 7 points | 0 points |
Fixtures
| 15 April 2012 17:00 |
| Sri Lanka | 36–8 | Chinese Taipei |
| Report[4] |
| Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila Referee: Warren Needham (Hong Kong) |
| 15 April 2012 19:00 |
| Singapore | 20–37 | Philippines |
| Report[5] |
| Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila Referee: Dhamapalage Nimal (Sri Lanka) |
| 18 April 2012 17:00 |
| Sri Lanka | 35–10 | Singapore |
| Report[6] |
| Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila Referee: Dewi Rowlands (Hong Kong) |
| 18 April 2012 19:00 |
| Philippines | 34–12 | Chinese Taipei |
| Report[7] |
| Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila Referee: Paul Mckay (Singapore) |
| 21 April 2012 17:00 |
| Sri Lanka | 18–28 | Philippines |
| Report[8] |
| Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila Referee: Taizo Hirabayashi (Japan) |
| 21 April 2012 19:00 |
| Singapore | 31–49 | Chinese Taipei |
| Report[9] |
| Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila Referee: Jimmy Toda (Japan) |
Division 2
| Earns Promotion | |
| Relegated |
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| May 31, 2012 | ||||||
 Thailand | 37 | |||||
| June 2, 2012 | ||||||
 Iran | 17 | |||||
| Thailand | 22 | |||||
| May 31, 2012 | ||||||
 Malaysia | 19 | |||||
| Malaysia | 89 | |||||
 China | 0 | |||||
| Third place play-off | ||||||
| June 2, 2012 | ||||||
| Iran | 52 | |||||
| China | 3 | |||||
Semi-finals
Third place play-off
Final
Thailand promoted to 2013 Division one
China relegated to 2013 Division three
Division 3
| Earns Promotion | |
| Relegated |
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| May 30, 2012 | ||||||
 Guam | 38 | |||||
| June 1, 2012 | ||||||
 Indonesia | 17 | |||||
| Guam | 16 | |||||
| May 30, 2012 | ||||||
 India | 18 | |||||
| India | 34 | |||||
 Pakistan | 5 | |||||
| Third place play-off | ||||||
| June 1, 2012 | ||||||
| Indonesia | 13 | |||||
| Pakistan | 7 | |||||
Semi-finals
Third place play-off
Final
India promoted to 2013 Division two
Pakistan relegated to 2013 Division four
Division 4
| Earns Promotion | |
| Relegated |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host |  United Arab Emirates |
| Date | 25 – 27 April 2012 |
| Countries | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Qatar |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| April 25, 2012 | ||||||
 Jordan | 19 | |||||
| April 27, 2012 | ||||||
 Lebanon | 25 | |||||
| Lebanon | 0 | |||||
| April 25, 2012 | ||||||
| Qatar | 67 | |||||
| Qatar | 74 | |||||
 Uzbekistan | 13 | |||||
| Third place play-off | ||||||
| April 27, 2012 | ||||||
| Jordan | 19 | |||||
| Uzbekistan | 15 | |||||
Semi-finals
| 25 April 2012 18:00 |
| Jordan | 19–25 | Lebanon |
| Report[18] |
| The Sevens Stadium, Dubai Referee: Chaitanya Sinh (India) |
| 25 April 2012 20:00 |
| Qatar | 74–13 | Uzbekistan |
| Report[19] |
| The Sevens Stadium, Dubai Referee: Mohamed Irshad Abdul Cader (Sri Lanka) |
Third place play-off
Final
- Qatar promoted to 2013 Division three
Division 5
| Earns Promotion | |
| Relegated |
Table
Points are awarded to the teams as follows:
| Results | Points |
|---|---|
| Win | 5 points |
| Draw | 3 points |
| 4 or more tries | 1 point |
| Loss within 7 points | 1 point |
| Loss greater than 7 points | 0 points |