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.
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: NationHome stadiumCityHead coachCaptain (37)Hong Kong Football Club StadiumHong Kong Dai ReesTom McColl (13)NoneNone John KirwanTakashi Kikutani (27)National University StadiumAlmaty Valeriy PopovTimur Mashurov (41)CR & FC GroundsColombo Ellis MeachenSean Wijesinghe (NR)Zayed Sports CityThe SevensAbu DhabiDubai Bruce BirtwistleMike Cox-Hill
Final Table RankNationGamesPointsBonuspointsTotalpointsPlayedWonLostDrawnForAgainstDiff14400307352724242431015561943183412140196−156084413054126−72165403147185−13803
Points are awarded to the teams as follows: ResultsPointsWin5 pointsDraw3 points4 or more tries1 pointLoss within 7 points1 pointLoss greater than 7 points0 points
Fixtures Week 1
FB 15Saliya KumaraRW 14Nuwan HettiarachchiOC 13Gayan WeeraratneIC 12Pradeep LiyanageLW 11Lasintha de CostaFH 10Fazil Marija (vc)SH 9 Roshan WeeraratneN8 8 Sean Wijesinghe (c)OF 7 Danushka PereraBF 6 Sajith SarangaRL 5 Yoshitha RajapaksaLL 4 Senaka BandaraTP 3 Eranga SwarnatillekeHK 2 Achala PereraLP 1 Henry TerranceSubstitutes: 16Dinesh Sanjeewa 17Ishan Noor 18Bilal Hassan 19 Sathya Ranatunga 20 Nishal Meepage 21 Keith Gurusinghe 22 Prasad ChathurangaCoach: Ellis Meachen FB 15Tim FletherRW 14Sean HurleyOC 13Jonathan BeetonIC 12Duncan MurrayLW 11Steve SmithFH 10Jonathan GradySH 9 Stuart QuinnN8 8 Scott KerrOF 7 Carl Von RosenveldtBF 6 Renier ElsRL 5 Simon OsbourneLL 4 Mike Cox-Hill (c)TP 3 Dan Boatwright HK 2 Dan HealLP 1 Chris Jones GriffithsSubstitutes: 16Andrew Millar 17David Clouston 18David Vittes 19Lloyd Budd 20Ali Mohammad 21Mohannad Saker 22Stephan ImbertCoach: Bruce Birtwistle
Touch judges: Anthony Tobi Lothian D. Nimal
Week 2
FB 15Ross ArmourRW 14Yui Ken ShingOC 13Tom McColl (c)IC 12Lee JonesLW 11Rowan VartyFH 10Keith RobertsonSH 9 Peter McKeeN8 8 Pale TautiOF 7 Mark GoosenBF 6 Nick HewsonRL 5 Michael WallerLL 4 Renaud ChavanisTP 3 Ng Wai ShingHK 2 Alex HarrisLP 1 Andrew LiSubstitutes: 16Chik Man Hon 17Pete Spizziri 18Matthew Nuttall 19Terence Montgomery 20Tim Alexander 21Jamie Hood 22Alex McQueenCoach: Dai Rees FB 15Taihei UedaRW 14Alisi TupuaileiOC 13Koji TairaIC 12Ryan NicholasLW 11Hirotoki Onozawa FH 10Shaun Webb SH 9 Atsushi Hiwasa N8 8 Koliniasi Holani OF 7 Michael Leitch BF 6 Takashi Kikutani (c) RL 5 Toshizumi Kitagawa LL 4 Justin Ives TP 3 Nozomu Fujita HK 2 Hiroki Yuhara LP 1 Naoki Kawamata Substitutes: 16Takeshi Kizu 17Kensuke Hatakeyama 18Luke Thompson 19Toetuu Taufa 20Fumiaki Tanaka 21James Arlidge 22Yuta Imamura Coach: John Kirwan
Touch judges:
Week 3
FB 15Saliya KumaraRW 14Lasintha de CostaOC 13Gayan WeeraratneIC 12Pradeep LiyanageLW 11Nuwan HettiarachchiFH 10Fazil Marija (vc)SH 9 Roshan WeeraratneN8 8 Sean Wijesinghe (c)OF 7 Yoshitha RajapaksaBF 6 Danushka PereraRL 5 Sajith SarangaLL 4 Senaka BandaraTP 3 Eranga SwarnatillekeHK 2 Achala PereraLP 1 Henry TerranceSubstitutes: 16Charith Seneviratne 17Kishore Jehan 18Bilal Hassan 19 Sathya Ranatunga 20 Nishal Meepage 21 Keith Gurusinghe 22 Prasad ChathurangaCoach: Ellis Meachen FB 15Ross ArmourRW 14Rowen VartyOC 13Lee Jones IC 12Tom McColl (c) LW 11Yui Ken ShingFH 10Keith RobertsonSH 9 Peter McKeeN8 8 Pale TautiOF 7 Nick HewsonBF 6 Mark GoosenRL 5 Renaud ChevansLL 4 Mike WallerTP 3 Nigel HobblerHK 2 Brent TaylorLP 1 Alex NgSubstitutes: 16Chik Man Hon 17Pete Spizziri 18Matthew Nuttall 19Terence Montgomery 20Tim Alexander 21Jamie Hood 22Alex McQueenCoach: Dai Rees
Touch judges:
Week 4
FB 15Tim FletcherRW 14Sean HurleyOC 13John BeetonIC 12Duncan MurrayLW 11Michael HartleyFH 10Jonathan GradySH 9 David CloustonN8 8 Carl Von Rosenveldt OF 7 Jamie ClarkeBF 6 Renier ElsRL 5 Mike Cox-Hill (c)LL 4 Simon OsbourneTP 3 Mike RileyHK 2 David VittesLP 1 Chris Jones GriffithsSubstitutes: 16Dan Heal 17Dan Boatwright 18Lloyd Budd 19Scott Kerr 20Stuart Quinn 21Cyrus Homayoun 22Ali MohammedCoach: Bruce Birtwistle FB 15Go ArugaRW 14Kosuke EndoOC 13Taihei UedaIC 12Ryan NicholasLW 11Takehisa UsuzukiFH 10James ArlidgeSH 9 Atsushi HiwasaN8 8 Koliniasi HolaniOF 7 Michael LeitchBF 6 Takashi KikutaniRL 5 Justin IvesLL 4 Hitoshi Ono (c)TP 3 Nozomu FujitaHK 2 Hiroki YuharaLP 1 Hisateru HirashimaSubstitutes: 16Takeshi Kizu 17Kensuke Hatakeyama 18Itaru Taniguchi 19Toetuu Taufa 20Fumiaki Tanaka 21Shaun Webb 22Goshi TachikawaCoach: John Kirwan
Touch judges:
Week 5
FB 15Ross ArmourRW 14Yui Ken ShingOC 13Tom McColl (c)IC 12Lee JonesLW 11Rowan VartyFH 10Keith RobertsonSH 9 Peter McKeeN8 8 Pale TautiOF 7 Mark GoosenBF 6 Nick HewsonRL 5 Michael WallerLL 4 Renaud ChavanisTP 3 NG Wai ShingHK 2 Alex HarrisLP 1 Andrew LiSubstitutes: 16CHIK Man Hon 17Pete Spizziri 18Matthew Nuttall 19Terence Montgomery 20Tim Alexander 21Jamie Hood 22Alex McQueenCoach: Dai Rees FB 15Tim FletherRW 14Sean HurleyOC 13Jonathan BeetonIC 12Duncan MurrayLW 11Steve SmithFH 10Jonathan GradySH 9 Stuart QuinnN8 8 Scott KerrOF 7 Carl Von RosenveldtBF 6 Renier ElsRL 5 Simon OsbourneLL 4 Mike Cox-Hill (c)TP 3 Dan BoatwrightHK 2 Dan HealLP 1 Chris Jones GriffithsSubstitutes: 16Andrew Millar 17David Clouston 18David Vittes 19Lloyd Budd 20Ali Mohammad 21Mohannad Saker 22Stephan ImbertCoach: Bruce Birtwistle
Touch judges:
Media coverage The tournament is broadcast live in many different countries, some of which are listed below:
Nation(s)BroadcasterChinaSTAR Sports ChinaHong KongSTAR Sports Hong KongIndiaSTAR Sports IndiaMalaysiaSTAR Sports Malaysia
See also 2011 Asian Five Nations division tournaments
References
External links Official Website ARFU