2014 Asian Five Nations division tournaments

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2014 Asian Five Nations division tournaments
Date23 April 2014 – 22 June 2014
Countries(19) Refer to division
Tournament statistics
Matches played17
Official websiteWebsite
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The 2014 Asian Five Nations division tournaments, known as the 2014 HSBC Asian 5 Nations for sponsorship reasons, refer to the divisions played within the annual Asian Five Nations rugby union tournament. This is the 7th series of the Asian Five Nations. For the first time since 2010, only four division were used, with a shortened Division 1 due to the change of format in 2015. Division 3 was split into an East and a West conference which like Division 1 was out in place ahead of that format in 2015.

Changes from 2013

  • The United Arab Emiratis participated in the Division 1 tournament, haven been relegated from the Top 5.
  • Sri Lanka was promoted to the Top 5 Division, after winning the Division 1 competition in 2013.
  • Singapore have replaced Thailand in Division 1, with Thailand competing in Division 2.
  • Qatar will compete in Division 2 - replacing India, following promotion from Division 3.
  • Lebanon promoted out of Division 4, though no team was demoted out of Division 3.
  • With the removal of Division 5, Laos was moved to Division 3, while Brunei, Cambodia and Mongolia forms a new Division 4.

Teams

The teams involved, with their world rankings pre tournament, were:

Division 1

Division 2

Division 3 East

Division 3 West

Division 4

Division 1

2014 Asian Five Nations division 1
Date23 April – 10 May 2014
Countries2
Champions Kazakhstan
 Singapore
Relegated Chinese Taipei
 United Arab Emirates
Tournament statistics
Matches played2

The 2014 Division 1 tournament was held as a single match knock-out format.[1][2] The participants of the final will remain in Division 1 for the 2015 as the bottom two teams from the 2014 Asian Five Nations tournament will be relegated to Division 1.

Fixtures

Division 2

2014 Asian Five Nations division 2
Tournament details
Host nation Qatar
Date20 – 23 May 2014
Countries4
Final positions
Champions Malaysia
Tournament statistics
Matches played4

The 2014 Division II tournament, like the previous tournaments, is being held in a single match knock-out format.[3]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
20 May 2014
 
 
 Malaysia43
 
23 May 2014
 
 Iran22
 
 Malaysia31
 
20 May 2014
 
 Qatar22
 
 Thailand11
 
 
 Qatar24
 
Third place play-off
 
 
23 May 2014
 
 
 Iran26
 
 
 Thailand23

Semi-finals

Third place play-off

Final

Division 3

The 2014 Division 3 tournament was split into an East and West tournament with both tournaments being held in a single match knock-out format.[4][5]

East

2014 Asian Five Nations division 3 East
Tournament details
Host nation Laos
Date29 – 31 May 2014
Countries4
Final positions
Champions China
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
29 May 2014
 
 
 Indonesia6
 
31 May 2014
 
 China10
 
 China41
 
29 May 2014
 
 Guam10
 
 Guam48
 
 
 Laos10
 
Third place play-off
 
 
31 May 2014
 
 
 Indonesia11
 
 
 Laos10

Semi-finals

Third place play-off

Final

West

2014 Asian Five Nations division 3 West
Tournament details
Host nation Pakistan
Date19 – 22 June 2014
Countries4
Final positions
Champions Lebanon
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
19 June 2014
 
 
 India17
 
22 June 2014
 
 Uzbekistan23
 
 Uzbekistan19
 
19 June 2014
 
 Lebanon20
 
 Lebanon17
 
 
 Pakistan3
 
Third place play-off
 
 
22 June 2014
 
 
 India25
 
 
 Pakistan7

Semi-finals

Third place play-off

Final

Division 4

2014 Asian Five Nations division 4
Tournament details
Host nation Brunei
Date17 – 21 June 2014
Countries3
Final positions
Champions Mongolia
Tournament statistics
Matches played3

The 2014 Division IV tournament was held as a single round-robin tournament held in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei.[6]

Position Nation Games Points Bonus
points
Total
points
Played Won Lost Drawn For Against Difference
1 Mongolia 2200871869212
2 Cambodia 21103069-3905
3 Brunei 20203363-3011
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References

  1. "2014 A5N opens with upset as Singapore shock UAE in Dubai". Asian Rugby Football Union. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  2. "Division I Match Results". Asian Rugby Football Union. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  3. "Division II Match Results". Asian Rugby Football Union. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  4. "Division III East Match Results". Asian Rugby Football Union. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  5. "Division III West Match Results". Asian Rugby Football Union. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  6. "Division IV Match Results". Asian Rugby Football Union. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
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