2011 Asian Five Nations
- For divisional competitions, see: 2011 Asian Five Nations division tournaments
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
Nation | Home stadium | City | Head coach | Captain |
Hong Kong Football Club Stadium | Hong Kong | Dai Rees | Tom McColl | |
- | - | John Kirwan | Takashi Kikutani | |
National University Stadium | Almaty | Valeriy Popov | Timur Mashurov | |
CR & FC Grounds | Colombo | Ellis Meachen | Sean Wijesinghe | |
Zayed Sports City The Sevens | Abu Dhabi Dubai | Bruce Birtwistle | Mike Cox-Hill |
Final 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 |
Fixtures
Week 1
Touch judges:Anthony Tobi Lothian
D. Nimal
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Week 2
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Week 3
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Week 4
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Week 5
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Media coverage
The tournament is broadcast live in many different countries, some of which are listed below:Nation | Broadcaster |
China | STAR Sports China |
Hong Kong | STAR Sports Hong Kong |
India | STAR Sports India |
Malaysia | STAR Sports Malaysia |