2011 Asian Five Nations


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

The teams involved are:
NationHome stadiumCityHead coachCaptain
Hong Kong Football Club StadiumHong Kong Dai ReesTom McColl
-- John KirwanTakashi Kikutani
National University StadiumAlmaty Valeriy PopovTimur Mashurov
CR & FC GroundsColombo Ellis MeachenSean Wijesinghe
Zayed Sports City
The Sevens
Abu Dhabi
Dubai
Bruce BirtwistleMike Cox-Hill

Final Table

Points are awarded to the teams as follows:
ResultsPoints
Win5 points
Draw3 points
4 or more tries1 point
Loss within 7 points1 point
Loss greater than 7 points0 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:
NationBroadcaster
ChinaSTAR Sports China
Hong KongSTAR Sports Hong Kong
IndiaSTAR Sports India
MalaysiaSTAR Sports Malaysia