2008 HSBC Asian Five Nations
- 2008 HSBC Asian Five Nations
The 2008 HSBC Asian Five Nations is the inaugural series of the rugby union Asian Five Nations which is the flagship competition devised by the International Rugby Board to develop the sport in the Asian region. Ten matches were played over a five weekends from 26 April to 24 May.
Scoring system: 5 points for a win, three for a draw, one bonus point for being within seven points of the winning team, and one for four tries.
The teams involved with their current IRB ranking (as of 18 February 2008) are:
* 18th
* 23rd
* 27th
* 32nd
* 47th
Japan won all four of its games to become the first Asian Five Nations champions on May 18, 2008.
Final Table
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date = 12 July, 2008
home = ru-rt|LAO
score = 33 - 0
away = ru|CAM
homescore =
awayscore =
stadium = Jakarta, Indonesia
attendance =
referee = ----rugbybox
date = 15 July, 2008
home = ru-rt|IDN
score = 23 - 11
away = ru|LAO
homescore =
awayscore =
stadium = Jakarta, Indonesia
attendance =
referee = ----rugbybox
date = 19 July, 2008
home = ru-rt|IDN
score = 55 - 3
away = ru|CAM
homescore =
awayscore =
stadium = Jakarta, Indonesia
attendance =
referee = ----
Pacific-Asia
*Hosted by Qatar
External links
* [http://www.rugbyjapan.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=308&Itemid=1 Japan Rugby Football Union]
* [http://www.irb.com/newsmedia/mediazone/pressrelease/newsid=2022343.html#inaugural+asian+five+nations+kick]
* [http://www.itsrugby.co.uk/result-asiannations5-2007.html Asian 5 nations] on itsrugby.co.uk
* [http://www.rubaisport.com/union/matches.php?competition=1092 Fixtures/Results for D2]
* [http://www.pakistanrugby.com Pakistan Rugby Union]
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