# 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

* South Korea has been replaced with Sri Lanka, who earns promotion from Division 1.

## Teams

The teams involved are:
| Nation | Home stadium | City | Head coach | Captain |
| Hong Kong (37) | Hong Kong Football Club Stadium | Hong Kong | Dai Rees | Tom McColl |
| Japan (13) | None | None | John Kirwan | Takashi Kikutani |
| Kazakhstan (27) | National University Stadium | Almaty | Valeriy Popov | Timur Mashurov |
| Sri Lanka (41) | CR & FC Grounds | Colombo | Ellis Meachen | Sean Wijesinghe |
| United Arab Emirates (NR) | Zayed Sports City The Sevens | Abu Dhabi Dubai | Bruce Birtwistle | Mike Cox-Hill |

## Final Table

| Rank | Nation | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Bonus points | Total points |
| Rank | Nation | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | Diff | Bonus points | Total points |
| 1 | Japan | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 307 | 35 | 272 | 4 | 24 |
| 2 | Hong Kong | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 155 | 61 | 94 | 3 | 18 |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 196 | −156 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 54 | 126 | −72 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Sri Lanka | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 47 | 185 | −138 | 0 | 3 |
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

* 23 April 2011 16:00 SLST
| Sri Lanka | 13–13 | United Arab Emirates |
| Try: Swarnatilleke 45' Hettiarachchi 66' Con: Kumara (0/2) Pen: Hettiarachchi (1/2) 42' Kumara (0/1) | Report | Try: Dan Boatwright 54' Steve Smith 62' Pen: Jonathan Grady (1/2) 48' |
* CR & FC Grounds, Colombo Attendance: 4,000+ Referee: Anthony Tobi Lothian
| FB | 15 | Saliya Kumara |
| RW | 14 | Nuwan Hettiarachchi |
| OC | 13 | Gayan Weeraratne |
| IC | 12 | Pradeep Liyanage |
| LW | 11 | Lasintha de Costa |
| FH | 10 | Fazil Marija (vc) |
| SH | 9 | Roshan Weeraratne |
| N8 | 8 | Sean Wijesinghe (c) |
| OF | 7 | Danushka Perera |
| BF | 6 | Sajith Saranga |
| RL | 5 | Yoshitha Rajapaksa |
| LL | 4 | Senaka Bandara |
| TP | 3 | Eranga Swarnatilleke |
| HK | 2 | Achala Perera |
| LP | 1 | Henry Terrance |
| Substitutes: ||
| | 16 | Dinesh Sanjeewa |
| | 17 | Ishan Noor |
| | 18 | Bilal Hassan |
| | 19 | Sathya Ranatunga |
| | 20 | Nishal Meepage |
| | 21 | Keith Gurusinghe |
| | 22 | Prasad Chathuranga |
| Coach: ||
| Ellis Meachen ||
| FB | 15 | Tim Flether |
| RW | 14 | Sean Hurley |
| OC | 13 | Jonathan Beeton |
| IC | 12 | Duncan Murray |
| LW | 11 | Steve Smith |
| FH | 10 | Jonathan Grady |
| SH | 9 | Stuart Quinn |
| N8 | 8 | Scott Kerr |
| OF | 7 | Carl Von Rosenveldt |
| BF | 6 | Renier Els |
| RL | 5 | Simon Osbourne |
| LL | 4 | Mike Cox-Hill (c) |
| TP | 3 | Dan Boatwright |
| HK | 2 | Dan Heal |
| LP | 1 | Chris Jones Griffiths |
| Substitutes: ||
| | 16 | Andrew Millar |
| | 17 | David Clouston |
| | 18 | David Vittes |
| | 19 | Lloyd Budd |
| | 20 | Ali Mohammad |
| | 21 | Mohannad Saker |
| | 22 | Stephan Imbert |
| Coach: ||
| Bruce Birtwistle ||
Touch judges: Anthony Tobi Lothian D. Nimal
* 23 April 2011 16:00
| Kazakhstan | 10–23 | Hong Kong |
| Try: Evgeniy Shekurov 46' Con: Ildar Abdrazakhov (1/1) Pen: Maxim Lifontov 16' (1/1) | Report | Try: Tom McColl 17' Peter McKee 65' Con: Keith Robertson (2/2) |
* National University Stadium, Almaty

### Week 2

* 29 April 2011 19:00
| United Arab Emirates | 24–10 | Kazakhstan |
| Try: Munib Haddad 31' Andrew Millar 70' Con: Jonathon Grady(0/2) Pen: Jonathon Grady(4/4) 16', 18', 39', 46' | Report | Try: Sergey Konev 27' Daulet Akymbekov 75' |
* Zayed Sports City, Abu Dhabi
* 30 April 2011 16:00
| Hong Kong | 22–45 | Japan |
| Try: Mark Goosen 51' Rowan Varty 25' Alex McQueen 41' Con: Tom McColl (2/2) Pen: Keith Robertson 38' (1/1) | Report | Try: Koliniasi Holani 11' Shaun Webb 19' Hirotoki Onozawa 32' Alisi Tupuailei 42', 44', 45' Michael Leitch 55' Con: Ryan Nicholas (5/5) |
* Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong Attendance: 3,800 Referee: Harry Mason (Singapore)
| FB | 15 | Ross Armour |
| RW | 14 | Yui Ken Shing |
| OC | 13 | Tom McColl (c) |
| IC | 12 | Lee Jones |
| LW | 11 | Rowan Varty |
| FH | 10 | Keith Robertson |
| SH | 9 | Peter McKee |
| N8 | 8 | Pale Tauti |
| OF | 7 | Mark Goosen |
| BF | 6 | Nick Hewson |
| RL | 5 | Michael Waller |
| LL | 4 | Renaud Chavanis |
| TP | 3 | Ng Wai Shing |
| HK | 2 | Alex Harris |
| LP | 1 | Andrew Li |
| Substitutes: ||
| | 16 | Chik Man Hon |
| | 17 | Pete Spizziri |
| | 18 | Matthew Nuttall |
| | 19 | Terence Montgomery |
| | 20 | Tim Alexander |
| | 21 | Jamie Hood |
| | 22 | Alex McQueen |
| Coach: ||
| Dai Rees ||
| FB | 15 | Taihei Ueda |
| RW | 14 | Alisi Tupuailei |
| OC | 13 | Koji Taira |
| IC | 12 | Ryan Nicholas |
| LW | 11 | Hirotoki Onozawa |
| FH | 10 | Shaun 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: ||
| | 16 | Takeshi Kizu |
| | 17 | Kensuke Hatakeyama |
| | 18 | Luke Thompson |
| | 19 | Toetuu Taufa |
| | 20 | Fumiaki Tanaka |
| | 21 | James Arlidge |
| | 22 | Yuta Imamura |
| Coach: ||
| John Kirwan ||
Touch judges:

### Week 3

* 7 May 2011 19:00
| Kazakhstan | 0–61 | Japan |
| | Report | Try: Justin Ives 7' Takeshi Kizu 3', 29', 47', 66' Goshi Tachikawa 51 Koji Taira 38' Atsushi Tanabe 71' Alisi Tupuailei 79' Con: Atsushi Tanabe (4/4) Shaun Webb (4/4) |
* National Stadium, Bangkok Referee: Mohammad Yusof (Singapore)
* 7 May 2011 15:00 SLST
| Sri Lanka | 3–48 | Hong Kong |
| Pen: Saliya Kumara (1/1) | Report | Try: Keith Robertson 5', 78' Lee Jones 12', 68' Rowen Varty 34' Alexander 65' Pale Tauti 75' Con: Keith Robertson (2/2) Tom McColl 68', 75', 78' (3/3) Pen: Keith Robertson 41' (1/1) |
* CR & FC Grounds, Colombo
| FB | 15 | Saliya Kumara |
| RW | 14 | Lasintha de Costa |
| OC | 13 | Gayan Weeraratne |
| IC | 12 | Pradeep Liyanage |
| LW | 11 | Nuwan Hettiarachchi |
| FH | 10 | Fazil Marija (vc) |
| SH | 9 | Roshan Weeraratne |
| N8 | 8 | Sean Wijesinghe (c) |
| OF | 7 | Yoshitha Rajapaksa |
| BF | 6 | Danushka Perera |
| RL | 5 | Sajith Saranga |
| LL | 4 | Senaka Bandara |
| TP | 3 | Eranga Swarnatilleke |
| HK | 2 | Achala Perera |
| LP | 1 | Henry Terrance |
| Substitutes: ||
| | 16 | Charith Seneviratne |
| | 17 | Kishore Jehan |
| | 18 | Bilal Hassan |
| | 19 | Sathya Ranatunga |
| | 20 | Nishal Meepage |
| | 21 | Keith Gurusinghe |
| | 22 | Prasad Chathuranga |
| Coach: ||
| Ellis Meachen ||
| FB | 15 | Ross Armour |
| RW | 14 | Rowen Varty |
| OC | 13 | Lee Jones |
| IC | 12 | Tom McColl (c) |
| LW | 11 | Yui Ken Shing |
| FH | 10 | Keith Robertson |
| SH | 9 | Peter McKee |
| N8 | 8 | Pale Tauti |
| OF | 7 | Nick Hewson |
| BF | 6 | Mark Goosen |
| RL | 5 | Renaud Chevans |
| LL | 4 | Mike Waller |
| TP | 3 | Nigel Hobbler |
| HK | 2 | Brent Taylor |
| LP | 1 | Alex Ng |
| Substitutes: ||
| | 16 | Chik Man Hon |
| | 17 | Pete Spizziri |
| | 18 | Matthew Nuttall |
| | 19 | Terence Montgomery |
| | 20 | Tim Alexander |
| | 21 | Jamie Hood |
| | 22 | Alex McQueen |
| Coach: ||
| Dai Rees ||
Touch judges:

### Week 4

* 13 May 2011 20:00
| United Arab Emirates | 0–111 | Japan |
| | Report | |
* The Sevens, Dubai Attendance: 2,000
| FB | 15 | Tim Fletcher |
| RW | 14 | Sean Hurley |
| OC | 13 | John Beeton |
| IC | 12 | Duncan Murray |
| LW | 11 | Michael Hartley |
| FH | 10 | Jonathan Grady |
| SH | 9 | David Clouston |
| N8 | 8 | Carl Von Rosenveldt |
| OF | 7 | Jamie Clarke |
| BF | 6 | Renier Els |
| RL | 5 | Mike Cox-Hill (c) |
| LL | 4 | Simon Osbourne |
| TP | 3 | Mike Riley |
| HK | 2 | David Vittes |
| LP | 1 | Chris Jones Griffiths |
| Substitutes: ||
| | 16 | Dan Heal |
| | 17 | Dan Boatwright |
| | 18 | Lloyd Budd |
| | 19 | Scott Kerr |
| | 20 | Stuart Quinn |
| | 21 | Cyrus Homayoun |
| | 22 | Ali Mohammed |
| Coach: ||
| Bruce Birtwistle ||
| FB | 15 | Go Aruga |
| RW | 14 | Kosuke Endo |
| OC | 13 | Taihei Ueda |
| IC | 12 | Ryan Nicholas |
| LW | 11 | Takehisa Usuzuki |
| FH | 10 | James Arlidge |
| SH | 9 | Atsushi Hiwasa |
| N8 | 8 | Koliniasi Holani |
| OF | 7 | Michael Leitch |
| BF | 6 | Takashi Kikutani |
| RL | 5 | Justin Ives |
| LL | 4 | Hitoshi Ono (c) |
| TP | 3 | Nozomu Fujita |
| HK | 2 | Hiroki Yuhara |
| LP | 1 | Hisateru Hirashima |
| Substitutes: ||
| | 16 | Takeshi Kizu |
| | 17 | Kensuke Hatakeyama |
| | 18 | Itaru Taniguchi |
| | 19 | Toetuu Taufa |
| | 20 | Fumiaki Tanaka |
| | 21 | Shaun Webb |
| | 22 | Goshi Tachikawa |
| Coach: ||
| John Kirwan ||
Touch judges:
* 14 May 2011 16:00
| Kazakhstan | 34–18 | Sri Lanka |
| Try: dmitriy tkachenky 11' yevginiv shekurov 18' Timur Mashurov 30', Daulet Akymbekov 68' pavel lenov 80' Con: maxim lifontov (4/5) 18', 68', 80' Pen: maxim lifontov (1/1) 70' | Report | Try: lasintha costa (2) 10', 24' Con: numon hettiarachchi (1/2) 24' Pen: numon hettiarachchi (2/2) 9' 62' |
* National University Stadium, Almaty

### Week 5

* 21 May 2011 16:00 SLST
| Sri Lanka | 13–90 | Japan |
| Try: Nuwan Hettiarachchi 10' Con: Saliya Kumara 10' (1/1) Pen: Roshan Weeraratne 39' (1/1) Nuwan Hettiarachchi 68' | Report | Try: Takehisa Usuzuki 7' Toetuu Taufa 22' Alisi Tupuailei 28', 43', 63', 72' Fumiaki Tanaka 32', 39' Takashi Kikutani 35', 50' Tanabe 66' Hirotoki Onozawa 80' Con: Shaun Webb 22', 32', 35 (3/5) Tanabe 39', 43', 63', 66', 72'(5/5) |
* CR & FC Grounds, Colombo Referee: James Fitzgerald (UAE)
* 21 May 2011 16:00
| Hong Kong | 62–3 | United Arab Emirates |
| Try: Alex Harris 15' Pale Tauti 18' Mark Goosen 24' Nigel Hobler 34' Nick Hewson 49', 61' Ross Armour 28', 78' Alex McQueen 66' Jamie Hood 70' Con: Keith Robertson 24', 39' (2/5) Tom McColl 49', 61', 70', 78' (4/5) | Report | Pen: Jonathon Grady 9' (1/1) |
* Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong
| FB | 15 | Ross Armour |
| RW | 14 | Yui Ken Shing |
| OC | 13 | Tom McColl (c) |
| IC | 12 | Lee Jones |
| LW | 11 | Rowan Varty |
| FH | 10 | Keith Robertson |
| SH | 9 | Peter McKee |
| N8 | 8 | Pale Tauti |
| OF | 7 | Mark Goosen |
| BF | 6 | Nick Hewson |
| RL | 5 | Michael Waller |
| LL | 4 | Renaud Chavanis |
| TP | 3 | NG Wai Shing |
| HK | 2 | Alex Harris |
| LP | 1 | Andrew Li |
| Substitutes: ||
| | 16 | CHIK Man Hon |
| | 17 | Pete Spizziri |
| | 18 | Matthew Nuttall |
| | 19 | Terence Montgomery |
| | 20 | Tim Alexander |
| | 21 | Jamie Hood |
| | 22 | Alex McQueen |
| Coach: ||
| Dai Rees ||
| FB | 15 | Tim Flether |
| RW | 14 | Sean Hurley |
| OC | 13 | Jonathan Beeton |
| IC | 12 | Duncan Murray |
| LW | 11 | Steve Smith |
| FH | 10 | Jonathan Grady |
| SH | 9 | Stuart Quinn |
| N8 | 8 | Scott Kerr |
| OF | 7 | Carl Von Rosenveldt |
| BF | 6 | Renier Els |
| RL | 5 | Simon Osbourne |
| LL | 4 | Mike Cox-Hill (c) |
| TP | 3 | Dan Boatwright |
| HK | 2 | Dan Heal |
| LP | 1 | Chris Jones Griffiths |
| Substitutes: ||
| | 16 | Andrew Millar |
| | 17 | David Clouston |
| | 18 | David Vittes |
| | 19 | Lloyd Budd |
| | 20 | Ali Mohammad |
| | 21 | Mohannad Saker |
| | 22 | Stephan Imbert |
| Coach: ||
| Bruce Birtwistle ||
Touch judges:

## Media coverage

The tournament is broadcast live in many different countries, some of which are listed below:
| Nation(s) | Broadcaster |
| China | STAR Sports China |
| Hong Kong | STAR Sports Hong Kong |
| India | STAR Sports India |
| Malaysia | STAR Sports Malaysia |