# 2013 Asian Five Nations division tournaments

For main Top 5 Division, see: 2013 Asian Five Nations
The 2013 Asian Five Nations division tournaments, known as the 2013 HSBC Asian 5 Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the HSBC, referred to the divisions played within the tournament. This was the 6th series of the Asian Five Nations.

## Changes from 2012

* Kazakhstan participated in the Division 1 tournament, haven been relegated from the Top 5.
* Philippines was promoted to the Top 5 Division, following promotions form Division 3 to Division 2, then Division 2 to Division 1.
* Thailand have replaced Singapore in Division 1, with Singapore competing in Division 2.
* India will compete in Division 2 - replacing China, following promotion from Division 3.
* Qatar becomes the first team to be promoted out of Division 4, replacing Pakistan who are demoted to Division 4.
* Laos becomes the first team to be promoted out of Division 5, though no team was demoted out of Division 4.

## Teams

The teams involved, with their world rankings pre tournament, were:
Division 1
* Chinese Taipei (60)
* Kazakhstan (35)
* Sri Lanka (47)
* Thailand (59)
Division 2
* India (67)
* Iran (NA)
* Malaysia (64)
* Singapore (66)
Division 3
* China (68)
* Guam (87)
* India (NA)
* Qatar (NA)
Division 4
* Laos (NA)
* Lebanon (NA)
* Pakistan (79)
* Uzbekistan (NA)
Division 5
* Brunei (NA)
* Cambodia (NA)

## Division 1

Key to colours :
* Earns Promotion
* Relegated
Division one will be held in a round-robin format. All games will be played at Havelock Park in Sri Lanka between March 31 and April 6, 2013.

### Table

| Position | Nation | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Bonus points | Total points |
| Position | Nation | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | Difference | Bonus points | Total points |
| 1 | Sri Lanka | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 33 | +100 | 3 | 18 |
| 2 | Kazakhstan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 70 | 92 | -22 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 70 | 104 | -34 | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Thailand | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 63 | 107 | -44 | 0 | 5 |
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

* 31 March 2013 14:00
| Kazakhstan | 10–33 | Thailand |
| | Report | Try: Sirichai Daothaisong, Topong Boonlon, Pichit Yingcharoen Con: Warongkorn Khamkoet 3 Pen: Warongkorn Khamkoet 4 |
* Havelock Park, Colombo
* 31 March 2013 16:00
| Sri Lanka | 39–8 | Chinese Taipei |
| Try: Chamara Dabare 42' Yoshitha Rajapakse 50' Fazil Marija 55' 61' Sumedha Malawana 66' Con: Rizah Mubarak (3/4) Roshan Weeraratne (1/1) Pen: Rizah Mubarak 24' 34' | Report | Try: Ming Che Chuang 76' Pen: Chih-Pan Wang 42' |
* Havelock Park, Colombo Attendance: 4,800 Referee: Nicholas Long
| FB | 15 | Rizah Mubarak | 64' |
| RW | 14 | Sandun Herath |
| OC | 13 | Pradeep Liyanage |
| IC | 12 | Gayan Weerarathne | 57' |
| LW | 11 | Chamara Dabare |
| FH | 10 | Fazil Marija (vc) |
| SH | 9 | Roshan Weerarathne | 69' |
| N8 | 8 | Sajith Saranga |
| OF | 7 | Yoshitha Rajapaksha (c) |
| BF | 6 | Sharo Fernando | 63' |
| RL | 5 | Dinesh Sanjeewa | 40' |
| LL | 4 | Shenal Dias |
| TP | 3 | Kishor Jehan | 46' |
| HK | 2 | Namal Rajapaksa | 52' |
| LP | 1 | Henry Terence |
| Substitutes: ||
| HK | 16 | Sathya Ranathunga | 46' 74' to end' |
| PR | 17 | Dushmantha Priyadarshana |
| PR | 18 | Anuranga Walpola | 52' |
| LK | 19 | Suhiru Anthony | 40' |
| FL | 20 | Sumedha Malewana | 63' |
| SH | 21 | Rehaan Weerakoon | 69' |
| FH | 22 | Dinusha Chathuranga | 57' |
| CE | 23 | Mohamed Sheriff | 64' |
| Coach: ||
| Ravin Du Plessis ||
| FB | 15 | Ming Hsien Ho |
| RW | 14 | Chih-Kang Chen |
| OC | 13 | Wei Fan Lu (c) | 53' |
| IC | 12 | Ching Che Hung |
| LW | 11 | Wu Hsien Lo | 63' |
| FH | 10 | Chih-Pan Wang | 48' |
| SH | 9 | Chia Han Chen | 48' |
| N8 | 8 | Pin Yi Hsieh |
| OF | 7 | Cheng Hsien Chiang |
| BF | 6 | Kuo Lun Chen | 53' |
| RL | 5 | Chieh Yu Chiang |
| LL | 4 | Wei Ming Lin | 28' |
| TP | 3 | Wen Hao Chuan | 29' |
| HK | 2 | Po Yao Chuang | 63' |
| LP | 1 | Tai Ting Yeh |
| Substitutes: ||
| HK | 16 | Po Wen Cheng | 29' |
| PR | 17 | Min-Ching Chiu | 63' |
| PR | 18 | Ming Che Chuang | 28' |
| LK | 19 | Ta Cheng Liu | 53' |
| FL | 20 | Chia-Wang Lee | 48' |
| SH | 21 | Po-Yen Chou | 53' |
| FH | 22 | Hsiu Fu Sun | 63' |
| CE | 23 | Chih-Hsiang Pan | 48' |
| Coach: ||
Touch judges: Aaron Littlewood Mohamed Cader Sean Moore
* 3 April 2013 14:00
| Kazakhstan | 42–5 | Chinese Taipei |
| | Report | |
* Havelock Park, Colombo
* 3 April 2013 16:00
| Sri Lanka | 45–7 | Thailand |
| Try: Sandun Herath 24' 79' Pradeep Liyanage 28' 60' Chamara Dabare 30' Roshan Weerarathne 44' Con: Rizah Mubarak (3/6) Pen: Rizah Mubarak 11' 38' 40' | Report | Try: Pichit Yingcharoen 75' Con: Warongkorn Khamkoet (1/1) Pen: Warongkorn Khamkoet (0/1) |
* Havelock Park, Colombo Attendance: 4,800 Referee: Warren Needham
| FB | 15 | Rizah Mubarak | 65' |
| RW | 14 | Sandun Herath |
| OC | 13 | Pradeep Liyanage |
| IC | 12 | Gayan Weeraratne | 61' |
| LW | 11 | Chamara Dabare |
| FH | 10 | Fazil Marija (vc) |
| SH | 9 | Roshan Weeraratne | 71' |
| N8 | 8 | Sajith Saranga | 50' |
| OF | 7 | Yoshitha Rajapaksha (c) | 66' |
| BF | 6 | Sharo Fernando |
| RL | 5 | Hasitha Perera | 50' |
| LL | 4 | Shenal Dias |
| TP | 3 | Jehan Kishore | 29' |
| HK | 2 | Namal Rajapaksa |
| LP | 1 | Sathya Ranathunga | 65' |
| Substitutes: ||
| HK | 16 | Dushmantha Priyadarshana | 65' |
| PR | 17 | Henry Terrance | 29' |
| PR | 18 | Anuranga Walpola | 66' |
| LK | 19 | Suhiru Anthony | 50' |
| FL | 20 | Mohamed Sheriff | 65' |
| SH | 21 | Rehan Weerakoon | 71' |
| FH | 22 | Dinusha Chathuranga | 61' |
| CE | 23 | Sumedha Malawana | 50' |
| Coach: ||
| Ravin Du Plessis ||
| FB | 15 | Warongkorn Khamkoet |
| RW | 14 | Topong Boonlon | 71' |
| OC | 13 | Kitti Wangkanai | 32' |
| IC | 12 | Sirichai Daothaisong |
| LW | 11 | Pichit Yingcharoen |
| FH | 10 | Thanawatr Jamkrajang |
| SH | 9 | Punyavee Jiworrawattanakul |
| N8 | 8 | Chatree Wannadit (c) | 66' |
| OF | 7 | Sumet Thammapom |
| BF | 6 | Richard Perkins |
| RL | 5 | Chaninthorn Banluesup | 50' |
| LL | 4 | Marc Dimitrov |
| TP | 3 | Pongpat Mekpat | 65' |
| HK | 2 | Chawiatt Klongtroujrok | 37' |
| LP | 1 | Napat Prompataya |
| Substitutes: ||
| HK | 16 | Chatchai Akkhanimart | 65' |
| PR | 17 | Robert James | 66' |
| PR | 18 | Pachara Hongsayaporn | 50' |
| LK | 19 | Natthadol Sophawachirarit | 37' |
| FL | 20 | Pramote Ratchatanantakit | 71' |
| SH | 21 | Klin Laksanasompong |
| FH | 22 | Nirunlert Rungrangsritaweesuk | 32' |
| CE | 23 | Khomchak Chakrabandu Na Ayudhaya |
| Coach: ||
| Tanyavit Kuasint ||
Touch judges: Taku Otsuki Priyantha Gunarathna Sean Moore
* 6 April 2013 14:00
| Thailand | 23–52 | Chinese Taipei |
| | Report | |
* Havelock Park, Colombo
* 6 April 2013 16:00
| Sri Lanka | 49–18 | Kazakhstan |
| Try: Sandun Herath 4' Shenal Dias 26' Pradeep Liyanage 40' Sathya Ranathunga 41' Fazil Marija 49' Chamara Dabare 56' Con: Rizah Mubarak (5/6) Pen: Rizah Mubarak 7' 20' 38' | Report | Try: Daulet Akymbekov 62' Alexandr Zolotukhin 69' Con: Maxim Lifontov (1/2) Pen: Maxim Lifontov 3' 34' |
* Havelock Park, Colombo Attendance: 5,300 Referee: Taku Otsuki
| FB | 15 | Rizah Mubarak | 70' |
| RW | 14 | Sandun Herath |
| OC | 13 | Pradeep Liyanage |
| IC | 12 | Gayan Weeraratne | 59' |
| LW | 11 | Chamara Dabare |
| FH | 10 | Fazil Marija (vc) | 75' |
| SH | 9 | Roshan Weeraratne |
| N8 | 8 | Sajith Saranga |
| OF | 7 | Yoshitha Rajapaksha (c) |
| BF | 6 | Sharo Fernando | 70' |
| RL | 5 | Hasitha Perera | 55' |
| LL | 4 | Shenal Dias |
| TP | 3 | Jehan Kishore | 55' |
| HK | 2 | Namal Rajapaksa | 59' |
| LP | 1 | Sathya Ranathunga | 75' |
| Substitutes: ||
| HK | 16 | Dushmantha Priyadarshana | 75' |
| PR | 17 | Henry Terrance | 55' |
| PR | 18 | Anuranga Walpola | 59' |
| LK | 19 | Suhiru Anthony | 55' |
| FL | 20 | Mohamed Sheriff | 70' |
| SH | 21 | Rehan Weerakoon | 75' |
| FH | 22 | Dinusha Chathuranga | 59' |
| CE | 23 | Sumedha Malawana | 70' |
| Coach: ||
| Ravin Du Plessis ||
| FB | 15 | Maxim Lifontov |
| RW | 14 | Viktor Zolotukhin |
| OC | 13 | Alexandr Zaharov | 56' |
| IC | 12 | Ildar Abrazakov |
| LW | 11 | Pavel Stikhin | 56' |
| FH | 10 | Daulet Akymbekov |
| SH | 9 | Akhmetzhan Baratov |
| N8 | 8 | Serek Zhanseitov (c) |
| OF | 7 | Maxim Pristinskiy | 40' |
| BF | 6 | Oleg Guselnikov |
| RL | 5 | Grigoriy Ivanchenko | 4' 12' 62' |
| LL | 4 | Andrey Medvedkin |
| TP | 3 | Vladimir Chernykh | 59' |
| HK | 2 | Pavel Sarychev | 56' |
| LP | 1 | Sergey Menshikov |
| Substitutes: ||
| HK | 16 | Nikolay Belkin | 56' |
| PR | 17 | Azat Abbasov | 59' 65' to 75' |
| PR | 18 | Vladimir Baranov | 62' |
| LK | 19 | Alexandr Kireev | |
| FL | 20 | Alexandr Polyakov | 4' 12' 40' |
| SH | 21 | Vadim Zuyev |
| FH | 22 | Dastan Suleimenov | 56' |
| CE | 23 | Alexandr Zolotukhin | 56' |
| Coach: ||
| Timur Mashurov ||
Touch judges: Taizo Hirabayashi Aaron Littlewood Sean Moore

## Division 2

Key to colours :
* Earns Promotion
* Relegated
| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| June 4, 2013 | June 4, 2013 |
| Singapore | 67 |
| Singapore | 67 | June 8, 2013 | June 8, 2013 |
| India | 8 | June 8, 2013 | June 8, 2013 |
| India | 8 | Singapore | 20 |
| June 4, 2013 | June 4, 2013 | | Singapore | 20 |
| June 4, 2013 | June 4, 2013 | Malaysia | 17 |
| Malaysia | 48 | Malaysia | 17 |
| Iran | 10 | | |
| Iran | 10 | Third place play-off | Third place play-off |
| | | June 7, 2013 | June 7, 2013 |
| | | India | 13 |
| | | Iran | 30 |

### Semi-finals

* 4 June 2013 15:00
| Singapore | 67–8 | India |
* Petaling Jaya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* 4 June 2013 17:00
| Malaysia | 48–10 | Iran |
* Petaling Jaya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

### Third place play-off

* 7 June 2013 17:00
| India | 13–30 | Iran |
* Petaling Jaya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

### Final

* 8 June 2013 18:00
| Malaysia | 17–20 | Singapore |
* Petaling Jaya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

## Division 3

Key to colours :
* Earns Promotion
* Relegated
| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| June 5, 2013 | June 5, 2013 |
| Guam | 33 |
| Guam | 33 | June 8, 2013 | June 8, 2013 |
| Indonesia | 15 | June 8, 2013 | June 8, 2013 |
| Indonesia | 15 | Guam | 7 |
| June 5, 2013 | June 5, 2013 | | Guam | 7 |
| June 5, 2013 | June 5, 2013 | Qatar | 13 |
| China | 0 | Qatar | 13 |
| Qatar | 76 | | |
| Qatar | 76 | Third place play-off | Third place play-off |
| | | June 7, 2013 | June 7, 2013 |
| | | Indonesia | 37 |
| | | China | 13 |

### Semi-finals

* 5 June 2013 15:00
| Guam | 33–15 | Indonesia |
* Petaling Jaya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* 5 June 2013 17:00
| China | 0–76 | Qatar |
* Petaling Jaya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

### Third place play-off

* 7 June 2013 15:00
| China | 13–37 | Indonesia |
* Petaling Jaya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

### Final

* 8 June 2013 16:00
| Guam | 7–13 | Qatar |
* Petaling Jaya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

## Division 4

Key to colours :
* Earns Promotion
* Relegated
| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| May 8, 2013 The Sevens, Dubai | May 8, 2013 The Sevens, Dubai |
| Lebanon | 35 |
| Lebanon | 35 | May 10, 2013 The Sevens, Dubai | May 10, 2013 The Sevens, Dubai |
| Uzbekistan | 25 | May 10, 2013 The Sevens, Dubai | May 10, 2013 The Sevens, Dubai |
| Uzbekistan | 25 | Lebanon | 45 |
| May 8, 2013 The Sevens, Dubai | May 8, 2013 The Sevens, Dubai | | Lebanon | 45 |
| May 8, 2013 The Sevens, Dubai | May 8, 2013 The Sevens, Dubai | Pakistan | 12 |
| Pakistan | 31 | Pakistan | 12 |
| Laos | 25 | | |
| Laos | 25 | Third place play-off | Third place play-off |
| | | May 10, 2013 The Sevens, Dubai | May 10, 2013 The Sevens, Dubai |
| | | Uzbekistan | 18 |
| | | Laos | 15 |

### Semi-finals

* May 8, 2013 17:00
| Lebanon | 35–25 | Uzbekistan |
* The Sevens, Dubai
* May 8, 2013 19:00
| Pakistan | 31–25 | Laos |
* The Sevens, Dubai

### Third place play-off

* May 10, 2013 17:00
| Uzbekistan | 18–15 | Laos |
* The Sevens (field 2), Dubai

### Final

* May 10, 2013 17:00
| Lebanon | 45–12 | Pakistan |
* The Sevens, Dubai

## Division 5

Key to colours :
* Earns Promotion
* Relegated

### Game 1

* July 5, 2013 15:30
| Cambodia | 38–0 | Brunei |
| | Report | |
* RCAF Old Stadium, Phnom Penh

### Game 2

* July 7, 2013 15:30
| Cambodia | 28–0 | Brunei |
| | Report | |
* RCAF Old Stadium, Phnom Penh