# 2013 Asian Five Nations

The 2013 Asian Five Nations, known as the 2013 HSBC Asian 5 Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the HSBC, was the 26th Asian Five Nations rugby union tournament, and the sixth since it was rebranded from the Asian Rugby Championship in 2008. Japan won the title for the 21st time, conceding just eight points in the entire tournament compared to a total of 316 scored. The UAE finished last and was relegated for the following season.

## Changes from 2012

* Kazakhstan has been replaced with Philippines, who earns promotion from Division 1.

## Teams

The teams involved are:
| Nation | Home stadium | City | Head coach | Captain |
| Hong Kong (29) | Hong Kong Football Club Stadium | Hong Kong | Leigh Jones | |
| Japan (15) | Level-5 Stadium Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | Fukuoka Tokyo | Eddie Jones | Toshiaki Hirose |
| South Korea (26) | Ansan Wa~ Stadium | Ansan | Seo Chun-Oh | |
| Philippines (56) | Rizal Memorial Stadium | Manila | Jarred Hodges | |
| United Arab Emirates (NR) | The Sevens | Dubai | Duncan Hall | |

## Final table

* 2013 Asian Five Nations Champion
* Relegated to Division One
| 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 | 316 | 8 | 308 | 4 | 24 |
| 2 | South Korea | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 185 | 115 | 70 | 3 | 18 |
| 3 | Hong Kong | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 134 | 108 | 26 | 2 | 12 |
| 4 | Philippines | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 63 | 250 | –187 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 245 | –217 | 0 | 0 |

## Fixtures

* 20 April 2013 14:00 UTC+9
| Japan | 121–0 | Philippines |
| Try: Ōno (2) 12', 56' Broadhurst 21' Holani (2) 28', 32' Tatekawa (2) 35', 76' Sau (2) 38', 84' Makabe 46' Onozawa 51' Fukuoka (2) 58', 66' Mikami 61' Asahara 67' Goromaru 70' Hatakeyama 74' Aoki 79' Con: Goromaru (14/18) | Report | |
* Level-5 Stadium, Fukuoka Attendance: 2,681 Referee: Dewi Rowlands (Hong Kong)
* 20 April 2013 16:00 UTC+8
| Hong Kong | 53–7 | United Arab Emirates |
* Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong
* 26 April 2013 17:00 UTC+4
| United Arab Emirates | 10–75 | South Korea |
* Al Ain
* 27 April 2013 16:00 UTC+8
| Hong Kong | 0–38 | Japan |
| | Report | Try: Kizu 6' Ono 38' Imamura 49' Hirose (2) 69', 72' Fujita 85' Con: Goromaru (4/6) |
* Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Aaron Littlewood (Singapore)
* 4 May 2013 14:00 UTC+9
| Japan | 64–5 | South Korea |
| Try: Ono 1' Fukuoka (2) 6', 9' Kikutani (2) 3', 34' Fujita 36' Tui 56' Penalty try 74' Goromaru 77' Sau 84' Con: Goromaru (7/10) | Report | Try: Youn Hyung 82' |
* Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo Attendance: 7,408 Referee: Tobi Lothian (Hong Kong)
* 4 May 2013 19:00 UTC+8
| Philippines | 20–59 | Hong Kong |
* Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila
* 10 May 2013 20:00 UTC+4
| United Arab Emirates | 3–93 | Japan |
| Pen: Ham 53' | Report | Try: Kikutani (3) 7', 25', 49' Imamura (4) 21', 31', 33', 77' Fujita (2) 36', 41' Asahara 59' Aoki 63' Yasui 67' Tatekawa 69' Atsushi Hiwasa 85' Con: Tamura (2/5) Nakamura (2/4) Tatekawa (5/6) |
* The Sevens, Dubai Attendance: 500 Referee: Dewi Rowlands (Hong Kong)
* 11 May 2013 12:00 UTC+9
| South Korea | 62–19 | Philippines |
* Ansan Wa~ Stadium, Ansan
* 18 May 2013 12:00 UTC+9
| South Korea | 43–22 | Hong Kong |
* Ansan Wa~ Stadium, Ansan
* 18 May 2013 19:00 UTC+8
| Philippines | 24–8 | United Arab Emirates |
* Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila