# 2008 Asian Five Nations division tournaments

The 2008 Asian Five Nations division tournaments, known as the 2008 HSBC Asian 5 Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the HSBC, refer to the Asian Five Nations divisions played within the tournament. This was the 1st series of the Asian Five Nations, following the merge of the ARFU Asian Rugby Series and Asian Rugby Championship.
There were two main divisions, with three further regional divisions. The winners of Division 1 would be promoted up to the Top Division for 2009, as will the winner of Division 2 being promoted to Division 1. The loser of Division 1, drops to Division 2.
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.

## Teams

The teams involved, with their world rankings pre tournament, were:
Division 1
* Chinese Taipei (48)
* Singapore (55)
* Sri Lanka (50)
Division 2
* India (81)
* Malaysia (79)
* Pakistan (NA)
* Thailand (65)
South-East Asia Division
* Cambodia (NA)
* Indonesia (NA)
* Laos (NA)
Pacific-Asia Division
* Brunei (NA)
* Guam (83)
* Philippines (NA)
Central Asia Division
* Iran (NA)
* Kyrgyzstan (NA)
* Uzbekistan (NA)
Other Regions
* Macau (NA)
* Mongolia (NA)
* Qatar (NA)

## Division 1

Key to colours :
* Earns Promotion
* Relegated

### Standings

| Position | Nation | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Points | Table points |
| Position | Nation | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | Tries | Table points |
| 1 | Singapore | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 42 | +1 | 4 | 8 |
| 2 | Chinese Taipei | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 46 | +11 | 6 | 7 |
| 3 | Sri Lanka | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 55 | -12 | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | China | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* China withdrew due to lack of visa availability and were relegated to Division Two.
* Standings were determined according to the same method used in the HSBC Asian Five Nations championship.
* Singapore promoted to main tournament for 2009 edition.

### Fixtures

* 11 November 2008 7.00 p.m
| Sri Lanka | 20–20 | Singapore |
* Tainan, Taiwan
* 13 November 2008 3.00 p.m
| Chinese Taipei | 22–23 | Singapore |
* Tainan, Taiwan
* 15 November 2008 3.00 p.m
| Chinese Taipei | 35–23 | Sri Lanka |
* Tainan, Taiwan

## Division 2

Key to colours :
* Earns Promotion
* Relegated
Division Two served as the first round of qualifying for the 2011 Rugby World Cup, as the Division Two champion would be promoted to Division One for 2009 and have the opportunity to be promoted to the HSBC Asian Five Nations for the 2010 season. The 2010 HSBC Asian Five Nations will be the final qualifying stage for the Asian representative at the 2011 Rugby World Cup.
| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 11 June 2008 | 11 June 2008 |
| Malaysia | 30 |
| Malaysia | 30 | 14 June 2008 | 14 June 2008 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 14 June 2008 | 14 June 2008 |
| Pakistan | 5 | Malaysia | 7 |
| 11 June 2008 | 11 June 2008 | | Malaysia | 7 |
| 11 June 2008 | 11 June 2008 | Thailand | 30 |
| Thailand | 30 | Thailand | 30 |
| India | 22 | | |
| India | 22 | 3rd-Place final | 3rd-Place final |
| | | 14 June 2008 | 14 June 2008 |
| | | Pakistan | 0 |
| | | India | 92 |

### Fixtures
#### Semi finals

* 11 June 2008
| Malaysia | 30–5 | Pakistan |
* Bangkok, Thailand
* 11 June 2008
| Thailand | 30–22 | India |
* Bangkok, Thailand

#### Third v Fourth Final

* 14 June 2008
| Pakistan | 0–92 | India |
* Bangkok, Thailand

#### Final

* 14 June 2008
| Thailand | 30–7 | Malaysia |
* Bangkok, Thailand
* Tournament winner Thailand promoted to Division One for 2009.
* There will be no relegation for fourth placed team Pakistan.

## Regional Divisions

Key to colours :
* Earns Promotion
* Relegated

### South-East Asia

| Position | Nation | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Points | Table points |
| Position | Nation | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | Tries | Table points |
| 1 | Indonesia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 14 | +64 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Laos | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 23 | +21 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Cambodia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 88 | -85 | 0 | 0 |
* 12 July 2008
| Laos | 33–0 | Cambodia |
* Jakarta, Indonesia
* 15 July 2008
| Indonesia | 23–11 | Laos |
* Jakarta, Indonesia
* 19 July 2008
| Indonesia | 55–3 | Cambodia |
* Jakarta, Indonesia

### Pacific-Asia

| Position | Nation | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Points | Table points |
| Position | Nation | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | Tries | Table points |
| 1 | Philippines | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 8 | 113 | 18 | 10 |
| 2 | Guam | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 82 | 20 | 62 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Brunei | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 175 | -175 | 0 | 0 |
* 28 June 2008
| Guam | 74–0 | Brunei |
* Wettengel Rugby Field, Dededo, Guam
* 2 July 2008
| Brunei | 0–101 | Philippines |
| | Report | |
* Wettengel Rugby Field, Dededo, Guam
* 5 July 2008
| Guam | 8–20 | Philippines |
| | Report | |
* Wettengel Rugby Field, Dededo, Guam Attendance: 500 Referee: Akihisa Aso (Japan)

### Central Asia

| Position | Nation | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Points | Table points |
| Position | Nation | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | Tries | Table points |
| 1 | Iran | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 10 |
| 2 | Uzbekistan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 23 | -2 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 45 | -14 | 3 | 3 |
* 5 October 2008
| Kyrgyzstan | 16–30 | Iran |
* Spartak Stadium, Bishkek Referee: Greg Davey
* 8 October 2008
| Iran | 8–6 | Uzbekistan |
* Spartak Stadium, Bishkek Referee: Fernando Dilroy
* 10 October 2008
| Kyrgyzstan | 15–15 | Uzbekistan |
* Spartak Stadium, Bishkek

### Other Regions

| Position | Nation | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Points | Table points |
| Position | Nation | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | Tries | Table points |
| 1 | Qatar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Mongolia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Macau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* Cancelled