# 2012 Asian Five Nations

The 2012 Asian Five Nations, known as the 2012 HSBC Asian 5 Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the HSBC, was the 5th series of the Asian Five Nations rugby union tournament.
Japan secured their 5th Asian Five Nations title, 20th overall Asian title, winning all four of their games.

## Changes from 2011

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

## Teams

The teams involved are:
| Nation | Home stadium | City | Head coach | Captain |
| Hong Kong (26) | Hong Kong Football Club Stadium Mong Kok Stadium | Hong Kong | Dai Rees | |
| Japan (14) | Level-5 Stadium Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | Fukuoka Tokyo | Eddie Jones | Toshiaki Hirose |
| Kazakhstan (30) | Almaty Central Stadium National University Stadium | Almaty | Valery Popov | |
| South Korea (31) | Seongnam Stadium | Seoul | Seo Chun-Oh | |
| United Arab Emirates (NR) | Jebel Ali Center of Excellence The Sevens | Dubai | Duncan Hall | Alistair Thompson |

## Final Table

* 2012 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 | 312 | 11 | 301 | 4 | 24 |
| 2 | South Korea | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 163 | 109 | 54 | 2 | 17 |
| 3 | Hong Kong | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 159 | 98 | 61 | 3 | 13 |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 80 | 269 | -189 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Kazakhstan | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 48 | 275 | -227 | 1 | 1 |
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

* 27 April 2012 20:00
| United Arab Emirates | 10–85 | Hong Kong |
| Try: Thompson | | Try: Varty (4) Maclay (3) McQueen (2) Robertson Kam Shing Hewson Jones Hussey Con: Robertson (3) McQueen Hood (2) Pen: Robertson (1) |
* The Sevens, Dubai
* 28 April 2012 15:00
| Kazakhstan | 0–87 | Japan |
| | | Try: Tamura 1' c Ono 13' c Goromaru (2) 21' c, 49' c Onozawa (3) 33' c, 58' c, 64' c Semba 40' c Hatakeyama 41' c Fujii 60' m Sasaki 67' c Hirose 71' m Nagatomo 80' c Con: Goromaru (11/13) |
* Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty Attendance: 3,400 Referee: Harry Mason
* 5 May 2012 16:00
| Hong Kong | 19–21 | South Korea |
| | | Try: Nam-Wook (2) Noh-Woon Con: Oh Youn-Hyung (2/2) Kim Won-Yong (1/1) |
* Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong
* 5 May 2012 18:00
| Japan | 106–3 | United Arab Emirates |
| Try: Tatekawa 5' Fujita (6) 11' , 50' , 58' , 61' , 69' , 71' Goromaru (2) 18' , 21' Mochizuki 25' Semba 32' Kuwazuru (2) 46' , 74' H,Ono 55' Morikawa 65' Kizu 84' Con: Goromaru (10/11) Tatekawa (4/5) | Report | Pen: Strang (1/2) |
* Level-5 Stadium, Fukuoka Referee: Harry Mason
* 11 May 2012 18:00
| United Arab Emirates | 46–31 | Kazakhstan |
* Jebel Ali Center of Excellence, Dubai
* 12 May 2012 13:00
| South Korea | 8–52 | Japan |
| Try: Sung Min Con: Hong Sik (0/1) Pen: Hong Sik (1/1) | Report | Try: Onozawa (3) Makabe Mochizuki Hirose Sasaki (2) Con: Goromaru (6/8) |
* Seongnam Stadium, Seoul
* 19 May 2012 14:00
| Japan | 67–0 | Hong Kong |
* Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
* 19 May 2012 15:00
| Kazakhstan | 17–87 | South Korea |
* National University Stadium, Almaty
* 26 May 2012 13:00
| South Korea | 47–21 | United Arab Emirates |
* Seongnam Stadium, Seoul
* 26 May 2012 16:00
| Hong Kong | 55–0 | Kazakhstan |
* Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong