# 2009 Asian Five Nations

The 2009 Asian Five Nations, known as the 2009 HSBC Asian 5 Nations due to its sponsorship by HSBC, was the second series of the rugby union Asian Five Nations, the flagship competition devised by the International Rugby Board to develop the sport in the Asian region. The tournament played a role in qualifying for the 2011 Rugby World Cup, with Singapore, the last place team, being relegated to Division 1. As the 2010 edition will serve as the final round of Asian qualifying, Singapore is effectively eliminated.

## Changes from 2008

* Arabian Gulf has been replaced with Singapore, who earns promotion from Division 1.

## Teams

The teams involved, with their world rankings pre tournament, were:
* Hong Kong (31)
* Japan (16)
* Kazakhstan (34)
* South Korea (23)
* Singapore (49)

## Final Table

| Position | Nation | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Points | Table points | Table points |
| Position | Nation | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | Tries | Bonus Points | Points |
| 1 | Japan | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 271 | 40 | +231 | 41 | 4 | 24 |
| 2 | Kazakhstan | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 87 | 139 | -52 | 10 | 0 | 15 |
| 3 | South Korea | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 137 | 144 | -7 | 19 | 3 | 13 |
| 4 | Hong Kong | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 110 | 126 | -16 | 8 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | Singapore | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 40 | 196 | -156 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Scoring System
* Win – 5 Points
* Draw – 3 Points
* Loss – 0 Points
* Bonus points for scoring four tries or for losing by no more than 7 points.
* Results

### Fixture overview

| Home | Score (Tries) | Away | Match Information | Match Information |
| Home | Score (Tries) | Away | Date | Venue |
| (1 BP) South Korea | 65–0 | Singapore | 25 Apr 2009 | Tancheon Sports Complex, Seongnam |
| (1 BP) Japan | 87–10 | Kazakhstan | 25 Apr 2009 | Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Osaka |
| Hong Kong | 6–59 | Japan (1 BP) | 2 May 2009 | Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong |
| Kazakhstan | 30–27 | South Korea (1 BP) | 2 May 2009 | Central Stadium, Almaty |
| Singapore | 19–22 | Kazakhstan | 9 May 2009 | Yio Chu Kang Stadium, Singapore |
| (1 BP) South Korea | 36–34 | Hong Kong (2 BP) | 9 May 2009 | Tancheon Sports Complex, Seongnam |
| (1 BP) Japan | 80–9 | South Korea | 16 May 2009 | Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Osaka |
| (1 BP) Hong Kong | 64–6 | Singapore | 16 May 2009 | Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong |
| Singapore | 15–45 | Japan (1 BP) | 23 May 2009 | Yio Chu Kang Stadium, Singapore |
| Kazakhstan | 25–6 | Hong Kong | 24 May 2009 | Central Stadium, Almaty |

### Fixtures

* 25 April 2009
| South Korea | 65–0 | Singapore |
| Tries: Kwang Moon Lee (2) Si Won Choi (2) Sung Soo Sim (2) Kan Kyu Han (2) Keun Hyun Kim (2) Yo Han Cha Con: Jun Ki Hong (3) Keun Hyun Kim (2) | Report | |
* Tancheon Sports Complex, Seongnam
* 25 April 2009
| Japan | 87–11 | Kazakhstan |
| Tries: Shaun Webb (2) Yuta Imamura (2) Ayumu Goromaru (2) Takashi Kikutani Bryce Robins Yuki Yatomi Luke Thompson Michael Leitch Jack Tarrant Hiroki Yoshida Con: Shaun Webb (9) Ayumu Goromaru (2) | Report | Try: Ildar Abdrazakov Con: Denis Cherkashin Pen: Denis Cherkashin |
* Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Osaka
* 2 May 2009
| Hong Kong | 6–59 | Japan |
| Pen: Kenzo Pannell (2) | Report | Tries: Kensuke Hatakeyama (2) Naoki Kawamata Hitoshi Ono Yosshitaka Nakayama Takashi Kikutani Fumiaki Tanaka Hirotoki Onozawa Jack Tarrant Con: Ryan Nicholas (7) |
* Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong
* 2 May 2009
| Kazakhstan | 30–27 | South Korea |
| Tries: Anton Rudoy (3) Con: Maxim Lifontov (3) Pen: Maxim Lifontov (3) | Report | Tries: Jae Yong Chae Dae Ik Jeong Kun Kyu Kan Con: Jun Ki Hong Kuen Hyun Kim (2) Pen: Keun Hyun Kim Drop: Jun Ki Hong |
* Central Stadium, Almaty
* 9 May 2009
| Singapore | 19–22 | Kazakhstan |
| Try: Ben Wheeler Con: John Forrester Pen: John Forrester (4) | Report | Tries: Mihail Soloviyev Denis Cherkashin Oleg Gusselnikov Con: Maxim Lifontov (2) Pen: Maxim Lifontov |
* Yio Chu Kang Stadium, Singapore
* 9 May 2009
| South Korea | 36–34 | Hong Kong |
| Tries: Han Hun Kyu (2) Shing Yong Chul Youn Kwon Woo Park Noh Hoon Hwang Min Seo Con: Chae Jae Yong Lee Jung Min (2) | Report | Tries: Adam Raby (3) Simon Smith Ed Rolston Con: Kenzo Pannell (2) Jonny Elliot Pen: Kenzo Pannell |
* Tancheon Sports Complex, Seongnam
* 16 May 2009
| Japan | 80–9 | South Korea |
| Tries: Hitoshi Onozawa (4) Shaun Webb (2) Ryan Nicholas (2) Jack Tarrant (2) Ayumu Goromaru Yuta Imamura Con: Ryan Nicholas (7) Shaun Webb (3) | Report | Pen: Jun Ki Hong (2) Drop: Jun Ki Hong |
* Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Osaka
* 16 May 2009
| Hong Kong | 64–6 | Singapore |
| Tries: Adam Raby (4) Rowan Varty (3) Simon Smith (2) Con: Kenzo Pannell (7) Mike McKee Pen: Kenzo Pannell | Report | Pen: John Forrester (2) |
* Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong
* 23 May 2009
| Singapore | 15–45 | Japan |
| Pen: Ryan Cumbers (5) | Report | Tries: Hitoshi Ono (2) Takashi Kikutani Yuta Imamura Koji Taira Masakazu Toyota Con: Hiroki Yoshida (5) |
* Yio Chu Kang Stadium, Singapore
* 24 May 2009
| Kazakhstan | 25–6 | Hong Kong |
| Tries: Timur Mashurov Daulet Akymbekov Ildar Abdrazakov Con: Maxim Lifontov (2) Pen: Maxim Lifontov (2) | Report | Pen: Kenzo Pannell Keith Robertson |
* Central Stadium, Almaty