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 6th series of the Asian Five Nations rugby union tournament. Japan was again crowned champion. The UAE finished last and is relegated for the following season.

2013 Asian Five Nations
Date20 April – 13 May 2013
Countries Hong Kong
 Japan
 Philippines
 South Korea
 United Arab Emirates
Final positions
Champions Japan (21st title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Websitewww.asian5nations.com
← 2012
2014 →
For divisional competitions, see: 2013 Asian Five Nations division tournaments

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 Points Bonus
points		 Total
points
Played Won Lost Drawn For Against Diff
1 Japan 44003168308424
2 South Korea 431018511570318
3 Hong Kong 422013410826212
4 Philippines 413063250–18716
5 United Arab Emirates 404028245–21700

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[1]
Level-5 Stadium, Fukuoka
Attendance: 2,681
Referee:
Dewi Rowlands
20 April 2013
16:00 UTC+8
Hong Kong  53–7  United Arab Emirates
26 April 2013
17:00 UTC+4
United Arab Emirates  10–75  South Korea
27 April 2013
16:00 UTC+8
Hong Kong  0–38  Japan
Report[2] 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
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[3] Try: Youn Hyung 82'
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 7,408
Referee:
Tobi Lothian
4 May 2013
19:00 UTC+8
Philippines  20–59  Hong Kong
10 May 2013
20:00 UTC+4
United Arab Emirates  3–93  Japan
Pen: Ham 53'
 Report[4] 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
11 May 2013
12:00 UTC+9
South Korea  62–19  Philippines
18 May 2013
12:00 UTC+9
South Korea  43–22  Hong Kong
18 May 2013
19:00 UTC+8
Philippines  24–8  United Arab Emirates

References
  1. "HSBCアジア五カ国対抗2013 第1戦 日本代表 対 フィリピン代表 試合結果". rugby-japan.jp. Archived from the original on 2 July 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  2. "HSBCアジア五カ国対抗2013 第2戦 香港代表 対 日本代表 試合結果". rugby-japan.jp. Archived from the original on 2 July 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  3. "HSBCアジア五カ国対抗2013 第3戦 日本代表 対 韓国代表 試合結果". rugby-japan.jp. Archived from the original on 2 July 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  4. "HSBCアジア五カ国対抗2013 第4戦 UAE代表 対 日本代表 試合結果". rugby-japan.jp. Archived from the original on 2 July 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
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