2011 Asian Five Nations
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The 2011 Asian Five Nations, known as the 2011 HSBC Asian 5 Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the HSBC
HSBC
HSBC Holdings plc is a global banking and financial services company headquartered in Canary Wharf, London, United Kingdom. it is the world's second-largest banking and financial services group and second-largest public company according to a composite measure by Forbes magazine...

, was the 4th series of the Asian Five Nations
Asian Five Nations
The Asian Five Nations, known as the HSBC Asian 5 Nations due to its sponsorship by HSBC, is an annual international rugby union competition held between the top five Asian national rugby sides...

 rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...

 tournament.

The 2011 Asian 5 nations consisted of the best 5 teams in Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...

. , who finished last place in the Top 5, was relegated to Division 1, while , the winner of Division 1 was promoted up to the Top 5, for next year's tournament.

Qualification

The Sri Lanka national rugby union team
Sri Lanka national rugby union team
The Sri Lanka national rugby union team represents Sri Lanka in international rugby union competitions. Sri Lanka have yet to make their debut at the Rugby World Cup. They have the longest tradition of organised club rugby in Asia, dating back to 1879, which was just 8 years after the founding of...

 qualified for the 2011 edition of the tournament by winning Division One of the 2010 tournament against Singapore
Singapore national rugby union team
The Singapore national rugby union team represents Singapore in international rugby union. They have yet to make their debut at the Rugby World Cup, though since the 1995 Rugby World Cup, Singapore have been participating in qualification competitions....

 23–16. The United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates national rugby union team
The United Arab Emirates national rugby union team represents the United Arab Emirates in rugby union. They compete in the annual Asian Five Nations....

 also qualify with the disbanding of the Arabian Gulf
Arabian Gulf rugby union team
The Arabian Gulf rugby union team was a combined team of players from Arab states of Persian Gulf — Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates that represented the Arabian Peninsula area in international rugby union competitions...

 rugby team, this is the first time both these teams have appeared in the top five.

Participants

The teams involved are:
Nation Home stadium City Head coach Captain
Hong Kong Football Club Stadium Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

  Dai Rees
Dai Rees (rugby player)
David 'Dai' Rees is a Welsh former rugby union player. He attained four caps for the Wales B side, and was also a National Squad member in 1986....

Tom McColl
None None   John Kirwan Takashi Kikutani
Takashi Kikutani
is a Japanese rugby union player. He plays as number-eight or flanker for Toyota Verblitz.He has currently 33 caps for Japan, with 18 tries scored, 90 points on aggregate. His first match was a 44-29 win over Spain, at 5 November 2005, in Tokyo, in a friendly match, aged 25 years old. He is also...

National University Stadium Almaty
Almaty
Almaty , also known by its former names Verny and Alma-Ata , is the former capital of Kazakhstan and the nation's largest city, with a population of 1,348,500...

  Valeriy Popov Timur Mashurov
CR & FC Grounds
CR & FC Grounds
Ceylonese Rugby & Football Club Grounds is a multi-purpose stadium complex located in Colombo, Sri Lanka.It is the home ground of Caltex League side Ceylonese Rugby & Football Club and on occasion hosts concerts....

Colombo
Colombo
Colombo is the largest city of Sri Lanka. It is located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte, the capital of Sri Lanka. Colombo is often referred to as the capital of the country, since Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte is a satellite city of Colombo...

  Ellis Meachen Sean Wijesinghe
Zayed Sports City
Zayed Sports City
Located in the heart of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Zayed Sports City is the leading destination for sports and entertainment in the UAE.Zayed Sports City features a host of different facilities that are ideal for training, corporate events, concerts, and team sports...


The Sevens
The Sevens (stadium)
The Sevens, also written as "7he Sevens", is a purpose-built rugby sevens stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.It was the venue for the first HSBC A5N Youth Rugby Festival in February 2009.-External links:* * *...

Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi , literally Father of Gazelle, is the capital and the second largest city of the United Arab Emirates in terms of population and the largest of the seven member emirates of the United Arab Emirates. Abu Dhabi lies on a T-shaped island jutting into the Persian Gulf from the central western...


Dubai
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...

  Bruce Birtwistle Mike Cox-Hill

Table

Position Nation Games Points Bonus
points
Total
points
Played Won Lost Drawn For Against Difference
1 4 4 0 0 307 35 272 4 24
2 4 3 1 0 155 61 94 3 18
3 4 1 2 1 40 196 −156 0 8
4 4 1 3 0 54 126 −72 1 6
5 4 0 3 1 47 185 −138 0 3


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

Week 1

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15 Saliya Kumara 
14 Nuwan Hettiarachchi 
13 Gayan Weeraratne 
12 Pradeep Liyanage 
11 Yoshitha Rajapaksa 
10 Fazil Marija (vc
Captain (sports)
In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field...

)
9 Roshan Weeraratne 
8 Sean Wijesinghe (c
Captain (sports)
In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field...

)
7 Danushka Perera 
6 Sajith Saranga 
5 Lasintha de Costa 
4 Senaka Bandara 
3 Eranga Swarnatilleke 
2 Achala Perera 
1 Henry Terrance 
Substitutes:
16 Dinesh Sanjeewa 
17 Ishan Noor 
18 Bilal Hassan 
19 Sathya Ranatunga 
20 Nishal Meepage 
21 Keith Gurusinghe 
22 Prasad Chathuranga 
Coach:
  Ellis Meachen
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15 Tim Flether 
14 Sean Hurley 
13 Jonathan Beeton 
12 Duncan Murray 
11 Steve Smith 
10 Jonathan Grady 
9 Stuart Quinn 
8 Scott Kerr 
7 Carl Von Rosenveldt 
6 Renier Els 
5 Simon Osbourne 
4 Mike Cox-Hill (c
Captain (sports)
In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field...

)
3 Dan Boatwright 
2 Dan Heal 
1 Chris Jones Griffiths 
Substitutes:
16 Andrew Millar 
17 David Clouston 
18 David Vittes 
19 Lloyd Budd 
20 Ali Mohammad 
21 Mohannad Saker 
22 Stephan Imbert 
Coach:
  Bruce Birtwistle


Touch judges:

  Anthony Tobi Lothian

  D. Nimal

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Week 2

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15 Tim Flether 
14 Sean Hurley 
13 Jonathan Beeton 
12 Duncan Murray 
11 Steve Smith 
10 Jonathan Grady 
9 Stuart Quinn 
8 Scott Kerr 
7 Carl Von Rosenveldt 
6 Renier Els 
5 Simon Osbourne 
4 Mike Cox-Hill (c
Captain (sports)
In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field...

)
3 Dan Boatwright 
2 Dan Heal 
1 Chris Jones Griffiths 
Substitutes:
16 Andrew Millar 
17 David Clouston 
18 David Vittes 
19 Lloyd Budd 
20 Ali Mohammad 
21 Mohannad Saker 
22 Stephan Imbert 
Coach:
  Bruce Birtwistle
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8
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Substitutes:
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Coach:
  Valeriy Popov


Touch judges:





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15 Ross Armour 
14 Yui Ken Shing 
13 Tom McColl (c
Captain (sports)
In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field...

)
12 Lee Jones 
11 Rowan Varty 
10 Keith Robertson 
9 Peter McKee 
8 Pale Tauti 
7 Mark Goosen 
6 Nick Hewson 
5 Michael Waller 
4 Renaud Chavanis 
3 NG Wai Shing 
2 Alex Harris 
1 Andrew Li 
Substitutes:
16 CHIK Man Hon 
17 Pete Spizziri 
18 Matthew Nuttall 
19 Terence Montgomery 
20 Tim Alexander 
21 Jamie Hood 
22 Alex McQueen 
Coach:
  Dai Rees
Dai Rees (rugby player)
David 'Dai' Rees is a Welsh former rugby union player. He attained four caps for the Wales B side, and was also a National Squad member in 1986....

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15 Taihei Ueda 
14 Alisi Tupuailei
Alisi Tupuailei
Alisi Tupuailei is a Samoa-born Japanese professional rugby union player who currently plays for Honda Heat and the Japan national rugby union team.-Career:...

 
13 Koji Taira 
12 Ryan Nicholas
Ryan Nicholas
Ryan Nicholas is a Japanese rugby union player who plays for Suntory Sungoliath of the Top League in Japan. In July 2011, he received Japanese citizenship...

 
11 Hirotoki Onozawa
Hirotoki Onozawa
Hirotoki Onozawa plays rugby union at wing for Suntory Sungoliath in the Top League...

 
10 Shaun Webb
Shaun Webb
Shaun Webb is a New Zealand born Japanese rugby union footballer who plays as a fullback. Webb was part of the Japan squad at the 2011 Rugby World Cup. He obtained Japanese citizenship in July 2011, a month before the 2011 Rugby World Cup.-External links:**...

 
9 Atsushi Hiwasa 
8 Ryukoliniasi Holani 
7 Michael Leitch 
6 Takashi Kikutani
Takashi Kikutani
is a Japanese rugby union player. He plays as number-eight or flanker for Toyota Verblitz.He has currently 33 caps for Japan, with 18 tries scored, 90 points on aggregate. His first match was a 44-29 win over Spain, at 5 November 2005, in Tokyo, in a friendly match, aged 25 years old. He is also...

 (c
Captain (sports)
In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field...

)
5 Toshizumi Kitagawa 
4 Justin Ives 
3 Nozomu Fujita 
2 Hiroki Yuhara 
1 Naoki Kawamata 
Substitutes:
16 Takeshi Kizu 
17 Kensuke Hatakeyama 
18 Luke Thompson
Luke Thompson (rugby player)
is a New Zealand-born Japanese rugby union player. He plays as a lock.Thompson's current club is Kintetsu Liners based in Osaka. He also plays for the Japan national rugby union team....

 
19 Toetuu Taufa 
20 Fumiaki Tanaka
Fumiaki Tanaka
is a Japanese rugby union footballer. He plays for the Panasonic Wild Knights in Japan's Top League, and the Japanese rugby team. He plays for his country for the first time in the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. He is currently the smallest player in this World Cup standing at 166 cm...

 
21 James Arlidge
James Arlidge
is a Japanese international rugby union player. He plays primarily at fly-half.-Club career:Unusually he made his Super rugby debut for the Auckland Blues, prior to making his first start in provincial rugby, making the step from junior rugby with Pakuranga and Auckland Colts, due to the then Blues...

 
22 Yuta Imamura 
Coach:
  John Kirwan


Touch judges:




Week 3

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Coach:
  Valeriy Popov
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15 Atsushi Tanabe 
14 Alisi Tupuailei
Alisi Tupuailei
Alisi Tupuailei is a Samoa-born Japanese professional rugby union player who currently plays for Honda Heat and the Japan national rugby union team.-Career:...

 
13 Koji Taira 
12 Yuta Imamura 
11 Taihei Ueda 
10 Shaun Webb
Shaun Webb
Shaun Webb is a New Zealand born Japanese rugby union footballer who plays as a fullback. Webb was part of the Japan squad at the 2011 Rugby World Cup. He obtained Japanese citizenship in July 2011, a month before the 2011 Rugby World Cup.-External links:**...

 
9 Fumiaki Tanaka
Fumiaki Tanaka
is a Japanese rugby union footballer. He plays for the Panasonic Wild Knights in Japan's Top League, and the Japanese rugby team. He plays for his country for the first time in the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. He is currently the smallest player in this World Cup standing at 166 cm...

 
8 Takashi Kikutani
Takashi Kikutani
is a Japanese rugby union player. He plays as number-eight or flanker for Toyota Verblitz.He has currently 33 caps for Japan, with 18 tries scored, 90 points on aggregate. His first match was a 44-29 win over Spain, at 5 November 2005, in Tokyo, in a friendly match, aged 25 years old. He is also...

 
7 Toetuu Taufa 
6 Itaru Taniguchi 
5 Luke Thompson
Luke Thompson (rugby player)
is a New Zealand-born Japanese rugby union player. He plays as a lock.Thompson's current club is Kintetsu Liners based in Osaka. He also plays for the Japan national rugby union team....

 
4 Hitoshi Ono
Hitoshi Ono
Hitoshi Ōno is a Japanese rugby player. He plays at lock for Japan.Ono's current team is the Toshiba Brave Lupus, in Japan. Ono currently has 35 caps for Japan, with 5 tries scored, 25 points in aggregate from 2004 to 2009. He was selected for the 2007 Rugby World Cup, playing three...

 
3 Kensuke Hatakeyama (c
Captain (sports)
In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field...

)
2 Takeshi Kizu 
1 Hisateru Hirashima
Hisateru Hirashima
is a Japanese rugby union footballer. He plays for the Kobe Kobelco Steelers in Japan's Top League, and the Japanese rugby team. He has earned 18 caps for his country....

 
Substitutes:
16 Hiroki Yuhara 
17 Naoki Kawamata 
18 Justin Ives 
19 Michael Leitch 
20 Atsushi Hiwasa 
21 James Arlidge
James Arlidge
is a Japanese international rugby union player. He plays primarily at fly-half.-Club career:Unusually he made his Super rugby debut for the Auckland Blues, prior to making his first start in provincial rugby, making the step from junior rugby with Pakuranga and Auckland Colts, due to the then Blues...

 
22 Goshi Tachikawa 
Coach:
  John Kirwan


Touch judges:




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15 Saliya Kumara 
14 Lasintha de Costa 
13 Gayan Weeraratne 
12 Pradeep Liyanage 
11 Nuwan Hettiarachchi 
10 Fazil Marija (vc
Captain (sports)
In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field...

)
9 Roshan Weeraratne 
8 Sean Wijesinghe (c
Captain (sports)
In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field...

)
7 Yoshitha Rajapaksa 
6 Danushka Perera 
5 Sajith Saranga 
4 Senaka Bandara 
3 Eranga Swarnatilleke 
2 Achala Perera 
1 Henry Terrance 
Substitutes:
16 Charith Seneviratne 
17 Kishore Jehan 
18 Bilal Hassan 
19 Sathya Ranatunga 
20 Nishal Meepage 
21 Keith Gurusinghe 
22 Prasad Chathuranga 
Coach:
  Ellis Meachen
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15 Ross Armour 
14 Rowen Varty 
13 Lee Jones 
12 Tom McColl (c
Captain (sports)
In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field...

)
11 Yui Ken Shing 
10 Keith Robertson 
9 Peter McKee 
8 Pale Tauti 
7 Nick Hewson 
6 Mark Goosen 
5 Renaud Chevans 
4 Mike Waller 
3 Nigel Hobbler 
2 Brent Taylor 
1 Alex Ng 
Substitutes:
16 CHIK Man Hon 
17 Pete Spizziri 
18 Matthew Nuttall 
19 Terence Montgomery 
20 Tim Alexander 
21 Jamie Hood 
22 Alex McQueen 
Coach:
  Dai Rees
Dai Rees (rugby player)
David 'Dai' Rees is a Welsh former rugby union player. He attained four caps for the Wales B side, and was also a National Squad member in 1986....



Touch judges:




Week 4

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15 Tim Fletcher 
14 Sean Hurley 
13 John Beeton 
12 Duncan Murray 
11 Michael Hartley 
10 Jonathan Grady 
9 David Clouston 
8 Carl Von Rosenveldt 
7 Jamie Clarke 
6 Renier Els 
5 Mike Cox-Hill (c
Captain (sports)
In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field...

)
4 Simon Osbourne 
3 Mike Riley 
2 David Vittes 
1 Chris Jones Griffiths 
Substitutes:
16 Dan Heal 
17 Dan Boatwright 
18 Lloyd Budd 
19 Scott Kerr 
20 Stuart Quinn 
21 Cyrus Homayoun 
22 Ali Mohammed 
Coach:
  Bruce Birtwistle
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15 Go Aruga 
14 Kosuke Endo
Kosuke Endo
Kosuke Endo is a Japanese rugby union player. He was a member of the Japan squad at the 2007 Rugby World Cup, scoring a spectacular break-out try against Wales at the Millennium Stadium, and another against Canada in the 12-12 draw .He played for Toyota Verblitz before joining Canterbury for...

 
13 Taihei Ueda 
12 Ryan Nicholas
Ryan Nicholas
Ryan Nicholas is a Japanese rugby union player who plays for Suntory Sungoliath of the Top League in Japan. In July 2011, he received Japanese citizenship...

 
11 Takehisa Usuzuki 
10 James Arlidge
James Arlidge
is a Japanese international rugby union player. He plays primarily at fly-half.-Club career:Unusually he made his Super rugby debut for the Auckland Blues, prior to making his first start in provincial rugby, making the step from junior rugby with Pakuranga and Auckland Colts, due to the then Blues...

 
9 Atsushi Hiwasa 
8 Koliniashi Holani 
7 Michael Leitch 
6 Takashi Kikutani
Takashi Kikutani
is a Japanese rugby union player. He plays as number-eight or flanker for Toyota Verblitz.He has currently 33 caps for Japan, with 18 tries scored, 90 points on aggregate. His first match was a 44-29 win over Spain, at 5 November 2005, in Tokyo, in a friendly match, aged 25 years old. He is also...

 
5 Justin Ives 
4 Hitoshi Ono
Hitoshi Ono
Hitoshi Ōno is a Japanese rugby player. He plays at lock for Japan.Ono's current team is the Toshiba Brave Lupus, in Japan. Ono currently has 35 caps for Japan, with 5 tries scored, 25 points in aggregate from 2004 to 2009. He was selected for the 2007 Rugby World Cup, playing three...

 (c
Captain (sports)
In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field...

)
3 Nozomu Fujita 
2 Hiroki Yuhara 
1 Hisateru Hirashima
Hisateru Hirashima
is a Japanese rugby union footballer. He plays for the Kobe Kobelco Steelers in Japan's Top League, and the Japanese rugby team. He has earned 18 caps for his country....

 
Substitutes:
16 Takeshi Kizu 
17 Kensuke Hatakeyama 
18 Itaru Taniguchi 
19 Toetuu Taufa 
20 Fumiaki Tanaka
Fumiaki Tanaka
is a Japanese rugby union footballer. He plays for the Panasonic Wild Knights in Japan's Top League, and the Japanese rugby team. He plays for his country for the first time in the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. He is currently the smallest player in this World Cup standing at 166 cm...

 
21 Shaun Webb
Shaun Webb
Shaun Webb is a New Zealand born Japanese rugby union footballer who plays as a fullback. Webb was part of the Japan squad at the 2011 Rugby World Cup. He obtained Japanese citizenship in July 2011, a month before the 2011 Rugby World Cup.-External links:**...

 
22 Goshi Tachikawa 
Coach:
  John Kirwan


Touch judges:





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Substitutes:
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Coach:
  Valeriy Popov
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15 Saliya Kumara 
14 Charith Seneviratne 
13 Fazil Marija 
12 Gayan Weeraratne 
11 Nuwan Hettiarachchi 
10 Chanaka Chandimal 
9 Roshan Weeraratne 
8 Keith Gurusinghe 
7 Sean Wijesinghe (c
Captain (sports)
In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field...

)
6 Danushka Perera 
5 Sajith Saranga 
4 Senaka Bandara 
3 Eranga Swarnatilleke 
2 Achala Perera 
1 Henry Terrence 
Substitutes:
16 Kishore Jehan 
17 Chula Susantha 
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Coach:
  Ellis Meachen

Week 5

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15 Saliya Kumara 
14 Chula Susantha 
13 Shabbir Mohamed 
12 Fazil Marija 
11 Nuwan Hettiarachchi 
10 Chanaka Chandimal 
9 Roshan Weeraratne 
8 Keith Gurusinghe 
7 Sajith Saranga 
6 Sean Wijesinghe (c
Captain (sports)
In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field...

)
5 Dinesh Sanjeewa 
4 Senaka Bandara 
3 Kishore Jehan 
2 Achala Perera 
1 Henry Terrence 
Substitutes:
16 Charith Seneviratne 
17 Danushka Perera 
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20
21
22
Coach:
  Ellis Meachen
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15 tasaki tanabe 
14 Takehisa Usuzuki 
13 Alisi Tupualai 
12 Yuta Imamura 
11 Hirotoki Onozawa
Hirotoki Onozawa
Hirotoki Onozawa plays rugby union at wing for Suntory Sungoliath in the Top League...

 
10 Shaun Webb
Shaun Webb
Shaun Webb is a New Zealand born Japanese rugby union footballer who plays as a fullback. Webb was part of the Japan squad at the 2011 Rugby World Cup. He obtained Japanese citizenship in July 2011, a month before the 2011 Rugby World Cup.-External links:**...

 
9 Fumiaki Tanaka
Fumiaki Tanaka
is a Japanese rugby union footballer. He plays for the Panasonic Wild Knights in Japan's Top League, and the Japanese rugby team. He plays for his country for the first time in the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. He is currently the smallest player in this World Cup standing at 166 cm...

 
8 Itaru Thangushi 
7 Toetuu Taufa 
6 Takashi Kikutani
Takashi Kikutani
is a Japanese rugby union player. He plays as number-eight or flanker for Toyota Verblitz.He has currently 33 caps for Japan, with 18 tries scored, 90 points on aggregate. His first match was a 44-29 win over Spain, at 5 November 2005, in Tokyo, in a friendly match, aged 25 years old. He is also...

 (c
Captain (sports)
In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field...

)
5 Luke Thompson
Luke Thompson (rugby player)
is a New Zealand-born Japanese rugby union player. He plays as a lock.Thompson's current club is Kintetsu Liners based in Osaka. He also plays for the Japan national rugby union team....

 
4 Hiroshi Ono
Hiroshi Ono
is a renowned Japanese photographer.-References:*Nihon shashinka jiten / 328 Outstanding Japanese Photographers. Kyoto: Tankōsha, 2000. ISBN 4-473-01750-8. Despite the English-language alternative title, all in Japanese....

 
3 Nazomu Fujita 
2 Hiroki Yuhara 
1 Kersuke Hacheyama 
Substitutes:
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
Coach:
  John Kirwan


Touch judges:




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15 Ross Armour 
14 Yui Ken Shing 
13 Tom McColl (c
Captain (sports)
In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field...

)
12 Lee Jones 
11 Rowan Varty 
10 Keith Robertson 
9 Peter McKee 
8 Pale Tauti 
7 Mark Goosen 
6 Nick Hewson 
5 Michael Waller 
4 Renaud Chavanis 
3 NG Wai Shing 
2 Alex Harris 
1 Andrew Li 
Substitutes:
16 CHIK Man Hon 
17 Pete Spizziri 
18 Matthew Nuttall 
19 Terence Montgomery 
20 Tim Alexander 
21 Jamie Hood 
22 Alex McQueen 
Coach:
  Dai Rees
Dai Rees (rugby player)
David 'Dai' Rees is a Welsh former rugby union player. He attained four caps for the Wales B side, and was also a National Squad member in 1986....

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15 Tim Flether 
14 Sean Hurley 
13 Jonathan Beeton 
12 Duncan Murray 
11 Steve Smith 
10 Jonathan Grady 
9 Stuart Quinn 
8 Scott Kerr 
7 Carl Von Rosenveldt 
6 Renier Els 
5 Simon Osbourne 
4 Mike Cox-Hill (c
Captain (sports)
In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field...

)
3 Dan Boatwright 
2 Dan Heal 
1 Chris Jones Griffiths 
Substitutes:
16 Andrew Millar 
17 David Clouston 
18 David Vittes 
19 Lloyd Budd 
20 Ali Mohammad 
21 Mohannad Saker 
22 Stephan Imbert 
Coach:
  Bruce Birtwistle


Touch judges:




Media coverage

The tournament is broadcast live in many different countries, some of which are listed below:
Nation(s) Broadcaster
China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...

STAR Sports China
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

STAR Sports Hong Kong
India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

STAR Sports India
Malaysia STAR Sports Malaysia

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