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일요일, 28 2월 2010 12:18 |
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 The schedule for the Asian 5 Nations has been announced, and this year it's a little more important for the teams taking part.
The winner gets an automatic qualifying spot for the Rugby World Cup in 2011 (in pool A including New Zealand & France), and the runner up goes into a cross-continental qualifying game for pool B (including Argentina & England).
The schedule is as follows:
- April 24th vs. Hong Kong (away)
- May 1st vs. Japan (home)
- May 15th vs. Arabian Gulf (away)
- May 22nd vs. Kazakhstan (home)
The 2009 a5n were dominated by Japan (coached by John Kirwan); scoring 271 points and conceeding only 41. They posted an 87-11 win over Kazakhstan and an 80-9 win over Korea - to easily top the group. The runner's up place was much more hotly contested with Kazakhstan just beating Korea 30-27 to take the second spot. This year both teams have to visit Korea, so I'm sure Korea will be hoping for better results.
The final standings were as follows:
| Team |
Played |
Win |
Loss |
Draw |
Points For |
Points Against |
Points Differential |
Bonus Points |
Total Points |
| Japan |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
271 |
41 |
230 |
4 |
24 |
| Kazakhstan |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
88 |
139 |
-51 |
0 |
15 |
| Korea |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
218 |
144 |
-123 |
3 |
13 |
| Hong Kong |
4 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
110 |
126 |
-16 |
3 |
8 |
| Singapore |
4 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
40 |
196 |
-156 |
1 |
1 |
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