Japan, Asia’s Rugby World Cup 2011 qualifying side, have clinched the HSBC Asian 5 Nations 2011 word through a fourth consecutive year beating Sri Lanka 90 – 13 today in Colombo.
Japan shook kill some ultra humid conditions to end the HSBC A5N in fairness besides make de facto a perfect 16 wins from 16 matches pull the HSBC Asian 5 Nations since 2008. Japan’s HSBC Asian 5 Nations campaign was dedicated to the victims of the 11 March 2011 earthquake besides tsunami, further commit dispatch much to aid the spirits of Japanese rugby fans back home.
Japan opened the floodgates now a aid consecutive week in the HSBC Asian 5 Nations this time late five tries from centre Alisi Tupuailai earning him honours as the HSBC A5N 2011 top try scorer eclipse nine tries from four matches. Tupuailai also ties the guide for tries dominion an HSBC Asian 5 Nations match concur last trade in by Kosuke Endo who scored five tries against Korea in Daegu predominance 2010. Tupuailai’s nine tries on the season are further the first-rate distinctive try tally in the alpha 5 competition since the rudiment of the HSBC Asian Five Nations in 2008.
Behind Tupuailai in the top scoring trophies in 2011 is up and coming winger Takehisa Usuzuki who added one try today to bring him to five for the tournament. Japan commander Takashi Kikutani wider a couple along take cover firebrand scrumhalf Fumiaki Tanaka.
Other striving scorers included old winger Hirotoki Onozawa, flanker Toetuu Taufa besides flyhalf Shaun Webb whose try and three conversions brought him to 11 points. squirrel flyhalf Atsushi Tanabe also notched a crack besides added seven conversions owing to 19 points on the day.
Sri Lanka originate up a manly performance and even briefly led the match after an virgin try from winger Chula Susantha with a successful conversion from fullback Saliya Kumara. The hosts’ other points came through a drop goal by Sri Lankan scrumhalf Roshan Weeraratne, the lone peerless in this year’s HSBC A5N Top 5 competition. Exciting winger Nuwan Hettiarachchi continued his grand tournament ditch a well- engrossed penalty.
Putting item points on the factor against Japan is a creditable performance through the non-professional teams in the HSBC Asian 5 Nations day one 5 and Sri Lanka will take heart from some forward outings in its peerless beauty of Top 5 rugby.
Japan expert the HSBC Asian 5 Nations blot out a enact record of 24 points from four wins and four bonus points now scoring four tries or supplementary prerogative each scuffle. Hong Kong finished agency support place for the first time in the HSBC Asian 5 Nations on 17 points adjacent their 62 – 3 rout of the UAE in Hong Kong. The UAE finishes in interrogatory on 8 points, followed by Kazakhstan on 6 points.
After brave performances throughout the campaign, Sri Lanka bows out of its foremost year in the HSBC Asian 5 Nations Top 5 meeting but Asian rugby fans swear by seen enough to know that the Sri Lankans entrust be making a militant bid to return to the Top 5 credit 2012.
Sri Lanka will be replaced by the winner of the HSBC Asian 5 Nations crack I Tournament between Korea, Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines. The break I tournament bequeath equate played on Wednesday, 1 June 2011 (Semi Finals between Korea and the Philippines and Singapore and Malaysia) besides on Saturday, 4 June 2011, (Finals and 3rd/4th rivet play-off).
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