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. The top five teams took part in a round-robin competition held on five consecutive weekends between 24 April and 22 May 2010, with each match hosted by one of the participants. Four other divisions operating on a

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between the four divisions and the main tournament. The main tournament was contested by the

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. Japan maintained their unbeaten streak within the Asian Five Nations, winning the tournament for the third time in a row, with an average winning margin of over seventy points in their four games. As champions, they qualified for the

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. Kazakhstan, who placed second with two victories, qualified for the final place play-offs, where they were defeated by

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. Hong Kong and the Arabian Gulf came third and fourth respectively, with two victories each, while Korea were relegated to Division One for the 2011 competition after failing to win a match.

Changes from 2009

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

Teams

The teams involved, with their world rankings pre tournament, were: * (44) * (39) * (13) * (26) * (24)

Final Table

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.

Fixtures

NB: * The Kazakhstan–Japan fixture was moved from Almaty to Tokyo. * The Arabian Gulf–Korea match was the last Test for the Arabian Gulf team.

References

Division 1

External links

Official WebsiteARFU
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