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, with Singapore, the last place team, being relegated to Division 1. As the 2010 edition will serve as the final round of Asian qualifying, Singapore is effectively eliminated.

Changes from 2008

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

Teams

The teams involved, with their world rankings pre tournament, were: * (31) * (16) * (34) * (23) * (49)

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.
Results

Fixture overview

Fixtures

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References

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