2013 IRB Nations Cup

2013 IRB Nations Cup
Tournament details
Countries Argentina Argentina XV
 Italy A
 Romania
 Russia
Tournament format(s) Round-robin
Date 8 – 16 June 2013
Tournament statistics
Teams 4
Matches played 6
Attendance 7,000 (1,167 per match)
Tries scored 22 (3.67 per match)
Top point scorer(s) Florin Vlaicu (Romania)
(51 points)
Top try scorer(s) Cătălin Fercu (Romania)
(3 tries)
Final
Champions  Romania (2nd title)
Runner-up  Italy A
Official website IRB Nations Cup
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The 2013 IRB Nations Cup was the eighth edition of the international rugby union tournament, a competition created by the International Rugby Board. For the seventh time in a row, it was held in Bucharest, Romania. It was played between 8 June and 16 June and ran alongside the 2013 IRB Tbilisi Cup in Georgia. All fixtures were played at the 5,000 capacity Stadionul Naţional de Rugby, the Home stadium for Hosts Romania.[1]

Hosts Romania were joined by ENC side Russia and regular A sides Italy A and 2012 IRB Nations cup runners-up, Argentina Jaguars.

Romania retained the title they won in 2012 by winning all three of their matches.[2]

Standings

Team Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Tries For Tries Against Try Bonus Losing Bonus Points
1  Romania 3 3 0 0 86 41 45 8 4 0 0 12
2  Italy A 3 2 0 1 66 51 15 5 3 0 0 8
3 Argentina Argentina XV 3 1 0 2 44 73 -29 4 7 0 0 4
4  Russia 3 0 0 3 56 87 -31 5 8 0 0 0
Source : www.irb.com
Points breakdown:
*4 points for a win
*2 points for a draw
*1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less
*1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match

Fixtures

Matchday 1

8 June 2013
18:00 EET (UTC+2)
Romania  30 – 20  Russia
Try: Matei 21' c
Fercu 24' c
Macovei 42' c
Con: Vlaicu (3/3)
Pen: Vlaicu (3/3) 13', 53', 78'
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IRB		 Try: Kurashov 4' c
Kushnarev 17' c
Con: Kushnarev (2/2)
Pen: Kushnarev (2/3) 38', 51'

Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Joaquín Montes (URU)
8 June 2013
20:00 EET (UTC+2)
Argentina XV Argentina 6 – 26  Italy A
Pen: Poet (2/4) 12', 40'
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IRB		 Try: Ruffolo (2) 10' c, 20' c
Con: Ambrosini (2/2)
Pen: Ambrosini (3/4) 38', 48', 80'
Drop: Ambrosini (1/1) 15'

Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Neil Patterson (SRU)

Matchday 2

12 June 2013
18:00 EET (UTC+2)
Romania  30 – 8 Argentina Argentina XV
Try: Poparlan 40' c
Macovei 53' c
Vlaicu 80' c
Con: Vlaicu (3/3)
Pen: Vlaicu (3/5) 5', 20', 59'
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IRB		 Try: Isaack 79' m
Pen: Taboada (1/1) 16'

Referee: Claudio Blessano (FIR)
12 June 2013
20:00 EET (UTC+2)
Russia  19 – 27  Italy A
Try: Sugrobov 75' c
Con: Kushnarev (1/1)
Pen: Kushnarev (4/4) 4', 15', 27', 35'
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IRB		 Try: Castagnoli 38' c
Ragusi 79' m
Con: Ragusi (1/2)
Pen: Ragusi (5/6) 6', 24', 36', 42', 62'

Referee: Neil Patterson (SRU)

Matchday 3

16 June 2013
19:00 EET (UTC+2)
Argentina XV Argentina 30 – 17  Russia
Try: Villaluenga 8' c
Cappiello 36' c
Bruno 76' c
Con: Poet (2/2)
Bonilla (1/1)
Pen: Poet (1/1) 31'
Bonilla (2/2) 60', 63'
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IRB		 Try: Kotov 23' c
Sugrobov 72' c
Con: Kushnarev (2/2)
Pen: Kushnarev (1/1) 52'

Attendance: 6,000[2]
Referee: Claudio Blessano (FIR)
16 June 2013
21:00 EET (UTC+2)
Romania  26 – 13  Italy A
Try: Fercu 23' c, 78' c
Con: Vlaicu (2/2)
Pen: Vlaicu (4/6) 27', 35', 52', 71'
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IRB		 Try: Pratichetti 28' c
Con: Ambrosini (1/1)
Pen: Ambrosini (2/5) 18', 32'

Attendance: 6,000[2]
Referee: Joaquín Montes (URU)

Top scorers

Top points scorers

Rank Player Team Points[3]
1 Florin Vlaicu  Romania 51
2 Yury Kushnarev  Russia 36
3 James Ambrosini  Italy A 24
4 Simone Ragusi  Italy A 22
5 Cătălin Fercu  Romania 15
6 Sebastián Poet Argentina Argentina XV 13
7 Mihai Macovei  Romania 10
Edoardo Ruffolo  Italy A
9 Joaquin Diaz Bonilla Argentina Argentina XV 8

Top try scorers

Rank Player Team Tries[3]
1 Cătălin Fercu  Romania 3
2 Mihai Macovei  Romania 2
Edoardo Ruffolo  Italy A
4 15 players 1

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Further boost for Tier Two with Nations Cup".
  2. 1 2 3 "2013: Romanian delight at title defence". International Rugby Board. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Nations Cup". Retrieved 1 April 2014.

External links

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