2007 IRB Nations Cup

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2007 IRB Nations Cup
Tournament details
CountriesFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina XV
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa A
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy A
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Tournament format(s)Modified Round-robin
Date5 – 16 June 2007
Tournament statistics
Teams6
Matches played9
Attendance2,000 (222 per match)
Tries scored42 (4.67 per match)
Top point scorer(s) Peter Grant (Emerging Springboks)
(44 points)
Top try scorer(s) Tonderai Chavhanga (Emerging Springboks)
Marius Delport (Emerging Springboks)
(3 tries)
Final
ChampionsFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa A (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina XV
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The 2007 IRB Nations Cup is the second edition of the international rugby union tournament, a competition created by the International Rugby Board. It pits the "A" Teams of the stronger (Tier 1) rugby nations (Argentina Jaguars, Emerging Springboks and Italy A) against some of the Tier 2 and 3 nations (Romania, Namibia and Georgia). [1]

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Originally scheduled to take place in the Tineretului Stadium, Bucharest, Romania, [2] in the event the matches took place at the city's Stadionul Arcul de Triumf. [3]

Argentina Jaguars were the defending champions, but the Emerging Springboks were the overall winners.

The competition format was a modified round-robin whereby each team played 3 of the other 5 teams. The competition was played over three match days, with three matches played consecutively on each day.

Final standings

2007 IRB Nations Cup
TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints ForPoints AgainstPoints DifferenceTries ForTries AgainstTry BonusLosing BonusPoints
1Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa A 330010924+851331013
2Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina XV 32018457+27114109
3Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 32015562-776008
4Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 32015485-31410008
5Flag of Italy.svg  Italy A 30034868-2038022
6Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 300347101-54411000
Source : 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

Results

Round 1

IRB Report

5 June 2007
15:00 EET (UTC+02)
Argentina XV  Flag of Argentina.svg27 20Flag of Italy.svg  Italy A
Try: Amelong
Arocena
Planez
Pen: Fernández (3)
Drop: Fernández (1)
Report Try: Sepe
Pen: Orquera (4)
Drop: Orquera (1)
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest

5 June 2007
17:00 EET (UTC+02)
Georgia  Flag of Georgia.svg26 18Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
Try: Didebulidze
Magrakvelidze
Urjukashvili
Con: Kvirikashvili (1)
Pen: Kvirikashvili (2)
Drop: Kvirikashvili (1)
Stats Try: Visser
van der Westhuizen
Con: Losper (1)
Pen: van der Westhuizen (2)
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest
Attendance: 2000
Referee: C Damasco (Italy)

5 June 2007
19:00 EET (UTC+02)
South Africa A  Flag of South Africa.svg61 7Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Try: Brits (2)
Chavhanga
Floors (2)
Joubert
Vermaak (2)
Con: Grant (6)
Pen: Grant (3)
Stats Try: Petre
Con: Vlaicu
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest
Referee: M Fox (England)

Round 2

IRB Report

10 June 2007
15:00 EET (UTC+02)
Namibia  Flag of Namibia.svg13 47Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina XV
Try: Nieuwenhuis
Con: Losper (1)
Pen: Losper (2)
Stats Try: Ascarate
Camacho (2)
de Achaval
Miralles
Sanz
J Stuart
Con: Fernández (3)
Pen: Fernández (2)
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest
Referee: Romain Poite (France)

10 June 2007
17:00 EET (UTC+02)
South Africa A  Flag of South Africa.svg24 7Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
Try: Delport (3)
Con: Grant (3)
Pen: Grant (1)
Stats Try: Penalty Try
Con: Kvirikashvili (1)
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest
Referee: C Damasco (Italy)

10 June 2007
19:00 EET (UTC+02)
Romania  Flag of Romania.svg19 8Flag of Italy.svg  Italy A
Try: Dumitraș
Fercu
Pen: Calafeteanu (3)
Stats Try: Rosa
Pen: Marcato (1)
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest
Referee: RS Debney (England)

Round 3

IRB Report

16 June 2007
15:00 EET (UTC+02)
Italy A  Flag of Italy.svg20 22Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
Try: Sepe
Pen: Orquera (5)
Stats Try: Z Maissuradze
Shkinin
Urjukashvili
Con: Kvirikashvili (2)
Pen: Kvirikashvili (1)
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest
Referee: RS Debney (England)

16 June 2007
17:00 EET (UTC+02)
Romania  Flag of Romania.svg28 16Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
Try: Brezoianu
Con: Calafeteanu (1)
Pen: Calafeteanu (5)
Drop: Calafeteanu (1)
Vlaicu (1)
Stats Try: du Plessis
Con: Losper (1)
Pen: Losper (3)
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest
Referee: Romain Poite (France)

16 June 2007
19:00 EET (UTC+02)
South Africa A  Flag of South Africa.svg24 10Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina XV
Try: Chavhanga (2)
Con: Grant (1)
Pen: Grant (3)
Drop: Grant (1)
Report Try: D Stuart
Con: Fernández (1)
Pen: Fernández (1)
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest

Top scorers

See also

References

  1. See List of international rugby union teams#National teams - tier classification for more information on the Tiers.
  2. IRB: original schedule Archived 2014-10-27 at the Wayback Machine Accessed: 15 June 2012
  3. IRB Match Reports on games played at Arcul de Triumf on first Archived 2014-10-27 at the Wayback Machine , second Archived 2014-10-27 at the Wayback Machine and third Archived 2008-04-21 at the Wayback Machine days. Accessed: 15 June 2012