2011 Cup of Nations (rugby union)

Not to be confused with 2011 IRB Nations Cup.

2011 Cup of Nations Venue                 The Sevens, Dubai
Countries	United Arab Emirates   Kenya   Brazil   Hong Kong
Date	10–16 December 2011
Champions	Hong Kong [1] (1st title)
Runners-up	Kenya
Matches played	6
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The 2011 Emirates Cup of Nations was held at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai as a season ending tournament for tier 3 teams from different continents. ^[2] The four competing teams were hosts UAE, Asian 5 Nations rivals Hong Kong, 2011 Africa Cup champions Kenya and South American Rugby Championship A Division team Brazil.

The tournament was Brazil's first 15-a-side games outside of South America. ^[3]

Hong Kong won the tournament, winning all three games with a bonus point (scoring 4 or more tries in a game). Kenya finished runners-up, courtesy of a last minute win over Brazil in their opening game.

Format

The tournament is being played as a single round-robin, with the winner being the leading team after the third round of fixtures. The points for the tournament were awarded for: Win = 4 points Draw = 2 points Loss = 1 point Scoring 4 or more tries in one game = 1 bonus point Losing by 7 or less points = 1 bonus point.

Fixtures and results

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Bonus points	Table points
		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference
1	Hong Kong	3	3	0	0	153	34	119	3	15
2	Kenya	3	2	0	1	99	81	18	2	10
3	Brazil	3	1	0	2	94	67	27	3	7
4	United Arab Emirates	3	0	0	3	29	193	-164	0	0

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10 December 2011 13:00 (UTC+04:00)

Brazil	25-27	Kenya
Try: (4 tries scored)		Try: (5 tries scored) [4]

The Sevens, Dubai

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10 December 2011 15:00 (UTC+04:00)

United Arab Emirates	14-72	Hong Kong
Try: (2 tries scored) Con: (2 conversions scored)		Try: Tom McQueen (2), Keith Robertson, Alex McQueen, Ed Haynes, Terence Montgomery, Rowan Varty, Cado Lee, Lee Jones, Tim Alexander, Alex Ng Con: Alex McQueen (7) Pen: Alex McQueen

The Sevens

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13 December 2011 18:00 (UTC+04:00)

Hong Kong	44-17	Kenya
Try: Mark Goosen, Rowan Varty, Charles French (2), Adam Raby, Paul Tauti Con: Alex McQueen (4) Pen: Alex McQueen (2)		Try: Dennis Mwanja, Ronnie Mwenesi, (one further try - scorer unknown) Con: (1 conversion scored)

The Sevens

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13 December 2011 20:00 (UTC+04:00)

United Arab Emirates	3-66	Brazil
Pen: (1 Penalty)		Try: Martín Schaefer, Juli, Nativo, Nick, Diegão, Croffi, Gregg (2), Pedrinho, Du Con: Gregg (5) Pen: Gregg Drop: Tanque

The Sevens

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16 December 2011 15:00 (UTC+04:00)

United Arab Emirates	12-55	Kenya
Try: (2 tries scored) Con: (1 conversion scored)		Try: Vincent Mose (2), Vincent Ong'era, Brian Okwomi, Anthony Nyandigisi, Allan Omuka, Kevin Omiyo, David Ambunya Con: Vincent Mose (7) Pen: Vincent Mose

The Sevens

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16 December 2011 17:00 (UTC+04:00)

Hong Kong	37-3	Brazil
Try: Alex McQueen (3), Keith Robertson, Ally Maclay, Rowan Varty, Lee Jones [5] Con: Edward Haynes		Pen: Daniel Gregg [6]

The Sevens

See also

• 2011 Asian Five Nations
• 2012 Cup of Nations

References

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3. "International Rugby Board - Brazilian rugby on the rise and aiming high". Archived from the original on 2012-01-09. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
4. "International Rugby Board - Kenya climb four places in rankings". Archived from the original on 2012-01-27. Retrieved 2011-12-13.
5. "Hong Kong win the inaugural Cup of Nations to reach highest world ranking | Hong Kong RFU". Archived from the original on 2012-06-01. Retrieved 2011-12-18.
6. "Página Oficial da Confederação Brasileira de Rugby". Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2011-12-18.