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2011 IRB Nations Cup | |
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Tournament details | |
Countries | Argentina XV Georgia Namibia Portugal Romania South African Kings |
Tournament format(s) | Modified Round-robin |
Date | 10 – 19 June 2011 |
Tournament statistics | |
Teams | 6 |
Matches played | 9 |
Attendance | 0 (0 per match) |
Tries scored | 37 (4.11 per match) |
Top point scorer(s) | Louis Strydom (South African Kings) (47 points) |
Top try scorer(s) | Siyanda Grey (South African Kings) (6 tries) |
Final | |
Champions | South African Kings (1st title) |
Runners-up | Georgia |
The 2011 IRB Nations Cup was the sixth 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 (e.g. Argentina Jaguars) against some Tier 2 and 3 nations (e.g. Romania). [1]
For the fifth consecutive year the event was held in Bucharest, Romania. Namibia returned to defend their title, but South African Kings were the overall winners of the tournament.
The competition format was a modified round-robin whereby the three ENC teams (Romania, Georgia and Portugal) played the other three teams (Argentina Jaguars, Namibia and South African Kings). The competition was played over three match days, with three matches played consecutively on each day.
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Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points For | Points Against | Points Difference | Tries For | Tries Against | Try Bonus | Losing Bonus | Points | ||
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1 | South African Kings | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 52 | +45 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | |
2 | Georgia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 62 | -8 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
3 | Argentina XV | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 52 | +19 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
4 | Namibia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 58 | 59 | -1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
5 | Romania | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 75 | -26 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
6 | Portugal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 89 | -29 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
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 |
10 June 2011 17:00 EET (UTC+02) |
Romania | 13 – 11 | Namibia |
Try: Carpo 18' c Con: Dumbravă (1/1) Pens: Dumbravă (1/1) 4' Vlaicu (1/1) 10' Card: Nere 39' to 49' | Stats | Try: Botha 42' m Pens: Jantjies (1/1) 16' Botha (1/1) 64' Card: du Toit 17' to 27' |
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest Referee: Pascal Gauzere (France) |
10 June 2011 19:00 EET (UTC+02) |
Georgia | 17 – 31 | South African Kings |
Tries: Chkhikvadze 5' c Khamashuridze 22' c Cons: M Urjukashvili (2/2) Pen: M Urjukashvili (1/1) 48' Cards: Chkhikvadze 44' to 54' Shvelidze 54' to 64' | Stats | Tries: Grey (3) 13' c, 69' c, 71' m Cons: Strydom (2/3) Pens: Strydom (4/4) 18', 40', 45', 54' Cards: Newland 29' to 39' Potgieter 77' to 80' |
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest Referee: Jérôme Garces (France) |
10 June 2011 21:00 EET (UTC+02) |
Argentina XV | 21 – 25 | Portugal |
Tries: Tuculet 15' c Leonardi 47' c de la Vega 59' c Cons: Iglesias (3/3) | Stats | Tries: Carl Murray 8'mc Le Roux 75' m Pens: Cabral (5/5) 1', 11', 18', 61', 65' |
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest Referee: Andrew Small (England) |
15 June 2011 17:00 EET (UTC+02) |
Georgia | 14 – 13 | Argentina XV |
Try: Gugava 28' m Pens: B Urjukashvili (3/3) 28', 54', 62' Card: Begadze 25' to 35' | Stats | Try: Ahualli 67' c Con: Iglesias (1/1) Pens: Madero (2/2) 19', 32' |
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest Referee: Pascal Gauzere (France) |
15 June 2011 19:00 EET (UTC+02) |
Romania | 23 – 27 | South African Kings |
Try: Lazar 10' m Pens: Dumbravă (4/4) 2', 28', 31', 47' Calafeteanu (2/2) 70', 73' | Stats | Tries: Grey 16' c Strydom 44' m Con: Strydom (1/2) Pens: Strydom (4/4) 5', 14', 33', 51' DG: Stick (1/1) 54' |
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest Referee: Andrew Small (England) |
15 June 2011 21:00 EET (UTC+02) |
Portugal | 23 – 29 | Namibia |
Tries: Correia 25' c Le Roux 43' c Cons: Cabral (2/2) Pens: Cabral (2/2) 8', 51' Serra (1/1) 14' | Stats | Tries: van Wyk 35' c Penalty try 16' c Cons: Kotzé (2/2) Pens: Kotzé (5/5) 5', 28', 40', 49', 70' |
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest Referee: Jérôme Garces (France) |
19 June 2011 17:00 EET (UTC+02) |
Portugal | 12 – 39 | South African Kings |
Tries: Acosta 14' m Severino 36' c Con: Cabral (1/2) | Stats | Tries: Engels 10' m Newland 32' c Potgieter 49' c Grey (2) 60' c, 78' c Cons: Strydom (2/2) Stick (2/2) Pen: Strydom (2/2) 4', 28' |
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest Referee: Pascal Gauzere (France) |
19 June 2011 19:00 EET (UTC+02) |
Georgia | 23 – 18 | Namibia |
Tries: Samkharadze 34' c Gigauri 44' c Cons: M Urjukashvili (2/2) Pens: M Urjukashvili (3/3) 12', 51', 59' Card: Chkhikvadze 26' to 36' | Stats | Tries: Winckler 6' m Bock 13' c Con: Jantjies (1/2) Pens: Jantjies (2/2) 9', 46' |
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest Referee: Andrew Small (England) |
19 June 2011 21:00 EET (UTC+02) |
Romania | 13 – 37 | Argentina XV |
Try: Tonița 12' c Con: Vlaicu (1/1) Pens: Calafeteanu (2/2) 28', 36' | Stats | Tries: Tuculet (3) 32' c, 60' c, 80'c López 46' c Cons: Iglesias (3/3) Madero (1/1) Pens: Iglesias (2/2) 15', 39' DG: Tuculet (1/1) 21' |
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest Referee: Jérôme Garces (France) |
Top points scorers
Source: irb.com | Top try scorers
Source: irb.com |
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