2013 IRB Nations Cup

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2013 IRB Nations Cup
Tournament details
CountriesFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina XV
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy A
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Tournament format(s) Round-robin
Date8 – 16 June 2013
Tournament statistics
Teams4
Matches played6
Attendance7,000 (1,167 per match)
Tries scored22 (3.67 per match)
Top point scorer(s) Florin Vlaicu (Romania)
(51 points)
Top try scorer(s) Cătălin Fercu (Romania)
(3 tries)
Final
ChampionsFlag of Romania.svg  Romania (2nd title)
Runners-upFlag of Italy.svg  Italy A
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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]

Contents

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

TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints ForPoints AgainstPoints DifferenceTries ForTries AgainstTry BonusLosing BonusPoints
1Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 3300864145840012
2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy A 320166511553008
3Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina XV 31024473-2947004
4Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 30035687-3158000
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  Flag of Romania.svg30 – 20Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Try: Matei 21' c
Fercu 24' c
Macovei 42' c
Con: Vlaicu (3/3)
Pen: Vlaicu (3/3) 13', 53', 78'		 ESPN
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  Flag of Argentina.svg6 – 26Flag of Italy.svg  Italy A
Pen: Poet (2/4) 12', 40' ESPN
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  Flag of Romania.svg30 – 8Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina XV
Try: Popârlan 40' c
Macovei 53' c
Vlaicu 80' c
Con: Vlaicu (3/3)
Pen: Vlaicu (3/5) 5', 20', 59'		 ESPN
IRB 		Try: Isaack 79' m
Pen: Taboada (1/1) 16'
Referee: Claudio Blessano (FIR)
12 June 2013
20:00 EET (UTC+2)
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg19 – 27Flag of Italy.svg  Italy A
Try: Sugrobov 75' c
Con: Kushnarev (1/1)
Pen: Kushnarev (4/4) 4', 15', 27', 35'		 ESPN
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  Flag of Argentina.svg30 – 17Flag of Russia.svg  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'		 ESPN
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  Flag of Romania.svg26 – 13Flag of Italy.svg  Italy A
Try: Fercu 23' c, 78' c
Con: Vlaicu (2/2)
Pen: Vlaicu (4/6) 27', 35', 52', 71'		 ESPN
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

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Further boost for Tier Two with Nations Cup". Archived from the original on 2013-06-08. Retrieved 2013-05-31.
  2. 1 2 3 "2013: Romanian delight at title defence". International Rugby Board. Archived from the original on 1 April 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Nations Cup". Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
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