2013 IRB Tbilisi Cup

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2013 IRB Tbilisi Cup
Date7 – 16 June 2013
CountriesFlag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
IRFU flag.svg Emerging Ireland
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa President's XV
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Tournament statistics
Champions Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa President's XV (1st title)
Matches played6
Attendance6,000 (1,000 per match)
Tries scored28 (4.67 per match)
Top point scorer(s) IRFU flag.svg Ian Keatley (40 points)
Top try scorer(s) Flag of South Africa.svg Uzair Cassiem (2 tries)
IRFU flag.svg Ian Keatley
IRFU flag.svg Niall Morris
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The 2013 IRB Tbilisi Cup was the inaugural edition of this international rugby union tournament, created by the International Rugby Board and was played from 7 to 16 June 2013 at the Avchala Stadium in Tbilisi. [1]

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The hosts Georgia were joined by Uruguay, who regularly take part in the IRB Nations Cup, and two newly founded teams: Emerging Ireland, who were made up of young Irish players that didn't get selected for the Lions tour to Australia or the national side's tour to North America, and a South Africa President's XV, composed of Currie Cup players.

South Africa President's XV won the inaugural tournament after winning all three of their games.

Following this tournament, Georgia played Argentina for the first time outside the Rugby World Cup on 22 June as part of the 2013 mid-year tests.

Table

PositionNationGamesPointsBonus
points		Table
points
PlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDifferenceTries
1 Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa President's XV 33007733+449113
2 IRFU flag.svg Emerging Ireland 32017067+3819
3Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 31025844+14626
4Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 300345106−61511

Fixtures

All times are local

Matchday 1

7 June 2013
17:00 GET (UTC+4)
Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg9 – 37 (9–15) Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa President's XV
Pen: Etcheverry (2/5) 5' 32'
Drop: Etcheverry (1/1) 1'		IRB [2]
ESPN 		Try: Cassiem (2) 22' m 53' m
Bothma 12' m
Engelbrecht 27' m
Louw 71' c
Mkhafu 80' c
Con: Croy (2/6) 72' 80'
Pen: Croy (1/2) 70'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (IRFU)
FB15 Jerónimo Etcheverry
RW14 Pablo Bueno Sub off.svg 61'
OC13 Joaquin Prada Cruz Roja.svg 58' to 61'
IC12 Alberto Román
LW11 Leandro Leivas
FH10 Agustín del Castillo
SH9 Alejo Durán
N88 Juan Manuel Gaminara
OF7 Fernando Bascou
BF6 Juan de Freitas Sub off.svg 66'
RL5 Francisco Lamanna
LL4 Rodrigo Espiga Sub off.svg 73'
TP3 Mario Sagario Sub off.svg 66'
HK2 Arturo Ávalo (c)Sub off.svg 48'
LP1 Rodolfo de Mula Sub off.svg 48'
Replacements:
PR16 Alejo Corral Sub on.svg 48'
HK17 Nicolás Klappenbach Sub on.svg 48'
PR18 Gaston Ibarburu Sub on.svg 66'
LK19 José Coronel Sub on.svg 73'
FL20 Juan Tassistro Sub on.svg 66'
FH21 Germán Albanell Sub on.svg 66'
CE22 Santiago Core Sub on.svg 58'Sub off.svg 66'
Coach:
Flag of Uruguay.svg Pablo Lemoine
FB15 Jacquin Jansen Sub off.svg 62'
RW14 Wilmaure Louw
OC13 Stefan Watermeyer Sub off.svg 70'
IC12 Adriaan Engelbrecht
LW11 Jerome Pretorius
FH10 Ricardo Croy
SH9Sinovuyo NyokaSub off.svg 70'
N88 Renaldo Bothma Sub off.svg 62'
OF7 Uzair Cassiem
BF6 Jaco Bouwer
RL5 Giant Mtyanda
LL4 Brendon Snyman (c)Sub off.svg 72'
TP3 Martin Dreyer
HK2 Ashton Constant Sub off.svg 62'
LP1 Khwezi Mkhafu
Replacements:
HK16 Frank Herne Sub on.svg 62'
PR17Ivann EspagSub on.svg 65'
LK18 Eduan van der Walt Sub on.svg 72'
N819 Brian Shabangu Sub on.svg 62'
SH20 Ntando Kebe Sub on.svg 79'
CE21 Rosko Specman Sub on.svg 70'
FB22 Coenie van Wyk Sub on.svg 62'
Coach:
Flag of South Africa.svg Jimmy Stonehouse
7 June 2013
19:00 GET (UTC+4)
Georgia  Flag of Georgia.svg15 – 20 (10–6) IRFU flag.svg Emerging Ireland
Try: Chkhaidze 40' c
Mchedlidze 57' m
Con: Tsiklauri (1/2) 40'
Pen: Tsiklauri (1/3) 27'		IRB [2]
ESPN 		Try: Kearney 42' m
Pen: Keatley (5/6) 10', 24', 54', 79', 80'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Nick Briant (NZRU)
FB15 Beka Tsiklauri
RW14 Irakli Machkhaneli (c)
OC13 David Kacharava
IC12 Merab Sharikadze Sub off.svg 76'
LW11 Tamaz Mtchedlidze
FH10 Lasha Malaguradze
SH9 Giorgi Begadze
N88 Giorgi Chkhaidze
OF7 Viktor Kolelishvili
BF6 Shalva Sutiashvili
RL5 Kote Mikautadze Sub off.svg 78'
LL4 Vakhtang Maisuradze Sub off.svg 68'
TP3 Levan Chilachava Sub off.svg 60'
HK2 Revaz Belkania Sub off.svg 68'
LP1 Irakli Mirtskhulava
Replacements:
PR16 Giorgi Tetrashvili Sub on.svg 60'
HK17 Simon Maisuradze Sub on.svg 68'
LK18 Giorgi Nemsadze Sub on.svg 68'Yellow card.svg 80' to end'
FL19 Givi Berishvili Sub on.svg 78'
SH20 Vazha Khutsishvili
FH21 Alexander Todua
CE22 Tedo Zibzibadze Sub on.svg 76'
Coach:
Flag of New Zealand.svg Milton Haig
FB15 David Kearney
RW14 Niall Morris
OC13 Eoin Griffin Sub off.svg 67'
IC12 Michael Allen Sub off.svg 49'
LW11 Tiernan O'Halloran
FH10 Ian Keatley
SH9 Michael Heaney Sub off.svg 52'
N88 Robbie Diack
OF7 Dominic Ryan Sub off.svg 67'
BF6 Rhys Ruddock (c)
RL5 David Foley
LL4 Lewis Stevenson Sub off.svg 40'
TP3 Michael Bent
HK2 Robert Herring Sub off.svg 72'
LP1 Jack McGrath
Replacements:
HK16 Niall Annett Sub on.svg 72'
PR17 Richard Lutton
LK18 Ian Nagle Sub on.svg 40'
FL19 Jordi Murphy Sub on.svg 67'
SH20 John Cooney Sub on.svg 52'
FH21 Noel Reid Sub on.svg 49'
CE22 Brendan Macken Sub on.svg 67'
Coach:
IRFU flag.svg Allen Clarke

Matchday 2

11 June 2013
17:00 GET (UTC+4)
Emerging Ireland IRFU flag.svg 8 – 19 (3–10) Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa President's XV
Try: Allen 61' m
Pen: Keatley (1/2) 17'		 [3]
rugby.ge 		Try: Bock 11' c
Con: Bezuidenhout (1/1)
Pen: Bezuidenhout (4/4) 6', 43', 48', 79'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Nick Briant (NZRU)
11 June 2013
19:00 GET (UTC+4)
Georgia  Flag of Georgia.svg27 – 3 (17–0)Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Try: Todua 9' c
Zibzibadze 34' c
Nemsadze 51' c
Con: Tsiklauri (3/3)
Pen: Tsiklauri (2/4) 1', 42'		IRB [4]
ESPN 		Pen: Albanell (1) 56'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Vlad Iordăchescu (FRR)

Matchday 3

16 June 2013
14:00 GET (UTC+4)
Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg33–42 IRFU flag.svg Emerging Ireland
Try: Gaminara 13' c
Espiga 52' c
Albanell 60' c
Román 66' m
de Freitas 80' c
Con: Etcheverry (1)
Prada (3)		Report [5] Try: O'Halloran 4' c
Keatley (2) 9' c, 17' c
Morris (2) 43' c, 48' c
Annett 56' c
Con: Keatley (6/6)
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Vlad Iordăchescu (FRR)
16 June 2013
16:00 GET (UTC+4)
Georgia  Flag of Georgia.svg16–21 Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa President's XV
Try: Chilachava 19' c
Con: Tsiklauri (1/1)
Pen: Tsiklauri (3) 11', 28', 46'		IRB [6]
ESPN 		Try: Specman 36' c
Van der Walt 57' m
Con: Bezuidenhout (1)
Pen: Bezuidenhout (3) 2', 6', 21'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (IRFU)

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References

  1. ↑ "Georgia to host IRB Tbilisi Cup in June". International Rugby Board. 9 April 2013. Archived from the original on 27 April 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  2. 1 2 "International Rugby Board - SA President's XV stage comeback in Tbilisi". Archived from the original on 12 June 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  3. ↑ "Emerging Ireland Suffer Tbilisi Defeat". irishrugby.ie. 11 June 2013. Archived from the original on 15 January 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
  4. ↑ "International Rugby Board - Bezuidenhout kicks President's XV to victory". Archived from the original on 18 June 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
  5. ↑ "Second Place Finish For Emerging Ireland". Irish Rugby. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  6. ↑ "SA President's XV win Tbilisi Cup". www.irb.com. 16 June 2013. Archived from the original on 19 June 2013.
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