2014 IRB Tbilisi Cup

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2014 IRB Tbilisi Cup
Date14 – 22 June 2014
CountriesFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina XV
Flag of Italy.svg  Emerging Italy
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Attendance0 (0 per match)
Tries scored12 (2 per match)
Top point scorer(s) Juan Pablo Socino (Argentina Jaguars)
15 points
Top try scorer(s)12 players
1 try
Official website Official website
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The 2014 IRB Tbilisi Cup was the second edition of this international rugby union tournament, created by the International Rugby Board. It was played from 14 to 22 June 2014 at the Avchala Stadium in Tbilisi. [1]

Contents

The hosts Georgia were joined by Spain and two teams that regularly take part in the IRB Nations Cup, Argentina Jaguars and Emerging Italy.

South Africa President's XV won the inaugural tournament in 2013 after winning all three of their games but did not return to defend their title.

Table

TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints ForPoints AgainstPoints DiffTries ForTries AgainstTry BonusLosing BonusPoints
1Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina XV 330011243+69 ? ?1013
2Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 32017349+24 ? ?109
3Flag of Italy.svg  Emerging Italy 31026779–12 ? ?004
4Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 300320101–81 ? ?000
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
Pre-tournament rankings are in parentheses.
Updated: 15 June 2014

Fixtures

The fixtures and kick off times were announced on 4 April 2014. [1]

Matchday 1

14 June 2014
17:00 GET (UTC+4)
Georgia  Flag of Georgia.svg23–13Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Try: T. Mtchedlidze 22' m
Mamukashvili 33' c
Todua 38' m
Con: Tsiklauri (1/3)
Pen: Tsiklauri (2) 16', 80'
Report [2] Try: Newton 30' c
Con: Snee (1/1)
Pen: García (2) 53', 75'
Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi
Attendance: 2,000 [3]
Referee: Andrew McMeneny (Scotland)
FB15 Beka Tsiklauri
RW14 Tamaz Mtchedlidze
OC13 Davit Katcharava
IC12 Revaz Gigauri
LW11 Alexander Todua
FH10 Lasha Malaghuradze
SH9 Giorgi Begadze Sub off.svg 67'
N88 Dimitri Basilaia
OF7 Giorgi Tkhilaishvili Sub off.svg 61'
BF6 Shalva Sutiashvili (c)Sub off.svg 75'
RL5 Kote Mikuatadze
LL4 Giorgi Nemsadze Sub off.svg 61'
TP3 Davit Kubriashvili
HK2 Shalva Mamukashvili Sub off.svg 49'
LP1 Zurab Zhvania Sub off.svg 61'
Replacements:
HK16 Simon Maisuradze Sub on.svg 49'
PR17 Giorgi Mtchedlishvili Sub on.svg 61'
LL18 Lasha Lomidze Sub on.svg 61'
OF19 Givi Berishvili Sub on.svg 61'
SH20 Giorgi Rokhvadze Sub on.svg 67'
WG21 Irakli Qiasashvili
BF22 Muraz Giorgadze Sub on.svg 75'
Coach:
Flag of New Zealand.svg Milton Haig
FB15 Javier Carrión Sub off.svg 72'
RW14 Alberto Díaz Sub off.svg 51'
OC13 Ignacio Gutiérrez Sub off.svg 40'
IC12 Daniel Snee
LW11 Sergio Fernández
FH10 Mariano García
SH9 Facundo Munilla
N88 Jaime Nava (c)Sub off.svg 13'
OF7 Adam Newton
BF6 Manuel Mora
RL5 Víctor Sánchez Sub off.svg 60'
LL4 Alejandro Blanco
TP3 Jesús Moreno Sub off.svg 51'
HK2 Juan Anaya
LP1 Francisco Javier Sanz Sub off.svg 45'
Replacements:
LP16 Agustín Ortiz Sub on.svg 45'
RL17 Romain Asensi Sub on.svg 60'
TP18 Guillermo Espinos Sub on.svg 51'
N819 José Luis del Valle Sub on.svg 13'
FB20 Francisco Cloppet Sub on.svg 72'
OC21 Alejandro Gutiérrez Sub on.svg 40'
RW22 Pablo Fontes Sub on.svg 51'
Coach:
Flag of Spain.svg Santiago Santos

Touch judges:
Shota Tevzadze (Georgia)
Tornike Gvirjishvili (Georgia)


14 June 2014
19:00 GET (UTC+4)
Emerging Italy  Flag of Italy.svg20–45Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina XV
Try: Ragusi 25' c
Visentin 78' c
Con: Padovani (1/1)
Violi (1/1)
Pen: Padovani (2) 16', 42'
Report [2] Try: Brex 43' c
Poet 47' c
Penalty Try 54' c
Moyano 63' m
Taboada 69' m
Masera 80' m
Con: Socino (3)
Pen: Socino (3) 19', 30', 38'
Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi
Referee: Dudley Phillips (IRFU)

Matchday 2

18 June 2014
17:00 GET (UTC+4)
Georgia  Flag of Georgia.svg16–26Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina XV
Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi

18 June 2014
19:00 GET (UTC+4)
Emerging Italy  Flag of Italy.svg37–0Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi

Matchday 3

22 June 2014
17:00 GET (UTC+4)
Georgia  Flag of Georgia.svg34–10Flag of Italy.svg  Emerging Italy
Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi

22 June 2014
19:00 GET (UTC+4)
Argentina XV  Flag of Argentina.svg41–7Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Georgia to host Tbilisi Cup 2014". International Rugby Board. 4 April 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-05-14. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  2. 1 2 "International Rugby Board - Tbilisi Cup hosts Georgia and Jaguars win". Archived from the original on 2014-07-16. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  3. "2014 IRB Tbilisi Cup – Round One". Georgian Rugby Union. Retrieved 17 June 2014.