2015 World Rugby Nations Cup

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2015 World Rugby Nations Cup
Tournament details
CountriesFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina XV
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Tournament format(s) Round-robin
Date12 – 21 June 2014
Tournament statistics
Teams4
Matches played6
Tries scored21 (3.5 per match)
Top point scorer(s) Flag of Romania.svg Florin Vlaicu
Top try scorer(s) Flag of Romania.svg Viorel Lucaci (2)
Flag of Romania.svg Florin Surugiu (2)
Final
ChampionsFlag of Romania.svg  Romania (3rd title)
Runners-upFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina XV
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The 2015 World Rugby Nations Cup was the tenth edition of the international rugby union tournament, a competition created by the World Rugby. For the ninth time in a row, it was held at the Stadionul Naţional de Rugby in Bucharest, Romania, and was played between 12 and 21 June, running alongside 2015 World Rugby Tbilisi Cup in Georgia.

Contents

Romania, the hosts, were joined by ENC side Spain and Argentina A side, Argentina Jaguars, while Namibia returned for the first time since 2011, as they and Romania prepare to participate in the 2015 Rugby World Cup.

Hosts Romania won the tournament, for the first time since 2013, with three from three victories.

Standings

TeamGamesPointsTriesBounus pointsPoints
PlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDifferenceForAgainst
1Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 330010112+8990113
2Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina XV 32014539+66219
3Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 31023553–183404
4Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 30031693–7711400
Source : worldrugby.org Archived 2015-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
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

The fixtures were announced on 1 May 2015. [1]

Matchday 1

12 June 2015
17:00 EET (UTC+2)
Namibia  Flag of Namibia.svg10–30Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina XV
Try: Kotzé 24' c
Con: Kotzé (1/1) 25'
Drop: Kotzé (1/1) 33'		Stats [2] Try: Panceyra Garrido 8' c
Bosch 39' c
Cappiello 51' m
Paz m
Con: Novillo (2/3) 9', 40'
Pen: Novillo (2/4) 29', 54'
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz (France)
FB15 Johann Tromp
RW14 Russell van Wyk
OC13 Danie van Wyk
IC12 JC Greyling Sub off.svg 75'
LW11 David Philander
FH10 Theuns Kotzé Sub off.svg 75'
SH9 Eugene Jantjies Sub off.svg 64'
N88 PJ van Lill (c)
OF7 Janco Venter Sub off.svg 61'
BF6 Tinus du Plessis
RL5 Nico Esterhuyse
LL4 Tijuee Uanivi
TP3 Aranos Coetzee Sub off.svg 27'
HK2 DG Wiese Sub off.svg 67'
LP1 Casper Viviers Sub off.svg 67'
Replacements:
HK16 Rathony Becker Sub on.svg 67'
PR17 Johnny Redelinghuys Sub on.svg 27'
PR18 AJ de Klerk Sub on.svg 67'
FL19 Leneve Damens Sub on.svg 61'
FL20 Thomasau Forbes
SH21 Eniell Buitendag Sub on.svg 64'
FH22 Shaun Kaizemi Sub on.svg 75'
CE23 Heinrich Smit Sub on.svg 75'
Coach:
Flag of Namibia.svg Danie Vermeulen
FB15 Tomás Carrió
RW14 Franco Cuaranta
OC13 Juan Cappiello Sub off.svg 75'
IC12 Joaquín Paz
LW11 Augusto López
FH10 Juan León Novillo Sub off.svg 58'
SH9 Gonzalo Bertranou (c)Sub off.svg 58'
N88 Aníbal Panceyra Garrido Sub off.svg 61'
OF7 Gonzalo Paulín Sub off.svg 71'
BF6 Lucas Maguire
RL5 Gerónimo Albertario
LL4 Franco Baldoni
TP3 Guido Randisi Sub off.svg 58'
HK2 Facundo Bosch Sub off.svg 62'
LP1 Roberto Tejerizo Sub off.svg 56'
Replacements:
PR16 Santiago García Botta Sub on.svg 56'
HK17 Tomás Baravalle Sub on.svg 62'
PR18 Nicolás Mirande Sub on.svg 58'
LK19 Manuel Plaza Sub on.svg 71'
N820 Miguel Urtubey Sub on.svg 61'
SH21 Lucas Alcácer Sub on.svg 58'
FH22 Cristian Nacassian Sub on.svg 58'
CE23 Ignacio Brex Sub on.svg 75'
Coach:
Flag of Argentina.svg Felipe Contepomi
Flag of Argentina.svg Ricardo Le Fort
12 June 2015
20:00 EET (UTC+2)
Romania  Flag of Romania.svg35–9Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Try: Lucaci (2) 35' c, 68' c
Con: Vlaicu (1/1) 35'
Dumbravă (1/1) 69'
Pen: Vlaicu (6/7) 8', 14', 29', 47', 49', 53'
Fercu (1/1) 78'		Stats [3] Pen: Linklater (1/3) 16'
Aubanell (2/2) 44', 59'
Referee: Luke Pearce (England)
FB15 Cătălin Fercu
RW14 Adrian Apostol Yellow card.svg 19' to 29'
OC13 Csaba Gál
IC12 Florin Vlaicu Sub off.svg 60'
LW11 Ionuț Botezatu
FH10 Dănuț Dumbravă Sub off.svg 69'
SH9 Valentin Calafeteanu Sub off.svg 54'
N88 Stelian Burcea Sub off.svg 69'
OF7 Mihai Macovei (c)
BF6 Viorel Lucaci
RL5 Marian Drenceanu
LL4 Valentin Popârlan Sub off.svg 55'
TP3 Andrei Ursache Sub off.svg 68'
HK2 Otar Turashvili Sub off.svg 67'
LP1 Mihai Lazăr Sub off.svg 67'
Replacements:
HK16 Andrei Rădoi Sub on.svg 67'
PR17 Constantin Pristăviță Sub on.svg 67'
PR18 Vlad Bădălicescu Sub on.svg 69'
LK19 Marius Antonescu Sub on.svg 55'
N820 Vlad Nistor Sub on.svg 69'
SH21 Florin Surugiu Sub on.svg 54'
FH22 Jody Rose Sub on.svg 69'
WG23 Florin Ioniță Sub on.svg 60'
Coach:
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Lynn Howells
FB15 Sergi Aubanell
RW14 Ignacio Contardi
OC13 Federico Castiglione
IC12 Thibaut Alvarez
LW11 Pierre García Sub off.svg 60'
FH10 Brad Linklater
SH9 Gregory Maiquez Sub off.svg 74'
N88 Jaime Nava de Olano (c)
OF7 Adam Newton
BF6 Javier de Juan
RL5 Aníbal Bonán Yellow card.svg 52' to 62'
LL4 David Barrera Howarth
TP3 Francisco Sanz Benlloch Sub off.svg 67'
HK2 Joe Hutchinson
LP1 Fernando Martin Lopez Perez Sub off.svg 57'
Replacements:
PR16 Francisco Blanco Yellow card.svg 71' to 80'Sub on.svg 57'
HK17 Juan Anaya Lazaro
PR18 Ángel Durango Sub on.svg 67'
FL19 Manuel Mora Ruiz
FL20 Jose Luis del Valle
SH21 Facundo Munilla Sub on.svg 74'
FH22 Marcos Puig
CE23 Gauthier Minguillón Sub on.svg 60'
Coach:
Flag of Spain.svg Santiago Santos

Matchday 2

17 June 2015
17:00 EET (UTC+2)
Argentina XV  Flag of Argentina.svg15–6Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Try: Carrió 41' m
Cuaranta 47' c
Con: Nacassian (1/2) 48'
Pen: Nacassian (1/2) 7'		Stats [4] Pen: Aubanell (1/2) 56'
Linklater (1/1) 68'
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz (France)
FB15 Tomás Carrió
RW14 Franco Cuaranta
OC13 Ignacio Brex Cruz Roja.svg 5' to 18'
IC12 Brian Ormson
LW11 Bautista Álvarez
FH10 Cristian Nacassian
SH9 Lucas Alcácer (c)
N88 Aníbal Panceyra Garrido
OF7 Miguel Urtubey
BF6 Lucas Maguire Yellow card.svg 32' to 42'Sub off.svg 49'
RL5 Gerónimo Albertario
LL4 Manuel Plaza
TP3 Lucas Martínez Sub off.svg 60'
HK2 Tomás Baravalle
LP1 Santiago García Botta Sub off.svg 62'
Replacements:
PR16 Roberto Tejerizo
HK17 Facundo Bosch Sub on.svg 62'
PR18 Nicolás Mirande Sub on.svg 60'
LK19 Franco Baldoni
FL20 Martín Chiappesoni Sub on.svg 49'
SH21 Gonzalo Bertranou
CE22 Juan Cappiello Sub on.svg 5'Sub off.svg 18'
WG23 Augusto López
Coach:
Flag of Argentina.svg Felipe Contepomi
Flag of Argentina.svg Ricardo Le Fort
FB15 Sergi Aubanell Sub off.svg 62'
RW14 Antoine Sánchez
OC13 Brad Linklater
IC12 Thibaut Alvarez Sub off.svg 60'
LW11 Ignacio Contardi
FH10 Marcos Puig
SH9 Gregory Maiquez
N88 Jaime Nava de Olano (c)Sub off.svg 50'
OF7 Jose Luis del Valle
BF6 David Barrera Howarth
RL5 Aníbal Bonán Yellow card.svg 38' to 48'Sub off.svg 54'
LL4 Tomás Urbaitis
TP3 Fernando Martin Lopez Perez Sub off.svg 48'
HK2 Juan Anaya Lazaro Sub off.svg 46'
LP1 Francisco Sanz Benlloch Sub off.svg 43'
Replacements:
PR16 Francisco Blanco Sub on.svg 48'
HK17 Johnathan Phipps Sub on.svg 46'
PR18 Joe Hutchinson Sub on.svg 43'
FL19 Manuel Mora Ruiz Sub on.svg 54'
FL20 Javier de Juan Sub on.svg 50'
SH21 Facundo Munilla
FH22 Pierre García Sub on.svg 62'
CE23 Gauthier Minguillón Sub on.svg 60'
Coach:
Flag of Spain.svg Santiago Santos
17 June 2015
20:00 EET (UTC+2)
Romania  Flag of Romania.svg43–3Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
Try: Macovei (2) 10' m, 51' c
Surugiu 23' m
Ioniță 34' c
Botezatu 41' m
Morrison 70' c
Vlaicu 73' c
Con: Dumbravă (2/5) 34', 52'
Vlaicu (2/2) 71', 74'		Stats [5] Pen: Kaizemi (1/1) 3'
Referee: Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
FB15 Cătălin Fercu Sub off.svg 52'
RW14 Florin Ioniță
OC13 Catalin Dascălu
IC12 Csaba Gál Sub off.svg 64'
LW11 Ionuț Botezatu
FH10 Dănuț Dumbravă
SH9 Florin Surugiu Sub off.svg 67'
N88 Mihai Macovei (c)
OF7 Randall Morrison
BF6 Viorel Lucaci Sub off.svg 66'
RL5 Marian Drenceanu Sub off.svg 62'
LL4 Marius Antonescu
TP3 Andrei Ursache Sub off.svg 46'
HK2 Andrei Rădoi
LP1 Mihai Lazăr Sub off.svg 54'
Replacements:
HK16 Otar Turashvili
PR17 Constantin Pristăviță Sub on.svg 54'
PR18 Vlad Bădălicescu Sub on.svg 46'
LK19 Dorin Lazăr Sub on.svg 62'
N820 Vlad Nistor Sub on.svg 67'
SH21 Valentin Calafeteanu Sub on.svg 67'
CE22 Florin Vlaicu Sub on.svg 64'
WG23 Stephen Hihetah Sub on.svg 52'
Coach:
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Lynn Howells
FB15 Johann Tromp
RW14 David Philander
OC13 Danie van Wyk
IC12 JC Greyling
LW11 Conrad Marais
FH10 Shaun Kaizemi Sub off.svg 40'
SH9 Eugene Jantjies
N88 PJ van Lill (c)
OF7 Leneve Damens
BF6 Thomasau Forbes
RL5 Nico Esterhuyse
LL4 Janco Venter Sub off.svg 68'
TP3 Casper Viviers
HK2 Callie Swanepoel Sub off.svg 52'
LP1 Johnny Redelinghuys Sub off.svg 52'
Replacements:
HK16 DG Wiese Sub on.svg 52'
PR17 Jaco Engels
PR18 AJ de Klerk Sub on.svg 52'
LK19 Tjiuee Uanivi Sub on.svg 68'
FL20 Roderique Victor
SH21 Eniell Buitendag
FH22 Theuns Kotzé
CE23 Heinrich Smit Sub on.svg 40'
Coach:
Flag of Namibia.svg Danie Vermeulen

Matchday 3

21 June 2015
17:00 EET (UTC+2)
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg20–3Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
Try: Contardi 12' m
Bonán 27' c
Garcia 31' m
Con: Aubanell (1/3) 28'
Pen: Aubanell (1/2) 79'		Stats [6] Con: Kotzé (1/2) 16'
Referee: Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
FB15 Sergi Aubanell
RW14 Ignacio Contardi Sub off.svg 75'
OC13 Federico Castiglione
IC12 Thibaut Alvarez
LW11 Pierre García Sub off.svg 47'
FH10 Brad Linklater
SH9 Facundo Munilla
N88 Jaime Nava de Olano (c)Sub off.svg 69'
OF7 Adam Newton Sub off.svg 58'
BF6 Javier de Juan Cruz Roja.svg 33' to 40'
RL5 Aníbal Bonán Sub off.svg 69'
LL4 David Barrera Howarth
TP3 Fernando Martin Lopez Perez Sub off.svg 47'
HK2 Juan Anaya Lazaro Sub off.svg 47'
LP1 Francisco Sanz Benlloch Sub off.svg 40'
Replacements:
PR16 Francisco Blanco Sub on.svg 47'
HK17 Johnathan Phipps Sub on.svg 47'
PR18 Joe Hutchinson Sub on.svg 40'
LK19 Tomás Urbaitis Sub on.svg 69'
FL20 Francisco Copplet Sub on.svg 33'Sub off.svg 40'Sub on.svg 69'
FL21 Jose Luis del Valle Sub on.svg 58'
WG22 Antoine Sánchez Sub on.svg 75'
CE23 Gauthier Minguillón Sub on.svg 47'
Coach:
Flag of Spain.svg Santiago Santos
FB15 Johann Tromp
RW14 David Philander
OC13 Danie van Wyk
IC12 JC Greyling
LW11 Russell van Wyk Sub off.svg 63'
FH10 Theuns Kotzé
SH9 Eniell Buitendag Sub off.svg 55'
N88 PJ van Lill (c)
OF7 Tinus du Plessis
BF6 Thomasau Forbes
RL5 Tijuee Uanivi
LL4 Janco Venter
TP3 Aranos Coetzee Sub off.svg 65'
HK2 DG Wiese Sub off.svg 65'
LP1 Casper Viviers Cruz Roja.svg 71' to 73'
Replacements:
HK16 Callie Swanepoel Sub on.svg 65'
PR17 Johnny Redelinghuys Sub on.svg 65'
PR18 AJ de Klerk Sub on.svg 71'Sub off.svg 73'
LK19 Nico Esterhuyse
FL20 Leneve Damens
SH21 Eugene Jantjies Sub on.svg 55'
CE22 Heinrich Smit Sub on.svg 63'
WG23 Conrad Marais
Coach:
Flag of Namibia.svg Danie Vermeulen

See also

References

  1. ↑ "World Rugby" . Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  2. ↑ worldrugby.org. "World Rugby". www.worldrugby.org. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  3. ↑ worldrugby.org. "World Rugby". www.worldrugby.org. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  4. ↑ worldrugby.org. "World Rugby". www.worldrugby.org. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  5. ↑ worldrugby.org. "World Rugby". www.worldrugby.org. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  6. ↑ worldrugby.org. "World Rugby". www.worldrugby.org. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  7. ↑ worldrugby.org. "World Rugby". www.worldrugby.org. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
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