2016 Cup of Nations (rugby union)

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2016 Cup of Nations
CountriesFlag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong

Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia

Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
Date11–19 November 2016
ChampionsFlag of Russia.svg  Russia (2nd title)
Runners-upFlag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
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The 2016 Cup of Nations was the fourth Cup of Nations rugby union tournament since its creation in 2011. The tournament returned to Hong Kong, reprising its name as the Hong Kong Cup of Nations. The tournament acted as a year ending tournament for "up and coming" tier 3 teams from different continents, providing greater preparation for teams to play in their regional competitions, especially with the 2016 participants aiming to qualify for the 2019 Rugby World Cup or to make the Rugby World Cup global repechage in November 2018.

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Rugby union, widely known simply as rugby, is a contact team sport which originated in England in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its most common form, a game is between two teams of 15 players using an oval-shaped ball on a rectangular field with H-shaped goalposts at each end.

Hong Kong East Asian city

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The four competing teams were hosts Hong Kong, reigning champions Russia, Zimbabwe and Papua New Guinea, who were new to the tournament. Russia successfully defended their title, winning the competition with 14 points.

Hong Kong national rugby union team

The Hong Kong national rugby union team, nicknamed the Dragons, is one of the better rugby sides in Asia outside Japan, and has consistently made the repechages of the Rugby World Cup qualifying. Rugby union in Hong Kong is administered by the Hong Kong Rugby Union since 1952, and competes annually in the Asia Rugby Championship.

Russia national rugby union team rugby union team

The Russia national rugby union team, nicknamed the Bears, is administered by the Rugby Union of Russia (RUR). The RUR is considered the official successor union of the Soviet Union by World Rugby and the combined CIS team which played in the early 1990s. Since 1992, the team has played as Russia. Its first test match as Russia was against the Barbarians in Moscow in June 1992 and the country's first test against an official Test nation was against Belgium later that same year.

Zimbabwe national rugby union team rugby union team

The Zimbabwe national rugby union team, nicknamed the Sables, represents the African nation of Zimbabwe in international competition, and is administered by the Zimbabwe Rugby Union. While sides representing the colony of Rhodesia have played as early as 1910, the modern day Zimbabwe rugby team did not play its first test until 1981, against Kenya. Zimbabwe has competed in two World Cups, in 1987 and 1991, in place of South Africa, who were sanctioned by the IRB at the time due to apartheid. Zimbabwe is categorized as Tier 3 Development One, which prioritizes Zimbabwe over other nations due to historical success as well as popularity of rugby in the nation.

Format

The tournament was played as a single round-robin, with the winner being the team with the most table points after the third round of fixtures.

A round-robin tournament is a competition in which each contestant meets all other contestants in turn. A round-robin contrasts with an elimination tournament, in which participants are eliminated after a certain number of losses.

The points for the tournament were awarded for:

Standings

PlaceNationGamesPointsBonus
points		Table
points
PlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDifference
1Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 33009534+61214
2Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 32018533+42210
3Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 31026464+026
4Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 300335138-10300

Fixtures

Round 1

11 November 2016
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg19-15Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
Report [1]

Round 2

15 November 2016
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg49-19Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
Report [3]
15 November 2016
Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svg34-11Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
Report [4]

Round 3

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