2007 IRB Nations Cup
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| 2007 IRB Nations Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Countries | File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina XV File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa A File:Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy A File:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania |
| Tournament format(s) | Modified Round-robin |
| Date | 5 – 16 June 2007 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Teams | 6 |
| Matches played | 9 |
| Attendance | 2,000 (222 per match) |
| Tries scored | 42 (4.67 per match) |
| Top point scorer(s) | Peter Grant (Emerging Springboks) (44 points) |
| Top try scorer(s) | Tonderai Chavhanga (Emerging Springboks) Marius Delport (Emerging Springboks) (3 tries) |
| Final | |
| Champions | File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa A (1st title) |
| Runners-up | File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina XV |
The 2007 IRB Nations Cup is the second edition of the international rugby union tournament, a competition created by the International Rugby Board. It pits the "A" Teams of the stronger (Tier 1) rugby nations (Argentina Jaguars, Emerging Springboks and Italy A) against some of the Tier 2 and 3 nations (Romania, Namibia and Georgia).[1] Originally scheduled to take place in the Tineretului Stadium, Bucharest, Romania,[2] in the event the matches took place at the city's Stadionul Arcul de Triumf.[3] Argentina Jaguars were the defending champions, but the Emerging Springboks were the overall winners. The competition format was a modified round-robin whereby each team played 3 of the other 5 teams. The competition was played over three match days, with three matches played consecutively on each day.
Final standings
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points For | Points Against | Points Difference | Tries For | Tries Against | Try Bonus | Losing Bonus | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa A | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 24 | +85 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | |
| 2 | File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina XV | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 57 | +27 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | |
| 3 | File:Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 62 | -7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 4 | File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 85 | -31 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 5 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy A | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 68 | -20 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 6 | File:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 101 | -54 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Source : 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 | ||||||||||||||
Results
Round 1
| 5 June 2007 15:00 EET (UTC+02) |
| Argentina XV File:Flag of Argentina.svg | 27 – 20 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy A |
| Try: Amelong Arocena Planez Pen: Fernández (3) Drop: Fernández (1) | Report | Try: Sepe Pen: Orquera (4) Drop: Orquera (1) |
| Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest |
| 5 June 2007 17:00 EET (UTC+02) |
| Georgia File:Flag of Georgia.svg | 26 – 18 | File:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia |
| Try: Didebulidze Magrakvelidze Urjukashvili Con: Kvirikashvili (1) Pen: Kvirikashvili (2) Drop: Kvirikashvili (1) | Stats | Try: Visser van der Westhuizen Con: Losper (1) Pen: van der Westhuizen (2) |
| Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest Attendance: 2000 Referee: C Damasco (Italy) |
| 5 June 2007 19:00 EET (UTC+02) |
| South Africa A File:Flag of South Africa.svg | 61 – 7 | File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania |
| Try: Brits (2) Chavhanga Floors (2) Joubert Vermaak (2) Con: Grant (6) Pen: Grant (3) | Stats | Try: Petre Con: Vlaicu |
| Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest Referee: M Fox (England) |
Round 2
| 10 June 2007 15:00 EET (UTC+02) |
| Namibia File:Flag of Namibia.svg | 13 – 47 | File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina XV |
| Try: Nieuwenhuis Con: Losper (1) Pen: Losper (2) | Stats | Try: Ascarate Camacho (2) de Achaval Miralles Sanz J Stuart Con: Fernández (3) Pen: Fernández (2) |
| Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest Referee: Romain Poite (France) |
| 10 June 2007 17:00 EET (UTC+02) |
| South Africa A File:Flag of South Africa.svg | 24 – 7 | File:Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia |
| Try: Delport (3) Con: Grant (3) Pen: Grant (1) | Stats | Try: Penalty Try Con: Kvirikashvili (1) |
| Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest Referee: C Damasco (Italy) |
| 10 June 2007 19:00 EET (UTC+02) |
| Romania File:Flag of Romania.svg | 19 – 8 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy A |
| Try: Dumitraș Fercu Pen: Calafeteanu (3) | Stats | Try: Rosa Pen: Marcato (1) |
| Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest Referee: RS Debney (England) |
Round 3
| 16 June 2007 15:00 EET (UTC+02) |
| Italy A File:Flag of Italy.svg | 20 – 22 | File:Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia |
| Try: Sepe Pen: Orquera (5) | Stats | Try: Z Maissuradze Shkinin Urjukashvili Con: Kvirikashvili (2) Pen: Kvirikashvili (1) |
| Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest Referee: RS Debney (England) |
| 16 June 2007 17:00 EET (UTC+02) |
| Romania File:Flag of Romania.svg | 28 – 16 | File:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia |
| Try: Brezoianu Con: Calafeteanu (1) Pen: Calafeteanu (5) Drop: Calafeteanu (1) Vlaicu (1) | Stats | Try: du Plessis Con: Losper (1) Pen: Losper (3) |
| Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest Referee: Romain Poite (France) |
| 16 June 2007 19:00 EET (UTC+02) |
| South Africa A File:Flag of South Africa.svg | 24 – 10 | File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina XV |
| Try: Chavhanga (2) Con: Grant (1) Pen: Grant (3) Drop: Grant (1) | Report | Try: D Stuart Con: Fernández (1) Pen: Fernández (1) |
| Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest |
Top scorers
See also
References
- ↑ See List of international rugby union teams#National teams - tier classification for more information on the Tiers.
- ↑ IRB: original schedule Archived 2014-10-27 at the Wayback Machine Accessed: 15 June 2012
- ↑ IRB Match Reports on games played at Arcul de Triumf on first Archived 2014-10-27 at the Wayback Machine, second Archived 2014-10-27 at the Wayback Machine and third Archived 2008-04-21 at the Wayback Machine days. Accessed: 15 June 2012
External links
Categories:
- World Rugby Nations Cup
- 2007 rugby union tournaments for national teams
- International rugby union competitions hosted by Romania
- 2006–07 in Romanian rugby union
- 2006–07 in Italian rugby union
- 2007 in South African rugby union
- 2007 in Argentine rugby union
- 2007 in Georgian sport
- 2007 in Namibian sport
- Sport in Bucharest