2007 IRB Nations Cup
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]
| 2007 IRB Nations Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Countries |       |
| 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 | |
| Runners-up | |
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 | | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 24 | +85 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | |
| 2 | | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 57 | +27 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | |
| 3 | | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 62 | -7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 4 | | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 85 | -31 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 5 | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 68 | -20 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 6 | | 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
| Argentina XV |
27 – 20 | |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Amelong Arocena Planez Pen: Fernández (3) Drop: Fernández (1) |
Report | Try: Sepe Pen: Orquera (4) Drop: Orquera (1) |
| Georgia |
26 – 18 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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) |
Round 2
| Namibia |
13 – 47 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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) |
| South Africa A |
24 – 7 | |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Delport (3) Con: Grant (3) Pen: Grant (1) |
Stats | Try: Penalty Try Con: Kvirikashvili (1) |
Round 3
| Italy A |
20 – 22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Sepe Pen: Orquera (5) |
Stats | Try: Z Maissuradze Shkinin Urjukashvili Con: Kvirikashvili (2) Pen: Kvirikashvili (1) |
| Romania |
28 – 16 | |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Brezoianu Con: Calafeteanu (1) Pen: Calafeteanu (5) Drop: Calafeteanu (1) Vlaicu (1) |
Stats | Try: du Plessis Con: Losper (1) Pen: Losper (3) |
| South Africa A |
24 – 10 | |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Chavhanga (2) Con: Grant (1) Pen: Grant (3) Drop: Grant (1) |
Report | Try: D Stuart Con: Fernández (1) Pen: Fernández (1) |
Top scorers
Top points scorers
Source: irb.com |
Top try scorers
Source: irb.com |
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
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