2015 World Rugby Nations Cup

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.

Not to be confused with 2015 Cup of Nations (rugby union).
2015 World Rugby Nations Cup
Tournament details
Countries Argentina XV
 Namibia
 Romania
 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) Florin Vlaicu
Top try scorer(s) Viorel Lucaci (2)
Florin Surugiu (2)
Final
Champions Romania (3rd title)
Runners-up Argentina XV

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
Team Games Points Tries Bounus points Points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference For Against
1 Romania330010112+8990113
2 Argentina XV32014539+66219
3 Spain31023553–183404
4 Namibia30031693–7711400
Source : worldrugby.org
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  10–30  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'
FB15Johann Tromp
RW14Russell van Wyk
OC13Danie van Wyk
IC12JC Greyling 75'
LW11David Philander
FH10Theuns Kotzé 75'
SH9Eugene Jantjies 64'
N88PJ van Lill (c)
OF7Janco Venter 61'
BF6Tinus du Plessis
RL5Nico Esterhuyse
LL4Tijuee Uanivi
TP3Aranos Coetzee 27'
HK2DG Wiese 67'
LP1Casper Viviers 67'
Replacements:
HK16Rathony Becker 67'
PR17Johnny Redelinghuys 27'
PR18AJ de Klerk 67'
FL19Leneve Damens 61'
FL20Thomasau Forbes
SH21Eniell Buitendag 64'
FH22Shaun Kaizemi 75'
CE23Heinrich Smit 75'
Coach:
Danie Vermeulen
FB15Tomás Carrió
RW14Franco Cuaranta
OC13Juan Cappiello 75'
IC12Joaquín Paz
LW11Augusto López
FH10Juan León Novillo 58'
SH9Gonzalo Bertranou (c) 58'
N88Aníbal Panceyra Garrido 61'
OF7Gonzalo Paulín 71'
BF6Lucas Maguire
RL5Gerónimo Albertario
LL4Franco Baldoni
TP3Guido Randisi 58'
HK2Facundo Bosch 62'
LP1Roberto Tejerizo 56'
Replacements:
PR16Santiago García Botta 56'
HK17Tomás Baravalle 62'
PR18Nicolás Mirande 58'
LK19Manuel Plaza 71'
N820Miguel Urtubey 61'
SH21Lucas Alcácer 58'
FH22Cristian Nacassian 58'
CE23Ignacio Brex 75'
Coach:
Felipe Contepomi
Ricardo Le Fort
12 June 2015
20:00 EET (UTC+2)
Romania  35–9  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)
FB15Cătălin Fercu
RW14Adrian Apostol 19' to 29'
OC13Csaba Gál
IC12Florin Vlaicu 60'
LW11Ionuț Botezatu
FH10Dănuț Dumbravă 69'
SH9Valentin Calafeteanu 54'
N88Stelian Burcea 69'
OF7Mihai Macovei (c)
BF6Viorel Lucaci
RL5Marian Drenceanu
LL4Valentin Popîrlan 55'
TP3Andrei Ursache 68'
HK2Otar Turashvili 67'
LP1Mihai Lazăr 67'
Replacements:
HK16Andrei Rădoi 67'
PR17Constantin Pristăviță 67'
PR18Vlad Bădălicescu 69'
LK19Marius Antonescu 55'
N820Vlad Nistor 69'
SH21Florin Surugiu 54'
FH22Jody Rose 69'
WG23Florin Ioniță 60'
Coach:
Lynn Howells
FB15Sergi Aubanell
RW14Ignacio Contardi
OC13Federico Castiglione
IC12Thibaut Alvarez
LW11Pierre García 60'
FH10Brad Linklater
SH9Gregory Maiquez 74'
N88Jaime Nava de Olano (c)
OF7Adam Newton
BF6Javier de Juan
RL5Aníbal Bonán 52' to 62'
LL4David Barrera Howarth
TP3Francisco Sanz Benlloch 67'
HK2Joe Hutchinson
LP1Fernando Martin Lopez Perez 57'
Replacements:
PR16Francisco Blanco 71' to 80' 57'
HK17Juan Anaya Lazaro
PR18Ángel Durango 67'
FL19Manuel Mora Ruiz
FL20Jose Luis del Valle
SH21Facundo Munilla 74'
FH22Marcos Puig
CE23Gauthier Minguillón 60'
Coach:
Santiago Santos

Matchday 2
17 June 2015
17:00 EET (UTC+2)
Argentina XV  15–6  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'
FB15Tomás Carrió
RW14Franco Cuaranta
OC13Ignacio Brex 5' to 18'
IC12Brian Ormson
LW11Bautista Álvarez
FH10Cristian Nacassian
SH9Lucas Alcácer (c)
N88Aníbal Panceyra Garrido
OF7Miguel Urtubey
BF6Lucas Maguire 32' to 42' 49'
RL5Gerónimo Albertario
LL4Manuel Plaza
TP3Lucas Martínez 60'
HK2Tomás Baravalle
LP1Santiago García Botta 62'
Replacements:
PR16Roberto Tejerizo
HK17Facundo Bosch 62'
PR18Nicolás Mirande 60'
LK19Franco Baldoni
FL20Martín Chiappesoni 49'
SH21Gonzalo Bertranou
CE22Juan Cappiello 5' 18'
WG23Augusto López
Coach:
Felipe Contepomi
Ricardo Le Fort
FB15Sergi Aubanell 62'
RW14Antoine Sánchez
OC13Brad Linklater
IC12Thibaut Alvarez 60'
LW11Ignacio Contardi
FH10Marcos Puig
SH9Gregory Maiquez
N88Jaime Nava de Olano (c) 50'
OF7Jose Luis del Valle
BF6David Barrera Howarth
RL5Aníbal Bonán 38' to 48' 54'
LL4Tomás Urbaitis
TP3Fernando Martin Lopez Perez 48'
HK2Juan Anaya Lazaro 46'
LP1Francisco Sanz Benlloch 43'
Replacements:
PR16Francisco Blanco 48'
HK17Johnathan Phipps 46'
PR18Joe Hutchinson 43'
FL19Manuel Mora Ruiz 54'
FL20Javier de Juan 50'
SH21Facundo Munilla
FH22Pierre García 62'
CE23Gauthier Minguillón 60'
Coach:
Santiago Santos
17 June 2015
20:00 EET (UTC+2)
Romania  43–3  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'
FB15Cătălin Fercu 52'
RW14Florin Ioniță
OC13Catalin Dascălu
IC12Csaba Gál 64'
LW11Ionuț Botezatu
FH10Dănuț Dumbravă
SH9Florin Surugiu 67'
N88Mihai Macovei (c)
OF7Randall Morrison
BF6Viorel Lucaci 66'
RL5Marian Drenceanu 62'
LL4Marius Antonescu
TP3Andrei Ursache 46'
HK2Andrei Rădoi
LP1Mihai Lazăr 54'
Replacements:
HK16Otar Turashvili
PR17Constantin Pristăviță 54'
PR18Vlad Bădălicescu 46'
LK19Dorin Lazăr 62'
N820Vlad Nistor 67'
SH21Valentin Calafeteanu 67'
CE22Florin Vlaicu 64'
WG23Stephen Hihetah 52'
Coach:
Lynn Howells
FB15Johann Tromp
RW14David Philander
OC13Danie van Wyk
IC12JC Greyling
LW11Conrad Marais
FH10Shaun Kaizemi 40'
SH9Eugene Jantjies
N88PJ van Lill (c)
OF7Leneve Damens
BF6Thomasau Forbes
RL5Nico Esterhuyse
LL4Janco Venter 68'
TP3Casper Viviers
HK2Callie Swanepoel 52'
LP1Johnny Redelinghuys 52'
Replacements:
HK16DG Wiese 52'
PR17Jaco Engels
PR18AJ de Klerk 52'
LK19Tjiuee Uanivi 68'
FL20Roderique Victor
SH21Eniell Buitendag
FH22Theuns Kotzé
CE23Heinrich Smit 40'
Coach:
Danie Vermeulen

Matchday 3
21 June 2015
17:00 EET (UTC+2)
Spain  20–3  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'
FB15Sergi Aubanell
RW14Ignacio Contardi 75'
OC13Federico Castiglione
IC12Thibaut Alvarez
LW11Pierre García 47'
FH10Brad Linklater
SH9Facundo Munilla
N88Jaime Nava de Olano (c) 69'
OF7Adam Newton 58'
BF6Javier de Juan 33' to 40'
RL5Aníbal Bonán 69'
LL4David Barrera Howarth
TP3Fernando Martin Lopez Perez 47'
HK2Juan Anaya Lazaro 47'
LP1Francisco Sanz Benlloch 40'
Replacements:
PR16Francisco Blanco 47'
HK17Johnathan Phipps 47'
PR18Joe Hutchinson 40'
LK19Tomás Urbaitis 69'
FL20Francisco Copplet 33' 40' 69'
FL21Jose Luis del Valle 58'
WG22Antoine Sánchez 75'
CE23Gauthier Minguillón 47'
Coach:
Santiago Santos
FB15Johann Tromp
RW14David Philander
OC13Danie van Wyk
IC12JC Greyling
LW11Russell van Wyk 63'
FH10Theuns Kotzé
SH9Eniell Buitendag 55'
N88PJ van Lill (c)
OF7Tinus du Plessis
BF6Thomasau Forbes
RL5Tijuee Uanivi
LL4Janco Venter
TP3Aranos Coetzee 65'
HK2DG Wiese 65'
LP1Casper Viviers 71' to 73'
Replacements:
HK16Callie Swanepoel 65'
PR17Johnny Redelinghuys 65'
PR18AJ de Klerk 71' 73'
LK19Nico Esterhuyse
FL20Leneve Damens
SH21Eugene Jantjies 55'
CE22Heinrich Smit 63'
WG23Conrad Marais
Coach:
Danie Vermeulen
21 June 2015
20:00 EET (UTC+2)
Romania  23–0  Argentina XV
Try: Lazăr 24' c
Surugiu 59' c
Con: Vlaicu (2/2) 25', 59'
Pen: Vlaicu (3/5) 46', 49', 52'
 Stats[7]

Referee: Luke Pearce (England)
FB15Cătălin Fercu
RW14Adrian Apostol
OC13Csaba Gál
IC12Florin Vlaicu
LW11Ionuț Botezatu
FH10Michael Wiringi
SH9Valentin Calafeteanu 57'
N88Mihai Macovei (c)
OF7Vlad Nistor
BF6Viorel Lucaci
RL5Marian Drenceanu
LL4Marius Antonescu
TP3Vlad Bădălicescu 60'
HK2Otar Turashvili
LP1Mihai Lazăr 75'
Replacements:
HK16Andrei Rădoi 75'
PR17Constantin Pristăviță 60'
PR18Alex Gordaș
LK19Dorin Lazăr
FL20Stelian Burcea
SH21Florin Surugiu 57'
FH22Dănuț Dumbravă
WG23Florin Ioniță
Coach:
Lynn Howells
FB15Tomás Carrió
RW14Augusto López
OC13Juan Cappiello
IC12Joaquín Paz
LW11Franco Cuaranta
FH10Juan León Novillo
SH9Gonzalo Bertranou (c)
N88Martín Chiappesoni
OF7Gonzalo Paulín
BF6Lucas Maguire 23' to 33'
RL5Aníbal Panceyra Garrido
LL4Gerónimo Albertario
TP3Guido Randisi
HK2Facundo Bosch
LP1Roberto Tejerizo
Replacements:
PR16Santiago García Botta
HK17Tomás Baravalle
PR18Nicolás Mirande
LK19Franco Baldoni
N820Miguel Urtubey
SH21Lucas Alcácer
CE22Brian Ormson
WG23Bautista Álvarez
Coach:
Felipe Contepomi
Ricardo Le Fort

See also

References
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