2007 IRB Nations Cup
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| 2007 IRB Nations Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Countries |  Argentina XV South Africa A Georgia Italy A Namibia 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 | South Africa A (1st title) |
| Runners-up | 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 | South Africa A | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 24 | +85 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | |
| 2 | Argentina XV | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 57 | +27 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | |
| 3 | Georgia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 62 | -7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 4 | Romania | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 85 | -31 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 5 | Italy A | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 68 | -20 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 6 | 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
[edit]Round 1
[edit]| 5 June 2007 15:00 EET (UTC+02) |
| Argentina XV | 27 – 20 | 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 | 26 – 18 | 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 | 61 – 7 | 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
[edit]| 10 June 2007 15:00 EET (UTC+02) |
| Namibia | 13 – 47 | 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 | 24 – 7 | 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 | 19 – 8 | 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
[edit]| 16 June 2007 15:00 EET (UTC+02) |
| Italy A | 20 – 22 | 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 | 28 – 16 | 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 | 24 – 10 | 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
[edit] Top points scorers[edit]
Source: irb.com | Top try scorers[edit]
Source: irb.com |
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ 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