2008 IRB Nations Cup

2008 IRB Nations Cup
Tournament details
Countries South Africa A
 Georgia
 Italy A
 Romania
 Russia
 Uruguay
Tournament format(s)Modified Round-robin
Date11 – 20 June 2008
Tournament statistics
Teams6
Matches played9
Attendance0 (0 per match)
Tries scored25 (2.78 per match)
Top point scorer(s)Matias Arocena (Uruguay)
(34 points)
Top try scorer(s)Florin Corodeanu (Romania)
Dato Gasviani (Georgia)
Howard Noble (Emerging Springboks)
(2 tries)
Final
Champions South Africa A (2nd title)
Runners-up Georgia
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The 2008 IRB Nations Cup was the third 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 (Emerging Springboks and Italy A) against some of the Tier 2 and 3 nations (Romania, Georgia, Russia and Uruguay).[1]

For the second consecutive year the event was held in Bucharest, Romania. The Emerging Springboks were the overall winners for their second consecutive year.

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

2008 IRB Nations Cup
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 56 35 21 6 2 0 0 12
2  Georgia 3 2 0 1 48 32 16 5 1 0 0 8
3  Romania 3 2 0 1 36 43 −7 3 3 0 0 8
4  Italy A 3 1 0 2 60 60 0 6 7 1 1 6
5  Uruguay 3 1 0 2 47 49 −2 2 4 0 2 6
6  Russia 3 0 0 3 46 74 −28 3 8 0 2 2
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

11 June 2008
16:00 EET (UTC+02)
Italy A 38–15 Russia
Try: Pietrosanti 10' m
Galante 20' c
Sepe 42' m
Derbyshire 63' c
Giovanchelli 74' m
Con: Buso (2/5)
Pen: Buso (3/3) 14', 30', 47'		Report
Stats		Try: Marchenko 26' m
Khrokin 60' c
Con: Yanyushkin (1/2)
Pen: Yanyushkin (1/1) 70'
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest
Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)
11 June 2008
18:00 EET (UTC+02)
South Africa A 11–3 Georgia
Try: Noble 49' m
Pen: Dollie (2/2) 27', 46'		Report
Stats		Pen: Barkalaia (1/1) 37'
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest
Referee: Alan Falzone (Italy)
11 June 2008
20:00 EET (UTC+02)
Uruguay 6–10 Romania
Pen: Arocena (1/1) 47'
Caffera (1/1) 76'		Report
Stats		Try: Corodeanu 3' c
Con: Vlaicu (1/1)
Pen: Vlaicu (1/1) 17'
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest
Referee: Pro Legoete (South Africa)

Round 2

15 June 2008
16:00 EET (UTC+02)
Georgia 20–18 Uruguay
Try: Nemsadze 7' c
Gasviani 44' c
Con: Malaguradze (2/2)
Pen: Malaguradze (2/2) 55', 56'		Report
Stats		Pen: Arocena (6/6) 21', 29', 39', 50', 58', 59'
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest
Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)
15 June 2008
18:00 EET (UTC+02)
Italy A 19–20 South Africa A
Try: Sbaraglini 78' c
Con: Duca (1/1)
Pen: Buso (4/4) 42', 47', 54', 63'		Report
Stats		Try: Waka 30' c
Jansen 50' c
Con: Dollie (2/2)
Pen: Dollie (2/2) 2', 64'
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest
Referee: Jérôme Garces (France)
15 June 2008
20:00 EET (UTC+02)
Russia 12–13 Romania
Pen: Yanyushkin (4/4) 5', 36', 49', 57'Report
Stats		Try: Tasca 68' c
Con: Dumbravă (1/1)
Pen: Dumbravă (2/2) 9', 40'
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest
Referee: Alan Falzone (Italy)

Round 3

20 June 2008
16:00 EET (UTC+02)
Russia 19–23 Uruguay
Try: Volkov 37' c
Con: Yanyushkin (1/1)
Pen: Yanyushkin (3/3) 39', 60', 70'
Drop: Kuzmenko (1/1) 55'		Report
Stats		Try: Penalty try 75' c
Conti 80' c
Con: Arocena (2/2)
Pen: Arocena (3/3)
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest
Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)
20 June 2008
18:00 EET (UTC+02)
Italy A 3–25 Georgia
Pen: Duca (1/1) 20'Report
Stats		Try: Gasviani 1' m
Gundishvili 40' c
Tsiklauri 78' c
Con: Malaguradze (1/2)
Uchava (1/1)
Pen: Malaguradze (2/2) 13', 63'
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest
Referee: Pro Legoete (South Africa)
20 June 2008
20:00 EET (UTC+02)
South Africa A 25–13 Romania
Try: Basson 27' c
Noble 51' c
Jenneker 77' m
Con: Newman (2/3)
Pen: Newman (2/2) 22', 38'		Report
Stats		Try: Corodeanu 26' c
Con: Dimofte (1/1)
Pen: Dumbravă (1/1) 2'
Dimofte (1/1) 33'
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest
Referee: Alan Falzone (Italy)

Top scorers

See also

References

  1. ^ See List of international rugby union teams#National teams - tier classification for more information on the Tiers.