2008 IRB Nations Cup

July 2023 2008 IRB Nations Cup RSAGEOITAROMRUSURU Modified Round-robin 11 – 20 June 2008 6 9 {{#expr: + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 | tries ={{#expr: + 7 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 3 + 4 }} | top point scorer = Matias Arocena (Uruguay)(34 points) | top try scorer = Florin Corodeanu (Romania)Dato Gasviani (Georgia)Howard Noble (Emerging Springboks)(2 tries) | venue = | attendance2 = | champions = RSA | count = 2 | runner-up = GEO | website = IRB Nations Cup | previous year = 2007 | previous tournament = 2007 IRB Nations Cup | next year = 2009 | next tournament = 2009 IRB Nations Cup }} 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).See List of international rugby union teams#National teams - tier classification for more information on the Tiers. 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 CupTeamPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints ForPoints AgainstPoints DifferenceTries ForTries AgainstTry BonusLosing BonusPoints1 RSA 3 3 0 0 56 35 21 6 2 0 0 122 GEO 3 2 0 1 48 32 16 5 1 0 0 83 ROM 3 2 0 1 36 43 −7 3 3 0 0 84 ITA 3 1 0 2 60 60 0 6 7 1 1 65 URU 3 1 0 2 47 49 −2 2 4 0 2 66 RUS 3 0 0 3 46 74 −28 3 8 0 2 2 Source : irb.comPoints 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) ITA 38–15 RUS ReportStats Pietrosanti 10' mGalante 20' cSepe 42' mDerbyshire 63' cGiovanchelli 74' m Buso (2/5) Buso (3/3) 14', 30', 47' Marchenko 26' mKhrokin 60' c Yanyushkin (1/2) Yanyushkin (1/1) 70' Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest Radu Petrescu (Romania) 11 June 2008 18:00 EET (UTC+02) RSA 11–3 GEO ReportStats Noble 49' m Dollie (2/2) 27', 46' Barkalaia (1/1) 37' Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest Alan Falzone (Italy) 11 June 2008 20:00 EET (UTC+02) URU 6–10 ROM ReportStats Arocena (1/1) 47'Caffera (1/1) 76' Corodeanu 3' c Vlaicu (1/1) Vlaicu (1/1) 17' Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest Pro Legoete (South Africa) Round 2 15 June 2008 16:00 EET (UTC+02) GEO 20–18 URU ReportStats Nemsadze 7' cGasviani 44' c Malaguradze (2/2) Malaguradze (2/2) 55', 56' Arocena (6/6) 21', 29', 39', 50', 58', 59' Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest Radu Petrescu (Romania) 15 June 2008 18:00 EET (UTC+02) ITA 19–20 RSA ReportStats Sbaraglini 78' c Duca (1/1) Buso (4/4) 42', 47', 54', 63' Waka 30' cJansen 50' c Dollie (2/2) Dollie (2/2) 2', 64' Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest Jérôme Garces (France) 15 June 2008 20:00 EET (UTC+02) RUS 12–13 ROM ReportStats Yanyushkin (4/4) 5', 36', 49', 57' Tasca 68' c Dumbravă (1/1) Dumbravă (2/2) 9', 40' Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest Alan Falzone (Italy) Round 3 20 June 2008 16:00 EET (UTC+02) RUS 19–23 URU ReportStats Volkov 37' c Yanyushkin (1/1) Yanyushkin (3/3) 39', 60', 70' Kuzmenko (1/1) 55' Penalty try 75' cConti 80' c Arocena (2/2) Arocena (3/3) Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest Radu Petrescu (Romania) 20 June 2008 18:00 EET (UTC+02) ITA 3–25 GEO ReportStats Duca (1/1) 20' Gasviani 1' mGundishvili 40' cTsiklauri 78' c Malaguradze (1/2)Uchava (1/1) Malaguradze (2/2) 13', 63' Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest Pro Legoete (South Africa) 20 June 2008 20:00 EET (UTC+02) RSA 25–13 ROM ReportStats Basson 27' cNoble 51' cJenneker 77' m Newman (2/3) Newman (2/2) 22', 38' Corodeanu 26' c Dimofte (1/1) Dumbravă (1/1) 2'Dimofte (1/1) 33' Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest Alan Falzone (Italy) Top scorers Top points scorers RankPlayerTeamPoints 1 Matias Arocena URU 34 2 Alexander Yanyushkin RUS 28 3 Paolo Buso ITA 25 4 Lasha Malaguradze GEO 18 5 Isma-eel Dollie RSA 16 6 Dănuț Dumbravă ROM 11 7 Florin Corodeanu ROM 10 Dato Gasviani GEO Morgan Newman RSA Howard Noble RSA Source: irb.com Top try scorers RankPlayerTeamTries 1 Florin Corodeanu ROM 2 Dato Gasviani GEO Howard Noble RSA 4 18 players, 1 Penalty try 1 Source: irb.com See also Sports 2008 IRB Pacific Nations Cup References External links IRB Overview IRB Fixtures/Results IRB Standings 2008 Category:2008 rugby union tournaments for national teams Category:International rugby union competitions hosted by Romania Category:2007–08 in Romanian rugby union Category:2007–08 in Italian rugby union Category:2008 in South African rugby union Category:2008 in Argentine rugby union Category:2008 in Georgian sport Category:2008 in Uruguayan sport Category:Sports competitions in Bucharest Category:June 2008 sports events in Europe