2009 IRB Nations Cup

2009 IRB Nations Cup FRAITAROURUSSCOURY Modified Round-robin 12 – 21 June 2009 6 9 {{#expr: + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 | tries ={{#expr: + 5 + 10 + 3 + 3 + 5 + 3 + 6 + 4 + 1 }} | top point scorer = Riccardo Bocchino (Italy A)(39 points) | top try scorer = Scott Lawson (Scotland A)Romain Martial (France A)Jim Thompson (Scotland A)Manoa Vosawai (Italy A)Simon Webster (Scotland A)Alexander Yanyushkin (Russia)(2 tries) | venue = | attendance2 = | champions = SCO | count = 1 | runner-up = ITA | website = IRB Nations Cup | previous year = 2008 | previous tournament = 2008 IRB Nations Cup | next year = 2010 | next tournament = 2010 IRB Nations Cup }} The 2009 IRB Nations Cup was the fourth 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 (France A, Italy A and Scotland A) against some of the Tier 2 and 3 nations (Romania, Russia and Uruguay).See List of international rugby union teams#National teams - tier classification for more information on the Tiers. For the third consecutive year the event was held in Bucharest, Romania. Emerging Springboks did not return to defend their title. Scotland A were the overall winners of the tournament. 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 2009 IRB Nations CupTeamPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints ForPoints AgainstPoints DifferenceTries ForTries AgainstTry BonusLosing BonusPoints1 SCO 3 3 0 0 98 22 +76 12 1 1 0 132 ITA 3 2 0 1 74 47 +27 8 6 1 0 93 FRA 3 2 0 1 63 53 +10 7 2 1 0 94 ROU 3 1 0 2 46 55 -9 4 6 0 1 55 RUS 3 1 0 2 39 110 -71 5 15 1 0 56 URY 3 0 0 3 40 73 −33 3 9 0 2 2 Source : https://archive.today/20130127174848/http://www.irb.com/nationscup/archive/eventid=1019/season=2009/standings.html 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 Fixtures Round 1 Reporthttp://www.irb.com/nationscup/news/newsid=2032065.html#nations+cup+day+round https://web.archive.org/web/20090615093558/http://www.irb.com/nationscup/news/newsid=2032065.html#nations+cup+day+round 2009-06-15 IRB 12 June 2009 16:00 EET (UTC+02) ITA 15 – 31 FRA Stats Bocchino (5/5) 11', 17', 39', 60', 67' Mazars 14' mMartial 21' cTomas 35' cEstebanez 61' cMontes 78' m Estebanez (3/5) Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest John Lacey (Ireland) 12 June 2009 18:00 EET (UTC+02) SCO 49 – 7 RUS Stats Dewey 1' mThompson (2) 6' m, 22' mKellock 12' cLawson 34' mCusiter 46' mJackson 47' mMacDonald 53' mCairns 59' c Jackson (2/9) Jackson (1/1) 21' Luhin 37' c Kushnarev (1/1) Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest Chris Draper (United States) 12 June 2009 20:00 EET (UTC+02) URY 11 – 17 ROU Stats Campomar 69' m Etcheverry (2/2) 6', 39' Vlaicu 8' cManta 21' c Vlaicu (2/2) Vlaicu (1/1) 4' Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest David Smortchevsky (Canada) Round 2 Reporthttp://www.irb.com/nationscup/news/newsid=2032241.html#nations+cup+day+review https://web.archive.org/web/20121019085925/http://www.irb.com/nationscup/news/newsid=2032241.html#nations+cup+day+review 2012-10-19 IRB 16 June 2009 16:00 EET (UTC+02) SCO 27 – 3 URU Stats Webster (2) 19' c, 52' cLawson 70' c Blair (3/3) Blair (2/2) 39', 45' Etcheverry 64' Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest JP Doyle (England) 16 June 2009 18:00 EET (UTC+02) ITA 35 – 3 RUS Stats Bocchino 19' cRavalle 41' cSepe 48' cVosawai (2) 70' c, 79' c Bocchino (5/5) Kushnarev 42' Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest David Smortchevsky (Canada) 16 June 2009 20:00 EET (UTC+02) FRA 20 – 16 ROM Stats Martial 20' cForestier 24' c Porical (2/2) Porical 11'Audy 80' Dumitras 49' c Vlaicu (1/1) Dumitras (1/1) 31'Vlaicu (2/2) 44', 60' Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest John Lacey (Ireland) Round 3 Reporthttp://www.irb.com/nationscup/news/newsid=2032475.html#scotland+a+claim+irb+nations+cup+crown https://web.archive.org/web/20121009220138/http://www.irb.com/nationscup/news/newsid=2032475.html#scotland+a+claim+irb+nations+cup+crown 2012-10-09 IRB 21 June 2009 16:00 EET (UTC+02) RUS 29 – 26 URY Stats Ostroushko 7' mYanyushkin (2) 35' c, 60' cBazhenov 49' c Yanyushkin (2/3)Kushnarev (1/1) Yanyushkin (1/1) 47' Sanchez 38' cEspiga 77' c Morales (1/1)Etcheverry (1/1) Etcheverry (2/2) 23', 65'Morales (1/1) 59' Etcheverry (1) 5' Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest Chris Draper (United States) 21 June 2009 18:00 EET (UTC+02) ITA 24 – 13 ROM Stats Pavanello 64' cPratichetti 69' cBacchetti 79' c Bocchino (3/3) Bocchino (1/1) 30' Calafeteanu 52' c Vlaicu (1/1) Vlaicu (2/2) 27', 43' Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest John Lacey (Ireland) 21 June 2009 20:00 EET (UTC+02) FRA 12 – 22 SCO Stats Estebanez (3/3) 28', 47', 56' Lespinas (1/1) 61' Vernon 71' c Jackson (1/1) Jackson (5/5) 3', 13', 20', 39', 44' Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest JP Doyle (England) Top scorers Top points scorers RankPlayerTeamPoints 1 Riccardo Bocchino ITA 39 2 Ruaridh Jackson SCO 29 3 Florin Vlaicu ROM 28 4 Fabrice Estebanez FRA 20 Jeronimo Etcheverry URU 6 Alexander Yanyushkin RUS 17 7 David Blair SCO 12 8 Scott Lawson SCO 10 Romain Martial FRA Jim Thompson SCO Manoa Vosawai ITA Simon Webster SCO Source: irb.com Top try scorers RankPlayerTeamTries 1 Scott Lawson SCO 2 Romain Martial FRA Jim Thompson SCO Manoa Vosawai ITA Simon Webster SCO Alexander Yanyushkin RUS 7 28 players 1 Source: irb.com See also Sports 2009 IRB Pacific Nations Cup References External links IRB Overview https://archive.today/20130126155230/http://www.irb.com/nationscup/archive/eventid=1019/season=2009/results.html IRB Fixtures/Results el IRB Standings 2009 Category:2009 rugby union tournaments for national teams Category:International rugby union competitions hosted by Romania Category:2008–09 in Romanian rugby union Category:2008–09 in Italian rugby union Category:2008–09 in French rugby union Category:2008–09 in Scottish rugby union Category:2009 in Russian rugby union Category:2009 in Uruguayan sport Category:Sports competitions in Bucharest Category:June 2009 sports events in Europe 2009 2009