2006 IRB Nations Cup

2006 IRB Nations Cup ARGITAPRTRUS Round-robin 13 – 24 June 2006 4 6 {{#expr: + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 | tries ={{#expr: + 5 + 7 + 8 + 5 + 8 + 3 }} | top point scorer = | top try scorer = | venue = | attendance2 = | champions = ARG | count = 1 | runner-up = ITA | website = IRB Nations Cup | previous year = | previous tournament = | next year = 2007 | next tournament = 2007 IRB Nations Cup }} The 2006 IRB Nations Cup was the first 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 and Italy A) against some of the Tier 2 and 3 nations (Romania and Russia).See List of international rugby union teams#National teams - tier classification for more information on the Tiers. The tournament took place between 13 and 24 June at Estádio Universitário in Lisbon, Portugal. Argentina Jaguars were the overall winners. The competition format was a round-robin whereby each team played each of the other 3 teams once. The competition was played over three match days, with two matches played consecutively on each day. Final standings 2006 IRB Nations CupTeamPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints ForPoints AgainstPoints DifferenceTries ForTries AgainstTry BonusLosing BonusPoints 1 ARG 3 3 0 0 114 36 +78 14 2 2 0 14 2 ITA 3 1 1 1 69 81 -12 8 10 1 0 7 3 RUS 3 1 0 2 72 113 -41 9 14 2 1 7 4 POR 3 0 1 2 62 87 -25 5 10 0 1 3 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 IRB Report 13 June 2006 16:00 WET (UTC+00) ARG 26 – 11 ITA Report Senillosade VediaAgullaLozada A.N.Other (3/4) Travagli Orquera (2) Estádio Universitário, Lisbon 13 June 2006 18:00 WET (UTC+00) POR 17 – 37 RUS Stats UvaDiogo Mateus Leal (2) Leal (1) GrachevGarbuzovTrishin (2)Novikov Novikov (3) Novikov (2) Estádio Universitário, Lisbon C Damasco (Italy) Round 2 IRB Report 18 June 2006 15:00 WET (UTC+00) ARG 64 – 6Available information only indicates 57 points for Argentina A RUS Report SenillosaBoschPetrellide Vedia (2)Gauthier (2)Agulla Senillosa (7) Senillosa (1) Kushnarev (2) Estádio Universitário, Lisbon 18 June 2006 17:00 WET (UTC+00) POR 26 – 26 ITA Stats David MateusSousa Malheiro (1)Pinto (1) Malheiro (3) Malheiro (1) NitogliaOrquera (2) Orquera (1) Orquera (3) Estádio Universitário, Lisbon F Cuesta (Argentina) Round 3 IRB Report 24 June 2006 15:00 WET (UTC+00) ITA 32 – 29 RUS Stats Spadaro (2)MandelliOnitoglia Orquera (3/4) Orquera (2) Garbouzov (2)KorobeynikovFedchenko Korobeynikov (2)Kushnarev Korobeynikov (1) Estádio Universitário, Lisbon Andrew Macpherson (Scotland) 24 June 2006 17:00 WET (UTC+00) POR 19 – 24 ARG Stats Carvalho Malheiro (1/1) Malheiro (4) ComerelloSenillosa Gauthier (1/2) Gauthier (3) Senillosa Estádio Universitário, Lisbon Peter Fitzgibbon (IRFU) See also Sports 2006 IRB Pacific 5 Nations References External links IRB preview 2006 Category:2006 rugby union tournaments for national teams Category:International rugby union competitions hosted by Portugal Category:2005–06 in Italian rugby union Category:2006 in Russian rugby union Category:2006 in Argentine rugby union Category:2006 in Portuguese sport Category:Sports competitions in Lisbon Category:June 2006 sports events in Europe Category:2000s in Lisbon 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006