2015 Cup of Nations (rugby union)

2015 World Rugby Nations Cup 2015 Cup of Nations 13–21 November 2015 HKG POR RUS ZIM RUS 1 HKG 6 2012 2016 The 2015 Cup of Nations was the third Cup of Nations tournament, but the first held outside the United Arab Emirates. Unlike 2011 and 2012, the Cup of Nations was staged in Hong Kong at the Hong Kong Football Club Stadium from November 13 to 21. The tournament acted as a year ending tournament for tier 3 teams from different continents and provides greater preparation for teams to play in their regional competitions, especially this year participants who aim to qualify for the 2019 Rugby World Cup haven failed to qualify for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.Rising Russia to join Portugal and Zimbabwe in Hong Kong Cup of Nations 2015-05-29 South China Morning Post https://web.archive.org/web/20230605081821/https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/fifteens/article/1812130/rising-russia-join-portugal-and-zimbabwe-hong-kong-cup-nations 2023-06-05 live https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/fifteens/article/1812130/rising-russia-join-portugal-and-zimbabwe-hong-kong-cup-nations The four competing teams were hosts Hong Kong, who won the tournament in 2011, Zimbabwe who competed in 2012, while Portugal and Russia are new to the tournament having not competed in either of the 2015 World Rugby Tbilisi Cup or 2015 World Rugby Nations Cup.https://www.newsday.co.zw/2015/06/02/sables-to-play-in-hong-kong-cup-of-nations/ Sables to play in Hong Kong Cup of Nations - NewsDay Zimbabwe 2 June 2015 newsday.co.zw 14 September 2017 Format The tournament is being played as a single round-robin, with the winner being the leading team after the third round of fixtures. The points for the tournament were awarded for: Win = 4 points Draw = 2 points Loss = 1 point Scoring 4 or more tries in one game = 1 bonus point Losing by 7 or less points = 1 bonus point Standings Place Nation Games Points Bonuspoints Tablepoints Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference1 RUS (22) 3 3 0 0 104 29 +75 0 13 2 HKG (24) 3 2 0 1 55 48 +7 0 9 3 POR (28) 3 1 0 2 54 47 +7 0 5 4 ZIM (26) 3 0 0 3 27 116 -89 0 0 Pre-tournament rankings in parentheses Fixtures Round 1 13 November 2015 16:00 HKT (UTC+8) POR 12-23 Reporthttp://www.worldrugby.org/news/123242 Russia crowned HKRU Cup of Nations champions worldrugby.org worldrugby.org 14 September 2017 RUS 13 November 2015 19:00 HKT (UTC+8) HKG 30-11 Report ZIM Round 2 17 November 2015 16:00 HKT (UTC+8) ZIM 5 - 50 RUS 17 November 2015 19:00 HKT (UTC+8) HKG 13 - 6 POR Round 3 21 November 2015 14:00 HKT (UTC+8) POR 36 - 11 ZIM 21 November 2015 17:00 HKT (UTC+8) HKG 12 - 31 RUS See also 2015 end-of-year rugby union internationals References 2015 Category:2015 rugby union tournaments for national teams Category:International rugby union competitions hosted by Hong Kong rugby union Category:2015 in Asian rugby union Category:2015 in Russian rugby union rugby union rugby union Category:November 2015 sports events in China