2012 International Rugby Series

September 2012 2012 IRB International Rugby SeriesDate9 to 17 November 2012Teams5CountriesCanada Russia Samoa Tonga United StatesMatches played4Venue Eirias Stadium, Colwyn Bay, WalesChampions The 2012 IRB International Rugby Series was the first edition of a rugby union tournament, created by the International Rugby Board for tier two and tier three nations, played at Parc Eirias, Colwyn Bay in Wales. The matches between Canada, Russia, Samoa, Tonga and the United States were played over two match days on 9 November and 17 November 2012.IRB boss Bernard Lapasset 'delighted' IRB rugby series will be held at Eirias Park http://www.dailypost.co.uk/sport-news/rugby-news/2012/09/20/irb-boss-bernard-lapasset-delighted-irb-rugby-series-will-be-held-at-eirias-park-55578-31870590/ 25 September 2012 Daily Post 24 September 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121020131703/http://www.dailypost.co.uk/sport-news/rugby-news/2012/09/20/irb-boss-bernard-lapasset-delighted-irb-rugby-series-will-be-held-at-eirias-park-55578-31870590/ 2012-10-20 dead The aim of the tournament was to increase the competitiveness between emerging rugby nations before the 2015 Rugby World Cup, to be held in England and Wales. Other unions involved in the 2012 International Rugby Series were Chile, Fiji, Georgia, Japan, Portugal, Romania and Uruguay.Wales to host IRB International Rugby Series http://www.irb.com/newsmedia/mediazone/pressrelease/newsid=2063577.html International Rugby Board 25 September 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120924005420/http://www.irb.com/newsmedia/mediazone/pressrelease/newsid%3D2063577.html 24 September 2012 The tournament matches were in addition to those between tier one and tier two/three nations within the 2012-2019 international tours and test schedule which increased the opportunities for emerging rugby nations to play the world's best teams in June and November. Fixtures 9 November 2012 18:00 WET/GMT+0 (UTC+0) USA 40–26 Report RUS Fry 6' cL'Estrange 17' cDoyle 36' cWyles 46' cShaw 50' m, 58' c Wyles (5/6) Ostroushko 53' mTemnov (2) 61' m, 71' c Klyuchnikov (1/3) Klyuchnikov 2', 12', 25' (3/4) Eirias Stadium, Colwyn Bay, Wales Leighton Hodges (Wales) FB 15Chris WylesRW 14Cornelius DirksenOC 13Paul EmerickIC 12Andrew SuniulaLW 11Luke HumeFH 10Toby L'EstrangeSH 9 Robbie ShawN8 8 Todd Clever (c)OF 7 John QuillBF 6 Scott LaVallaRL 5 Louis StanfillLL 4 Brian DoyleTP 3 Eric FryHK 2 Chris BillerLP 1 Shawn PittmanReplacements:HK 16Zach FenoglioPR 17Nicholas WallacePR 18Anthony PurpuraFL 19Inaki BasauriFL 20Peter DahlSH 21Mike PetriCE 22Roland SuniulaFH 23Gearoid McDonaldCoach:Mike Tolkin FB 15Igor KlyuchnikovRW 14Denis SimplikevichOC 13Vasily ArtemyevIC 12Alexey MakovetskiyLW 11Vladimir OstroushkoFH 10Sergey SugrobovSH 9 Alexey ShcherbanN8 8 Victor GresevOF 7 Pavel ButenkoBF 6 Andrey TemnovRL 5 Kirill KuleminLL 4 Alexander Voytov (c) TP 3 Evgeny PronenkoHK 2 Valery TsnobiladzeLP 1 Gregory TsnobiladzeReplacements:HK 16Vladislav KorshunovPR 17Alexey VolkovPR 18Innokenty ZykovLK 19Vladimir BoltenkovFL 20Andrey GarbuzovSH 21Gleb BabkinFH 22Ramil GysinCE 23Dmitry GerasimovCoach:WAL Kingsley Jones Touch judges: Wayne Davies (Wales) Chris Williams (Wales) Television match official: Huw Lewis (Wales) 9 November 2012 20:00 WET/GMT+0 (UTC+0) CAN 12–42 Report SAM Moonlight 70' mBraid 74' c Pritchard (1/2) Tuifu'a 4' cLilomaiava 16' m, 21' c, 41' c, 66' c So'oialo (4/5) So'oialo 14', 50', 54' (3/3) Eirias Stadium, Colwyn Bay, Wales 2,859 Francisco Pastrana (Argentina) FB 15James PritchardRW 14Taylor ParisOC 13Ciaran HearnIC 12Phil Mackenzie 31LW 11Matt Evans 65FH 10Connor BraidSH 9 Sean White 67N8 8 Aaron Carpenter (c)OF 7 Chauncey O'Toole BF 6 Tyler Ardron 65RL 5 Tyler HotsonLL 4 Jon Phelan 65TP 3 Doug Wooldridge 50HK 2 Ray Barkwill 50LP 1 Hubert Buydens 59Replacements:HK 16Ryan Hamilton 50PR 17Jason Marshall 50PR 18Andrew Tiedemann 59LK 19Brett Beukeboom 65FL 20John Moonlight 65SH 21Eric Wilson 67CE 22Nick Blevins 53 63 31WG 23Jeff Hassler 65Coach:NZL Kieran Crowley FB 15James So'oialoRW 14Paul PerezOC 13George PisiIC 12Setaimata Sa 51LW 11Robert LilomaiavaFH 10Tusi Pisi 67SH 9 Jeremy Su'a 63N8 8 Taiasina Tuifu'a 51OF 7 Fomai TivainiBF 6 Ofisa Treviranus 61RL 5 Filo PauloLL 4 Fa'atiga LemaluTP 3 Census Johnston 58HK 2 Ole AveiLP 1 Sakaria Taulafo (c) 67Replacements:PR 16Viliamu Afatia 67LK 17Joe Tekori 61PR 18James Johnston 58HK 19Ropeti Lafo 72FB 20Fa'atoina Autagavaia 67SH 21Kahn Fotuali'i 63CE 22Johnny Leota 51FL 23Alafoti Faosiliva 51 72Coach:Stephen Betham Touch judges: Wayne Davies (Wales) Chris Williams (Wales) Television match official: Huw Lewis (Wales) 17 November 2012 18:00 WET/GMT+0 (UTC+0) USA 13–22 Report TON Shaw 38' c Pangelinan Pangelinan 28', 45' (2/4) Helu 2' mLilo 59' cPiukala 75' c Lilo (2/3) Lilo 51' (1/3) Eirias Stadium, Colwyn Bay, Wales Lourens van der Merwe (South Africa) FB 15Zach PangelinanRW 14Cornelius DirksenOC 13Paul EmerickIC 12Andrew SuniulaLW 11Luke HumeFH 10Toby L'EstrangeSH 9 Robbie ShawN8 8 Todd Clever (c)OF 7 John Quill BF 6 Scott LaVallaRL 5 Louis StanfillLL 4 Brian DoyleTP 3 Eric FryHK 2 Chris BillerLP 1 Shawn PittmanReplacements:HK 16Derek AsbunPR 17Nicholas WallaceWG 18Zach PangelinanFL 19Inaki BasauriFL 20Peter DahlSH 21Mike PetriCE 22Roland SuniulaFH 23Gearoid McDonaldCoach:Mike Tolkin FB 15Vunga LiloRW 14Viliami HeluOC 13Suka HufangaIC 12Sione PiukalaLW 11Fetuʻu VainikoloFH 10Fangatapu ApikotoaSH 9 Taniela MoaN8 8 Viliami MaʻafuOF 7 Nili Latu (c) BF 6 Steve MafiRL 5 Lua LokotuiLL 4 Joseph Tuineau TP 3 Halani AulikaHK 2 Elvis TaioneLP 1 Alisona TaumaloloReplacements:HK 16Ilaisia Ma'asiPR 17Kisi PuluPR 18Tevita MailauFL 19Hale T-PoleSH 20Joshua AfuFH 21Viliame IongiWG 22Edmond PaeaWG 23Alipate FatafehiCoach:Mana Otai Touch judges: Tim Hayes (Wales) Wayne Davies (Wales) Television match official: Paul Adams (Wales) 17 November 2012 20:00 WET/GMT+0 (UTC+0) CAN 35–3 Report RUS Hassler 19' c, 57' cParis 42' cBlevins 44' m Pritchard (3/4) Pritchard 4', 10', 33' (3/4) Klyuchnikov 8' (1/3) Eirias Stadium, Colwyn Bay, Wales Francisco Pastrana (Argentina) FB 15James PritchardRW 14Jeff HasslerOC 13Ciaran HearnIC 12Nick BlevinsLW 11Taylor ParisFH 10Harry JonesSH 9 Eric WilsonN8 8 Aaron Carpenter (c)OF 7 Chauncey O'TooleBF 6 Tyler ArdronRL 5 Tyler HotsonLL 4 Jebb SinclairTP 3 Jason MarshallHK 2 Ryan HamiltonLP 1 Andrew TiedemannReplacements:PR 16Hubert BuydensHK 17Ray BarkwillPR 18Doug WooldridgeLK 19Jon PhelanCE 20Phil MackenzieFL 21Nanyak DalaSH 22Phil MackFH 23Connor BraidCoach:NZL Kieran Crowley FB 15Igor KlyuchnikovRW 14Denis SimplikevichOC 13Vasily ArtemyevIC 12Dmitry GerasimovLW 11Vladimir OstroushkoFH 10Sergey SugrobovSH 9 Alexey ShcherbanN8 8 Victor GresevOF 7 Pavel ButenkoBF 6 Andrey TemnovRL 5 Kirill KuleminLL 4 Alexander Voytov (c) TP 3 Evgeny PronenkoHK 2 Valery TsnobiladzeLP 1 Gregory TsnobiladzeReplacements:HK 16Vladislav KorshunovPR 17Alexey VolkovPR 18Innokenty ZykovFL 19Andrey GarbuzovFH 20Ramil GysinSH 21Gleb BabkinFL 22Yuri VengerovCE 23Sergey TrishinCoach:WAL Kingsley Jones Touch judges: Tim Hayes (Wales) Wayne Davies (Wales) Television match official: Paul Adams (Wales) Sponsorship The competition is funded by the International Rugby Board and supported by the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) and Conwy County Borough Council. See also List of international rugby union teams IRB International Rugby Series References Category:2012 rugby union tournaments for national teams Category:2012–13 in Welsh rugby union Category:2012 in American rugby union Category:2012 in Canadian rugby union Category:2012 in Russian rugby union Category:2012 in Samoan rugby union Category:2012 in Tongan rugby union Category:International rugby union competitions hosted by Wales