2012 IRB Nations Cup

2012 Cup of Nations (rugby union) 2012 IRB Nations Cup ARGITAPRTROURUSURU Modified Round-robin 8 – 17 June 2012 6 9 {{#expr: + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 | tries ={{#expr: + 2 + 8 + 5 + 5 + 4 + 4 + 3 + 5 + 3 }} | top point scorer = Dorin Manole (Romania)(30 points) | top try scorer = Andrea Bacchetti (Italy A)Alberto Chiesa (Italy A)(3 tries) | venue = | attendance2 = | champions = ROU | count = 1 | runner-up = ARG | website = IRB Nations Cup | previous year = 2011 | previous tournament = 2011 IRB Nations Cup | next year = 2013 | next tournament = 2013 IRB Nations Cup }} The 2012 IRB Nations Cup was the seventh edition of the international rugby union tournament, a competition created by the International Rugby Board. It pitted the "A" Teams of the stronger rugby nations (Tier 1, Argentina Jaguars and Italy A) against the Tier 2 (Romania) and Tier 3 (Portugal and Russia) nations. And Uruguay played against Romania, Russia and Portugal.See List of international rugby union teams#National teams - tier classification for more information on the Tiers. For the sixth consecutive year the event was held in Bucharest, Romania. South African Kings did not return to defend their title. For the first time in the competition's history, host nation Romania won. The competition format was a modified round-robin whereby there three ENC teams (Romania, Russia and Portugal) played the other three teams (Argentina XV, Italy A and Uruguay). The competition was played over three match days, with three matches played consecutively on each day. Standings 2012 IRB Nations CupTeamPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints ForPoints AgainstPoints DifferenceTries ForTries AgainstTry BonusLosing BonusPoints1 ROU 3 3 0 0 69 43 +26 6 3 0 0 122 ARG 3 2 0 1 95 41 +54 10 2 1 1 103 ITA 3 2 0 1 74 55 +19 9 7 1 1 104 URU 3 1 0 2 57 55 +2 5 6 1 1 65 RUS 3 1 0 2 45 79 -34 6 9 0 0 46 PRT 3 0 0 3 37 104 -67 3 12 0 1 1 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 Fixtures Matchday 1 IRB Reports 8 June 2012 16:00 EET (UTC+02) ROU 29 – 9 URU Stats Lemnaru 70' cFercu 79' c Manole (2/2) Calafeteanu (4/4) 8', 20', 27', 52'Manole (1/1) 62' Ormaechea (2/2) 34', 60' Berchesi (1/1) 57' Andrew Small (England) 8 June 2012 18:00 EET (UTC+02) RUS 17 – 33 ITA Stats Otrokov 10' cBabaev 19' mSelskiy 31' m Sugrobov (1/3) Chiesa (2) 6' m, 75' cBacchetti (2) 35' c, 39' cMorelli 53' c Buso (2/3)Chillon (2/2) Buso (0/1)Chillon (0/1) Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland) 8 June 2012 20:00 EET (UTC+02) PRT 9 – 41 ARG Stats Leal (3/4) 9', 35', 41' Cortes 24' cDe La Fuente 25' cLópez 54' cAhaulli 71' cMasera 75' c Iglesias (3/3)Madero (2/2) Iglesias (2/3) 6', 60' Neil Paterson (Scotland) Matchday 2 IRB Reports 12 June 2012 16:00 EET (UTC+02) PRT 21 – 28 ITA Stats Aguilar 29' mUva 50' c Leal (1/2) Leal (3/3) 6', 33', 64' Bacchetti 40' mChillon 55' cBarbini 60' c Chillon (2/3) Chillon (3/4) 15', 20', 43' 12 June 2012 18:00 EET (UTC+02) ROU 23 – 21 ARG Stats Adascalitei 35' cFercu 48' c Manole (2/2) Manole (3/3) 3', 14', 44'Calafeteanu (0/1) Masera 62' mMadero 71' c Madero (1/2) Madero (3/4) 8', 16', 27' Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland) 12 June 2012 20:00 EET (UTC+02) RUS 19 – 13 URU Stats Zykov 31' cKotov 39' mShakirov 49' c Sugrobov (2/3) Arocena 6' c Durán (1/1) Durán (1/3) 16'Berchesi (1/2) 54' Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest Matchday 3 IRB Reports 17 June 2012 16:00 EET (UTC+02) RUS 9 – 33 ARG Stats Sugrobov (3/3) 9', 13', 30' Basile 70' cBollini 74' cPonce 79' c Madero (3/3) Iglesias (4/4) 27', 32', 35', 49'Madero (0/1) 67' Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest Andrew Small (England) 17 June 2012 18:00 EET (UTC+02) PRT 7 – 35 URU Stats Uva 57' c Leal (1/1) Leal (0/2) 32', 39' Sagario 29' cOrmaechea 35' mSoares 42' cMieres 78' c Ormaechea (2/3)Berchesi (1/1) Ormaechea (2/5) 13', 51'Etcheverry (1/1) 19' Berchesi (0/1) Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland) 17 June 2012 20:00 EET (UTC+02) ROU 17 – 13 ITA Stats Manole 15' cPenalty Try 70' c Manole (1/1)Calafeteanu (1/1) Manole (1/4) 6'Calafeteanu (0/1) Chiesa 75' c Chillon (1/1) Buso (2/2) 3', 47' Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest Neil Paterson (Scotland) Top scorers Top points scorers RankPlayerTeamPoints 1 Dorin Manole ROU 30 2 Benjamín Madero ARG 26 3 Alberto Chillon ITA 24 Santiago González Iglesias ARG 5 Pedro Leal PRT 22 6 Agustín Ormaechea URU 21 7 Andrea Bacchetti ITA 15 Alberto Chiesa ITA Sergey Sugrobov RUS 10 Valentin Calafeteanu ROU 14 Source: irb.com Top try scorers RankPlayerTeamTries 1 Andrea Bacchetti ITA 3 Alberto Chiesa ITA 2 Cătălin Fercu ROU 2 Matias Masera ARG 5 28 players, Penalty Try 1 Source: irb.com See also Sports 2012 IRB Pacific Nations Cup References External links Fixtures/Results Standings 2012 Category:2012 rugby union tournaments for national teams Category:International rugby union competitions hosted by Romania Category:2011–12 in Romanian rugby union Category:2011–12 in Italian rugby union Category:2012 in Argentine rugby union Category:2012 in Russian rugby union rugby union rugby union Category:Sports competitions in Bucharest Category:June 2012 sports events in Europe