2010 IRB Nations Cup

2010 IRB Nations Cup ARGGEOITANAMROMSCO Modified Round-robin 11 – 20 June 2010 6 9 {{#expr: + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 | tries ={{#expr: + 4 + 3 + 3 + 0 + 5 + 1 + 3 + 3 + 3 }} | top point scorer = Luciano Orquera (Italy A)(55 points) | top try scorer = Cătălin Fercu (Romania)Bryan Rennie (Scotland A)Joaquín Tuculet (Argentina Jaguars)(2 tries) | venue = | attendance2 = | champions = NAM | count = 1 | runner-up = ROM | website = IRB Nations Cup | previous year = 2009 | previous tournament = 2009 IRB Nations Cup | next year = 2011 | next tournament = 2011 IRB Nations Cup }} The 2010 IRB Nations Cup was the fifth 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, Italy A and Scotland A) against some of the Tier 2 and 3 nations (Romania, Namibia and Georgia).See List of international rugby union teams#National teams - tier classification for more information on the Tiers. For the fourth consecutive year the event was held in Bucharest, Romania. Scotland A returned to defend their title, but Namibia 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 2010 IRB Nations CupTeamPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints ForPoints AgainstPoints DifferenceTries ForTries AgainstTry BonusLosing BonusPoints1 NAM 3 3 0 0 65 53 +12 7 5 0 0 122 ROM 3 2 0 1 68 51 +17 4 4 0 1 93 ITA 3 2 0 1 65 50 +15 2 4 0 1 94 ARG 3 1 0 2 61 59 +2 5 2 0 1 55 GEO 3 1 0 2 41 63 -22 2 4 0 1 56 SCO 3 0 0 3 54 78 -24 5 6 0 2 2 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 Round 1 IRB Reports 11 June 2010 15:00 EET (UTC+02) NAM 21 – 17 Stats ROU de la Harpe 44' cWinckler 80' m Botha (1/2) Bock (0/2)Botha (3/4) 38', 58', 63' Fercu 16' cMaris 78' c Dumbravă (2/2) Dumbravă (1/2) 56' Dumbravă (0/1) USA Aruna Ranaweera 11 June 2010 17:00 EET (UTC+02) ARG 20 – 22 Stats ITA Agulla 10' cImhoff 35' c Iglesias (2/2) Iglesias (2/2) 42', 58'Sanchez (0/1) Tuculet (0/1)Rosati (0/1) Barbieri 80' c Orquera (1/1) Orquera (5/6) 5', 16', 30', 50', 70' Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest CAN Bryan Arciero 11 June 2010 19:00 EET (UTC+02) SCO 21 – 22 Stats GEO Robertson 3' cFusaro 77' m Laidlaw (1/1)Blair (0/1) Laidlaw (2/2) 16', 21'Blair (1/1) 64' Blair (0/1) Sutiashvili 42' c Kiasashvili (1/1) Kiasashvili (5/5) 39', 42', 49', 61', 70' Kiasashvili (0/1) Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest RSA Marius Jonker Round 2 IRB Reports 15 June 2010 15:00 EET (UTC+02) ITA 21 – 3 Stats GEO Orquera (7/8) 7', 10', 34', 38', 47', 49', 59' Kvirikashvili (1/3) 53' Kvirikashvili (0/1)Urjukashvili (0/1) Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest RSA Marius Jonker 15 June 2010 17:00 EET (UTC+02) SCO 20 – 23 Stats NAM Rennie 14' cLaidlaw 73' c Blair (1/1)Laidlaw (1/1) Blair (2/3) 6', 26' Jantjies 25' mEsterhuizen 49' cdu Plessis 58' m Botha (1/3) 22', 43' Botha (2/2) 22', 43' Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest CAN Bryan Arciero 15 June 2010 19:00 EET (UTC+02) ROU 24 – 8 Stats ARG Dumbravă (5/6) 12', 16', 28', 33', 37'Vlaicu (2/3) 44', 69' Dumbravă (0/1) Cuneo 10' m Rosati (0/1) Rosati (1/2) 21' Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest SCO Neil Paterson Round 3 IRB Reports 20 June 2010 15:00 EET (UTC+02) GEO 16 – 21 Stats NAM Kolelishvili 23' c Urjukashvili (1/1) Urjukashvili (3/3) 5', 14', 63' Koll 56' mBotha 73' c Botha (0/1)Jantjies (1/1) Botha (3/4) 43', 45', 70'Jantjies (0/1) Walters (0/1) Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest SCO Neil Paterson 20 June 2010 17:00 EET (UTC+02) ARG 33 – 13 Stats SCO Tuculet (2) 20' m, 52' c Iglesias (1/2) Iglesias (5/7) 2', 30', 35', 50', 73'Sanchez (2/2) 78', 80' Iglesias (0/1) Rennie 9' c Laidlaw (1/1) Laidlaw (2/3) 37', 63' Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest USA Aruna Ranaweera 20 June 2010 19:00 EET (UTC+02) ITA 22 – 27 Stats ROU Sgarbi 18' c Orquera (1/1) Orquera (5/6) 1', 12', 39', 63', 77' Popescu 2' mFercu 73' c Dumbravă (1/2) Dumbravă (5/6) 9', 30', 40', 42', 71'Vlaicu (0/1) Dumbravă (0/1) Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest RSA Marius Jonker Top scorers Top points scorers RankPlayerTeamPoints 1 Luciano Orquera ITA 55 2 Dănuț Dumbravă ROM 42 3 Chrysander Botha NAM 33 4 Santiago Gonzalez Iglesias ARG 27 5 Greig Laidlaw SCO 23 6 Irakli Kiasashvili GEO 17 7 David Blair SCO 11 Malkhaz Urjukashvili GEO 9 Cătălin Fercu ROM 10 Bryan Rennie SCO Joaquín Tuculet ARG Source: irb.com Top try scorers RankPlayerTeamTries 1 Cătălin Fercu ROM 2 Bryan Rennie SCO Joaquín Tuculet ARG 4 19 players 1 Source: irb.com See also Sports 2010 IRB Pacific Nations Cup References External links IRB Overview IRB Fixtures/Results IRB Standings 2010 Category:2010 rugby union tournaments for national teams Category:International rugby union competitions hosted by Romania Category:2009–10 in Romanian rugby union Category:2009–10 in Italian rugby union Category:2009–10 in Scottish rugby union Category:2010 in Argentine rugby union rugby union Category:2010 in Georgian sport Category:Sports competitions in Bucharest Category:June 2010 sports events in Europe