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2008 IRB Nations Cup
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 2008 IRB Nations Cup |
| countries | |
| tournament format | Modified Round-robin |
| date | 11 – 20 June 2008 |
| teams | 6 |
| matches | 9 |
| attendance | {{#expr: |
| tries | {{#expr: |
| top point scorer | Matias Arocena (Uruguay) |
| (34 points) | |
| top try scorer | Florin Corodeanu (Romania) |
| Dato Gasviani (Georgia) | |
| Howard Noble (Emerging Springboks) | |
| (2 tries) | |
| champions | |
| count | 2 |
| runner-up | |
| website | IRB Nations Cup |
| previous year | 2007 |
| previous tournament | 2007 IRB Nations Cup |
| next year | 2009 |
| next tournament | 2009 IRB Nations Cup |
- 0 + 0 + 0
- 0 + 0 + 0
- 0 + 0 + 0
- 7 + 1 + 1
- 2 + 3 + 1
- 3 + 3 + 4 (34 points) Dato Gasviani (Georgia) Howard Noble (Emerging Springboks) (2 tries) | runner-up = The 2008 IRB Nations Cup was the third 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 (Emerging Springboks and Italy A) against some of the Tier 2 and 3 nations (Romania, Georgia, Russia and Uruguay).
For the second consecutive year the event was held in Bucharest, Romania. The Emerging Springboks were the overall winners for their second consecutive year.
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
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points For | Points Against | Points Difference | Tries For | Tries Against | Try Bonus | Losing Bonus | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB |
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 35 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 32 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 49 | −2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 46 | 74 | −28 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | |
| Source : irb.com | ||||||||||||
| Points 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
Stats Galante 20' c Sepe 42' m Derbyshire 63' c Giovanchelli 74' m Khrokin 60' c
Stats
Stats Caffera (1/1) 76'
Round 2
Stats Gasviani 44' c
Stats Jansen 50' c
Round 3
Stats Conti 80' c
Stats Gundishvili 40' c Tsiklauri 78' c Uchava (1/1)
Stats Noble 51' c Jenneker 77' m Dimofte (1/1) 33'
Top scorers
Top points scorers
| Rank | Player | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matias Arocena | 34 | |
| 2 | Alexander Yanyushkin | 28 | |
| 3 | Paolo Buso | 25 | |
| 4 | Lasha Malaguradze | 18 | |
| 5 | Isma-eel Dollie | 16 | |
| 6 | Dănuț Dumbravă | 11 | |
| 7 | Florin Corodeanu | 10 | |
| Dato Gasviani | |||
| Morgan Newman | |||
| Howard Noble |
Source: irb.com
Top try scorers
| Rank | Player | Team | Tries |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florin Corodeanu | 2 | |
| Dato Gasviani | |||
| Howard Noble | |||
| 4 | 18 players, 1 Penalty try | 1 |
Source: irb.com
References
References
- See [[List of international rugby union teams#National teams - tier classification]] for more information on the Tiers.
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