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2010 IRB Nations Cup

2010 IRB Nations Cup

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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).[1]

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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

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Fixtures

Round 1

IRB Reports

11 June 2010
15:00 EET (UTC+02)
Namibia 21 – 17 Romania
Try: de la Harpe 44' c
Winckler 80' m
Con: Botha (1/2)
Pen: Bock (0/2)
Botha (3/4) 38', 58', 63'		StatsTry: Fercu 16' c
Maris 78' c
Con: Dumbravă (2/2)
Pen: Dumbravă (1/2) 56'
Drop: Dumbravă (0/1)
Referee: United States Aruna Ranaweera
11 June 2010
17:00 EET (UTC+02)
Argentina XV 20 – 22 Italy A
Try: Agulla 10' c
Imhoff 35' c
Con: Iglesias (2/2)
Pen: Iglesias (2/2) 42', 58'
Sanchez (0/1)
Drop: Tuculet (0/1)
Rosati (0/1)		StatsTry: Barbieri 80' c
Con: Orquera (1/1)
Pen: Orquera (5/6) 5', 16', 30', 50', 70'
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest
Referee: Canada Bryan Arciero
11 June 2010
19:00 EET (UTC+02)
Scotland A 21 – 22 Georgia
Try: Robertson 3' c
Fusaro 77' m
Con: Laidlaw (1/1)
Blair (0/1)
Pen: Laidlaw (2/2) 16', 21'
Blair (1/1) 64'
Drop: Blair (0/1)		StatsTry: Sutiashvili 42' c
Con: Kiasashvili (1/1)
Pen: Kiasashvili (5/5) 39', 42', 49', 61', 70'
Drop: Kiasashvili (0/1)
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest
Referee: South Africa Marius Jonker

Round 2

IRB Reports

15 June 2010
15:00 EET (UTC+02)
Italy A 21 – 3 Georgia
Pen: Orquera (7/8) 7', 10', 34', 38', 47', 49', 59'StatsPen: Kvirikashvili (1/3) 53'
Drop: Kvirikashvili (0/1)
Urjukashvili (0/1)
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest
Referee: South Africa Marius Jonker
15 June 2010
17:00 EET (UTC+02)
Scotland A 20 – 23 Namibia
Try: Rennie 14' c
Laidlaw 73' c
Con: Blair (1/1)
Laidlaw (1/1)
Pen: Blair (2/3) 6', 26'		StatsTry: Jantjies 25' m
Esterhuizen 49' c
du Plessis 58' m
Con: Botha (1/3) 22', 43'
Pen: Botha (2/2) 22', 43'
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest
Referee: Canada Bryan Arciero
15 June 2010
19:00 EET (UTC+02)
Romania 24 – 8 Argentina XV
Pen: Dumbravă (5/6) 12', 16', 28', 33', 37'
Vlaicu (2/3) 44', 69'
Drop: Dumbravă (0/1)		StatsTry: Cuneo 10' m
Con: Rosati (0/1)
Pen: Rosati (1/2) 21'
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest
Referee: Scotland Neil Paterson

Round 3

IRB Reports

20 June 2010
15:00 EET (UTC+02)
Georgia 16 – 21 Namibia
Try: Kolelishvili 23' c
Con: Urjukashvili (1/1)
Pen: Urjukashvili (3/3) 5', 14', 63'		StatsTry: Koll 56' m
Botha 73' c
Con: Botha (0/1)
Jantjies (1/1)
Pen: Botha (3/4) 43', 45', 70'
Jantjies (0/1)
Drop: Walters (0/1)
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest
Referee: Scotland Neil Paterson
20 June 2010
17:00 EET (UTC+02)
Argentina XV 33 – 13 Scotland A
Try: Tuculet (2) 20' m, 52' c
Con: Iglesias (1/2)
Pen: Iglesias (5/7) 2', 30', 35', 50', 73'
Sanchez (2/2) 78', 80'
Drop: Iglesias (0/1)		StatsTry: Rennie 9' c
Con: Laidlaw (1/1)
Pen: Laidlaw (2/3) 37', 63'
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest
Referee: United States Aruna Ranaweera
20 June 2010
19:00 EET (UTC+02)
Italy A 22 – 27 Romania
Try: Sgarbi 18' c
Con: Orquera (1/1)
Pen: Orquera (5/6) 1', 12', 39', 63', 77'		StatsTry: Popescu 2' m
Fercu 73' c
Con: Dumbravă (1/2)
Pen: Dumbravă (5/6) 9', 30', 40', 42', 71'
Vlaicu (0/1)
Drop: Dumbravă (0/1)
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest
Referee: South Africa Marius Jonker

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References

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    See List of international rugby union teams#National teams - tier classification for more information on the Tiers.
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