2006 IRB Nations Cup

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2006 IRB Nations Cup
Tournament details
Countries Argentina XV
 Italy A
 Portugal
 Russia
Tournament format(s)Round-robin
Date13 – 24 June 2006
Tournament statistics
Teams4
Matches played6
Attendance0 (0 per match)
Tries scored36 (6 per match)
Final
Champions Argentina XV (1st title)
Runners-up Italy A
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The 2006

Argentina Jaguars and Italy A) against some of the Tier 2 and 3 nations (Romania and Russia).[1]

The tournament took place between 13 and 24 June at

Argentina Jaguars
were the overall winners.

The competition format was a round-robin whereby each team played each of the other 3 teams once. The competition was played over three match days, with two matches played consecutively on each day.

Final standings

2006 IRB Nations Cup
Team Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Tries For Tries Against Try Bonus Losing Bonus Points
1  Argentina XV 3 3 0 0 114 36 +78 14 2 2 0 14
2  Italy A 3 1 1 1 69 81 -12 8 10 1 0 7
3  Russia 3 1 0 2 72 113 -41 9 14 2 1 7
4  Portugal 3 0 1 2 62 87 -25 5 10 0 1 3
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

IRB Report

13 June 2006
16:00
Estádio Universitário, Lisbon

13 June 2006
18:00
Estádio Universitário, Lisbon
Referee: C Damasco (Italy
)

Round 2

IRB Report

18 June 2006
15:00
Estádio Universitário, Lisbon

18 June 2006
17:00
Estádio Universitário, Lisbon
Referee: F Cuesta (Argentina
)

Round 3

IRB Report

24 June 2006
15:00
Estádio Universitário, Lisbon
Referee: Andrew Macpherson (Scotland
)

24 June 2006
17:00
Estádio Universitário, Lisbon
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (IRFU
)

See also

References

  1. ^ See List of international rugby union teams#National teams - tier classification for more information on the Tiers.
  2. ^ Available information only indicates 57 points for Argentina A

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