2009 IRB Nations Cup
| 2009 IRB Nations Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Countries |  France A Italy A Romania Russia Scotland A Uruguay |
| Tournament format(s) | Modified Round-robin |
| Date | 12 – 21 June 2009 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Teams | 6 |
| Matches played | 9 |
| Attendance | 0 (0 per match) |
| Tries scored | 40 (4.44 per match) |
| Top point scorer(s) | Riccardo Bocchino (Italy A) (39 points) |
| Top try scorer(s) | Scott Lawson (Scotland A) Romain Martial (France A) Jim Thompson (Scotland A) Manoa Vosawai (Italy A) Simon Webster (Scotland A) Alexander Yanyushkin (Russia) (2 tries) |
| Final | |
| Champions | Scotland A (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Italy A |
The 2009
For the third consecutive year the event was held in
Emerging Springboks did not return to defend their title. Scotland A
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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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points For | Points Against | Points Difference | Tries For | Tries Against | Try Bonus | Losing Bonus | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scotland A |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 22 | +76 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | |
| 2 | Italy A |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 47 | +27 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 9 | |
| 3 | France A |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 63 | 53 | +10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | |
| 4 | Romania |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 55 | -9 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 5 | Russia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 110 | -71 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| 6 | Uruguay |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 73 | −33 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 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 | ||||||||||||||
Fixtures
Round 1
Report[2]
| 12 June 2009 16:00 John Lacey (Ireland ) |
| 12 June 2009 18:00 ) |
Round 2
Report[3]
| 16 June 2009 20:00 John Lacey (Ireland ) |
Round 3
Report[4]
| 21 June 2009 16:00 ) |
| 21 June 2009 18:00 John Lacey (Ireland ) |
Top scorers
Top points scorers
Source: irb.com |
Top try scorers
Source: irb.com |
See also
References
- ^ See List of international rugby union teams#National teams - tier classification for more information on the Tiers.
- ^ http://www.irb.com/nationscup/news/newsid=2032065.html#nations+cup+day+round Archived 2009-06-15 at the Wayback Machine IRB
- ^ http://www.irb.com/nationscup/news/newsid=2032241.html#nations+cup+day+review Archived 2012-10-19 at the Wayback Machine IRB
- ^ http://www.irb.com/nationscup/news/newsid=2032475.html#scotland+a+claim+irb+nations+cup+crown Archived 2012-10-09 at the Wayback Machine IRB