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2011 IRB Nations Cup

Not to be confused with 2011 Cup of Nations (rugby union).

The 2011 IRB Nations Cup was the sixth 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 (e.g. Argentina Jaguars) against some Tier 2 and 3 nations (e.g. Romania).[1]

2011 IRB Nations Cup
Tournament details
Countries Argentina XV
 Georgia
 Namibia
 Portugal
 Romania
South Africa South African Kings
Tournament format(s)Modified Round-robin
Date10 – 19 June 2011
Tournament statistics
Teams6
Matches played9
Attendance0 (0 per match)
Tries scored37 (4.11 per match)
Top point scorer(s)Louis Strydom (South African Kings)
(47 points)
Top try scorer(s)Siyanda Grey (South African Kings)
(6 tries)
Final
ChampionsSouth Africa South African Kings (1st title)
Runners-up Georgia
← 2010 (Previous)
(Next) 2012 →

For the fifth consecutive year the event was held in Bucharest, Romania. Namibia returned to defend their title, but South African Kings were the overall winners of the tournament.

The competition format was a modified round-robin whereby the three ENC teams (Romania, Georgia and Portugal) played the other three teams (Argentina Jaguars, Namibia and South African Kings). The competition was played over three match days, with three matches played consecutively on each day.

Final standings

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2011 IRB Nations Cup
Team Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Tries For Tries Against Try Bonus Losing Bonus Points
1   South African Kings 3 3 0 0 97 52 +45 10 5 1 0 13
2   Georgia 3 2 0 1 54 62 -8 5 6 0 0 8
3   Argentina XV 3 1 0 2 71 52 +19 8 4 1 2 7
4   Namibia 3 1 0 2 58 59 -1 5 5 0 2 6
5   Romania 3 1 0 2 49 75 -26 3 7 0 1 5
6   Portugal 3 1 0 2 60 89 -29 6 10 0 1 5
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

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Round 1

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IRB Reports

10 June 2011
17:00 EET (UTC+02)
Romania  13 – 11  Namibia
Try: Carpo 18' c
Con: Dumbravă (1/1)
Pens: Dumbravă (1/1) 4'
Vlaicu (1/1) 10'
Card: Nere   39' to 49'		StatsTry: Botha 42' m
Pens: Jantjies (1/1) 16'
Botha (1/1) 64'
Card: du Toit   17' to 27'
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest
Referee: Pascal Gauzere (France)
10 June 2011
19:00 EET (UTC+02)
Georgia  17 – 31  South African Kings
Tries: Chkhikvadze 5' c
Khamashuridze 22' c
Cons: M Urjukashvili (2/2)
Pen: M Urjukashvili (1/1) 48'
Cards: Chkhikvadze   44' to 54'
Shvelidze   54' to 64'		StatsTries: Grey (3) 13' c, 69' c, 71' m
Cons: Strydom (2/3)
Pens: Strydom (4/4) 18', 40', 45', 54'
Cards: Newland   29' to 39'
Potgieter   77' to 80'
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest
Referee: Jérôme Garces (France)
10 June 2011
21:00 EET (UTC+02)
Argentina XV  21 – 25  Portugal
Tries: Tuculet 15' c
Leonardi 47' c
de la Vega 59' c
Cons: Iglesias (3/3)		StatsTries: Carl Murray 8'mc
Le Roux 75' m
Pens: Cabral (5/5) 1', 11', 18', 61', 65'
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest
Referee: Andrew Small (England)

Round 2

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IRB Reports

15 June 2011
17:00 EET (UTC+02)
Georgia  14 – 13  Argentina XV
Try: Gugava 28' m
Pens: B Urjukashvili (3/3) 28', 54', 62'
Card: Begadze   25' to 35'		StatsTry: Ahualli 67' c
Con: Iglesias (1/1)
Pens: Madero (2/2) 19', 32'
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest
Referee: Pascal Gauzere (France)
15 June 2011
19:00 EET (UTC+02)
Romania  23 – 27  South African Kings
Try: Lazar 10' m
Pens: Dumbravă (4/4) 2', 28', 31', 47'
Calafeteanu (2/2) 70', 73'		StatsTries: Grey 16' c
Strydom 44' m
Con: Strydom (1/2)
Pens: Strydom (4/4) 5', 14', 33', 51'
DG: Stick (1/1) 54'
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest
Referee: Andrew Small (England)
15 June 2011
21:00 EET (UTC+02)
Portugal  23 – 29  Namibia
Tries: Correia 25' c
Le Roux 43' c
Cons: Cabral (2/2)
Pens: Cabral (2/2) 8', 51'
Serra (1/1) 14'		StatsTries: van Wyk 35' c
Penalty try 16' c
Cons: Kotzé (2/2)
Pens: Kotzé (5/5) 5', 28', 40', 49', 70'
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest
Referee: Jérôme Garces (France)

Round 3

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IRB Reports

19 June 2011
17:00 EET (UTC+02)
Portugal  12 – 39  South African Kings
Tries: Acosta 14' m
Severino 36' c
Con: Cabral (1/2)		StatsTries: Engels 10' m
Newland 32' c
Potgieter 49' c
Grey (2) 60' c, 78' c
Cons: Strydom (2/2)
Stick (2/2)
Pen: Strydom (2/2) 4', 28'
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest
Referee: Pascal Gauzere (France)
19 June 2011
19:00 EET (UTC+02)
Georgia  23 – 18  Namibia
Tries: Samkharadze 34' c
Gigauri 44' c
Cons: M Urjukashvili (2/2)
Pens: M Urjukashvili (3/3) 12', 51', 59'
Card: Chkhikvadze   26' to 36'		StatsTries: Winckler 6' m
Bock 13' c
Con: Jantjies (1/2)
Pens: Jantjies (2/2) 9', 46'
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest
Referee: Andrew Small (England)
19 June 2011
21:00 EET (UTC+02)
Romania  13 – 37  Argentina XV
Try: Tonița 12' c
Con: Vlaicu (1/1)
Pens: Calafeteanu (2/2) 28', 36'		StatsTries: Tuculet (3) 32' c, 60' c, 80'c
López 46' c
Cons: Iglesias (3/3)
Madero (1/1)
Pens: Iglesias (2/2) 15', 39'
DG: Tuculet (1/1) 21'
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest
Referee: Jérôme Garces (France)

Top scorers

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See also

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References

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