2009 IRB Nations Cup

The 2009 IRB Nations Cup was the fourth 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 (France A, Italy A and Scotland A) against some of the Tier 2 and 3 nations (Romania, Russia and Uruguay).^[1]

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
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For the third consecutive year the event was held in Bucharest, Romania. 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

2009 IRB Nations Cup
	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 EET (UTC+02)

Italy A	15 – 31	France A
Pen: Bocchino (5/5) 11', 17', 39', 60', 67'	Stats	Try: Mazars 14' m Martial 21' c Tomas 35' c Estebanez 61' c Montes 78' m Con: Estebanez (3/5)

Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)

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12 June 2009 18:00 EET (UTC+02)

Scotland A	49 – 7	Russia
Try: Dewey 1' m Thompson (2) 6' m, 22' m Kellock 12' c Lawson 34' m Cusiter 46' m Jackson 47' m MacDonald 53' m Cairns 59' c Con: Jackson (2/9) Pen: Jackson (1/1) 21'	Stats	Try: Luhin 37' c Con: Kushnarev (1/1)

Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest Referee: Chris Draper (United States)

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12 June 2009 20:00 EET (UTC+02)

Uruguay	11 – 17	Romania
Try: Campomar 69' m Pen: Etcheverry (2/2) 6', 39'	Stats	Try: Vlaicu 8' c Manta 21' c Con: Vlaicu (2/2) Pen: Vlaicu (1/1) 4'

Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest Referee: David Smortchevsky (Canada)

Round 2

Report^[3]

16 June 2009 16:00 EET (UTC+02)

Scotland A	27 – 3	Uruguay
Try: Webster (2) 19' c, 52' c Lawson 70' c Con: Blair (3/3) Pen: Blair (2/2) 39', 45'	Stats	Drop: Etcheverry 64'

Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest Referee: JP Doyle (England)

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16 June 2009 18:00 EET (UTC+02)

Italy A	35 – 3	Russia
Try: Bocchino 19' c Ravalle 41' c Sepe 48' c Vosawai (2) 70' c, 79' c Con: Bocchino (5/5)	Stats	Pen: Kushnarev 42'

Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest Referee: David Smortchevsky (Canada)

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16 June 2009 20:00 EET (UTC+02)

France A	20 – 16	Romania
Try: Martial 20' c Forestier 24' c Con: Porical (2/2) Pen: Porical 11' Audy 80'	Stats	Try: Dumitras 49' c Con: Vlaicu (1/1) Pen: Dumitras (1/1) 31' Vlaicu (2/2) 44', 60'

Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)

Round 3

Report^[4]

21 June 2009 16:00 EET (UTC+02)

Russia	29 – 26	Uruguay
Try: Ostroushko 7' m Yanyushkin (2) 35' c, 60' c Bazhenov 49' c Con: Yanyushkin (2/3) Kushnarev (1/1) Pen: Yanyushkin (1/1) 47'	Stats	Try: Sanchez 38' c Espiga 77' c Con: Morales (1/1) Etcheverry (1/1) Pen: Etcheverry (2/2) 23', 65' Morales (1/1) 59' Drop: Etcheverry (1) 5'

Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest Referee: Chris Draper (United States)

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21 June 2009 18:00 EET (UTC+02)

Italy A	24 – 13	Romania
Try: Pavanello 64' c Pratichetti 69' c Bacchetti 79' c Con: Bocchino (3/3) Pen: Bocchino (1/1) 30'	Stats	Try: Calafeteanu 52' c Con: Vlaicu (1/1) Pen: Vlaicu (2/2) 27', 43'

Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)

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21 June 2009 20:00 EET (UTC+02)

France A	12 – 22	Scotland A
Pen: Estebanez (3/3) 28', 47', 56' Drop: Lespinas (1/1) 61'	Stats	Try: Vernon 71' c Con: Jackson (1/1) Pen: Jackson (5/5) 3', 13', 20', 39', 44'

Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest Referee: JP Doyle (England)

Top scorers

Top points scorers Rank Player Team Points 1 Riccardo Bocchino  Italy A 39 2 Ruaridh Jackson  Scotland A 29 3 Florin Vlaicu  Romania 28 4 Fabrice Estebanez  France A 20 Jeronimo Etcheverry  Uruguay 6 Alexander Yanyushkin  Russia 17 7 David Blair  Scotland A 12 8 Scott Lawson  Scotland A 10 Romain Martial  France A Jim Thompson  Scotland A Manoa Vosawai  Italy A Simon Webster  Scotland A Source: irb.com

Top try scorers Rank Player Team Tries 1 Scott Lawson  Scotland A 2 Romain Martial  France A Jim Thompson  Scotland A Manoa Vosawai  Italy A Simon Webster  Scotland A Alexander Yanyushkin  Russia 7 28 players 1 Source: irb.com

See also

• Sports portal

• 2009 IRB Pacific Nations Cup