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 African Kings
Tournament format(s)	Modified Round-robin
Date	10 – 19 June 2011
Tournament statistics
Teams	6
Matches played	9
Attendance	0 (0 per match)
Tries scored	37 (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
Champions	South African Kings (1st title)
Runners-up	Georgia
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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

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

Round 1

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'	Stats	Try: 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)

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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'	Stats	Tries: 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)

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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)	Stats	Tries: 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

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'	Stats	Try: Ahualli 67' c Con: Iglesias (1/1) Pens: Madero (2/2) 19', 32'

Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest Referee: Pascal Gauzere (France)

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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'	Stats	Tries: 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)

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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'	Stats	Tries: 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

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)	Stats	Tries: 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)

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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'	Stats	Tries: 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)

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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'	Stats	Tries: 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

Top points scorers Rank Player Team Points 1 Louis Strydom South African Kings 47 2 Siyanda Grey South African Kings 30 3 Pedro Cabral  Portugal 27 4 Joaquín Tuculet  Argentina XV 23 5 Santiago González Iglesias  Argentina XV 20 Malkhaz Urjukashvili  Georgia 7 Theuns Kotzé  Namibia 19 8 Dănuț Dumbravă  Romania 17 9 Valentin Calafeteanu  Romania 12 10 Eugene Jantjies  Namibia 11 Source: irb.com

Top try scorers Rank Player Team Tries 1 Siyanda Grey South African Kings 6 2 Joaquín Tuculet  Argentina XV 4 3 Jacques Le Roux  Portugal 2 4 24 players 1 Source: irb.com

See also

• Sports portal

• 2011 IRB Pacific Nations Cup