2013 IRB Nations Cup

The 2013 IRB Nations Cup was the eighth edition of the international rugby union tournament, a competition created by the International Rugby Board. For the seventh time in a row, it was held in Bucharest, Romania. It was played between 8 June and 16 June and ran alongside the 2013 IRB Tbilisi Cup in Georgia. All fixtures were played at the 5,000 capacity Stadionul Naţional de Rugby, the Home stadium for Hosts Romania.[1]

2013 IRB Nations Cup
Tournament details
Countries Argentina XV
 Italy A
 Romania
 Russia
Tournament format(s)Round-robin
Date8 – 16 June 2013
Tournament statistics
Teams4
Matches played6
Attendance7,000 (1,167 per match)
Tries scored22 (3.67 per match)
Top point scorer(s)Florin Vlaicu (Romania)
(51 points)
Top try scorer(s)Cătălin Fercu (Romania)
(3 tries)
Final
Champions Romania (2nd title)
Runners-up Italy A

Hosts Romania were joined by ENC side Russia and regular A sides Italy A and 2012 IRB Nations cup runners-up, Argentina Jaguars.

Romania retained the title they won in 2012 by winning all three of their matches.[2]

Standings
Team Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Tries For Tries Against Try Bonus Losing Bonus Points
1 Romania3300864145840012
2 Italy A320166511553008
3 Argentina XV31024473-2947004
4 Russia30035687-3158000
Source : www.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

Matchday 1
8 June 2013
18:00 EET (UTC+2)
Romania 30 – 20 Russia
Try: Matei 21' c
Fercu 24' c
Macovei 42' c
Con: Vlaicu (3/3)
Pen: Vlaicu (3/3) 13', 53', 78'		ESPN
IRB		Try: Kurashov 4' c
Kushnarev 17' c
Con: Kushnarev (2/2)
Pen: Kushnarev (2/3) 38', 51'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Joaquín Montes (URU)
8 June 2013
20:00 EET (UTC+2)
Argentina XV 6 – 26 Italy A
Pen: Poet (2/4) 12', 40'ESPN
IRB		Try: Ruffolo (2) 10' c, 20' c
Con: Ambrosini (2/2)
Pen: Ambrosini (3/4) 38', 48', 80'
Drop: Ambrosini (1/1) 15'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Neil Patterson (SRU)

Matchday 2
12 June 2013
18:00 EET (UTC+2)
Romania 30 – 8 Argentina XV
Try: Popârlan 40' c
Macovei 53' c
Vlaicu 80' c
Con: Vlaicu (3/3)
Pen: Vlaicu (3/5) 5', 20', 59'		ESPN
IRB		Try: Isaack 79' m
Pen: Taboada (1/1) 16'
Referee: Claudio Blessano (FIR)
12 June 2013
20:00 EET (UTC+2)
Russia 19 – 27 Italy A
Try: Sugrobov 75' c
Con: Kushnarev (1/1)
Pen: Kushnarev (4/4) 4', 15', 27', 35'		ESPN
IRB		Try: Castagnoli 38' c
Ragusi 79' m
Con: Ragusi (1/2)
Pen: Ragusi (5/6) 6', 24', 36', 42', 62'
Referee: Neil Patterson (SRU)

Matchday 3
16 June 2013
19:00 EET (UTC+2)
Argentina XV 30 – 17 Russia
Try: Villaluenga 8' c
Cappiello 36' c
Bruno 76' c
Con: Poet (2/2)
Bonilla (1/1)
Pen: Poet (1/1) 31'
Bonilla (2/2) 60', 63'		ESPN
IRB		Try: Kotov 23' c
Sugrobov 72' c
Con: Kushnarev (2/2)
Pen: Kushnarev (1/1) 52'
Attendance: 6,000[2]
Referee: Claudio Blessano (FIR)
16 June 2013
21:00 EET (UTC+2)
Romania 26 – 13 Italy A
Try: Fercu 23' c, 78' c
Con: Vlaicu (2/2)
Pen: Vlaicu (4/6) 27', 35', 52', 71'		ESPN
IRB		Try: Pratichetti 28' c
Con: Ambrosini (1/1)
Pen: Ambrosini (2/5) 18', 32'
Attendance: 6,000[2]
Referee: Joaquín Montes (URU)

Top scorers

See also

References
  1. "Further boost for Tier Two with Nations Cup". Archived from the original on 2013-06-08. Retrieved 2013-05-31.
  2. "2013: Romanian delight at title defence". International Rugby Board. Archived from the original on 1 April 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  3. "Nations Cup". Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
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