2015 World Rugby Nations Cup
The 2015 World Rugby Nations Cup was the tenth edition of the international rugby union tournament, a competition created by the World Rugby. For the ninth time in a row, it was held at the Stadionul Naţional de Rugby in Bucharest, Romania, and was played between 12 and 21 June, running alongside 2015 World Rugby Tbilisi Cup in Georgia.
| 2015 World Rugby Nations Cup | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Countries |  Argentina XV Namibia Romania Spain |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Date | 12 – 21 June 2014 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Teams | 4 |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Tries scored | 21 (3.5 per match) |
| Top point scorer(s) | Florin Vlaicu |
| Top try scorer(s) | Viorel Lucaci (2) Florin Surugiu (2) |
| Final | |
| Champions | Romania (3rd title) |
| Runners-up | Argentina XV |
Romania, the hosts, were joined by ENC side Spain and Argentina A side, Argentina Jaguars, while Namibia returned for the first time since 2011, as they and Romania prepare to participate in the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
Hosts Romania won the tournament, for the first time since 2013, with three from three victories.
Standings
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| 1 | Romania | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 12 | +89 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 13 | |
| 2 | Argentina XV | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 39 | +6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 | |
| 3 | Spain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 53 | –18 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Namibia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 93 | –77 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | |
| Source : worldrugby.org Archived 2015-09-28 at the Wayback Machine 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
The fixtures were announced on 1 May 2015.[1]
Matchday 1
| 12 June 2015 17:00 EET (UTC+2) |
| Namibia | 10–30 | Argentina XV |
| Try: Kotzé 24' c Con: Kotzé (1/1) 25' Drop: Kotzé (1/1) 33' | Stats[2] | Try: Panceyra Garrido 8' c Bosch 39' c Cappiello 51' m Paz m Con: Novillo (2/3) 9', 40' Pen: Novillo (2/4) 29', 54' |
| Referee: Alexandre Ruiz (France) |
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| 12 June 2015 20:00 EET (UTC+2) |
| Romania | 35–9 | Spain |
| Try: Lucaci (2) 35' c, 68' c Con: Vlaicu (1/1) 35' Dumbravă (1/1) 69' Pen: Vlaicu (6/7) 8', 14', 29', 47', 49', 53' Fercu (1/1) 78' | Stats[3] | Pen: Linklater (1/3) 16' Aubanell (2/2) 44', 59' |
| Referee: Luke Pearce (England) |
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Matchday 2
| 17 June 2015 17:00 EET (UTC+2) |
| Argentina XV | 15–6 | Spain |
| Try: Carrió 41' m Cuaranta 47' c Con: Nacassian (1/2) 48' Pen: Nacassian (1/2) 7' | Stats[4] | Pen: Aubanell (1/2) 56' Linklater (1/1) 68' |
| Referee: Alexandre Ruiz (France) |
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| 17 June 2015 20:00 EET (UTC+2) |
| Romania | 43–3 | Namibia |
| Try: Macovei (2) 10' m, 51' c Surugiu 23' m Ioniță 34' c Botezatu 41' m Morrison 70' c Vlaicu 73' c Con: Dumbravă (2/5) 34', 52' Vlaicu (2/2) 71', 74' | Stats[5] | Pen: Kaizemi (1/1) 3' |
| Referee: Federico Anselmi (Argentina) |
Matchday 3
| 21 June 2015 17:00 EET (UTC+2) |
| Spain | 20–3 | Namibia |
| Try: Contardi 12' m Bonán 27' c Garcia 31' m Con: Aubanell (1/3) 28' Pen: Aubanell (1/2) 79' | Stats[6] | Con: Kotzé (1/2) 16' |
| Referee: Federico Anselmi (Argentina) |
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| 21 June 2015 20:00 EET (UTC+2) |
| Romania | 23–0 | Argentina XV |
| Try: Lazăr 24' c Surugiu 59' c Con: Vlaicu (2/2) 25', 59' Pen: Vlaicu (3/5) 46', 49', 52' | Stats[7] |
| Referee: Luke Pearce (England) |
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References
- "World Rugby". Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- worldrugby.org. "World Rugby". www.worldrugby.org. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- worldrugby.org. "World Rugby". www.worldrugby.org. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- worldrugby.org. "World Rugby". www.worldrugby.org. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- worldrugby.org. "World Rugby". www.worldrugby.org. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- worldrugby.org. "World Rugby". www.worldrugby.org. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- worldrugby.org. "World Rugby". www.worldrugby.org. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
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