2015 World Rugby Nations Cup

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2015 World Rugby Nations Cup
Tournament details
Countries Argentina XV
 Namibia
 Romania
 Spain
Tournament format(s)Round-robin
Date12 – 21 June 2014
Tournament statistics
Teams4
Matches played6
Tries scored21 (3.5 per match)
Top point scorer(s)Romania Florin Vlaicu
Top try scorer(s)Romania Viorel Lucaci (2)
Romania Florin Surugiu (2)
Final
Champions Romania (3rd title)
Runners-up Argentina XV
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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.

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[]

Team Games Points Tries Bounus points Points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference For Against
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
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: (2/3) 9', 40'
Pen: (2/4) 29', 54'
FB 15 Johann Tromp
RW 14 Russell van Wyk
OC 13 Danie van Wyk
IC 12 JC Greyling downward-facing red arrow 75'
LW 11 David Philander
FH 10 Theuns Kotzé downward-facing red arrow 75'
SH 9 Eugene Jantjies downward-facing red arrow 64'
N8 8 PJ van Lill (c)
OF 7 Janco Venter downward-facing red arrow 61'
BF 6 Tinus du Plessis
RL 5 Nico Esterhuyse
LL 4 Tijuee Uanivi
TP 3 Aranos Coetzee downward-facing red arrow 27'
HK 2 downward-facing red arrow 67'
LP 1 Casper Viviers downward-facing red arrow 67'
Replacements:
HK 16 upward-facing green arrow 67'
PR 17 Johnny Redelinghuys upward-facing green arrow 27'
PR 18 AJ de Klerk upward-facing green arrow 67'
FL 19 Leneve Damens upward-facing green arrow 61'
FL 20 Thomasau Forbes
SH 21 Eniell Buitendag upward-facing green arrow 64'
FH 22 upward-facing green arrow 75'
CE 23 Heinrich Smit upward-facing green arrow 75'
Coach:
Namibia
FB 15
RW 14
OC 13 Juan Cappiello downward-facing red arrow 75'
IC 12 Joaquín Paz
LW 11
FH 10 downward-facing red arrow 58'
SH 9 Gonzalo Bertranou (c) downward-facing red arrow 58'
N8 8 Aníbal Panceyra Garrido downward-facing red arrow 61'
OF 7 downward-facing red arrow 71'
BF 6
RL 5
LL 4
TP 3 Guido Randisi downward-facing red arrow 58'
HK 2 Facundo Bosch downward-facing red arrow 62'
LP 1 Roberto Tejerizo downward-facing red arrow 56'
Replacements:
PR 16 Santiago García Botta upward-facing green arrow 56'
HK 17 Tomás Baravalle upward-facing green arrow 62'
PR 18 upward-facing green arrow 58'
LK 19 upward-facing green arrow 71'
N8 20 upward-facing green arrow 61'
SH 21 upward-facing green arrow 58'
FH 22 upward-facing green arrow 58'
CE 23 Ignacio Brex upward-facing green arrow 75'
Coach:
Argentina Felipe Contepomi
Argentina Ricardo Le Fort
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: (1/3) 16'
(2/2) 44', 59'

Referee: Luke Pearce (England)
FB 15 Cătălin Fercu
RW 14 Adrian Apostol yellow card 19' to 29'
OC 13 Csaba Gál
IC 12 Florin Vlaicu downward-facing red arrow 60'
LW 11 Ionuț Botezatu
FH 10 Dănuț Dumbravă downward-facing red arrow 69'
SH 9 Valentin Calafeteanu downward-facing red arrow 54'
N8 8 Stelian Burcea downward-facing red arrow 69'
OF 7 Mihai Macovei (c)
BF 6 Viorel Lucaci
RL 5 Marian Drenceanu
LL 4 Valentin Popîrlan downward-facing red arrow 55'
TP 3 Andrei Ursache downward-facing red arrow 68'
HK 2 Otar Turashvili downward-facing red arrow 67'
LP 1 Mihai Lazăr downward-facing red arrow 67'
Replacements:
HK 16 Andrei Rădoi upward-facing green arrow 67'
PR 17 Constantin Pristăviță upward-facing green arrow 67'
PR 18 Vlad Bădălicescu upward-facing green arrow 69'
LK 19 Marius Antonescu upward-facing green arrow 55'
N8 20 Vlad Nistor upward-facing green arrow 69'
SH 21 Florin Surugiu upward-facing green arrow 54'
FH 22 Jody Rose upward-facing green arrow 69'
WG 23 Florin Ioniță upward-facing green arrow 60'
Coach:
Wales Lynn Howells
FB 15
RW 14
OC 13
IC 12
LW 11 downward-facing red arrow 60'
FH 10
SH 9 downward-facing red arrow 74'
N8 8 (c)
OF 7
BF 6
RL 5 yellow card 52' to 62'
LL 4
TP 3 downward-facing red arrow 67'
HK 2
LP 1 downward-facing red arrow 57'
Replacements:
PR 16 yellow card 71' to 80' upward-facing green arrow 57'
HK 17
PR 18 upward-facing green arrow 67'
FL 19
FL 20
SH 21 upward-facing green arrow 74'
FH 22
CE 23 upward-facing green arrow 60'
Coach:
Spain Santiago Santos

Matchday 2[]

17 June 2015
17:00 EET (UTC+2)
Argentina XV  15–6  Spain
Try: 41' m
47' c
Con: (1/2) 48'
Pen: (1/2) 7'
 Stats[4] Pen: (1/2) 56'
(1/1) 68'
FB 15
RW 14
OC 13 Ignacio Brex red cross icon 5' to 18'
IC 12
LW 11 Bautista Álvarez
FH 10
SH 9 (c)
N8 8 Aníbal Panceyra Garrido
OF 7
BF 6 yellow card 32' to 42' downward-facing red arrow 49'
RL 5
LL 4
TP 3 downward-facing red arrow 60'
HK 2 Tomás Baravalle
LP 1 Santiago García Botta downward-facing red arrow 62'
Replacements:
PR 16 Roberto Tejerizo
HK 17 Facundo Bosch upward-facing green arrow 62'
PR 18 upward-facing green arrow 60'
LK 19
FL 20 upward-facing green arrow 49'
SH 21 Gonzalo Bertranou
CE 22 Juan Cappiello upward-facing green arrow 5' downward-facing red arrow 18'
WG 23
Coach:
Argentina Felipe Contepomi
Argentina Ricardo Le Fort
FB 15 downward-facing red arrow 62'
RW 14
OC 13
IC 12 downward-facing red arrow 60'
LW 11
FH 10
SH 9
N8 8 (c) downward-facing red arrow 50'
OF 7
BF 6
RL 5 yellow card 38' to 48' downward-facing red arrow 54'
LL 4
TP 3 downward-facing red arrow 48'
HK 2 downward-facing red arrow 46'
LP 1 downward-facing red arrow 43'
Replacements:
PR 16 upward-facing green arrow 48'
HK 17 upward-facing green arrow 46'
PR 18 upward-facing green arrow 43'
FL 19 upward-facing green arrow 54'
FL 20 upward-facing green arrow 50'
SH 21
FH 22 upward-facing green arrow 62'
CE 23 upward-facing green arrow 60'
Coach:
Spain Santiago Santos
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: (1/1) 3'
FB 15 Cătălin Fercu downward-facing red arrow 52'
RW 14 Florin Ioniță
OC 13 Catalin Dascălu
IC 12 Csaba Gál downward-facing red arrow 64'
LW 11 Ionuț Botezatu
FH 10 Dănuț Dumbravă
SH 9 Florin Surugiu downward-facing red arrow 67'
N8 8 Mihai Macovei (c)
OF 7 Randall Morrison
BF 6 Viorel Lucaci downward-facing red arrow 66'
RL 5 Marian Drenceanu downward-facing red arrow 62'
LL 4 Marius Antonescu
TP 3 Andrei Ursache downward-facing red arrow 46'
HK 2 Andrei Rădoi
LP 1 Mihai Lazăr downward-facing red arrow 54'
Replacements:
HK 16 Otar Turashvili
PR 17 Constantin Pristăviță upward-facing green arrow 54'
PR 18 Vlad Bădălicescu upward-facing green arrow 46'
LK 19 Dorin Lazăr upward-facing green arrow 62'
N8 20 Vlad Nistor upward-facing green arrow 67'
SH 21 Valentin Calafeteanu upward-facing green arrow 67'
CE 22 Florin Vlaicu upward-facing green arrow 64'
WG 23 Stephen Hihetah upward-facing green arrow 52'
Coach:
Wales Lynn Howells
FB 15 Johann Tromp
RW 14 David Philander
OC 13 Danie van Wyk
IC 12 JC Greyling
LW 11 Conrad Marais
FH 10 downward-facing red arrow 40'
SH 9 Eugene Jantjies
N8 8 PJ van Lill (c)
OF 7 Leneve Damens
BF 6 Thomasau Forbes
RL 5 Nico Esterhuyse
LL 4 Janco Venter downward-facing red arrow 68'
TP 3 Casper Viviers
HK 2 downward-facing red arrow 52'
LP 1 Johnny Redelinghuys downward-facing red arrow 52'
Replacements:
HK 16 upward-facing green arrow 52'
PR 17 Jaco Engels
PR 18 AJ de Klerk upward-facing green arrow 52'
LK 19 Tjiuee Uanivi upward-facing green arrow 68'
FL 20 Roderique Victor
SH 21 Eniell Buitendag
FH 22 Theuns Kotzé
CE 23 Heinrich Smit upward-facing green arrow 40'
Coach:
Namibia

Matchday 3[]

21 June 2015
17:00 EET (UTC+2)
Spain  20–3  Namibia
Try: 12' m
27' c
31' m
Con: (1/3) 28'
Pen: (1/2) 79'
 Stats[6] Con: Kotzé (1/2) 16'
FB 15
RW 14 downward-facing red arrow 75'
OC 13
IC 12
LW 11 downward-facing red arrow 47'
FH 10
SH 9
N8 8 (c) downward-facing red arrow 69'
OF 7 downward-facing red arrow 58'
BF 6 red cross icon 33' to 40'
RL 5 downward-facing red arrow 69'
LL 4
TP 3 downward-facing red arrow 47'
HK 2 downward-facing red arrow 47'
LP 1 downward-facing red arrow 40'
Replacements:
PR 16 upward-facing green arrow 47'
HK 17 upward-facing green arrow 47'
PR 18 upward-facing green arrow 40'
LK 19 upward-facing green arrow 69'
FL 20 upward-facing green arrow 33' downward-facing red arrow 40' upward-facing green arrow 69'
FL 21 upward-facing green arrow 58'
WG 22 upward-facing green arrow 75'
CE 23 upward-facing green arrow 47'
Coach:
Spain Santiago Santos
FB 15 Johann Tromp
RW 14 David Philander
OC 13 Danie van Wyk
IC 12 JC Greyling
LW 11 Russell van Wyk downward-facing red arrow 63'
FH 10 Theuns Kotzé
SH 9 Eniell Buitendag downward-facing red arrow 55'
N8 8 PJ van Lill (c)
OF 7 Tinus du Plessis
BF 6 Thomasau Forbes
RL 5 Tijuee Uanivi
LL 4 Janco Venter
TP 3 Aranos Coetzee downward-facing red arrow 65'
HK 2 downward-facing red arrow 65'
LP 1 Casper Viviers red cross icon 71' to 73'
Replacements:
HK 16 upward-facing green arrow 65'
PR 17 Johnny Redelinghuys upward-facing green arrow 65'
PR 18 AJ de Klerk upward-facing green arrow 71' downward-facing red arrow 73'
LK 19 Nico Esterhuyse
FL 20 Leneve Damens
SH 21 Eugene Jantjies upward-facing green arrow 55'
CE 22 Heinrich Smit upward-facing green arrow 63'
WG 23 Conrad Marais
Coach:
Namibia
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)
FB 15 Cătălin Fercu
RW 14 Adrian Apostol
OC 13 Csaba Gál
IC 12 Florin Vlaicu
LW 11 Ionuț Botezatu
FH 10 Michael Wiringi
SH 9 Valentin Calafeteanu downward-facing red arrow 57'
N8 8 Mihai Macovei (c)
OF 7 Vlad Nistor
BF 6 Viorel Lucaci
RL 5 Marian Drenceanu
LL 4 Marius Antonescu
TP 3 Vlad Bădălicescu downward-facing red arrow 60'
HK 2 Otar Turashvili
LP 1 Mihai Lazăr downward-facing red arrow 75'
Replacements:
HK 16 Andrei Rădoi upward-facing green arrow 75'
PR 17 Constantin Pristăviță upward-facing green arrow 60'
PR 18 Alex Gordaș
LK 19 Dorin Lazăr
FL 20 Stelian Burcea
SH 21 Florin Surugiu upward-facing green arrow 57'
FH 22 Dănuț Dumbravă
WG 23 Florin Ioniță
Coach:
Wales Lynn Howells
FB 15
RW 14
OC 13 Juan Cappiello
IC 12 Joaquín Paz
LW 11
FH 10
SH 9 Gonzalo Bertranou (c)
N8 8
OF 7
BF 6 yellow card 23' to 33'
RL 5 Aníbal Panceyra Garrido
LL 4
TP 3 Guido Randisi
HK 2 Facundo Bosch
LP 1 Roberto Tejerizo
Replacements:
PR 16 Santiago García Botta
HK 17 Tomás Baravalle
PR 18
LK 19
N8 20
SH 21
CE 22
WG 23 Bautista Álvarez
Coach:
Argentina Felipe Contepomi
Argentina Ricardo Le Fort

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "World Rugby". Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  2. ^ worldrugby.org. "World Rugby". www.worldrugby.org. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  3. ^ worldrugby.org. "World Rugby". www.worldrugby.org. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  4. ^ worldrugby.org. "World Rugby". www.worldrugby.org. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  5. ^ worldrugby.org. "World Rugby". www.worldrugby.org. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  6. ^ worldrugby.org. "World Rugby". www.worldrugby.org. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  7. ^ worldrugby.org. "World Rugby". www.worldrugby.org. Retrieved 14 September 2017.

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