2016 World Rugby Nations Cup

Not to be confused with 2016 Cup of Nations (rugby union).
2016 World Rugby Nations Cup
Tournament details
Countries Argentina Argentina XV
 Emerging Italy
 Namibia
 Romania
 Spain
 Uruguay
Tournament format(s) Round-robin
Date 9 – 18 June 2016
Tournament statistics
Teams 4
Matches played 6
Final
Champions  Romania (4th title)
Runner-up Argentina Argentina XV
Official website 2016 World Rugby Nations Cup
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The 2016 World Rugby Cup of Nations was the eleventh edition of the World Rugby Nations Cup rugby union tournament, created by World Rugby (formerly IRB). As with the previous nine tournaments, the competition took place in the Stadionul Naţional de Rugby in Bucharest, Romania.

Due to Georgia's tour of the Pacific Islands in June, the World Rugby Tbilisi Cup did not take place. Instead, this tournament featured six teams split in two pools of three, where the three European teams played the other three teams.[1] This format was last used in 2012. Hosts Romania won the title, for the fourth time in five years. Romania finished with 13 points after beating the Argentina XV in the decisive match.[2]

Teams

Standings

Pool A

Team Games Points Tries Bonus points Points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference For Against
1 Argentina Argentina XV 3 2 0 1 92 58 +34 12 7 2 10
2  Namibia 3 2 0 1 80 78 +2 10 9 2 10
3  Uruguay 3 1 0 2 40 66 -26 5 8 1 5
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

Pool B

Team Games Points Tries Bonus points Points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference For Against
1  Romania 3 3 0 0 80 16 +64 9 2 1 13
2  Emerging Italy 3 1 0 2 82 102 -20 10 13 1 5
3  Spain 3 0 0 340 94 -5451222
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

Matchday 1

9 June 2016
16:00 EET (UTC+02)
Argentina XV Argentina 44 - 8  Spain


9 June 2016
18:00 EET (UTC+02)
Uruguay  24 - 26  Emerging Italy


9 June 2016
20:00 EET (UTC+02)
Namibia  8-20  Romania

Matchday 2

13 June 2016
16:00 EET (UTC+02)
Argentina XV Argentina 40-30  Emerging Italy


13 June 2016
18:00 EET (UTC+02)
Namibia  34-32  Spain


13 June 2016
20:00 EET (UTC+02)
Uruguay  0-40  Romania

Week 3 (place games)

18 June 2016
16:00 EET (UTC+02)
Uruguay  16-0  Spain


18 June 2016
18:00 EET (UTC+02)
Namibia  38-26  Emerging Italy


18 June 2016
20:00 EET (UTC+02)
Argentina XV Argentina 8-20  Romania

See also

External links

References

  1. "World Rugby announces competitive June tier two schedule". World Rugby. World Rugby Press. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  2. "Romania retain the Nations Cup". World Rugby. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
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