2015 World Rugby Nations Cup

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 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)
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 DG Wiese downward-facing red arrow 67'
LP 1 Casper Viviers downward-facing red arrow 67'
Replacements:
HK 16 Rathony Becker 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 Shaun Kaizemi upward-facing green arrow 75'
CE 23 Heinrich Smit upward-facing green arrow 75'
Coach:
Namibia Danie Vermeulen
FB 15 Tomás Carrió
RW 14 Franco Cuaranta
OC 13 Juan Cappiello downward-facing red arrow 75'
IC 12 Joaquín Paz
LW 11 Augusto López
FH 10 Juan León Novillo 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 Gonzalo Paulín downward-facing red arrow 71'
BF 6 Lucas Maguire
RL 5 Gerónimo Albertario
LL 4 Franco Baldoni
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 Nicolás Mirande upward-facing green arrow 58'
LK 19 Manuel Plaza upward-facing green arrow 71'
N8 20 Miguel Urtubey upward-facing green arrow 61'
SH 21 Lucas Alcácer upward-facing green arrow 58'
FH 22 Cristian Nacassian 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: Linklater (1/3) 16'
Aubanell (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 Popârlan 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 Sergi Aubanell
RW 14 Ignacio Contardi
OC 13 Federico Castiglione
IC 12 Thibaut Alvarez
LW 11 Pierre García downward-facing red arrow 60'
FH 10 Brad Linklater
SH 9 Gregory Maiquez downward-facing red arrow 74'
N8 8 Jaime Nava de Olano (c)
OF 7 Adam Newton
BF 6 Javier de Juan
RL 5 Aníbal Bonán yellow card 52' to 62'
LL 4 David Barrera Howarth
TP 3 Francisco Sanz Benlloch downward-facing red arrow 67'
HK 2 Joe Hutchinson
LP 1 Fernando Martin Lopez Perez downward-facing red arrow 57'
Replacements:
PR 16 Francisco Blanco yellow card 71' to 80' upward-facing green arrow 57'
HK 17 Juan Anaya Lazaro
PR 18 Ángel Durango upward-facing green arrow 67'
FL 19 Manuel Mora Ruiz
FL 20 Jose Luis del Valle
SH 21 Facundo Munilla upward-facing green arrow 74'
FH 22 Marcos Puig
CE 23 Gauthier Minguillón 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: 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)
FB 15 Tomás Carrió
RW 14 Franco Cuaranta
OC 13 Ignacio Brex red cross icon 5' to 18'
IC 12 Brian Ormson
LW 11 Bautista Álvarez
FH 10 Cristian Nacassian
SH 9 Lucas Alcácer (c)
N8 8 Aníbal Panceyra Garrido
OF 7 Miguel Urtubey
BF 6 Lucas Maguire yellow card 32' to 42' downward-facing red arrow 49'
RL 5 Gerónimo Albertario
LL 4 Manuel Plaza
TP 3 Lucas Martínez 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 Nicolás Mirande upward-facing green arrow 60'
LK 19 Franco Baldoni
FL 20 Martín Chiappesoni 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 Augusto López
Coach:
Argentina Felipe Contepomi
Argentina Ricardo Le Fort
FB 15 Sergi Aubanell downward-facing red arrow 62'
RW 14 Antoine Sánchez
OC 13 Brad Linklater
IC 12 Thibaut Alvarez downward-facing red arrow 60'
LW 11 Ignacio Contardi
FH 10 Marcos Puig
SH 9 Gregory Maiquez
N8 8 Jaime Nava de Olano (c) downward-facing red arrow 50'
OF 7 Jose Luis del Valle
BF 6 David Barrera Howarth
RL 5 Aníbal Bonán yellow card 38' to 48' downward-facing red arrow 54'
LL 4 Tomás Urbaitis
TP 3 Fernando Martin Lopez Perez downward-facing red arrow 48'
HK 2 Juan Anaya Lazaro downward-facing red arrow 46'
LP 1 Francisco Sanz Benlloch downward-facing red arrow 43'
Replacements:
PR 16 Francisco Blanco upward-facing green arrow 48'
HK 17 Johnathan Phipps upward-facing green arrow 46'
PR 18 Joe Hutchinson upward-facing green arrow 43'
FL 19 Manuel Mora Ruiz upward-facing green arrow 54'
FL 20 Javier de Juan upward-facing green arrow 50'
SH 21 Facundo Munilla
FH 22 Pierre García upward-facing green arrow 62'
CE 23 Gauthier Minguillón 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: Kaizemi (1/1) 3'
Referee: Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
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 Shaun Kaizemi 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 Callie Swanepoel downward-facing red arrow 52'
LP 1 Johnny Redelinghuys downward-facing red arrow 52'
Replacements:
HK 16 DG Wiese 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 Danie Vermeulen

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)
FB 15 Sergi Aubanell
RW 14 Ignacio Contardi downward-facing red arrow 75'
OC 13 Federico Castiglione
IC 12 Thibaut Alvarez
LW 11 Pierre García downward-facing red arrow 47'
FH 10 Brad Linklater
SH 9 Facundo Munilla
N8 8 Jaime Nava de Olano (c) downward-facing red arrow 69'
OF 7 Adam Newton downward-facing red arrow 58'
BF 6 Javier de Juan red cross icon 33' to 40'
RL 5 Aníbal Bonán downward-facing red arrow 69'
LL 4 David Barrera Howarth
TP 3 Fernando Martin Lopez Perez downward-facing red arrow 47'
HK 2 Juan Anaya Lazaro downward-facing red arrow 47'
LP 1 Francisco Sanz Benlloch downward-facing red arrow 40'
Replacements:
PR 16 Francisco Blanco upward-facing green arrow 47'
HK 17 Johnathan Phipps upward-facing green arrow 47'
PR 18 Joe Hutchinson upward-facing green arrow 40'
LK 19 Tomás Urbaitis upward-facing green arrow 69'
FL 20 Francisco Copplet upward-facing green arrow 33' downward-facing red arrow 40' upward-facing green arrow 69'
FL 21 Jose Luis del Valle upward-facing green arrow 58'
WG 22 Antoine Sánchez upward-facing green arrow 75'
CE 23 Gauthier Minguillón 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 DG Wiese downward-facing red arrow 65'
LP 1 Casper Viviers red cross icon 71' to 73'
Replacements:
HK 16 Callie Swanepoel 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 Danie Vermeulen

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 Tomás Carrió
RW 14 Augusto López
OC 13 Juan Cappiello
IC 12 Joaquín Paz
LW 11 Franco Cuaranta
FH 10 Juan León Novillo
SH 9 Gonzalo Bertranou (c)
N8 8 Martín Chiappesoni
OF 7 Gonzalo Paulín
BF 6 Lucas Maguire yellow card 23' to 33'
RL 5 Aníbal Panceyra Garrido
LL 4 Gerónimo Albertario
TP 3 Guido Randisi
HK 2 Facundo Bosch
LP 1 Roberto Tejerizo
Replacements:
PR 16 Santiago García Botta
HK 17 Tomás Baravalle
PR 18 Nicolás Mirande
LK 19 Franco Baldoni
N8 20 Miguel Urtubey
SH 21 Lucas Alcácer
CE 22 Brian Ormson
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.
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