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2006 IRB Nations Cup

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2006 IRB Nations Cup
Tournament details
Countries Argentina XV
 Italy A
 Portugal
 Russia
Tournament format(s)Round-robin
Date13 – 24 June 2006
Tournament statistics
Teams4
Matches played6
Attendance0 (0 per match)
Tries scored36 (6 per match)
Final
Champions Argentina XV (1st title)
Runners-up Italy A
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The 2006 IRB Nations Cup was the first edition of the international rugby union tournament, a competition created by the International Rugby Board. It pits the "A" Teams of the stronger (Tier 1) rugby nations (Argentina Jaguars and Italy A) against some of the Tier 2 and 3 nations (Romania and Russia).[1]

The tournament took place between 13 and 24 June at Estádio Universitário in Lisbon, Portugal. Argentina Jaguars were the overall winners.

The competition format was a round-robin whereby each team played each of the other 3 teams once. The competition was played over three match days, with two matches played consecutively on each day.

Final standings

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2006 IRB Nations Cup
Team Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Tries For Tries Against Try Bonus Losing Bonus Points
1  Argentina XV 3 3 0 0 114 36 +78 14 2 2 0 14
2  Italy A 3 1 1 1 69 81 -12 8 10 1 0 7
3  Russia 3 1 0 2 72 113 -41 9 14 2 1 7
4  Portugal 3 0 1 2 62 87 -25 5 10 0 1 3
Source : 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

Results

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Round 1

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IRB Report

13 June 2006
16:00 WET (UTC+00)
Argentina XV 26 – 11 Italy A
Try: Senillosa
de Vedia
Agulla
Lozada
Con: A.N.Other (3/4)
ReportTry: Travagli
Pen: Orquera (2)
Estádio Universitário, Lisbon

13 June 2006
18:00 WET (UTC+00)
Portugal 17 – 37 Russia
Try: Uva
Diogo Mateus
Con: Leal (2)
Pen: Leal (1)
StatsTry: Grachev
Garbuzov
Trishin (2)
Novikov
Con: Novikov (3)
Pen: Novikov (2)
Estádio Universitário, Lisbon
Referee: C Damasco (Italy)

Round 2

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IRB Report


18 June 2006
17:00 WET (UTC+00)
Portugal 26 – 26 Italy A
Try: David Mateus
Sousa
Con: Malheiro (1)
Pinto (1)
Pen: Malheiro (3)
Drop: Malheiro (1)
StatsTry: Nitoglia
Orquera (2)
Con: Orquera (1)
Pen: Orquera (3)
Estádio Universitário, Lisbon
Referee: F Cuesta (Argentina)

Round 3

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IRB Report

24 June 2006
15:00 WET (UTC+00)
Italy A 32 – 29 Russia
Try: Spadaro (2)
Mandelli
Onitoglia
Con: Orquera (3/4)
Pen: Orquera (2)
StatsTry: Garbouzov (2)
Korobeynikov
Fedchenko
Con: Korobeynikov (2)
Kushnarev
Pen: Korobeynikov (1)
Estádio Universitário, Lisbon
Referee: Andrew Macpherson (Scotland)

24 June 2006
17:00 WET (UTC+00)
Portugal 19 – 24 Argentina XV
Try: Carvalho
Con: Malheiro (1/1)
Pen: Malheiro (4)
StatsTry: Comerello
Senillosa
Con: Gauthier (1/2)
Pen: Gauthier (3)
Drop: Senillosa
Estádio Universitário, Lisbon
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (IRFU)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ See List of international rugby union teams#National teams - tier classification for more information on the Tiers.
  2. ^ Available information only indicates 57 points for Argentina A
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