2013 IRB Nations Cup

Tournament details
Countries|  Argentina XV
Italy A
Romania
Russia
Tournament format(s)| Round-robin
Date| 8 – 16 June 2013
Tournament statistics
Teams| 4
Matches played| 6
Attendance| 7,000 (1,167 per match)
Tries scored| 22 (3.67 per match)
Top point scorer(s)| Florin Vlaicu (Romania)
(51 points)
Top try scorer(s)| Cătălin Fercu (Romania)
(3 tries)
Final
Champions|  Romania (2nd title)
Runners-up|  Italy A

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The 2013 IRB Nations Cup was the eighth edition of the international rugby union tournament, a competition created by the International Rugby Board. For the seventh time in a row, it was held in Bucharest, Romania. It was played between 8 June and 16 June and ran alongside the 2013 IRB Tbilisi Cup in Georgia. All fixtures were played at the 5,000 capacity Stadionul Naţional de Rugby, the Home stadium for Hosts Romania.[1]

Hosts Romania were joined by ENC side Russia and regular A sides Italy A and 2012 IRB Nations cup runners-up, Argentina Jaguars.

Romania retained the title they won in 2012 by winning all three of their matches.[2]

## Standings

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1 |  Romania | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 41 | 45 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12
2 |  Italy A | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 51 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8
3 |  Argentina XV | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 73 | -29 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4
4 |  Russia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 87 | -31 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0
Source : www.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

## Fixtures

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### Matchday 1

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8 June 2013
18:00 EET (UTC+2)

Romania | 30 – 20|  Russia

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Try: Matei 21' c
Fercu 24' c
Macovei 42' c
Con: Vlaicu (3/3)
Pen: Vlaicu (3/3) 13', 53', 78'| ESPN
IRB| Try: Kurashov 4' c
Kushnarev 17' c
Con: Kushnarev (2/2)
Pen: Kushnarev (2/3) 38', 51'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Joaquín Montes (URU)

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8 June 2013
20:00 EET (UTC+2)

Argentina XV | 6 – 26|  Italy A

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Pen: Poet (2/4) 12', 40'| ESPN
IRB| Try: Ruffolo (2) 10' c, 20' c
Con: Ambrosini (2/2)
Pen: Ambrosini (3/4) 38', 48', 80'
Drop: Ambrosini (1/1) 15'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Neil Patterson (SRU)

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### Matchday 2

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12 June 2013
18:00 EET (UTC+2)

Romania | 30 – 8|  Argentina XV

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Try: Popârlan 40' c
Macovei 53' c
Vlaicu 80' c
Con: Vlaicu (3/3)
Pen: Vlaicu (3/5) 5', 20', 59'| ESPN
IRB| Try: Isaack 79' m
Pen: Taboada (1/1) 16'
Referee: Claudio Blessano (FIR)

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12 June 2013
20:00 EET (UTC+2)

Russia | 19 – 27|  Italy A

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Try: Sugrobov 75' c
Con: Kushnarev (1/1)
Pen: Kushnarev (4/4) 4', 15', 27', 35'| ESPN
IRB| Try: Castagnoli 38' c
Ragusi 79' m
Con: Ragusi (1/2)
Pen: Ragusi (5/6) 6', 24', 36', 42', 62'
Referee: Neil Patterson (SRU)

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### Matchday 3

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16 June 2013
19:00 EET (UTC+2)

Argentina XV | 30 - 17|  Russia

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Try: Villaluenga 8' c
Cappiello 36' c
Bruno 76' c
Con: Poet (2/2)
Bonilla (1/1)
Pen: Poet (1/1) 31'
Bonilla (2/2) 60', 63'| ESPN
IRB| Try: Kotov 23' c
Sugrobov 72' c
Con: Kushnarev (2/2)
Pen: Kushnarev (1/1) 52'
Attendance: 6,000[2]
Referee: Claudio Blessano (FIR)

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16 June 2013
21:00 EET (UTC+2)

Romania | 26 - 13|  Italy A

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Try: Fercu 23' c, 78' c
Con: Vlaicu (2/2)
Pen: Vlaicu (4/6) 27', 35', 52', 71'| ESPN
IRB| Try: Pratichetti 28' c
Con: Ambrosini (1/1)
Pen: Ambrosini (2/5) 18', 32'
Attendance: 6,000[2]
Referee: Joaquín Montes (URU)

## Top scorers

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### Top points scorers

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| Rank  | Player  | Team  | Points[3]

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1 | Florin Vlaicu |  Romania | 51
2 | Yury Kushnarev |  Russia | 36
3 | James Ambrosini |  Italy A | 24
4 | Simone Ragusi |  Italy A | 22
5 | Cătălin Fercu |  Romania | 15
6 | Sebastián Poet |  Argentina XV | 13
7 | Mihai Macovei |  Romania | 10
Edoardo Ruffolo |  Italy A
9 | Joaquin Diaz Bonilla |  Argentina XV | 8

### Top try scorers

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| Rank  | Player  | Team  | Tries[3]

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1 | Cătălin Fercu |  Romania | 3
2 | Mihai Macovei |  Romania | 2
Edoardo Ruffolo |  Italy A
4 | 15 players | 1

## See also

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* 2013 IRB Pacific Nations Cup
* 2013 IRB Tbilisi Cup

## References

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1. ^ "Further boost for Tier Two with Nations Cup". Archived from the original on 2013-06-08. Retrieved 2013-05-31.
2. ^ a b c "2013: Romanian delight at title defence". International Rugby Board. Archived from the original on 1 April 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
3. ^ a b "Nations Cup". Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014.

## External links

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