2010 IRB Nations Cup | |
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Tournament details | |
Countries | Argentina XV Georgia Italy A Namibia Romania Scotland A |
Tournament format(s) | Modified Round-robin |
Date | 11 – 20 June 2010 |
Tournament statistics | |
Teams | 6 |
Matches played | 9 |
Attendance | 0 (0 per match) |
Tries scored | 25 (2.78 per match) |
Top point scorer(s) | Luciano Orquera (Italy A) (55 points) |
Top try scorer(s) | Cătălin Fercu (Romania) Bryan Rennie (Scotland A) Joaquín Tuculet (Argentina Jaguars) (2 tries) |
Final | |
Champions | Namibia (1st title) |
Runners-up | Romania |
The 2010 IRB Nations Cup was the fifth 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, Italy A and Scotland A) against some of the Tier 2 and 3 nations (Romania, Namibia and Georgia).[1]
For the fourth consecutive year the event was held in Bucharest, Romania. Scotland A returned to defend their title, but Namibia were the overall winners of the tournament.
The competition format was a modified round-robin whereby each team played 3 of the other 5 teams. The competition was played over three match days, with three matches played consecutively on each day.