2013 IRB Nations Cup | |
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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 |
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]