2014 IRB Nations Cup

2014 IRB Nations Cup
Tournament details
CountriesIreland Emerging Ireland
 Romania
 Russia
 Uruguay
Tournament format(s)Round-robin
Date13 – 22 June 2014
Tournament statistics
Teams4
Matches played6
Tries scored31 (5.17 per match)
Top point scorer(s)Romania Florin Vlaicu (32 points)[1]
Top try scorer(s)Ireland Craig Gilroy (4 tries)[1]
Final
ChampionsIreland Emerging Ireland
Runners-up Romania
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The 2014 IRB Nations Cup was the ninth edition of the international rugby union tournament, a competition created by the International Rugby Board. For the eighth time in a row, it was held in Bucharest, Romania. It was played between 13 and 22 June and ran alongside the 2014 IRB Tbilisi Cup in Georgia. Romania were joined by Uruguay, Emerging Ireland and ENC side Russia and defended the title they won in 2012 and 2013.[2][3] All of the fixtures were played at the 5,000 capacity Stadionul Naţional de Rugby, the home stadium for the hosts Romania.[2]

The Emerging Ireland team won the title for the first time and Robin Copeland was named as the player of the tournament.[4][5][6]

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  4. ^ "Romania 10-31 Emerging Ireland". RTE Sport. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  5. ^ "Romania 10-31 Emerging Ireland". ESPN. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  6. ^ "Romania 10-31 Emerging Ireland". The Score. 23 June 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-09-04. Retrieved 4 September 2014.