2013 IRB Tbilisi Cup

The 2013 IRB Tbilisi Cup was the inaugural edition of this international rugby union tournament, created by the International Rugby Board and was played from 7 to 16 June 2013 at the Avchala Stadium in Tbilisi.[1]

2013 IRB Tbilisi Cup
Date7 – 16 June 2013
Countries Georgia
Emerging Ireland
South Africa President's XV
 Uruguay
Tournament statistics
Champions South Africa President's XV (1st title)
Matches played6
Attendance6,000 (1,000 per match)
Tries scored28 (4.67 per match)
Top point scorer(s) Ian Keatley (40 points)
Top try scorer(s) Uzair Cassiem (2 tries)
Ian Keatley
Niall Morris
Official websiteOfficial website
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The hosts Georgia were joined by Uruguay, who regularly take part in the IRB Nations Cup, and two newly founded teams: Emerging Ireland, who were made up of young Irish players that didn't get selected for the Lions tour to Australia or the national side's tour to North America, and a South Africa President's XV, composed of Currie Cup players.

South Africa President's XV won the inaugural tournament after winning all three of their games.

Following this tournament, Georgia played Argentina for the first time outside the Rugby World Cup on 22 June as part of the 2013 mid-year tests.

Table
Position Nation Games Points Bonus
points		 Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference Tries
1 South Africa President's XV 33007733+449113
2 Emerging Ireland 32017067+3819
3 Georgia 31025844+14626
4 Uruguay 300345106−61511

Fixtures

All times are local

Matchday 1
7 June 2013
17:00 GET (UTC+4)
Uruguay  9 – 37

(9–15)

South Africa President's XV
Pen: Etcheverry (2/5) 5' 32'
Drop: Etcheverry (1/1) 1'
 IRB[2]
ESPN		 Try: Cassiem (2) 22' m 53' m
Bothma 12' m
Engelbrecht 27' m
Louw 71' c
Mkhafu 80' c
Con: Croy (2/6) 72' 80'
Pen: Croy (1/2) 70'

Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (IRFU)
FB15Jerónimo Etcheverry
RW14Pablo Bueno 61'
OC13Joaquin Prada 58' to 61'
IC12Alberto Román
LW11Leandro Leivas
FH10Agustín del Castillo
SH9Alejo Durán
N88Juan Manuel Gaminara
OF7Fernando Bascou
BF6Juan de Freitas 66'
RL5Francisco Lamanna
LL4Rodrigo Espiga 73'
TP3Mario Sagario 66'
HK2Arturo Ávalo (c) 48'
LP1Rodolfo de Mula 48'
Replacements:
PR16Alejo Corral 48'
HK17Nicolás Klappenbach 48'
PR18Gaston Ibarburu 66'
LK19José Coronel 73'
FL20Juan Tassistro 66'
FH21Germán Albanell 66'
CE22Santiago Core 58' 66'
Coach:
Pablo Lemoine
FB15Jacquin Jansen 62'
RW14Wilmaure Louw
OC13Stefan Watermeyer 70'
IC12Adriaan Engelbrecht
LW11Jerome Pretorius
FH10Ricardo Croy
SH9Sinovuyo Nyoka 70'
N88Renaldo Bothma 62'
OF7Uzair Cassiem
BF6Jaco Bouwer
RL5Giant Mtyanda
LL4Brendon Snyman (c) 72'
TP3Martin Dreyer
HK2Ashton Constant 62'
LP1Khwezi Mkhafu
Replacements:
HK16Frank Herne 62'
PR17Ivann Espag 65'
LK18Eduan van der Walt 72'
N819Brian Shabangu 62'
SH20Ntando Kebe 79'
CE21Rosko Specman 70'
FB22Coenie van Wyk 62'
Coach:
Jimmy Stonehouse
7 June 2013
19:00 GET (UTC+4)
Georgia  15 – 20

(10–6)

Emerging Ireland
Try: Chkhaidze 40' c
Mchedlidze 57' m
Con: Tsiklauri (1/2) 40'
Pen: Tsiklauri (1/3) 27'
 IRB[2]
ESPN		 Try: Kearney 42' m
Pen: Keatley (5/6) 10', 24', 54', 79', 80'

Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Nick Briant (NZRU)
FB15Beka Tsiklauri
RW14Irakli Machkhaneli (c)
OC13David Kacharava
IC12Merab Sharikadze 76'
LW11Tamaz Mtchedlidze
FH10Lasha Malaguradze
SH9Giorgi Begadze
N88George Chkhaidze
OF7Viktor Kolelishvili
BF6Shalva Sutiashvili
RL5Kote Mikautadze 78'
LL4Vakhtang Maisuradze 68'
TP3Levan Chilachava 60'
HK2Revaz Belkania 68'
LP1Irakli Mirtskhulava
Replacements:
PR16Giorgi Tetrashvili 60'
HK17Simon Maisuradze 68'
LK18Giorgi Nemsadze 68' 80' to end'
FL19Givi Berishvili 78'
SH20Vazha Khutsishvili
FH21Alexander Todua
CE22Tedo Zibzibadze 76'
Coach:
Milton Haig
FB15David Kearney
RW14Niall Morris
OC13Eoin Griffin 67'
IC12Michael Allen 49'
LW11Tiernan O'Halloran
FH10Ian Keatley
SH9Michael Heaney 52'
N88Robbie Diack
OF7Dominic Ryan 67'
BF6Rhys Ruddock (c)
RL5David Foley
LL4Lewis Stevenson 40'
TP3Michael Bent
HK2Robert Herring 72'
LP1Jack McGrath
Replacements:
HK16Niall Annett 72'
PR17Richard Lutton
LK18Ian Nagle 40'
FL19Jordi Murphy 67'
SH20John Cooney 52'
FH21Noel Reid 49'
CE22Brendan Macken 67'
Coach:
Allen Clarke

Matchday 2
11 June 2013
17:00 GET (UTC+4)
Emerging Ireland 8 – 19

(3–10)

South Africa President's XV
Try: Allen 61' m
Pen: Keatley (1/2) 17'
 IRFU
rugby.ge		 Try: Bock 11' c
Con: Bezuidenhout (1/1)
Pen: Bezuidenhout (4/4) 6', 43', 48', 79'

Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Nick Briant (NZRU)
11 June 2013
19:00 GET (UTC+4)
Georgia  27 – 3

(17–0)

 Uruguay
Try: Todua 9' c
Zibzibadze 34' c
Nemsadze 51' c
Con: Tsiklauri (3/3)
Pen: Tsiklauri (2/4) 1', 42'
 IRB[3]
ESPN		 Pen: Albanell (1) 56'

Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Vlad Iordăchescu (FRR)

Matchday 3
16 June 2013
14:00 GET (UTC+4)
Uruguay  33–42 Emerging Ireland
Try: Gaminara 13' c
Espiga 52' c
Albanell 60' c
Román 66' m
de Freitas 80' c
Con: Etcheverry (1)
Prada (3)
 Report[4] Try: O'Halloran 4' c
Keatley (2) 9' c, 17' c
Morris (2) 43' c, 48' c
Annett 56' c
Con: Keatley (6/6)

Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Vlad Iordăchescu (FRR)
16 June 2013
16:00 GET (UTC+4)
Georgia  16–21 South Africa President's XV
Try: Chilachava 19' c
Con: Tsiklauri (1/1)
Pen: Tsiklauri (3) 11', 28', 46'
 IRB[5]
ESPN		 Try: Specman 36' c
Van der Walt 57' m
Con: Bezuidenhout (1)
Pen: Bezuidenhout (3) 2', 6', 21'

Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (IRFU)

Statistics

See also

References
  1. "Georgia to host IRB Tbilisi Cup in June". International Rugby Board. 9 April 2013. Archived from the original on 27 April 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-06-12. Retrieved 2013-06-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-06-18. Retrieved 2013-06-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Irish Rugby". irishrugby.ie. Archived from the original on 31 October 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  5. http://www.irb.com/newsmedia/regional/newsid=2067589.html#sa+presidents+xv+tbilisi+cup Archived 2013-06-19 at the Wayback Machine
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