2016 World Rugby Nations Cup

The 2016 World Rugby Cup of Nations was the eleventh edition of the World Rugby Nations Cup rugby union tournament, created by World Rugby (formerly IRB). As with the previous nine tournaments, the competition took place in the Stadionul Naţional de Rugby in Bucharest, Romania.

2016 World Rugby Nations Cup
Tournament details
Countries Argentina XV
 Emerging Italy
 Namibia
 Romania
 Spain
 Uruguay
Tournament format(s)Round-robin
Date9 – 18 June 2016
Tournament statistics
Teams4
Matches played6
Final
Champions Romania (4th title)
Runners-up Argentina XV

Due to Georgia's tour of the Pacific Islands in June, the World Rugby Tbilisi Cup did not take place. Instead, this tournament featured six teams split in two pools of three, where the three European teams played the other three teams.[1] This format was last used in 2012. Hosts Romania won the title, for the fourth time in five years. Romania finished with 13 points after beating the Argentina XV in the decisive match.[2]

Teams

Standings

Pool A

Team Games Points Tries Bonus points Points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference For Against
1 Argentina XV32019258+34127210
2 Namibia32018078+2109210
3 Uruguay31024066-265815
Source : worldrugby.org
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

Pool B

Team Games Points Tries Bonus points Points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference For Against
1 Romania33008016+6492113
2 Emerging Italy310282102-20101315
3 Spain30034094-5451222
Source : worldrugby.org
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

Matchday 1

9 June 2016
16:00 EET (UTC+02)
Argentina XV 44 - 8  Spain
Report


9 June 2016
18:00 EET (UTC+02)
Uruguay  24 - 26  Emerging Italy
Report


9 June 2016
20:00 EET (UTC+02)
Namibia  8-20  Romania
Report

Matchday 2

13 June 2016
16:00 EET (UTC+02)
Argentina XV 40-30  Emerging Italy
Report


13 June 2016
18:00 EET (UTC+02)
Namibia  34-32  Spain
Report


13 June 2016
20:00 EET (UTC+02)
Uruguay  0-40  Romania
Report

Week 3 (place games)

18 June 2016
16:00 EET (UTC+02)
Uruguay  16-0  Spain
Report


18 June 2016
18:00 EET (UTC+02)
Namibia  38-26  Emerging Italy
Report


18 June 2016
20:00 EET (UTC+02)
Argentina XV 8-20  Romania
Report

See also

References

  1. "World Rugby announces competitive June tier two schedule". World Rugby. World Rugby Press. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  2. "Romania retain the Nations Cup". World Rugby. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
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