2015 World Rugby Tbilisi Cup
2015 World Rugby Tbilisi Cup | |
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Tournament details | |
Countries | Emerging Ireland Emerging Italy Georgia Uruguay |
Date | 13 – 21 June 2015 |
Tournament statistics | |
Teams | 4 |
Matches played | 6 |
Tries scored | 26 (4.33 per match) |
Top point scorer(s) | Carlo Canna (29) |
Top try scorer(s) | Andrew Conway (3) |
Final | |
Champions | Emerging Ireland (1st title) |
Runners-up | Emerging Italy |
The 2015 World Rugby Tbilisi Cup was the third edition of this international rugby union tournament, created by World Rugby. It was played from 13 to 21 June 2015 at the Avchala Stadium in Tbilisi, running alongside the 2015 World Rugby Nations Cup in Romania. The hosts Georgia were joined by 2015 Rugby World Cup counterparts Uruguay, and development sides Emerging Ireland and Emerging Italy.
Emerging Ireland won the tournament with three from three victories, taking the Tbilisi Cup for their first ever time.[1][2]
Standings
Team | Games | Points | Tries | Bonus points | Points | ||||||||
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Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | For | Against | |||||
1 | Emerging Ireland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 19 | +84 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 15 | |
2 | Emerging Italy | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 48 | +1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | |
3 | Georgia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 81 | –40 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 4 | |
4 | Uruguay | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 75 | –45 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
Source : www.worldrugby.org Archived 2015-06-16 at the Wayback Machine 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
The fixtures were announced on 6 May 2015.[3]
Matchday 1
13 June 2015 17:00 GET (UTC+4) |
Emerging Italy | 0–25 | Emerging Ireland |
Report[4] | Try: Griffin 13' m Conway 24' m McCloskey 27' c O'Halloran 80' c Con: Hanrahan (1/4) 28' Pen: Hanrahan (1/1) 5' |
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France) |
13 June 2015 19:00 GET (UTC+4) |
Georgia | 19–10 | Uruguay |
Try: Mikautadze 7' c Con: Tsiklauri (1/1) 8' Pen: Tsiklauri (3/6) 12', 38', 66' Malaghuradze (1/1) 80' | Stats[5] | Try: Gibernau 30' c Con: Ormaechea (1/1) 31' Pen: Ormaechea (1/2) 15' |
Referee: Marius Mitrea (Italy) |
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Matchday 2
17 June 2015 17:00 GET (UTC+4) |
Uruguay | 7–33 | Emerging Ireland |
Try: Penalty try 71' c Con: Ormaechea (1/1) 72' | Report[6] | Try: Conway 5' c Cooney 10' m Kelleher 13' c Penalty try 40' c Marshall 79' c Con: Scannell (4/5) 6', 15', 40', 80' |
Referee: Marius Mitrea (Italy) |
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17 June 2015 19:00 GET (UTC+4) |
Georgia | 10–26 | Emerging Italy |
Try: Gorgadze 80' c Con: Tsiklauri (1/1) 80' Pen: Malaghuradze (1/1) 8' | Stats[7] | Try: Marinaro 58' c Mbanda 65' c Con: Canna (2/2) 58', 65' Pen: Canna (3/3) 5', 58', 62' Drop: Canna (1/1) 42' |
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa) |
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Matchday 3
21 June 2015 17:00 GET (UTC+4) |
Uruguay | 13–23 | Emerging Italy |
Try: Arboleya 72' c Con: Ormaechea (1/1) 73' Pen: Ormaechea (1/2) 30' Drop: Durán (1/1) 8' | Stats[8] | Try: Fabiani 26' c Di Giulio 39' c Con: Canna (2/2) 27', 40' Pen: Canna (2/2) 12', 75' Drop: Canna (1/1) 77' |
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa) |
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21 June 2015 19:00 GET (UTC+4) |
Georgia | 12–45 | Emerging Ireland |
Try: Lomidze 6' m Penalty try 55' c Con: Tsiklauri (1/2) 55' Drop: Tsiklauri (0/1) | Report[9] | Try: Penalty try 31' c Healy (2) 45' c, 66' c Masterson 49' c Conway 72' c Bealham 74' c Con: Hanrahan (6/6) 32', 45', 50', 67', 73', 75' Pen: Hanrahan (1/2) 18' |
Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France) |
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See also
References
- ^ "Emerging Ireland claim Tbilisi Cup after win over hosts Georgia". The 42. 21 June 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
- ^ "Emerging Ireland ease past Georgia to lift Tbilisi Cup". RTE Sport. 21 June 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
- ^ worldrugby.org. "Tbilisi Cup to provide tough competition ahead of RWC 2015". worldrugby.org. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ http://www.worldrugby.org/match/22400 Match stats]
[http://www.the42.ie/live-latest-emerging-ireland-italy-2159241-Jun2015/ - ^ worldrugby.org. "World Rugby". www.worldrugby.org. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
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[http://www.the42.ie/live-ireland-uruguay-emerging-tbilisi-2165646-Jun2015/ - ^ worldrugby.org. "World Rugby". www.worldrugby.org. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
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