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2016 World Rugby Nations Cup

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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
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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.

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

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Standings

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Pool A

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Team Games Points Tries Bonus points Points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference For Against
1  Argentina XV 3 2 0 1 92 58 +34 12 7 2 10
2  Namibia 3 2 0 1 80 78 +2 10 9 2 10
3  Uruguay 3 1 0 2 40 66 -26 5 8 1 5
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

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Team Games Points Tries Bonus points Points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference For Against
1  Romania 3 3 0 0 80 16 +64 9 2 1 13
2  Emerging Italy 3 1 0 2 82 102 -20 10 13 1 5
3  Spain 3 0 0 3 40 94 -54 5 12 2 2
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

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Matchday 1

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9 June 2016
16:00 EET (UTC+02)
Argentina XV Argentina44 - 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

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13 June 2016
16:00 EET (UTC+02)
Argentina XV Argentina40-30 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)

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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 Argentina8-20 Romania
Report

See also

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References

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  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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