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 |
| Date | 9 – 18 June 2016 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Teams | 4 |
| Matches played | 6 |
| 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
editStandings
editPool A
edit| 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
edit| 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
editMatchday 1
editMatchday 2
editWeek 3 (place games)
editSee also
editExternal links
editReferences
edit- ^ "World Rugby announces competitive June tier two schedule". World Rugby. World Rugby Press. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ^ "Romania retain the Nations Cup". World Rugby. Retrieved 4 December 2016.