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2019 World Rugby Nations Cup
The 2019 World Rugby Nations Cup was the fourteenth edition of the World Rugby Nations Cup rugby union tournament, created by World Rugby. Like in 2018, the tournament featured 4 teams. Argentina XV and Uruguay remained from the previous year, with Namibia and Russia returning to the competition after not participating in 2018. Hosts Uruguay won the tournament for the third year in a row, having triumphed in 2017 and 2018. As of 2023 this is the most recent edition of the World Rugby Nations Cup to take place. Teams Below are the competing teams with their World Rugby Rankings as of the first tournament date (4 June 2019): * Argentina XV (n/a) * Namibia (23) * Russia (20) * Uruguay (16) Standings Results Round 1 ---- Round 2 ---- Round 3 ---- References {{Nations Cup World Rugby Nations Cup 2019 rugby union tournaments for national teams International rugby union competitions hosted by Uruguay 2019 in Russian rugby union 2019 in Argentine rug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Rugby Nations Cup
The Nations Cup is a rugby union competition that was first held in 2006 at Estádio Universitário in Lisbon with Argentina A, Italy A, Portugal and Russia taking part. The tournament is part of the International Rugby Board's US $50 million Strategic Investment programme, which also includes the Pacific Nations Cup, the Pacific Rugby Cup and the Americas Rugby Championship (as well as the ARC's predecessor, the North America 4). History The Nations Cup is aimed at providing more competition for tier one A sides, as well as offering opportunities for second and third tier nations such as Portugal, Russia, Namibia, Uruguay, Georgia and Romania. The Nations Cup is an important tournament for both Italy and Argentina; at the time of the inaugural competition in 2006, the two sides combined had only nine players that did not play in their respective domestic competitions. The inaugural tournament was won by Argentina A. The Nations Cup was expanded in 2007, with six teams instead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |