The 2006

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was the first edition of the international

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tournament, a competition created by the

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. It pits the "A" Teams of the stronger (Tier 1) rugby nations ( Argentina Jaguars and Italy A) against some of the Tier 2 and 3 nations (

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and

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).See List of international rugby union teams#National teams - tier classification for more information on the Tiers. The tournament took place between 13 and 24 June at Estádio Universitário in Lisbon,

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. Argentina Jaguars were the overall winners. The competition format was a round-robin whereby each team played each of the other 3 teams once. The competition was played over three match days, with two matches played consecutively on each day.

Final standings

Results

Round 1

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Round 2

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Round 3

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References

External links

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