The 2008
IRB Nations Cup was the third edition of the international
rugby union
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tournament, a competition created by the
International Rugby Board
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. It pits the "A" Teams of the stronger (Tier 1) rugby nations (
Emerging Springboks and
Italy A) against some of the Tier 2 and 3 nations (
Romania
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,
Georgia
Georgia most commonly refers to:
* Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States
Georgia may also refer to:
Places
Historical states and entities
* Related to t ...
,
Russia
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and
Uruguay
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).
[See List of international rugby union teams#National teams - tier classification for more information on the Tiers.]
For the second consecutive year the event was held in
Bucharest
Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River, less than north ...
,
Romania
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. The
Emerging Springboks were the overall winners for their second consecutive year.
The competition format was a modified
round-robin whereby each team played 3 of the other 5 teams. The competition was played over three match days, with three 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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Top scorers
Top points scorers
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Top try scorers
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See also
*
2008 IRB Pacific Nations Cup
The 2008 Pacific Nations Cup was a rugby union tournament held between six national sides on the Pacific Rim: Australia A, Fiji, Japan, Samoa, Tonga and New Zealand Māori (just for this year). The inaugural competition was held in 2006. Thi ...
References
External links
IRB Overview
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2008
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2008 rugby union tournaments for national teams
International rugby union competitions hosted by Romania
2007–08 in Romanian rugby union
2007–08 in Italian rugby union
2008 in South African rugby union
2008 in Argentine rugby union
2008 in Georgian sport
2008 in Uruguayan sport
Sport in Bucharest