The 2012 Emirates Cup of Nations is the second Cup of Nations tournament to be hosted by the
United Arab Emirates and will be again held at
The Sevens Stadium in
Dubai. This tournament acts as a year ending tournament for tier 3 teams from different continents and provides greater preparation for teams to play in their regional competitions.
The tournament is a joint initiative of the
UAE Rugby Federation and the
Hong Kong Rugby Football Union
Hong Kong Rugby Union (HKRU) is the governing body for rugby union in Hong Kong. It was founded in 1952 and became affiliated to World Rugby (then known as the International Rugby Board) in 1988.Bath, Richard (ed.) ''The Complete Book of Rugby'' ...
.
The four competing teams are hosts
UAE,
2012 Asian Five Nations
''For the divisional competitions, see: 2012 Asian Five Nations division tournaments''
The 2012 Asian Five Nations, known as the 2012 HSBC Asian 5 Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the HSBC, was the 5th series of the Asian Five Nation ...
runners up
Hong Kong,
2012 Africa Cup
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champions
Zimbabwe and
2010-2012 European Nations Cup Division 1B champions
Belgium.
Zimbabwe will send a weakened squad to the tournament, due to the clash with the
2012 South Africa Sevens
The 2012 South Africa Sevens was the ninth edition of the tournament and the third tournament of the 2012–13 IRB Sevens World Series.
New Zealand defeated France 47–12 in the final. Because of this, they (that is, New Zealand) won the titl ...
, for which Zimbabwe has qualified.
An earlier draw for the event
had six teams playing, with
Papua New Guinea and
Mexico playing alongside the four competing nations. However, both teams withdrew due to financial problems.
Belgium won the tournament, defeating defending champions Hong Kong on the third and final match day, 24-12. Hong Kong were runners up, with Zimbabwe taking third place, defeating United Arab Emirates.
Format
The tournament is being played as a single
round-robin, with the winner being the leading team after the third round of fixtures. The points for the tournament were awarded for:
Win = 4 points
Draw = 2 points
Loss = 1 point
Scoring 4 or more tries in one game = 1 bonus point
Losing by 7 or less points = 1 bonus point
Fixtures and results
''Pre-tournament rankings in parentheses''
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See also
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2011 Cup of Nations
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2012 Asian Five Nations
''For the divisional competitions, see: 2012 Asian Five Nations division tournaments''
The 2012 Asian Five Nations, known as the 2012 HSBC Asian 5 Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the HSBC, was the 5th series of the Asian Five Nation ...
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2010–12 European Nations Cup First Division
The 2010–12 European Nations Cup is the premier rugby union competition below the Six Nations Championship in Europe.
The divisions play on a two-year cycle with the teams playing each other both home and away. From 2009 onward, the title is a ...
*
2012 Africa Cup
The 2012 Africa Cup was the twelfth edition of the Africa Cup, an annual international rugby union tournament for African nations organised by the Confederation of African Rugby (CAR). The tournaments between 2012 and 2014 will also serve as 2015 ...
External links
EACON Website
References
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