The 2014 IRB Tbilisi Cup was the second edition of this international
rugby union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...
tournament, created by the
International Rugby Board
World Rugby is the world governing body for the sport of rugby union. World Rugby organises the Rugby World Cup every four years, the sport's most recognised and most profitable competition. It also organises a number of other international rug ...
. It was played from 14 to 22 June 2014 at the Avchala Stadium in
Tbilisi
Tbilisi ( ; ka, თბილისი ), in some languages still known by its pre-1936 name Tiflis ( ), is the Capital city, capital and the List of cities and towns in Georgia (country), largest city of Georgia (country), Georgia, lying on the ...
.
The hosts were joined by and two teams that regularly take part in the
IRB 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 St ...
,
Argentina Jaguars
Argentina XV, formerly known as the Jaguares, are the second national rugby union team in Argentina, after the full national side, the Pumas.
Overview
They already represented Argentina at the South American Rugby Championship, in 2001, 2002, ...
and
Emerging Italy.
South Africa President's XV
The South Africa President's XV is a South African rugby union team that represented South Africa in the 2013 IRB Tbilisi Cup. They won the tournament, winning all three matches, but did not take part in the 2014 edition.
Previously, an Emerging S ...
won the inaugural tournament in 2013 after winning all three of their games but did not return to defend their title.
Table
Fixtures
The fixtures and kick off times were announced on 4 April 2014.
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Matchday 1
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Matchday 2
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Matchday 3
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See also
* 2014 IRB Nations Cup
The 2014 IRB Nations Cup was the ninth edition of the international rugby union tournament, a competition created by the International Rugby Board. For the eighth time in a row, it was held in Bucharest, Romania. It was played between 13 and 22 Jun ...
* 2014 IRB Pacific Nations Cup
The 2014 IRB Pacific Nations Cup, was the ninth edition of the IRB Pacific Nations Cup, the annual Tier 2 Rugby union tournament. Unlike previous competitions, the tournament was divided into two conferences of three teams each, with no interconfer ...
References
External links
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World Rugby Tbilisi Cup
2014 rugby union tournaments for national teams
2014 in Georgian sport
2014 in Argentine rugby union
2013–14 in Italian rugby union
2013–14 in Spanish rugby union