2013 IRB Tbilisi Cup
2013 IRB Tbilisi Cup | |||
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Date | 7 – 16 June 2013 | ||
Countries | Georgia Emerging Ireland South Africa President's XV Uruguay | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Champions | South Africa President's XV (1st title) | ||
Matches played | 6 | ||
Attendance | 6,000 (1,000 per match) | ||
Tries scored | 28 (4.67 per match) | ||
Top point scorer(s) | Ian Keatley (40 points) | ||
Top try scorer(s) | Uzair Cassiem (2 tries) Ian Keatley Niall Morris | ||
Official website | Official website | ||
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The 2013 IRB Tbilisi Cup was the inaugural edition of this international rugby union tournament, created by the International Rugby Board and was played from 7 to 16 June 2013 at the Avchala Stadium in Tbilisi.[1]
The hosts Georgia were joined by Uruguay, who regularly take part in the IRB Nations Cup, and two newly founded teams: Emerging Ireland, who were made up of young Irish players that didn't get selected for the Lions tour to Australia or the national side's tour to North America, and a South Africa President's XV, composed of Currie Cup players.
South Africa President's XV won the inaugural tournament after winning all three of their games.
Following this tournament, Georgia played Argentina for the first time outside the Rugby World Cup on 22 June as part of the 2013 mid-year tests.
Table
[edit]Position | Nation | Games | Points | Bonus points |
Table points | ||||||
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Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | Tries | ||||
1 | South Africa President's XV | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 33 | +44 | 9 | 1 | 13 |
2 | Emerging Ireland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 67 | +3 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
3 | Georgia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 58 | 44 | +14 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
4 | Uruguay | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 106 | −61 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
Fixtures
[edit]All times are local
Matchday 1
[edit]7 June 2013 17:00 GET (UTC+4) |
Uruguay | 9 – 37 (9–15) | South Africa President's XV |
Pen: Etcheverry (2/5) 5' 32' Drop: Etcheverry (1/1) 1' | IRB[2] ESPN | Try: Cassiem (2) 22' m 53' m Bothma 12' m Engelbrecht 27' m Louw 71' c Mkhafu 80' c Con: Croy (2/6) 72' 80' Pen: Croy (1/2) 70' |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (IRFU) |
7 June 2013 19:00 GET (UTC+4) |
Georgia | 15 – 20 (10–6) | Emerging Ireland |
Try: Chkhaidze 40' c Mchedlidze 57' m Con: Tsiklauri (1/2) 40' Pen: Tsiklauri (1/3) 27' | IRB[2] ESPN | Try: Kearney 42' m Pen: Keatley (5/6) 10', 24', 54', 79', 80' |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Nick Briant (NZRU) |
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Matchday 2
[edit]11 June 2013 17:00 GET (UTC+4) |
Emerging Ireland | 8 – 19 (3–10) | South Africa President's XV |
Try: Allen 61' m Pen: Keatley (1/2) 17' | [3] rugby.ge | Try: Bock 11' c Con: Bezuidenhout (1/1) Pen: Bezuidenhout (4/4) 6', 43', 48', 79' |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Nick Briant (NZRU) |
11 June 2013 19:00 GET (UTC+4) |
Georgia | 27 – 3 (17–0) | Uruguay |
Try: Todua 9' c Zibzibadze 34' c Nemsadze 51' c Con: Tsiklauri (3/3) Pen: Tsiklauri (2/4) 1', 42' | IRB[4] ESPN | Pen: Albanell (1) 56' |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Vlad Iordăchescu (FRR) |
Matchday 3
[edit]16 June 2013 14:00 GET (UTC+4) |
Uruguay | 33–42 | Emerging Ireland |
Try: Gaminara 13' c Espiga 52' c Albanell 60' c Román 66' m de Freitas 80' c Con: Etcheverry (1) Prada (3) | Report[5] | Try: O'Halloran 4' c Keatley (2) 9' c, 17' c Morris (2) 43' c, 48' c Annett 56' c Con: Keatley (6/6) |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Vlad Iordăchescu (FRR) |
16 June 2013 16:00 GET (UTC+4) |
Georgia | 16–21 | South Africa President's XV |
Try: Chilachava 19' c Con: Tsiklauri (1/1) Pen: Tsiklauri (3) 11', 28', 46' | IRB[6] ESPN | Try: Specman 36' c Van der Walt 57' m Con: Bezuidenhout (1) Pen: Bezuidenhout (3) 2', 6', 21' |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (IRFU) |
Statistics
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Leading point scorers[edit]
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Leading try scorers[edit]
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Georgia to host IRB Tbilisi Cup in June". International Rugby Board. 9 April 2013. Archived from the original on 27 April 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ^ a b "International Rugby Board - SA President's XV stage comeback in Tbilisi". Archived from the original on 12 June 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
- ^ "Emerging Ireland Suffer Tbilisi Defeat". irishrugby.ie. 11 June 2013. Archived from the original on 15 January 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
- ^ "International Rugby Board - Bezuidenhout kicks President's XV to victory". Archived from the original on 18 June 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
- ^ "Second Place Finish For Emerging Ireland". Irish Rugby. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
- ^ "SA President's XV win Tbilisi Cup". www.irb.com. 16 June 2013. Archived from the original on 19 June 2013.