2014 IRB Tbilisi Cup

The 2014 IRB Tbilisi Cup was the second edition of this international rugby union tournament, created by the International Rugby Board. It was played from 14 to 22 June 2014 at the Avchala Stadium in Tbilisi.[1]

2014 IRB Tbilisi Cup
Date14 – 22 June 2014
Countries Argentina XV
 Emerging Italy
 Georgia
 Spain
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Attendance0 (0 per match)
Tries scored12 (2 per match)
Top point scorer(s)Juan Pablo Socino (Argentina Jaguars)
15 points
Top try scorer(s)12 players
1 try
Official websiteOfficial website
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The hosts Georgia were joined by Spain and two teams that regularly take part in the IRB Nations Cup, Argentina Jaguars and Emerging Italy.

South Africa President's XV won the inaugural tournament in 2013 after winning all three of their games but did not return to defend their title.

Table
Team Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Diff Tries For Tries Against Try Bonus Losing Bonus Points
1 Argentina XV330011243+69??1013
2 Georgia32017349+24??109
3 Emerging Italy31026779–12??004
4 Spain300320101–81??000
Points breakdown:
*4 points for a win
*2 points for a draw
*1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less
*1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match
Pre-tournament rankings are in parentheses.
Updated: 15 June 2014

Fixtures

The fixtures and kick off times were announced on 4 April 2014.[1]

Matchday 1

14 June 2014
17:00 GET (UTC+4)
Georgia  23–13  Spain
Try: T. Mtchedlidze 22' m
Mamukashvili 33' c
Todua 38' m
Con: Tsiklauri (1/3)
Pen: Tsiklauri (2) 16', 80'
 Report[2] Try: Newton 30' c
Con: Snee (1/1)
Pen: García (2) 53', 75'
Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi
Attendance: 2,000[3]
Referee: Andrew McMeneny (Scotland)
FB15Beka Tsiklauri
RW14Tamaz Mtchedlidze
OC13Davit Katcharava
IC12Revaz Gigauri
LW11Alexander Todua
FH10Lasha Malaghuradze
SH9Giorgi Begadze 67'
N88Dimitri Basilaia
OF7Giorgi Tkhilaishvili 61'
BF6Shalva Sutiashvili (c) 75'
RL5Kote Mikuatadze
LL4Giorgi Nemsadze 61'
TP3Davit Kubriashvili
HK2Shalva Mamukashvili 49'
LP1Zurab Zhvania 61'
Replacements:
HK16Simon Maisuradze 49'
PR17Giorgi Mtchedlishvili 61'
LL18Lasha Lomidze 61'
OF19Givi Berishvili 61'
SH20Giorgi Rokhvadze 67'
WG21Irakli Qiasashvili
BF22Muraz Giorgadze 75'
Coach:
Milton Haig
FB15Javier Carrión 72'
RW14Alberto Díaz 51'
OC13Ignacio Gutiérrez 40'
IC12Daniel Snee
LW11Sergio Fernández
FH10Mariano García
SH9Facundo Munilla
N88Jaime Nava (c) 13'
OF7Adam Newton
BF6Manuel Mora
RL5Víctor Sánchez 60'
LL4Alejandro Blanco
TP3Jesús Moreno 51'
HK2Juan Anaya
LP1Francisco Javier Sanz 45'
Replacements:
LP16Agustín Ortiz 45'
RL17Romain Asensi 60'
TP18Guillermo Espinos 51'
N819José Luis del Valle 13'
FB20Francisco Cloppet 72'
OC21Alejandro Gutiérrez 40'
RW22Pablo Fontes 51'
Coach:
Santiago Santos

Touch judges:
Shota Tevzadze (Georgia)
Tornike Gvirjishvili (Georgia)

14 June 2014
19:00 GET (UTC+4)
Emerging Italy  20–45  Argentina XV
Try: Ragusi 25' c
Visentin 78' c
Con: Padovani (1/1)
Violi (1/1)
Pen: Padovani (2) 16', 42'
 Report[2] Try: Brex 43' c
Poet 47' c
Penalty Try 54' c
Moyano 63' m
Taboada 69' m
Masera 80' m
Con: Socino (3)
Pen: Socino (3) 19', 30', 38'
Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi
Referee: Dudley Phillips (IRFU)

Matchday 2

18 June 2014
17:00 GET (UTC+4)
Georgia  16–26  Argentina XV
Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi

18 June 2014
19:00 GET (UTC+4)
Emerging Italy  37–0  Spain
Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi

Matchday 3

22 June 2014
17:00 GET (UTC+4)
Georgia  34–10  Emerging Italy
Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi

22 June 2014
19:00 GET (UTC+4)
Argentina XV  41–7  Spain
Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi

See also

References
  1. "Georgia to host Tbilisi Cup 2014". International Rugby Board. 4 April 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-05-14. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-07-16. Retrieved 2014-06-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "2014 IRB Tbilisi Cup – Round One". Georgian Rugby Union. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
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