2013 IRB Tbilisi Cup

2013 IRB Tbilisi Cup
Date 7 – 16 June 2013
Countries  Georgia
Ireland Emerging Ireland
South Africa South Africa President's XV
 Uruguay
Tournament statistics
Champions South Africa 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) Ireland Ian Keatley (40 points)
Top try scorer(s) South Africa Uzair Cassiem (2 tries)
Ireland Ian Keatley
Ireland 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

Position Nation Games Points Bonus
points		 Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference Tries
1South Africa South Africa President's XV 33007733+449113
2Ireland Emerging Ireland 32017067+3819
3 Georgia 31025844+14626
4 Uruguay 300345106−61511

Fixtures

All times are local

Round 1

7 June 2013
17:00 GET (UTC+4)
Uruguay  9 – 37

(9–15)

South Africa South Africa President's XV
Pen: Etcheverry (2/5) 5' 32'
Drop: Etcheverry (1/1) 1'
 IRB
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'
Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (IRFU)
FB 15Jerónimo Etcheverry
RW 14Pablo Bueno  61'
OC 13Joaquin Prada 58' to 61'
IC 12Alberto Román
LW 11Leandro Leivas
FH 10Agustín del Castillo
SH 9 Alejo Durán
N8 8 Juan Manuel Gaminara
OF 7 Fernando Bascou
BF 6 Juan de Freitas  66'
RL 5 Francisco Lamanna
LL 4 Rodrigo Espiga  73'
TP 3 Mario Sagario  66'
HK 2 Arturo Ávalo (c)  48'
LP 1 Rodolfo de Mula  48'
Replacements:
PR 16Alejo Corral  48'
HK 17Nicolás Klappenbach  48'
PR 18Gaston Ibarburu  66'
LK 19José Coronel  73'
FL 20Juan Tassistro  66'
FH 21Germán Albanell  66'
CE 22Santiago Core  58'  66'
Coach:
Uruguay Pablo Lemoine
FB 15Jacquin Jansen  62'
RW 14Wilmaure Louw
OC 13Stefan Watermeyer  70'
IC 12Adriaan Engelbrecht
LW 11Jerome Pretorius
FH 10Ricardo Croy
SH 9 Sinovuyo Nyoka  70'
N8 8 Renaldo Bothma  62'
OF 7 Uzair Cassiem
BF 6 Jaco Bouwer
RL 5 Giant Mtyanda
LL 4 Brendon Snyman (c)  72'
TP 3 Martin Dreyer
HK 2 Ashton Constant  62'
LP 1 Khwezilokusa Mkhafu
Replacements:
HK 16Frank Herne  62'
PR 17Ivann Espag  65'
LK 18Eduan van der Walt  72'
N8 19Brian Shabangu  62'
SH 20Ntando Kebe  79'
CE 21Rosco Speckman  70'
FB 22Coenie van Wyk  62'
Coach:
South Africa Jimmy Stonehouse
7 June 2013
19:00 GET (UTC+4)
Georgia  15 – 20

(10–6)

Ireland Emerging Ireland
Try: Chkhaidze 40' c
Mchedlidze 57' m
Con: Tsiklauri (1/2) 40'
Pen: Tsiklauri (1/3) 27'
 IRB
ESPN		 Try: Kearney 42' m
Pen: Keatley (5/6) 10', 24', 54', 79', 80'
Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Nick Briant (NZRU)
FB 15Beka Tsiklauri
RW 14Irakli Machkhaneli (c)
OC 13David Kacharava
IC 12Merab Sharikadze  76'
LW 11Tamaz Mtchedlidze
FH 10Lasha Malaguradze
SH 9 Giorgi Begadze
N8 8 George Chkhaidze
OF 7 Viktor Kolelishvili
BF 6 Shalva Sutiashvili
RL 5 Kote Mikautadze  78'
LL 4 Vakhtang Maisuradze  68'
TP 3 Levan Chilachava  60'
HK 2 Revaz Belkania  68'
LP 1 Irakli Mirtskhulava
Replacements:
PR 16Giorgi Tetrashvili  60'
HK 17Simon Maisuradze  68'
LK 18Giorgi Nemsadze  68' 80' to end'
FL 19Givi Berishvili  78'
SH 20Vazha Khutsishvili
FH 21Alexander Todua
CE 22Tedo Zibzibadze  76'
Coach:
New Zealand Milton Haig
FB 15David Kearney
RW 14Niall Morris
OC 13Eoin Griffin  67'
IC 12Michael Allen  49'
LW 11Tiernan O'Halloran
FH 10Ian Keatley
SH 9 Michael Heaney  52'
N8 8 Robbie Diack
OF 7 Dominic Ryan  67'
BF 6 Rhys Ruddock (c)
RL 5 David Foley
LL 4 Lewis Stevenson  40'
TP 3 Michael Bent
HK 2 Robert Herring  72'
LP 1 Jack McGrath
Replacements:
HK 16Niall Annett  72'
PR 17Richard Lutton
LK 18Ian Nagle  40'
FL 19Jordi Murphy  67'
SH 20John Cooney  52'
FH 21Noel Reid  49'
CE 22Brendan Macken  67'
Coach:
Ireland Allen Clarke

Round 2

11 June 2013
17:00 GET (UTC+4)
Emerging Ireland Ireland 8 – 19

(3–10)

South Africa South Africa President's XV
Try: Allen 61' m
Pen: Keatley (1/2) 17'
 IRFU
rugby.ge		 Try: Bock 11' c
Con: Bezuidenhout (1/1)
Pen: Bezuidenhout (4/4) 6', 43', 48', 79'
Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi
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
ESPN		 Pen: Albanell (1) 56'
Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Vlad Iordachescu (FRR)

Round 3

16 June 2013
14:00 GET (UTC+4)
Uruguay  33–42 Ireland 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 Try: O'Halloran 4' c
Keatley (2) 9' c, 17' c
Morris (2) 43' c, 48' c
Annett 56' c
Con: Keatley (6/6)
Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Vlad Iordachescu (FRR)
16 June 2013
16:00 GET (UTC+4)
Georgia  16–21 South Africa South Africa President's XV
Try: Chilachava 19' c
Con: Tsiklauri (1/1)
Pen: Tsiklauri (3) 11', 28', 46'
 IRB
ESPN		 Try: Speckman 36' c
Van der Walt 57' m
Con: Bezuidenhout (1)
Pen: Bezuidenhout (3) 2', 6', 21'
Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (IRFU)

Statistics

Leading point scorers

Pos Name Team Points
1 Ian Keatley Ireland Emerging Ireland 40
2 Beka Tsiklauri Georgia (country) Georgia 28
3 Carl Bezuidenhout South Africa South Africa President's XV 25
4 Jerónimo Etcheverry Uruguay Uruguay 11
5 Uzair Cassiem South Africa South Africa President's XV 10
Niall Morris Ireland Emerging Ireland
7 Ricardo Croy South Africa South Africa President's XV 7
8 German Albanell Uruguay Uruguay 8
9 Joaquin Prada Uruguay Uruguay 6

Leading try scorers

Pos Name Team Tries
1 Uzair Cassiem South Africa South Africa President's XV 2
Ian Keatley Ireland Emerging Ireland
Niall Morris Ireland Emerging Ireland
4 22 players 1

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Georgia to host IRB Tbilisi Cup in June". International Rugby Board. 9 April 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2013.

External links

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