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2015 World Rugby Tbilisi Cup

The 2015 World Rugby Tbilisi Cup was the third edition of this international rugby union tournament, created by World Rugby. It was played from 13 to 21 June 2015 at the Avchala Stadium in Tbilisi, running alongside the 2015 World Rugby Nations Cup in Romania. The hosts Georgia were joined by 2015 Rugby World Cup counterparts Uruguay, and development sides Emerging Ireland and Emerging Italy.

2015 World Rugby Tbilisi Cup
Tournament details
CountriesIreland Emerging Ireland
 Emerging Italy
 Georgia
 Uruguay
Date13 – 21 June 2015
Tournament statistics
Teams4
Matches played6
Tries scored26 (4.33 per match)
Top point scorer(s)Italy Carlo Canna (29)
Top try scorer(s)Ireland Andrew Conway (3)
Final
ChampionsIreland Emerging Ireland (1st title)
Runners-up Emerging Italy
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Emerging Ireland won the tournament with three from three victories, taking the Tbilisi Cup for their first ever time.[1][2]

Standings edit

Team Games Points Tries Bonus points Points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference For Against
1   Emerging Ireland 3 3 0 0 103 19 +84 15 3 3 15
2   Emerging Italy 3 2 0 1 49 48 +1 4 6 0 8
3   Georgia 3 1 0 2 41 81 –40 4 9 0 4
4   Uruguay 3 0 0 3 30 75 –45 3 8 0 0
Source : www.worldrugby.org Archived 2015-06-16 at the Wayback Machine
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

Fixtures edit

The fixtures were announced on 6 May 2015.[3]

Matchday 1 edit

13 June 2015
17:00 GET (UTC+4)
Emerging Italy  0–25  Emerging Ireland
Report[4]Try: Griffin 13' m
Conway 24' m
McCloskey 27' c
O'Halloran 80' c
Con: Hanrahan (1/4) 28'
Pen: Hanrahan (1/1) 5'
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)
FB 15 Alberto Chiesa (c)
RW 14 Filippo Guarducci   20'   29'   55'   66'
OC 13 Roberto Quartaroli
IC 12 Giovanni Massaro   28'
LW 11 Gabriele Di Giulio
FH 10 Carlo Canna
SH 9 Simone Marinaro
N8 8 Maxime Mbanda
OF 7 Emiliano Caffini   45'
BF 6 Matteo Corazzi   54'
RL 5 Filippo Gerosa   72'
LL 4 Federico Ruzza
TP 3 George Giovani Iacob   50'
HK 2 Luca Bigi   40'
LP 1 Federico Zani   18' to 28'   52'   55'   66'
Replacements:
HK 16 Oliviero Fabiani   40'
PR 17 Giuseppe Di Stefano   52'
PR 18 Pietro Ceccarelli   55' to 65'   20'   29'   50'
FL 19 Alessio Zdrilich   54'
N8 20 Mirko Amenta   72'
SH 21 Simone Parisotto
CE 22 Giovanni Benvenuti   28'
LK 23 Sebastian Negri   45'
Coach:
  Umberto Casellato
FB 15 Tiernan O'Halloran
RW 14 Andrew Conway   61'
OC 13 Eoin Griffin
IC 12 Stuart McCloskey   66'
LW 11 Matt Healy
FH 10 JJ Hanrahan
SH 9 Luke McGrath   59'
N8 8 Jack Conan
OF 7 Dan Leavy
BF 6 Rhys Ruddock (c)   55'
RL 5 Billy Holland   62'
LL 4 Ben Marshall
TP 3 Stephen Archer   54'
HK 2 Rob Herring   50'
LP 1 Denis Buckley   54'
Replacements:
PR 16 Dave Heffernan   50'
HK 17 Andrew Warwick   74' to 80'   54'
PR 18 Finlay Bealham   54'
FL 19 Andrew Browne   62'
FL 20 Eoghan Masterson   55'
SH 21 John Cooney   59'
FH 22 Rory Scannell   66'
FB 23 Peter Nelson   61'
Coach:
  Allen Clarke
13 June 2015
19:00 GET (UTC+4)
Georgia  19–10  Uruguay
Try: Mikautadze 7' c
Con: Tsiklauri (1/1) 8'
Pen: Tsiklauri (3/6) 12', 38', 66'
Malaghuradze (1/1) 80'		Stats[5]Try: Gibernau 30' c
Con: Ormaechea (1/1) 31'
Pen: Ormaechea (1/2) 15'
Referee: Marius Mitrea (Italy)
FB 15 Beka Tsiklauri
RW 14 Giorgi Aptsiauri
OC 13 Revaz Gigauri   63'
IC 12 Merab Sharikadze   79'
LW 11 Giorgi Pruidze
FH 10 Lasha Malaghuradze
SH 9 Giorgi Begadze   63'
N8 8 Beka Bitsadz
OF 7 Lasha Lomidze   30' to 60'
BF 6 Saba Shubitidze   25'   33'   60'
RL 5 Konstantin Mikautadze   54'
LL 4 Levan Datunashvili (c)
TP 3 Nikoloz Khatiashvili   22' to 32'   71'
HK 2 Jaba Bregvadze   79'
LP 1 Giorgi Tetrashvili   60'
Replacements:
PR 16 Giorgi Tedoradze   79'
HK 17 Archil Bezhiashvili   60'
PR 18 Irakli Mirtskhulava   25'   33'   71'
LK 19 Giorgi Chkhaidze   61' to 71'   54'
FL 20 Beka Gorgadze   60'
SH 21 Vazha Khutsishvili   63'
CE 22 Giorgi Talakhadze   79'
WG 23 Tamaz Mtchedlidze   63'
Coach:
  Milton Haig
FB 15 Gastón Mieres
RW 14 Leandro Leivas   53'
OC 13 Joaquín Prada
IC 12 Alberto Román
LW 11 Santiago Gibernau
FH 10 Manuel Blengio   71'
SH 9 Agustín Ormaechea
N8 8 Juan Manuel Gaminara
OF 7 Fernando Bascou   53'
BF 6 Matías Beer   73'
RL 5 Jorge Zerbino   52' to 62'   73'
LL 4 Santiago Vilaseca (c)
TP 3 Mario Sagario   47'
HK 2 Nicolás Klappenbach   47'
LP 1 Alejo Corral   63'
Replacements:
HK 16 Germán Kessler   47'
PR 17 Carlos Arboleya   47'
PR 18 Mateo Sanguinetti   63'
LK 19 Mathias Palomeque   73'
FL 20 Diego Magno   53'
N8 21 Mathias Braun   73'
SH 22 Alejo Durán   71'
WG 23 Jerónimo Etcheverry   53'
Coach:
  Pablo Lemoine

Matchday 2 edit

17 June 2015
17:00 GET (UTC+4)
Uruguay  7–33  Emerging Ireland
Try: Penalty try 71' c
Con: Ormaechea (1/1) 72'		Report[6]Try: Conway 5' c
Cooney 10' m
Kelleher 13' c
Penalty try 40' c
Marshall 79' c
Con: Scannell (4/5) 6', 15', 40', 80'
Referee: Marius Mitrea (Italy)
FB 15 Jerónimo Etcheverry   70'
RW 14 Leandro Leivas (c)
OC 13 Joaquín Prada   65'
IC 12 Andrés Vilaseca
LW 11 Santiago Gibernau
FH 10 Alejo Durán
SH 9 Agustín Ormaechea
N8 8 Alejandro Nieto
OF 7 Diego Magno   64'
BF 6 Agustín Alonso   38' to 48'   65'
RL 5 Mathias Palomeque   40'
LL 4 Franco Lamanna
TP 3 Carlos Arboleya   56'
HK 2 Germán Kessler   52'
LP 1 Mateo Sanguinetti   52'
Replacements:
HK 16 Nicolás Klappenbach   52'
PR 17 Mario Sagario   56'
PR 18 Alejo Corral   52'
LK 19 Santiago Vilaseca   64'
FL 20 Fernando Bascou   65'
N8 21 Mathias Braun   40'
FH 22 Manuel Blengio   65'
CE 23 Alberto Román   70'
Coach:
  Pablo Lemoine
FB 15 Peter Nelson
RW 14 Cian Kelleher   62' to 72'
OC 13 Eoin Griffin
IC 12 Noel Reid
LW 11 Andrew Conway
FH 10 Rory Scannell
SH 9 John Cooney
N8 8 Eoghan Masterson   60'
OF 7 Frankie Taggart
BF 6 Rhys Ruddock (c)
RL 5 Billy Holland   50'
LL 4 Andrew Browne
TP 3 Stephen Archer   50'
HK 2 Dave Heffernan   60'
LP 1 James Cronin   59'
Replacements:
PR 16 Rob Herring   60'
HK 17 Denis Buckley   59'
PR 18 Andrew Warwick   50'
FL 19 Ben Marshall   50'
FL 20 Dan Leavy
N8 21 Jack Conan   60'
SH 22 Luke McGrath
FH 23 JJ Hanrahan
Coach:
  Allen Clarke
17 June 2015
19:00 GET (UTC+4)
Georgia  10–26  Emerging Italy
Try: Gorgadze 80' c
Con: Tsiklauri (1/1) 80'
Pen: Malaghuradze (1/1) 8'		Stats[7]Try: Marinaro 58' c
Mbanda 65' c
Con: Canna (2/2) 58', 65'
Pen: Canna (3/3) 5', 58', 62'
Drop: Canna (1/1) 42'
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)
FB 15 Giorgi Aptsiauri
RW 14 Muraz Giorgadze   61' to 71'
OC 13 Giorgi Talakhadze   54'
IC 12 Tamaz Mchedlidze
LW 11 Alexandre Khutsishvili
FH 10 Lasha Malaghuradze   13'
SH 9 Vazha Khutsishvili   58'
N8 8 Beka Bitsadze
OF 7 Beka Gorgadze
BF 6 Saba Shubitidze   31'
RL 5 Giorgi Chkhaidze
LL 4 Levan Datunashvili (c)   56'
TP 3 Irakli Mirtskhulava   52'
HK 2 Simon Maisuradze   52'
LP 1 Anton Peikrishvili   52'
Replacements:
PR 16 Jaba Bregvadze   52'
HK 17 Archil Bezhiashvili   52'
PR 18 Nikoloz Khatiashvili   52'
LK 19 Konstantin Mikautadze   56'
FL 20 Otar Giorgadze   31'
SH 21 Giorgi Begadze   58'
WG 22 Giorgi Pruidze   13'
FB 23 Beka Tsiklauri   54'
Coach:
  Milton Haig
FB 15 Alberto Chiesa (c)
RW 14 Filippo Guarducci
OC 13 Giovanni Benvenuti
IC 12 Roberto Quartaroli
LW 11 Gabriele Di Giulio
FH 10 Carlo Canna
SH 9 Simone Marinaro   78'
N8 8 Maxime Mbanda
OF 7 Emiliano Caffini
BF 6 Sebastian Negri
RL 5 Filippo Gerosa
LL 4 Federico Ruzza   77'
TP 3 Giuseppe Di Stefano   72'
HK 2 Oliviero Fabiani   51'
LP 1 Federico Zani   51'
Replacements:
HK 16 Luca Bigi   72'
PR 17 Laert Naka   51'
PR 18 Pietro Ceccarelli   51'
FL 19 Alessio Zdrilich
FL 20 Mirko Amenta   77'
SH 21 Simone Parisotto   78'
FB 22 Christian Becerra
LK 23 Matteo Corazzi
Coach:
  Umberto Casellato

Matchday 3 edit

21 June 2015
17:00 GET (UTC+4)
Uruguay  13–23  Emerging Italy
Try: Arboleya 72' c
Con: Ormaechea (1/1) 73'
Pen: Ormaechea (1/2) 30'
Drop: Durán (1/1) 8'		Stats[8]Try: Fabiani 26' c
Di Giulio 39' c
Con: Canna (2/2) 27', 40'
Pen: Canna (2/2) 12', 75'
Drop: Canna (1/1) 77'
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)
FB 15 Gastón Mieres
RW 14 Leandro Leivas
OC 13 Joaquín Prada
IC 12 Alberto Román   78'
LW 11 Santiago Gibernau
FH 10 Alejo Durán
SH 9 Agustín Ormaechea   78'
N8 8 Alejandro Nieto   78'
OF 7 Matías Beer
BF 6 Juan Manuel Gaminara   18' to 28'
RL 5 Jorge Zerbino
LL 4 Santiago Vilaseca (c)   52'
TP 3 Carlos Arboleya
HK 2 Nicolás Klappenbach   51'
LP 1 Alejo Corral   40'
Replacements:
PR 16 Mario Sagario   51'
PR 17 Mateo Sanguinetti   59' to 69'   40'
FL 18 Agustín Alonso
LK 19 Franco Lamanna   52'
FL 20 Diego Magno
FL 21 Fernando Bascou   78'
FH 22 Manuel Blengio   78'
CE 23 Andrés Vilaseca   78'
Coach:
  Pablo Lemoine
FB 15 Alberto Chiesa (c)
RW 14 Filippo Guarducci
OC 13 Giovanni Benvenuti
IC 12 Roberto Quartaroli
LW 11 Gabriele Di Giulio
FH 10 Carlo Canna
SH 9 Simone Marinaro   78'
N8 8 Maxime Mbanda   44'
OF 7 Emiliano Caffini
BF 6 Sebastian Negri
RL 5 Alessio Zdrilich   45'
LL 4 Federico Ruzza
TP 3 Pietro Ceccarelli   59'
HK 2 Oliviero Fabiani   64' to 74'
LP 1 Federico Zani   53'
Replacements:
HK 16 Luca Bigi
PR 17 Laert Naka   53'
PR 18 Giuseppe Di Stefano   59'
LK 19 Filippo Gerosa   45'
FL 20 Matteo Corazzi
SH 21 Simone Parisotto
FB 22 Christian Becerra
N8 23 Mirko Amenta   44'
Coach:
  Umberto Casellato
21 June 2015
19:00 GET (UTC+4)
Georgia  12–45  Emerging Ireland
Try: Lomidze 6' m
Penalty try 55' c
Con: Tsiklauri (1/2) 55'
Drop: Tsiklauri (0/1)		Report[9]Try: Penalty try 31' c
Healy (2) 45' c, 66' c
Masterson 49' c
Conway 72' c
Bealham 74' c
Con: Hanrahan (6/6) 32', 45', 50', 67', 73', 75'
Pen: Hanrahan (1/2) 18'
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)
FB 15 Beka Tsiklauri
RW 14 Alexandre Khutsishvili   47' to 57'
OC 13 Revaz Gigauri
IC 12 Tamaz Mtchedlidze
LW 11 Giorgi Pruidze   59'
FH 10 Mamuka Ninidze
SH 9 Giorgi Begadze   64'
N8 8 Lasha Lomidze   35'
OF 7 Giorgi Chkhaidze
BF 6 Beka Bitsadze
RL 5 Konstantin Mikautadze
LL 4 Levan Datunashvili (c)   11'
TP 3 Anton Peikrishvili   48'
HK 2 Simon Maisuradze   48'
LP 1 Zurab Zhvania   73'
Replacements:
PR 16 Jaba Bregvadze   48'
HK 17 Giorgi Tetrashvili   73'
PR 18 Irakli Mirtskhulava   48'
LK 19 Otar Giorgadze   11'
FL 20 Saba Shubitidze   35'
SH 21 Vazha Khutsishvili   64'
FH 22 Irakli Svanidze   59'
WG 23 Giorgi Aptsiauri
Coach:
  Milton Haig
FB 15 Tiernan O'Halloran
RW 14 Andrew Conway
OC 13 Stuart McCloskey
IC 12 Noel Reid   59'
LW 11 Matt Healy
FH 10 JJ Hanrahan
SH 9 Luke McGrath
N8 8 Jack Conan
OF 7 Dan Leavy
BF 6 Eoghan Masterson
RL 5 Billy Holland (c)   7'
LL 4 Ben Marshall
TP 3 Stephen Archer   73'
HK 2 Rob Herring   73'
LP 1 James Cronin
Replacements:
PR 16 Dave Heffernan   73'
HK 17 Denis Buckley
PR 18 Finlay Bealham   73'
LK 19 Andrew Browne   7'
FL 20 Frankie Taggart
SH 21 John Cooney
CE 22 Eoin Griffin   59'
FB 23 Peter Nelson
Coach:
  Allen Clarke

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Emerging Ireland claim Tbilisi Cup after win over hosts Georgia". The 42. 21 June 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Emerging Ireland ease past Georgia to lift Tbilisi Cup". RTE Sport. 21 June 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  3. ^ worldrugby.org. "Tbilisi Cup to provide tough competition ahead of RWC 2015". worldrugby.org. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  4. ^ http://www.worldrugby.org/match/22400 Match stats]
    [http://www.the42.ie/live-latest-emerging-ireland-italy-2159241-Jun2015/
  5. ^ worldrugby.org. "World Rugby". www.worldrugby.org. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  6. ^ http://www.worldrugby.org/match/22402 Match stats]
    [http://www.the42.ie/live-ireland-uruguay-emerging-tbilisi-2165646-Jun2015/
  7. ^ worldrugby.org. "World Rugby". www.worldrugby.org. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  8. ^ worldrugby.org. "World Rugby". www.worldrugby.org. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  9. ^ http://www.worldrugby.org/match/22405 Match stats]
    [http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/billy-holland-scare-mars-irish-win-338314.html

External links edit

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