2012 Cup of Nations (rugby union)
2012 Cup of Nations Venue The Sevens, Dubai | |
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Countries | ![]() ![]() |
Date | 8–14 December 2012 |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Matches played | 6 |
The 2012 Emirates Cup of Nations is the second Cup of Nations tournament to be hosted by the United Arab Emirates and will be again held at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai. This tournament acts as a year ending tournament for tier 3 teams from different continents and provides greater preparation for teams to play in their regional competitions.[1][2]
The tournament is a joint initiative of the UAE Rugby Federation and the Hong Kong Rugby Football Union.[3]
The four competing teams are hosts UAE, 2012 Asian Five Nations runners up Hong Kong, 2012 Africa Cup champions Zimbabwe and 2010-2012 European Nations Cup Division 1B champions Belgium.
Zimbabwe will send a weakened squad to the tournament, due to the clash with the 2012 South Africa Sevens, for which Zimbabwe has qualified.[4]
An earlier draw for the event [5] had six teams playing, with Papua New Guinea and Mexico playing alongside the four competing nations. However, both teams withdrew due to financial problems.
Belgium won the tournament, defeating defending champions Hong Kong on the third and final match day, 24-12. Hong Kong were runners up, with Zimbabwe taking third place, defeating United Arab Emirates.
Format
[edit]The tournament is being played as a single round-robin, with the winner being the leading team after the third round of fixtures. The points for the tournament were awarded for: Win = 4 points Draw = 2 points Loss = 1 point Scoring 4 or more tries in one game = 1 bonus point Losing by 7 or less points = 1 bonus point
Fixtures and results
[edit]Place | Nation | Games | Points | Bonus points |
Table points | |||||
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Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | ||||
1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 26 | +120 | 2 | 14 |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 85 | 37 | +48 | 1 | 9 |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 83 | 64 | +19 | 1 | 5 |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 210 | -187 | 0 | 0 |
Pre-tournament rankings in parentheses
8 December 2012 | United Arab Emirates ![]() |
3 - 94 | ![]() |
The Sevens, Dubai | ||
Pen: James Ham | Report[6] Report 2[7] |
Try: Thibaut Andre 3, Alan Williams 4, Kevin Dams 3, Eliot van Trappen, Alain Mirialakis, Carlos Fierro, Maxime Jadot Con: Alan Williams 12 |
8 December 2012 | Hong Kong ![]() |
22 - 7 | ![]() |
The Sevens, Dubai | ||
Try: Tom McColl Con: Christopher McAdam Pen: Christopher McAdam 5 Cards: Johnathan Rees |
Report[8] Report 2[9] |
Try: Steven Hunduza Con: Linience Tambwera |
11 December 2012 | United Arab Emirates ![]() |
6 - 51 | ![]() |
The Sevens, Dubai | ||
Pen: Chris Burch, James Ham |
Report[10] | Try: Stewart Megaw 2, Kenneth Hsieh, Sebastian Alfonsi, Ian Ridgeway, Nick Hewson, Salom Yiu Kam-shing, Alex Baddeley Con: Mike Glancy 4 Pen: Mike Glancy |
11 December 2012 | Zimbabwe ![]() |
11 - 28 | ![]() |
The Sevens, Dubai | ||
Try: Takunda Chifokoyo Pen: Tichafara Makwanya 2 Cards: 3 yellows |
Report[11] Report2[12] |
Try: Bastian Vermeylen, Mathieu Verschelden, Alan Williams, Penalty Try Con: Sebastien Guns Pen: Alan Williams 2 Cards: Alain Miriallakis ![]() |
14 December 2012 | Belgium ![]() |
24 - 12 | ![]() |
The Sevens, Dubai | ||
Try: Thomas de Molder, Sebastien Guns Con: Alan Williams Pen: Alan Williams 3, Carlos Fiero |
Pen: Chris McAdam 4 |
14 December 2012 | United Arab Emirates ![]() |
14 - 65 | ![]() |
The Sevens, Dubai | ||
Try: Ross Combe Pen: James Ham 3 |
Report[13] | Try: Kudakwashe Chiwanza 3, Shingi Mpofu, Takunda Chifokoyo, Simba Chirimuuta, Biselele Tshamala, Jan Ferreira, Tichafara Makwanya Con: Lenience Tambwera 7 Pen: Lenience Tambwera 2 |
See also
[edit]- 2011 Cup of Nations
- 2012 Asian Five Nations
- 2010–12 European Nations Cup First Division
- 2012 Africa Cup
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Belgium XV to Emirates Airline Cup of Nations in Dubaï". Rugby Redefined. 2012-11-24. Archived from the original on 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2012-12-03.
- ^ "Emirates Airline Cup of Nations kicks off for second year". AMEinfo.com. 2012-11-22. Archived from the original on 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2012-12-03.
- ^ "EACON - Emirates Airline Cup Of Nations 2012". EACON. Archived from the original on 2013-01-14. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
- ^ "Sables depleted ahead of Emirates Airline Cup of Nations". The Standard (Zimbabwe). 2012-12-01. Retrieved 2012-12-03.
- ^ "Sables lament poor funding". The Standard (Zimbabwe). 2012-10-28. Retrieved 2012-12-03.
- ^ "Hard work pays off for Belgium rugby side with 94-3 win over UAE - Th…". Archived from the original on 14 January 2013.
- ^ "Al Azri relishes first UAE cap despite heavy loss to Belgium". 10 December 2012. Archived from the original on 10 December 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Hong Kong happy with 'a magnificent performance'". thenational.ae. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Hong Kong made to work hard by Zimbabwe". 10 December 2012. Archived from the original on 10 December 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Hong Kong defeat UAE in Emirates Airline Cup".
- ^ "Sables lose again". Archived from the original on 2012-12-15. Retrieved 2012-12-11.
- ^ http://sportkipik.be/articles.php?id_article=8166 [permanent dead link]
- ^ "Chiwanza shines in Sables win - NewsDay Zimbabwe". newsday.co.zw. 15 December 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
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- 2012 rugby union tournaments for national teams
- International rugby union competitions hosted by the United Arab Emirates
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