2012 IRB International Rugby SeriesDate9 to 17 November 2012Teams5CountriesMatches played4Venue Eirias Stadium, Colwyn Bay, WalesChampions
The 2012 IRB International Rugby Series was the first edition of a rugby union tournament, created by the International Rugby Board for tier two and tier three nations, played at Parc Eirias, Colwyn Bay in Wales. The matches between Canada, Russia, Samoa, Tonga and the United States were played over two match days on 9 November and 17 November 2012.
The aim of the tournament was to increase the competitiveness between emerging rugby nations before the 2015 Rugby World Cup, to be held in England and Wales. Other unions involved in the 2012 International Rugby Series were Chile, Fiji, Georgia, Japan, Portugal, Romania and Uruguay.
The tournament matches were in addition to those between tier one and tier two/three nations within the 2012-2019 international tours and test schedule which increased the opportunities for emerging rugby nations to play the world's best teams in June and November.
Fixtures
FB 15Chris WylesRW 14Cornelius DirksenOC 13Paul EmerickIC 12Andrew SuniulaLW 11Luke HumeFH 10Toby L'EstrangeSH 9 Robbie ShawN8 8 Todd Clever (c)OF 7 John QuillBF 6 Scott LaVallaRL 5 Louis StanfillLL 4 Brian DoyleTP 3 Eric FryHK 2 Chris BillerLP 1 Shawn PittmanReplacements:HK 16Zach FenoglioPR 17Nicholas WallacePR 18Anthony PurpuraFL 19Inaki BasauriFL 20Peter DahlSH 21Mike PetriCE 22Roland SuniulaFH 23Gearoid McDonaldCoach:Mike Tolkin FB 15Igor KlyuchnikovRW 14Denis SimplikevichOC 13Vasily ArtemyevIC 12Alexey MakovetskiyLW 11Vladimir OstroushkoFH 10Sergey SugrobovSH 9 Alexey ShcherbanN8 8 Victor GresevOF 7 Pavel ButenkoBF 6 Andrey TemnovRL 5 Kirill KuleminLL 4 Alexander Voytov (c) TP 3 Evgeny PronenkoHK 2 Valery TsnobiladzeLP 1 Gregory TsnobiladzeReplacements:HK 16Vladislav KorshunovPR 17Alexey VolkovPR 18Innokenty ZykovLK 19Vladimir BoltenkovFL 20Andrey GarbuzovSH 21Gleb BabkinFH 22Ramil GysinCE 23Dmitry GerasimovCoach: Kingsley Jones Touch judges: Wayne Davies (Wales) Chris Williams (Wales) Television match official: Huw Lewis (Wales)
FB 15James PritchardRW 14Taylor ParisOC 13Ciaran HearnIC 12Phil Mackenzie LW 11Matt Evans FH 10Connor BraidSH 9 Sean White N8 8 Aaron Carpenter (c)OF 7 Chauncey O'Toole BF 6 Tyler Ardron RL 5 Tyler HotsonLL 4 Jon Phelan TP 3 Doug Wooldridge HK 2 Ray Barkwill LP 1 Hubert Buydens Replacements:HK 16Ryan Hamilton PR 17Jason Marshall PR 18Andrew Tiedemann LK 19Brett Beukeboom FL 20John Moonlight SH 21Eric Wilson CE 22Nick Blevins WG 23Jeff Hassler Coach: Kieran Crowley FB 15James So'oialoRW 14Paul PerezOC 13George PisiIC 12Setaimata Sa LW 11Robert LilomaiavaFH 10Tusi Pisi SH 9 Jeremy Su'a N8 8 Taiasina Tuifu'a OF 7 Fomai TivainiBF 6 Ofisa Treviranus RL 5 Filo PauloLL 4 Fa'atiga LemaluTP 3 Census Johnston HK 2 Ole AveiLP 1 Sakaria Taulafo (c) Replacements:PR 16Viliamu Afatia LK 17Joe Tekori PR 18James Johnston HK 19Ropeti Lafo FB 20Fa'atoina Autagavaia SH 21Kahn Fotuali'i CE 22Johnny Leota FL 23Alafoti Faosiliva Coach:Stephen Betham Touch judges: Wayne Davies (Wales) Chris Williams (Wales) Television match official: Huw Lewis (Wales)
FB 15Zach PangelinanRW 14Cornelius DirksenOC 13Paul EmerickIC 12Andrew SuniulaLW 11Luke HumeFH 10Toby L'EstrangeSH 9 Robbie ShawN8 8 Todd Clever (c)OF 7 John Quill BF 6 Scott LaVallaRL 5 Louis StanfillLL 4 Brian DoyleTP 3 Eric FryHK 2 Chris BillerLP 1 Shawn PittmanReplacements:HK 16Derek AsbunPR 17Nicholas WallaceWG 18Zach PangelinanFL 19Inaki BasauriFL 20Peter DahlSH 21Mike PetriCE 22Roland SuniulaFH 23Gearoid McDonaldCoach:Mike Tolkin FB 15Vunga LiloRW 14Viliami HeluOC 13Suka HufangaIC 12Sione PiukalaLW 11Fetuʻu VainikoloFH 10Fangatapu ApikotoaSH 9 Taniela MoaN8 8 Viliami MaʻafuOF 7 Nili Latu (c) BF 6 Steve MafiRL 5 Lua LokotuiLL 4 Joseph Tuineau TP 3 Halani AulikaHK 2 Elvis TaioneLP 1 Alisona TaumaloloReplacements:HK 16Ilaisia Ma'asiPR 17Kisi PuluPR 18Tevita MailauFL 19Hale T-PoleSH 20Joshua AfuFH 21Viliame IongiWG 22Edmond PaeaWG 23Alipate FatafehiCoach:Mana Otai Touch judges: Tim Hayes (Wales) Wayne Davies (Wales) Television match official: Paul Adams (Wales)
FB 15James PritchardRW 14Jeff HasslerOC 13Ciaran HearnIC 12Nick BlevinsLW 11Taylor ParisFH 10Harry JonesSH 9 Eric WilsonN8 8 Aaron Carpenter (c)OF 7 Chauncey O'TooleBF 6 Tyler ArdronRL 5 Tyler HotsonLL 4 Jebb SinclairTP 3 Jason MarshallHK 2 Ryan HamiltonLP 1 Andrew TiedemannReplacements:PR 16Hubert BuydensHK 17Ray BarkwillPR 18Doug WooldridgeLK 19Jon PhelanCE 20Phil MackenzieFL 21Nanyak DalaSH 22Phil MackFH 23Connor BraidCoach: Kieran Crowley FB 15Igor KlyuchnikovRW 14Denis SimplikevichOC 13Vasily ArtemyevIC 12Dmitry GerasimovLW 11Vladimir OstroushkoFH 10Sergey SugrobovSH 9 Alexey ShcherbanN8 8 Victor GresevOF 7 Pavel ButenkoBF 6 Andrey TemnovRL 5 Kirill KuleminLL 4 Alexander Voytov (c) TP 3 Evgeny PronenkoHK 2 Valery TsnobiladzeLP 1 Gregory TsnobiladzeReplacements:HK 16Vladislav KorshunovPR 17Alexey VolkovPR 18Innokenty ZykovFL 19Andrey GarbuzovFH 20Ramil GysinSH 21Gleb BabkinFL 22Yuri VengerovCE 23Sergey TrishinCoach: Kingsley Jones Touch judges: Tim Hayes (Wales) Wayne Davies (Wales) Television match official: Paul Adams (Wales)
Sponsorship The competition is funded by the International Rugby Board and supported by the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) and Conwy County Borough Council.
See also List of international rugby union teams IRB International Rugby Series
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