| top point scorer = Carlo Canna (29) | top try scorer = Andrew Conway (3) | Player of the tournament = | website = Official website | previous year = 2014 | previous tournament = 2014 IRB Tbilisi Cup | next year = TBD | next tournament = }} 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 were joined by 2015 Rugby World Cup counterparts , and development sides Emerging Ireland and Emerging Italy.
Emerging Ireland won the tournament with three from three victories, taking the Tbilisi Cup for their first ever time.
Standings TeamGamesPointsTriesBonus pointsPointsPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDifferenceForAgainst 1 Emerging Ireland 3 3 0 0 103 19 +84 15 3 3 15 2 3 2 0 1 49 48 +1 4 6 0 8 3 3 1 0 2 41 81 –40 4 9 0 4 4 3 0 0 3 30 75 –45 3 8 0 0 Source : www.worldrugby.org 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 The fixtures were announced on 6 May 2015.
Matchday 1
FB 15Alberto Chiesa (c)RW 14Filippo Guarducci OC 13Roberto QuartaroliIC 12Giovanni Massaro LW 11Gabriele Di GiulioFH 10Carlo CannaSH 9 Simone MarinaroN8 8 Maxime MbandaOF 7 Emiliano Caffini BF 6 Matteo Corazzi RL 5 Filippo Gerosa LL 4 Federico RuzzaTP 3 George Giovani Iacob HK 2 Luca Bigi LP 1 Federico Zani Replacements:HK 16Oliviero Fabiani PR 17Giuseppe Di Stefano PR 18Pietro Ceccarelli FL 19Alessio Zdrilich N8 20Mirko Amenta SH 21Simone ParisottoCE 22Giovanni Benvenuti LK 23Sebastian Negri Coach: Umberto Casellato FB 15Tiernan O'HalloranRW 14Andrew Conway OC 13Eoin GriffinIC 12Stuart McCloskey LW 11Matt HealyFH 10JJ HanrahanSH 9 Luke McGrath N8 8 Jack ConanOF 7 Dan LeavyBF 6 Rhys Ruddock (c) RL 5 Billy Holland LL 4 Ben MarshallTP 3 Stephen Archer HK 2 Rob Herring LP 1 Denis Buckley Replacements:PR 16Dave Heffernan HK 17Andrew Warwick PR 18Finlay Bealham FL 19Andrew Browne FL 20Eoghan Masterson SH 21John Cooney FH 22Rory Scannell FB 23Peter Nelson Coach: Allen Clarke
FB 15Beka TsiklauriRW 14Giorgi AptsiauriOC 13Revaz Gigauri IC 12Merab Sharikadze LW 11Giorgi PruidzeFH 10Lasha MalaghuradzeSH 9 Giorgi Begadze N8 8 Beka BitsadzOF 7 Lasha Lomidze BF 6 Saba Shubitidze RL 5 Konstantin Mikautadze LL 4 Levan Datunashvili (c)TP 3 Nikoloz Khatiashvili HK 2 Jaba Bregvadze LP 1 Giorgi Tetrashvili Replacements:PR 16Giorgi Tedoradze HK 17Archil Bezhiashvili PR 18Irakli Mirtskhulava LK 19Giorgi Chkhaidze FL 20Beka Gorgadze SH 21Vazha Khutsishvili CE 22Giorgi Talakhadze WG 23Tamaz Mtchedlidze Coach: Milton Haig FB 15Gastón MieresRW 14Leandro Leivas OC 13Joaquín PradaIC 12Alberto RománLW 11Santiago GibernauFH 10Manuel Blengio SH 9 Agustín OrmaecheaN8 8 Juan Manuel GaminaraOF 7 Fernando Bascou BF 6 Matías Beer RL 5 Jorge Zerbino LL 4 Santiago Vilaseca (c)TP 3 Mario Sagario HK 2 Nicolás Klappenbach LP 1 Alejo Corral Replacements:HK 16Germán Kessler PR 17Carlos Arboleya PR 18Mateo Sanguinetti LK 19Mathias Palomeque FL 20Diego Magno N8 21Mathias Braun SH 22Alejo Durán WG 23Jerónimo Etcheverry Coach: Pablo Lemoine
Matchday 2
FB 15Jerónimo Etcheverry RW 14Leandro Leivas (c)OC 13Joaquín Prada IC 12Andrés VilasecaLW 11Santiago GibernauFH 10Alejo DuránSH 9 Agustín OrmaecheaN8 8 Alejandro NietoOF 7 Diego Magno BF 6 Agustín Alonso RL 5 Mathias Palomeque LL 4 Franco LamannaTP 3 Carlos Arboleya HK 2 Germán Kessler LP 1 Mateo Sanguinetti Replacements:HK 16Nicolás Klappenbach PR 17Mario Sagario PR 18Alejo Corral LK 19Santiago Vilaseca FL 20Fernando Bascou N8 21Mathias Braun FH 22Manuel Blengio CE 23Alberto Román Coach: Pablo Lemoine FB 15Peter NelsonRW 14Cian Kelleher OC 13Eoin GriffinIC 12Noel ReidLW 11Andrew ConwayFH 10Rory ScannellSH 9 John CooneyN8 8 Eoghan Masterson OF 7 Frankie TaggartBF 6 Rhys Ruddock (c)RL 5 Billy Holland LL 4 Andrew BrowneTP 3 Stephen Archer HK 2 Dave Heffernan LP 1 James Cronin Replacements:PR 16Rob Herring HK 17Denis Buckley PR 18Andrew Warwick FL 19Ben Marshall FL 20Dan LeavyN8 21Jack Conan SH 22Luke McGrathFH 23JJ HanrahanCoach: Allen Clarke
FB 15Giorgi AptsiauriRW 14Muraz Giorgadze OC 13Giorgi Talakhadze IC 12Tamaz MchedlidzeLW 11Alexandre KhutsishviliFH 10Lasha Malaghuradze SH 9 Vazha Khutsishvili N8 8 Beka BitsadzeOF 7 Beka GorgadzeBF 6 Saba Shubitidze RL 5 Giorgi ChkhaidzeLL 4 Levan Datunashvili (c) TP 3 Irakli Mirtskhulava HK 2 Simon Maisuradze LP 1 Anton Peikrishvili Replacements:PR 16Jaba Bregvadze HK 17Archil Bezhiashvili PR 18Nikoloz Khatiashvili LK 19Konstantin Mikautadze FL 20Otar Giorgadze SH 21Giorgi Begadze WG 22Giorgi Pruidze FB 23Beka Tsiklauri Coach: Milton Haig FB 15Alberto Chiesa (c)RW 14Filippo GuarducciOC 13Giovanni BenvenutiIC 12Roberto QuartaroliLW 11Gabriele Di GiulioFH 10Carlo CannaSH 9 Simone Marinaro N8 8 Maxime MbandaOF 7 Emiliano CaffiniBF 6 Sebastian NegriRL 5 Filippo GerosaLL 4 Federico Ruzza TP 3 Giuseppe Di Stefano HK 2 Oliviero Fabiani LP 1 Federico Zani Replacements:HK 16Luca Bigi PR 17Laert Naka PR 18Pietro Ceccarelli FL 19Alessio ZdrilichFL 20Mirko Amenta SH 21Simone Parisotto FB 22Christian BecerraLK 23Matteo CorazziCoach: Umberto Casellato
Matchday 3
FB 15Gastón MieresRW 14Leandro LeivasOC 13Joaquín PradaIC 12Alberto Román LW 11Santiago GibernauFH 10Alejo DuránSH 9 Agustín Ormaechea N8 8 Alejandro Nieto OF 7 Matías BeerBF 6 Juan Manuel Gaminara RL 5 Jorge ZerbinoLL 4 Santiago Vilaseca (c) TP 3 Carlos ArboleyaHK 2 Nicolás Klappenbach LP 1 Alejo Corral Replacements:PR 16Mario Sagario PR 17Mateo Sanguinetti FL 18Agustín AlonsoLK 19Franco Lamanna FL 20Diego MagnoFL 21Fernando Bascou FH 22Manuel Blengio CE 23Andrés Vilaseca Coach: Pablo Lemoine FB 15Alberto Chiesa (c)RW 14Filippo GuarducciOC 13Giovanni BenvenutiIC 12Roberto QuartaroliLW 11Gabriele Di GiulioFH 10Carlo CannaSH 9 Simone Marinaro N8 8 Maxime Mbanda OF 7 Emiliano CaffiniBF 6 Sebastian NegriRL 5 Alessio Zdrilich LL 4 Federico RuzzaTP 3 Pietro Ceccarelli HK 2 Oliviero Fabiani LP 1 Federico Zani Replacements:HK 16Luca BigiPR 17Laert Naka PR 18Giuseppe Di Stefano LK 19Filippo Gerosa FL 20Matteo CorazziSH 21Simone ParisottoFB 22Christian BecerraN8 23Mirko Amenta Coach: Umberto Casellato
FB 15Beka TsiklauriRW 14Alexandre Khutsishvili OC 13Revaz GigauriIC 12Tamaz MtchedlidzeLW 11Giorgi Pruidze FH 10Mamuka NinidzeSH 9 Giorgi Begadze N8 8 Lasha Lomidze OF 7 Giorgi ChkhaidzeBF 6 Beka BitsadzeRL 5 Konstantin MikautadzeLL 4 Levan Datunashvili (c) TP 3 Anton Peikrishvili HK 2 Simon Maisuradze LP 1 Zurab Zhvania Replacements:PR 16Jaba Bregvadze HK 17Giorgi Tetrashvili PR 18Irakli Mirtskhulava LK 19Otar Giorgadze FL 20Saba Shubitidze SH 21Vazha Khutsishvili FH 22Irakli Svanidze WG 23Giorgi AptsiauriCoach: Milton Haig FB 15Tiernan O'HalloranRW 14Andrew ConwayOC 13Stuart McCloskeyIC 12Noel Reid LW 11Matt HealyFH 10JJ HanrahanSH 9 Luke McGrathN8 8 Jack ConanOF 7 Dan LeavyBF 6 Eoghan MastersonRL 5 Billy Holland (c) LL 4 Ben MarshallTP 3 Stephen Archer HK 2 Rob Herring LP 1 James CroninReplacements:PR 16Dave Heffernan HK 17Denis BuckleyPR 18Finlay Bealham LK 19Andrew Browne FL 20Frankie TaggartSH 21John CooneyCE 22Eoin Griffin FB 23Peter NelsonCoach: Allen Clarke
See also 2015 World Rugby Nations Cup 2015 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup
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