2008 IRB Nations Cup
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The 2008 IRB Nations Cup was the third edition of the annual international rugby union
tournament. It took place from 11 June – 20 June. The Emerging Springboks
were the overall winners for their second consecutive year.
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
tournament. It took place from 11 June – 20 June. The Emerging Springboks
Emerging Springboks
The Emerging Springboks are the second national rugby union team in South africa after the national side. They compete every year in the Nations Cup alongside the full national teams of Namibia, Romania and Georgia as well as Argentina Jaguars and Italy A. Now and again they also play touring sides...
were the overall winners for their second consecutive year.
Final standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 35 | 21 | 0 | 12 | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 32 | 16 | 0 | 8 | |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 0 | 8 | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 49 | −2 | 2 | 6 | |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 46 | 74 | −28 | 2 | 2 | |
Round 1
- 11 June Italy A 38 – 15 Russia
- 11 June Emerging Springboks 11 – 3 Georgia
- 11 June Uruguay 6 – 10 Romania
Round 2
- 15 June Georgia 20 – 18 Uruguay
- 15 June Italy A 19 – 20 Emerging Springboks
- 15 June Russia 12 – 13 Romania
Round 3
- 20 June Russia 19 – 23 Uruguay
- 20 June Italy A 3 – 25 Georgia
- 20 June Emerging Springboks 25 – 13 Romania