{"id":66226,"date":"2014-04-12T14:27:54","date_gmt":"2014-04-12T13:27:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/?p=66226"},"modified":"2014-04-12T14:27:54","modified_gmt":"2014-04-12T13:27:54","slug":"irb-nations-cup-central-rwc-2015-preparations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/irb-nations-cup-central-rwc-2015-preparations\/","title":{"rendered":"IRB Nations Cup Central to RWC 2015 Preparations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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IRB Nations Cup Central to RWC 2015 Preparations<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

This June will see an extensive schedule of international matches for the rising forces in world Rugby.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A key part of the IRB-supported programme is the IRB Nations Cup, which will be held in Romania and features Emerging Ireland, Russia, Uruguay and the host nation. <\/strong><\/p>\n

The round-robin competition will be played across three match days – June 13, 18 and 22 – at the Stadionul National Arcul de Triumf in Bucharest. <\/strong><\/p>\n

The tournament, which was first played in 2006, plays an important high performance role for participating nations and for the ongoing growth of Rugby in Romania. <\/strong><\/p>\n

With the IRB Tbilisi Cup in Georgia, an expanded IRB Pacific Nations Cup and a strong programme of international matches for Samoa, Fiji, USA and Canada against Tier One Unions, the top Tier Two nations will again be exposed to a highly-competitive June Test schedule as they build towards Rugby World Cup 2015. <\/strong><\/p>\n

IRB Head of Competitions and Performance Mark Egan said: \u201cWe are already starting to see the benefits of an expanded June Test match programme for Tier Two nations, and I have no doubt that this year’s IRB Nations Cup will be a highly competitive tournament, with Romania looking to defend its title.\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe IRB is committed to assisting Tier Two Unions close the competition gap to Tier One through a combination of investment in high performance programme support and a \u00a33.3 million investment in competition structures for the senior national teams. The IRB Nations Cup plays a major role in that objective.\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n

President of the Romanian Rugby Union Alin Petrache said: \u201cI\u2019m very excited that this prestigious event will be held in Romania. We have a tradition of organising the IRB Nations Cup in Bucharest and I hope that this year we will have a very successful and competitive tournament.\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n

IRB Nations Cup 2014 Fixtures (all times are local) <\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

Friday, June 13<\/span><\/p>\n

17:00 – Emerging Ireland v Russia
\n19:00 – Romania v Uruguay<\/p>\n

Wednesday, June 18<\/span><\/p>\n

17:00 – Emerging Ireland v Uruguay
\n19:00 – Romania v Russia<\/p>\n

Sunday, June 22<\/span><\/p>\n

17:00 – Russia v Uruguay
\n19:00 – Romania v Emerging Ireland<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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