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2015 Cup of Nations
Countries Hong Kong

 Portugal
 Russia

 Zimbabwe
Date13–21 November 2015
← 2012

The 2015 Cup of Nations will be the third Cup of Nations tournament, but the first to be held outside the United Arab Emirates. Unlike 2011 and 2012, the Cup of Nations will be staged in Hong Kong at the Hong Kong Football Club Stadium from November 13 to 21. The tournament will act as a year ending tournament for tier 3 teams from different continents and provides greater preparation for teams to play in their regional competitions, especially this year participants who aim to qualify for the 2019 Rugby World Cup haven failed to qualify for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.[1]

The four competing teams are hosts Hong Kong, who won the tournament in 2011, Zimbabwe who competed in 2012, while Portugal and Russia are new to the tournament having not competed in either of the 2015 World Rugby Tbilisi Cup or 2015 World Rugby Nations Cup.[2]

Format

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

Standings

Place Nation Games Points Bonus
points 		Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1  Russia (22) 2 2 0 0 73 17 +56 0 6
2  Hong Kong (24) 2 2 0 0 43 17 +26 0 6
3  Portugal (28) 2 0 0 2 18 36 -18 0 0
4  Zimbabwe (26) 2 0 0 2 16 80 -64 0 0

Pre-tournament rankings in parentheses

Fixtures

Round 1

13 November 2015
16:00 HKT (UTC+8)
Portugal 12-23 Russia
Report
Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong
13 November 2015
19:00 HKT (UTC+8)
Hong Kong 30-11 Zimbabwe
Report
Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong

Round 2

17 November 2015
16:00 HKT (UTC+8)
Zimbabwe 5 - 50 Russia
Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong
17 November 2015
19:00 HKT (UTC+8)
Hong Kong 13 - 6 Portugal
Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong

Round 3

21 November 2015
14:00 HKT (UTC+8)
Portugal v Zimbabwe
Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong
21 November 2015
17:00 HKT (UTC+8)
Hong Kong v Russia
Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong

See also

References

  1. ^ Rising Russia to join Portugal and Zimbabwe in Hong Kong Cup of Nations
  2. ^ Sables to play in Hong Kong Cup of Nations
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