2011 IRB Nations Cup should not be confused with 2011 Cup of Nations (rugby union).
| 2011 IRB Nations Cup | |
| Countries: |  South African Kings |
| Tournament Format: | Modified Round-robin |
| Date: | 10 – 19 June 2011 |
| Teams: | 6 |
| Matches: | 9 |
| Top Point Scorer: | Louis Strydom (South African Kings) (47 points) |
| Top Try Scorer: | Siyanda Grey (South African Kings) (6 tries) |
| Champions: | South African Kings |
| Count: | 1 |
| Website: | IRB Nations Cup |
| Previous Year: | 2010 |
| Previous Tournament: | 2010 IRB Nations Cup |
| Next Year: | 2012 |
| Next Tournament: | 2012 IRB Nations Cup |
The 2011 IRB Nations Cup was the sixth edition of the international rugby union tournament, a competition created by the International Rugby Board. It pits the "A" Teams of the stronger (Tier 1) rugby nations (e.g. Argentina Jaguars) against some Tier 2 and 3 nations (e.g. Romania).[1]
For the fifth consecutive year the event was held in Bucharest, Romania. Namibia returned to defend their title, but South African Kings were the overall winners of the tournament.
The competition format was a modified round-robin whereby the three ENC teams (Romania, Georgia and Portugal) played the other three teams (Argentina Jaguars, Namibia and South African Kings). The competition was played over three match days, with three matches played consecutively on each day.
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points For | Points Against | Points Difference | Tries For | Tries Against | Try Bonus | Losing Bonus | Points< | -- | Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts--> | |
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| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 52 | +45 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 62 | -8 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 52 | +19 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 58 | 59 | -1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 75 | -26 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 89 | -29 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Source : irb.com 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | Player | Team | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center | 1 | Louis Strydom | align=center | 47 | ||
| align=center | 2 | Siyanda Grey | align=center | 30 | ||
| align=center | 3 | align=center | 27 | |||
| align=center | 4 | Joaquín Tuculet | align=center | 23 | ||
| 5 | Santiago González Iglesias | 20 | ||||
| Malkhaz Urjukashvili | ||||||
| align=center | 7 | Theuns Kotzé | align=center | 19 | ||
| align=center | 8 | Dănuț Dumbravă | align=center | 17 | ||
| align=center | 9 | Valentin Calafeteanu | align=center | 12 | ||
| align=center | 10 | Eugene Jantjies | align=center | 11 |
| Rank | Player | Team | Tries | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Siyanda Grey | align=center | 6 | ||
| 2 | Joaquín Tuculet | align=center | 4 | ||
| 3 | Jacques Le Roux | align=center | 2 | ||
| 4 | 24 players | align=center | 1 |