# 2012 International Rugby Series

The 2012 IRB International Rugby Series was the first edition of a rugby union tournament, created by the International Rugby Board for tier two and tier three nations, played at Parc Eirias, Colwyn Bay in Wales. The matches between Canada, Russia, Samoa, Tonga and the United States were played over two match days on 9 November and 17 November 2012.
The aim of the tournament was to increase the competitiveness between emerging rugby nations before the 2015 Rugby World Cup, to be held in England and Wales. Other unions involved in the 2012 International Rugby Series were Chile, Fiji, Georgia, Japan, Portugal, Romania and Uruguay.
The tournament matches were in addition to those between tier one and tier two/three nations within the 2012-2019 international tours and test schedule which increased the opportunities for emerging rugby nations to play the world's best teams in June and November.

## Fixtures

* 9 November 2012 18:00 WET/GMT+0 (UTC+0)
| United States | 40–26 | Russia |
| Try: Fry 6' c L'Estrange 17' c Doyle 36' c Wyles 46' c Shaw 50' m, 58' c Con: Wyles (5/6) | Report | Try: Ostroushko 53' m Temnov (2) 61' m, 71' c Con: Klyuchnikov (1/3) Pen: Klyuchnikov 2', 12', 25' (3/4) |
* Eirias Stadium, Colwyn Bay, Wales Referee: Leighton Hodges (Wales)
| FB | 15 | Chris Wyles |
| RW | 14 | Cornelius Dirksen |
| OC | 13 | Paul Emerick |
| IC | 12 | Andrew Suniula |
| LW | 11 | Luke Hume |
| FH | 10 | Toby L'Estrange |
| SH | 9 | Robbie Shaw |
| N8 | 8 | Todd Clever (c) |
| OF | 7 | John Quill |
| BF | 6 | Scott LaValla |
| RL | 5 | Louis Stanfill |
| LL | 4 | Brian Doyle |
| TP | 3 | Eric Fry |
| HK | 2 | Chris Biller |
| LP | 1 | Shawn Pittman |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Zach Fenoglio |
| PR | 17 | Nicholas Wallace |
| PR | 18 | Anthony Purpura |
| FL | 19 | Inaki Basauri |
| FL | 20 | Peter Dahl |
| SH | 21 | Mike Petri |
| CE | 22 | Roland Suniula |
| FH | 23 | Gearoid McDonald |
| Coach: ||
| Mike Tolkin ||
| FB | 15 | Igor Klyuchnikov |
| RW | 14 | Denis Simplikevich |
| OC | 13 | Vasily Artemyev |
| IC | 12 | Alexey Makovetskiy |
| LW | 11 | Vladimir Ostroushko |
| FH | 10 | Sergey Sugrobov |
| SH | 9 | Alexey Shcherban |
| N8 | 8 | Victor Gresev |
| OF | 7 | Pavel Butenko |
| BF | 6 | Andrey Temnov |
| RL | 5 | Kirill Kulemin |
| LL | 4 | Alexander Voytov (c) |
| TP | 3 | Evgeny Pronenko |
| HK | 2 | Valery Tsnobiladze |
| LP | 1 | Gregory Tsnobiladze |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Vladislav Korshunov |
| PR | 17 | Alexey Volkov |
| PR | 18 | Innokenty Zykov |
| LK | 19 | Vladimir Boltenkov |
| FL | 20 | Andrey Garbuzov |
| SH | 21 | Gleb Babkin |
| FH | 22 | Ramil Gysin |
| CE | 23 | Dmitry Gerasimov |
| Coach: ||
| Kingsley Jones ||
* Touch judges:
* Wayne Davies (Wales)
* Chris Williams (Wales)
* Television match official:
* Huw Lewis (Wales)
* 9 November 2012 20:00 WET/GMT+0 (UTC+0)
| Canada | 12–42 | Samoa |
| Try: Moonlight 70' m Braid 74' c Con: Pritchard (1/2) | Report | Try: Tuifu'a 4' c Lilomaiava 16' m, 21' c, 41' c, 66' c Con: So'oialo (4/5) Pen: So'oialo 14', 50', 54' (3/3) |
* Eirias Stadium, Colwyn Bay, Wales Attendance: 2,859 Referee: Francisco Pastrana (Argentina)
| FB | 15 | James Pritchard |
| RW | 14 | Taylor Paris |
| OC | 13 | Ciaran Hearn |
| IC | 12 | Phil Mackenzie | | 31' |
| LW | 11 | Matt Evans | | 65' |
| FH | 10 | Connor Braid |
| SH | 9 | Sean White | | 67' |
| N8 | 8 | Aaron Carpenter (c) |
| OF | 7 | Chauncey O'Toole |
| BF | 6 | Tyler Ardron | | 65' |
| RL | 5 | Tyler Hotson |
| LL | 4 | Jon Phelan | | 65' |
| TP | 3 | Doug Wooldridge | | 50' |
| HK | 2 | Ray Barkwill | | 50' |
| LP | 1 | Hubert Buydens | | 59' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Ryan Hamilton | | 50' |
| PR | 17 | Jason Marshall | | 50' |
| PR | 18 | Andrew Tiedemann | | 59' |
| LK | 19 | Brett Beukeboom | | 65' |
| FL | 20 | John Moonlight | | 65' |
| SH | 21 | Eric Wilson | | 67' |
| CE | 22 | Nick Blevins | 53' to 63' | 31' |
| WG | 23 | Jeff Hassler | | 65' |
| Coach: ||
| Kieran Crowley ||
| FB | 15 | James So'oialo |
| RW | 14 | Paul Perez |
| OC | 13 | George Pisi |
| IC | 12 | Setaimata Sa | 51' |
| LW | 11 | Robert Lilomaiava |
| FH | 10 | Tusi Pisi | 67' |
| SH | 9 | Jeremy Su'a | 63' |
| N8 | 8 | Taiasina Tuifu'a | 51' |
| OF | 7 | Fomai Tivaini |
| BF | 6 | Ofisa Treviranus | 61' |
| RL | 5 | Filo Paulo |
| LL | 4 | Fa'atiga Lemalu |
| TP | 3 | Census Johnston | 58' |
| HK | 2 | Ole Avei |
| LP | 1 | Sakaria Taulafo (c) | 67' |
| Replacements: ||
| PR | 16 | Viliamu Afatia | 67' |
| LK | 17 | Joe Tekori | 61' |
| PR | 18 | James Johnston | 58' |
| HK | 19 | Ropeti Lafo | | 72' |
| FB | 20 | Fa'atoina Autagavaia | 67' |
| SH | 21 | Kahn Fotuali'i | 63' |
| CE | 22 | Johnny Leota | 51' |
| FL | 23 | Alafoti Faosiliva | 51' | 72' |
| Coach: ||
| Stephen Betham ||
* Touch judges:
* Wayne Davies (Wales)
* Chris Williams (Wales)
* Television match official:
* Huw Lewis (Wales)
* 17 November 2012 18:00 WET/GMT+0 (UTC+0)
| United States | 13–22 | Tonga |
| Try: Shaw 38' c Con: Pangelinan Pen: Pangelinan 28', 45' (2/4) | Report | Try: Helu 2' m Lilo 59' c Piukala 75' c Con: Lilo (2/3) Pen: Lilo 51' (1/3) |
* Eirias Stadium, Colwyn Bay, Wales Referee: Lourens van der Merwe (South Africa)
| FB | 15 | Zach Pangelinan |
| RW | 14 | Cornelius Dirksen |
| OC | 13 | Paul Emerick |
| IC | 12 | Andrew Suniula |
| LW | 11 | Luke Hume |
| FH | 10 | Toby L'Estrange |
| SH | 9 | Robbie Shaw |
| N8 | 8 | Todd Clever (c) |
| OF | 7 | John Quill |
| BF | 6 | Scott LaValla |
| RL | 5 | Louis Stanfill |
| LL | 4 | Brian Doyle |
| TP | 3 | Eric Fry |
| HK | 2 | Chris Biller |
| LP | 1 | Shawn Pittman |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Derek Asbun |
| PR | 17 | Nicholas Wallace |
| WG | 18 | Zach Pangelinan |
| FL | 19 | Inaki Basauri |
| FL | 20 | Peter Dahl |
| SH | 21 | Mike Petri |
| CE | 22 | Roland Suniula |
| FH | 23 | Gearoid McDonald |
| Coach: ||
| Mike Tolkin ||
| FB | 15 | Vunga Lilo |
| RW | 14 | Viliami Helu |
| OC | 13 | Suka Hufanga |
| IC | 12 | Sione Piukala |
| LW | 11 | Fetuʻu Vainikolo |
| FH | 10 | Fangatapu Apikotoa |
| SH | 9 | Taniela Moa |
| N8 | 8 | Viliami Maʻafu |
| OF | 7 | Nili Latu (c) |
| BF | 6 | Steve Mafi |
| RL | 5 | Lua Lokotui |
| LL | 4 | Joseph Tuineau |
| TP | 3 | Halani Aulika |
| HK | 2 | Elvis Taione |
| LP | 1 | Alisona Taumalolo |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Ilaisia Ma'asi |
| PR | 17 | Kisi Pulu |
| PR | 18 | Tevita Mailau |
| FL | 19 | Hale T-Pole |
| SH | 20 | Joshua Afu |
| FH | 21 | Viliame Iongi |
| WG | 22 | Edmond Paea |
| WG | 23 | Alipate Fatafehi |
| Coach: ||
| Mana Otai ||
* Touch judges:
* Tim Hayes (Wales)
* Wayne Davies (Wales)
* Television match official:
* Paul Adams (Wales)
* 17 November 2012 20:00 WET/GMT+0 (UTC+0)
| Canada | 35–3 | Russia |
| Try: Hassler 19' c, 57' c Paris 42' c Blevins 44' m Con: Pritchard (3/4) Pen: Pritchard 4', 10', 33' (3/4) | Report | Pen: Klyuchnikov 8' (1/3) |
* Eirias Stadium, Colwyn Bay, Wales Referee: Francisco Pastrana (Argentina)
| FB | 15 | James Pritchard |
| RW | 14 | Jeff Hassler |
| OC | 13 | Ciaran Hearn |
| IC | 12 | Nick Blevins |
| LW | 11 | Taylor Paris |
| FH | 10 | Harry Jones |
| SH | 9 | Eric Wilson |
| N8 | 8 | Aaron Carpenter (c) |
| OF | 7 | Chauncey O'Toole |
| BF | 6 | Tyler Ardron |
| RL | 5 | Tyler Hotson |
| LL | 4 | Jebb Sinclair |
| TP | 3 | Jason Marshall |
| HK | 2 | Ryan Hamilton |
| LP | 1 | Andrew Tiedemann |
| Replacements: ||
| PR | 16 | Hubert Buydens |
| HK | 17 | Ray Barkwill |
| PR | 18 | Doug Wooldridge |
| LK | 19 | Jon Phelan |
| CE | 20 | Phil Mackenzie |
| FL | 21 | Nanyak Dala |
| SH | 22 | Phil Mack |
| FH | 23 | Connor Braid |
| Coach: ||
| Kieran Crowley ||
| FB | 15 | Igor Klyuchnikov |
| RW | 14 | Denis Simplikevich |
| OC | 13 | Vasily Artemyev |
| IC | 12 | Dmitry Gerasimov |
| LW | 11 | Vladimir Ostroushko |
| FH | 10 | Sergey Sugrobov |
| SH | 9 | Alexey Shcherban |
| N8 | 8 | Victor Gresev |
| OF | 7 | Pavel Butenko |
| BF | 6 | Andrey Temnov |
| RL | 5 | Kirill Kulemin |
| LL | 4 | Alexander Voytov (c) |
| TP | 3 | Evgeny Pronenko |
| HK | 2 | Valery Tsnobiladze |
| LP | 1 | Gregory Tsnobiladze |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Vladislav Korshunov |
| PR | 17 | Alexey Volkov |
| PR | 18 | Innokenty Zykov |
| FL | 19 | Andrey Garbuzov |
| FH | 20 | Ramil Gysin |
| SH | 21 | Gleb Babkin |
| FL | 22 | Yuri Vengerov |
| CE | 23 | Sergey Trishin |
| Coach: ||
| Kingsley Jones ||
* Touch judges:
* Tim Hayes (Wales)
* Wayne Davies (Wales)
* Television match official:
* Paul Adams (Wales)

## Sponsorship

The competition is funded by the International Rugby Board and supported by the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) and Conwy County Borough Council.