# 2014 IRB Tbilisi Cup

The 2014 IRB Tbilisi Cup was the second edition of this international rugby union tournament, created by the International Rugby Board. It was played from 14 to 22 June 2014 at the Avchala Stadium in Tbilisi.
The hosts Georgia were joined by Spain and two teams that regularly take part in the IRB Nations Cup, Argentina Jaguars and Emerging Italy.
South Africa President's XV won the inaugural tournament in 2013 after winning all three of their games but did not return to defend their title.

## Table

| | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points For | Points Against | Points Diff | Tries For | Tries Against | Try Bonus | Losing Bonus | Points |
| 1 | Argentina XV | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 43 | +69 | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | Georgia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 49 | +24 | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | Emerging Italy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 67 | 79 | –12 | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Spain | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 101 | –81 | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 Pre-tournament rankings are in parentheses. Updated: 15 June 2014 ||||||||||||||

## Fixtures

The fixtures and kick off times were announced on 4 April 2014.

### Matchday 1

* 14 June 2014 17:00 GET (UTC+4)
| Georgia | 23–13 | Spain |
| Try: T. Mtchedlidze 22' m Mamukashvili 33' c Todua 38' m Con: Tsiklauri (1/3) Pen: Tsiklauri (2) 16', 80' | Report | Try: Newton 30' c Con: Snee (1/1) Pen: García (2) 53', 75' |
* Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Andrew McMeneny (Scotland)
| FB | 15 | Beka Tsiklauri |
| RW | 14 | Tamaz Mtchedlidze |
| OC | 13 | Davit Katcharava |
| IC | 12 | Revaz Gigauri |
| LW | 11 | Alexander Todua |
| FH | 10 | Lasha Malaghuradze |
| SH | 9 | Giorgi Begadze | 67' |
| N8 | 8 | Dimitri Basilaia |
| OF | 7 | Giorgi Tkhilaishvili | 61' |
| BF | 6 | Shalva Sutiashvili (c) | 75' |
| RL | 5 | Kote Mikuatadze |
| LL | 4 | Giorgi Nemsadze | 61' |
| TP | 3 | Davit Kubriashvili |
| HK | 2 | Shalva Mamukashvili | 49' |
| LP | 1 | Zurab Zhvania | 61' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Simon Maisuradze | 49' |
| PR | 17 | Giorgi Mtchedlishvili | 61' |
| LL | 18 | Lasha Lomidze | 61' |
| OF | 19 | Givi Berishvili | 61' |
| SH | 20 | Giorgi Rokhvadze | 67' |
| WG | 21 | Irakli Qiasashvili |
| BF | 22 | Muraz Giorgadze | 75' |
| Coach: ||
| Milton Haig ||
| FB | 15 | Javier Carrión | 72' |
| RW | 14 | Alberto Díaz | 51' |
| OC | 13 | Ignacio Gutiérrez | 40' |
| IC | 12 | Daniel Snee |
| LW | 11 | Sergio Fernández |
| FH | 10 | Mariano García |
| SH | 9 | Facundo Munilla |
| N8 | 8 | Jaime Nava (c) | 13' |
| OF | 7 | Adam Newton |
| BF | 6 | Manuel Mora |
| RL | 5 | Víctor Sánchez | 60' |
| LL | 4 | Alejandro Blanco |
| TP | 3 | Jesús Moreno | 51' |
| HK | 2 | Juan Anaya |
| LP | 1 | Francisco Javier Sanz | 45' |
| Replacements: ||
| LP | 16 | Agustín Ortiz | 45' |
| RL | 17 | Romain Asensi | 60' |
| TP | 18 | Guillermo Espinos | 51' |
| N8 | 19 | José Luis del Valle | 13' |
| FB | 20 | Francisco Cloppet | 72' |
| OC | 21 | Alejandro Gutiérrez | 40' |
| RW | 22 | Pablo Fontes | 51' |
| Coach: ||
| Santiago Santos ||
* Touch judges:
* Shota Tevzadze (Georgia)
* Tornike Gvirjishvili (Georgia)
* 14 June 2014 19:00 GET (UTC+4)
| Emerging Italy | 20–45 | Argentina XV |
| Try: Ragusi 25' c Visentin 78' c Con: Padovani (1/1) Violi (1/1) Pen: Padovani (2) 16', 42' | Report | Try: Brex 43' c Poet 47' c Penalty Try 54' c Moyano 63' m Taboada 69' m Masera 80' m Con: Socino (3) Pen: Socino (3) 19', 30', 38' |
* Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi Referee: Dudley Phillips (IRFU)

### Matchday 2

* 18 June 2014 17:00 GET (UTC+4)
| Georgia | 16–26 | Argentina XV |
* Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi
* 18 June 2014 19:00 GET (UTC+4)
| Emerging Italy | 37–0 | Spain |
* Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi

### Matchday 3

* 22 June 2014 17:00 GET (UTC+4)
| Georgia | 34–10 | Emerging Italy |
* Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi
* 22 June 2014 19:00 GET (UTC+4)
| Argentina XV | 41–7 | Spain |
* Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi