# 2015 World Rugby Nations Cup

The 2015 World Rugby Nations Cup was the tenth edition of the international rugby union tournament, a competition created by the World Rugby. For the ninth time in a row, it was held at the Stadionul Naţional de Rugby in Bucharest, Romania, and was played between 12 and 21 June, running alongside 2015 World Rugby Tbilisi Cup in Georgia.
Romania, the hosts, were joined by ENC side Spain and Argentina A side, Argentina Jaguars, while Namibia returned for the first time since 2011, as they and Romania prepare to participate in the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
Hosts Romania won the tournament, for the first time since 2013, with three from three victories.

## Standings

| | Team | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Tries | Tries | Bounus points | Points |
| | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | For | Against | Bounus points | Points |
| 1 | Romania | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 12 | +89 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 2 | Argentina XV | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 39 | +6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | Spain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 53 | –18 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Namibia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 93 | –77 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Source : worldrugby.org Archived 2015-09-28 at the Wayback Machine 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 |||||||||||||

## Fixtures

The fixtures were announced on 1 May 2015.

### Matchday 1

* 12 June 2015 17:00 EET (UTC+2)
| Namibia | 10–30 | Argentina XV |
| Try: Kotzé 24' c Con: Kotzé (1/1) 25' Drop: Kotzé (1/1) 33' | Stats | Try: Panceyra Garrido 8' c Bosch 39' c Cappiello 51' m Paz m Con: Novillo (2/3) 9', 40' Pen: Novillo (2/4) 29', 54' |
* Referee: Alexandre Ruiz (France)
| FB | 15 | Johann Tromp |
| RW | 14 | Russell van Wyk |
| OC | 13 | Danie van Wyk |
| IC | 12 | JC Greyling | 75' |
| LW | 11 | David Philander |
| FH | 10 | Theuns Kotzé | 75' |
| SH | 9 | Eugene Jantjies | 64' |
| N8 | 8 | PJ van Lill (c) |
| OF | 7 | Janco Venter | 61' |
| BF | 6 | Tinus du Plessis |
| RL | 5 | Nico Esterhuyse |
| LL | 4 | Tijuee Uanivi |
| TP | 3 | Aranos Coetzee | 27' |
| HK | 2 | DG Wiese | 67' |
| LP | 1 | Casper Viviers | 67' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Rathony Becker | 67' |
| PR | 17 | Johnny Redelinghuys | 27' |
| PR | 18 | AJ de Klerk | 67' |
| FL | 19 | Leneve Damens | 61' |
| FL | 20 | Thomasau Forbes |
| SH | 21 | Eniell Buitendag | 64' |
| FH | 22 | Shaun Kaizemi | 75' |
| CE | 23 | Heinrich Smit | 75' |
| Coach: ||
| Danie Vermeulen ||
| FB | 15 | Tomás Carrió |
| RW | 14 | Franco Cuaranta |
| OC | 13 | Juan Cappiello | 75' |
| IC | 12 | Joaquín Paz |
| LW | 11 | Augusto López |
| FH | 10 | Juan León Novillo | 58' |
| SH | 9 | Gonzalo Bertranou (c) | 58' |
| N8 | 8 | Aníbal Panceyra Garrido | 61' |
| OF | 7 | Gonzalo Paulín | 71' |
| BF | 6 | Lucas Maguire |
| RL | 5 | Gerónimo Albertario |
| LL | 4 | Franco Baldoni |
| TP | 3 | Guido Randisi | 58' |
| HK | 2 | Facundo Bosch | 62' |
| LP | 1 | Roberto Tejerizo | 56' |
| Replacements: ||
| PR | 16 | Santiago García Botta | 56' |
| HK | 17 | Tomás Baravalle | 62' |
| PR | 18 | Nicolás Mirande | 58' |
| LK | 19 | Manuel Plaza | 71' |
| N8 | 20 | Miguel Urtubey | 61' |
| SH | 21 | Lucas Alcácer | 58' |
| FH | 22 | Cristian Nacassian | 58' |
| CE | 23 | Ignacio Brex | 75' |
| Coach: ||
| Felipe Contepomi Ricardo Le Fort ||
* 12 June 2015 20:00 EET (UTC+2)
| Romania | 35–9 | Spain |
| Try: Lucaci (2) 35' c, 68' c Con: Vlaicu (1/1) 35' Dumbravă (1/1) 69' Pen: Vlaicu (6/7) 8', 14', 29', 47', 49', 53' Fercu (1/1) 78' | Stats | Pen: Linklater (1/3) 16' Aubanell (2/2) 44', 59' |
* Referee: Luke Pearce (England)
| FB | 15 | Cătălin Fercu |
| RW | 14 | Adrian Apostol | 19' to 29' |
| OC | 13 | Csaba Gál |
| IC | 12 | Florin Vlaicu | | 60' |
| LW | 11 | Ionuț Botezatu |
| FH | 10 | Dănuț Dumbravă | | 69' |
| SH | 9 | Valentin Calafeteanu | | 54' |
| N8 | 8 | Stelian Burcea | | 69' |
| OF | 7 | Mihai Macovei (c) |
| BF | 6 | Viorel Lucaci |
| RL | 5 | Marian Drenceanu |
| LL | 4 | Valentin Popârlan | | 55' |
| TP | 3 | Andrei Ursache | | 68' |
| HK | 2 | Otar Turashvili | | 67' |
| LP | 1 | Mihai Lazăr | | 67' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Andrei Rădoi | | 67' |
| PR | 17 | Constantin Pristăviță | | 67' |
| PR | 18 | Vlad Bădălicescu | | 69' |
| LK | 19 | Marius Antonescu | | 55' |
| N8 | 20 | Vlad Nistor | | 69' |
| SH | 21 | Florin Surugiu | | 54' |
| FH | 22 | Jody Rose | | 69' |
| WG | 23 | Florin Ioniță | | 60' |
| Coach: ||
| Lynn Howells ||
| FB | 15 | Sergi Aubanell |
| RW | 14 | Ignacio Contardi |
| OC | 13 | Federico Castiglione |
| IC | 12 | Thibaut Alvarez |
| LW | 11 | Pierre García | | 60' |
| FH | 10 | Brad Linklater |
| SH | 9 | Gregory Maiquez | | 74' |
| N8 | 8 | Jaime Nava de Olano (c) |
| OF | 7 | Adam Newton |
| BF | 6 | Javier de Juan |
| RL | 5 | Aníbal Bonán | 52' to 62' |
| LL | 4 | David Barrera Howarth |
| TP | 3 | Francisco Sanz Benlloch | | 67' |
| HK | 2 | Joe Hutchinson |
| LP | 1 | Fernando Martin Lopez Perez | | 57' |
| Replacements: ||
| PR | 16 | Francisco Blanco | 71' to 80' | 57' |
| HK | 17 | Juan Anaya Lazaro |
| PR | 18 | Ángel Durango | | 67' |
| FL | 19 | Manuel Mora Ruiz |
| FL | 20 | Jose Luis del Valle |
| SH | 21 | Facundo Munilla | | 74' |
| FH | 22 | Marcos Puig |
| CE | 23 | Gauthier Minguillón | | 60' |
| Coach: ||
| Santiago Santos ||

### Matchday 2

* 17 June 2015 17:00 EET (UTC+2)
| Argentina XV | 15–6 | Spain |
| Try: Carrió 41' m Cuaranta 47' c Con: Nacassian (1/2) 48' Pen: Nacassian (1/2) 7' | Stats | Pen: Aubanell (1/2) 56' Linklater (1/1) 68' |
* Referee: Alexandre Ruiz (France)
| FB | 15 | Tomás Carrió |
| RW | 14 | Franco Cuaranta |
| OC | 13 | Ignacio Brex | | 5' to 18' | 5' to 18' |
| IC | 12 | Brian Ormson |
| LW | 11 | Bautista Álvarez |
| FH | 10 | Cristian Nacassian |
| SH | 9 | Lucas Alcácer (c) |
| N8 | 8 | Aníbal Panceyra Garrido |
| OF | 7 | Miguel Urtubey |
| BF | 6 | Lucas Maguire | 32' to 42' | 49' |
| RL | 5 | Gerónimo Albertario |
| LL | 4 | Manuel Plaza |
| TP | 3 | Lucas Martínez | | 60' |
| HK | 2 | Tomás Baravalle |
| LP | 1 | Santiago García Botta | | 62' |
| Replacements: ||
| PR | 16 | Roberto Tejerizo |
| HK | 17 | Facundo Bosch | | 62' |
| PR | 18 | Nicolás Mirande | | 60' |
| LK | 19 | Franco Baldoni |
| FL | 20 | Martín Chiappesoni | | 49' |
| SH | 21 | Gonzalo Bertranou |
| CE | 22 | Juan Cappiello | | 5' | 18' |
| WG | 23 | Augusto López |
| Coach: ||
| Felipe Contepomi Ricardo Le Fort ||
| FB | 15 | Sergi Aubanell | | 62' |
| RW | 14 | Antoine Sánchez |
| OC | 13 | Brad Linklater |
| IC | 12 | Thibaut Alvarez | | 60' |
| LW | 11 | Ignacio Contardi |
| FH | 10 | Marcos Puig |
| SH | 9 | Gregory Maiquez |
| N8 | 8 | Jaime Nava de Olano (c) | | 50' |
| OF | 7 | Jose Luis del Valle |
| BF | 6 | David Barrera Howarth |
| RL | 5 | Aníbal Bonán | 38' to 48' | | 54' |
| LL | 4 | Tomás Urbaitis |
| TP | 3 | Fernando Martin Lopez Perez | | 48' |
| HK | 2 | Juan Anaya Lazaro | | 46' |
| LP | 1 | Francisco Sanz Benlloch | | 43' |
| Replacements: ||
| PR | 16 | Francisco Blanco | | 48' |
| HK | 17 | Johnathan Phipps | | 46' |
| PR | 18 | Joe Hutchinson | | 43' |
| FL | 19 | Manuel Mora Ruiz | | 54' |
| FL | 20 | Javier de Juan | | 50' |
| SH | 21 | Facundo Munilla |
| FH | 22 | Pierre García | | 62' |
| CE | 23 | Gauthier Minguillón | | 60' |
| Coach: ||
| Santiago Santos ||
* 17 June 2015 20:00 EET (UTC+2)
| Romania | 43–3 | Namibia |
| Try: Macovei (2) 10' m, 51' c Surugiu 23' m Ioniță 34' c Botezatu 41' m Morrison 70' c Vlaicu 73' c Con: Dumbravă (2/5) 34', 52' Vlaicu (2/2) 71', 74' | Stats | Pen: Kaizemi (1/1) 3' |
* Referee: Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
| FB | 15 | Cătălin Fercu | 52' |
| RW | 14 | Florin Ioniță |
| OC | 13 | Catalin Dascălu |
| IC | 12 | Csaba Gál | 64' |
| LW | 11 | Ionuț Botezatu |
| FH | 10 | Dănuț Dumbravă |
| SH | 9 | Florin Surugiu | 67' |
| N8 | 8 | Mihai Macovei (c) |
| OF | 7 | Randall Morrison |
| BF | 6 | Viorel Lucaci | 66' |
| RL | 5 | Marian Drenceanu | 62' |
| LL | 4 | Marius Antonescu |
| TP | 3 | Andrei Ursache | 46' |
| HK | 2 | Andrei Rădoi |
| LP | 1 | Mihai Lazăr | 54' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Otar Turashvili |
| PR | 17 | Constantin Pristăviță | 54' |
| PR | 18 | Vlad Bădălicescu | 46' |
| LK | 19 | Dorin Lazăr | 62' |
| N8 | 20 | Vlad Nistor | 67' |
| SH | 21 | Valentin Calafeteanu | 67' |
| CE | 22 | Florin Vlaicu | 64' |
| WG | 23 | Stephen Hihetah | 52' |
| Coach: ||
| Lynn Howells ||
| FB | 15 | Johann Tromp |
| RW | 14 | David Philander |
| OC | 13 | Danie van Wyk |
| IC | 12 | JC Greyling |
| LW | 11 | Conrad Marais |
| FH | 10 | Shaun Kaizemi | 40' |
| SH | 9 | Eugene Jantjies |
| N8 | 8 | PJ van Lill (c) |
| OF | 7 | Leneve Damens |
| BF | 6 | Thomasau Forbes |
| RL | 5 | Nico Esterhuyse |
| LL | 4 | Janco Venter | 68' |
| TP | 3 | Casper Viviers |
| HK | 2 | Callie Swanepoel | 52' |
| LP | 1 | Johnny Redelinghuys | 52' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | DG Wiese | 52' |
| PR | 17 | Jaco Engels |
| PR | 18 | AJ de Klerk | 52' |
| LK | 19 | Tjiuee Uanivi | 68' |
| FL | 20 | Roderique Victor |
| SH | 21 | Eniell Buitendag |
| FH | 22 | Theuns Kotzé |
| CE | 23 | Heinrich Smit | 40' |
| Coach: ||
| Danie Vermeulen ||

### Matchday 3

* 21 June 2015 17:00 EET (UTC+2)
| Spain | 20–3 | Namibia |
| Try: Contardi 12' m Bonán 27' c Garcia 31' m Con: Aubanell (1/3) 28' Pen: Aubanell (1/2) 79' | Stats | Con: Kotzé (1/2) 16' |
* Referee: Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
| FB | 15 | Sergi Aubanell |
| RW | 14 | Ignacio Contardi | 75' |
| OC | 13 | Federico Castiglione |
| IC | 12 | Thibaut Alvarez |
| LW | 11 | Pierre García | 47' |
| FH | 10 | Brad Linklater |
| SH | 9 | Facundo Munilla |
| N8 | 8 | Jaime Nava de Olano (c) | | | 69' |
| OF | 7 | Adam Newton | 58' |
| BF | 6 | Javier de Juan | 33' to 40' | 33' to 40' |
| RL | 5 | Aníbal Bonán | 69' |
| LL | 4 | David Barrera Howarth |
| TP | 3 | Fernando Martin Lopez Perez | 47' |
| HK | 2 | Juan Anaya Lazaro | 47' |
| LP | 1 | Francisco Sanz Benlloch | 40' |
| Replacements: ||
| PR | 16 | Francisco Blanco | 47' |
| HK | 17 | Johnathan Phipps | 47' |
| PR | 18 | Joe Hutchinson | 40' |
| LK | 19 | Tomás Urbaitis | 69' |
| FL | 20 | Francisco Copplet | 33' | 40' | 69' |
| FL | 21 | Jose Luis del Valle | 58' |
| WG | 22 | Antoine Sánchez | 75' |
| CE | 23 | Gauthier Minguillón | 47' |
| Coach: ||
| Santiago Santos ||
| FB | 15 | Johann Tromp |
| RW | 14 | David Philander |
| OC | 13 | Danie van Wyk |
| IC | 12 | JC Greyling |
| LW | 11 | Russell van Wyk | 63' |
| FH | 10 | Theuns Kotzé |
| SH | 9 | Eniell Buitendag | 55' |
| N8 | 8 | PJ van Lill (c) |
| OF | 7 | Tinus du Plessis |
| BF | 6 | Thomasau Forbes |
| RL | 5 | Tijuee Uanivi |
| LL | 4 | Janco Venter |
| TP | 3 | Aranos Coetzee | 65' |
| HK | 2 | DG Wiese | 65' |
| LP | 1 | Casper Viviers | 71' to 73' | 71' to 73' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Callie Swanepoel | 65' |
| PR | 17 | Johnny Redelinghuys | 65' |
| PR | 18 | AJ de Klerk | 71' | 73' |
| LK | 19 | Nico Esterhuyse |
| FL | 20 | Leneve Damens |
| SH | 21 | Eugene Jantjies | 55' |
| CE | 22 | Heinrich Smit | 63' |
| WG | 23 | Conrad Marais |
| Coach: ||
| Danie Vermeulen ||
* 21 June 2015 20:00 EET (UTC+2)
| Romania | 23–0 | Argentina XV |
| Try: Lazăr 24' c Surugiu 59' c Con: Vlaicu (2/2) 25', 59' Pen: Vlaicu (3/5) 46', 49', 52' | Stats | |
* Referee: Luke Pearce (England)
| FB | 15 | Cătălin Fercu |
| RW | 14 | Adrian Apostol |
| OC | 13 | Csaba Gál |
| IC | 12 | Florin Vlaicu |
| LW | 11 | Ionuț Botezatu |
| FH | 10 | Michael Wiringi |
| SH | 9 | Valentin Calafeteanu | 57' |
| N8 | 8 | Mihai Macovei (c) |
| OF | 7 | Vlad Nistor |
| BF | 6 | Viorel Lucaci |
| RL | 5 | Marian Drenceanu |
| LL | 4 | Marius Antonescu |
| TP | 3 | Vlad Bădălicescu | 60' |
| HK | 2 | Otar Turashvili |
| LP | 1 | Mihai Lazăr | 75' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Andrei Rădoi | 75' |
| PR | 17 | Constantin Pristăviță | 60' |
| PR | 18 | Alex Gordaș |
| LK | 19 | Dorin Lazăr |
| FL | 20 | Stelian Burcea |
| SH | 21 | Florin Surugiu | 57' |
| FH | 22 | Dănuț Dumbravă |
| WG | 23 | Florin Ioniță |
| Coach: ||
| Lynn Howells ||
| FB | 15 | Tomás Carrió |
| RW | 14 | Augusto López |
| OC | 13 | Juan Cappiello |
| IC | 12 | Joaquín Paz |
| LW | 11 | Franco Cuaranta |
| FH | 10 | Juan León Novillo |
| SH | 9 | Gonzalo Bertranou (c) |
| N8 | 8 | Martín Chiappesoni |
| OF | 7 | Gonzalo Paulín |
| BF | 6 | Lucas Maguire 23' to 33' |
| RL | 5 | Aníbal Panceyra Garrido |
| LL | 4 | Gerónimo Albertario |
| TP | 3 | Guido Randisi |
| HK | 2 | Facundo Bosch |
| LP | 1 | Roberto Tejerizo |
| Replacements: ||
| PR | 16 | Santiago García Botta |
| HK | 17 | Tomás Baravalle |
| PR | 18 | Nicolás Mirande |
| LK | 19 | Franco Baldoni |
| N8 | 20 | Miguel Urtubey |
| SH | 21 | Lucas Alcácer |
| CE | 22 | Brian Ormson |
| WG | 23 | Bautista Álvarez |
| Coach: ||
| Felipe Contepomi Ricardo Le Fort ||