2016 World Rugby Nations Cup
Tournament details
Countries	Argentina XV  Emerging Italy  Namibia  Romania  Spain  Uruguay
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin
Date	9 – 18 June 2016
Tournament statistics
Teams	4
Matches played	6
Final
Champions	Romania (4th title)
Runners-up	Argentina XV
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The 2016 World Rugby Cup of Nations was the eleventh edition of the World Rugby Nations Cup rugby union tournament, created by World Rugby (formerly IRB). As with the previous nine tournaments, the competition took place in the Stadionul Naţional de Rugby in Bucharest, Romania.

Due to Georgia's tour of the Pacific Islands in June, the World Rugby Tbilisi Cup did not take place. Instead, this tournament featured six teams split in two pools of three, where the three European teams played the other three teams.^[1] This format was last used in 2012. Hosts Romania won the title, for the fourth time in five years. Romania finished with 13 points after beating the Argentina XV in the decisive match.^[2]

Teams

•  Argentina XV
•  Emerging Italy
•  Namibia
•  Romania
•  Spain
•  Uruguay

Standings

Pool A

	Team	Games				Points			Tries		Bonus points	Points
		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference	For	Against
1	Argentina XV	3	2	0	1	92	58	+34	12	7	2	10
2	Namibia	3	2	0	1	80	78	+2	10	9	2	10
3	Uruguay	3	1	0	2	40	66	-26	5	8	1	5
Source : worldrugby.org 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

Pool B

	Team	Games				Points			Tries		Bonus points	Points
		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference	For	Against
1	Romania	3	3	0	0	80	16	+64	9	2	1	13
2	Emerging Italy	3	1	0	2	82	102	-20	10	13	1	5
3	Spain	3	0	0	3	40	94	-54	5	12	2	2
Source : worldrugby.org 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

Matchday 1

9 June 2016 16:00 EET (UTC+02)

Argentina XV	44 - 8	Spain
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9 June 2016 18:00 EET (UTC+02)

Uruguay	24 - 26	Emerging Italy
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9 June 2016 20:00 EET (UTC+02)

Namibia	8-20	Romania
	Report

Matchday 2

13 June 2016 16:00 EET (UTC+02)

Argentina XV	40-30	Emerging Italy
	Report

13 June 2016 18:00 EET (UTC+02)

Namibia	34-32	Spain
	Report

13 June 2016 20:00 EET (UTC+02)

Uruguay	0-40	Romania
	Report

Week 3 (place games)

18 June 2016 16:00 EET (UTC+02)

Uruguay	16-0	Spain
	Report

18 June 2016 18:00 EET (UTC+02)

Namibia	38-26	Emerging Italy
	Report

18 June 2016 20:00 EET (UTC+02)

Argentina XV	8-20	Romania
	Report