IRB Nations Cup
Current season, competition or edition: 2016 World Rugby Nations Cup
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| Sport | Rugby union |
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| Founded | 2006 |
| No. of teams | 6 |
| Country |
2016 Teams Argentina XV Italy A Namibia Romania Spain Uruguay
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| Most recent champion(s) |
Romania (2016) |
The Nations Cup is a rugby union competition that was first held in 2006 at Estádio Universitário in Lisbon with Argentina A, Italy A, Portugal and Russia taking part. The tournament is part of the International Rugby Board's US $50 million Strategic Investment programme, which also includes the Pacific Nations Cup, the Pacific Rugby Cup and the Americas Rugby Championship (as well as the ARC's predecessor, the North America 4).
The Nations Cup is aimed at providing more competition for tier one A sides, as well as offering opportunities for second and third tier nations such as Portugal, Russia, Namibia, Uruguay, Georgia and Romania. The Nations Cup is an important tournament for both Italy and Argentina; at the time of the inaugural competition in 2006, the two sides combined had only nine players that did not play in their respective domestic competitions. The inaugural tournament was won by Argentina A.
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