2011 Cup of Nations
Venue                 The Sevens, Dubai             
Countries United Arab Emirates

 Kenya
 Brazil

 Hong Kong
Date10–16 December 2011
Champions Hong Kong[1] (1st title)
Runners-up Kenya
Matches played6

The 2011 Emirates Cup of Nations was held at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai as a season ending tournament for tier 3 teams from different continents.[2] The four competing teams were hosts UAE, Asian 5 Nations rivals Hong Kong, 2011 Africa Cup champions Kenya and South American Rugby Championship A Division team Brazil.

The tournament was Brazil's first 15-a-side games outside of South America.[3]

Hong Kong won the tournament, winning all three games with a bonus point (scoring 4 or more tries in a game). Kenya finished runners-up, courtesy of a last minute win over Brazil in their opening game.

Format

The tournament is being played as a single round-robin, with the winner being the leading team after the third round of fixtures. The points for the tournament were awarded for: Win = 4 points Draw = 2 points Loss = 1 point Scoring 4 or more tries in one game = 1 bonus point Losing by 7 or less points = 1 bonus point.

Fixtures and results

Place Nation Games Points Bonus
points
Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1 Hong Kong330015334119315
2 Kenya3201998118210
3 Brazil310294672737
4 United Arab Emirates300329193-16400

10 December 2011
13:00 (UTC+04:00)
 Brazil25-27 Kenya
Try: (4 tries scored)Try: (5 tries scored)[4]
The Sevens, Dubai

10 December 2011
15:00 (UTC+04:00)
 United Arab Emirates14-72 Hong Kong
Try: (2 tries scored)
Con: (2 conversions scored)
Try: Tom McQueen (2), Keith Robertson, Alex McQueen, Ed Haynes, Terence Montgomery, Rowan Varty, Cado Lee, Lee Jones, Tim Alexander, Alex Ng
Con: Alex McQueen (7)
Pen: Alex McQueen
The Sevens

13 December 2011
18:00 (UTC+04:00)
 Hong Kong44-17 Kenya
Try: Mark Goosen, Rowan Varty, Charles French (2), Adam Raby, Paul Tauti
Con: Alex McQueen (4)
Pen: Alex McQueen (2)
Try: Dennis Mwanja, Ronnie Mwenesi, (one further try - scorer unknown)
Con: (1 conversion scored)
The Sevens

13 December 2011
20:00 (UTC+04:00)
 United Arab Emirates3-66 Brazil
Pen: (1 Penalty)Try: Martín Schaefer, Juli, Nativo, Nick, Diegão, Croffi, Gregg (2), Pedrinho, Du
Con: Gregg (5)
Pen: Gregg
Drop: Tanque
The Sevens

16 December 2011
15:00 (UTC+04:00)
 United Arab Emirates12-55 Kenya
Try: (2 tries scored)
Con: (1 conversion scored)
Try: Vincent Mose (2), Vincent Ong'era, Brian Okwomi, Anthony Nyandigisi, Allan Omuka, Kevin Omiyo, David Ambunya
Con: Vincent Mose (7)
Pen: Vincent Mose
The Sevens

16 December 2011
17:00 (UTC+04:00)
 Hong Kong37-3 Brazil
Try: Alex McQueen (3), Keith Robertson, Ally Maclay, Rowan Varty, Lee Jones[5]
Con: Edward Haynes
Pen: Daniel Gregg[6]
The Sevens

See also

References

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  2. "International Rugby Board - Hong Kong eye "early Christmas present"". Archived from the original on 2012-02-04. Retrieved 2011-12-10.
  3. "International Rugby Board - Brazilian rugby on the rise and aiming high". Archived from the original on 2012-01-09. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
  4. "International Rugby Board - Kenya climb four places in rankings". Archived from the original on 2012-01-27. Retrieved 2011-12-13.
  5. "Hong Kong win the inaugural Cup of Nations to reach highest world ranking | Hong Kong RFU". Archived from the original on 2012-06-01. Retrieved 2011-12-18.
  6. "Página Oficial da Confederação Brasileira de Rugby". Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2011-12-18.
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