The 2009 IRB Nations Cup was the fourth edition of the international

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tournament, a competition created by the

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. It pits the "A" Teams of the stronger (Tier 1) rugby nations ( France A, Italy A and Scotland A) against some of the Tier 2 and 3 nations (

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and

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). For the third consecutive year the event was held in

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. Emerging Springboks did not return to defend their title. Scotland A were the overall winners of the tournament. The competition format was a modified round-robin whereby each team played 3 of the other 5 teams. The competition was played over three match days, with three matches played consecutively on each day.

Final standings

Fixtures

Round 1

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Round 2

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Round 3

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Top scorers

Top points scorers

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Top try scorers

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References

External links

IRB Overview
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