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2011 Cup of Nations (rugby union)

Venue The Sevens, Dubai

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. 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.

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		3	3	0	0	153	34	119	3	15
2		3	2	0	1	99	81	18	2	10
3		3	1	0	2	94	67	27	3	7
4		3	0	0	3	29	193	-164	0	0

References

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