2011 Cup of Nations (rugby union) should not be confused with 2011 IRB Nations Cup.
| 2011 Cup of Nations Venue The Sevens, Dubai | |
| Tournament Format: | Round-robin |
| Countries: | |
| Champions: | [1] |
| Count: | 1 |
| Matches: | 6 |
| Nextseason: | 2012 |
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.
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 pointsDraw = 2 pointsLoss = 1 pointScoring 4 or more tries in one game = 1 bonus pointLosing by 7 or less points = 1 bonus point.
| 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 |
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