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International Rugby Board Autumn Nations Cup 2020

Autumn Nations Cup 2020 Logo [Reference: 1]
Autumn Nations Cup 2020 Logo [Reference: 1]

Final Standings

PlaceAutumn Nations Cup 2020PWDLPFPA
1England440010439
2France430110542
3Ireland43019353
4Scotland42028770
5Wales42027874
6Italy410368102
7Fiji410338108
8Georgia400434119
International Rugby Board Autumn Nations Cup 2020 [Reference: Compiled from 2 and 3]

Finals

DateHome TeamAway Team
7th/8th Place
05.12.2020Georgia24Fiji38
5th/6th Place
05.12.2020Wales38Italy18
3rd/4th Place
05.12.2020Ireland31Scotland16
Final
06.12.2020England22France19
International Rugby Board Autumn Nations Cup Finals 2020 [Reference: 3]

Tables

Autumn Nations CupPWDLPFPATF-TATB-LBPts
Group A
England3300822010-21-013
Ireland320162375-30-08
Wales310240563-40-04
Georgia300310811-100-00
Group B
France3300862010-12-014
Italy310250646-91-05
Scotland320171398-22-111
Fiji30030840-120-00
International Rugby Board Autumn Nations Cup Table 2020 [Reference: 2]

Group Results

DateHome TeamAway Team
Group A
13.11.2020Ireland32Wales9
14.11.2020England40Georgia0
21.11.2020England18Ireland7
21.11.2020Wales18Georgia0
28.11.2020Wales13England24
29.11.2020Ireland23Georgia10
Group B
14.11.2020Italy17Scotland28
15.11.2020France28Fiji0
21.11.2020Italy28Fiji0
22.11.2020Scotland15France22
28.11.2020Scotland28Fiji0
28.11.2020France36Italy5
International Rugby Board Autumn Nations Cup Group Results 2020 [Reference: 3]

Report

Ireland began the Autumn Nations Cup 2020 with a 32-9 victory over Wales, while in the other game in Group A, England defeated Georgia 40-0. In Group B Scotland defeated Italy 28-17, while Fiji pulled out, France and Italy being awarded 28-0 walkover wins. After the impressive win over Wales Ireland struggled to a 7-18 defeat to England, while Wales won 18-0 against Georgia. In Group B Round 2 saw France win again, 22-15 over Scotland. The Final Round of Group games saw Ireland win by a disappointing score of 23-10 against Georgia, who scored their only points of the Group in the loss to the Irish. England, meanwhile topped the Group with a 24-13 victory over Wales. Group B waswon by France who won easily against Italy, 36-5. The Finals saw England take first place with a narrow 22-19 win over France, while Ireland had a big 31-16 win over Scotland to take third, with 5th going to Wales after victory Italy, and Fiji turning up despite COVID to defeat Georgia and take seventh place.

About the Autumn Nations Cup

The Autumn Nations Cup 2020 is an International Rugby Competition played across Europe in two Pools of four. Georgia and Fiji are taking part along with the Six Nations Unions of England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, France and Italy. The Format is two Groups of Four, each playing three matches, before the Finals, a single game for each Union based on their finishing position in the Group Tables – 1v1, 2v2, 3v3 and 4v4.

References

Logos

[1] FloRugby (2020) T5f8eff83960c0 [Internet] Available from: https://d2779tscntxxsw.cloudfront.net/5f8eff83960c0.png?width=1200&quality=80 [Accessed 21 November 2020]

Websites

[2] Autumn Nations Cup (2020) Table [Internet] Available from: https://www.autumnnationscup.com/table/ [Accessed 21 November 2020]

[3] Autumn Nations Cup (2020) Fixtures & TV [Internet] Available from: https://www.autumnnationscup.com/fixtures-tv/ [Accessed 21 November 2020]

[4] Autumn Nations Cup (2020) About Us [Internet] Available from: https://www.autumnnationscup.com/about-us/ [Accessed 21 November 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Malcolm O’Kelly.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

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Last Updated: 2 December 2020

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