2011 Cup of Nations (rugby union)
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

See also
2011 Asian Five Nations
2012 Cup of Nations

References

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