2008-2010 European Nations Cup First Division
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The 2008–10 European Nations Cup
First Division was the 7th edition of the championship since it was reformed in 2000. The championship not only determined the champions of the ENC but it also acted as an element of European qualification for the 2011 Rugby World Cup
in New Zealand
.
At present, there is no promotion or relegation between the European Nations Cup and the Six Nations
. The current champions are Georgia, who won the 2011 First Division.
The top two teams, Georgia
and Russia
, qualified directly to the 2011 Rugby World Cup
, and the third placed team, Romania
, entered the European qualification playoffs. These playoffs included the champion of Division 2A and the leaders of the lower ENC divisions (excluding 3D) at the end of the 2008–09 season. Romania emerged as the winner of the playoff series and will go on to play Tunisia
, the second place African qualifier, in the semifinals of the Rugby World Cup 2011 20th Place Playoff for the last spot in the 2011 Rugby World Cup
finals.
This season saw Germany
in the First Division for the first time since the divisional system was created, replacing Czech Republic
who were relegated to Division 2A.
The divisions play on a two-year cycle with the teams playing each other both home and away. From 2009 onward, the title is assigned according to a one-year ranking. So Georgia won the 2009 title and Romania the title for 2010. The same for the 2011–12 period.
Table points are determined as follows:
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, which team goes through Play-off qualification rounds and which team is relegated to Division 1B for the 2010–12 season.
European Nations Cup (rugby union)
The European Nations Cup is the European Championship for tier 2 and tier 3 rugby union nations. The Championship is split into 7 divisions with 5 or 6 teams in each. The divisions play on a two-year cycle with the teams playing each other both home and away...
First Division was the 7th edition of the championship since it was reformed in 2000. The championship not only determined the champions of the ENC but it also acted as an element of European qualification for the 2011 Rugby World Cup
2011 Rugby World Cup
The 2011 Rugby World Cup was the seventh Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. The International Rugby Board selected New Zealand as the host country in preference to Japan and South Africa at a meeting in Dublin on 17 November 2005...
in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
.
At present, there is no promotion or relegation between the European Nations Cup and the Six Nations
Six Nations Championship
The Six Nations Championship is an annual international rugby union competition involving six European sides: England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales....
. The current champions are Georgia, who won the 2011 First Division.
The top two teams, Georgia
Georgia national rugby union team
The Georgia national rugby union team represents Georgia in rugby union. The team's nickname, The Lelos, comes from lelo burti, a traditional Georgian sport with strong similarities to rugby. Lelo has been adopted as the Georgian word for "try"...
and Russia
Russia national rugby union team
The Russian National Rugby Union Team, is the national team representing Russia at the sport of rugby union.Rugby union in Russia is administered by the Rugby Union of Russia . The RUR is the official successor union of the Soviet Union and the combined CIS team which played in the early 1990s...
, qualified directly to the 2011 Rugby World Cup
2011 Rugby World Cup
The 2011 Rugby World Cup was the seventh Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. The International Rugby Board selected New Zealand as the host country in preference to Japan and South Africa at a meeting in Dublin on 17 November 2005...
, and the third placed team, Romania
Romania national rugby union team
The Romania national rugby union team , nicknamed The Oaks , is the representative side of Romania in rugby union. Long considered one of the stronger European teams outside the Six Nations, they have participated in all six Rugby World Cups, and currently compete in the first division of the...
, entered the European qualification playoffs. These playoffs included the champion of Division 2A and the leaders of the lower ENC divisions (excluding 3D) at the end of the 2008–09 season. Romania emerged as the winner of the playoff series and will go on to play Tunisia
Tunisia national rugby union team
The Tunisia national rugby union team is the national team of Tunisia, a third tier rugby union nation. They first started competing in 1979 and they competed, unsuccessfully in the African qualification for the 2007 Rugby World Cup....
, the second place African qualifier, in the semifinals of the Rugby World Cup 2011 20th Place Playoff for the last spot in the 2011 Rugby World Cup
2011 Rugby World Cup
The 2011 Rugby World Cup was the seventh Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. The International Rugby Board selected New Zealand as the host country in preference to Japan and South Africa at a meeting in Dublin on 17 November 2005...
finals.
This season saw Germany
Germany national rugby union team
Germany is a third-tier Rugby Union playing nation. Germany currently plays at the second level of European rugby but has never managed to qualify for the Rugby World Cup...
in the First Division for the first time since the divisional system was created, replacing Czech Republic
Czech Republic national rugby union team
The Czech Republic national rugby union team is the third tier rugby national team of the Czech Republic.They first started playing as the Czech Republic in 1993 after the split of Czechoslovakia and now compete in the European Nations Cup. They have yet to qualify for the Rugby World Cup, but...
who were relegated to Division 2A.
The divisions play on a two-year cycle with the teams playing each other both home and away. From 2009 onward, the title is assigned according to a one-year ranking. So Georgia won the 2009 title and Romania the title for 2010. The same for the 2011–12 period.
2008–09 Season
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points |
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| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 170 | 80 | 14 | ||
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 162 | 77 | 13 | ||
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 124 | 84 | 12 | ||
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 104 | 88 | 16 | 9 | |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 77 | 151 | |||
| 7 | |||||||||
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 179 | |||
| 5 |
Table points are determined as follows:
- 3 points for a win
- 2 points for a draw
- 1 point for a loss
- 0 points for a forfeit
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2009–10 Season
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points |
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| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 127 | 100 | 14 | ||
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 162 | 77 | 13 | ||
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 124 | 84 | 12 | ||
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 104 | 88 | 16 | 9 | |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 77 | 151 | |||
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| 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 179 | |||
| 5 |
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- The scheduled match between Romania and Spain on February 6, 2010 was postponed due to snow and freezing weather in Bucharest on the planned matchday, and was be rescheduled to March 27.
Table 2008–10
The cumulated table from both years, 2009–2010, decided which teams qualify directly to 2011 Rugby World Cup2011 Rugby World Cup
The 2011 Rugby World Cup was the seventh Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. The International Rugby Board selected New Zealand as the host country in preference to Japan and South Africa at a meeting in Dublin on 17 November 2005...
, which team goes through Play-off qualification rounds and which team is relegated to Division 1B for the 2010–12 season.
| Qualified for 2011 Rugby World Cup |
| Qualified for Round 2 |
| Relegated to 1B for 2010–2012 |
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points |
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| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | ||
| 1 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 326 | 132 | 27 | |
| 2 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 291 | 175 | 25 | |
| 3 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 282 | 136 | 23 | |
| 4 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 255 | 149 | 21 | |
| 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 145 | 304 | ||
| 14 | ||||||||
| 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 58 | 461 | ||
| 10 |
See also
- European Nations CupEuropean Nations Cup (rugby union)The European Nations Cup is the European Championship for tier 2 and tier 3 rugby union nations. The Championship is split into 7 divisions with 5 or 6 teams in each. The divisions play on a two-year cycle with the teams playing each other both home and away...
- 2008–10 European Nations Cup Second Division
- 2008–10 European Nations Cup Third Division
- Germany at the 2008–10 European Nations CupGermany at the 2008–10 European Nations CupGermany at the 2008–10 European Nations Cup was the first time since 1981 that the German national rugby union team competed at the highest level of FIRA rugby, the European Nations Cup, during 2008-10....
External links
- 2008/10 - ENC Division 1 - RWC2011 FIRA – Association of European Rugby website