The 2010–12 European Nations Cup Second Division is the third tier rugby union in Europe behind the Six Nations Championship and the 2010–12 European Nations Cup First Division.
The second division comprises four pools (2A, 2B, 2C, and 2D). Teams within each division play each other in a home and away round robin schedule over a two-year period.
At the end of each season a champion is declared, but for relegation and promotion only the two years ranking are considered.
The first in the 2010–2012 ranking of each pool will be promoted while last place teams will be relegated. Winners of pool 2A, will be promoted to division 1-pool B for the 2012–14 edition while the last place team in pool 2A will be relegated to pool 2B. Likewise, winners of 2B will be promoted to 2A, last place in 2B will be relegated to 2C, winner of 2C will be promoted to 2B, last place of 2C will be relegated to 2D, winner of 2D will be promoted to 2C and last place of 2D will be relegated to 3; The winner of 3 replacing the relegated 2D team. Additionally, there will be playoff matches between second place teams and fourth place teams between pools. Winners of these playoffs will determine if additional promotions/relegation occur. There will no playoff between the fourth of 2D and the second of 3.[1]
Division 2A
editSeason 2010–2011
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| 2010–11 Champions |
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | Bonus | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 |  Sweden |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 136 | 77 | +59 | 18 |
| 2 |  Lithuania |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 117 | 47 | +70 | 15 |
| 3 |  Latvia |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 77 | 151 | −74 | 7 |
| 4 |  Malta |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 66 | 80 | −14 | 7 |
| 5 |  Croatia |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 53 | 94 | −41 | 5 |
- Matches
| 24 October 2010 | Croatia
|
13–32 | Sweden
|
Split, Croatia | |
| Try: Jurišić 32' Con: Mijić 33' Pen: Mijić 2' Jurišić 59' |
Report[permanent dead link] | Try: Borg 10' Daish 15' Karlsson 45' Sullivan 70' Con: Gowland 16' Arvidsson 46', 71' Pen: Arvidsson 28' Gowland 61' |
Referee: Tomas Tuma (Czech Republic) |
| 30 October 2010 | Latvia
|
12–14 | Croatia
|
Riga, Latvia | |
| 30 October 2010 | Lithuania
|
9–6 | Malta
|
Savivaldybė Stadium, Šiauliai, Lithuania | |
| 6 November 2010 | Malta
|
26–33 | Latvia
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Paola, Malta | |
| 6 November 2010 | Sweden
|
26–22 | Lithuania
|
Trelleborg, Sweden | |
| Try: Arvidsson 21' Daish 43' Gowland 59' Con: Arvidsson 22' Pen: Arvidsson 7', 18', 66' |
Report[permanent dead link] | Try: Petronis 3' Grigas 62' Zibolis 80+' Con: Astrauskas 63' Misevicus 80+' Pen: Marcišauskas 46' |
Attendance: 300 Referee: Frank Himmer (Germany) |
| 30 April 2011 | Lithuania
|
57–3 | Latvia
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Kaunas, Lithuania | |
| 30 April 2011 | Malta
|
21–14 | Croatia
|
Paola, Malta | |
| 7 May 2011 | Croatia
|
5–10 | Lithuania
|
Split, Croatia | |
| 7 May 2011 | Sweden
|
24–13 | Malta
|
Enköping, Sweden | |
| Try: Eriksson 5' Wiklund 49' Youngman 62' Con: Arvidsson 5', 49', 62' Pen: Arvidsson 71' |
Report | Try: Sacco 59' Con: O'Brien 59' Pen: O'Brien 11', 64' |
Referee: Vladamir Volovik (Russia) |
| 14 May 2011 | Latvia
|
29–54 | Sweden
|
Riga, Latvia | |
| Try: Krūmiņš 58' Skuja 69' Jauntēvs 76' penalty try 80+' Con: K. Bērziņš 59', 70', 80+' Pen: K. Bērziņš 18' |
Report[permanent dead link] | Try: Borg 23', 47' Nave 28', 42' T. Johansson 32' Gowland 40+', 53' Con: Arvidsson 24', 33', 40+', 43', 54' Pen: Arvidsson 12', 15', 73' |
Referee: Marcin Zeszitek (Poland) |
Season 2011–2012
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| 2011–12 Champions |
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | Bonus | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 | Malta |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 80 | 55 | +25 | 13 |
| 2 | Lithuania |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 116 | 78 | +38 | 13 |
| 3 | Sweden |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 99 | 73 | +26 | 11 |
| 4 | Croatia |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 109 | 76 | +33 | 11 |
| 5 | Latvia |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 141 | −122 | 0 |
- Matches
| 22 October 2011 | Lithuania
|
30–30 | Sweden
|
Kaunas, Lithuania | |
| 14:00 UTC+3 | Try: Grigas 30', 62', 78' Misevičius 48' Con: Marcišauskas 31', 49' Pen: Marcišauskas 3', 14' |
Report[permanent dead link] | Try: Letele 29' Johansson 55' Con: Taylor 56' Pen: Taylor 12', 24', 33', 36', 38', 40+' |
Referee: Tomas Tuma (Czech Republic) |
| 29 October 2011 | Latvia
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0–28 | Malta
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Riga, Latvia | |
| 15:00 UTC+3 | Try: Collins 40' Holloway R. 45' Quarendon 47' O'Brien 80' Con: O'Brien 48' Pen: O' Brien 3' 58' |
Report[permanent dead link] | Referee: Vadim Pikhovkin (Russia) |
| 29 October 2011 | Sweden
|
24–18 | Croatia
|
Enköping, Sweden | |
| 15:00 UTC+2 | Try: Blaha 18', Sandberg 26', Pettersson 63' Con: Fransson 19', 27', 64' Pen: Fransson 2' |
Report[permanent dead link] | Try: Brown 34', Kumarich 66' Con: Ayoub 35' Pen: Ayoub 4', 31' |
Referee: Frank Himmer (Germany) |
| 5 November 2011 | Malta
|
14–10 | Lithuania
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Valletta, Malta | |
| Try: O'Brien 59' Pen: O'Brien 45' 55' Drop: O'Brien 56' |
Report[permanent dead link] | Try: Grigas 40' Con: Marcisaukas 40' Pen: Marcisaukas 23' |
Referee: Montoya (Spain) |
| 5 November 2011 | Croatia
|
34–8 | Latvia
|
Split, Croatia | |
| Try: Sekovanec 21', Ayoub 23' Suta 56' Juresko 59' Con: Lovreta 22' 24' 57' 60' Pen: Lovreta 5' 11' |
Report[permanent dead link] | Try: Jakuss 20' Drop: Kotlevs 9' |
Referee: M.Hoyer (Netherlands) |
| 21 April 2012 | Malta
|
22–14 | Sweden
|
Valletta, Malta | |
| Try: 2 Pen: 4 |
Try: 2 Con: 2 |
| 28 April 2012 | Latvia
|
8–48 | Lithuania
|
Riga, Latvia | |
| 28 April 2012 | Croatia
|
31–16 | Malta
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Zagreb, Croatia | |
| 5 May 2012 | Sweden
|
31–3 | Latvia
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Enköping, Sweden | |
| 5 May 2012 | Lithuania
|
28–26 | Croatia
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Table 2010–12
edit| Promoted to division 1B |
| to play-off |
| Relegated for 2012–2014 |
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | Bonus | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 | Sweden |
8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 235 | 150 | +85 | 29 |
| 2 | Lithuania |
8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 233 | 125 | +108 | 28 |
| 3 | Malta |
8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 146 | 135 | +11 | 20 |
| 4 | Croatia |
8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 162 | 170 | −8 | 19 |
| 5 | Latvia |
8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 96 | 292 | −196 | 7 |
Division 2B
editSeason 2010–11
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| 2010–11 Champions |
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | Bonus | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 |  Switzerland |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 94 | 37 | +57 | 15 |
| 2 |  Andorra |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 98 | 53 | +45 | 15 |
| 3 |  Slovenia |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 75 | 58 | +17 | 9 |
| 4 |  Serbia |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 71 | 90 | −19 | 9 |
| 5 |  Armenia |
0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100 | −100 | 0 |
- Matches
| 2 October 2010 | Switzerland
|
25 – 0 (forfeit) | Armenia
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Lausanne, Switzerland | |
| 15:00 UTC+2 | Try: Guyou 41' Bjornson 50' Dubois 55' Con: Meyer 41', 50' 55' Pen: Meyer 4', 15', 40' |
Report | Try: Bedrossian 19' Boyadjian 24' Julliat 71' Con: Boyadjian 19', 24', 71' Pen: Boyadjian 9', 45' |
Referee: Frank Himmer (Germany) |
| 9 October 2010 | Andorra
|
22–7 | Slovenia
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Andorra la Vella, Andorra | |
| 16:00 | Try: Kirikashvili 15' m Canturri 51' m Gagnidze 60' m M. Taurinya 77' c Con: Ahacic (1/4) |
Report[permanent dead link] | Try: Gobec 45' c Con: Burnik (1/1) |
| 23 October 2010 | Slovenia
|
33–3 | Serbia
|
Ljubljana, Slovenia | |
| 13 November 2010 | Armenia
|
0 – 25 (forfeit) | Andorra
|
Abovyan, Armenia | |
| 20 November 2010 | Serbia
|
18–15 | Switzerland
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Belgrade, Serbia | |
| 19 February 2011 | Andorra
|
42–25 | Serbia
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Andorra la Vella, Andorra | |
| 19 March 2011 | Switzerland
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21–9 | Andorra
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Nyon, Switzerland | |
| 30 April 2011 | Slovenia
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10–33 | Switzerland
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Ljubljana, Slovenia | |
| 7 May 2011 | Serbia
|
25 – 0 (forfeit) | Armenia
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Belgrade, Serbia | |
| 28 May 2011 | Armenia
|
0 – 25 (forfeit) | Slovenia
|
Abovyan, Armenia | |
Season 2011–12
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| 2010–11 Champions |
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | Bonus | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 | Switzerland |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 159 | 40 | +119 | 19 |
| 2 | Andorra |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 70 | 35 | +35 | 14 |
| 3 | Serbia |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 103 | 36 | +67 | 11 |
| 4 | Slovenia |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 152 | −121 | 5 |
| 5 | Armenia |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100 | −100 | 0 |
| 29 October 2011 | Serbia
|
52–0 | Slovenia
|
Roxal, Belgrade, Serbia | |
| Referee: T. Tuma, (Czech Republic) |
| 12 November 2011 | Switzerland
|
27–19 | Serbia
|
Monthey, Switzerland | |
| Referee: V.Bouchet , (Norway) |
| 12 November 2011 | Slovenia
|
6–15 | Andorra
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Stanežiče, Slovenia | |
| Referee: Mossford (Finland) |
| 26 November 2011 | Andorra
|
21–22 | Switzerland
|
Andorra La Vella | |
| Referee: Muldoon (Netherlands) |
| 17 March 2012 | Switzerland
|
85–0 | Slovenia
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| Try: 13 Con: 10 |
| 7 April 2012 | Andorra
|
25 – 0 (forfeit) | Armenia
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| 14 April 2012 | Armenia
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0 – 25 (forfeit) | Switzerland
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| 14 April 2012 | Serbia
|
7–9 | Andorra
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| 28 April 2012 | Armenia
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0 – 25 (forfeit) | Serbia
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| 12 May 2012 | Slovenia
|
25 – 0 (forfeit) | Armenia
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Stanežiče, Slovenia | |
Table 2010–2012
edit| Promoted to division 2A |
| to play-off |
| Relegated for 2012–2014 |
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | Bonus | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 | Switzerland |
8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 253 | 77 | +176 | 34 |
| 2 | Andorra |
8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 168 | 88 | +80 | 29 |
| 3 | Serbia |
8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 174 | 126 | +48 | 20 |
| 4 | Slovenia |
8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 106 | 210 | −104 | 14 |
| 5 | Armenia |
8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 200 | −200 | 0 |
Division 2C
editSeason 2010–11
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| 2010–11 Champions |
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | Bonus | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 |  Israel |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 77 | 55 | +22 | 12 |
| 2 |  Denmark |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 78 | 76 | +2 | 11 |
| 3 |  Hungary |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 77 | 65 | +12 | 10 |
| 4 |  Austria |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 65 | 67 | −2 | 9 |
| 5 |  Norway |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 65 | −34 | 3 |
- Matches
Season 2011–12
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| 2011–12 Champions |
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | Bonus | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 | Israel |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 109 | 42 | +67 | 18 |
| 2 | Denmark |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 77 | 55 | +22 | 12 |
| 3 | Austria |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 92 | 74 | +18 | 8 |
| 4 | Hungary |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 53 | 117 | −64 | 4 |
| 5 | Norway |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 84 | −43 | 4 |
- Matches
Season 2010–12
edit- Table
| Promoted to division 2B |
| to play-off |
| Relegated to division 2D |
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | Bonus | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 | Israel |
8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 186 | 97 | +89 | 30 |
| 2 | Denmark |
8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 155 | 131 | +24 | 23 |
| 3 | Austria |
8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 157 | 141 | +16 | 17 |
| 4 | Hungary |
8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 130 | 182 | −52 | 14 |
| 5 | Norway |
8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 72 | 149 | −77 | 7 |
Division 2D
editSeason 2010–11
edit- Table
| 2010–11 Champions |
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | Bonus | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 |  Cyprus |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 208 | 31 | +177 | 20 |
| 2 |  Bulgaria |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 95 | −32 | 13 |
| 3 |  Greece |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 72 | 87 | −15 | 7 |
| 4 |  Finland |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 107 | −66 | 5 |
| 5 |  Luxembourg |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 108 | −64 | 4 |
- Matches
Season 2011–12
edit| 2011–12 Champions |
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | Bonus | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 | Cyprus |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 266 | 20 | +246 | 20 |
| 2 | Greece |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 76 | 100 | −24 | 10 |
| 3 | Bulgaria |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 181 | −126 | 9 |
| 4 | Luxembourg |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 64 | 78 | −14 | 9 |
| 5 | Finland |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 120 | −82 | 2 |
Table 2010–12
edit| Promoted to Pool 2C |
| to play-off |
| Relegated to 3rd division |
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | Bonus | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 | Cyprus |
8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 466 | 51 | +405 | 40 |
| 2 | Bulgaria |
8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 118 | 276 | −158 | 21 |
| 3 | Greece |
8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 148 | 187 | −39 | 17 |
| 4 | Luxembourg |
8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 108 | 186 | −78 | 13 |
| 5 | Finland |
8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 79 | 227 | −148 | 7 |
- Due to Armenia dropping out of the European Nations Cup, Finland was not relegated to Division 3.
Promotion/relegation playoffs
edit2A/2B
edit| 26 May 2012 | Andorra
|
8–44 | Croatia
|
Andorra | ||
Try: Marc Gispert  2'Pen: Marc Abello 39' |
Report[permanent dead link] | Try: Marko Bunić 15' Dominik Draženović 25', 66' Vlado Ursić 35' Paško Ivančić 41', 58' Duje Grubišić 80'Con: Paško Ivančić (2) Tomislav Gomuzak (1) Pen: Paško Ivančić 54' |
Referee:  David Rosich
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2B/2C
edit| 9 June 2012 | Slovenia
|
(forfeit) | Denmark
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- Slovenia chose to accept relegation to Division 2C and forfeited the match.
2C/2D
edit| 23 June 2012 | Bulgaria
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29-26 | Hungary
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- Due to Armenia dropping out of the European Nations Cup, both teams will play in Division 2C.
References
edit- ^ "ENC 2010–12 – Promotion/relegation map" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 24 October 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2011.