2014–2016 European Nations Cup Second Division

The 2014–16 European Nations Cup Second Division is the third tier rugby union in Europe behind the Six Nations Championship and the 2014–16 European Nations Cup First Division.

2014–16 European Nations Cup
Date2014–2016
CountriesDivision 2A:
 Croatia
 Czech Republic
 Israel
 Malta
  Switzerland
Division 2B:
 Andorra
 Cyprus
 Hungary
 Latvia
 Lithuania
Division 2C:
 Austria
 Denmark
 Luxembourg
 Serbia
 Slovenia
Division 2D:
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Bulgaria
 Finland
 Norway
 Turkey
Tournament statistics
Matches playedDivision 2A: 5
Division 2B: 5
Division 2C: 5
Division 2D: 5
Top point scorer(s)Division 2A:
Czech Republic Marek Loutocký (25 points)
Division 2B:
Cyprus Alexander Zavallis (25 points)
Division 2C:
Slovenia Žiga Burnik (29 points)
Division 2D:
Bosnia and Herzegovina Armin Vehabović (58 points)
Top try scorer(s)Division 2A:
Czech Republic Marek Loutocký (5 tries)
Division 2B:Lithuania Vytaras Bloskys &
Andorra Joan Fité (3 tries)
Division 2C: 1 try – 21 players
Division 2D: Bosnia and Herzegovina Armin Vehabović &
Finland Thomas Finell (3 tries)
Official websiteRugby Europe
2012–14 (Previous) (Next) 2016–17

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 every season a champion is declared, but for relegation and promotion only the two years ranking are considered.

Starting in the 2016–2017 season, standings over one-year cycles will be used for promotion and relegation, instead of two-year cycles[1]

With the adoption of the new format for 2016–17 Rugby Europe International Championships, the relegation/promotion format was changed, at the end of tournament.

While the first of pool A will be always promoted to First Division 1 Pool B, now renamed 2016–17 Rugby Europe Trophy, for other ranked teams all change in this way

  • A New 2016–17 Rugby Europe Conference 1 will be formed with the team originally destined to 2016–17 Pool A and Pool B, but will be divided in two pool according to the geographical basis.
  • A New 2016–17 Rugby Europe Conference 2 will be formed with the team originally destined to 2016–17 Pool C and Pool D, but will be divided in two pool according to the geographical basis.

(Originally The first in the 2014–2016 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 2016–17 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.)

Division 2A

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2014–2015

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2014–15 Champions


Place Nation Games Points Bonus
points
Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1   Czech Republic (39) 4 3 1 0 92 62 +30 3 17
2    Switzerland (45) 4 3 0 1 106 85 +21 2 14
3   Malta (41) 4 2 0 2 80 89 −9 1 9
4   Croatia (49) 4 1 0 3 86 103 −17 4 8
5   Israel (51) 4 0 1 3 77 102 −25 1 3

Pre-tournament IRB rankings in parentheses (as at 20 October 2014)

Games[2]

25 October 2014 Israel   18–29    Switzerland Wingate Institute, Netanya, Israel  
Try: Guy Matisis (54'),
Jonathan Radashkovich (79'c)
Con: Ronen Tollman
Pen: Ori Abutbul 2 (24', 36')
Cards: Nathan Amos   39' to 49',
Adrian Rainstein   56' to 66',
Ushangi Manjavidze   75' to 80'
Team Sheet Try: Julien Gros (3'),
Cyril Lin (27'c),
Lucas Heinrich (65'c),
Penalty Try (78'c)
Con: Simon Perrod 3
Pen: Simon Perrod (36')
Cards: Ludovic Pommies   75' to 80'
Attendance: 1,200
Referee:   Nicolas Vandecauter

1 November 2014 Switzerland   14–27   Czech Republic Stade de Colovray, Nyon, Switzerland  
Try: Mathias Bernath-Yendt (5'c),
Thibault Gery (22'c)
Con: Simon Perrod 2
Cards: Ludovic Pommies   58' to 68'
Team Sheet Try: Robert Voves (33'c),
Marek Loutocký 3 (50'c, 59', 68')
Con: Pavel Vokrouhlík 2
Pen: Pavel Vokrouhlík (26')
Attendance: 1,018
Referee:   Jorge Molpeceres

1 November 2014 Malta   31–26   Croatia Hibernians Ground, Paola, Malta  
Try: Vincent Stivala 2 (35'c, 64'),
Toby Quarendon (43'c)
Con: James O'Brien 2
Pen: James O'Brien 4 (4', 8', 10', 31')
Cards: James Morris   23' to 33'
Team Sheet Try: Jay Ayoub (18'c),
Luka Perlain (25'),
Nik Jurišić (60'c),
Tonći Buzov (75'c)
Con: Jay Ayoub 3
Attendance: 2,500
Referee:   Tual Trainini

8 November 2014 Czech Republic   27–13   Malta Stadion ragby Císařka, Prague, Czech Republic  
Try: Ales Stejskal (32'),
Marek Loutocký 2 (37'c, 60'c),
Martin Sadilek (42')
Con: Petr Čížek,
Pavel Vokrouhlík
Pen: Petr Čížek (23')
Cards: Martin Wognitsch   40' to 50'
Team Sheet Try: James O'Brien (72'),
Robert Holloway (75')
Pen: James O'Brien (45')
Cards: Christian Shranz   31' to 41'
Attendance: 950
Referee:   Paolo Duarte

8 November 2014 Croatia   31–20   Israel Stadion Stari Plac, Split, Croatia  
Try: Dušan Hakaraia (14'),
Marko Buljac (28'),
Jason Newton (40'),
Tomislav Burazin (74'),
Stipe Tomić (80')
Pen: Jay Ayoub 2 (4', 33')
Cards: Jason Newton   78' to 80'
Team Sheet Try: Matan Brosh (8'c),
Yonatan Kaplan (23'c)
Con: Ori Abutbul 2
Pen: Ori Abutbul 2 (73', 78')
Attendance: 1,000
Referee:   Gert Wisser

11 April 2015 Croatia   9–12   Czech Republic Stadion Lučko, Zagreb, Croatia  
Pen: Jay Ayoub 3 (10', 20', 40')
Cards: Ivan Miljak   47' to 57'
Team Sheet Try: Vakhtang Pailodze (8'),
Jiri Frank (49'c)
Con: Tomas Forst
Attendance: 500
Referee:   Igotz Gallastegui

18 April 2015 Israel   13–16   Malta Wingate Institute, Netanya, Israel  
Try: Ori Abutbul (40'+2'),
Michael Eli (80'+2')
Pen: Ori Abutbul (62')
Cards: Fabian Maguid   73' to 80'
Team Sheet Try: Harry Collins (54'),
James Kirk (77')
Pen: James O'Brien 2 (24', 42')
Attendance: 350
Referee:   Claudio Blessano

18 April 2015 Switzerland   40–20   Croatia Monthey, Switzerland  
Try: Brice Monzeglio 2 (2'c, 51'c),
Ghislain Monteil (11'c),
Mathieu Guyou (68'c)
Con: Simon Perrod 4
Pen: Simon Perrod 3 (39', 46', 59')
Drop: Sebastian Hirsch (53')
Cards: Nicolas Guyou   21' to 31'
Team Sheet Try: Jay Ayoub (8'c),
Tomislav Burazin (55'c)
Con: Jay Ayoub 2
Pen: Jay Ayoub (5', 44')
Cards: Tvrtko Dumancic   58' to 68'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee:   Frank Himmer

25 April 2015 Malta   20–23    Switzerland Hibernians Ground, Paola, Malta  
Try: Rhodri Apsee,
Dominic Busuttil
Con: James O'Brien 2
Pen: James O'Brien,
James Morris
WR Team Sheet
Match Report – Times of Malta
Try: Thibault Gery,
Brice Monzeglio,
Ghislain Montiel
Con: Sebastian Dimitri
Pen: Sebastian Dimitri
Drop: Sebastian Dimitri
Referee:   Gert Visser

25 April 2015 Czech Republic   26–26   Israel RC Sparta Prague, Prague, Czech Republic  
Try: Aleš Stejska (16'c),
Jiří Lacina 2 (53'c, 74'c),
Jan Olbrich (79')
Con: Pavel Vokrouhlík,
Petr Čížek 2
WR Team Sheet Try: Jonathan Radashkovich (22'c),
Ori Abutbul (26'c)
Con: Ori Abutbul 2
Pen: Ori Abutbul 3 (14', 53', 58')
Drop: Vitali Pryimak (77')
Attendance: 1,200
Referee:   Alexei Bryzgalin

2015–16

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2015–16 Champions


Place Nation Games Points Bonus
points
Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1    Switzerland 4 4 0 0 117 35 +82 3 19
2   Czech Republic 4 3 0 1 100 57 +43 3 15
3   Croatia 4 2 0 2 80 114 −34 1 9
4   Malta 4 1 0 3 73 92 −19 3 7
5   Israel 4 0 0 4 50 124 −74 1 1


Games[3]


24 October 2015 Czech Republic   14–20    Switzerland JIMI RC Vyškov, Vyškov, Czech Republic  
14:00 CEST (UTC+2) Try: Loutocky 58'c
Wognitsch 70'c
Con: Cizek (2/2) 59', 70'
Cards: Pantucek   34' to 44'
[1] Try: Hirsch 21'c
Heinrich 65'c
Con: Perrod (2/2) 22', 66'
Pen: Perrod 11', 48'
Cards: Montiel   19' to 29'
Attendance: 500
Referee:   M. Burlet
7 November 2015 Israel   21–26   Croatia Wingate Institute, Netanya, Israel  
Try: Amos 37'c
Humphreys 61'
Con: Abutbul 38'
Pen: Abutbul 3', 28', 54'
[2] Try: Vinac 59'c
Newton 79'c
Con: Newton 60', 79'
Pen: Newton 5', 16', 34', 51'
Attendance: 1150
Referee:   L. Corona
14 November 2015 Croatia   34–27   Malta Split, Croatia  
14:00 CET (UTC+1) Try: Jurisic 17'c
Suta 35'c
Newton 56'
Con: Newton 17', 35'
Pen: Newton 7', 29', 40+1', 67', 73'
Cards: Grcic   78' to 80'
[3] Try: Borg 26'
Watts 63'c
Con: Quarendon 63'
Pen: Quarendon 21', 39', 69',77'
Referee:   F. Himmer
14 November 2015 Switzerland   28–3   Israel Geneva, Switzerland  
16:00 CET (UTC+1) Try: Doy 6'c
Lin 27'c
S. Hirsch 41'c
Gangath-Samba 73'c
Con: G. Hirsch 7'c, 28'c, 42'c, 74'c
[4] Pen: Abutbul 37'
Cards: Lotan   63' to 73'
Referee:   P. Mendes Silva
21 November 2015 Malta   13–20   Czech Republic Hibernians Stadium, Kordin, Malta  
14:00 CET (UTC+1) Try: Luke Watts 38'c
Con: Toby Quarendon 39'
Pen: Toby Quarendon 52', 64'
Cards: Mark Davey   28' to 38'
[5] Try: Ales Stejskal 19'
Marek Loutocký 29'
Martin Wognitsch 80'c
Con: Petr Cizek 80'
Pen: Petr Cizek 49'
Cards: Jiri Pentucek   32' to 42'
Robert Voves   42' to 52'
Attendance: 2000
Referee:   S. Boyer
2 April 2016 Israel   19–40   Czech Republic Netanya, Israel  
15:00 IDT (UTC+3) Referee:   E. Rizzo
9 April 2016 Switzerland   29–3   Malta Stadion Utogrund, Zürich, Switzerland  
16:00 Try: Cyril Lin 7'c
Florian Escoffier 14'
Brice Monzeglio 62'c
Lucas Heinrich 69'c
Con: Simon Perrod 8', 63', 70'
Pen: Simon Perrod 2'
[6] Pen: James Morris 42'
Cards: Darren Deguara   62' to 72'
Attendance: 2500
Referee:   Cyril Lafon
9 April 2016 Czech Republic   26–5   Croatia Havířov, Czech Republic  
14:00 CEST (UTC+2) Referee:   J. Molpeceres
16 April 2016 Malta   30–9   Israel Hibernians Stadium, Kordin, Malta  
14:00 CEST (UTC+2) Try: Rory O'Brien 5'c
Darren Deguara 36'c
Anthony Harvey 42'
Mark Davey 84'
Con: James Morris 6', 37'
Pen: James Morris 2', 21'
[7] Pen: Ori Abutbul 8', 35', 40'
Cards: Ori Abutbul   44' to 54'
Matan Brosh   61' to 71'
Attendance: 2,500
Referee:   C. Evans
16 April 2016 Croatia   15–40    Switzerland Zagreb, Croatia  
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Try: Luciano Rosso 22'
Toni Grle 36'
Dylan Rowe 55'
[8] Try: Cyril Lafuye 6'c, 12'c
Lucas Heinrich 15'c
Jonathan Wullschleger 39'c
Con: Simon Perrod 6', 12', 15', 39'
Pen: Simon Perrod 45', 67', 78', 80'
Attendance: 1100
Referee:   I. Gallastegui

2014–2016

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Combined table
Promoted to 2016–17 Rugby Europe Trophy
To 2016–17 Rugby Europe Conference 1
Place Nation Games Points Bonus
points
Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1    Switzerland (45) 8 7 0 1 223 120 +103 5 33
2   Czech Republic (39) 8 6 1 1 192 119 +73 6 32
3   Croatia (49) 8 3 0 5 166 217 −51 5 17
4   Malta (41) 8 3 0 5 153 181 −28 4 16
5   Israel (51) 8 0 1 7 129 226 −97 2 4

Pre-tournament IRB rankings in parentheses (as at 20 October 2014)

Division 2B

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2014–2015

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2014–15 Champions


Place Nation Games Points Bonus
points
Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1   Lithuania (50) 4 4 0 0 144 75 +69 4 20
2   Cyprus (NR) 4 2 0 2 87 90 −3 1 9
3   Latvia (64) 4 2 0 2 71 94 −23 1 9
4   Andorra (63) 4 2 0 2 62 87 −25 1 9
5   Hungary (68) 4 0 0 4 76 94 −18 4 4

Pre-tournament IRB rankings in parentheses (as at 13 October 2014). Cyprus are not a full member of the IRB, and therefore have no rating (NR).
Games[4]

18 October 2014 Andorra   15–34   Lithuania Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella, Andorra  
Try: Joan Fité 2 (29', 67'c)
Con: Marc Abello
Pen: Marc Abello (11')
Cards: Benjamin Fajol   32' to 42',
Joan Fité   43' to 53'
Team Sheet Try: Justinas Vasiliauskas (19'),
Vytaras Bloskys 3 (36'c, 39', 71'c),
Tomas Zibolas (43'c)
Con: Dovydas Taujanskas 3
Pen: Dovydas Taujanskas (32')
Cards: Justinas Urbonas   13' to 23',
Zygimantas Radzius   50' to 60'
Attendance: 500
Referee:   Afonso Nogueira

25 October 2014 Lithuania   38–29   Hungary Šiauliai, Lithuania  
Try: Justinas Vasiliauskas 2 (6',9'),
Domantas Tautkus (29'c),
Tomas Zibolis (36'),
Kestutis Marcisauskas (43'c)
Con: Kestutis Marcisauskas 2
Pen: Kestutis Marcisauskas 3 (13', 60', 73')
Cards: Ignas Jankaitis   77' to 80'
Team Sheet Try: Juan Carlos Berbesi (22'c),
David Darquier (58'c),
Dániel Pluhár (78'),
Attila Jámbor (80'c)
Con: György Kömüves 3
Pen: György Kömüves (63')
Attendance: 800
Referee:   Vadim Pikhovkin

1 November 2014 Cyprus   30–10   Andorra Paphos, Cyprus  
Try: Alexander Zavallis (40'c),
Joakim Antoniou (48'c),
Stevie Awah (80'+1'c)
Con: Alexander Zavallis 3
Pen: Alexander Zavallis 3 (41', 48', 64')
Cards: Georgios Agathokleous   26' to 36'
Team Sheet Try: Joan Fite (26')
Con: Marc Abello
Pen: Marc Abello (15')
Attendance: 600
Referee:   Ariel Cabral

2 November 2014 Hungary   14–16   Latvia RCH Stadion, Esztergom, Hungary  
Try: Jonatán Katona (25')
Pen: Gregoire Collet 3 (11', 18', 65')
Cards: Roland Nagy   56' to 66'
Team Sheet Try: Uldis Saulite (40'c)
Con: Vadims Martinenko
Pen: Ruslans Kotlevs 2 (4', 43'),
Vadims Martinenko (78')
Referee:   Hrvoje Bartolic

15 November 2014 Latvia   39–20   Cyprus Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia  
Try: Janis Skuja (19'c),
Guntis Cirsa (33'),
Matiss Zalcmanis (58'c),
Leno Bramanis (64'c),
Uldis Saulite (72'c)
Con: Ruslans Kotlevs,
Vadims Martinenko 3
Pen: Ruslans Kotlevs (4'),
Vadims Martinenko (45')
Team Sheet Try: Marcus Holden 2 (28'c, 62'),
Yiannis Loizias (80')
Con: Alexander Zavallis
Pen: Alexander Zavallis (12')
Referee:   Georgij Kopp

Note: The loss by Cyprus ended their world record winning streak of 24 consecutive wins, extending back to November 2008.


29 March 2015 Hungary   15–17   Cyprus Városi Szabadidő Központ, Szazhalombatta, Hungary  
Pen: Gregoire Collet 5 (1', 27', 39', 59', 71')
Cards: Thomas Ducrocq   13' to 23',
Bence Róth   34' to 44'
Team Sheet Try: Burham Torgut 2 (27', 48'c),
Matthew King (80'+7')
Con: Alexander Zavallis-Roebuck
Attendance: 300
Referee:   Štěpán Čekal

4 April 2015 Andorra   23–18   Hungary Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella, Andorra  
Try: Galaktion Gagnidze (12'),
Roger Fite (41'),
Giorgi Rekhviashvili (60'),
Joan Fite (80')
Pen: Marc Gispert (28')
Cards: Matthew Dawson   55' to 65'
Team Sheet Pen: Gregoire Collet 3 (7',31',66'),
Jonathan Katona 3 (21', 38', 70')
Cards: Attila Czakó   39' to 49'
Attendance: 300
Referee:   Pedro Fonseca

25 April 2015 Lithuania   46–11   Latvia Vingis Park Rugby Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania  
WR Team Sheet Referee:   Vladimir Volovik

2 May 2015 Latvia   5–14   Andorra Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia  
Try: Emils Balodis (27')
Cards: Martinš Berzinš   11' to 21',
Artūrs Kisle   74' to 80'
Team Sheets Try: Daniel Raya (19')
Pen: Julien Ginesta 2 (11', 36'),
Paul Alieu (80')
Cards: Joan Fite   71' to 80'
Attendance: 200
Referee:   Sergei Poplavskij

2 May 2015 Cyprus   20–26   Lithuania Paphos, Cyprus  
Try: Mathrew King (47'),
Fidias Efthymiou (62'),
Michael Asprou (65'c)
Con: Mathrew King
Pen: Mathrew King (33')
Team Sheet Try: Zygimantas Radzius (20'c),
Mantautas Vilimavicius (25'c),
Tomas Zibolas 2 (39'c, 42')
Con: Dovydas Taujanskas 3
Attendance: 700
Referee:   Marijo Jelovic

2015–16

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2015–16 Champions


Place Nation Games Points Bonus
points
Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1   Latvia 4 4 0 0 141 30 +111 4 20
2   Lithuania 4 3 0 1 140 84 +56 3 15
3   Andorra 4 2 0 2 77 106 −29 0 8
4   Cyprus 4 1 0 3 46 103 −57 0 4
5   Hungary 4 0 0 4 38 119 −81 0 0

Games[5]


24 October 2015 Hungary   15–37   Lithuania Esztergom, Hungary  
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Try: Darquier 30'c
Collet 51'
Con: Collet 31'
Pen: Collet 39'
[9] Try: Kalinauskas 18'
Andrijauskas 20'
Bloskys 24', 42'
Marcisauskas 54'c
Tautkus 78'c
Con: Vilimavicius 54', 78'
Pen: Vilimavicius 72'
Cards: Radzius   39' to 49'
Attendance: 600
Referee:   Štěpán Čekal
31 October 2015 Lithuania   49–17   Andorra Šiauliai, Lithuania  
14:00 EET (UTC+2) Try: Mikalcius 1', 37'c
Kalinauskas 12'
Poskevicius 20'
Radzius 28'
Vilimavicius 35', 50'c
Bloskys 41'
Zibolis 63'
Con: Vilimavicius 37', 50'
Cards: Radzius   8' to 18'
Duncikas   60' to 70'
[10] Try: penalty try 16'c
Fite 39'c
Con: Ginesta 16', 39'
Pen: Ginesta 9'
Cards: Macedo   79' to 80'
Referee:   N. Vandecauter
31 October 2015 Latvia   39–10   Hungary Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia  
15:00 EET (UTC+2) Try: Valdavs 31', 68'
Jansons 53'c
Bekmanis 77'c
Con: Davidsons 54', 77'
Pen: Davidsons 11', 16', 36' 43' 51'
Cards: Valdavs   55' to 65'
Silvoniks   65' to 75'
[11] Try: Pluhar 65'c
Con: Nagyhegyesi 66'
Pen: Nagyhegyesi 5'
Cards: Czako   24' to 34'
Attendance: 300
Referee:   H. Bartolic
7 November 2015 Cyprus   3–31   Latvia Paphos, Cyprus  
14:30 EET (UTC+2) Pen: M. Holden 13'
Cards: P. Tsangari   24' to 34'
[12] Try: V. Valdavs 31'c
L. Bramanis 36'
M. Bokiss 54'
V. Rankis 73'
Con: R. Davidsons 31'
Pen: R. Davidsons 10', 16', 58'
Cards: E. Imbrass   46' to 56'
Attendance: 700
Referee:   N. Vandecauter
28 November 2015 Andorra   22–13   Cyprus Estadi Nacional, Andorra La Vella, Andorra  
16:00 CET (UTC+1) Try: Roger Fite 21'c

Peter Ambor 33'c
Marc Abello 50'
Con: Marc Abello 22', 33'
Pen: Marc Abello 38'
Cards: Marc Arasanz   17' to 27'
Joan Fite   40' to 50'

[13] Try: Yianis Blond 69'c
Con: Thomas Timotheou 69'
Pen: Burham Torgut 6', 40'
Cards: Burham Torgut   17' to 27'

Demetris Christopher   49' to 59'
Alexandros Philiotis   53' to 63'

Attendance: 500
Referee:   A. Nogueira
26 March 2016 Andorra   10–34   Latvia Andorra La Vella, Andorra  
16:00 CET (UTC+1) Try: CANTURRI 62'
MACEDO 77'
Cards: Ginesta   64' to 74'
[14] Try: BALODIS 9'c
BRAMANIS 31'
GRIEĶIS 45'c
RAŅĶIS 55'c, 70'
Con: DAVIDSONS 10', 46', 56'
Pen: DAVIDSONS 65'
Cards: BRAMANIS   36' to 46'
Referee:   E. Tomo
9 April 2016 Cyprus   15–3   Hungary Paphos, Cyprus  
14:30 EEST (UTC+3) Try: Burham Tourgut 5'
Matthew King 44'c
Con: Matthew King 44'
Pen: Matthew King 39'
[15] Pen: Gregoire Collet 48' Referee:   E. Tomo
16 April 2016 Latvia   37–7   Lithuania Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia  
15:00 EEST (UTC+3) Try: Leno Bramanis 22'c
Maris Streikišs 56'c, 79'c
Davis Bajārs 66'c
Con: Robert Davidsons 23', 57', 66', 79'
Pen: Robert Davidsons 9', 39', 69'
Cards: Reinis Pepa   74' to 80'
[16] Try: Kasparas Krasauskas 53'c
Con: Lukas Sinkunas54'
Attendance: 400
Referee:   A. Bryzgalin
23 April 2016 Lithuania   47–15   Cyprus Vingio Parkas, Vilnius  
Try: Dainius Tamoliunas 20'c
Vytaras Bloskys 38', 42', 61'
Kestutis Marcisauskas 58'c, 67'c
Vaitkevichius Darius 74'
Con: Armandas Burba (3/7) 20', 58', 67'
Pen: Armandas Burba 2', 52'
Cards: Dainius Tamoliunas 28' to 38'
Gediminas Marcisauskas 31' to 41'
[17] Try: Marko Mladevonic 40'
Stylianos Theoklitou-Panaglotou 78'c
Con: Marcus Holden (1/2) 78'
Pen: Marcus Holden 6'
Attendance: 1000
Referee:   G. Kopp
14 May 2016 Hungary   10–28   Andorra Esztergom  
Try: Timar Suiogan 5'c
Con: Timar Suiogan (1/1) 6'
Pen: Timar Suiogan 12'
Cards: Attila Jambor 36' to 46'
Alexandru Banu 63' to 73'
Karoly Suiogan 76' to 80'
[18] Try: Liam Jordan 1'c
Daniel Raya 19'
Galaktion Gagnidze 72'c
Con: Marc Abello (1/2) 2'
Julien Ginesta (1/1) 73'
Pen: Marc Abello 30', 37', 44'
Cards: David Forto 24' to 34'
Albert Canturri 76' to 80'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Tomáš Tůma (Czech Rep.)

2014–2016

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To 2016–17 Rugby Europe Conference 1
To 2016–17 Rugby Europe Conference 2
Place Nation Games Points Bonus
points
Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1   Lithuania (50) 8 7 0 1 284 159 +125 7 35
2   Latvia (64) 8 6 0 2 212 124 +88 5 29
3   Andorra (63) 8 4 0 4 139 193 −54 1 17
4   Cyprus (NR) 8 3 0 5 133 193 −60 1 13
5   Hungary (68) 8 0 0 8 114 213 −99 4 4

Pre-tournament IRB rankings in parentheses (as at 13 October 2014). Cyprus are not a full member of the IRB, and therefore have no rating (NR).

Division 2C

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2014–2015

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Table

2014–15 Champions


Place Nation Games Points Bonus
points
Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1   Luxembourg (85) 4 4 0 0 81 29 +52 1 17
2   Slovenia (84) 4 3 0 1 92 43 +49 2 14
3   Serbia (83) 4 2 0 2 50 109 −59 0 8
4   Austria (82) 4 1 0 3 61 84 −23 2 6
5   Denmark (72) 4 0 0 4 64 83 −19 3 3

Pre-tournament IRB rankings in parentheses (as at 6 October 2014).

Games[6]

11 October 2014 Austria   29–27   Denmark Hohe Warte Stadium, Vienna, Austria  
Try: David Barry (52')
Pen: Maximilian Navas 8 (5', 18', 23', 45', 48', 61', 70', 79')
Team Sheet Try: Christian Mellgaard (25'),
PW Bjerrum (42'),
Tomas Mayn (58')
Pen: Sebastian Hurst 2 (9', 40'),
Joshua Jensen (64', 76')
Cards: Rasmus Dufke   70' to 80'
Attendance: 400
Referee:   Lionel da Silva

18 October 2014 Slovenia   48–3   Serbia Ljubljana, Slovenia  
Try: George Skofic (9'),
Blaž Pilko (34'c),
Frank Skofic (39'c),
Lewis Podpadec (53'c),
Žiga Burnik (64'c),
Jack Skofic (67'),
Archie Skofic (72'c)
Con: Žiga Burnik 5
Pen: Žiga Burnik (25')
Team Sheet Drop: Andrija Jankovic Attendance: 800
Referee:   Ramunas Gumbrinas

25 October 2014 Serbia   0–36   Luxembourg Stadion Kralj Petar I, Belgrade, Serbia  
Team Sheet Try: Philippe Vimond (13'),
Christopher Rossa (24'c),
Jean-Baptiste Vert (34'c),
William Browne (58'c),
John Fitzpatrick (65'c)
Con: William Browne 4
Pen: William Browne (2')
Attendance: 350
Referee:   Csaba Priskin

25 October 2014 Denmark   10–16   Slovenia Odense Atletikstadion, Odense, Denmark  
Try: Victor Hounou (2'c)
Con: Sebastian Hurst
Pen: Joshua Jensen (72')
Team Sheet Try: Jernej Šercer (11'c)
Con: Žiga Burnik
Pen: Žiga Burnik 2 (52', 62')
Drop: Žiga Burnik (24')
Referee:   George Mossford

8 November 2014 Luxembourg   18–13   Austria Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg, Luxembourg  
Try: Francois Simon (20'c),
Julien Da Col (52')
Con: William Browne
Pen: William Browne 2 (5', 46')
Cards: Jean-Baptiste Vert   36' to 46'
Team Sheet Try: Jakob Liska (59'c)
Con: Maximilian Freydell
Pen: Maximilian Navas (37'),
Maximilian Freydell (78')
Attendance: 800
Referee:   Ken Lasmbrecht

18 April 2015 Serbia   22–3   Austria  

18 April 2015 Slovenia   11–14   Luxembourg  

25 April 2015 Denmark   22–25   Serbia Odense Atletikstadion, Odense, Denmark  
WR Team Sheet Attendance: 1,155
Referee:   Julian Bevan

25 April 2015 Austria   16–17   Slovenia Vienna, Austria  
WR Team Sheet Referee:   Dejan Stiglic

9 May 2015 Luxembourg   13–5   Denmark Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg, Luxembourg  
Try: Stuart Logier (19'),
Yared Ketema (77')
Pen: William Browne (72')
Team Sheet Try: Christian Mellgaard (80') Referee:   Ramon Grumbinas

2015–16

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2015–16 Champions


Place Nation Games Points Bonus
points
Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1   Luxembourg 4 4 0 0 112 54 +58 2 18
2   Slovenia 4 3 0 1 102 85 +17 2 14
3   Serbia 4 2 0 2 90 95 −5 2 10
4   Austria 4 1 0 3 72 123 −51 1 5
5   Denmark 4 0 0 4 75 94 −19 5 5

Games


10 October 2015 Denmark   25–31   Austria Odense Atletikstadion, Denmark  
Try: G. Hounou (28'c)
T. Mayne (50')
M. Madsen (62')
C. Melgaard (77')
Con: J. Jensen (29')
Pen: J. Jensen (22')
[19] Try: G. Chiu (17'c)
S. Psota (34'c)
M. Oberhauser (48'c)
S. Pauser (73'c)
Con: M. Navas (18', 35', 49', 74')
Pen: M. Navas (12')
Attendance: 600
Referee:   John Catteau
24 October 2015 Austria   6–34   Luxembourg Vienna, Austria  
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Pen: Navas 7', 24' [20] Try: Browne 38'c
Vert 43'c
Rossa 63'c
Olsen 80'c
Con: Browne 38', 64', 80'
Bert 44'
Pen: Browne 3', 36'
Attendance: 500
Referee:   A. Bryzgalin
7 November 2015 Serbia   17–33   Slovenia Belgrade, Serbia  
Try: P. Keglic 40'c
B. Martic 49', 56'
Con: B. Martic 40'
Cards: M. Zivanov   41' to 51'
V. Radeka   61' to 71'
[21] Try: B. Pilko 15'c
Z. Vhunc 22'c
M. Skofic 36'
A. Subic 44'c
J. Skofic 77'c
Con: Z. Burnik 16', 22', 45'
P. Kavcic 78'
Cards: L Popadec   28' to 38'
Referee:   M. Jelavic
14 November 2015 Slovenia   21–16   Denmark Ljubljana, Slovenia  
14:00 CET (UTC+1) Try: G. Okic 57'
L. Podpadec 70'c
Con: P. Kavcic 71'
Pen: Z. Burnik 9', 35'
P. Kavcic 52'
Cards: G. Jelencic   67' to 77'
[22] Try: C. Melgaard 44'
C. Orskov Olsen 79'
Pen: R. Groom 13', 27'
Cards: A. Robertson   51' to 61'
R. Pedersen   67' to 77'
Referee:   I. Bodea
14 November 2015 Luxembourg   30–24   Serbia Luxembourg, Luxembourg  
16:00 CET (UTC+1) Try: C. Rossa 5'c
T. Kremer 32'
A. Timmermans 40', 67'c
Con: C. Keane 5'
W. Browne 67'
Pen: C. Keane 27'
Drop: C. Keane 18'
Cards: J. Vert   20' to 30'
A. Marcus   79' to 80'
[23] Try: B. Martic 30'c
P. Keglic 37'c
J. Matijasevic 50'c
Con: I. Dejanovic 31', 38'
B. Martic 51'
Pen: B. Martic 22'
Attendance: 1000
Referee:   G. Visser
9 April 2016 Austria   12–26   Serbia Wiener Sportclub, Vienna, Austria  
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Try: Alexander Radomirov 40'
Paul Hruschka 74'c
Con: Maximilian Navas 75'
Cards: Stefan Psota   51' to 61'
[24] Try: Aleksandar Djordjevic 15'c
Predrag Keglic 30'
Marko Gvozdenović 43'c, 60'c
Con: Boris Martic 16', 61'c
Marko Gvozdenović 44'
Cards: Mirko Rankovic   40' to 50'
Aleksandar Djordjevic   71' to 80'
Attendance: 1,800
Referee:   R. Aro
16 April 2016 Serbia   23–20   Denmark Belgrade, Serbia  
Try: Marko Gvozdenović 34'c, 75'c
Con: Boris Martic 35', 75'
Pen: Marko Gvozdenović 20', 40', 80'
Drop: Boris Martic   60' to 70'
[25] Try: Andresa Robertson 16'
Christian Melgaard 58'
Gerard Hounou 68'c
Con: Simon Holm 69'
Pen: Simon Holm 65'
Attendance: 200
Referee:   S. Poplavsky
30 April 2016 Denmark   14–19   Luxembourg Odense, Denmark  
Try: 1
Pen: 3
Try: 2
Pen: 3
Referee:   G. Mossford
7 May 2016 Slovenia   38–23   Austria  
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Try: 4
Con: 3
Pen: 4
Try: 2
Con: 2
Pen: 3
Referee:   Priskin
14 May 2016 Luxembourg   29–10   Slovenia  
Referee:   F. Himmer

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Promoted to Rugby Europe Conference 1
Admitted to Rugby Europe Conference 2
Place Nation Games Points Bonus
points
Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1   Luxembourg (85) 8 8 0 0 193 83 +110 3 35
2   Slovenia (84) 8 6 0 2 194 128 +66 4 28
3   Serbia (83) 8 4 0 4 140 204 −64 2 18
4   Austria (82) 8 2 0 6 133 207 −74 3 11
5   Denmark (72) 8 0 0 8 139 177 −38 8 8

Pre-tournament IRB rankings in parentheses (as at 6 October 2014).

Division 2D

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The 2014–15 season game between Norway and Turkey, as well as the game between Finland and Bulgaria, were deferred to the 2015–16 season. The second match between Norway and Finland, as well as Turkey and Bulgaria, was played during the 2014–15 season, instead of during the 2015–16 season. This ensured all teams played four games in each season.

2014–2015

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2014–15 Champions


Place Nation Games Points Bonus
points
Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1   Bosnia and Herzegovina (93) 4 4 0 0 138 54 +84 1 17
2   Finland (101) 4 3 0 1 83 64 +19 2 14
3   Norway (95) 4 2 0 2 91 72 +19 3 11
4   Bulgaria (90) 4 1 0 3 51 145 −94 1 5
5   Turkey (NR) 4 0 0 4 80 108 −28 3 3

Pre-tournament IRB rankings in parentheses (as at 29 September 2014). Turkey are not a full member of the IRB, and therefore have no rating (NR).
Games[7]


4 October 2014 Finland   32–10   Norway Helsinki, Finland  
Try: Robert Hussey 2 (12'c, 70'c),
Thomas Finell (29'c),
Elias Korhonen (80')
Con: Thomas Finell 3
Pen: Thomas Finell 2 (2', 40')
Team Sheet Try: Thierry Davy (14'),
1 try (38')
Attendance: 200
Referee:   Michael Kristensen

4 October 2014 Bosnia and Herzegovina   59–12   Bulgaria Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina  
Try: Armin Vehabović 2 (25'c, 35'c),
Adi Milak (32'c),
Samed Smajlović 2 (37', 68'c),
Sabahudin Subašić (60'c),
Adnan Hamzić (73'c)
Con: Armin Vehabović 6
Pen: Armin Vehabović 4 (4', 12', 29', 51')
Team Sheet Try: Stefan Avramov (21'c),
Yavor Dragnev (56')
Con: Stefan Stefanov
Cards: Deyan Ivanov   30' to 40',
Petar Aleksov   73' to 80'
Attendance: 100
Referee:   Matthew Sandell

25 October 2014 Turkey   25–34   Bosnia and Herzegovina Edirne 25 Kasım Stadium, Edirne, Turkey  
Try: Sürer Bökeyhan 2 (18', 76'),
Doruk Çelıkt (24'),
Halıl Gözükücük (45'c)
Con: Sürer Bökeyhan
Pen: Sürer Bökeyhan (50')
Cards: Ramazan Kabak   55'
Team Sheet Try: Armin Vehabović (11'c),
Sabahudin Subašić (57'),
Zijad Ajkunić (69'c)
Con: Armin Vehabović 2
Pen: Armin Vehabović 5 (2', 7', 40', 43', 48')
Cards: Sedad Tufekčić   33' to 43'
Attendance: 200
Referee:   Sergii Poplavyski

1 November 2014 Bulgaria   26–19   Turkey Sofia, Bulgaria  
Try: Stefan Avramov (22'c),
Antonio Ivanov (33'c),
Danail Andreev (45'),
Aleksandar Tomanov (62'c)
Con: Stefan Stefanov 3
Cards: Stefan Stefanov   49' to 59',
Stefan Avramov   52' to 62',
Antonio Ivanov   70' to 80'
Team Sheet Try: Zakır Kalabas (10'),
Mehmet Dumrul (39'c),
Sezer Demırel (41'c)
Con: Zakır Kalabas 2
Cards: Halıl Gözükücük   51' to 61'
Attendance: 700
Referee:   Yann Benoît

25 April 2015 Bosnia and Herzegovina   29–7   Finland Stadion Kamberovića polje, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina  
WR Team Sheet Referee:   Serban Cristian

9 May 2015 Bosnia and Herzegovina   16–10   Norway Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina  
Try: Sabahudin Subašić (75'c)
Con: Armin Vehabović
Pen: Armin Vehabović 3 (2', 55', 65')
Team Sheet Try: Kasper Solli (47'c)
Con: Nathan Cummins
Pen: Nathan Cummins (17')
Attendance: 500
Referee:   Csaba Priskin

23 May 2015 Finland   20–12   Turkey Helsinki, Finland  
Try: Kalle Valimaki (15')
Robert Hussey (24'c)
Kalle Hellin (33')
Con: Thomas Finell 1
Pen: Henri Repo (62')
Try: Zakir Kalabas (56')
Yasin Bakar (78'c)
Con: Ibrahim Demircan 1
Cards: Bahri Dagli   13' to 23'

23 May 2015 Norway   43–0   Bulgaria Bergen, Norway  
Try: Pierre Rougelle (14'c)
Pascal Raclin (21'c)
Kasper Solli (27')
Kristoffer Borsheim (35', 72')
Fredrik Skolvy (42'c)
Nicolas Barral (49'c)
Con: Nathan Cummins 4
Cards: Axel Wilhelmsen   58' to 68'
Cards: Georgi Vaklinov   34' to 44'
Spartak Ignatov   41' to 51'

7 May 2016 Norway   28–24   Turkey Norway  
Try: 4
Con: 4
Try: 3
Con: 3
Pen: 1

28 May 2016 Finland   24–13   Bulgaria Finland  
Try: 4
Con: 2
Try: 2
Pen: 1

2015–16

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2015–16 Champions


Place Nation Games Points Bonus
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Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1   Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 4 0 0 92 59 +33 2 18
2   Turkey 4 3 0 1 115 69 46 2 14
3   Norway 4 2 0 2 60 81 −21 0 8
4   Bulgaria 4 1 0 3 90 82 +8 3 7
5   Finland 4 0 0 4 45 111 −66 1 1

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Games

18 October 2014 Norway   20–12   Finland Bislett Stadion, Oslo, Norway  
Try: Kristoffer Borsheim (31')
Pen: Kristoffer Borsheim 5 (2', 20', 24', 44', 73')
Cards: Daniel Krolak   50' to 60',
Alastair Reed   65' to 75'
Team Sheet Try: Thomas Finell 2 (39', 66'c)
Con: Thomas Finell
Attendance: 300
Referee:   Michael Vestorp

25 April 2015 Turkey   28–26   Bulgaria Antalya, Turkey  
WR Team Sheet Referee:   Kalaxilos

3 October 2015 Finland   6–12   Bosnia and Herzegovina Finland  

3 October 2015 Bulgaria   15–16   Norway Bulgaria  

17 October 2015 Bosnia and Herzegovina   24–21   Turkey Kamberovic Polje, Zenica, Bosnia & Herzegovina  
Try: Z. Stanković (17')
S. Turčinović (28')
H Oruč (43'c)
D. Durgut (52'c)
Con: S. Subašić (44', 53')
Cards: S. Glavaš   54' to 64'
Z. Stanković   63' to 73'
[26] Try: M. Erturk (58')
Penalty Try (72'c)
Con: B. Erdener (73')
Pen: B. Erdener (21', 24', 34')
Cards: Z. Kalabas   73' to 80'
Attendance: 400

24 October 2015 Bulgaria   34–15   Finland Sofia, Bulgaria  
15:00 EEST (UTC+3) Try: Gavrilov 14'
Marinov 29'c
Borisov 52'c, 58'
Todorov 69'c
Con: Debrenliev 29'
Nikolov 53', 70'
Pen: Nikolov 45'
Cards: Borisov   71' to 80'
[27] Try: Valimaki 64'c
Harrod 79'
Con: Viljanen 65'
Pen: Viljanen 2'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee:   R. Diaconescu

16 April 2016 Norway   17–33   Bosnia and Herzegovina Norway  
Try: Russel Watson 11'
Nathan Cummins 35'c
Sondre Gundersen 41'
Con: Bård Berthelsen 36'
Cards: Levan Abramishvili   52' to 62'
[28] Try: Darijo PETRUŠIĆ 17'
Sejad KADIĆ 21'c
Fadil SPAHIĆ 45'c
Haris ORUČ 70'c
Adnan HAMZIĆ 79'c
Con: Sabahudin SUBAŠIĆ 21', 45', 71', 79'
Attendance: 300
Referee:   Kristensen Michael

23 April 2016 Turkey   45–12   Finland Sorumlusu Futbol Antrenoru, Turkey  
Try: 8 HALİL GÖZÜKÜÇÜK 8'c, 36'c
13 AYKUT KANAÇLAR 22'
10 ALİ SÜRER 44'c, 56'c
15 ZAKİR KALABAŞ 64'
21 A.DORUK ÇELİKTUTAN 76'c
Con: 10 ALİ SÜRER 9', 37', 45', 57', 77'
[29] Try: 18 Juha Rainvuori 41'c
10 Jussi Viljanen 79'
Con: 10 Juss Viljanen 42'
Attendance: 200
Referee:   Shota Tevzadze

30 April 2016 Turkey   21–7   Norway Turkey  

7 May 2016 Bulgaria   15–23   Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria  
Try: 2
Con: 1
Pen: 1
Try: 2
Con: 2
Pen: 3

2014–2016

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To 2016–17 Rugby Europe Conference 2
Relegated to 2016–17 Rugby Europe Development
Place Nation Games Points Bonus
points
Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1   Bosnia and Herzegovina (93) 8 8 0 0 230 113 +117 4 36
2   Norway (95) 8 4 0 4 151 153 −2 3 19
3   Turkey (NR) 8 3 0 5 195 177 +18 5 17
4   Finland (101) 8 3 0 5 128 175 −47 3 15
5   Bulgaria (90) 8 2 0 6 141 227 −86 4 12

Pre-tournament IRB rankings in parentheses (as at 29 September 2014). Turkey are not a full member of the IRB, and therefore have no rating (NR).

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