2006–2008 European Nations Cup Third Division
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The 2006–2008 European Nations Cup (ENC) Third Division (a European rugby union competition for national teams) will be contested over two years during which all teams meet each other home and away. The Third Division consists of four levels, which effectively constitute the 5th through 8th levels of European international rugby. The winner of each division shall be promoted to the next highest division, and the loser relegated to the next division lower. The previous champion of Division 3A, Latvia was promoted to the Second Division and replaced with Serbia and Montenegro (now Serbia), which came last in Round 3 of the qualification for the World Cup 2007.
Division 3A
| Pos | Team | Games | Points | Table Points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Play | Won | Draw | Lost | For | Ag. | Diff. | |||
| 1 | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 153 | 66 | +87 | 22 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 128 | 115 | +13 | 18 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 150 | 129 | +24 | 16 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 99 | 168 | −69 | 13 |
| 5 | File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 112 | 165 | −55 | 11 |
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- Matches:
| Date | Match | Result | Venue |
| 30-Sep-2006 | Armenia – Switzerland | 16–29 | Vienne (France) |
| 7-Oct-2006 | Switzerland – Serbia | 30–9 | Nyon (Switzerland) |
| 21-Oct-2006 | Sweden – Armenia | 24–0 | Helsingborg (Sweden) |
| 28-Oct-2006 | Denmark – Sweden | 13–23 | Odense (Denmark) |
| 4-Nov-2006 | Serbia – Denmark | 34–23 | Belgrade (Serbia) |
| 31-Mar-2007 | Switzerland – Denmark | 22–24 | Basel (Switzerland) |
| 7-Apr-2007 | Denmark – Armenia | 3–11 | Odense (Denmark) |
| 14-Apr-2007 | Serbia – Sweden | 12–30 | Belgrade (Serbia) |
| 5-May-2007 | Sweden – Switzerland | 6–0 | Eskilstuna (Sweden) |
| 1-Sep-2007 | Armenia – Sweden | 16–12 | Bourgoin-Jallieu (France) |
| 6-Oct-2007 | Switzerland – Armenia | 15–28 | Nyon (Switzerland) |
| 27-Oct-2007 | Denmark – Serbia | 17–17 | Odense (Denmark) |
| 3-Nov-2007 | Sweden – Denmark | 8–6 | Helsingborg (Sweden) |
| 24-Nov-2007 | Serbia – Switzerland | 5–13 | Belgrade (Serbia) |
| 5-Apr-2008 | Denmark – Switzerland | 13–28 | Odense (Denmark) |
| 12-Apr-2008 | Armenia – Denmark | 24–13 | Yerevan (Armenia) |
| 19-Apr-2008 | Switzerland – Sweden | 16–28 | Nyon (Switzerland) |
| 26-Apr-2008 | Sweden – Serbia | 22–3 | Stockholm (Sweden) |
| 10-May-2008 | Armenia – Serbia | 25–0 | Yerevan (Armenia) |
| 24-May-2008 | Serbia – Armenia | 19–8 | Belgrade (Serbia) |
Division 3B
| Pos | Team | Games | Points | Table Points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Play | Won | Draw | Lost | For | Ag. | Diff. | |||
| 1 | File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 315 | 56 | +259 | 24 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 144 | 83 | +61 | 18 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 114 | 152 | −38 | 13 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 32 | 152 | −120 | 13 |
| 5 | File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 87 | 249 | −162 | 12 |
- Matches:
| Date | Match | Result | Venue |
| 7-Oct-2006 | Norway – Hungary | 8–13 | Stavanger (Norway) |
| 28-Oct-2006 | Hungary – Bulgaria | 42–3 | Kecskemét (Hungary) |
| 28-Oct-2006 | Lithuania – Norway | 37–15 | Vilnius (Lithuania) |
| 18-Nov-2006 | Bulgaria – Lithuania | 10–50 | Etropole (Bulgaria) |
| 21-Apr-2007 | Hungary – Austria | 27–5 | Dunaújváros (Hungary) |
| 5-May-2007 | Austria – Bulgaria | 7–3 | Vienna (Austria) |
| 19-May-2007 | Austria – Lithuania | 0–27 | Vienna (Austria) |
| 19-May-2007 | Bulgaria – Norway | 25–10 | Sofia (Bulgaria) |
| 2-Jun-2007 | Lithuania – Hungary | 36–7 | Vilnius (Lithuania) |
| 9-Jun-2007 | Norway – Austria | 22–8 | Fosen (Norway) |
| 27-Oct-2007 | Lithuania – Bulgaria | 64–3 | Vilnius (Lithuania) |
| 27-Oct-2007 | Hungary – Norway | 5–3 | Székesfehérvár (Hungary) |
| 17-Nov-2007 | Bulgaria – Hungary | 32–6 | Etropole (Bulgaria) |
| 26-Apr-2008 | Austria – Norway | 3–3 | Vienna (Austria) |
| 3-May-2008 | Lithuania – Austria | 48–0 | Vilnius or Kaunas (Lithuania) |
| 10-May-2008 | Norway – Bulgaria | 44–21 | Stavanger (Norway) |
| 17-May-2008 | Hungary – Lithuania | 12–13 | Esztergom (Hungary) |
| 24-May-2008 | Bulgaria – Austria | 16–0 | Sofia (Bulgaria) |
| 7-Jun-2008 | Norway – Lithuania | 9–40 | Tønsberg (Norway) |
| 8-Jun-2008 | Austria – Hungary | 9–6 | Vienna (Austria) |
Division 3C
| Pos | Team | Games | Points | Table Points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Play | Won | Draw | Lost | For | Ag. | Diff. | |||
| 1 | File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 227 | 65 | +162 | 22 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 126 | 105 | +21 | 16 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 84 | 131 | −47 | 15 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 141 | 158 | −17 | 14 |
| 5 | File:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia-Herz. | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 92 | 211 | −119 | 13 |
Bosnia was relegated to division 3D, while Israel will undertook a relegation/promotion playoff with Cyprus.
- Matches:
| Date | Match | Result | Venue |
| 30-Sep-2006 | Luxembourg – Finland | 16–8 | Cessange (Luxembourg) |
| 7-Oct-2006 | Bosnia – Finland | 7–14 | Zenica (Bosnia and Herzegovina) |
| 28-Oct-2006 | Israel – Slovenia | 5–28 | Netanya (Israel) |
| 21-Apr-2007 | Bosnia – Luxembourg | 12–17 | Zenica (Bosnia and Herzegovina) |
| 28-Apr-2007 | Israel – Bosnia | 34–13 | Netanya (Israel) |
| 5-May-2007 | Slovenia – Luxembourg | 25–16 | Ljubljana (Slovenia) |
| 19-May-2007 | Slovenia – Bosnia | 77–5 | Ljubljana (Slovenia) |
| 20-May-2007 | Luxembourg – Israel | 22–16 | Luxembourg City (Luxembourg) |
| 26-May-2007 | Finland – Slovenia | 6–21 | Helsinki (Finland) |
| 2-Jun-2007 | Finland – Israel | 27–20 | Jyväskylä (Finland) |
| 27-Oct-2007 | Luxembourg – Bosnia | 30–3 | Luxembourg City (Luxembourg) |
| 27-Oct-2007 | Slovenia – Finland | 32–3 | Ljubljana (Slovenia) |
| 19-Apr-2008 | Luxembourg – Slovenia | 3–10 | Luxembourg City (Luxembourg) |
| 20-Apr-2008 | Bosnia – Israel | 27–19 | Zenica (Bosnia and Herzegovina) |
| 26-Apr-2008 | Slovenia – Israel | 17–5 | Ljubljana (Slovenia) |
| 3-May-2008 | Israel – Luxembourg | 20–12 | Netanya (Israel) |
| 10-May-2008 | Bosnia – Slovenia | 22–17 | Zenica (Bosnia and Herzegovina) |
| 17-May-2008 | Finland – Bosnia | 3–3 | Helsinki (Finland) |
| 24-May-2008 | Finland – Luxembourg | 11–10 | Helsinki (Finland) |
| 31-May-2008 | Israel – Finland | 22–12 | Netanya (Israel) |
Division 3D (2006–07)
Semifinals
| Date | Match | Result | Venue |
| 7-Oct-2006 | Azerbaijan – Greece | 5–20 | Baku (Azerbaijan) |
| 4-Nov-2006 | Greece – Azerbaijan | 45–10 | Athens (Greece) |
| Date | Match | Result | Venue |
| 14-Oct-2006 | Slovakia – Monaco | 0–6 | Bratislava (Slovakia) |
- Monaco was disqualified for irregular use of French players.
Final
| Date | Match | Result | Venue |
| 12-May-2007 | Greece – Slovakia | 20–17 | Thessaloniki (Greece) |
- Greece promoted to 2008–10 Div. 3/C
Division 3D (2007–08)
| Pos | Team | Games | Points | Table Points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Play | Won | Draw | Lost | For | Ag. | Diff. | |||
| 1 | File:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 21 | +65 | 9 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Monaco.svg Monaco | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 22 | +29 | 4 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 26 | −15 | 4 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 103 | −79 | 3 |
- Matches:
| 2007-10-28 |
| File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia | 33–18 | File:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan |
| Makario Stadium, Nicosia |
| 2007-10-29 |
| File:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus | 29–0 | File:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan |
| Try: Tony Crassas, Andrew Binikos, Colm O'Cleirigh, Phillipos Kyriakou Con: Tony Crassas (3) Pen: Tony Crassas |
| Pafiako Stadium, Paphos |
| 2007-10-31 |
| File:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus | 19–10 | File:Flag of Monaco.svg Monaco |
| Try: George Agathocleous Con: Tony Thoma Pen: Tony Thoma (3) | Try: Davide Pozzati Con: Davide Pozzati Drop: Davide Pozzati |
| Makario Stadium, Nicosia |
| 2007-11-03 |
| File:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus | 38–8 | File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia |
| Try: George Agathocleous (2), Panayiotis Ioulianou, Andrew Binikos (2), Tony Crassas Con: Tony Crassas (4) | Try: Nosko Roman Pen: Cmiel Martin |
| Kiniras Sport Centre, Geriskipou |
| 2007-11-03 |
| File:Flag of Monaco.svg Monaco | 41–3 | File:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan |
| Kiniras Sport Centre, Geriskipou |
3C/3D Promotion/relegation play-off
| Date | Match | Result | Venue |
| 6-Sep-2008 | File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel – File:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus | 23–14 | Netanya (Israel) |