2006-2008 European Nations Cup Second Division
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The 2006-2008 European Nations Cup
(ENC) Second 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 winner of Division 2A, Germany, will be promoted to Division 1 and fifth place,Netherlands, relegated to Division 2B. The winner,Poland, and loser of Division 2B shall be promoted to Division 2A and relegated to Division 3A, respectively.
In 2006 Ukraine was relegated from the First Division to Division 2A and Latvia promoted from Division 3A to 2B. The other teams joined from Round 3 of the qualification for the World Cup 2007. Spain, the winner of Round 3 of WC qual., was thereby promoted to the First Division in 2006.
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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...
(ENC) Second Division (a European rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
competition for national teams) will be contested over two years during which all teams meet each other home and away. The winner of Division 2A, Germany, will be promoted to Division 1 and fifth place,Netherlands, relegated to Division 2B. The winner,Poland, and loser of Division 2B shall be promoted to Division 2A and relegated to Division 3A, respectively.
In 2006 Ukraine was relegated from the First Division to Division 2A and Latvia promoted from Division 3A to 2B. The other teams joined from Round 3 of the qualification for the World Cup 2007. Spain, the winner of Round 3 of WC qual., was thereby promoted to the First Division in 2006.
Division 2A
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points |
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| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | ||
| 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 191 | 124 | 20 | |
| 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 214 | 147 | 20 | |
| 3 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 163 | 157 | 18 | |
| 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 117 | 128 | ||
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| 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 97 | 226 | ||
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- In the event of a tie the following rules apply: champion to be decided by 1. Winner of the games between tied teams 2. Best difference points for and against in all pool matches 3. Best difference between tried in all pool matches 4. Higher number of points 5. Higher number of tries
- Germany was promoted because they won on aggregate in the two games played between them and Belgium (32 - 13 and 18 - 32 giving an aggregate of 50 - 45).
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Division 2B
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points |
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| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | ||
| 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 266 | 67 | 22 | |
| 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 150 | 165 | ||
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| 3 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 133 | 134 | ||
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| 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 125 | 210 | ||
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| 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 118 | 216 | ||
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See also
- 2006-2008 European Nations Cup First Division2006-2008 European Nations Cup First DivisionThe European Nations Cup First Division is the sixth edition of the so called Six Nations B, since its launch in 2000.The ENC is played over two years during which all teams meet each other home and away. The games are usually played in February and March during the Six Nations Championship, and...
- 2006-2008 European Nations Cup Third Division2006-2008 European Nations Cup Third DivisionThe 2006–2008 European Nations Cup Third Division 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...