2006–2008 European Nations Cup Second Division

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. Division 2A PosTeamGamesPointsTable PointsPlayWonDrawLostForAg.Diff.1GER8602191124+67202BEL8602214147+67203MDA8503163157+6184UKR8305117128−11145NED800897226−1298 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 FIRA-AER website – 2006/08 – ENC – Division 2 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). 4 November 2006 BEL 24–11 UKR Brussels 11 November 2006 MDA 26–24 DEU Chișinău 18 November 2006 NLD 18–29 UKR Amsterdam 18 November 2006 DEU 32–13 BEL Heidelberg 26 November 2006 MDA 43–7 NLD Chișinău 21 April 2007 UKR 14–22 DEU Kyiv 21 April 2007 BEL 27–29 MDA Brussels 28 April 2007 DEU 21–12 NLD Hannover 5 May 2007 UKR 16–17 MDA Kyiv 5 May 2007 NLD 20–27 BEL Amsterdam 10 November 2007 UKR 13–7 NLD Kyiv 10 November 2007 BEL 32–18 DEU Brussels 17 November 2007 NLD 13–15 MDA Amsterdam 24 November 2007 DEU 34–5 MDA Heidelberg 24 November 2007 UKR 15–18 BEL Feodosiya 12 April 2008 MDA 19–22 BEL Chișinău 19 April 2008 DEU 13–5 UKR Hannover 26 April 2008 NLD 17–27 DEU Amsterdam 3 May 2008 MDA 9–14 UKR Chișinău 3 May 2008 BEL 51–3 NLD Brussels Division 2B PosTeamGamesPointsTable PointsPlayWonDrawLostForAg.Diff.1POL870126667+199222LAT8503150165−15183CRO8404133134−1164MLT8206125210−85125AND8206118216−9812 Andorra was relegated because they lost on aggregate in the two games played between them and Malta (24 – 24 and 17 – 16 giving an aggregate of 41 – 47). 7 October 2006 POL 54–8 AND Kraków Paolo Ventura approx. 300–400 Hotowski (2)Sajur (2)KomisarczukŁukasiewiczUrbanowiczWojaczek Stępień (7) Duran Abelló 4 November 2006 AND 21–34 LAT Andorre 4 November 2006 MLT 18–49 HRV Paola 28 October 2006 HRV 11–12 POL Makarska Hotowski (2) Banaszek (2/2) 29 October 2006 LAT 27–16 MLT Riga 31 March 2007 HRV 7–27 LAT Makarska 7 April 2007 AND 24–13 HRV Andorra La Vella 5 May 2007 LAT 9–33 POL Riga Sajur (2)HotowskiŁukasiewiczPisarek Bukhalo (4) 12 May 2007 MLT 31–24 AND Paola 19 May 2007 POL 36–3 MLT Siedlce Gheorghe Sabău 2500 KrólikowskiŁukasiewiczMiroszMiśkiewiczWojaczek Bukhalo (4) Bukhalo Mirabell 29 September 2007 AND 5–33 POL Andorra la Vella Paolo Ventura approx. 300–400 Alieu Hotowski (3)BanaszekPisarek Banaszek (4) 27 October 2007 POL 14–15 HRV Gdynia Michalak Bukhalo (3) Ursić (5) 10 November 2007 HRV 24–9 MLT Makarska 17 November 2007 MLT 16–13 LAT Marsa 24 November 2007 LAT 20–9 AND Riga 19 April 2008 HRV 15–10 AND Split 26 April 2008 POL 55–0 LAT Koszalin Banaszek (2)Hotowski (2)PisarekPopławskiStępień Bukhalo (7) Bukhalo (2) 10 May 2008 MLT 16–29 POL Marsa BanaszekBukhaloMiśkiewiczPodolski Banaszek (2)Bukhalo Bukhalo 10 May 2008 LAT 20–8 HRV Riga 17 May 2008 AND 17–16 MLT Andorra la Vella Notes See also 2006-2008 European Nations Cup First Division 2006-2008 European Nations Cup Third Division 2006–08 Category:2006–07 in European rugby union Category:2007–08 in European rugby union European Nations Cup Second Division European Nations Cup Second Division European Nations Cup Second Division Category:Germany at the European Nations Cup