2011 Rugby World Cup – Europe qualification

European Regional World Cup 2012 Qualification 8 November 2008 5 June 2010 31 2007 2015 In the European Regional Rugby World Cup Qualifying, two teams, Georgia and Russia, qualified directly to the World Cup, and Romania, the third place team, entered a playoff against the second place African team, Tunisia. The Qualification process primarily based around the 2008–2010 European Nations Cup. The top two teams in the 2008-2010 European Nations Cup First Division qualified directly to New Zealand. The third placed team entered a playoff series against the champions of Division 2A, and the leaders of the remaining divisions (excluding 3D) as of the end of the 2008–2009 season. The winner of this playoff, Romania, entered a playoff to decide the 20th place at Rugby World Cup 2011. Round 1: European Nations Cup 2008–2010 Division 1 Georgia, the winner of Division 1 qualified for Pool B of Rugby World Cup 2011 as Europe 1, and Russia the runner-up, for Pool C as Europe 2. Romania, the third placed team, entered at Round 5 of Round 2's Playoff Series. Numbers in parentheses indicate world ranking at the start of the tournament. ENC Champions and Qualified for Rugby World Cup as Europe 1Qualified for Rugby World Cup as Europe 2Qualified for Round 2 Europe Playoff Series Place Nation Games Points Tablepoints played won drawn lost for against difference1GEO (16)10811326132+194272RUS (17)10712291175+116253ROM (19)10613282136+146234POR (21)10514255149+106215ESP (23)10208145304−159146GER (26)10001058461−40310 Match ResultsDate HomeScoreAwayVenueNovember 8, 2008 RUS42–15ESPMoscow, RussiaNovember 15, 2008ESP22–11GEREstadio Universidad Complutense, Madrid, SpainFebruary 7, 2009GER5–38GEOFritz-Grunebaum-Sportpark, Heidelberg, GermanyFebruary 7, 2009POR14–18RUSEstádio Universitário, Lisbon, PortugalFebruary 7, 2009ESP10–19ROMEstadio Universidad Complutense, Madrid, SpainFebruary 14, 2009GEO20–20PORBoris Paichadze National Stadium, Tbilisi, GeorgiaFebruary 14, 2009GER0–22ROMFritz-Grunebaum-Sportpark, Heidelberg, GermanyFebruary 21, 2009POR44–6GEREstádio Universitário, Lisbon, PortugalFebruary 28, 2009ROM19–28RUS Stadionul Naţional de Rugby, Bucharest, RomaniaFebruary 28, 2009ESP11–55GEOEstadio Universidad Complutense, Madrid, SpainMarch 14, 2009GEO28–23ROMBoris Paichadze National Stadium, Tbilisi, GeorgiaMarch 15, 2009POR24–19ESPEstádio Universitário, Lisbon, PortugalMarch 21, 2009ROM21–22POR Stadionul Naţional de Rugby, Bucharest, RomaniaMarch 22, 2009RUS21–29GEOIllichivets Stadium, Mariupol, UkraineMay 2, 2009GER0–53RUSRudolf-Kalweit-Stadion, Hanover, GermanyFebruary 6, 2010RUS14–10POR Central Stadium, Sochi, RussiaFebruary 6, 2010ROU45-27 ESP Stadionul Naţional de Rugby, Bucharest, RomaniaFebruary 6, 2010GEO77–3GER Boris Paichadze National Stadium, Tbilisi, GeorgiaFebruary 13, 2010POR10–16GEO Estádio Universitário, Lisbon, PortugalFebruary 13, 2010ESP20–38RUS Estadio Universidad Complutense, Madrid, SpainFebruary 13, 2010ROU67–5GER Stadionul Constructorul Cleopatra, Constanţa, RomaniaFebruary 27, 2010GER0–69POR Kultur- und Sportzentrum Martinsee, Heusenstamm, GermanyFebruary 27, 2010GEO17–9ESP Boris Paichadze National Stadium, Tbilisi, GeorgiaFebruary 27, 2010RUS 21–21 ROU Central Stadium, Sochi, RussiaMarch 13, 2010ESP 15–33POR Estadio Universidad Complutense, Madrid, SpainMarch 13, 2010ROU 22–10GEO Stadionul Naţional de Rugby, Bucharest, RomaniaMarch 13, 2010RUS 48–11GER Central Stadium, Sochi, RussiaMarch 20, 2010POR 9–20ROU Estádio Universitário, Lisbon, PortugalMarch 20, 2010GEO 36–8RUS Akçaabat Fatih Stadium, Trabzon, TurkeyMarch 20, 2010GER 17–21ESP Fritz-Grunebaum-Sportpark, Heidelberg, GermanyMarch 27, 2010ROU 48–3ESP Stadionul Naţional de Rugby, Bucharest, Romania Division 2A The winner of the division, Ukraine, qualified for Round 4 of Round 2's Playoff. Promoted to Division 1 for 2010–2012 and qualified for 2011 RWC Qualifying Match ResultsDate HomeScoreAwayVenueAttendanceOctober 4, 2008 POL12–13UKRStadion Widzewa, Łódź4,000November 1, 2008 BEL9–8UKRKing Baudouin Stadium, Brussels5,000November 15, 2008 CZE7–13POLMěstský Stadion1,200 November 15, 2008 MDA20–8BELStadionul Dinamo1,500 November 22, 2008 CZE11–9MDATatře Smíchov Stadion800March 15, 2009 BEL15–15CZEKing Baudouin Stadium, Brussels5,000March 21, 2009 UKR20–10CZESpartak Stadium, Kyiv5,000May 9, 2009 UKR32–0MDASpartak Stadium, Kyiv5,000May 16, 2009 MDA28–30POLStadionul Dinamo800May 30, 2009 POL14–3BELStadion Polonii Warszawa, Warsaw6,000September 12, 2009 UKR19–12POLSpartak Stadium, Kyiv4,000October 10, 2009 UKR13–11BELSpartak Stadium, Kyiv4,000October 25, 2009 POL5–19CZEMěstský Stadion6,000October 31, 2009 BEL14–3MDAKing Baudouin Stadium, Brussels3,000November 14, 2009MDA45–30CZEStadionul Dinamo1,000April 3, 2010CZE16–19BELPragueApril 10, 2010CZE27–16UKRŘíčanyApril 24, 2010BEL29–8POLKing Baudouin Stadium, BrusselsApril 24, 2010MDA28–19UKRStadionul Dinamo1POLPostponedMDAMěstský Stadion 1 The match between Poland and Moldova was originally scheduled for April 10, 2010, but was postponed after the death of Poland's president, Lech Kaczyński, earlier that day. The match was moved to January 1, 2011. Division 2B The leader of the division at the end of the 2008–2009 season, Netherlands, qualified for Round 3 of Round 2's Playoff. Qualified for Round 2 Place Nation Games Points Tablepoints played won drawn lost for against difference1NED (41)440011055+55122CRO (45)43017460+14103MLT (54)42026670−484SWE (43)41036473−965LAT (55)400447103−564 Match ResultsDate HomeScoreAwayVenueAttendanceOctober 25, 2008 SWE21–5LATVänersborg300 October 25, 2008 MLT16–18CROPaola2,500November 1, 2008 NED18–12CROAmsterdam1,600 November 1, 2008 SWE6–9MLTVänersborg450 November 8, 2008 LAT10–29NEDJelgava350April 18, 2009 NED36–24SWEAmsterdam April 18, 2009 LAT19–32MLTRiga April 25, 2009 MLT9–27NEDPaola2,500 April 25, 2009 CRO21–13LATMakarska500May 2, 2009 CRO23–13SWESplit1,500 Division 3A The leader of the division at the end of the 2008–2009 season, Lithuania, qualified for Round 2 of Round 2's Playoff. Qualified for Round 2 Place Nation Games Points Tablepoints played won drawn lost for against difference1LTU (37)770019850+148212ARM (UR)8404151154−3163SER (59)830592153−61144AND (66)7205112173−61115SUI (58)620479102−2310 Armenia were ranked ahead of Serbia and Andorra were ranked ahead of Switzerland based on head-to-head results. Match ResultsDate HomeScoreAwayVenueAttendanceSeptember 13, 2008 SER0–41ARMSmederevo100October 18, 2008 ARM35–15SUIAbovyan300November 8, 2008 AND10–26LTUAndorra la Vella1,000November 15, 2008 LTU33–0SUIVilnius350December 6, 2008 SER32–7ANDSmederevoMarch 14, 2009 SUI32–9ANDAvusy500March 21, 2009 AND36–10ARMAndorra la Vella150April 4, 2009 SUI6–12SERNyonMay 2, 2009 LTU50–9SERVilnius400May 9, 2009 ARM19–24LTUAbovyanOctober 10, 2009 LTU40–12ANDŠiauliai All four remaining matches were scratched as Lithuania had already won the group. Division 3B The leader of the division at the end of the 2008–2009 season, Slovenia, qualified for Round 1 of Round 2's Playoff. Qualified for Round 2 Place Nation Games Points Tablepoints played won drawn lost for against difference1SLO (59)44008964+25122HUN (65)430111672+44103DEN (73)42027888−1084NOR (81)41035463−965AUT (90)40043181−504 Match ResultsDate HomeScoreAwayVenueAttendanceSeptember 13, 2008 SLO32–26HUNLjubljanaSeptember 27, 2008 NOR15–26HUNOslo300October 11, 2008 NOR11–3AUTOslo300October 18, 2008 HUN39–12DENKecskemét500November 1, 2008 DEN19–25SLOOdense915November 8, 2008 AUT9–18SLOVienna500April 11, 2009 DEN20–18NOROdense600April 18, 2009 HUN25–13AUTEsztergomApril 25, 2009 AUT6–27DENLinzApril 25, 2009 SLO14–10NORSlovenia1,000 Division 3C The leader of the division at the end of the 2008–2009 season, Israel, qualified for Round 1 of Round 2's Playoff. Qualified for Round 2 Place Nation Games Points Tablepoints played won drawn lost for against difference1ISR (86)440013626+110122GRE (UR)43018067+13103BUL (89)42027372+184LUX (94)41035184−3365FIN (95)400447138−914 Match ResultsDate HomeScoreAwayVenueAttendanceOctober 4, 2008 FIN19–27LUXHelsinki300October 11, 2008 FIN10–12GREHelsinki250November 15, 2008 BUL8 -11ISRPernik850November 22, 2008 GRE10–25ISRKifissia600November 29, 2008 LUX10–18BULLuxembourg400March 21, 2009 ISR30–0LUXNetanya400April 11, 2009 GRE41–18BULGreece3,000April 25, 2009 BUL29–10FINPernik500April 25, 2009 LUX14–17GRELuxembourg600May 2, 2009 ISR70–8FINNetanya500 Round 2: European Nations Cup Champions Playoff Series Match ResultsDate HomeScoreAwayVenueAttendanceRound 19-May-2009ISR 26–19SLOWingate Institute, Netanya, Israel1,000Round 223-May-2009ISR 3–19LTUWingate Institute, Netanya, Israel1,000Round 36-June-2009LTU 6–3 NEDVingis Park, Vilnius, Lithuania1,000Round 48-May-2010LTU 16–27UKRSavivaldybė Stadium, Šiauliai, Lithuania3,500Round 522-May-2010UKR 3–33 ROUSpartak Stadium, Kyiv, Ukraine5-June-2010ROU 61–7 UKRStadionul Municipal, Botoşani, Romania Sources https://www.irb.com https://web.archive.org/web/20110825205045/http://www.fira-aer-rugby.com/ http://www.fira-aer-rugby.com/medias/matches/2008_BG_IL.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20090521154538/http://fpr.pt/noticias/noticia.asp?opm=25&id=7542&id2=25 2011 European Category:2007–08 in European rugby union Category:2008–09 in European rugby union Category:2009–10 in European rugby union