2004–2006 European Nations Cup Third Division

August 2026 The 2004–2006 European Nations Cup was the fifth edition of the newly reformed European Championship for tier 2 & 3 Rugby Union Nations. First division was played with a regular tournament. In 2004–05 Season, the team of second and third division play the first two round of European qualification for RWC 2007 The team defeated in the first round and two new teams (Azerbaijan) and Armenia) played a "challenge", that wasn't completed. In 2005–06 a tournament was regularly played by the team excluded from third round of European qualification for RWC 2007 Pool A The highest level was the Pool "A", with five teams, the best runner-up of RWC qualification AUT DEN LAT SWE CHE Table Place Nation Games Points Tablepoints played won drawn lost for against difference1LVA 4 4 0 0 86 18 +68 122SWE 4 3 0 1 67 28 +39 103CHE 4 1 0 3 34 87 −53 84DNK 4 1 0 3 24 37 −13 65AUT 4 1 0 3 18 59 −41 4 LVA promoted to division 2 AUT relegated to group B Results 5 November 2005 SWE 16–4 DNK Helsingborg 22 October 2005 LAT 18–5 SWE Riga 26 November 2005 LAT 42–6 CHE Riga 3 December 2005 CHE 8–7 DNK Avusy 1 April 2006 DNK 0–8 LAT Odense 8 April 2006 DNK 13–5 AUT Fredericia 22 April 2006 SWE 35–3 CHE Gothenburg 29 April 2006 AUT 3–11 SWE Wien 6 May 2006 AUT 3–17 CHE Wien 20 May 2006 LAT 18–7 AUT Riga Pool B-C playoff Preliminary play off was played between 6 team in two round, with two worst team of RWC 2007 qualification admitted to second round First round 16 April 2005 BIH 36–17 AZE Zenica 30 April 2005 AZE 11–8 BIH Baku 7 May 2005 ISR 15–47 ARM Yerevan 11 June 2005 ARM 31–12 ISR Yerevan Second round 24 September 2005 HUN 24–9 BIH Esztergom 1 October 2005 LUX 12–39 ARM Cessange Pool B The middle level was the Pool "B", with five teams: ARM BUL LIT SVN HUN Table Place Nation Games Points Tablepoints played won drawn lost for against difference1ARM 4400141 42+99 122HUN 4202 67 64 +383LTU 4202 94 69+2584BGR 4103 61158−9765SVN 4103 54 84−306 ARM promoted to group A SVN relegated to group C Results 8 October 2005 SVN 12–15 HUN Ljubliana 29 October 2005 LTU 65–12 BGR Vilnius 11 November 2005 ARM 57–17 BGR Romans 26 November 2005 BGR 27–14 SVN Sofia 22 April 2006 BGR 5–22 HUN Sofia 29 April 2006 HUN 13–24 ARM Esztergom 6 May 2006 SVN 22–0 LTU Ljubliana 13 May 2006 ARM 42–6 SVN Budapest 27 May 2006 HUN 17–23 LTU Budapest 4 June 2006 LTU 6–18 ARM Šiauliai Pool C Participating: AZE BIH ISR LUX NOR Table Place Nation Games Points Tablepoints played won drawn lost for against difference1NOR 44 0 0 120 49+71 122LUX 43 0 1 78 38 +40 103ISR 42 0 2 97 52 +45 84BIH 41 0 3 67 104 −37 65AZE 40 0 4 20 139 −119 4 NOR promoted to group B AZE relegated to group D Results 29 October 2005 LUX 19-3 ISR Luxembourg City 29 October 2005 NOR 43-3 AZE Oslo 12 November 2005 AZE 7-37 ISR Baku 12 November 2005 BIH 7-20 LUX Sarajevo 26 November 2005 ISR 15-17 NOR Tel Aviv 29 April 2006 AZE 3-31 LUX Baku 6 May 2006 ISR 42-0 BIH Netanya 6 May 2006 LUX 8-25 NOR Luxembourg City 13 May 2006 BIH 28-7 AZE Zenica 3 June 2006 NOR 35-25 BIH Stavanger Group D 14 May 2006 GRC 12–17 FIN Athens 28 May 2006 FIN 27–0 GRC Helsinki FIN Promoted to pool C See also 2004–2006 European Nations Cup First Division 2007 Rugby World Cup – Europe qualification Sources www.irb.com 2004–06 Category:2004–05 in European rugby union Category:2005–06 in European rugby union