2007-2008 European Nations Cup First Division
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The 2007-2008 European Nations' Cup (ENC) First Division will be the sixth edition of the so called Six Nations B since its launch in 2000. Romania are the defending champions and Spain was promoted to replace relegated side from the last edition, Ukraine.
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 in May to avoid very cold conditions in the Eastern Europe.
The teams competing, along with their Rugby World Cup (RWC) status, are :
Romania : Qualified for the 2007 RWC Finals, in Pool C
Georgia : Qualified for the 2007 RWC Finals, in Pool D
Portugal : Qualified for the 2007 RWC Finals, in Pool C
Russia : Did not qualify
Czech Republic : Did not qualify
Spain : Did not qualify
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[edit] Table
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points |
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| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 | Romania |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 113 | 47 | +66 | 7 |
| 2 | Spain |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 77 | 127 | -50 | 6 |
| 3 | Georgia |
2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 48 | -11 | 4 |
| 4 | Russia |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 14 | +25 | 3 |
| 4 | Portugal |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 18 | +3 | 3 |
| 6 | Czech Republic |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 46 | -33 | 1 |
[edit] Matches
- Only the 2007 schedule is known.
| Date | Match | Result | Venue |
| 03-Feb-2007 | Romania - Georgia | 17 - 20 (6 - 13) | Bucharest (Romania) |
| 03-Feb-2007 | Portugal - Spain | 21 - 18 (10 - 13) | Lisbon (Portugal) |
| 10-Feb-2007 | Spain - Russia | 14 - 39 (6 - 13) | Madrid (Spain) |
| 10-Mar-2007 | Romania - Spain | 50 - 14 (24 - 7) | Bucharest (Romania) |
| 17-Mar-2007 | Czech Republic - Romania | 13 - 46 (7 - 29) | Prague (Czechia) |
| 17-Mar-2007 | Spain - Georgia | 31 - 17 (9 - 5) | Madrid (Spain) |
| 24-Mar-2007 | Georgia - Russia | 31 - 12 | Tbilisi (Georgia) |
| 07-Apr-2007 | Georgia - Czech Republic | Tbilisi (Georgia) | |
| 21-Apr-2007 | Russia - Czech Republic | TBA (Russia) | |
| 05-May-2007 | Czech Republic - Spain | Prague (Czechia) | |
| 12-May-2007 | Portugal - Russia | Lisbon (Portugal) | |
| 19-May-2007 | Czech Republic - Portugal | Prague (Czechia) | |
| 23-Jun-2007 | Georgia - Portugal | Tbilisi (Georgia) | |
| 10-Nov-2007 | Romania - Russia | Bucharest (Romania) | |
| 17-Nov-2007 | Portugal - Romania | Lisbon (Portugal) |
[edit] See also
- 2007-2008 European Nations Cup Second Division
- Georgia national rugby union team
- Romania national rugby union team
- Russia national rugby union team
- Spain national rugby union team
- Portugal national rugby union team
- Antim Cup
- FIRA - Association of European Rugby
- Six Nations Championship
