2008–10 European Nations Cup First Division

Date

8 November 2008 - 27 March 2010

Countries

Georgia
Germany
Portugal
Romania
Russia
Spain

Tournament statistics

Champions

Georgia (2009)
Romania (2010)

Matches played

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The 2008–10 European Nations Cup First Division was the 7th edition of the championship since it was reformed in 2000. The championship not only determined the champions of the ENC but it also acted as an element of European qualification for the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.

At present, there is no promotion or relegation between the European Nations Cup and the Six Nations. The current champions are Georgia, who won the 2011 First Division.

The top two teams, Georgia and Russia, qualified directly to the 2011 Rugby World Cup, and the third placed team, Romania, entered the European qualification playoffs. These playoffs included the champion of Division 2A and the leaders of the lower ENC divisions (excluding 3D) at the end of the 2008–09 season. Romania emerged as the winner of the playoff series and will go on to play Tunisia, the second place African qualifier, in the semifinals of the Rugby World Cup 2011 20th Place Playoff for the last spot in the 2011 Rugby World Cup finals.

This season saw Germany in the First Division for the first time since the divisional system was created, replacing Czech Republic who were relegated to Division 2A.

The divisions play on a two-year cycle with the teams playing each other both home and away. From 2009 onward, the title is assigned according to a one-year ranking. So Georgia won the 2009 title ^[1] and Romania the title for 2010.^[2] The same for the 2011–12 period.^[3]

1 2008–09 Season
2 2009–10 Season
3 Table 2008–10
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

2008–09 Season

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
Place	Nation	played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference	Table points
1	Georgia	5	4	1	0	170	80	+90	14
2	Russia	5	4	0	1	162	77	+85	13
3	Portugal	5	3	1	1	124	84	+40	12
4	Romania	5	2	0	3	104	88	16	9
5	Spain	5	1	0	4	77	151	-74	7
6	Germany	5	0	0	5	25	179	-154	5

Table points are determined as follows:

3 points for a win
2 points for a draw
1 point for a loss
0 points for a forfeit

8 November 2008	Russia	42 – 15	Spain	Spèarta Stadium., Moscow
		report		Spèarta Stadium., Moscow

15 November 2008	Spain	22 – 11	Germany	Univ.Complutense Madrid
		report		Univ.Complutense Madrid

7 February 2009	Germany	5 – 38	Georgia	Fritz Grunebaum, Heidelberg
		report		Fritz Grunebaum, Heidelberg

7 February 2009	Spain	10 – 19	Romania	Univ.Complutense Madrid
		report		Univ.Complutense Madrid

7 February 2009	Portugal	14 – 18	Russia	Estádio Universitário, Lisbon
		report		Estádio Universitário, Lisbon

14 February 2009	Georgia	20 – 20	Portugal	Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi
		report		Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi

14 February 2009	Germany	0 – 22	Romania	Fritz Grunebaum, Heidelberg
		report		Fritz Grunebaum, Heidelberg

21 February 2009	Portugal	44 – 6	Germany	Estádio Universitário, Lisbon
		report		Estádio Universitário, Lisbon

28 February 2009	Spain	11 – 55	Georgia	Univ.Complutense Madrid
		report		Univ.Complutense Madrid

28 February 2009	Romania	19 – 28	Russia	Arcul de Triumf Stadium, Bucharest
		report		Arcul de Triumf Stadium, Bucharest

14 March 2009	Georgia	28 – 23	Romania	Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia
		report		Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia

15 March 2009	Portugal	24 – 19	Spain	Estádio Universitário, Lisbon
		report		Estádio Universitário, Lisbon

21 March 2009	Russia	21 – 29	Georgia	Illichivets Stadium, Mariupol, Ukraine
		report		Illichivets Stadium, Mariupol, Ukraine

21 March 2009	Romania	21 – 22	Portugal	Arcul de Triumf Stadium, Bucharest
		report		Arcul de Triumf Stadium, Bucharest

2 May 2009	Germany	0 – 53	Russia	Rudolf-Kalweit-Stadion, Hanover
		report		Rudolf-Kalweit-Stadion, Hanover

2009–10 Season

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
Place	Nation	played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference	Table points
1	Romania	5	4	1	0	127	100	+90	14
2	Georgia	5	4	0	1	162	77	+85	13
3	Russia	5	3	1	1	124	84	+40	12
4	Portugal	5	2	0	3	104	88	16	9
5	Spain	5	1	0	4	77	151	-74	7
6	Germany	5	0	0	5	25	179	-154	5

6 February 2010	Russia	14 – 10	Portugal	Central Stadium, Sochi
		report		Central Stadium, Sochi

6 February 2010	Georgia	77 – 3	Germany	Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi
		report		Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi

13 February 2010	Spain	20 – 38	Russia	Univ.Complutense Madrid
		report		Univ.Complutense Madrid

13 February 2010	Portugal	10 – 16	Georgia	Estádio Universitário, Lisbon
		report		Estádio Universitário, Lisbon

13 February 2010	Romania	67 – 5	Germany	Constructorul Cleopatra, Constanţa
		report		Constructorul Cleopatra, Constanţa

27 February 2010	Russia	21 – 21	Romania	Central Stadium, Sochi
		report		Central Stadium, Sochi

27 February 2010	Germany	0 – 69	Portugal	K-u-S Martinsee, Heusenstamm
		report		K-u-S Martinsee, Heusenstamm

27 February 2010	Georgia	17 – 9	Spain	Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia
		report		Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia

13 March 2010	Romania	22 – 10	Georgia	Arcul de Triumf Stadium, Bucharest
		report		Arcul de Triumf Stadium, Bucharest

13 March 2010	Spain	15 – 33	Portugal	Univ.Complutense Madrid
		report		Univ.Complutense Madrid

13 March 2010	Russia	48 – 11	Germany	Central Stadium, Sochi
		report		Central Stadium, Sochi

20 March 2010	Germany	17 – 27	Spain	Fritz Grunebaum, Heidelberg
		report		Fritz Grunebaum, Heidelberg

20 March 2010	Georgia	38 – 6	Russia	Akçaabat Fatih, Trabzon, Turkey
		report		Akçaabat Fatih, Trabzon, Turkey

20 March 2010	Portugal	9 – 20	Romania	Estádio Universitário, Lisbon
		report		Estádio Universitário, Lisbon

27 March 2010	Romania	48 – 3	Spain	Arcul de Triumf Stadium, Bucharest
		report		Arcul de Triumf Stadium, Bucharest

The scheduled match between Romania and Spain on February 6, 2010 was postponed due to snow and freezing weather in Bucharest on the planned matchday, and was be rescheduled to March 27.^[4]

Table 2008–10

The cumulated table from both years, 2009–2010, decided which teams qualify directly to 2011 Rugby World Cup, which team goes through Play-off qualification rounds and which team is relegated to Division 1B for the 2010–12 season.

Qualified for 2011 Rugby World Cup
Qualified for Round 2
Relegated to 1B for 2010–2012

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
Place	Nation	played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference	Table points
1	Georgia	10	8	1	1	326	132	+194	27
2	Russia	10	7	1	2	291	175	+116	25
3	Romania	10	6	1	3	282	136	+146	23
4	Portugal	10	5	1	4	255	149	+106	21
5	Spain	10	2	0	8	145	304	-159	14
6	Germany	10	0	0	10	58	461	-403	10

References

^ "CEN D1 - Le titre pour la Géorgie (pagina 6)" (in pl). http://www.fira-aer-rugby.com/medias/flashinfo_PDF/Flashinfo_100.pdf. Retrieved 1-6-2010.
^ "ROUMANIE Champion d'Europe 2010 (pagina 8)" (in pl). 6-5-2009. http://www.fira-aer-rugby.com/medias/flashinfo_PDF/Flashinfo_111.pdf. Retrieved 1-6-2010.
^ "ENC 2010-12 - DRAFT New format for the competition FIRA-AER" (in pl). http://www.fira-aer-rugby.com/article_detail.php?article=1106. Retrieved 1-6-2010.
^ "Romania Vs Spain Postponed". FIRA-AER. 2010-02-06. http://www.fira-aer-rugby.com/article_detail.php?article=1107. Retrieved 2010-02-07.

External links

2008/10 - ENC Division 1 - RWC2011 FIRA – Association of European Rugby website

European Nations Cup

First Division	2000 • 2001 • 2001–02 • 2003–04 • 2004–06 • 2006–08 • 2008–10 • 2010–12

Second Division	2000 • 2000–01 • 2001–02 • 2002–04 • 2004–06 • 2006–08 • 2008–10 • 2010–12

Third Division	2000 • 2000–01 • 2001–02 • 2002–03 • 2003–04 • 2004–06 • 2006–08 • 2008–10 • 2010–12

Fourth Division	2000

Association: FIRA – Association of European Rugby