2008–2010 European Nations Cup Second Division

The European Nations Cup Second division 2008-2010 is the second tier of the European Championship for developing Rugby Union nations.

It is made up of two divisions with 5 teams in each division. Due to changes in the structure of the European Nations Cup for the 2010-2012 competition, no team will be relegated from Division 2A or 2B. The winner of Division 2A gets promoted to Division One and the winner of Division 2B will get promoted to Division 2A.

The leader of Division 2B at the end of the 2008-2009 season, and the champion of Division 2A at the end of the competition, will have the opportunity to participate in qualification for the 2011 Rugby World Cup.

The former champions of Division 2A were Germany who have been replaced by the relegated Czech Republic. Poland won Division 2B and were promoted to Division 2A in place of the Netherlands. Sweden was promoted from Division 3A to replace the relegated Andorra.

Division 2A

The tournament was won by Ukraine, that obtained the promotion to the highest lever of ENC, and qualification to Rugby World Cup Qualification.

Promoted to Division 1 for 2010-2012 and qualified for 2011 RWC Qualifying

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference
1	Ukraine (27)	8	5	0	3	140	109	+31	18
2	Belgium (31)	8	4	1	3	108	97	+11	17
3	Czech Republic (33)	8	3	1	4	135	142	−7	15
4	Poland (35)	7	3	0	4	94	118	−24	13
5	Moldova (38)	7	3	0	4	133	144	−11	13

• Poland ranked ahead of Moldova due to 30-28 victory in head to head match.

4 October 2008	Poland	12 - 13	Ukraine	Stadion Widzewa, Łódź Attendance: 4.000 Referee: Bargaunas

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1 November 2008	Belgium	9 - 8	Ukraine	King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels Attendance: 5.000 Referee: Reinecke

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15 November 2008	Czech Republic	7 - 13	Poland	Městský Stadion, Ostrava Attendance: 1,2000 Referee: Villegas

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15 November 2008	Moldova	20 - 8	Belgium	Dinamo Stadium, Chisinau Attendance: 1.500 Referee: Petrescu

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22 November 2008	Czech Republic	11 - 9	Moldova	Tatra Smíchov Stadion, Prague Attendance: 800 Referee: Mourinha

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14 March 2009	Belgium	15 - 15	Czech Republic	King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Gallastegi

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21 March 2009	Ukraine	20 - 10	Czech Republic	Spartak Stadion, Odessa Attendance: 5.000 Referee: Vlad Iordachescu

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9 May 2009	Ukraine	32 - 0	Moldova	Spartak Stadium, Kiev Attendance: 5.000 Referee: M. Hadj Bachir

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16 May 2009	Moldova	28 - 30	Poland	Dinamo Stadium, Chisinau Attendance: 800 Referee: Soulan

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30 May 2009	Poland	14 - 3	Belgium	Stadion Polonii, Warsaw Referee: Frasineanu

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12 September 2009	Ukraine	19 - 12	Poland	Spartak Stadium, Kiev Attendance: 4.000 Referee: De Santis

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10 October 2009	Ukraine	13 - 11	Belgium	Spartak Stadium, Kiev, Ukraine Attendance: 4.000 Referee: Valin

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25 October 2009	Poland	5 - 19	Czech Republic	Warsaw Referee: Petrescu

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31 October 2009	Belgium	14 - 3	Moldova	King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels Referee: Mourinha

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14 November 2009	Moldova	45 - 30	Czech Republic	Dinamo Stadium, Chisinau Referee: Bargaunas

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3 April 2010	Czech Republic	16 - 19	Belgium	Prague Referee: Reineke

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10 April 2010	Czech Republic	27 - 16	Ukraine	Prague Referee: Raduta

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24 April 2010	Moldova	28 - 19	Ukraine	Anenii-Noi Referee: M. Carp

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24 April 2010	Belgium	29 - 8	Poland	Brussels Referee: M. Villegas

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• 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., Then was definitely cancelled.

Division 2B

Promoted to 1B (ex 2A) for 2010-2012. Qualified for 2011 RWC Qualifying

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference
1	Netherlands (34)	8	7	0	1	219	90	+129	22
2	Croatia (41)	8	6	0	2	161	114	+47	20
3	Malta (54)	8	4	0	4	132	156	-24	16
4	Sweden (51)	8	2	0	6	147	162	-15	12
5	Latvia (61)	8	1	0	7	100	234	-134	10

25 October 2008	Sweden	21 - 5	Latvia	Vanersborg Referee: Michalik

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25 October 2008	Malta	16 - 18	Croatia	Hibernians Ground, Paola Referee: Damasco

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1 November 2008	Netherlands	18 - 12	Croatia	Amsterdam Referee: Tuma

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1 November 2008	Sweden	6 - 9	Malta	[Vänersborg Referee: Donovan

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8 November 2008	Latvia	10 - 29	Netherlands	Jelgava Referee: Raduta

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18 April 2009	Netherlands	36 - 24	Sweden	Amsterdam Referee: Marrama

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18 April 2009	Latvia	19 - 32	Malta	Riga Referee: Breburda

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25 April 2009	Malta	9 - 27	Netherlands	Hibernians Ground, Paola Referee: Raynal

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25 April 2009	Croatia	21 - 13	Latvia	Makarska Referee: De Santis

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2 May 2009	Croatia	23 - 13	Sweden	Split Referee: Hoffman

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24 October 2009	Latvia	9 - 23	Croatia	Riga Referee: Zeszustek

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31 October 2009	Croatia	34 - 14	Malta	Split Referee: Breburda

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31 October 2009	Sweden	16 - 19	Netherlands	Trelleborg Referee: Narmainidze

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7 November 2009	Malta	25 - 23	Sweden	Hibernians Ground, Paola Referee: Hoffman

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7 November 2009	Netherlands	57 - 3	Latvia	Amsterdam Referee: Reinecke

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17 April 2010	Latvia	31 - 27	Sweden	Riga Referee: Petrescu

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17 April 2010	Netherlands	19 - 0	Malta	Amsterdam Referee: M. Jassens

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24 April 2010	Croatia	16 - 14	Netherlands	Split Referee: Frasineau

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24 April 2010	Malta	27 - 10	Latvia	Hibernians Ground, Paola Referee: Mauro Dordolo

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1 May 2010	Sweden	17 - 14	Croatia	Enkoping Referee: Morton

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See also

• European Nations Cup
• 2008-2010 European Nations Cup First Division
• 2008-2010 European Nations Cup Third Division

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