2006–08 European Nations Cup Third Division

The 2006–2008 European Nations Cup (ENC) Third Division (a European rugby union competition for national teams) will be contested over two years during which all teams meet each other home and away. The Third Division consists of four levels, which effectively constitute the 5th through 8th levels of European international rugby. The winner of each division shall be promoted to the next highest division, and the loser relegated to the next division lower.

The previous champion of Division 3A, Latvia was promoted to the Second Division and replaced with Serbia and Montenegro (now Serbia), which came last in Round 3 of the qualification for the World Cup 2007.

Division 3A

Pos Team Games Points Table
Points		 Notes
Play Won Draw Lost For Ag. Diff.
1 Sweden870115366+8722 promoted to 2008–10 Div. 2/B
2 Armenia8503128115+1318
3  Switzerland8404150129+2416
4 Serbia821599168-6913
5 Denmark8116112165-5511 relegated to 2008–10 Division 3/B
DateMatchResultVenue
30-Sep-2006Armenia - Switzerland16 - 29 Vienne (France)
7-Oct-2006Switzerland - Serbia30 - 9 Nyon (Switzerland)
21-Oct-2006Sweden - Armenia24 - 0 Helsingborg (Sweden)
28-Oct-2006Denmark – Sweden13 - 23 Odense (Denmark)
4-Nov-2006Serbia - Denmark34 - 23 Belgrade (Serbia)
31-Mar-2007Switzerland - Denmark22 - 24 Basel (Switzerland)
7-Apr-2007Denmark - Armenia3 - 11 Odense (Denmark)
14-Apr-2007Serbia – Sweden12 - 30 Belgrade (Serbia)
5-May-2007Sweden - Switzerland 6 - 0 Eskilstuna (Sweden)
1-Sep-2007Armenia – Sweden16 - 12 Bourgoin-Jallieu (France)
6-Oct-2007Switzerland - Armenia15 - 28 Nyon (Switzerland)
27-Oct-2007Denmark - Serbia17 - 17 Odense (Denmark)
3-Nov-2007Sweden - Denmark8 - 6 Helsingborg (Sweden)
24-Nov-2007Serbia – Switzerland5 - 13 Belgrade (Serbia)
5-Apr-2008Denmark - Switzerland13 - 28 Odense (Denmark)
12-Apr-2008Armenia - Denmark24 - 13 Yerevan (Armenia)
19-Apr-2008Switzerland - Sweden16 - 28 Nyon (Switzerland)
26-Apr-2008Sweden - Serbia22 - 3 Stockholm (Sweden)
10-May-2008Armenia - Serbia 25 - 0 Yerevan (Armenia)
24-May-2008Serbia – Armenia19 - 8 Belgrade (Serbia)

Division 3B

Pos Team Games Points Table
Points		 Notes
Play Won Draw Lost For Ag. Diff.
1 Lithuania880031556+25924 promoted to 2008–10 Div. 3/A
2 Hungary850314483+6118
3 Norway8215114152-3813
4 Austria821532152-12013
5 Bulgaria820687249-16212 relegated to 2008–10 Div. 3/B
DateMatchResultVenue
7-Oct-2006Norway - Hungary8 - 13 Stavanger (Norway)
28-Oct-2006 Hungary - Bulgaria42 - 3 Kecskemét (Hungary)
28-Oct-2006Lithuania - Norway37 - 15 Vilnius (Lithuania)
18-Nov-2006Bulgaria – Lithuania10 - 50 Etropole (Bulgaria)
21-Apr-2007Hungary - Austria27 - 5 Dunaújváros (Hungary)
5-May-2007Austria - Bulgaria7 - 3 Vienna (Austria)
19-May-2007Austria - Lithuania0 - 27 Vienna (Austria)
19-May-2007Bulgaria - Norway25 - 10 Sofia (Bulgaria)
2-Jun-2007Lithuania - Hungary 36 – 7 Vilnius (Lithuania)
9-Jun-2007Norway – Austria22 - 8 Fosen (Norway)
27-Oct-2007Lithuania - Bulgaria64 - 3 Vilnius (Lithuania)
27-Oct-2007Hungary - Norway5 - 3 Székesfehérvár (Hungary)
17-Nov-2007Bulgaria - Hungary32 - 6 Etropole (Bulgaria)
26-Apr-2008Austria - Norway3 - 3 Vienna (Austria)
3-May-2008Lithuania - Austria48 - 0 Vilnius or Kaunas (Lithuania)
10-May-2008Norway - Bulgaria44 - 21 Stavanger (Norway)
17-May-2008Hungary - Lithuania12 - 13 Esztergom (Hungary)
24-May-2008Bulgaria - Austria16 - 0 Sofia (Bulgaria)
7-Jun-2008Norway - Lithuania9 - 40 Tønsberg (Norway)
8-Jun-2008Austria - Hungary9 - 6 Vienna (Austria)

Division 3C

Pos Team Games Points Table
Points		 Notes
Play Won Draw Lost For Ag. Diff.
1 Slovenia870122765+16222 promoted to 2008–10 Div. 3/B
2 Luxembourg8404126105+2116
3 Finland831484131-4715
4 Israel8305141158-1714
5 Bosnia-Herz.821592211-11913 relegated to 2008–10 Div. 3/D

Bosnia was relegated to division 3D, while Israel will undertook a relegation/promotion playoff with Cyprus.

DateMatchResultVenue
30-Sep-2006Luxembourg - Finland16 - 8 Cessange (Luxembourg)
7-Oct-2006Bosnia - Finland7 - 14 Zenica (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
28-Oct-2006Israel - Slovenia5 - 28 Netanya (Israel)
21-Apr-2007Bosnia - Luxembourg12 - 17 Zenica (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
28-Apr-2007Israel - Bosnia34 - 13 Netanya (Israel)
5-May-2007Slovenia - Luxembourg25 - 16 Ljubljana (Slovenia)
19-May-2007Slovenia - Bosnia77 - 5 Ljubljana (Slovenia)
20-May-2007Luxembourg - Israel22 - 16 Luxembourg City (Luxembourg)
26-May-2007Finland - Slovenia6 - 21 Helsinki (Finland)
2-Jun-2007Finland - Israel27 - 20 Jyväskylä (Finland)
27-Oct-2007Luxembourg - Bosnia30 - 3 Luxembourg City (Luxembourg)
27-Oct-2007Slovenia - Finland32 - 3 Ljubljana (Slovenia)
19-Apr-2008Luxembourg - Slovenia3 - 10 Luxembourg City (Luxembourg)
20-Apr-2008Bosnia - Israel27 - 19 Zenica (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
26-Apr-2008Slovenia - Israel17 - 5 Ljubljana (Slovenia)
3-May-2008Israel - Luxembourg20 - 12 Netanya (Israel)
10-May-2008Bosnia - Slovenia22 - 17 Zenica (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
17-May-2008Finland - Bosnia3 - 3 Helsinki (Finland)
24-May-2008Finland - Luxembourg11 - 10 Helsinki (Finland)
31-May-2008Israel - Finland22 - 12 Netanya (Israel)

3C/3D Promotion/Relegation Play-off

DateMatchResultVenue
6-Sep-2008 Israel -  Cyprus 23 - 14 Netanya (Israel)

Division 3D (2006-07)

Semifinals

DateMatchResultVenue
7-Oct-2006Azerbaijan - Greece5 - 20 Baku (Azerbaijan)
4-Nov-2006Greece - Azerbaijan45 - 10 Athens (Greece)
DateMatchResultVenue
14-Oct-2006Slovakia - Monaco0 - 6 Bratislava (Slovakia)

Final

DateMatchResultVenue
12-May-2007Greece – Slovakia20 - 17 Thessaloniki (Greece)

Division 3D (2007-08)

Pos Team Games Points Table
Points		 Notes
Play Won Draw Lost For Ag. Diff.
1 Cyprus33008621+659 to a play off with Israel
2 Monaco21015122+294
3 Slovakia21017126-154
4 Azerbaijan300324103-793
2007-10-28
 Slovakia 33 – 18  Azerbaijan
2007-10-29
 Cyprus 29 – 0  Azerbaijan
Try: Tony Crassas, Andrew Binikos, Colm O'Cleirigh, Phillipos Kyriakou
Con: Tony Crassas (3)
Pen: Tony Crassas
2007-10-31
 Cyprus 19 – 10  Monaco
Try: George Agathocleous
Con: Tony Thoma
Pen: Tony Thoma (3)		 Try: Davide Pozzati
Con: Davide Pozzati
Drop: Davide Pozzati
2007-11-03
 Cyprus 38 – 8  Slovakia
Try: George Agathocleous (2), Panayiotis Ioulianou, Andrew Binikos (2), Tony Crassas
Con: Tony Crassas (4)		 Try: Nosko Roman
Pen: Cmiel Martin
Kiniras Sport Centre, Geriskipou
2007-11-03
 Monaco 41 – 3  Azerbaijan
Kiniras Sport Centre, Geriskipou

See also

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