European Nations Cup 2014–2016

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The European Nations Cup 2014–2016 (ENC) is a rugby union competition for European national teams in the second and third class, below the Six Nations . 36 teams in seven divisions are involved. In contrast to the previous edition, this competition does not serve as a World Cup qualification.

Regulations

The point system used in all divisions is as follows:

  • 4 points if you win
  • 2 points if there is a tie
  • 0 points if you lose
  • 1 bonus point for four or more attempts in a game
  • 1 bonus point for a loss with a difference of seven or less points

Division 1A

Table 2015

  • Champion of the European Nations Cup
    • country Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Bonus
    points     		Table
    points
    1. GeorgiaGeorgia Georgia 5 5 0 0 158: 42 + 116 1 21st
    2. RomaniaRomania Romania 5 3 0 2 102: 61 + 41 3 15th
    3. SpainSpain Spain 5 3 0 2 131: 99 + 32 2 14th
    4th RussiaRussia Russia 5 3 0 2 103: 119 - 16 1 13
    5. PortugalPortugal Portugal 5 1 0 4th 52: 100 - 48 1 5
    6th GermanyGermany Germany 5 0 0 5 61: 186 - 125 1 1
    date home guest Result place
    February 7, 2015 Portugal Romania 10:37 Lisbon
    February 7, 2015 Spain Russia 43:20 Madrid
    February 7, 2015 Germany Georgia 8:64 Heusenstamm
    February 14, 2015 Georgia Portugal 20:15 Tbilisi
    February 14, 2015 Romania Spain 29: 8 Cluj-Napoca
    February 14, 2015 Germany Russia 22:46 Pforzheim
    February 28, 2015 Spain Georgia 13:26 Madrid
    February 28, 2015 Russia Romania 16:13 Krasnodar
    February 28, 2015 Portugal Germany 11: 3 Lisbon
    March 14, 2015 Georgia Russia 33: 0 Tbilisi
    March 14, 2015 Portugal Spain 8:19 Coimbra
    March 14, 2015 Germany Romania 12:17 Heidelberg
    March 21, 2015 Romania Georgia 6:15 Bucharest
    March 21, 2015 Russia Portugal 21: 8 Sochi
    March 21, 2015 Spain Germany 48:16 Madrid

    Table 2016

  • Champion of the European Nations Cup
    • country Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Bonus
    points     		Table
    points
    1. GeorgiaGeorgia Georgia 5 5 0 0 188: 33 + 155 4th 24
    2. RomaniaRomania Romania 5 4th 0 1 160: 77 + 83 3 19th
    3. RussiaRussia Russia 5 3 0 2 128: 115 + 13 2 14th
    4th SpainSpain Spain 5 1 1 3 101: 105 - 4th 3 9
    5. GermanyGermany Germany 5 1 1 3 101: 210 - 109 1 7th
    6th PortugalPortugal Portugal 5 0 0 5 72: 210 - 138 1 1
    date home guest Result place
    February 6, 2016 Romania Portugal 39:14 Cluj-Napoca
    February 6, 2016 Russia Spain 22:20 Sochi
    February 6, 2016 Georgia Germany 59: 7 Tbilisi
    February 13, 2016 Portugal Georgia 3:29 Lisbon
    February 13, 2016 Spain Romania 18:21 Madrid
    February 13, 2016 Russia Germany 46:20 Sochi
    February 27, 2016 Georgia Spain 38: 7 Tbilisi
    February 27, 2016 Romania Russia 30: 0 Cluj-Napoca
    February 27, 2016 Germany Portugal 50:27 Hanover
    March 12, 2016 Russia Georgia 7:24 Sochi
    March 12, 2016 Spain Portugal 39: 7 Madrid
    March 12, 2016 Romania Germany 61: 7 Iași
    19th March 2016 Georgia Romania 38: 9 Tbilisi
    19th March 2016 Portugal Russia 21:53 Lisbon
    19th March 2016 Germany Spain 17:17 Cologne

    Total season

  • Relegation to Division 1B
    • country Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Bonus
    points     		Table
    points
    1. GeorgiaGeorgia Georgia 10 10 0 0 346: 75 + 271 5 45
    2. RomaniaRomania Romania 10 7th 0 3 262: 138 + 124 6th 34
    3. RussiaRussia Russia 10 6th 0 4th 231: 234 - 3 3 27
    4th SpainSpain Spain 10 4th 1 5 232: 204 + 28 5 23
    5. GermanyGermany Germany 10 1 1 8th 162: 396 - 234 2 8th
    6th PortugalPortugal Portugal 10 1 0 9 124: 310 - 186 2 6th

    Division 1B

  • Promotion to Division 1A
  • Relegation to Division 2A
    • country Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Bonus
    points     		Table
    points
    1. BelgiumBelgium Belgium 10 9 0 1 316: 143 + 173 5 41
    2. UkraineUkraine Ukraine 10 8th 0 2 244: 165 + 79 4th 36
    3. Moldova RepublicRepublic of Moldova Moldova 10 5 0 5 245: 167 + 78 7th 27
    4th NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands 10 4th 0 6th 194: 197 - 3 6th 22nd
    5. PolandPoland Poland 10 4th 0 6th 191: 262 - 71 2 18th
    6th SwedenSweden Sweden 10 0 0 10 120: 376 - 256 1 1
    date home guest Result place
    September 6, 2014 Poland Sweden 29:17 Warsaw
    October 18, 2014 Poland Netherlands 9: 8 Warsaw
    October 18, 2014 Sweden Ukraine 0:45 Enkoping
    November 8, 2014 Moldova Ukraine 29:15 Chișinău
    15th November 2014 Moldova Poland 48:25 Chișinău
    15th November 2014 Belgium Ukraine 25:10 Namur
    22nd November 2014 Moldova Sweden 57: 8 Chișinău
    February 21, 2015 Netherlands Belgium 21:23 Amsterdam
    February 28, 2015 Netherlands Moldova 18:10 Amsterdam
    March 14, 2015 Belgium Moldova 17:14 Brussels
    March 28, 2015 Belgium Sweden 71:10 Brussels
    April 18, 2015 Belgium Poland 53:23 Brussels
    May 9, 2015 Poland Ukraine 17:20 Krakow
    May 23, 2015 Ukraine Netherlands 18:10 Odessa
    May 30, 2015 Netherlands Sweden 22:14 Amsterdam
    September 12, 2015 Sweden Poland 11:29 Enkoping
    September 26, 2015 Sweden Belgium 20:48 Enkoping
    October 10, 2015 Ukraine Belgium 17:16 Kiev
    17th October 2015 Ukraine Poland 30:14 Khmelnytskyi
    November 7, 2015 Sweden Moldova 7:25 Malmo
    November 14, 2015 Poland Moldova 18:14 Warsaw
    20th February 2016 Belgium Netherlands 32: 8 Brussels
    March 12, 2016 Moldova Belgium 9:10 Chișinău
    19th March 2016 Poland Belgium 11:21 Warsaw
    19th March 2016 Moldova Netherlands 22:13 Chișinău
    April 30, 2016 Netherlands Poland 40:16 Amsterdam
    April 30, 2016 Ukraine Sweden 23:10 Kiev
    May 7, 2016 Netherlands Ukraine 27:30 Amsterdam
    May 14, 2016 Sweden Netherlands 23:25 Enkoping
    May 15, 2016 Ukraine Moldova 36:17 Odessa

    Division 2A

  • Promotion to Division 1B
  • Relegation to Division 2B
    • country Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Bonus
    points     		Table
    points
    1. SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 8th 7th 0 1 223: 120 + 103 5 33
    2. Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic 8th 6th 1 1 192: 119 + 73 6th 32
    3. CroatiaCroatia Croatia 8th 3 0 5 166: 217 - 51 5 17th
    4th MaltaMalta Malta 8th 3 0 5 153: 181 - 28 4th 16
    5. IsraelIsrael Israel 8th 0 1 7th 129: 226 - 97 2 4th
    date home guest Result place
    October 25, 2014 Israel Switzerland 18:29 Netanya
    November 1, 2014 Switzerland Czech Republic 14:27 Nyon
    November 1, 2014 Malta Croatia 31:26 Paola
    November 8, 2014 Czech Republic Malta 27:13 Prague
    November 8, 2014 Croatia Israel 31:20 Split
    April 11, 2015 Croatia Czech Republic 9:12 Zagreb
    April 18, 2015 Israel Malta 13:16 Netania
    April 18, 2015 Switzerland Croatia 40:20 Monthey
    April 25, 2015 Malta Switzerland 20:23 Gozo
    April 25, 2015 Czech Republic Israel 26:26 Prague
    October 24, 2015 Czech Republic Switzerland 14:20 Vyškov
    November 7, 2015 Israel Croatia 21:26 Netania
    November 14, 2015 Switzerland Israel 28: 3 Geneva
    November 14, 2015 Croatia Malta 34:27 Split
    November 21, 2015 Malta Czech Republic 13:20 Coordin
    2nd April 2016 Israel Czech Republic 19:40 Netania
    April 9, 2016 Switzerland Malta 29: 3 Zurich
    April 9, 2016 Czech Republic Croatia 26: 5 Havířov
    April 16, 2016 Malta Israel 30: 9 Coordin
    April 16, 2016 Croatia Switzerland 15:40 Zagreb

    Division 2B

  • Promotion to Division 2A
  • Relegation to Division 2C
    • country Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Bonus
    points     		Table
    points
    1. LithuaniaLithuania Lithuania 8th 7th 0 1 284: 159 + 125 7th 35
    2. LatviaLatvia Latvia 8th 6th 0 2 212: 124 + 88 5 29
    3. AndorraAndorra Andorra 8th 4th 0 4th 139: 193 - 54 1 17th
    4th Cyprus RepublicRepublic of Cyprus Cyprus 8th 3 0 5 133: 193 - 60 1 13
    5. HungaryHungary Hungary 8th 0 0 8th 114: 213 - 99 4th 4th
    date home guest Result place
    October 18, 2014 Andorra Lithuania 15:34 Andorra la Vella
    October 25, 2014 Lithuania Hungary 38:29 Šiauliai
    November 1, 2014 Cyprus Andorra 30:10 Paphos
    2nd November 2014 Hungary Latvia 14:16 Esztergom
    15th November 2014 Latvia Cyprus 39:20 Riga
    March 29, 2015 Hungary Cyprus 15:17 Százhalombatta
    April 4, 2015 Andorra Hungary 23:18 Andorra la Vella
    April 25, 2015 Lithuania Latvia 46:11 Šiauliai
    May 2, 2015 Latvia Andorra 5:14 Riga
    May 2, 2015 Cyprus Lithuania 20:26 Paphos
    October 24, 2015 Hungary Lithuania 15:37 Esztergom
    October 31, 2015 Lithuania Andorra 49:17 Šiauliai
    October 31, 2015 Latvia Hungary 39:10 Riga
    November 7, 2015 Cyprus Latvia 3:31 Paphos
    November 28, 2015 Andorra Cyprus 22:13 Andorra la Vella
    March 26, 2016 Andorra Latvia 10:34 Andorra la Vella
    April 9, 2016 Cyprus Hungary 15: 3 Paphos
    April 16, 2016 Latvia Lithuania 37: 7 Riga
    April 23, 2016 Lithuania Cyprus 47:15 Vilnius
    May 14, 2016 Hungary Andorra 10:28 Esztergom

    Division 2C

  • Promotion to Division 2B
  • Relegation to the 2D division
    • country Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Bonus
    points     		Table
    points
    1. LuxembourgLuxembourg Luxembourg 8th 8th 0 0 193: 83 + 110 3 35
    2. SloveniaSlovenia Slovenia 8th 6th 0 2 194: 128 + 66 4th 28
    3. SerbiaSerbia Serbia 8th 4th 0 4th 140: 204 - 64 2 18th
    4th AustriaAustria Austria 8th 2 0 6th 133: 207 - 74 3 11
    5. DenmarkDenmark Denmark 8th 0 0 8th 139: 177 - 38 8th 8th
    date home guest Result place
    October 11, 2014 Austria Denmark 29:27 Vienna
    October 18, 2014 Slovenia Serbia 48: 3 Ljubljana
    October 25, 2014 Serbia Luxembourg 0:36 Belgrade
    October 25, 2014 Denmark Slovenia 10:16 Odense
    November 8, 2014 Luxembourg Austria 18:13 Luxembourg
    April 18, 2015 Serbia Austria 22: 3 Belgrade
    April 18, 2015 Slovenia Luxembourg 11:14 Ljubljana
    April 25, 2015 Denmark Serbia 22:25 Odense
    April 25, 2015 Austria Slovenia 16:17 Vienna
    May 9, 2015 Luxembourg Denmark 13: 5 Luxembourg
    October 10, 2015 Denmark Austria 25:31 Odense
    October 24, 2015 Austria Luxembourg 6:34 Vienna
    November 7, 2015 Serbia Slovenia 17:33 Belgrade
    November 14, 2015 Slovenia Denmark 21:16 Ljubljana
    November 14, 2015 Luxembourg Serbia 30:24 Luxembourg
    April 9, 2016 Austria Serbia 12:26 Vienna
    April 16, 2016 Serbia Denmark 23:20 Belgrade
    April 30, 2016 Denmark Luxembourg 14:19 Odense
    May 7, 2016 Slovenia Austria 38:23 Ljubljana
    May 14, 2016 Luxembourg Slovenia 29:10 Luxembourg

    Division 2D

  • Promotion to Division 2C
  • Relegation to Division 3
    • country Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Bonus
    points     		Table
    points
    1. Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 8th 8th 0 0 230: 113 + 117 4th 36
    2. NorwayNorway Norway 8th 4th 0 4th 151: 153 - 2nd 2 18th
    3. TurkeyTurkey Turkey 8th 3 0 5 195: 177 + 18 5 17th
    4th FinlandFinland Finland 8th 3 0 5 128: 175 - 47 3 15th
    5. BulgariaBulgaria Bulgaria 8th 2 0 6th 141: 227 - 86 4th 12
    date home guest Result place
    4th October 2014 Finland Norway 32:10 Helsinki
    4th October 2014 Bosnia Bulgaria 59:12 Zenica
    October 18, 2014 Norway Finland 20:12 Oslo
    October 25, 2014 Turkey Bosnia 25:34 Edirne
    November 1, 2014 Bulgaria Turkey 26:19 Sofia
    April 25, 2015 Bosnia Finland 29: 7 Zenica
    April 25, 2015 Turkey Bulgaria 28:26 Antalya
    May 9, 2015 Bosnia Norway 16:10 Zenica
    May 23, 2015 Finland Turkey 20:12 Helsinki
    May 23, 2015 Norway Bulgaria 43-0 Mountains
    3rd October 2015 Finland Bosnia 6:12 Helsinki
    3rd October 2015 Bulgaria Norway 15:16 Burgas
    17th October 2015 Bosnia Turkey 24:21 Zenica
    October 24, 2015 Bulgaria Finland 34:15 Sofia
    April 16, 2016 Norway Bosnia 17:33 Oslo
    April 23, 2016 Turkey Finland 45:12 Izmir
    April 30, 2016 Turkey Norway 21: 7 Antalya
    May 7, 2016 Norway Turkey 28:24 Stavanger
    May 7, 2016 Bulgaria Bosnia 15:23 Sofia
    May 28, 2016 Finland Bulgaria 24:13 Helsinki

    Division 3

    2015

    qualification
    4th October 2014
    		 EstoniaEstonia Estonia 59: 12 BelarusBelarus Belarus Tallinn
    Semifinals
    April 11, 2015
    		 European UnionEuropean Union President XV 0:82 SlovakiaSlovakia Slovakia Podgorica
    April 11, 2015
    		 MontenegroMontenegro Montenegro 29: 27 EstoniaEstonia Estonia Podgorica
    Play for 3rd place
    April 14, 2015
    		 European UnionEuropean Union President XV 0: 106 EstoniaEstonia Estonia Podgorica
    final
    April 14, 2015
    		 SlovakiaSlovakia Slovakia 31: 3 MontenegroMontenegro Montenegro Podgorica

    2016

    Semifinals
    May 18, 2016
    		 SlovakiaSlovakia Slovakia 29: 17 BelarusBelarus Belarus Tallinn
    May 18, 2016
    		 EstoniaEstonia Estonia 16: 13 MontenegroMontenegro Montenegro Tallinn
    Play for 3rd place
    May 21, 2016
    		 BelarusBelarus Belarus 19:45 MontenegroMontenegro Montenegro Tallinn
    final
    May 21, 2016
    		 SlovakiaSlovakia Slovakia 29:36 EstoniaEstonia Estonia Tallinn

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