European Nations Cup
2007-2008 ENC First Division
Sport	Rugby union
Founded	2000
No. of teams	See below
Country	Europe
Most recent champion(s)	Romania

The European Nations Cup, also referred to as the "Six Nations B" or simply ENC, is a second-level competition for European rugby union nations, some of which where it is still an amateur sport. It is administered by FIRA-AER. Image File history File links Current_sport. ... 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. ... A rugby union scrum. ... See also: 1999 in sports, other events of 2000, 2001 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: Dale Jarrett won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Bobby Labonte Indy Racing League - Buddy Lazier won the season championship Indianapolis 500- Juan Pablo Montoya CART Racing... The European Nations Cup, also referred to as the Six Nations B or simply ENC, is a second-level competition for European rugby union nations, some of which where it is still an amateur sport. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Romania. ... A rugby union scrum. ... The FIRA - Association Européenne de Rugby (FIRA–AER) was formed in 1999 to promote, develop, organise and administer the game of rugby in Europe under the authority of the International Rugby Board (the governing body of rugby union). ...

Despite the name the European Nations Cup is in fact a series of 4 divisions of 6 teams with promotion and relegation between them. There is, however, at present little prospect of any of the teams being promoted to the Six Nations as the gap in terms of playing standards is probably too big. Division One usually uses the same weekends as the Six Nations Championship; other divisions play throughout the year. The RBS 6 Nations Championship, (referred to as RBS 6 Nations for sponsorship reasons) known before 2000 as the Five Nations Championship, is an annual international rugby union competition held between six European sides: England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. ...

Initially started as one-year competition, the championship is now decided over two years with each team playing each other home and away. The format change occurred at the end of the 2001 championship. Georgia is still regarded as the 2001 winner, but the results from that season count in the final standings of the 2001-2002 tournament.

History

Romania won the first competition by a large margin, recording victories in all four matches. Georgia secured the title after a consistent performance, crowned with a decisive 31-20 win over Romania in Bucharest. As the competition format changed from one-year to two-years, Holland was not relegated after this season. Romania started in 2002 trailing Georgia after 2001 results, but managed to win all of the remaining five games, including a hard-fought 31-23 victory in Tbilisi.

Portugal were surprise 16-15 winners over Romania in Lisbon and installed themselves on the top of the 2003 table. In the second half of the competition, Romania seemed back on track (36-6 against Portugal in Constanţa), but went down 24-33 to Russia in Krasnodar. Then Portugal clinched their first title with a last-minute 19-18 win over Russia in Lisbon. The Russia - Czech Republic game was rescheduled due to bad weather and was eventually cancelled. The 2004-06 championships was also serving as a qualifiying group for the 2007 Rugby World Cup. Romania triumphed despite finishing level on points with Georgia, while Ukraine were relegated after losing all matches. Location    - Country Portugal    - Region Lisboa  - Subregion Grande Lisboa  - District or A.R. Lisbon Mayor Carmona Rodrigues  - Party PSD Area 84. ... County ConstanÅ£a Mayor Radu Åžtefan Mazăre Area 124. ... 19th century photo depicting Kuban Cossacks obelisk in Krasnodar Krasnodar (Russian: ) is a city in Southern Russia on the Kuban River. ... Location    - Country Portugal    - Region Lisboa  - Subregion Grande Lisboa  - District or A.R. Lisbon Mayor Carmona Rodrigues  - Party PSD Area 84. ... 2007 Rugby World Cup - European qualification is based around the European Nations Cup, and will decide which European teams will participate in the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France. ... The 2007 Rugby World Cup will be the sixth Rugby World Cup, the quadrennial rugby union world championship. ...

Current divisions

Division 1

• Czech Republic
• Georgia
• Portugal
• Romania
• Russia
• Spain

Division 2A

• Belgium
• Germany
• Moldova
• Netherlands
• Ukraine

Division 2B

• Andorra
• Croatia
• Latvia
• Malta
• Poland

Division 3A

• Armenia
• Denmark
• Serbia and Montenegro
• Sweden
• Switzerland

Division 3B

• Austria
• Norway
• Lithuania
• Hungary
• Bulgaria

Division 3C

• Bosnia and Herzegovinia
• Finland
• Israel
• Luxembourg
• Slovenia

Division 3D

• Azerbaijan
• Greece
• Monaco
• Slovakia

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First Division championships

2000

Country	GP	W	D	L	+/-	Pts
Romania	4	4	0	0	120-39	12
Georgia	4	2	0	2	125-95	8
Spain	4	2	0	2	94-86	8
Portugal	4	1	0	3	65-97	5
Netherlands	4	1	0	3	37-124	5

Image File history File links Flag_of_Romania. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Georgia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Portugal. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ...

2001

Country	GP	W	D	L	+/-	Pts
Georgia	5	5	0	0	167-68	15
Romania	5	4	0	1	152-143	13
Russia	5	3	0	2	118-128	11
Spain	5	2	0	3	118-128	9
Portugal	5	1	0	4	77-165	7
Netherlands	5	0	0	5	57-184	5

Image File history File links Flag_of_Georgia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Romania. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Portugal. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ...

2001-2002

Country	GP	W	D	L	+/-	Pts
Romania	10	9	0	1	373-148	28
Georgia	10	8	1	1	351-152	27
Russia	10	6	1	3	332-230	23
Spain	10	3	0	7	246-247	16
Portugal	10	3	0	7	170-295	16
Netherlands	10	0	0	10	84-484	10

Image File history File links Flag_of_Romania. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Georgia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Portugal. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ...

2003-2004

Country	GP	W	D	L	+/-	Pts
Portugal	10	9	0	1	245-180	28
Romania	10	8	0	2	320-123	26
Georgia	10	5	1	4	193-148	21
Russia	9	4	0	6	198-175	15
Czech Republic	9	3	0	7	139-263	15
Spain	10	0	1	9	129-335	11

Image File history File links Flag_of_Portugal. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Romania. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Georgia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ...

2004-2006

Country	GP	W	D	L	+/-	Pts
Romania	10	8	0	2	294	26
Georgia	10	8	0	2	228	26
Portugal	10	6	1	3	20	23
Russia	10	4	1	5	88	19
Czech Republic	10	3	0	7	-131	16
Ukraine	10	0	0	10	-499	10

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Overall

By tournament

• Romania
• Georgia
• Romania
• Portugal
• Romania

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By country

• Romania - 3 times
• Georgia - once
• Portugal - once

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See also

• Antim Cup
• FIRA - Association of European Rugby
• Six Nations Championship

The Antim Cup is contested between the rugby union teams of Romania (The Oaks) and Georgia (The Lelos). It is named after the Romanian Orthodox Metropolitan who came from Georgia. ... The FIRA - Association Européenne de Rugby (FIRA–AER) was formed in 1999 to promote, develop, organise and administer the game of rugby in Europe under the authority of the International Rugby Board (the governing body of rugby union). ... The RBS 6 Nations Championship, (referred to as RBS 6 Nations for sponsorship reasons) known before 2000 as the Five Nations Championship, is an annual international rugby union competition held between six European sides: England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. ...

External link

• FIRA-AER website