2004–2006 European Nations Cup Third Division

The 2004–2006 European Nations Cup was the fifth edition of the newly reformed European Championship for tier 2 & 3 Rugby Union Nations.

First division was played with a regular tournament.

In 2004–05 Season, the team of second and third division play the first two round of European qualification for RWC 2007

The team defeated in the first round and two new teams (Azerbaijan) and Armenia) played a "challenge", that wasn't completed.

In 2005–06 a tournament was regularly played by the team excluded from third round of European qualification for RWC 2007

## Pool A

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The highest level was the Pool "A", with five teams, the best runner-up of RWC qualification

* Austria
* Denmark
* Latvia
* Sweden
* Switzerland

### Table

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Place  | Nation  | Games  | Points  | Table
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1 |  Latvia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 18 | +68 | 12
2 |  Sweden | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 28 | +39 | 10
3 |  Switzerland | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 87 | −53 | 8
4 |  Denmark | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 37 | −13 | 6
5 |  Austria | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 59 | −41 | 4

* Latvia promoted to division 2
* Austria relegated to group B

### Results

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5 November 2005

Sweden| 16–4|  Denmark

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Helsingborg

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22 October 2005

Latvia| 18–5|  Sweden

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Riga

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26 November 2005

Latvia| 42–6|  Switzerland

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Riga

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3 December 2005

Switzerland| 8–7|  Denmark

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Avusy

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1 April 2006

Denmark| 0–8|  Latvia

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Odense

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8 April 2006

Denmark| 13–5|  Austria

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Fredericia

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22 April 2006

Sweden| 35–3|  Switzerland

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Göteborg

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29 April 2006

Austria| 3–11|  Sweden

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Wien

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6 May 2006

Austria| 3–17|  Switzerland

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Wien

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20 May 2006

Latvia| 18–7|  Austria

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Riga

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## Pool B-C playoff

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Preliminary play off was played between 6 team in two round, with two worst team of RWC 2007 qualification admitted to second round

### First round

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16 April 2005

Bosnia and Herzegovina| 36–17|  Azerbaijan

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Zenica

30 April 2005

Azerbaijan| 11–8|  Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Baku

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7 May 2005

Israel| 15–47|  Armenia

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Yerevan

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11 June 2005

Armenia| 31–12|  Israel

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Yerevan

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### Second round

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24 September 2005

Hungary| 24–9|  Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Esztergom

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1 October 2005

Luxembourg| 12–39|  Armenia

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Cessange

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## Pool B

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The middle level was the Pool "B", with five teams:

* Armenia
* Bulgaria
* Lithuania
* Slovenia
* Hungary

### Table

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Place  | Nation  | Games  | Points  | Table
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played  | won  | drawn  | lost  | for  | against  | difference
1 |  Armenia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 42 | +99 | 12
2 |  Hungary | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 67 | 64 | +3 | 8
3 |  Lithuania | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 94 | 69 | +25 | 8
4 |  Bulgaria | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 61 | 158 | −97 | 6
5 |  Slovenia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 54 | 84 | −30 | 6

* Armenia promoted to group A
* Slovenia relegated to group C

### Results

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8 October 2005

Slovenia| 12–15|  Hungary

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Ljubliana

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29 October 2005

Lithuania| 65–12|  Bulgaria

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Vilnius

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11 November 2005

Armenia| 57–17|  Bulgaria

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Romans

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26 November 2005

Bulgaria| 27–14|  Slovenia

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Sofia

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22 April 2006

Bulgaria| 5–22|  Hungary

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Sofia

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29 April 2006

Hungary| 13–24|  Armenia

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Esztergom

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6 May 2006

Slovenia| 22–0|  Lithuania

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Ljubliana

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13 May 2006

Armenia| 42–6|  Slovenia

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Budapest

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27 May 2006

Hungary| 17–23|  Lithuania

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Budapest

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4 June 2006

Lithuania| 6–18|  Armenia

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Šiauliai

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## Pool C

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Participating:

* Azerbaijan
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Israel
* Luxembourg
* Norway

### Table

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Place  | Nation  | Games  | Points  | Table
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1 |  Norway | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 49 | +71 | 12
2 |  Luxembourg | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 38 | +40 | 10
3 |  Israel | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 97 | 52 | +45 | 8
4 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 67 | 104 | −37 | 6
5 |  Azerbaijan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 139 | −119 | 4

* Norway promoted to group B
* Azerbaijan relegated to group D

### Results

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29 October 2005

Luxembourg| 19-3|  Israel

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Luxembourg City

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29 October 2005

Norway| 43-3|  Azerbaijan

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Oslo

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12 November 2005

Azerbaijan| 7-37|  Israel

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Baku

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12 November 2005

Bosnia and Herzegovina| 7-20|  Luxembourg

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Sarajevo

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26 November 2005

Israel| 15-17|  Norway

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Tel Aviv

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29 April 2006

Azerbaijan| 3-31|  Luxembourg

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Baku

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6 May 2006

Israel| 42-0|  Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Netanya

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6 May 2006

Luxembourg| 8-25|  Norway

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Luxembourg City

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13 May 2006

Bosnia and Herzegovina| 28-7|  Azerbaijan

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Zenica

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3 June 2006

Norway| 35-25|  Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Stavanger

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## Group D

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14 May 2006

Greece| 12–17|  Finland

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Athens

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28 May 2006

Finland| 27–0|  Greece

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Helsinki

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* Finland Promoted to pool C

## See also

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* 2004–2006 European Nations Cup First Division
* 2007 Rugby World Cup – Europe qualification

## Sources

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* www.irb.com

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