The 2010–12
European Nations Cup European Nations Cup may refer to:
*UEFA European Championship, formerly known as European Nations' Cup
* Europcar Cup, a European Tour golf tournament
*European Nations Cup (golf), a European Ladies Tour golf tournament
* European Nations Cup (fie ...
is the premier
rugby union
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competition below the
Six Nations Championship
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in Europe.
The divisions play on a two-year cycle with the teams playing each other both home and away. From 2009 onward, the title is awarded according to a one-year ranking. Georgia won the 2011 title.
The competition was altered slightly for the 2010–2012 edition. The top division, formerly Division 1, now Division 1A, saw the
relegation
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of
Germany
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, which was replaced with
Ukraine
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. The Division 1B, formerly the Division 2A, was enlarged from five to six teams. No team was relegated from this division, but the
Netherlands
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was
promoted from Division 2B.
The champions of 1B will be promoted to 1A for 2013–14, while the last placed team in each division will be relegated. Unlike the previous edition, which also functioned as the
2011 Rugby World Cup qualifying
2011 Rugby World Cup qualifying began at the 2007 tournament in France, where twelve teams (the first three in each of the four pools) earned a place in the finals of the tournament, this automatically qualified them for the 2011 Rugby World C ...
, the 2011–2012 Division 1A edition has no additional purpose.
Division 1A
Points system
Table points are determined as follows:
FIRA-AER – New bonus point system
FIRA-AER website, published: 15 November 2010, accessed: 15 February 2011
* 4 points for a win
* 2 points for a draw
* 0 point for a loss
* 1 bonus point for scoring 4 tries in a match
* 1 bonus point for losing by 7 points or fewer
2011
Table
Results
*''The scheduled match between Ukraine and Romania on 12 February 2011 was postponed due to snow and freezing weather in Kyiv
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on the planned matchday, and was rescheduled to 20 August in Lviv
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.''
2012
Table
Results
Overall table
Division 1B
2010–11
Results
2011–12
Results
Overall table
See also
*European Nations Cup (rugby union)
The Rugby Europe International Championships is the European Championship for tier 2 and tier 3 rugby union nations.
The tournament is the latest formation of a competition with history going back to 1932. At that time, France had been expelled ...
*FIRA – Association of European Rugby
Rugby Europe is the administrative body for rugby union in Europe. It was formed in 1999 to promote, develop, organise, and administer the game of rugby in Europe under the authority of World Rugby (the sport's global governing body). However, it ...
*Six Nations Championship
The Six Nations Championship (known as the Six Nations, branded as Guinness M6N) is an annual international rugby union competition by the teams of England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. It is the oldest sports tournament conte ...
*Antim Cup
The Antim Cup ( ka, ანთიმოზ ივერიელის თასი, tr; ) is contested between the rugby union teams of Romania national rugby union team, Romania (The Oaks) and Georgia national rugby union team, Georgia ("The Lel ...
References
External links
FIRA-AER official website
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2010 rugby union tournaments for national teams
2011 rugby union tournaments for national teams
2012 rugby union tournaments for national teams