2008-2010 European Nations Cup Third Division
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The 2008-2010 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 will be promoted to the next highest division. Due to changes in the competition going forward, the last placed team will not be relegated to the next division lower.
The leader of each division (excluding 3D) at the end of the 2008-2009 season will have the opportunity to participate in the qualification
for the 2011 Rugby World Cup
.
The previous champion of Division 3A, Sweden
, was promoted to the Second Division and replaced with relegated side Andorra.
Serbia were ranked ahead of Andorra based on 39-28 aggregate score in their two matches as the series was tied 1-1.
1 Armenia were unable to show up for the match due to a pilot's strike in Armenia; Lithuania were awarded a 25-0 victory and Armenia received a point for the loss.
2 The match was originally scheduled for April 17, 2010, but was postponed due to the Eyjafjallajökull eruption.
3 Lithuania's win in this match set a new world record in men's International Rugby for the most consecutive wins with 18 wins.
Greece were ranked ahead of Bulgaria based on 56-36 aggregate score in two head to head matches as the series was drawn 1-1.
On September 23, 2009, Slovakia withdrew from the remainder of the competition, and their record was expunged.
1 Monaco forfeited the match due to player illness; Azerbaijan received a 6-0 win, and Monaco were given a point for the loss.
European Nations Cup (rugby union)
The European Nations Cup is the European Championship for tier 2 and tier 3 rugby union nations. The Championship is split into 7 divisions with 5 or 6 teams in each. The divisions play on a two-year cycle with the teams playing each other both home and away...
(ENC) Third Division (a European rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
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 will be promoted to the next highest division. Due to changes in the competition going forward, the last placed team will not be relegated to the next division lower.
The leader of each division (excluding 3D) at the end of the 2008-2009 season will have the opportunity to participate in the qualification
2011 Rugby World Cup - Europe qualification
In the European Regional Rugby World Cup Qualifying, two teams, Georgia and Russia, qualified directly to the world cup and Romania, the third place team, entered a playoff against the second place African team, Tunisia....
for the 2011 Rugby World Cup
2011 Rugby World Cup
The 2011 Rugby World Cup was the seventh Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. The International Rugby Board selected New Zealand as the host country in preference to Japan and South Africa at a meeting in Dublin on 17 November 2005...
.
The previous champion of Division 3A, Sweden
Sweden national rugby union team
The Sweden national rugby union team is a member of the FIRA – Association of European Rugby and plays in the 2010–12 European Nations Cup Second Division. Sweden has been trying to qualify for the Rugby World Cup since the 1991 Rugby World Cup, but has yet to make it to the final competition...
, was promoted to the Second Division and replaced with relegated side Andorra.
Table - Division 3A
| Promoted to Division 2B for 2010–2012 and qualified for 2011 RWC Qualifying 2011 Rugby World Cup qualifying 2011 Rugby World Cup qualifying began at the 2007 tournament in France, where twelve teams earned a place in the finals of the tournament, this automatically qualified them for the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.After much speculation, it was confirmed on 30 November 2007 that 20 teams would... |
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | ||
| 1 | (37) | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 198 | 50 | 21 |
| 2 | (UR) | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 151 | 154 | |
| 16 | ||||||||
| 3 | (59) | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 92 | 153 | |
| 14 | ||||||||
| 4 | (66) | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 122 | 173 | |
| 14 | ||||||||
| 5 | (58) | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 79 | 112 | |
| 11 |
Serbia were ranked ahead of Andorra based on 39-28 aggregate score in their two matches as the series was tied 1-1.
Matches
| Date | Match | Result | Venue |
| 13-Sep-2008 | Serbia - Armenia | 0 - 41 | Smederevo Smederevo Smederevo is a city and municipality in Serbia, on the right bank of the Danube, about 40 km downstream of the capital Belgrade. According to official results of the 2011 census, the city has a population of 107,528... , Serbia Serbia Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans... |
| 18-Oct-2008 | Armenia - Switzerland | 35 - 15 | Abovyan Abovyan Abovyan is a city in Armenia in the province of Kotayk. It is located 15 km northeast of Yerevan and 36 km southeast of the province centre Hrazdan. In 2009, the estimated population of the city was 46,000, down from 59,000 at the 1989 census... , Armenia Armenia Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia... |
| 08-Nov-2008 | Andorra - Lithuania | 10 - 26 | Andorra la Vella Andorra la Vella Andorra la Vella is the capital of the Co-principality of Andorra, and is located high in the east Pyrenees between France and Spain. It is also the name of the parish that surrounds the capital.... , Andorra Andorra Andorra , officially the Principality of Andorra , also called the Principality of the Valleys of Andorra, , is a small landlocked country in southwestern Europe, located in the eastern Pyrenees mountains and bordered by Spain and France. It is the sixth smallest nation in Europe having an area of... |
| 15-Nov-2008 | Lithuania - Switzerland | 33 - 0 | Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania, and its largest city, with a population of 560,190 as of 2010. It is the seat of the Vilnius city municipality and of the Vilnius district municipality. It is also the capital of Vilnius County... , Lithuania Lithuania Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark... |
| 06-Dec-2008 | Serbia - Andorra | 32 - 7 | Smederevo, Serbia |
| 14-Mar-2009 | Switzerland - Andorra | 32 - 9 | Bern, Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... |
| 21-Mar-2009 | Andorra - Armenia | 36 - 10 | Andorra la Vella, Andorra |
| 04-Apr-2009 | Switzerland - Serbia | 6 - 12 | Nyon Nyon Nyon is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is located some 25 kilometers north east of Geneva's city centre, and since the 1970s it has become part of the Geneva metropolitan area. It lies on the shores of Lake Geneva, and is the seat of the district of... , Switzerland |
| 02-May-2009 | Lithuania - Serbia | 50 - 9 | Vilnius, Lithuania |
| 09-May-2009 | Armenia - Lithuania | 19 - 24 | Abovyan, Armenia |
| 10-Oct-2009 | Lithuania - Andorra | 40 - 12 | Šiauliai Šiauliai Šiauliai , is the fourth largest city in Lithuania, with a population of 133,900. It is the capital of Šiauliai County. Unofficially, the city is the capital of Northern Lithuania.-Names:... , Lithuania |
| 24-Oct-2009 | Serbia - Switzerland | 13 - 8 | Belgrade Belgrade Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe... , Serbia |
| 31-Oct-2009 | Lithuania - Armenia | 25 - 01 | Klaipėda Klaipeda Klaipėda is a city in Lithuania situated at the mouth of the Nemunas River where it flows into the Baltic Sea. It is the third largest city in Lithuania and the capital of Klaipėda County.... , Lithuania |
| 22-Nov-2009 | Switzerland - Armenia | 18 - 0 | Switzerland |
| 29-Nov-2009 | Andorra - Serbia | 21 - 7 | Andorra la Vella, Andorra |
| 3-Apr-2010 | Armenia - Andorra | 26 - 17 | Abovyan, Armenia |
| 10-Apr-2010 | Armenia - Serbia | 20 - 19 | Abovyan, Armenia |
| 17-Apr-2010 | Switzerland - Lithuania | Postponed2 | Switzerland |
| 24-Apr-2010 | Serbia - Lithuania | 5 - 773 | Serbia |
| 8-May-2010 | Andorra - Switzerland | 10 - 0 | Andorra la Vella, Andorra |
1 Armenia were unable to show up for the match due to a pilot's strike in Armenia; Lithuania were awarded a 25-0 victory and Armenia received a point for the loss.
2 The match was originally scheduled for April 17, 2010, but was postponed due to the Eyjafjallajökull eruption.
3 Lithuania's win in this match set a new world record in men's International Rugby for the most consecutive wins with 18 wins.
Table - Division 3B
| Promoted to 3A for 2010–2012 and Qualified for 2011 RWC Qualifying 2011 Rugby World Cup qualifying 2011 Rugby World Cup qualifying began at the 2007 tournament in France, where twelve teams earned a place in the finals of the tournament, this automatically qualified them for the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.After much speculation, it was confirmed on 30 November 2007 that 20 teams would... |
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| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | ||
| 1 | (71) | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 143 | 121 | 20 |
| 2 | (64) | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 202 | 146 | 18 |
| 3 | (67) | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 149 | 148 | 16 |
| 4 | (78) | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 111 | 130 | |
| 14 | ||||||||
| 5 | (92) | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 87 | 147 | |
| 12 |
Matches
| Date | Match | Result | Venue |
| 13-Sep-2008 | Slovenia - Hungary | 32 - 26 | Ljubljana Ljubljana Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia and its largest city. It is the centre of the City Municipality of Ljubljana. It is located in the centre of the country in the Ljubljana Basin, and is a mid-sized city of some 270,000 inhabitants... , Slovenia Slovenia Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of... |
| 27-Sep-2008 | Norway - Hungary | 15 - 26 | Ekebergsletta Ekebergsletta Ekebergsletta is a field in Ekeberg, Oslo, Norway.For most people, Ekebergsletta is known as the place where the Norway Cup started in 1972 and which is still one of many places around Oslo where the game is held.... , Oslo Oslo Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King... , Norway Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million... |
| 11-Oct-2008 | Norway - Austria | 11 - 3 | Ekebergsletta, Oslo, Norway |
| 18-Oct-2008 | Hungary - Denmark | 39 - 12 | Kecskemét Kecskemét Kecskemét is a city in the central part of Hungary. It is the 8th largest city of the country, and the county seat of Bács-Kiskun.Kecskemét lies halfway between the capital Budapest and the country's third-largest city, Szeged, 86 kilometres from both of them and almost equal distance from the two... , Hungary Hungary Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The... |
| 01-Nov-2008 | Denmark - Slovenia | 19 - 25 | Odense Atletikstadion, Odense Odense The city of Odense is the third largest city in Denmark.Odense City has a population of 167,615 and is the main city of the island of Funen... , Denmark Denmark Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark... |
| 08-Nov-2008 | Austria - Slovenia | 9 - 18 | Hohe Warte Stadium Hohe Warte Stadium Hohe Warte Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Vienna, Austria. It is located on the Hohe Warte hill in Heiligenstadt, a northern suburb in the 19th Viennese district of Döbling... , Vienna Vienna Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre... , Austria Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... |
| 11-Apr-2009 | Denmark - Norway | 20 - 18 | Odense Atletikstadion, Odense, Denmark |
| 18-Apr-2009 | Hungary - Austria | 25 - 13 | Esztergom Esztergom Esztergom , is a city in northern Hungary, 46 km north-west of the capital Budapest. It lies in Komárom-Esztergom county, on the right bank of the river Danube, which forms the border with Slovakia there.... , Hungary |
| 25-Apr-2009 | Austria - Denmark | 6 - 27 | Trauner Stadion, Traun Traun Traun is a city in the state of Upper Austria, Austria. As of 2001, according to , the population was 23,470 . Traun is home to a large Turkish immigrant community, a significant part of which originates from Sakarya/Akyazi, Turkey. The city is located at latitude 48.21667, longitude... , Austria |
| 25-Apr-2009 | Slovenia - Norway | 14 - 10 | Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| 10-Oct-2009 | Hungary - Slovenia | 17 - 11 | Pecs Pécs Pécs is the fifth largest city of Hungary, located on the slopes of the Mecsek mountains in the south-west of the country, close to its border with Croatia. It is the administrative and economical centre of Baranya county... , Hungary |
| 17-Oct-2009 | Slovenia - Austria | 13 - 15 | Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| 17-Oct-2009 | Norway - Denmark | 15 - 8 | Fana stadion Fana stadion Fana stadion is a multi-use stadium in the borough of Fana in Bergen, Norway.Used for football matches, it is the home ground of Second Division team Fana IL.... , Bergen Bergen Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , .... , Norway |
| 31-Oct-2009 | Denmark - Hungary | 27 - 18 | Odense, Denmark |
| 14-Nov-2009 | Austria - Norway | 9 - 12 | Vienna, Austria |
| 24-Apr-2010 | Denmark - Austria | 24 - 13 | Denmark |
| 01-May-2010 | Hungary - Norway | 34 - 17 | Esztergom, Hungary |
| 15-May-2010 | Slovenia - Denmark | 14 - 12 | Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| 15-May-2010 | Austria - Hungary | 19 - 17 | Vienna, Austria |
| 22-May-2010 | Norway - Slovenia | 13 - 16 | Aksla Stadion, Ålesund Ålesund is a town and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Sunnmøre, and the center of the Ålesund Region. It is a sea port, and is noted for its unique concentration of Art Nouveau architecture.... , Norway |
Table - Division 3C
| Promoted to 3B for 2010–2012 and Qualified for 2011 RWC Qualifying 2011 Rugby World Cup qualifying 2011 Rugby World Cup qualifying began at the 2007 tournament in France, where twelve teams earned a place in the finals of the tournament, this automatically qualified them for the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.After much speculation, it was confirmed on 30 November 2007 that 20 teams would... |
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | ||
| 1 | (81) | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 257 | 59 | 24 |
| 2 | (UR) | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 145 | 141 | 18 |
| 3 | (82) | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 162 | 162 | 18 |
| 4 | (94) | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 96 | 150 | |
| 12 | ||||||||
| 5 | (95) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 79 | 227 | |
| 8 |
Greece were ranked ahead of Bulgaria based on 56-36 aggregate score in two head to head matches as the series was drawn 1-1.
Matches
| Date | Match | Result | Venue |
| 04-Oct-2008 | Finland - Luxembourg | 19 - 27 | Helsinki Helsinki Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is... , Finland Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside... |
| 11-Oct-2008 | Finland - Greece | 10 - 12 | Helsinki, Finland |
| 15-Nov-2008 | Bulgaria - Israel | 8 - 11 | Pernik Pernik Pernik is a city in western Bulgaria with a population of 81,052 . It is the main city of Pernik Province and lies on both banks of the Struma River in the Pernik Valley between the Viskyar, Vitosha and Golo Bardo mountains.Originally the site of a Thracian fortress founded in the 4th century BC,... , Bulgaria Bulgaria Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east... |
| 22-Nov-2008 | Greece - Israel | 10 - 25 | Zirineio Municipal Stadium, Kifissia Kifissia Kifissia or Kifisia is one of the most expensive northern suburbs of Athens, mainly accessed via Kifissias Avenue, running all the way from central Athens up to Theseos Avenue in the suburb of Nea Erythraia. It has traditionally been home to the major Greek political families... , Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe.... |
| 29-Nov-2008 | Luxembourg - Bulgaria | 10 - 18 | Stade Josy Barthel Stade Josy Barthel Stade Josy Barthel is the national stadium of Luxembourg, home to the Luxembourg national football team and also used for athletics. It is located on route d'Arlon, in Luxembourg City.It was first constructed in 1928 and it was entirely rebuilt in 1990... , Luxembourg Luxembourg (city) The city of Luxembourg , also known as Luxembourg City , is a commune with city status, and the capital of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. It is located at the confluence of the Alzette and Pétrusse Rivers in southern Luxembourg... , Luxembourg Luxembourg Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south... |
| 21-Mar-2009 | Israel - Luxembourg | 30 - 0 | Wingate Institute Wingate Institute The Wingate Institute is a sports training facility located south of Netanya, Israel, established in 1957. Named after Orde Wingate, the facility serves as the host facility for numerous Israeli national teams as well as a military training base.... , Netanya Netanya Netanya is a city in the Northern Centre District of Israel, and is the capital of the surrounding Sharon plain. It is located north of Tel Aviv, and south of Haifa between the 'Poleg' stream and Wingate Institute in the south and the 'Avichail' stream in the north.Its of beaches have made the... , Israel Israel The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea... |
| 11-Apr-2009 | Greece - Bulgaria | 41 - 18 | Alexandroupoli Alexandroupoli Alexandroupoli , is a city of Greece and the capital of the Evros peripheral unit in Thrace. Named after King Alexander, it is an important port and commercial center of northeastern Greece.-Name:... , Greece |
| 25-Apr-2009 | Bulgaria - Finland | 29 - 10 | Pernik, Bulgaria |
| 25-Apr-2009 | Luxembourg - Greece | 14 - 17 | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg, Luxembourg |
| 02-May-2009 | Israel - Finland | 70 - 8 | Wingate Institute, Netanya, Israel |
| 03-Oct-2009 | Finland - Bulgaria | 13 - 36 | Myllypuro, Helsinki, Finland |
| 24-Oct-2009 | Bulgaria - Luxembourg | 25 - 12 | Pernik, Bulgaria |
| 07-Nov-2009 | Luxembourg - Finland | 9 - 3 | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg, Luxembourg |
| 27-Feb-2010 | Greece - Finland | 31 - 10 | Greece |
| 13-Mar-2010 | Greece - Luxembourg | 17 - 9 | Greece |
| 10-Apr-2010 | Israel - Bulgaria | 50 - 10 | Wingate Institute, Netanya, Israel |
| 17-Apr-2010 | Israel - Greece | 39 - 0 | Wingate Institute, Netanya, Israel |
| 24-Apr-2010 | Bulgaria - Greece | 18 - 15 | Pernik, Bulgaria |
| 01-May-2010 | Luxembourg - Israel | 17 - 19 | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg, Luxembourg |
| 12-June-2010 | Finland - Israel | 6 - 13 | Myllypuro, Helsinki, Finland |
Table - Division 3D
| Promoted to 3C for 2010–2012 | |
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | ||
| 1 | (UR) | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 187 | 17 | 18 |
| 2 | (89) | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 113 | 48 | 14 |
| 3 | (92) | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 59 | 153 | |
| 7 | ||||||||
| 4 | (UR) | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 168 | |
| 5 | ||||||||
| (UR) | Team withdrew, record expunged | |||||||
On September 23, 2009, Slovakia withdrew from the remainder of the competition, and their record was expunged.
Matches
| Date | Match | Result | Venue |
| 11-Oct-2008 | Monaco - Bosnia | 5 - 50 | Stade Val d'Anaud, Menton Menton Menton is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.Situated on the French Riviera, along the Franco-Italian border, it is nicknamed la perle de la France .... , France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
| 15-Nov-2008 | Slovakia - Bosnia | 32 - 46 | Slovakia Slovakia The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south... |
| 22-Nov-2008 | Bosnia - Azerbaijan | 18 - 7 | Bilino Polje Bilino Polje Bilino Polje is the home football stadium of Bosnian Premier League football club NK Čelik from the city of Zenica in Bosnia and Herzegovina and one of two stadiums of the national football team of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is also sometimes used for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national rugby union... , Zenica Zenica Zenica is an industrial city in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the capital of the Zenica-Doboj Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina entity... , Bosnia |
| 29-Nov-2008 | Azerbaijan - Cyprus | 3 - 37 | Sports Academy Stadium, Baku Baku Baku , sometimes spelled as Baki or Bakou, is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. It is located on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, which projects into the Caspian Sea. The city consists of two principal... , Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to... |
| 06-Dec-2008 | Cyprus - Monaco | 24 - 3 | Episkopi Episkopi, Limassol Episkopi is a village lying partly in the Limassol district of Cyprus and partly in the British Overseas Territory of Akrotiri and Dhekelia. It is approximately 14 kilometres to city of Limassol and 40 kilometres east of Paphos.... , Cyprus Cyprus Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the... |
| 31-Jan-2009 | Monaco - Azerbaijan | 38 - 12 | Saint-Laurent-du-Var Saint-Laurent-du-Var Saint-Laurent-du-Var is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region on the French Riviera.-History:The town was founded in the 11th century when an hospice was founded under Saint Lawrence's protection... , France |
| 14-Mar-2009 | Cyprus - Slovakia | 33 - 7 | Cyprus |
| 21-Mar-2009 | Slovakia - Monaco | 11 - 10 | Slovakia |
| 21-Mar-2009 | Bosnia - Cyprus | 6 - 8 | Zenica, Bosnia |
| 09-May-2009 | Azerbaijan - Slovakia | 6 - 0 | Baku, Azerbaijan |
| 10-Oct-2009 | Bosnia - Monaco | 23 - 8 | Kamberovica polje, Zenica, Bosnia |
| 07-Nov-2009 | Azerbaijan - Bosnia | 5 - 16 | Olympic Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan |
| 14-Nov-2009 | Monaco - Cyprus | 5 - 44 | Menton, France |
| 30-Jan-2010 | Azerbaijan - Monaco | 6 - 0 1 | Olympic Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan |
| 06-Mar-2010 | Cyprus - Azerbaijan | 50 - 0 | Paphos Paphos Paphos , sometimes referred to as Pafos, is a coastal city in the southwest of Cyprus and the capital of Paphos District. In antiquity, two locations were called Paphos: Old Paphos and New Paphos. The currently inhabited city is New Paphos. It lies on the Mediterranean coast, about west of the... , Cyprus |
| 27-Mar-2010 | Cyprus - Bosnia | 15 - 0 | Paphos, Cyprus |
1 Monaco forfeited the match due to player illness; Azerbaijan received a 6-0 win, and Monaco were given a point for the loss.
See also
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