The 2012–14 European Nations Cup First Division is the premier rugby union competition below the Six Nations Championship in Europe. It is divided into two tiers; Division 1A and Division 1B.
| Date | 2012–2014 |
|---|---|
| Countries | Division 1A: Belgium Georgia Portugal Romania Russia SpainDivision 1B:  Czech Republic Germany Moldova Poland Sweden Ukraine |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Georgia (2013, 2014) |
| Antim Cup | Georgia (2013, 2014) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | Division 1A: 30 Division 1B: 30 |
| Top scorer(s) | Division 1A: Florin Vlaicu (58) Division 1B: Oleg Kosariev (30) |
| Most tries | Division 1A: Gonçalo Foro Igor Klyuchnikov Tedore Zibzibadze (2) Division 1B: Ian Gowland (3) |
← 2010–12 2014–16 → | |
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.[1]
The competition has been slightly altered for the 2012–14 edition. The top tier Division 1A has seen the relegation of Ukraine to Division 1B. They have been replaced with Belgium, who finished at the top of Division 1B in the 2010–12 season. The bottom tier division 1B has seen the relegation of the Netherlands to the European Nations Cup Second Division. They have been replaced by Sweden who won promotion from Division 2A.
The champions of 1B will be promoted to Division 1A for the 2015–16 season, while the last placed team in each division will be relegated.
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2015 Rugby World Cup qualifying
As with the 2008–2010 tournament, this edition will also serve a role in the qualification process for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
The top two teams at the end of the overall ENC Division 1A 2013–14 tournament will qualify directly for the 2015 Rugby World Cup. The third placed team will enter a playoff series against the champions of Division 1B and the leaders of the four levels of the ENC Second Division as of the end of the 2012–2013 season. The winner of this playoff will advance to the repechage playoff against teams from other continents.
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Format
Table points are determined as follows:[2]
- 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
Division 1A
2013
Table
| ENC 2013 champions |
Pre-tournament IRB rankings in parentheses
Games
| 2 February 2013 |
| Portugal | 13–19 | Romania |
| Try: Julien Bardy 63' Con: Pedro Leal Pen: Pedro Leal (2) 24', 69' | Team Sheet | Try: Eugen Căpăţână 75' Con: Florin Vlaicu Pen: Florin Vlaicu (4) 5', 29', 35', 51' |
| Estádio Universitário de Lisboa, Lisbon Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Neil Hennessy (Wales) |
| 2 February 2013 |
| Russia | 13–9 | Spain |
| Try: Mikhail Babaev 11' Con: Igor Klyuchnikov (1/1) Pen: Igor Klyuchnikov (2) 59', 71' | Team Sheet[permanent dead link] | Pen: Jaime Nava de Olano 14' Drop: Jaime Nava de Olano (2) 45', 54' |
| Slava Metreveli Central Stadium, Sochi Attendance: 400 Referee: David Willinson (Ireland) |
| 2 February 2013 |
| Belgium | 13–17 | Georgia |
| Try: Alain Miriallakis 25' Con: Alan Williams Pen: Alan Williams (2) 39', 43' | Team Sheet | Try: Mamuka Gorgodze 50' Levan Chilachava 71' Con: Merab Kvirikashvili (2/2) Pen: Merab Kvirkashvili 27' |
| King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels Referee: Matteo Liperini (Italy) |
| 9 February 2013 |
| Georgia | 25–12 | Portugal |
| Try: Lasha Khmaladze 3' Tedore Zibzibadze (2) 64', 79' Con: Merab Kvirikashvili (2) Pen: Merab Kvirikashvili (2) 59', 72' | Team Sheet | Pen: Pedro Leal (4) 8', 55' 60', 70' |
| Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi Referee: Gia Amirkhanashvili (Georgia)[4] |
| 9 February 2013 |
| Romania | 29–14 | Russia |
| Try: Robert Dascălu 58' Florin Vlaicu 79' Con: Florin Vlaicu (2) Pen: Florin Vlaicu (5) 7', 38', 44', 71', 75' | Team Sheet | Try: Dmitry Gerasimov 15' Pen: Igor Klyuchnikov (3) 13', 40', 71' |
| Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Luke Pearce (England) |
| 9 February 2013 |
| Belgium | 21–21 | Spain |
| Try: Julien Berger 23' Guillaume Piron 50' Con: Alan Williams Pen: Alan Williams (3) 1', 7', 75' | Team Sheet | Try: Matías Tudela Perret 4' Jaike Carter 71' Con: Corey Smith Pen: Corey Smith (3) 38', 57', 64' |
| King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels Referee: Stephan Pomarede (France) |
| 23 February 2013 |
| Russia | 9–23 | Georgia |
| Pen: Igor Klyuchnikov (2) 6', 66' Sergey Sugrobov 76' | Try: Viktor Kolelishvili 60' Davit Kubriashvili 80' Con: Merab Kvirikashvili (2) 60', 80' Pen: Merab Kvirikashvili (3) 11', 25', 71' |
| Slava Metreveli Central Stadium, Sochi Referee: Laurent Cardona (France) |
| 23 February 2013 |
| Spain | 15–25 | Romania |
| Try: Lionel Pardo 46' César Sempere 78' Con: Corey Simpson 46' Pen: Corey Simpson 19' | Team Sheet | Try: Cătălin Fercu 22' Con: Florin Vlaicu 22' Pen: Florin Vlaicu (6) 6', 12', 17', 29', 49', 67' |
| Las Mestas, Gijón Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Giuseppe Vivarini (Italy) |
| 23 February 2013 |
| Portugal | 18–12 | Belgium |
| Try: Gonçalo Foro (2) 17', 61' Con: Pedro Leal 62' Pen: Pedro Leal (2) 6', 76' | Pen: Alan Williams (4) 4', 8', 40', 70' |
| Lisbon Referee: Vlad Iordăchescu (Romania) |
| 9 March 2013 |
| Georgia | 61–18 | Spain |
| Try: Dimitri Basilaia (2) 22', 63' Merab Sharikadze 26' Lasha Khmaladze 33' Irakli Machkhaneli 46' Vasil Kakovin 49' Tamaz Mchedlidze (2) 69', 79' Con: Merab Kvirikashvili (4) Beka Tsiklauri (2) Pen: Merab Kvirikashvili (3) 8', 21', 31' | Team Sheet | Try: Matías Tudela Perret 57' Jaike Christian Carter 67' Con: Corey Noel Simpson |
| Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi Referee: Stuart Gaffikin (Ireland) |
| 9 March 2013 |
| Portugal | 23–31 | Russia |
| Try: Aderito Esteves 55' Pen: Pedro Leal (3) 4', 17', 32' Samuel Marques (3) 21', 30', 38' | Team Sheet | Try: Vladimir Ostroushko 22' Kirill Kulemin 45' Andrey Temnov 48' Vasily Artemyev 65' Con: Sergey Yanyushkin (3) Sergey Sugrobov Pen: Sergey Yanyushkin 8' |
| Estádio Universitário de Lisboa, Lisbon Referee: J. P. Matheu (France) |
| 9 March 2013 |
| Belgium | 14–32 | Romania |
| Try: Thomas Demolder 64' Pen: Alan Williams (3) 2', 29', 39' | Team Sheet | Try: Andrei Radoi 3' Penalty try 35' Mihai Macovei 41' Ionut Dimofte 55' Con: Florian Vlaicu (3) Pen: Florian Vlaicu 14' Ionut Dimofte 71' |
| King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels Referee: Andy Ireland (Scotland) |
| 16 March 2013 |
| Romania | 9–9 | Georgia |
| Pen: Florian Vlaicu (3) 15', 20' 52' | Team Sheet | Pen: Merab Kvirikashvili (3) 7', 30', 44' |
| Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest Referee: Ian Davies (Wales) |
| 16 March 2013 |
| Spain | 9–9 | Portugal |
| Pen: Corey Simpson (2) 10', 80' Jaime Nava Olana 16' | Team Sheet | Pen: Pedro Leal (2) 46', 69' Samuel Marques 62' |
| Estadio San Lázaro, Santiago de Compostela Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Cedric Marchat (France) |
| 16 March 2013 |
| Russia | 43–32 | Belgium |
| Try: Victor Gresev 7' Kirill Kulemin (2) 21', 66' Penalty try 36' Dmitry Gerasimov 48' Andrey Temnov 53' Grigory Tsnobiladze 80+3' Con: Igor Klyuchnikov (4) | Team Sheet | Try: Alain Miriallakis 17' Cyril Nana 62' Julien Berger 69' Penalty try 80' Con: Carlos Fierro (3) Pen: Carlos Fierro (2) 11', 38' |
| Sochi Central Stadium, Sochi Referee: Claudio Blessano (Italy) |
2014
Table
| ENC 2014 champions |
Games
| 1 February 2014 |
| Romania | 24–0 | Portugal |
| Try: Rădoi, Gal Con: Vlaicu (1) Pen: Vlaicu (4) |
| Cluj Arena, Cluj Attendance: 5,000 |
| 8 February 2014 |
| Russia | 3–34 | Romania |
| Pen: Kushnarev | Try: Burcea, Lucaci, Dumitru, Manole Con: Vlaicu (3), Calafeteanu Pen: Vlaicu (2) |
| Nebug |
| 22 February 2014 |
| Romania | 32–6 | Spain |
| Try: I.Dumitru (2), V. Calafeteanu, Penalty try Con: F. Vlaicu (3) Pen: F. Vlaicu (2) | Pen: Malie (2) |
| Cluj Arena, Cluj Attendance: 6,000 |
| 22 February 2014 |
| Belgium | 6–19 | Portugal |
| Pen: Alan Williams (2) | Try: Gonçalo Uva, Carl Murray Pen: Pedro Avila (3) |
| Brussels |
| 15 March 2014 |
| Georgia | 22–9 | Romania |
| Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi Attendance: 25,517 Referee: Luke Pearce (England) |
Table 2013–2014
| Relegated to Division 1B |
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Bonus points |
Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | ||||
| 1 | Georgia |
10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 286 | 106 | +180 | 3 | 41 |
| 2 | Romania |
10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 242 | 106 | +136 | 4 | 38 |
| 3 | Russia |
10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 219 | 249 | −30 | 4 | 28 |
| 4 | Spain |
10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 159 | 243 | −84 | 3 | 15 |
| 5 | Portugal |
10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 145 | 222 | −77 | 2 | 12 |
| 6 | Belgium |
10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 134 | 259 | −125 | 4 | 6 |
| Points were awarded to the teams as follows: Win – 4 points Draw – 2 points 4 or more tries – 1 point Loss within 7 points – 1 point Loss greater than 7 points – 0 points | ||||||||||
Division 1B
2012–13
Table
| 2013 champions |
Pre-tournament rankings in parentheses
Games
| 6 October 2012 |
| Czech Republic | 3–29 | Poland |
| Drop: Petr Čížek 8' | Report | Try: Romuald Berthe 23' Alexandre Beccuau 28' Con: David Chartier (2) Pen: David Chartier (5) 3', 6', 20', 34', 40' |
| Fiat Arena - Stadion Josefa Kohouta, Říčany Referee: J. P. Matheu (France) |
| 20 October 2012 |
| Sweden | 10–22 | Ukraine |
| Try: Robin Fransson 64' Con: Dustin Eaton Pen: Robin Fransson 20' | Report | Try: Oleksandr Lomakin 42' Con: Oleg Kosariev Pen: Oleg Kosariev (5) 8', 15' 28' 40', 47' |
| Stockholm Attendance: 750 Referee: Pedro Murinello (Portugal) |
| 27 October 2012 |
| Sweden | 54–6 | Moldova |
| Try: Thomas Arvidsson (2) 14', 80' Ian Gowland (3) 61', 68', 78' Lee Sandberg 73' Simon Pierce 75' Con: Robin Fransson (5) Pen: Robin Fransson (3) 34', 40+1', 65' | Report | Pen: Mihai Golubenco (2) 21', 47' |
| Stockholm Referee: Igotz Gallastegi (Spain) |
| 27 October 2012 |
| Germany | 46–28 | Ukraine |
| Try: Sean Armstrong 7' Manuel Wilhelm 14' Robert May (2) 21', 68' Benjamin Simm 56' Raynor Parkinson 78' Con: Raynor Parkinson (5) Pen: Raynor Parkinson (2) 34', 52' | Report | Try: Oleg Lytvynenko 24' Oleg Kosariev 35' Serhii Sukhikh 47' Vladyslav Hrabovskyy 63' Con: Oleg Kosariev (4) |
| Sportsclub Siemensstadt, Berlin Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Robert Diaconescu (Romania) |
| 3 November 2012 |
| Poland | 22–13 | Germany |
| Try: Michał Krużycki 32' Con: David Chartier Pen: David Chartier (5) 50', 66', 74', 79', 80+2' | Report | Try: Sean Armstrong 20' Con: Raynor Parkinson Pen: Raynor Parkinson (2) 58', 80' |
| Gdańsk Referee: Pikovkhin (Russia) |
| 10 November 2012 |
| Czech Republic | 18–22 | Sweden |
| Try: Vojtěch Havel 3' Vojtěch Mára 9' Con: Petr Čížek Pen: Petr Čížek 36' Martin Schneider 68' | Report | Try: Robin Fransson 6' Con: Robin Fransson Pen: Robin Fransson (2) 19', 44' Dustin Eaton (3) 70', 72', 79' |
| Stadion RC Tatra Smíchov, Prague Referee: Ken Lambrechts (Belgium) |
| 17 November 2012 |
| Germany | 32–14 | Moldova |
| Try: Kehoma Brenner 19' Kieran Manawatu (2) 22', 68' Damien Tussac 31' Con: Raynor Parkinson (3) Pen: Raynor Parkinson (2) 44', 52' | Report | Try: Andrei Romanov 46' Maxim Cobilas 61' Con: Mihai Golubenco (2) |
| Fritz-Grunebaum-Sportpark, Heidelberg Referee: Claudio Blessano (Italy) |
| 17 November 2012 |
| Ukraine | 42–15 | Czech Republic |
| Try: Oleksyi Novokreshcheno 3' Ievgen Chalka 51' Vitalii Krasnodemskyi 79' Con: Pavlo Masiukov (3) Pen: Pavlo Masiukov (6) 21', 33', 44', 46', 64', 69' Drop: Sergiy Tserkovniy 60' | Report | Pen: Petr Čížek (5) 6', 13', 40', 54', 57' |
| Meteor Dnepropetrovsk, Dnipro Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania) |
| 9 March 2013 |
| Czech Republic | 8–27 | Germany |
| Try: Pavel Vokrouhlík 38' Pen: Petr Čížek 52' | Report | Try: Pieter Jordaan (2) 7', 36' Sean Armstrong 42' Marten Strauch 49' Con: Raynor Parkinson (2) Pen: Raynor Parkinson 47' |
| Prague Attendance: 500 Referee: Vlad Iordachescu (Romania) |
| 16 March 2013 |
| Moldova | 37–12 | Czech Republic |
| Try: Victor Arhip 9' Dumitru Vasilachi 12' Veaceslav Titica (3) 42', 52', 64' Sergiu Castravet 57' unknown 78' Con: Mihai Golubenco | Report | Try: Lukáš Macháček 11' Michal Jirman 80+1' Con: Václav Jursík |
| Chișinău Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Andrea Spadoni (Italy) |
Goalpost crossbars were fixed at 4m, instead of 3m.
| 30 March 2013 |
| Poland | 13–12 | Ukraine |
| Try: Alexander Beccau 75' Con: David Chatier Pen: David Chatier (2) 9', 80+2' | Report | Try: Vitalii Krasnodemskyi 5' Vitalii Kramarenko 10' Con: Pavlo Masiukov |
| Gdynia Referee: Lloyd Linton (Scotland) |
| 6 April 2013 |
| Germany | 73–17 | Sweden |
| Try: Manuel Wilhelm (2) 5', 32' Alexander Hug 28' Marten Strauch 34' Kieran Manawatu 40' Raynor Parkinson 56' Clemens von Grumbkow 59' Lars Eckert 69' Kehoma Brenner 73' Robert Mohr 80' Con: Raynor Parkinson (10) Drop: Raynor Parkinson 65' | Report | Try: Simon Pierce 53' Ian Gowland 66' Tim Johansson 78' Con: Robin Fransson |
| Hamburg Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Pedro Montoya (Spain) |
| 7 April 2013 |
| Ukraine | 18–38 | Moldova |
| Try: Taras Marchenko 32' Ruslan Radchuk 73' Con: Mykola Deliyergiev Pen: Sergiy Tserkovniy 4' Mykola Deliyergiev 40' | Report | Try: Dumitru Arhip (2) 13', 27' Vadim Cobilas 17' Veaceslav Titica 53' Alexandru Bulgac 56' Stefan Leca 79' Con: Octavian Manoli (4) |
| Odesa Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania) |
| 13 April 2013 |
| Moldova | 24–20 | Poland |
| Try: Maxim Cobilas 15' Dumitru Arhip 34' Nicolae Chirila 53' Oleg Prepelita 71' Con: Octavian Manoli (2) | Report | Try: Alexander Beccau 29' Krzysztof Hotowski 66' Con: David Chatier (2) Pen: David Chatier (2) |
| Chișinău |
Season 2013–14
| 2014 champions |
Games
| 7 September 2013 |
| Poland | 30–9 | Sweden |
| Try: Mateusz Bartoszek 9' Lukasz Szostek 39' Szymon Sirocki 80' Con: Dawid Banaszek (3) 9', 39', 80' Pen: Dawid Banaszek (3) 25', 68', 72' | Report[8] | Pen: Robin Fransson (3) 28', 33', 58' |
| Stadion Polonii, Warsaw Referee: Maxime Burlet (Belgium) |
| 12 October 2013 |
| Poland | 30–10 | Czech Republic |
| Try: Robert Pawelec 68' Michal Kruzycki 70' Con: Dawid Banaszek 70' Pen: Dawid Banaszek (5) 4', 16', 39', 53', 60' Tomasz Gasik 27' | Try: Robert Voves 65' Con: Petr Cizek 65' Pen: Petr Cizek 40' |
| Stadion Polonii, Warsaw Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Frank Himmer (Germany) |
| 26 October 2013 |
| Ukraine | 16–28 | Germany |
| Try: Vyacheslav Ponomarenko 54' Sergiy Tserkovniy 65' Pen: Maksym Tyurikov (2) 12', 29' | Report[9] | Try: Pieter Jordaan 20' Mark Sztyndera (2) 25', 72' Con: Raynor Parkinson (2) 21', 72' Pen: Raynor Parkinson (3) 9', 58', 63' |
| Kharkiv Referee: Vlad Iordăchescu (Romania) |
| 2 November 2013 |
| Ukraine | 35–11 | Sweden |
| Try: Oleg Kosariev (2) 14', 19' Mykola Aleksandriuk 25' Denys Masiukov 37' Viachesl Krasylnyk 70' Con: Oleg Kosariev (5) 15', 20', 26', 38', 71' | Report[10] | Try: Andrew Daish 78' Pen: Niklas Ståhle (2) 28', 35' |
| Kyiv Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania) |
Table 2012–2014
| Promoted to Division 1A |
| Relegated to Division 2A |
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