2012–14 European Nations Cup First Division

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.

2012–14 European Nations Cup
Date2012–2014
CountriesDivision 1A:
 Belgium
 Georgia
 Portugal
 Romania
 Russia
 Spain
Division 1B:
 Czech Republic
 Germany
 Moldova
 Poland
 Sweden
 Ukraine
Final positions
Champions Georgia (2013, 2014)
Antim Cup Georgia (2013, 2014)
Tournament statistics
Matches playedDivision 1A: 30
Division 1B: 30
Top scorer(s)Division 1A:
Florin Vlaicu (58)
Division 1B:
Oleg Kosariev (30)
Most triesDivision 1A:
Gonçalo Foro
Igor Klyuchnikov
Tedore Zibzibadze (2)
Division 1B:
Ian Gowland (3)

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 They have been replaced by Sweden who won promotion from Division 2A.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.

2015 Rugby World Cup qualifying
Main article: 2015 Rugby World Cup – Europe qualification

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.

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

Table
ENC 2013 champions
Place Nation Games Points Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost Bonus For Against Diff
1 Georgia (17) 5410113561+7419
2 Romania (19) 5410111465+4919
3 Russia (20) 53022110116−614
4 Portugal (22) 511317596−217
5 Belgium (21) 5014392131−395
6 Spain (18) 5023172129−575

Pre-tournament IRB rankings in parentheses

Games

[3]

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 Pen: Jaime Nava de Olano 14'
Drop: Jaime Nava de Olano (2) 45', 54'
Sochi 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'
Sochi 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'
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'
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)

Table
ENC 2014 champions
Place Nation Games Points Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost Bonus For Against Diff
1 Georgia 5500215145+10622
2 Romania 5401312841+8719
3 Russia 53022109133−2414
4 Spain 5203287114−2710
5 Portugal 5104170126−565
6 Belgium 5005142128−861

Games

[5]

1 February 2014
Romania  24–0  Portugal
Try: Rădoi, Gal
Con: Vlaicu (1)
Pen: Vlaicu (4)
Cluj Arena, Cluj
Attendance: 5,000
1 February 2014
Spain  25–28  Russia
1 February 2014
Georgia  35–0  Belgium
8 February 2014
Portugal  9–34  Georgia
8 February 2014
Russia  3–34  Romania
Pen: Kushnarev
 Try: Burcea, Lucaci, Dumitru, Manole
Con: Vlaicu (3), Calafeteanu
Pen: Vlaicu (2)
Nebug
8 February 2014
Spain  11–6  Belgium
22 February 2014
Georgia  36–10  Russia
Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi
Attendance: 54,000
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 (rugby union) (2)
 Try: Gonçalo Uva, Carl Murray
Pen: Pedro Avila (3)
8 March 2014
Spain  17–24  Georgia
8 March 2014
Russia  34–18  Portugal
8 March 2014
Romania  29–10  Belgium
15 March 2014
Georgia  22–9  Romania
Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi
Attendance: 25,517
Referee: Luke Pearce (England)
15 March 2014
Portugal  24–28  Spain
15 March 2014
Belgium  20–34  Russia

Table 2013–2014
Relegated to Division 1B
Place Nation Games Points Bonus
points		 Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff
1 Georgia 10910286106+180341
2 Romania 10811242106+136438
3 Russia 10604219249−30428
4 Spain 10226159243−84315
5 Portugal 10217145222−77212
6 Belgium 10019134259−12546
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

Table
2013 champions
Place Nation Games Points Bonus
points		 Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1 Germany (31) 540119189+102420
2 Moldova (34) 5302119136−17315
3 Poland (28) 53029571+24113
4 Sweden (38) 5302122130−8113
5 Ukraine (30) 52031221220210
6 Czech Republic (40) 500556157−10111

Pre-tournament rankings in parentheses

Games

[6]

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, Ricany
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)
Odessa
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)
1 June 2013
Sweden  19–11  Poland

Season 2013–14
2014 champions
Place Nation Games Points Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost Bonus For Against Difference
1 Germany 5401320791+11619
2 Moldova 5401314892+5619
3 Ukraine 53022105105014
4 Czech Republic 5203286153−6710
5 Poland 52031113112+19
6 Sweden 5005071177−1061

Games

[7]

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)
19 October 2013
Sweden  11–17  Czech Republic
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'
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'
Kiev
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)
9 November 2013
Moldova  50–20  Sweden
9 November 2013
Germany  43–13  Poland
Try: Widiker (2) 16' m, 32' m
Parkinson 24' c
Jordaan 38' c
Szczesny 52' c
Nostadt 67' c
Mai 74' m
Con: Parkinson (4/7)
 Try: Gask 80' c
Con: Banaszek (1/1)
Pen: Banaszek (2) 2', 9'
16 November 2013
Moldova  30–15  Germany
16 November 2013
Czech Republic  10–17  Ukraine
5 April 2014
Germany  76–12  Czech Republic
5 April 2014
Poland  12–21  Moldova
12 April 2014
Moldova  28–8  Ukraine
26 April 2014
Czech Republic  37–19  Moldova
Prague
Attendance: 800
26 April 2014
Sweden  20–45  Germany
26 April 2014
Ukraine  29–28  Poland

Table 2012–2014
Promoted to Division 1A
Relegated to Division 2A
Place Nation Games Points Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost Bonus For Against Diff
1 Germany 108027398180+21839
2 Moldova 107036267228+3934
3 Ukraine 105054227227024
4 Poland 105052208183+2522
5 Sweden 103072193307−11414
6 Czech Republic 102083142310−16811

See also

References
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  2. FIRA-AER – New bonus point system Archived 3 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine FIRA-AER website, published: 15 November 2010, accessed: 15 February 2011
  3. "ENC 1A 1st Leg". FIRA-AER. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  4. Appointed referee and assistant referees were unable to make it Tbilisi in time for kick off – local officials used for this match.
  5. "ENC 1A 1st Leg". FIRA-AER. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  6. "ENC 1B 1st Leg". FIRA-AER. Archived from the original on 24 August 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
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