# 2010–12 European Nations Cup Second Division

The 2010–12 European Nations Cup Second Division is the third tier rugby union in Europe behind the Six Nations Championship and the 2010–12 European Nations Cup First Division.
The second division comprises four pools (2A, 2B, 2C, and 2D). Teams within each division play each other in a home and away round robin schedule over a two-year period.
At the end of each season a champion is declared, but for relegation and promotion only the two years ranking are considered.
The first in the 2010–2012 ranking of each pool will be promoted while last place teams will be relegated. Winners of pool 2A, will be promoted to division 1-pool B for the 2012–14 edition while the last place team in pool 2A will be relegated to pool 2B. Likewise, winners of 2B will be promoted to 2A, last place in 2B will be relegated to 2C, winner of 2C will be promoted to 2B, last place of 2C will be relegated to 2D, winner of 2D will be promoted to 2C and last place of 2D will be relegated to 3; The winner of 3 replacing the relegated 2D team. Additionally, there will be playoff matches between second place teams and fourth place teams between pools. Winners of these playoffs will determine if additional promotions/relegation occur. There will no playoff between the fourth of 2D and the second of 3.

## Division 2A
### Season 2010–2011

* Table
* 2010–11 Champions
| Place | Nation | Games | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Table points |
| Place | Nation | played | won | drawn | lost | Bonus | for | against | difference | Table points |
| 1 | Sweden | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 136 | 77 | +59 | 18 |
| 2 | Lithuania | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 117 | 47 | +70 | 15 |
| 3 | Latvia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 77 | 151 | −74 | 7 |
| 4 | Malta | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 66 | 80 | −14 | 7 |
| 5 | Croatia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 53 | 94 | −41 | 5 |
* Matches

### Season 2011–2012

* Table
* 2011–12 Champions
| Place | Nation | Games | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Table points |
| Place | Nation | played | won | drawn | lost | Bonus | for | against | difference | Table points |
| 1 | Malta | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 80 | 55 | +25 | 13 |
| 2 | Lithuania | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 116 | 78 | +38 | 13 |
| 3 | Sweden | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 99 | 73 | +26 | 11 |
| 4 | Croatia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 109 | 76 | +33 | 11 |
| 5 | Latvia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 141 | −122 | 0 |
* Matches

### Table 2010–12

* Promoted to division 1B
* to play-off
* Relegated for 2012–2014
| Place | Nation | Games | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Table points |
| Place | Nation | played | won | drawn | lost | Bonus | for | against | difference | Table points |
| 1 | Sweden | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 235 | 150 | +85 | 29 |
| 2 | Lithuania | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 233 | 125 | +108 | 28 |
| 3 | Malta | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 146 | 135 | +11 | 20 |
| 4 | Croatia | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 162 | 170 | −8 | 19 |
| 5 | Latvia | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 96 | 292 | −196 | 7 |

## Division 2B
### Season 2010–11

* Table
* 2010–11 Champions
| Place | Nation | Games | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Table points |
| Place | Nation | played | won | drawn | lost | Bonus | for | against | difference | Table points |
| 1 | Switzerland | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 94 | 37 | +57 | 15 |
| 2 | Andorra | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 98 | 53 | +45 | 15 |
| 3 | Slovenia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 75 | 58 | +17 | 9 |
| 4 | Serbia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 71 | 90 | −19 | 9 |
| 5 | Armenia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100 | −100 | 0 |
* Matches

### Season 2011–12

* Table
* 2010–11 Champions
| Place | Nation | Games | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Table points |
| Place | Nation | played | won | drawn | lost | Bonus | for | against | difference | Table points |
| 1 | Switzerland | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 159 | 40 | +119 | 19 |
| 2 | Andorra | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 70 | 35 | +35 | 14 |
| 3 | Serbia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 103 | 36 | +67 | 11 |
| 4 | Slovenia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 152 | −121 | 5 |
| 5 | Armenia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100 | −100 | 0 |

### Table 2010–2012

* Promoted to division 2A
* to play-off
* Relegated for 2012–2014
| Place | Nation | Games | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Table points |
| Place | Nation | played | won | drawn | lost | Bonus | for | against | difference | Table points |
| 1 | Switzerland | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 253 | 77 | +176 | 34 |
| 2 | Andorra | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 168 | 88 | +80 | 29 |
| 3 | Serbia | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 174 | 126 | +48 | 20 |
| 4 | Slovenia | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 106 | 210 | −104 | 14 |
| 5 | Armenia | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 200 | −200 | 0 |

## Division 2C
### Season 2010–11

* Table
* 2010–11 Champions
| Place | Nation | Games | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Table points |
| Place | Nation | played | won | drawn | lost | Bonus | for | against | difference | Table points |
| 1 | Israel | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 77 | 55 | +22 | 12 |
| 2 | Denmark | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 78 | 76 | +2 | 11 |
| 3 | Hungary | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 77 | 65 | +12 | 10 |
| 4 | Austria | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 65 | 67 | −2 | 9 |
| 5 | Norway | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 65 | −34 | 3 |
* Matches
* 16 October 2010
| Hungary | 22–16 | Austria |
* Budapest, Hungary
* 16 October 2010
| Norway | 14–14 | Denmark |
* Oslo, Norway
* 30 October 2010
| Israel | 23–14 | Hungary |
* Wingate Institute, Netanya, Israel
* 6 November 2010
| Denmark | 21–20 | Hungary |
* Odense, Denmark
* 6 November 2010
| Austria | 15–9 | Norway |
* Vienna, Austria
* 9 April 2011
| Israel | 20–11 | Austria |
* Wingate Institute, Netanya, Israel
* 7 May 2011
| Denmark | 27–19 | Israel |
* Odense, Denmark
* 14 May 2011
| Austria | 23–16 | Denmark |
* Vienna, Austria
* 14 May 2011
| Norway | 3–15 | Israel |
* Oslo, Norway
* 4 June 2011
| Hungary | 21–5 | Norway |
* Budapest, Hungary

### Season 2011–12

* Table
* 2011–12 Champions
| Place | Nation | Games | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Table points |
| Place | Nation | played | won | drawn | lost | Bonus | for | against | difference | Table points |
| 1 | Israel | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 109 | 42 | +67 | 18 |
| 2 | Denmark | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 77 | 55 | +22 | 12 |
| 3 | Austria | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 92 | 74 | +18 | 8 |
| 4 | Hungary | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 53 | 117 | −64 | 4 |
| 5 | Norway | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 84 | −43 | 4 |
* Matches
* 15 October 2011
| Denmark | 28–5 | Norway |
* Odense, Denmark
* 22 October 2011
| Austria | 26–28 | Israel |
* Vienna, Austria
* 29 October 2011
| Hungary | 13–21 | Denmark |
* Esztergom, Hungary
* 29 October 2011
| Israel | 22–11 | Norway |
* Wingate Institute, Netanya, Israel
* 5 November 2011
| Austria | 38–7 | Hungary |
* Vienna, Austria
* 21 April 2012
| Hungary | 5–44 | Israel |
* Esztergom, Hungary
* 21 April 2012
| Denmark | 28–22 | Austria |
* Odense, Denmark
* 5 May 2012
| Norway | 11–6 | Austria |
* Oslo, Norway
* 19 May 2012
| Norway | 14–28 | Hungary |
* 2 June 2012
| Israel | 15–0 | Denmark |
* Wingate Institute, Netanya, Israel

### Season 2010–12

* Table
* Promoted to division 2B
* to play-off
* Relegated to division 2D
| Place | Nation | Games | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Table points |
| Place | Nation | played | won | drawn | lost | Bonus | for | against | difference | Table points |
| 1 | Israel | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 186 | 97 | +89 | 30 |
| 2 | Denmark | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 155 | 131 | +24 | 23 |
| 3 | Austria | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 157 | 141 | +16 | 17 |
| 4 | Hungary | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 130 | 182 | −52 | 14 |
| 5 | Norway | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 72 | 149 | −77 | 7 |

## Division 2D
### Season 2010–11

* Table
* 2010–11 Champions
| Place | Nation | Games | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Table points |
| Place | Nation | played | won | drawn | lost | Bonus | for | against | difference | Table points |
| 1 | Cyprus | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 208 | 31 | +177 | 20 |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 95 | −32 | 13 |
| 3 | Greece | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 72 | 87 | −15 | 7 |
| 4 | Finland | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 107 | −66 | 5 |
| 5 | Luxembourg | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 108 | −64 | 4 |
* Matches
* 15 October 2010
| Finland | 10–18 | Luxembourg |
* Jyväskylä, Finland
* 5 November 2010
| Bulgaria | 25–22 | Greece |
* Pernik, Bulgaria
* 13 November 2010
| Luxembourg | 8–18 | Bulgaria |
* Luxembourg
* 20 November 2010
| Greece | 13–33 | Cyprus |
* Athens, Greece
* 12 March 2011
| Cyprus | 55–8 | Bulgaria |
* Paphos, Cyprus
* 26 March 2011
| Cyprus | 70–10 | Finland |
* Paphos, Cyprus
* 2 April 2011
| Greece | 30–18 | Luxembourg |
* Athens, Greece
* 7 May 2011
| Luxembourg | 0–50 | Cyprus |
* Luxembourg
* 14 May 2011
| Bulgaria | 12–10 | Finland |
* Pernik, Bulgaria
* 11 June 2011
| Finland | 11–7 | Greece |
* Helsinki, Finland

### Season 2011–12

* 2011–12 Champions
| Place | Nation | Games | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Table points |
| Place | Nation | played | won | drawn | lost | Bonus | for | against | difference | Table points |
| 1 | Cyprus | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 266 | 20 | +246 | 20 |
| 2 | Greece | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 76 | 100 | −24 | 10 |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 181 | −126 | 9 |
| 4 | Luxembourg | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 64 | 78 | −14 | 9 |
| 5 | Finland | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 120 | −82 | 2 |
* 8 October 2011
| Cyprus | 48–7 | Luxembourg |
* Paphos, Cyprus
* 22 October 2011
| Bulgaria | 19–16 | Luxembourg |
* Pernik, Bulgaria
* 5 November 2011
| Greece | 47–7 | Bulgaria |
* Thessaloniki, Greece
* 12 November 2011
| Greece | 16–6 | Finland |
* Athens, Greece
* 21 April 2012
| Luxembourg | 26–3 | Finland |
* Luxembourg
* 28 April 2012
| Bulgaria | 3–94 | Cyprus |
* Pernik, Bulgaria
* 5 May 2012
| Luxembourg | 15–8 | Greece |
* Luxembourg
* 26 May 2012
| Cyprus | 72–5 | Greece |
* Paphos, Cyprus
* 26 May 2012
| Finland | 24–26 | Bulgaria |
* Turku, Finland
* 9 June 2012
| Finland | 5–52 | Cyprus |
* Helsinki, Finland

### Table 2010–12

* Promoted to Pool 2C
* to play-off
* Relegated to 3rd division
| Place | Nation | Games | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Table points |
| Place | Nation | played | won | drawn | lost | Bonus | for | against | difference | Table points |
| 1 | Cyprus | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 466 | 51 | +405 | 40 |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 118 | 276 | −158 | 21 |
| 3 | Greece | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 148 | 187 | −39 | 17 |
| 4 | Luxembourg | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 108 | 186 | −78 | 13 |
| 5 | Finland | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 79 | 227 | −148 | 7 |
* Due to Armenia dropping out of the European Nations Cup, Finland was not relegated to Division 3.

## Promotion/relegation playoffs
### 2B/2C

* Slovenia chose to accept relegation to Division 2C and forfeited the match.

### 2C/2D

* Due to Armenia dropping out of the European Nations Cup, both teams will play in Division 2C.