2004–2006 European Nations Cup Third Division
# 2004–2006 European Nations Cup Third Division

The 2004–2006 European Nations Cup was the fifth edition of the newly reformed European Championship for tier 2 & 3 Rugby Union Nations.

First division was played with a regular tournament.

In 2004–05 Season, the team of second and third division play the first two round of European qualification for RWC 2007

The team defeated in the first round and two new teams (Azerbaijan) and Armenia) played a "challenge", that wasn't completed.

In 2005–06 a tournament was regularly played by the team excluded from third round of European qualification for RWC 2007

## Pool A

The highest level was the Pool "A", with five teams, the best runner-up of RWC qualification

* Austria
* Denmark
* Latvia
* Sweden
* Switzerland

### Table

| Place | Nation | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Table points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Place | Nation | played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | Table points |
| 1 | Latvia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 18 | +68 | 12 |
| 2 | Sweden | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 28 | +39 | 10 |
| 3 | Switzerland | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 87 | −53 | 8 |
| 4 | Denmark | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 37 | −13 | 6 |
| 5 | Austria | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 59 | −41 | 4 |

* Latvia promoted to division 2
* Austria relegated to group B

### Results

* 5 November 2005

| Sweden | 16–4 | Denmark |
| - | - | - |

* Helsingborg
* 22 October 2005

| Latvia | 18–5 | Sweden |
| - | - | - |

* Riga
* 26 November 2005

| Latvia | 42–6 | Switzerland |
| - | - | - |

* Riga
* 3 December 2005

| Switzerland | 8–7 | Denmark |
| - | - | - |

* Avusy
* 1 April 2006

| Denmark | 0–8 | Latvia |
| - | - | - |

* Odense
* 8 April 2006

| Denmark | 13–5 | Austria |
| - | - | - |

* Fredericia
* 22 April 2006

| Sweden | 35–3 | Switzerland |
| - | - | - |

* Göteborg
* 29 April 2006

| Austria | 3–11 | Sweden |
| - | - | - |

* Wien
* 6 May 2006

| Austria | 3–17 | Switzerland |
| - | - | - |

* Wien
* 20 May 2006

| Latvia | 18–7 | Austria |
| - | - | - |

* Riga

## Pool B-C playoff

Preliminary play off was played between 6 team in two round, with two worst team of RWC 2007 qualification admitted to second round

### First round

* 16 April 2005

| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 36–17 | Azerbaijan |
| - | - | - |

* Zenica
* 30 April 2005

| Azerbaijan | 11–8 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| - | - | - |

* Baku
* 7 May 2005

| Israel | 15–47 | Armenia |
| - | - | - |

* Yerevan
* 11 June 2005

| Armenia | 31–12 | Israel |
| - | - | - |

* Yerevan

### Second round

* 24 September 2005

| Hungary | 24–9 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| - | - | - |

* Esztergom
* 1 October 2005

| Luxembourg | 12–39 | Armenia |
| - | - | - |

* Cessange

## Pool B

The middle level was the Pool "B", with five teams:

* Armenia
* Bulgaria
* Lithuania
* Slovenia
* Hungary

### Table

| Place | Nation | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Table points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Place | Nation | played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | Table points |
| 1 | Armenia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 42 | +99 | 12 |
| 2 | Hungary | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 67 | 64 | +3 | 8 |
| 3 | Lithuania | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 94 | 69 | +25 | 8 |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 61 | 158 | −97 | 6 |
| 5 | Slovenia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 54 | 84 | −30 | 6 |

* Armenia promoted to group A
* Slovenia relegated to group C

### Results

* 8 October 2005

| Slovenia | 12–15 | Hungary |
| - | - | - |

* Ljubliana
* 29 October 2005

| Lithuania | 65–12 | Bulgaria |
| - | - | - |

* Vilnius
* 11 November 2005

| Armenia | 57–17 | Bulgaria |
| - | - | - |

* Romans
* 26 November 2005

| Bulgaria | 27–14 | Slovenia |
| - | - | - |

* Sofia
* 22 April 2006

| Bulgaria | 5–22 | Hungary |
| - | - | - |

* Sofia
* 29 April 2006

| Hungary | 13–24 | Armenia |
| - | - | - |

* Esztergom
* 6 May 2006

| Slovenia | 22–0 | Lithuania |
| - | - | - |

* Ljubliana
* 13 May 2006

| Armenia | 42–6 | Slovenia |
| - | - | - |

* Budapest
* 27 May 2006

| Hungary | 17–23 | Lithuania |
| - | - | - |

* Budapest
* 4 June 2006

| Lithuania | 6–18 | Armenia |
| - | - | - |

* Šiauliai

## Pool C

Participating:

* Azerbaijan
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Israel
* Luxembourg
* Norway

### Table

| Place | Nation | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Table points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Place | Nation | played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | Table points |
| 1 | Norway | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 49 | +71 | 12 |
| 2 | Luxembourg | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 38 | +40 | 10 |
| 3 | Israel | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 97 | 52 | +45 | 8 |
| 4 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 67 | 104 | −37 | 6 |
| 5 | Azerbaijan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 139 | −119 | 4 |

* Norway promoted to group B
* Azerbaijan relegated to group D

## Group D

* 14 May 2006

| Greece | 12–17 | Finland |
| - | - | - |

* Athens
* 28 May 2006

| Finland | 27–0 | Greece |
| - | - | - |

* Helsinki
* Finland Promoted to pool C
