The 2008–2010 European Nations Cup (ENC) Third Division (a European rugby union competition for national teams) was contested over two years during which all teams met each other home and away. The Third Division consisted of four levels, which effectively constituted the 5th through 8th levels of European international rugby. The winner of each division was promoted to the next highest division. Due to changes in the competition, the last placed team was not relegated to the next division lower.
The leader of each division (excluding 3D) at the end of the 2008–2009 season received 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.
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 17 April 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.
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This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources 2008 2010 European Nations Cup Third Division news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2019 Learn how and when to remove this message The 2008 2010 European Nations Cup ENC Third Division a European rugby union competition for national teams was contested over two years during which all teams met each other home and away The Third Division consisted of four levels which effectively constituted the 5th through 8th levels of European international rugby The winner of each division was promoted to the next highest division Due to changes in the competition the last placed team was not relegated to the next division lower The leader of each division excluding 3D at the end of the 2008 2009 season received 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 Contents 1 Table Division 3A 2 Matches 3 Table Division 3B 4 Matches 5 Table Division 3C 6 Matches 7 Table Division 3D 8 Matches 9 See alsoTable Division 3A editPromoted to Division 2B for 2010 2012 and qualified for 2011 RWC Qualifying Place Nation Games Points Tablepoints played won drawn lost for against difference 1 nbsp Lithuania 37 7 7 0 0 198 50 220 21 2 nbsp Armenia UR 8 4 0 4 151 154 3 16 3 nbsp Serbia 59 8 3 0 5 92 153 133 14 4 nbsp Andorra 66 8 3 0 5 122 173 51 14 5 nbsp Switzerland 58 7 2 0 5 79 112 33 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 editDate Match Result Venue 2008 09 13 Serbia Armenia 0 41 Smederevo Serbia 2008 10 18 Armenia Switzerland 35 15 Abovyan Armenia 2008 11 08 Andorra Lithuania 10 26 Andorra la Vella Andorra 2008 11 15 Lithuania Switzerland 33 0 Vilnius Lithuania 2008 12 06 Serbia Andorra 32 7 Smederevo Serbia 2009 03 14 Switzerland Andorra 32 9 Bern Switzerland 2009 03 21 Andorra Armenia 36 10 Andorra la Vella Andorra 2009 04 04 Switzerland Serbia 6 12 Nyon Switzerland 2009 05 02 Lithuania Serbia 50 9 Vilnius Lithuania 2009 05 09 Armenia Lithuania 19 24 Abovyan Armenia 2009 10 10 Lithuania Andorra 40 12 Siauliai Lithuania 2009 10 24 Serbia Switzerland 13 8 Belgrade Serbia 2009 10 31 Lithuania Armenia 25 01 Klaipeda Lithuania 2009 11 22 Switzerland Armenia 18 0 Switzerland 2009 11 29 Andorra Serbia 21 7 Andorra la Vella Andorra 2010 04 03 Armenia Andorra 26 17 Abovyan Armenia 2010 04 10 Armenia Serbia 20 19 Abovyan Armenia 2010 04 17 Switzerland Lithuania Postponed2 Switzerland 2010 04 24 Serbia Lithuania 5 773 Serbia 2010 05 08 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 17 April 2010 but was postponed due to the Eyjafjallajokull 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 editPromoted to 3A for 2010 2012 and Qualified for 2011 RWC Qualifying Place Nation Games Points Tablepoints played won drawn lost for against difference 1 nbsp Slovenia 71 8 6 0 2 143 121 22 20 2 nbsp Hungary 64 8 5 0 3 202 146 56 18 3 nbsp Denmark 67 8 4 0 4 149 148 1 16 4 nbsp Norway 78 8 3 0 5 111 130 19 14 5 nbsp Austria 92 8 2 0 6 87 147 60 12Matches editDate Match Result Venue 2008 09 13 Slovenia Hungary 32 26 Ljubljana Slovenia 2008 09 27 Norway Hungary 15 26 Ekebergsletta Oslo Norway 2008 10 11 Norway Austria 11 3 Ekebergsletta Oslo Norway 2008 10 18 Hungary Denmark 39 12 Kecskemet Hungary 2008 11 01 Denmark Slovenia 19 25 Odense Atletikstadion Odense Denmark 2008 11 08 Austria Slovenia 9 18 Hohe Warte Stadium Vienna Austria 2009 04 11 Denmark Norway 20 18 Odense Atletikstadion Odense Denmark 2009 04 18 Hungary Austria 25 13 Esztergom Hungary 2009 04 25 Austria Denmark 6 27 Trauner Stadion Traun Austria 2009 04 25 Slovenia Norway 14 10 Ljubljana Slovenia 2009 10 10 Hungary Slovenia 17 11 Pecs Hungary 2009 10 17 Slovenia Austria 13 15 Ljubljana Slovenia 2009 10 17 Norway Denmark 15 8 Fana stadion Bergen Norway 2009 10 31 Denmark Hungary 27 18 Odense Denmark 2009 11 14 Austria Norway 9 12 Vienna Austria 2010 04 24 Denmark Austria 24 13 Denmark 2010 05 01 Hungary Norway 34 17 Esztergom Hungary 2010 05 15 Slovenia Denmark 14 12 Ljubljana Slovenia 2010 05 15 Austria Hungary 19 17 Vienna Austria 2010 05 22 Norway Slovenia 13 16 Aksla Stadion Alesund NorwayTable Division 3C editPromoted to 3B for 2010 2012 and Qualified for 2011 RWC Qualifying Place Nation Games Points Tablepoints played won drawn lost for against difference 1 nbsp Israel 81 8 8 0 0 257 59 198 24 2 nbsp Greece UR 8 5 0 3 145 141 4 18 3 nbsp Bulgaria 82 8 5 0 3 162 162 0 18 4 nbsp Luxembourg 94 8 2 0 6 96 150 54 12 5 nbsp Finland 95 8 0 0 8 79 227 148 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 editDate Match Result Venue 2008 10 04 Finland Luxembourg 19 27 Helsinki Finland 2008 10 11 Finland Greece 10 12 Helsinki Finland 2008 11 15 Bulgaria Israel 8 11 Pernik Bulgaria 2008 11 22 Greece Israel 10 25 Zirineio Municipal Stadium Kifissia Greece 2008 11 29 Luxembourg Bulgaria 10 18 Stade Josy Barthel Luxembourg Luxembourg 2009 03 21 Israel Luxembourg 30 0 Wingate Institute Netanya Israel 2009 04 11 Greece Bulgaria 41 18 Alexandroupoli Greece 2009 04 25 Bulgaria Finland 29 10 Pernik Bulgaria 2009 04 25 Luxembourg Greece 14 17 Stade Josy Barthel Luxembourg Luxembourg 2009 05 02 Israel Finland 70 8 Wingate Institute Netanya Israel 2009 10 03 Finland Bulgaria 13 36 Myllypuro Helsinki Finland 2009 10 24 Bulgaria Luxembourg 25 12 Pernik Bulgaria 2009 11 07 Luxembourg Finland 9 3 Stade Josy Barthel Luxembourg Luxembourg 2010 02 27 Greece Finland 31 10 Greece 2010 03 13 Greece Luxembourg 17 9 Greece 2010 04 10 Israel Bulgaria 50 10 Wingate Institute Netanya Israel 2010 04 17 Israel Greece 39 0 Wingate Institute Netanya Israel 2010 04 24 Bulgaria Greece 18 15 Pernik Bulgaria 2010 05 01 Luxembourg Israel 17 19 Stade Josy Barthel Luxembourg Luxembourg 2010 06 12 Finland Israel 6 13 Myllypuro Helsinki FinlandTable Division 3D editPromoted to 3C for 2010 2012 Place Nation Games Points Tablepoints played won drawn lost for against difference 1 nbsp Cyprus UR 6 6 0 0 187 17 170 18 2 nbsp Bosnia and Herzegovina 89 6 4 0 2 113 48 65 14 3 nbsp Monaco 92 6 1 0 5 59 153 94 7 4 nbsp Azerbaijan UR 6 1 0 5 27 168 141 5 On 23 September 2009 Slovakia withdrew from the remainder of the competition and their record was expunged Matches editDate Match Result Venue 2008 10 11 Monaco Bosnia 5 50 Stade Val d Anaud Menton France 2008 11 15 Slovakia Bosnia 32 46 Slovakia 2008 11 22 Bosnia Azerbaijan 18 7 Bilino Polje Zenica Bosnia 2008 11 29 Azerbaijan Cyprus 3 37 Sports Academy Stadium Baku Azerbaijan 2008 12 06 Cyprus Monaco 24 3 Episkopi Cyprus 2009 01 31 Monaco Azerbaijan 38 12 Saint Laurent du Var France 2009 03 14 Cyprus Slovakia 33 7 Cyprus 2009 03 21 Slovakia Monaco 11 10 Slovakia 2009 03 21 Bosnia Cyprus 6 8 Zenica Bosnia 2009 05 09 Azerbaijan Slovakia 6 0 Baku Azerbaijan 2009 10 10 Bosnia Monaco 23 8 Kamberovica polje Zenica Bosnia 2009 11 07 Azerbaijan Bosnia 5 16 Olympic Stadium Baku Azerbaijan 2009 11 14 Monaco Cyprus 5 44 Menton France 2010 01 30 Azerbaijan Monaco 6 0 1 Olympic Stadium Baku Azerbaijan 2010 03 06 Cyprus Azerbaijan 50 0 Paphos Cyprus 2010 03 27 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 editEuropean Nations Cup 2008 2010 European Nations Cup First Division 2008 2010 European Nations Cup Second 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