2011 Rugby World Cup – Europe qualification explained

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Dateto:5 June 2010
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In the European Regional Rugby World Cup Qualifying, two teams, Georgia and Russia, qualified directly to the World Cup, and Romania, the third place team, entered a playoff against the second place African team, Tunisia.

The Qualification process primarily based around the 2008–2010 European Nations Cup. The top two teams in the 2008-2010 European Nations Cup First Division qualified directly to New Zealand.

The third placed team entered a playoff series against the champions of Division 2A, and the leaders of the remaining divisions (excluding 3D) as of the end of the 2008–2009 season. The winner of this playoff, Romania, entered a playoff to decide the 20th place at Rugby World Cup 2011.

Round 1: European Nations Cup 2008–2010

Division 1

Georgia, the winner of Division 1 qualified for Pool B of Rugby World Cup 2011 as Europe 1, and Russia the runner-up, for Pool C as Europe 2. Romania, the third placed team, entered at Round 5 of Round 2's Playoff Series. Numbers in parentheses indicate world ranking at the start of the tournament.

ENC Champions and Qualified for Rugby World Cup as Europe 1
Qualified for Rugby World Cup as Europe 2
Qualified for Round 2 Europe Playoff Series


PlaceNationGamesPointsTable
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 (16)10811326132+19427
-width=10px bgcolor="#D0E6FF"2 (17)10712291175+11625
3 (19)10613282136+14623
4 (21)10514255149+10621
-width=10px 5 (23)10208145304−15914
6 (26)10001058461−40310
Match Results
width=20%Date width=15%Homewidth=10%Scorewidth=15%Awaywidth=40%Venue
November 8, 200842–15Moscow, Russia
November 15, 200822–11Estadio Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain
February 7, 20095–38Fritz-Grunebaum-Sportpark, Heidelberg, Germany
February 7, 200914–18Estádio Universitário, Lisbon, Portugal
February 7, 200910–19Estadio Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain
February 14, 200920–20Boris Paichadze National Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia
February 14, 20090–22Fritz-Grunebaum-Sportpark, Heidelberg, Germany
February 21, 200944–6Estádio Universitário, Lisbon, Portugal
February 28, 200919–28Stadionul Naţional de Rugby, Bucharest, Romania
February 28, 200911–55Estadio Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain
March 14, 200928–23Boris Paichadze National Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia
March 15, 200924–19Estádio Universitário, Lisbon, Portugal
March 21, 200921–22Stadionul Naţional de Rugby, Bucharest, Romania
March 22, 200921–29Illichivets Stadium, Mariupol, Ukraine
May 2, 20090–53Rudolf-Kalweit-Stadion, Hanover, Germany
February 6, 201014–10Central Stadium, Sochi, Russia
February 6, 201045-27 Stadionul Naţional de Rugby, Bucharest, Romania
February 6, 201077–3Boris Paichadze National Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia
February 13, 201010–16Estádio Universitário, Lisbon, Portugal
February 13, 201020–38Estadio Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain
February 13, 201067–5Stadionul Constructorul Cleopatra, Constanţa, Romania
February 27, 20100–69Kultur- und Sportzentrum Martinsee, Heusenstamm, Germany
February 27, 201017–9Boris Paichadze National Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia
February 27, 201021–21 Central Stadium, Sochi, Russia
March 13, 201015–33Estadio Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain
March 13, 201022–10Stadionul Naţional de Rugby, Bucharest, Romania
March 13, 201048–11Central Stadium, Sochi, Russia
March 20, 20109–20Estádio Universitário, Lisbon, Portugal
March 20, 201036–8Akçaabat Fatih Stadium, Trabzon, Turkey
March 20, 201017–21Fritz-Grunebaum-Sportpark, Heidelberg, Germany
March 27, 201048–3Stadionul Naţional de Rugby, Bucharest, Romania

Division 2A

The winner of the division, Ukraine, qualified for Round 4 of Round 2's Playoff.


Match Results
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October 4, 200812–13Stadion Widzewa, Łódź4,000
November 1, 20089–8King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels5,000
November 15, 20087–13Městský Stadion1,200
November 15, 200820–8Stadionul Dinamo1,500
November 22, 200811–9Tatře Smíchov Stadion800
March 15, 200915–15King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels5,000
March 21, 200920–10Spartak Stadium, Kyiv5,000
May 9, 200932–0Spartak Stadium, Kyiv5,000
May 16, 200928–30Stadionul Dinamo800
May 30, 200914–3Stadion Polonii Warszawa, Warsaw6,000
September 12, 200919–12Spartak Stadium, Kyiv4,000
October 10, 200913–11Spartak Stadium, Kyiv4,000
October 25, 20095–19Městský Stadion6,000
October 31, 200914–3King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels3,000
November 14, 200945–30Stadionul Dinamo1,000
April 3, 201016–19Prague
April 10, 201027–16Říčany
April 24, 201029–8King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels
April 24, 201028–19Stadionul Dinamo
1PostponedMěstský Stadion

1 The match between Poland and Moldova was originally scheduled for April 10, 2010, but was postponed after the death of Poland's president, Lech Kaczyński, earlier that day. The match was moved to January 1, 2011.

Division 2B

The leader of the division at the end of the 2008–2009 season, Netherlands, qualified for Round 3 of Round 2's Playoff.

PlaceNationGamesPointsTable
points
playedwondrawnlostforagainstdifference
1 (41)440011055+5512
2 (45)43017460+1410
3 (54)42026670−48
4 (43)41036473−96
5 (55)400447103−564
Match Results
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October 25, 200821–5Vänersborg300
October 25, 200816–18Paola2,500
November 1, 200818–12Amsterdam1,600
November 1, 20086–9Vänersborg450
November 8, 200810–29Jelgava350
April 18, 200936–24Amsterdam
April 18, 200919–32Riga
April 25, 20099–27Paola2,500
April 25, 200921–13Makarska500
May 2, 200923–13Split1,500

Division 3A

The leader of the division at the end of the 2008–2009 season, Lithuania, qualified for Round 2 of Round 2's Playoff.

PlaceNationGamesPointsTable
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 (37)770019850+14821
2 (UR)8404151154−316
3 (59)830592153−6114
4 (66)7205112173−6111
5 (58)620479102−2310

Armenia were ranked ahead of Serbia and Andorra were ranked ahead of Switzerland based on head-to-head results.

Match Results
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September 13, 20080–41Smederevo100
October 18, 200835–15Abovyan300
November 8, 200810–26Andorra la Vella1,000
November 15, 200833–0Vilnius350
December 6, 200832–7Smederevo
March 14, 200932–9Avusy500
March 21, 200936–10Andorra la Vella150
April 4, 20096–12Nyon
May 2, 200950–9Vilnius400
May 9, 200919–24Abovyan
October 10, 200940–12Siauliai
All four remaining matches were scratched as Lithuania had already won the group.

Division 3B

The leader of the division at the end of the 2008–2009 season, Slovenia, qualified for Round 1 of Round 2's Playoff.

PlaceNationGamesPointsTable
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 (59)44008964+2512
2 (65)430111672+4410
3 (73)42027888−108
4 (81)41035463−96
5 (90)40043181−504
Match Results
width=20%Date width=15%Homewidth=10%Scorewidth=15%Awaywidth=20%Venuewidth=20%Attendance
September 13, 200832–26Ljubljana
September 27, 200815–26Oslo300
October 11, 200811–3Oslo300
October 18, 200839–12Kecskemét500
November 1, 200819–25Odense915
November 8, 20089–18Vienna500
April 11, 200920–18Odense600
April 18, 200925–13Esztergom
April 25, 20096–27Linz
April 25, 200914–10Slovenia1,000

Division 3C

The leader of the division at the end of the 2008–2009 season, Israel, qualified for Round 1 of Round 2's Playoff.

PlaceNationGamesPointsTable
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 (86)440013626+11012
2 (UR)43018067+1310
3 (89)42027372+18
4 (94)41035184−336
5 (95)400447138−914
Match Results
width=20%Date width=15%Homewidth=10%Scorewidth=15%Awaywidth=20%Venuewidth=20%Attendance
October 4, 200819–27Helsinki300
October 11, 200810–12Helsinki250
November 15, 20088 -11Pernik850
November 22, 200810–25Kifissia600
November 29, 200810–18Luxembourg400
March 21, 200930–0Netanya400
April 11, 200941–18Greece3,000
April 25, 200929–10Pernik500
April 25, 200914–17Luxembourg600
May 2, 200970–8Netanya500

Round 2: European Nations Cup Champions Playoff Series

width=1% rowspan=25Match Results
width=5%Date width=10%Homewidth=5%Scorewidth=10%Awaywidth=28%Venuewidth=8%Attendance
Round 1
9-May-200926–19Wingate Institute, Netanya, Israel1,000
Round 2
23-May-20093–19Wingate Institute, Netanya, Israel1,000
Round 3
6-June-20096–3 Vingis Park, Vilnius, Lithuania1,000
Round 4
8-May-201016–27Savivaldybė Stadium, Šiauliai, Lithuania3,500
Round 5
3–33 Spartak Stadium, Kyiv, Ukraine
5-June-201061–7 Stadionul Municipal, Botoşani, Romania

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