2012–2014 European Nations Cup Third Division Explained

The 2012–14 European Nations Cup Third Division is the fourth tier of rugby union in Europe behind the Six Nations Championship and the 2012-2014 European Nations Cup First Division and the 2012–14 European Nations Cup Second Division.

This will be the first tournament for Turkey, while returning from the 2010-2012 European Nations Cup Third Division are Slovakia and Azerbaijan. The winning team will be promoted to Division 2D of the European Nations Cup for the 2014–2016 cup.^[1]

This tournament, unlike the 1st and 2nd division tournaments, does not form part of the 2015 Rugby World Cup qualification system.

Division 3A

Table

Place	Nation	Games	Points	Table points
played	won	drawn	lost	bonus	for	against	difference
1		2	2	0	0	2	87	9	+78	10
2		2	1	0	1	0	31	50	−19	4
3		2	0	0	2	0	19	78	−59	0

Games^[2] --------

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Table

Place	Nation	Games	Points	Table points
played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference
1		2	2	0	0	86	6	+80	10
2		2	1	0	1	21	65	−44	5
3		2	0	0	2	13	49	−36	0

Games--------

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Table

Place	Nation	Games	Points	Table points
played	won	drawn	lost	bonus	for	against	difference
1		4	4	0	0	4	173	15	+158	20
2		4	2	0	2	0	52	115	−63	10
3		4	0	0	4	0	32	127	−95	0

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Web site: ENC Structure 2012–2014. FIRA AER. 2012-09-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20120823002158/http://www.fira-aer-rugby.com/competition-45.htm. 2012-08-23. dead.
Web site: ENC 3 First Leg. FIRA AER. 2012-09-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20121018100748/http://www.fira-aer-rugby.com/group-131.htm. 2012-10-18. dead.