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

2012–13

Table

2012–13 Champions


Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost bonus for against difference
1 Turkey22002879+7810
2 Slovakia210103150−194
3 Azerbaijan200201978−590

Games[2]

11 November 2012 Turkey  34–6  Slovakia Kemer Kazım Gül Stadium, Antalya, Turkey  
Try: Alı Bökey Sürer 2 (5', 62'),
Salım Çavuş 2 (26', 56'),
Kerım Galal (48'),
Bayram Erdener (67')
Con: Alı Bökey Sürer 2
Team Sheet Pen: Michal Kučera (15')
Drop: Michal Kučera (9')
Cards: Jan Pfeifer yellow card 21' to 31',
Petr Kalina yellow card 37' to 47'
Referee: France Frédéric Gracianette

14 November 2012 Slovakia  25–16  Azerbaijan Kemer Kazım Gül Stadium, Antalya, Turkey  
14:00 Try: Andrej Rábara (15'),
Petr Kozubík (40'),
Martin Mihalka (55')
Con: Michal Kučera 2
Pen: Michal Kučera 2 (45', 70')
Team Sheet Try: Renard Aliyev (76')
Con: Eldar Nasrullayev
Pen: Eldar Nasrullayev 3 (6', 25', 53')
Referee: France Frédéric Gracianette

17 November 2012 Turkey  53–3  Azerbaijan Kemer Kazım Gül Stadium, Antalya, Turkey  
14:00 Try: Zakir Kalabas 3 (12', 30', 47'),
Ogun Boz (15'),
Ramazan Kilickaya (31'),
Mustafa Kurt (36'),
Alper Topal (44'),
Alı Bökey Sürer (57')
Con: Alı Bökey Sürer 5
Pen: Alı Bökey Sürer (7')
Team Sheet Pen: Eldar Nasrullayev (18')
Cards: Parvin Keygubadi yellow card 9' to 19',
Ilgar Gubadov yellow card 28' to 38',
Ibraham Abzotov yellow card 35' to 45'
Referee: France Frédéric Gracianette

Game was stopped after 65 minutes due to fights breaking out between players from Azerbaijan and local crowd.[3]


2013–14

Table

2013–14 Champions


Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 Turkey2200866+8010
2 Slovakia21012165−445
3 Azerbaijan20021349−360

Games

17 November 2013 Slovakia  18–10  Azerbaijan Bratislava, Slovakia  
14:00 Try: Marek Ujček (65'c),
Sam Morgan (78')
Con: Daniel Puha
Pen: Daniel Puha 2 (6', 37')
Team Sheet Try: Turel Useynov (34'),
Ilqar Gubadov (44')
Cards: Rauf Mahmudla yellow card 19' to 29'
Referee: Hungary Csaba Priskin

20 November 2013 Turkey  31–3  Azerbaijan Bratislava, Slovakia  
14:00 Try: Erkut Levent Durmuş 2 (2'c, 10'),
Yasin Bakar (35'),
Mert Zapçı (40'c),
Zakir Kalabaş (45'c)
Con: Ali Bökeyhan Sürer 3
Cards: Toygun Yıldırım yellow card 21' to 31'
Team Sheet Drop: Ilqar Gubadov (28') Referee: Czech Republic Štepán Cekal

23 November 2013 Slovakia  3–55  Turkey Bratislava, Slovakia  
14:00 Pen: Daniel Puha (11')
Cards: Pavel Kozubík yellow card 58' to 68'
Team Sheet Try: Muhammet Bozkurt 3 (14'c, 17', 40'c),
Ali Bökeyhan Sürer 2 (25', 63'),
Mert Zabçı 2 (37'c, 52'),
İbrahim Demircan (47'c),
Zakir Kalabaş (80'+5'c)
Con: Ali Bökeyhan Sürer 5
Cards: Ogün Boz yellow card 80' to 80'
Referee: Czech Republic Matej Razga

2012–2014

Table

Promoted to Division 2D for 2014–2016 Cup


Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost bonus for against difference
1 Turkey4400417315+15820
2 Slovakia4202052115−6310
3 Azerbaijan4004032127−950

See also

References

  1. "ENC Structure 2012–2014". FIRA AER. Archived from the original on 2012-08-23. Retrieved 2012-09-23.
  2. "ENC 3 First Leg". FIRA AER. Archived from the original on 2012-10-18. Retrieved 2012-09-23.
  3. "Ragbi maçı yarıda kaldı". Hurriyet. 2012-11-17. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
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