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The 2006–2008 European Nations Cup (ENC) Second Division (a European rugby union competition for national teams) will be contested over two years during which all teams meet each other home and away. The winner of Division 2A, Germany, will be promoted to Division 1 and fifth place, Netherlands, relegated to Division 2B. The winner, Poland, and loser of Division 2B shall be promoted to Division 2A and relegated to Division 3A, respectively.

In 2006 Ukraine was relegated from the First Division to Division 2A and Latvia promoted from Division 3A to 2B. The other teams joined from Round 3 of the qualification for the World Cup 2007. Spain, the winner of Round 3 of WC qual., was thereby promoted to the First Division in 2006.

Division 2A

Pos	Team	Games				Points			Table Points
		Play	Won	Draw	Lost	For	Ag.	Diff.
1	Germany	8	6	0	2	191	124	+67	20
2	Belgium	8	6	0	2	214	147	+67	20
3	Moldova	8	5	0	3	163	157	+6	18
4	Ukraine	8	3	0	5	117	128	−11	14
5	Netherlands	8	0	0	8	97	226	−129	8

• In the event of a tie the following rules apply: champion to be decided by 1. Winner of the games between tied teams 2. Best difference points for and against in all pool matches 3. Best difference between tried in all pool matches 4. Higher number of points 5. Higher number of tries
• Germany was promoted because they won on aggregate in the two games played between them and Belgium (32 – 13 and 18 – 32 giving an aggregate of 50 – 45).

Belgium	24–11	Ukraine

Moldova	26–24	Germany

Netherlands	18–29	Ukraine

Germany	32–13	Belgium

Moldova	43–7	Netherlands

Ukraine	14–22	Germany

Belgium	27–29	Moldova

Germany	21–12	Netherlands

Ukraine	16–17	Moldova

Netherlands	20–27	Belgium

Ukraine	13–7	Netherlands

Belgium	32–18	Germany

Netherlands	13–15	Moldova

Germany	34–5	Moldova

Ukraine	15–18	Belgium

Moldova	19–22	Belgium

Germany	13–5	Ukraine

Netherlands	17–27	Germany

Moldova	9–14	Ukraine

Belgium	51–3	Netherlands

Division 2B

Pos	Team	Games				Points			Table Points
		Play	Won	Draw	Lost	For	Ag.	Diff.
1	Poland	8	7	0	1	266	67	+199	22
2	Latvia	8	5	0	3	150	165	−15	18
3	Croatia	8	4	0	4	133	134	−1	16
4	Malta	8	2	0	6	125	210	−85	12
5	Andorra	8	2	0	6	118	216	−98	12

• Andorra was relegated because they lost on aggregate in the two games played between them and Malta (24 – 24 and 17 – 16 giving an aggregate of 41 – 47).

Poland	54–8	Andorra
Try: Hotowski (2) Sajur (2) Komisarczuk Łukasiewicz Urbanowicz Wojaczek Con: Stępień (7)		Try: Duran Pen: Abelló

Andorra	21–34	Latvia

Malta	18–49	Croatia

Croatia	11–12	Poland
		Try: Hotowski (2) Con: Banaszek (2/2)

Latvia	27–16	Malta

Croatia	7–27	Latvia

Andorra	24–13	Croatia

Latvia	9–33	Poland
		Try: Sajur (2) Hotowski Łukasiewicz Pisarek Con: Bukhalo (4)

Malta	31–24	Andorra

Poland	36–3	Malta
Try: Królikowski Łukasiewicz Mirosz Miśkiewicz Wojaczek Con: Bukhalo (4) Pen: Bukhalo		Pen: Mirabell

Andorra	5–33	Poland
Try: Alieu		Try: Hotowski (3) Banaszek Pisarek Con: Banaszek (4)

Poland	14–15	Croatia
Try: Michalak Pen: Bukhalo (3)		Pen: Ursić (5)

Croatia	24–9	Malta

Malta	16–13	Latvia

Latvia	20–9	Andorra

Croatia	15–10	Andorra

Poland	55–0	Latvia
Try: Banaszek (2) Hotowski (2) Pisarek Popławski Stępień Con: Bukhalo (7) Pen: Bukhalo (2)

Malta	16–29	Poland
		Try: Banaszek Bukhalo Miśkiewicz Podolski Con: Banaszek (2) Bukhalo Pen: Bukhalo

Latvia	20–8	Croatia

Andorra	17–16	Malta

Notes

1. FIRA-AER website – 2006/08 – ENC – Division 2

See also

• 2006-2008 European Nations Cup First Division
• 2006-2008 European Nations Cup Third Division

• European Nations Cup Second Division
• 2006–07 in European rugby union
• 2007–08 in European rugby union
• 2006 rugby union tournaments for national teams
• 2007 rugby union tournaments for national teams
• 2008 rugby union tournaments for national teams
• Germany at the European Nations Cup