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Luxembourg National Rugby Union Team
The Luxembourg national rugby union team is a minor team, and is ranked as a third tier nation. The team participates in the annual Rugby Europe Championship Conference 2 North 2017–18 Rugby Europe Conference. Since 1996 Luxembourg also competes in the sevens circuits in Europe Luxembourg national rugby sevens team. Luxembourg has been a member of FIRA since 1976, two years after the founding of Luxembourg Rugby Federation (French: ''Fédération Luxembourgeoise de Rugby (FLR)''). The Grand Duchy has participated several times in the FIRA championships and, despite the small size, has honourably acquitted itself. Luxembourg has also been a member of the International Rugby Board since 1991. The Luxembourg rugby team is the only national sports team to have been three times champions of their group in a European competition. In 1995, more than 20 points scored against Slovenia at Cessange and more than 20 points scored in Split against Croatia and finally an excellent draw aga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stade De Luxembourg
The Stade de Luxembourg is the national stadium of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, located in the Luxembourg City quarter of Gasperich. The stadium is host to Luxembourg's national football and rugby teams and is listed as a Category 4 stadium by UEFA allowing it to host international matches. Construction on the stadium occurred between September 2017 and July 2021, missing the original 2019 target date for completion. On 1 September 2021, the stadium marked its official opening by hosting its first international match between the Luxembourg and Azerbaijan men's football teams as part of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. The inauguration ceremony for the stadium took place later that month, on 25 September. The Stade de Luxembourg replaces the outdated Josy Barthel stadium, due for demolition. Design and construction The stadium's design was drawn up by local architectural firm Beng Architectes Associés in conjunction with the Hamburg-based Gerkan, Marg and Partners ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001–02 European Nations Cup Third Division
The 2001 European Nations Cup (ENC) Third Division (a European rugby union competition for national teams) was contested over a one-year period by 15 teams divided in three pools. The teams were divided in 3 pool according to the results of the first round of 2003 Rugby World Cup – European qualification, played the previous season Pool 1 (Title) Played by : * (3rd) im RWC qualification pool A * (2nd) in RWC qualification pool B * (3rd) in RWC qualification pool B * (2nd) in RWC qualification pool C * (3rd) in RWC qualification pool C table * Promoted to 2002–03 2nd div.- Pool B * Relegated to 2002–03 3rd div.- Pool B Result ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- * Moldova-Andorra not played. Pool 2 (Plate) Played by: * (4th) im RWC qualification pool A * (5th) in RWC qualification pool A * (4th) in RWC qualification pool B * (5th) in RWC qualification pool B * (4th) in RWC qualification pool C table * Promoted to 2002–03 3rd d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002–03 European Nations Cup Third Division
The 2002–2004 European Nations Cup was the fourth edition of the newly reformed European Championship for tier 2 & 3 Rugby Union Nations. This was the second two-year cycled championship, the first to be planned from the start. The Third division had a controversy development. The team were divided into three groups according to the ranking of previous edition to play, but there were several problems: * In pool "A" Andorra withdrew and only four teams remained. * In pool "C" Monaco were banned after the match with Finland, because of the presence of a French player that was not eligible to play for Monaco. * Again in pool "C" the match between Bulgaria and Norway was annulled because the designed referee wasn't able to arrive in Sofia and was substituted by another referee, called by the Bulgarian federation. So the European federation decided to change from a two-years formula to a one-year formula again, considering the two matches played in Pool "C" as friendlies and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003–04 European Nations Cup Third Division
The 2002–2004 European Nations Cup was the fourth edition of the newly reformed European Championship for tier 2 & 3 Rugby Union Nations. This was the second two-year cycled championship, the first to be planned from the start. The Third division had a controversy development during the 2002–03 season The European federation decided to reset tournament and change from a "two-years" formula to a double "two-years formula". There were no relegation, due the 2007 Rugby World Cup – Europe qualification Pool A The highest level was the Pool "A", with five teams: * * promoted from "Pool B" * * * Table Results ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Pool B The middle level was the Pool "B", with five teams: * * * promoted from pool "C" * * Table Results ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Pool C At the lowest level of competition, participated four team: * * * * Semifinals ---- ---- Third place f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Rugby World Cup – Europe Qualification
2007 Rugby World Cup – European qualification was a European Nations Cup (rugby union), European Nations Cup competition that decided which European teams participated in the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France. The group stages counted towards both qualification and the European Nations Cup. Hosts France national rugby union team, France and other 2003 Rugby World Cup, 2003 World Cup quarter finalists England national rugby union team, England, Ireland national rugby union team, Ireland, Scotland national rugby union team, Scotland and Wales national rugby union team, Wales qualified automatically. Qualification process ''There were three places available for European teams, and one place in the 2007 Rugby Union World Cup - Repechage qualification, repechage. The teams were ranked according to their division in the European Nations Cup, taking into account the relegations and Promotion (sports), promotions at the end of the previous competition. Note that for the 2004/05 season Divisi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010–12 European Nations Cup Second Division
The 2010–12 European Nations Cup Second Division is the third tier rugby union in Europe behind the Six Nations Championship and the 2010–12 European Nations Cup First Division. The second division comprises four pools (2A, 2B, 2C, and 2D). Teams within each division play each other in a home and away round robin schedule over a two-year period. At the end of each season a champion is declared, but for relegation and promotion only the two years ranking are considered. The first in the 2010–2012 ranking of each pool will be promoted while last place teams will be relegated. Winners of pool 2A, will be promoted to division 1-pool B for the 2012–14 edition while the last place team in pool 2A will be relegated to pool 2B. Likewise, winners of 2B will be promoted to 2A, last place in 2B will be relegated to 2C, winner of 2C will be promoted to 2B, last place of 2C will be relegated to 2D, winner of 2D will be promoted to 2C and last place of 2D will be relegated to 3; The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Nations Cup Division 2D 2012–13
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2015 Rugby World Cup – Europe Qualification
The European Zone of qualification for the 2015 Rugby World Cup saw 31 teams competing for two places at the finals in England and one place in the Repechage playoff. Georgia and Romania qualified directly to the Rugby World Cup as Europe 1 and Europe 2, and will play in Pools C and D respectively. Russia finished third to qualify for the repechage playoff, but losing to Uruguay in the final Qualification round. Format 31 national teams from FIRA–AER (which changed its name to Rugby Europe during the qualifying cycle) entered qualification, and two or three teams could qualify for the 2015 World Cup. The qualification format was the same as that used for 2011 competition. The teams competed in two groups of six teams, three groups of five and one group of four. There were two levels of playoff. The direct qualification to the 2015 Rugby World Cup ( Round 5) took place in the 2012–2014 European Nations Cup - Division 1A, with Georgia and Romania qualifying directly to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
