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. The top two teams in the 2008-2010 European Nations Cup First Division qualified directly to

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. The third placed team entered a

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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

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Round 1: European Nations Cup 2008–2010

Division 1

Georgia, the winner of Division 1 qualified for Pool B of

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.

Division 2A

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

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The leader of the division at the end of the 2008–2009 season, Lithuania, qualified for Round 2 of Round 2's Playoff. Armenia were ranked ahead of Serbia and Andorra were ranked ahead of Switzerland based on head-to-head results. 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.

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.

Round 2: European Nations Cup Champions Playoff Series

Sources

*http://www.irb.com *https://web.archive.org/web/20110825205045/http://www.fira-aer-rugby.com/ *http://www.fira-aer-rugby.com/medias/matches/2008_BG_IL.pdf *https://web.archive.org/web/20090521154538/http://fpr.pt/noticias/noticia.asp?opm=25&id=7542&id2=25 {{DEFAULTSORT:World Cup 2011 European 2007–08 in European rugby union 2008–09 in European rugby union 2009–10 in European rugby union