Russia finished third to qualify for the repechage playoff, but losing to Uruguay in the final Qualification round.
Germany won this match and played off against Russia, who finished third in Division 1A.
No team from the 2012–14 3rd division tournament was eligible to qualify for the Rugby World Cup.
(World rankings, shown in brackets, are to first European qualification match on 6 October 2012) The winner of Round 1A, Luxembourg, advanced to the Round 1 Final to play the winner of Division 2C, Slovenia.
The winner of Round 5, Georgia, qualified for the 2015 Rugby World Cup as Europe 1 and will join New Zealand, Argentina, Tonga and Namibia in Pool C. The runner-up, Romania, qualified as Europe 2, joining France, Ireland, Italy and Canada in Pool D. Third place, Russia, advanced to Round 6 to play the winner of Round 4 for the opportunity to qualify for the repechage.
Fourth through sixth were eliminated from Rugby World Cup qualifying.