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 :

  •  Austria (3rd) im RWC qualification pool A
  •  Yugoslavia (2nd) in RWC qualification pool B
  •  Andorra (3rd) in RWC qualification pool B
  •  Slovenia (2nd) in RWC qualification pool C
  •  Moldova (3rd) in RWC qualification pool C

table

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 Slovenia430111359+5410
2 Yugoslavia43018870+1810
3 Moldova32016372−97
4 Andorra31027748+295
5 Austria400441133−924

Result

29 September 2001
 Austria16–24 Slovenia
Vienna

13 October 2001
 Andorra56–3 Austria
Andorra la Vella

20 October 2001
 Moldova36–16 Yugoslavia
Chișinău

11 November 2001
 Slovenia26–16 Andorra
Ljubliana

6 April 2002
 Yugoslavia26–8 Austria
Belgrade

20 April 2002
 Austria14–27 Moldova
Linz

25 May 2002
 Slovenia42–0 Moldova
Ljubliana


11 May 2002
 Yugoslavia27–21 Slovenia
Belgrade

  • Moldova-Andorra not played.

Pool 2 (Plate)

Played by:

table

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 Hungary440012157+6412
2 Lithuania43018766+2110
3 Bosnia and Herzegovina42024172−318
4 Luxembourg41036771−46
5' Israel400472122−504

Results

6 October 2001
 Luxembourg17–19 Hungary
Cessange

20 October 2001
 Hungary26–16 Lithuania
Százhalombatta


4 May 2002
 Luxembourg7–26 Lithuania


18 May 2002
 Lithuania33–24 Israel
Klaipėda


25 May 2002
 Hungary39–24 Israel
Esztergom


1 June 2002
 Luxembourg31–13 Israel
Cessange

Pool 3 (Bowl)

Played by:

  •  Bulgaria (6th) im RWC qualification pool A
  •  Norway (6th) in RWC qualification pool A
  •  Monaco (5th) in RWC qualification pool C
  •  Malta (6th) in RWC qualification pool C

table

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 Malta32104524+218
2 Monaco320111316+977
3 Bulgaria31023083−535
4 Norway30121681−654

results

24 November 2001
 Malta8–0 Monaco
Marsa

19 January 2002
 Monaco60–3 Norway
Saint-Laurent-du-Var

9 March 2002
 Malta27–14 Bulgaria
Marsa

6 April 2002
 Monaco53–5 Bulgaria
Monte Carlo

4 May 2002
 Bulgaria11–3 Norway
Sofia

25 May 2002
 Norway10–10 Malta
Ekeberg

Bibliography

  • "Rugby Europe Championship; European Nations Cup 2001/02 - Division 3A". The Rugby Archive. 21 December 2014. Archived from the original on 28 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  • "Rugby Europe Championship; European Nations Cup 2001/02 - Division 3B". The Rugby Archive. 21 December 2014. Archived from the original on 28 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  • "Rugby Europe Championship; European Nations Cup 2001/02 - Division 3C". The Rugby Archive. 21 December 2014. Archived from the original on 28 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.

See also