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  Slovenia 4 3 0 1 113 59 +54 10
2  Yugoslavia 4 3 0 1 88 70 +18 10
3  Moldova 3 2 0 1 63 72 −9 7
4  Andorra 3 1 0 2 77 48 +29 5
5  Austria 4 0 0 4 41 133 −92 4

Result

29 September 2001
 Austria16–24 Slovenia
Wien
13 October 2001
 Andorra56–3 Austria
Andorra-la-Vella
20 October 2001
 Moldova36–16 Yugoslavia
Chisinau
11 November 2001
 Slovenia26–16 Andorra
Ljubliana
6 April 2002
 Yugoslavia26–8 Austria
Beograd
20 April 2002
 Austria14–27 Moldova
Linz
25 May 2002
 Slovenia42–0 Moldova
Ljubliana
4 May 2002
 Andorra5–19 Yugoslavia
Andorra-la-Vella
11 May 2002
 Yugoslavia27–21 Slovenia
Beograd
  • Moldova-Andorra not played.

Pool 2 (Plate)

Played by:

table

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1  Hungary 4 4 0 0 121 57 +64 12
2  Lithuania 4 3 0 1 87 66 +21 10
3  Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 2 0 2 41 72 −31 8
4  Luxembourg 4 1 0 3 67 71 −4 6
5 ' Israel 4 0 0 4 72 122 −50 4

Results

6 October 2001
 Luxembourg17–19 Hungary
Cessange
20 October 2001
 Hungary26–16 Lithuania
Szazhalombatta
27 October 2001
 Bosnia and Herzegovina13–12 Luxembourg
Sarajevo
4 May 2002
 Luxembourg7–26 Lithuania
4 May 2002
 Bosnia and Herzegovina19–11 Israel
Zenica
18 May 2002
 Lithuania33–24 Israel
Klaipėda
25 May 2002
 Lithuania12–9 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Jonava
25 May 2002
 Hungary39–24 Israel
Esztergom
1 June 2002
 Hungary37–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
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  Malta 3 2 1 0 45 24 +21 8
2  Monaco 3 2 0 1 113 16 +97 7
3  Bulgaria 3 1 0 2 30 83 −53 5
4  Norway 3 0 1 2 16 81 −65 4

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

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