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) edit

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 edit

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 edit

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) edit

Played by:

table edit

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 edit

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
  Luxembourg31–13  Israel
Cessange

Pool 3 (Bowl) edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

  • "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 edit