2002–2004 European Nations Cup Second Division

The 2002–2004 European Nations Cup was the fourth edition of the newly reformed European Championship for tier 2 & 3 Rugby Union Nations. This was the second two-year cycled championship, the first to be planned from the start.

For the second division. the team was divided in two Pool . The winner of Pool "A" gain the promotion to 2004–2006 European Nations Cup First Division. There were no relegation, due the 2007 Rugby World Cup – Europe qualification

Pool A

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The highest level was the Pool "A", with five teams:

  •   Netherlands relegated from first division at the end of previous edition.
  •   Poland runner-up of the second round of qualification RWC 2003 valid also ad Second Division tournament.
  •   Ukraine second in pool A of the same tournament.
  •   Germany second in pool B of the same tournament.
  •   Sweden third in his pool of the same tournament and with better ranking respect the third of other group.

Table

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Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1   Ukraine 8 7 1 0 200 74 +126 23
2   Germany 8 5 1 2 192 90 +102 19
3   Netherlands 8 4 1 3 132 131 +1 17
4   Poland 8 2 1 5 130 164 −34 13
5   Sweden 8 0 0 8 52 247 −195 8

Results

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First Season (2002–3)

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5 October 2002
  Sweden7–14  Poland
Lund

19 October 2002
  Ukraine20–11  Poland
Kyiv

24 November 2002
  Germany26–26  Ukraine
Heidelberg

9 March 2003
  Germany15–3  Netherlands
Hanover

29 March 2003
  Poland15–37  Germany
Gdynia

27 April 2003
  Netherlands18–24  Ukraine
Gdynia

27 April 2003
  Sweden16–24  Germany
Trelleborg

3 May 2003
  Netherlands39–26  Sweden
Amsterdam

10 May 2003
  Poland13–13  Netherlands
Gdynia

24 May 2003
  Ukraine37–0  Sweden
Kyiv

Second Season (2003–2004)

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11 October 2003
  Poland36–0  Sweden
Gdynia

12 October 2003
  Ukraine6–3  Germany
Kyiv

25 October 2003
  Poland13–24  Ukraine
Łódź

10 April 2004
  Netherlands14–13  Germany
Amsterdam

25 April 2004
  Germany40–0  Sweden
Hannover

25 April 2004
  Netherlands29–18  Poland
Amsterdam

1 May 2004
  Sweden3–41  Ukraine
Vänersborg

8 May 2004
  Sweden0–16  Netherlands
Stockholm

16 May 2004
  Ukraine22–0  Netherlands
Kyiv

16 May 2004
  Germany34–10  Poland
Hannover

Pool B

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The lowest Level was the Pool "B", with five teams:

Table

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Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1    Switzerland 8 5 3 0 145 95 +50 21
2   Denmark 8 3 4 1 102 88 +14 18
3   Croatia 8 3 1 4 114 95 +19 15
4   Slovenia 8 2 1 5 112 150 −38 13
5   Belgium 8 2 1 5 99 144 −45 13

First Season (2002–03)

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19 October 2002
  Croatia13–0  Slovenia
Zagreb

26 October 2002
  Denmark13–13   Switzerland
Copenhagen

2 November 2002
  Slovenia10–13  Denmark
Ljubljana

2 November 2002
  Croatia33–12  Belgium
Zagreb

9 November 2002
   Switzerland24–15  Croatia
Geneva

8 March 2003
   Switzerland9–6  Belgium
Basel

5 April 2003
  Belgium24–33  Slovenia
Liege

26 April 2003
  Belgium6–6  Denmark
Brussels

3 May 2003
  Denmark8–8  Croatia
Copenhagen

10 May 2003
  Slovenia23–23   Switzerland
Ljubljana

Second Season (2003–04)

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11 October 2003
  Slovenia22–20  Croatia
Ljubljana

11 October 2003
   Switzerland12–12  Denmark
Geneva

25 October 2003
  Denmark21–3  Slovenia
Odense

25 October 2003
  Croatia5–11   Switzerland
Split

8 November 2003
  Slovenia3–15  Belgium
Ljubljana

27 March 2004
  Belgium3–32   Switzerland
Brussels

10 April 2004
  Denmark25–19  Belgium
Odense

17 April 2004
  Croatia17–4  Denmark
Zagreb

17 April 2004
   Switzerland21–18  Slovenia
Geneva

24 April 2004
  Belgium14–3  Croatia
Bruges

See also

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Sources

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  • www.irb.com