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

PlaceNationGamesPointsTable
points
playedwondrawnlostforagainstdifference
1  Slovenia430111359+5410
2  Yugoslavia43018870+1810
3  Moldova32016372−97
4  Andorra31027748+295
5  Austria400441133−924

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

PlaceNationGamesPointsTable
points
playedwondrawnlostforagainstdifference
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
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
 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

PlaceNationGamesPointsTable
points
playedwondrawnlostforagainstdifference
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