2000–01 European Nations Cup First Division
The 2001 European Nations Cup was the second annual competition for tier 2 and 3 European rugby union nations. The competition was originally planned to continue on an annual basis like the Six Nations but at the end of the season it was decided to change to a two-year cycle allowing home and away games.
| 2001 European Nations Cup | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 4 February – 8 April 2001 | ||
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| Tournament statistics | |||
| Champions | | ||
| Grand Slam | | ||
| Matches played | 15 | ||
| Tries scored | 87 (5.8 per match) | ||
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The results of this season were added to the 2001–02 European Nations Cup First Division standings. Georgia won their first ever European Championship, which was overshadowed slightly by Romania winning the extended championship the following year. Morocco no longer would be taking part in this competition and were replaced by Russia.
Table
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | |||
| 1 | |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 68 | +99 | 15 |
| 2 | |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 188 | 71 | +117 | 13 |
| 3 | |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 152 | 143 | +9 | 11 |
| 4 | |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 118 | 131 | −13 | 9 |
| 5 | |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 77 | 165 | −88 | 7 |
| 6 | |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 60 | 184 | −124 | 5 |
Matches
Week 1
4 February 2001 |
| Netherlands |
3–32 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pen: Viguurs |
Try: Didebulidze (2) Khekhelashvili Yachvili Con: Jimsheladze (3) Pen: Jimsheladze (2) |
Week 2
17 February 2001 |
| Georgia |
36–12 | |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Abuseridze Bolghashvili Zedginidze (2) Zibzibadze (2) Con: Jimsheladze (3) |
Pen: Malheiro (3) Drop: Malheiro |
18 February 2001 |
| Spain |
12–27 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pen: Kovalenco (4) |
Try: Balan Brezoianu Ghioc Con: Mitu (3) Pen: Mitu (2) |
Week 3
4 March 2001 |
| Russia |
23–25 | |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Grachev Kashcheev Klimenko Con: Rachkov Pen: Simonov (2) |
Try: Labadze Zedginidze Penalty try Con: Jimsheladze (2) Pen: Jimsheladze (2) |
4 March 2001 |
| Romania |
52–15 | |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Balan Ciolacu (2) Corodeanu Iacob Maftei Mitu Tonita Con: Mitu (6) |
Try: Schumacher (2) Con: Viguurs Pen: Viguurs |
Week 4
18 March 2001 |
| Georgia |
43–10 | |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Abashidze Giorgadze Katsadze Shvelidze Urjukashvili Penalty try Con: Jimsheladze (5) Pen: Jimsheladze |
Try: Souto Con: Alonso Pen: Kovalenco |
18 March 2001 |
| Romania |
42–13 | |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Balan Corodeanu Mitu Socol Solomie Con: Mitu (4) Pen: Mitu (3) |
Try: Dyatlov Con: Yakovlev Pen: Yakovlev (2) |
18 March 2001 |
| Portugal |
23–6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Try: King Pinto Con: Cather (2) Pen: Cather (3) |
Pen: De Schutter (2) |
Week 5
7 April 2001 |
| Russia |
45–27 | |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Chupin Krasnobaev Nikolaychuk Simonov Uanbayev (2) Con: Simonov Yakovlev (2) Pen: Simonov Yakovlev (2) |
Try: Barbosa Garvão Grenho Con: Grenho (3) Pen: Cather Grenho |
Stadium Junost, Krasnodar |
8 April 2001 |
| Netherlands |
16–36 | |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Kuipers Van der Pol Pen: Meek |
Try: Bohorquez Goméz Millan Kovalenco (2) Ripol Salazar Lizarraga Con: Kovalenco (2) Pen: Kovalenco (3) |
Nationaal Rugby Centrum, Amsterdam |
8 April 2001 |
| Romania |
20–31 | |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Corodeanu (2) Ghioc Con: Ciolacu Drop: Gontineac |
Try: Abuseridze Bolghashvili Tsabadze Con: Jimsheladze (2) Pen: Jimsheladze (3) Urjukashvili |
See also
- 2001 European Nations Cup Second Division
- 2003 Rugby World Cup – European qualification
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