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
  •  Serbia and Montenegro (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 Slovenia430111359+5410
2 Serbia and Montenegro43018870+1810
3 Moldova32016372−97
4 Andorra31027748+295
5 Austria400441133−924
  •  Slovenia Promoted to 2002–03 2nd div.- Pool B
  •  Austria Relegated to 2002–03 3rd div.- Pool B

Result
29 September 2001
 Austria 16–24  Slovenia
13 October 2001
 Andorra 56–3  Austria
20 October 2001
 Moldova 36–16  Serbia and Montenegro
11 November 2001
 Slovenia 26–16  Andorra
6 April 2002
 Serbia and Montenegro 26–8  Austria
20 April 2002
 Austria 14–27  Moldova
25 May 2002
 Slovenia 42–0  Moldova
4 May 2002
 Andorra 5–19  Serbia and Montenegro
11 May 2002
 Serbia and Montenegro 27–21  Slovenia
  • Moldova-Andorra not played.

Pool 2 (Plate)

Played by:

table
Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 Hungary440012157+6412
2 Lithuania43018766+2110
3 Bosnia and Herzegovina42024172−318
4 Luxembourg41036771−46
5' Israel400472122−504
  •  Hungary Promoted to 2002–03 3rd div.- Pool A
  •  Israel Telegated to 2002–03 3rd div.- Pool C

Results
6 October 2001
 Luxembourg 17–19  Hungary
20 October 2001
 Hungary 26–16  Lithuania
27 October 2001
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 13–12  Luxembourg
4 May 2002
 Luxembourg 7–26  Lithuania

4 May 2002
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 19–11  Israel
18 May 2002
 Lithuania 33–24  Israel
25 May 2002
 Lithuania 12–9  Bosnia and Herzegovina
25 May 2002
 Hungary 39–24  Israel
1 June 2002
 Hungary 37–0  Bosnia and Herzegovina
1 June 2002
 Luxembourg 31–13  Israel

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 Malta32104524+218
2 Monaco320111316+977
3 Bulgaria31023083−535
4 Norway30121681−654
  •  Malta Promoted to 2002–03 3rd div.- Pool B

results
24 November 2001
 Malta 8–0  Monaco
19 January 2002
 Monaco 60–3  Norway
9 March 2002
 Malta 27–14  Bulgaria
6 April 2002
 Monaco 53–5  Bulgaria
4 May 2002
 Bulgaria 11–3  Norway
25 May 2002
 Norway 10–10  Malta

See also
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