2001-2002 European Nations Cup First Division
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The 2001/2002 European Nations Cup
was the 3rd Edition of the newly reformed European Championship. It was the first championship to be decided over two years.
Since the format had changed at the end of 2001, Georgia where allowed to keep their 2001 title. The Championship simply carried on from 2001 with the standings starting as they had finished & playing the reversed fixtures.
Also new to the Championship was the introduction of Promotion/Releagation between Division 1 & 2A. The Netherlands after 3 consecutive bottom placed finishes deserved to go down at the end of the season.
The Champions of the first two year season were Romania, overtaking Georgia's lead from 2001.
For 2000-2001 season see here
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European Nations Cup (rugby union)
The European Nations Cup is the European Championship for tier 2 and tier 3 rugby union nations. The Championship is split into 7 divisions with 5 or 6 teams in each. The divisions play on a two-year cycle with the teams playing each other both home and away...
was the 3rd Edition of the newly reformed European Championship. It was the first championship to be decided over two years.
Since the format had changed at the end of 2001, Georgia where allowed to keep their 2001 title. The Championship simply carried on from 2001 with the standings starting as they had finished & playing the reversed fixtures.
Also new to the Championship was the introduction of Promotion/Releagation between Division 1 & 2A. The Netherlands after 3 consecutive bottom placed finishes deserved to go down at the end of the season.
The Champions of the first two year season were Romania, overtaking Georgia's lead from 2001.
Table
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points |
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| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | ||
| 1 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 373 | 148 | 28 | |
| 2 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 351 | 152 | 27 | |
| 3 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 332 | 230 | 23 | |
| 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 246 | 247 | ||
| 16 | ||||||||
| 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 170 | 295 | ||
| 16 | ||||||||
| 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 84 | 484 | ||
| 10 |
- Results
For 2000-2001 season see here
2001 European Nations Cup First Division
The 2001 European Nations Cup was the second annual competition for tier 2 & 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 & away...
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