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)

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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

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Place  | Nation  | Games  | Points  | Table
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played  | won  | drawn  | lost  | for  | against  | difference
1 |  Slovenia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 113 | 59 | +54 | 10
2 |  Yugoslavia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 88 | 70 | +18 | 10
3 |  Moldova | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 63 | 72 | −9 | 7
4 |  Andorra | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 77 | 48 | +29 | 5
5 |  Austria | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 41 | 133 | −92 | 4

* Slovenia Promoted to 2002–03 2nd div.- Pool B
* Austria Relegated to 2002–03 3rd div.- Pool B

### Result

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29 September 2001

Austria| 16–24|  Slovenia

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Vienna

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13 October 2001

Andorra| 56–3|  Austria

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Andorra la Vella

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20 October 2001

Moldova| 36–16|  Yugoslavia

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Chișinău

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11 November 2001

Slovenia| 26–16|  Andorra

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Ljubliana

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6 April 2002

Yugoslavia| 26–8|  Austria

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Belgrade

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20 April 2002

Austria| 14–27|  Moldova

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Linz

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25 May 2002

Slovenia| 42–0|  Moldova

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Ljubliana

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4 May 2002

Andorra| 5–19|  Yugoslavia

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Andorra la Vella

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11 May 2002

Yugoslavia| 27–21|  Slovenia

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Belgrade

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* Moldova-Andorra not played.

## Pool 2 (Plate)

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Played by:

* Hungary (4th) im RWC qualification pool A
* Bosnia and Herzegovina (5th) in RWC qualification pool A
* Israel (4th) in RWC qualification pool B
* Luxembourg (5th) in RWC qualification pool B
* Lithuania (4th) in RWC qualification pool C

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Place  | Nation  | Games  | Points  | Table
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played  | won  | drawn  | lost  | for  | against  | difference
1 |  Hungary | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 57 | +64 | 12
2 |  Lithuania | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 87 | 66 | +21 | 10
3 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 72 | −31 | 8
4 |  Luxembourg | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 67 | 71 | −4 | 6
5 | ' Israel | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 72 | 122 | −50 | 4

* Hungary Promoted to 2002–03 3rd div.- Pool A
* Israel Telegated to 2002–03 3rd div.- Pool C

### Results

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6 October 2001

Luxembourg| 17–19|  Hungary

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Cessange

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20 October 2001

Hungary| 26–16|  Lithuania

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Százhalombatta

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27 October 2001

Bosnia and Herzegovina| 13–12|  Luxembourg

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Sarajevo

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4 May 2002

Luxembourg| 7–26|  Lithuania

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4 May 2002

Bosnia and Herzegovina| 19–11|  Israel

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Zenica

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18 May 2002

Lithuania| 33–24|  Israel

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Klaipėda

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25 May 2002

Lithuania| 12–9|  Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Jonava

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25 May 2002

Hungary| 39–24|  Israel

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Esztergom

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1 June 2002

Hungary| 37–0|  Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Esztergom

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1 June 2002

Luxembourg| 31–13|  Israel

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Cessange

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## Pool 3 (Bowl)

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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

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Place  | Nation  | Games  | Points  | Table
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played  | won  | drawn  | lost  | for  | against  | difference
1 |  Malta | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 24 | +21 | 8
2 |  Monaco | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 113 | 16 | +97 | 7
3 |  Bulgaria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 83 | −53 | 5
4 |  Norway | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 81 | −65 | 4

* Malta Promoted to 2002–03 3rd div.- Pool B

### results

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24 November 2001

Malta| 8–0|  Monaco

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Marsa

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19 January 2002

Monaco| 60–3|  Norway

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Saint-Laurent-du-Var

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9 March 2002

Malta| 27–14|  Bulgaria

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Marsa

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6 April 2002

Monaco| 53–5|  Bulgaria

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Monte Carlo

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4 May 2002

Bulgaria| 11–3|  Norway

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Sofia

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25 May 2002

Norway| 10–10|  Malta

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Ekeberg

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## Bibliography

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* "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

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* 2001-2002 European Nations Cup First Division
* 2003 Rugby World Cup – European qualification

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