The 2002–2004 European Nations Cup was the fourth edition of the newly reformed European Championship for tier 2 & 3 Rugby Union Nations. This was the second two-year cycled championship, the first to be planned from the start.

For the second division. the team was divided in two Pool . The winner of Pool "A" gain the promotion to 2004–2006 European Nations Cup First Division. There were no relegation, due the 2007 Rugby World Cup – Europe qualification

Pool A

The highest level was the Pool "A", with five teams:

  •  Netherlands relegated from first division at the end of previous edition.
  •  Poland runner-up of the second round of qualification RWC 2003 valid also ad Second Division tournament.
  •  Ukraine second in pool A of the same tournament.
  •  Germany second in pool B of the same tournament.
  •  Sweden third in his pool of the same tournament and with better ranking respect the third of other group.

Table

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 Ukraine871020074+12623
2 Germany851219290+10219
3 Netherlands8413132131+117
4 Poland8215130164−3413
5 Sweden800852247−1958

Results

First Season (2002–3)

5 October 2002
 Sweden7–14 Poland
Lund

19 October 2002
 Ukraine20–11 Poland
Kyiv

24 November 2002
 Germany26–26 Ukraine
Heidelberg

9 March 2003
 Germany15–3 Netherlands
Hanover

29 March 2003
 Poland15–37 Germany
Gdynia

27 April 2003
 Netherlands18–24 Ukraine
Gdynia

27 April 2003
 Sweden16–24 Germany
Trelleborg

3 May 2003
 Netherlands39–26 Sweden
Amsterdam

10 May 2003
 Poland13–13 Netherlands
Gdynia

24 May 2003
 Ukraine37–0 Sweden
Kyiv

Second Season (2003–2004)

11 October 2003
 Poland36–0 Sweden
Gdynia

12 October 2003
 Ukraine6–3 Germany
Kyiv

25 October 2003
 Poland13–24 Ukraine
Łódź

10 April 2004
 Netherlands14–13 Germany
Amsterdam

25 April 2004
 Germany40–0 Sweden
Hannover

25 April 2004
 Netherlands29–18 Poland
Amsterdam

1 May 2004
 Sweden3–41 Ukraine
Vänersborg

8 May 2004
 Sweden0–16 Netherlands
Stockholm

16 May 2004
 Ukraine22–0 Netherlands
Kyiv

16 May 2004
 Germany34–10 Poland
Hannover

Pool B

The lowest Level was the Pool "B", with five teams:

Table

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1  Switzerland853014595+5021
2 Denmark834110288+1418
3 Croatia831411495+1915
4 Slovenia8215112150−3813
5 Belgium821599144−4513

First Season (2002–03)

19 October 2002
 Croatia13–0 Slovenia
Zagreb

26 October 2002
 Denmark13–13  Switzerland
Copenhagen

2 November 2002
 Slovenia10–13 Denmark
Ljubljana

2 November 2002
 Croatia33–12 Belgium
Zagreb

9 November 2002
  Switzerland24–15 Croatia
Geneva

8 March 2003
  Switzerland9–6 Belgium
Basel

5 April 2003
 Belgium24–33 Slovenia
Liege

26 April 2003
 Belgium6–6 Denmark
Brussels

3 May 2003
 Denmark8–8 Croatia
Copenhagen

10 May 2003
 Slovenia23–23  Switzerland
Ljubljana

Second Season (2003–04)

11 October 2003
 Slovenia22–20 Croatia
Ljubljana

11 October 2003
  Switzerland12–12 Denmark
Geneva

25 October 2003
 Denmark21–3 Slovenia
Odense

25 October 2003
 Croatia5–11  Switzerland
Split

8 November 2003
 Slovenia3–15 Belgium
Ljubljana

27 March 2004
 Belgium3–32  Switzerland
Brussels

10 April 2004
 Denmark25–19 Belgium
Odense

17 April 2004
 Croatia17–4 Denmark
Zagreb

17 April 2004
  Switzerland21–18 Slovenia
Geneva

24 April 2004
 Belgium14–3 Croatia
Bruges

See also

Sources

  • www.irb.com
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