2003–04 European Nations Cup Third Division

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.

The Third division had a controversy development during the 2002–03 season

The European federation decided to reset tournament and change from a "two-years" formula to a double "two-years formula".

There were no relegation, due the 2007 Rugby World Cup – Europe qualification

Pool A

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

• Latvia
• Malta promoted from "Pool B"
• Moldova
• Serbia and Montenegro
• Hungary

Table

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference
1	Moldova	4	4	0	0	129	57	+72	12
2	Malta	4	3	0	1	73	75	−2	10
3	Latvia	4	2	0	2	34	43	−9	8
4	Serbia and Montenegro	4	1	0	3	69	66	0	5
5	Hungary	4	0	0	4	54	118	−64	4

Results

11 October 2003

Hungary	17–38	Moldova

Esztergom

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25 October 2003

Hungary	7–14	Latvia

Székesfehérvár

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10 April 2004

Serbia and Montenegro	31–3	Hungary

Subotica

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17 April 2004

Moldova	26–12	Latvia

Chișinău

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17 April 2004

Malta	20–18	Serbia and Montenegro

Marsa

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25 April 2004

Latvia	8–10	Malta

Riga

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8 May 2004

Serbia and Montenegro	20–43	Moldova

Beograd

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22 May 2004

Latvia	3–0	Serbia and Montenegro

withdraw

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22 May 2004

Malta	35–27	Hungary

Marsa

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29 May 2004

Moldova	22–8	Malta

Chișinău

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Pool B

The middle level was the Pool "B", with five teams:

• Austria
• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Bulgaria promoted from pool "C"
• Lithuania
• Luxembourg

Table

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference
1	Luxembourg	4	4	0	0	98	39	+59	12
2	Austria	4	3	0	1	92	61	+31	10
3	Lithuania	4	2	0	2	89	32	+57	8
4	Bulgaria	4	1	0	3	51	136	−85	6
5	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3	0	0	3	28	87	−59	3

Results

25 October 2003

Bosnia and Herzegovina	8–31	Luxembourg

Sarajevo

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8 November 2003

Luxembourg	9–8	Lithuania

Cessange

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15 November 2003

Bulgaria	33–3	Bosnia and Herzegovina

Pernik

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24 April 2004

Luxembourg	39–5	Bulgaria

Cessange

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8 May 2004

Austria	18–19	Luxembourg

Vienna

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15 May 2004

Lithuania	66–0	Bulgaria

Šiauliai

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22 May 2004

Lithuania	3 – 0 Bosnia Withdraw	Bosnia and Herzegovina

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22 May 2004

Bulgaria	13–28	Austria

Kostinbrod

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5 June 2004

Austria	23–12	Lithuania

Vienna

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12 June 2004

Bosnia and Herzegovina	17–23	Austria

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Pool C

At the lowest level of competition, participated four team:

• Armenia
• Finland
• Israel
• Norway

Semifinals

2 June 2004

Israel	24–15	Finland

Beauvais

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2 June 2004

Armenia	36–6	Norway

Beauvais

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Third place final

5 June 2004

Norway	54–7	Finland

Beauvais

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Final

5 June 2004

Armenia	48–0	Israel

Beauvais

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See also

• 2003–2004 European Nations Cup First Division
• 2002–2004 European Nations Cup Second Division
• 2002–2003 European Nations Cup Third Division

Sources

• www.irb.com