# 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
* 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

### table

| Place | Nation | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Table points |
| Place | Nation | played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | Table points |
| 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

* 29 September 2001
| Austria | 16–24 | Slovenia |
* Vienna
* 13 October 2001
| Andorra | 56–3 | Austria |
* Andorra la Vella
* 20 October 2001
| Moldova | 36–16 | Yugoslavia |
* Chișinău
* 11 November 2001
| Slovenia | 26–16 | Andorra |
* Ljubliana
* 6 April 2002
| Yugoslavia | 26–8 | Austria |
* Belgrade
* 20 April 2002
| Austria | 14–27 | Moldova |
* Linz
* 25 May 2002
| Slovenia | 42–0 | Moldova |
* Ljubliana
* 4 May 2002
| Andorra | 5–19 | Yugoslavia |
* Andorra la Vella
* 11 May 2002
| Yugoslavia | 27–21 | Slovenia |
* Belgrade
* Moldova-Andorra not played.

## Pool 2 (Plate)

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

### table

| Place | Nation | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Table points |
| Place | Nation | played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | Table points |
| 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

* 6 October 2001
| Luxembourg | 17–19 | Hungary |
* Cessange
* 20 October 2001
| Hungary | 26–16 | Lithuania |
* Százhalombatta
* 27 October 2001
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 13–12 | Luxembourg |
* Sarajevo
* 4 May 2002
| Luxembourg | 7–26 | Lithuania |
* 4 May 2002
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 19–11 | Israel |
* Zenica
* 18 May 2002
| Lithuania | 33–24 | Israel |
* Klaipėda
* 25 May 2002
| Lithuania | 12–9 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
* Jonava
* 25 May 2002
| Hungary | 39–24 | Israel |
* Esztergom
* 1 June 2002
| Hungary | 37–0 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
* Esztergom
* 1 June 2002
| Luxembourg | 31–13 | Israel |
* Cessange

## 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 | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Table points |
| Place | Nation | played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | Table points |
| 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

* 24 November 2001
| Malta | 8–0 | Monaco |
* Marsa
* 19 January 2002
| Monaco | 60–3 | Norway |
* Saint-Laurent-du-Var
* 9 March 2002
| Malta | 27–14 | Bulgaria |
* Marsa
* 6 April 2002
| Monaco | 53–5 | Bulgaria |
* Monte Carlo
* 4 May 2002
| Bulgaria | 11–3 | Norway |
* Sofia
* 25 May 2002
| Norway | 10–10 | Malta |
* Ekeberg