2000–01 European Nations Cup First Division
| 2001 European Nations Cup | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 4 February – 8 April 2001 | ||
| Countries |  Georgia  Netherlands  Portugal  Romania  Russia  Spain | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Champions | Georgia | ||
| Grand Slam | Georgia | ||
| Matches played | 15 | ||
| Tries scored | 87 (5.8 per match) | ||
| |||
The 2001 European Nations Cup was the second annual competition for tier 2 and 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 and away games.
The results of this season were added to the 2001–02 European Nations Cup First Division standings. Georgia won their first ever European Championship, which was overshadowed slightly by Romania winning the extended championship the following year. Morocco no longer would be taking part in this competition and were replaced by Russia.
Table[]
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | |||
| 1 | Georgia
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 68 | +99 | 15 |
| 2 | Romania
|
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 188 | 71 | +117 | 13 |
| 3 | Russia
|
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 152 | 143 | +9 | 11 |
| 4 | Spain
|
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 118 | 131 | −13 | 9 |
| 5 | Portugal
|
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 77 | 165 | −88 | 7 |
| 6 | Netherlands
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 60 | 184 | −124 | 5 |
Matches[]
Week 1[]
4 February 2001
|
| Netherlands
|
3–32 | Georgia
|
|---|---|---|
| Pen: |
Try: Didebulidze (2) Yachvili Con: Jimsheladze (3) Pen: Jimsheladze (2) |
4 February 2001
|
| Spain
|
29–30 | Russia
|
|---|---|---|
| Try: Velazco Querol Pen: Alonso (5) Kovalenco (3) |
Try: Grachev Con: (2) Pen: (2) |
Week 2[]
17 February 2001
|
| Georgia
|
36–12 | Portugal
|
|---|---|---|
| Try: Abuseridze Zedginidze (2) Zibzibadze (2) Con: Jimsheladze (3) |
Pen: Malheiro (3) Drop: Malheiro |
18 February 2001
|
| Spain
|
12–27 | Romania
|
|---|---|---|
| Pen: Kovalenco (4) |
Try: Balan Brezoianu Ghioc Con: Mitu (3) Pen: Mitu (2) |
18 February 2001
|
| Netherlands
|
20–41 | Russia
|
|---|---|---|
| Try: Con: (2) Pen: unknown |
Try: Kuzin Rachkov Con: Rachkov (3) |
Week 3[]
4 March 2001
|
| Russia
|
23–25 | Georgia
|
|---|---|---|
| Try: Grachev Con: Rachkov Pen: (2) |
Try: Labadze Zedginidze Penalty try Con: Jimsheladze (2) Pen: Jimsheladze (2) |
4 March 2001
|
| Romania
|
52–15 | Netherlands
|
|---|---|---|
| Try: Balan Ciolacu (2) Corodeanu Maftei Mitu Tonita Con: Mitu (6) |
Try: (2) Con: Pen: |
4 March 2001
|
| Spain
|
31–15 | Portugal
|
|---|---|---|
| Try: Enciso Souto Con: Kovalenco (2) Pen: Kovalenco (4) |
Pen: (4) Drop: |
Week 4[]
18 March 2001
|
| Georgia
|
43–10 | Spain
|
|---|---|---|
| Try: Giorgadze Katsadze Shvelidze Urjukashvili Penalty try Con: Jimsheladze (5) Pen: Jimsheladze |
Try: Souto Con: Alonso Pen: Kovalenco |
18 March 2001
|
| Romania
|
42–13 | Russia
|
|---|---|---|
| Try: Balan Corodeanu Mitu Socol Solomie Con: Mitu (4) Pen: Mitu (3) |
Try: Con: Pen: (2) |
Week 5[]
7 April 2001
|
| Russia
|
45–27 | Portugal
|
|---|---|---|
| Try: (2) Con: (2) Pen: (2) |
Try: Con: (3) Pen: |
Stadium Junost, Krasnodar
|
8 April 2001
|
| Netherlands
|
16–36 | Spain
|
|---|---|---|
| Try: Pen: |
Try: Kovalenco (2) Ripol Con: Kovalenco (2) Pen: Kovalenco (3) |
Nationaal Rugby Centrum, Amsterdam
|
8 April 2001
|
| Romania
|
20–31 | Georgia
|
|---|---|---|
| Try: Corodeanu (2) Ghioc Con: Ciolacu Drop: Gontineac |
Try: Abuseridze Con: Jimsheladze (2) Pen: Jimsheladze (3) Urjukashvili |
See also[]
- 2001 European Nations Cup Second Division
- 2003 Rugby World Cup – European qualification
External links[]
Categories:
- European Nations Cup First Division
- 2000–01 in European rugby union
- 2000–01 in Spanish rugby union
- 2001 in Russian rugby union
- 2001 in Georgian sport
- 2001 in Dutch sport
- 2000–01 in Romanian rugby union
- 2001 in Portuguese sport