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[]

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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[]

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Pool C[]

At the lowest level of competition, participated four team:

•  Armenia
•  Finland
•  Israel
•  Norway

Semifinals[]

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Third place final[]

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Final[]

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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