2003–04 European Nations Cup Third Division

August 2026 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: LAT MLT promoted from "Pool B" MDA SCG HUN Table Place Nation Games Points Tablepoints played won drawn lost for against difference1MDA 4400129 57 +72122MLT 4301 73 75 −2 103LVA 4202 34 43 −9 84SCG 4103 69 66 0 55HUN 4004 54118−64 4 Results 11 October 2003 HUN 17–38 MDA Esztergom 25 October 2003 HUN 7–14 LAT Székesfehérvár 10 April 2004 SCG 31–3 HUN Subotica 17 April 2004 MDA 26–12 LAT Chișinău 17 April 2004 MLT 20–18 SCG Marsa 25 April 2004 LAT 8–10 MLT Riga 8 May 2004 SCG 20–43 MDA Beograd 22 May 2004 LAT 3–0 SCG withdraw 22 May 2004 MLT 35–27 HUN Marsa 29 May 2004 MDA 22–8 MLT Chișinău Pool B The middle level was the Pool "B", with five teams: AUT BIH BGR promoted from pool "C" LTU LUX Table Place Nation Games Points Tablepoints played won drawn lost for against difference1LUX 440098 39+59122AUT 430192 61+31103LTU 420289 32+57 84BGR 410351136−85 65BIH 300328 87−59 3 Results 25 October 2003 BIH 8–31 LUX Sarajevo 8 November 2003 LUX 9–8 LTU Cessange 15 November 2003 BGR 33–3 BIH Pernik 24 April 2004 LUX 39–5 BGR Cessange 8 May 2004 AUT 18–19 LUX Vienna 15 May 2004 LTU 66–0 BGR Šiauliai 22 May 2004 LTU 3 – 0 Bosnia Withdraw BIH 22 May 2004 BGR 13–28 AUT Kostinbrod 5 June 2004 AUT 23–12 LTU Vienna 12 June 2004 BIH 17–23 AUT Pool C At the lowest level of competition, participated four team: ARM FIN ISR NOR Semifinals 2 June 2004 ISR 24–15 FIN Beauvais 2 June 2004 ARM 36–6 NOR Beauvais Third place final 5 June 2004 NOR 54–7 FIN Beauvais Final 5 June 2004 ARM 48–0 ISR Beauvais 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 2003–04 Category:2003–04 in European rugby union fr:Championnat européen des nations de rugby à XV 2002-2004 it:Campionato europeo per Nazioni di rugby 2002-2004