2000 European Nations Cup First Division

International rugby union competition 2000 European Nations Cup 6 February – 2 April 2000 GEO 1990MARNED POR ROU ESP ROU 15 1998–99 1998–99 FIRA Tournament 2000–01 2001 European Nations Cup First Division The 2000 European Nations Cup was the first European Nations Cup, an international rugby union competition for second-tier nations. It replaced the FIRA Tournament following the emergence of professionalism in rugby union and Italy being granted a place in the Six Nations. The first season had six teams (five from Europe and one from Africa). The teams played each other once, playing roughly to the same weekends as the Six Nations. Romania won the first title, with a single loss to Morocco in the opening game. Georgia improved their performance in the context of European rugby, finishing in second place, while Morocco finished in third place, ahead of Spain and Portugal. Netherlands finished last.2000 European Nations Cup First Division at ESPN Table Place Nation Games Points Tablepoints Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff1ROM540113057+73132GEO 19905302145105+40113MAR53029469+25114ESP5203109105+495POR520374100−2696NED510452168−1167 Matches Week 1 6 February 2000 MAR 18–10 ROU Stade du COC, Casablanca 6 February 2000 POR 30–32 GEO 1990 Teixeira (9) Teixeira Giorgadze, Khekhelashvili, Tsabadze (2) Urjukashvili (3) Urjukashvili (2) Lisbon University Stadium, Lisbon J. P. Pellaprat (France) 6 February 2000 ESP 33–8 NED Frechilla, Justel, Salazar Lizarraga, Zapatero Kovalenco, Martinéz Torres Kovalenco (3) Philpott Hannay Mallorca 4,000 R. Faccioli (Italy) Week 2 20 February 2000 GEO 1990 20–10 MAR Giorgadze, Katsadze Urjukashvili (2) Urjukashvili (2) Hamdini, Oufrich St Gaudens, France 500 Jean-Pierre Matheu (France) 20 February 2000 ROU 39–10 NED Corodeanu, Drăguceanu, Dumitru (2), Mitu Mitu (4) Mitu (2) Winkels Van der Loos Van der Loos Amsterdam 2,000 20 February 2000 POR 21–19 ESP Lisbon University Stadium, Lisbon D. Gillet (France) Mata Kovalenco Mourão (4), Teixeira (3) Kovalenco (4) Week 3 4 March 2000 ESP 36–32 GEO 1990 Campo Universitário, Madrid C. Giacomel (Italy) Astarloa Uriarte, del Valle, Frechilla (2), Souto Abashidze, Labadze, Mtchedlishvili, Tsabadze (2) Martinéz Torres (4) Iurini, Urjukashvili Martinéz Torres Urjukashvili 4 March 2000 ROU 33–3 POR Dinamo Stadion, Bucharest 5,000 D. Dartigeas (France) Mersoiu, Petrache, Sîrbu, Tonița, Vioreanu Mitu Mitu (2) Teixeira 4 March 2000 NED 15–44 MAR Amsterdam Week 4 19 March 2000 GEO 1990 41–6 NED National Stadium, Tbilisi 20,000 S. de Falco (Italy) Abuseridze, Giorgadze, Jimsheladze, Kavtaravhili (2), Labadze, Zedgnidize Iurini, Jimsheladze (2) Hannay (2) 19 March 2000 ROU 25–6 ESP Dumitru, Gontineac, Vioreanu Mitu (2) Mitu (2) Martinéz Torres (2) Stadionul Ghencea II, Bucharest 500 G. Morandin (Italy) 19 March 2000 POR 9–3 MAR Lisbon University Stadium, Lisbon Johan Meersman (Belgium) Week 5 2 April 2000 GEO 1990 20–23 ROU National Stadium, Tbilisi 35,000 D. Pruvot (France) Kavtarahvili, Nadiradze Jimsheladze (2) Jimsheladze (2) Brezoianu, Sîrbu Mitu (2) Mitu (2) 2 April 2000 ESP 15–19 MAR Albacete 2 April 2000 NED 13–11 POR Van der Pol Hannay Hannay (2) Murinello Teixeira (2) Amsterdam Jeremy Schauder (Israel) See also European Nations Cup Second Division 2000 European Nations Cup Third Division 2000 European Nations Cup Fourth Division 2000 FIRA – Association of European Rugby Six Nations Championship References External links 2000 European Nations Cup First Division at ESPN 1999–2000 Category:1999–2000 in European rugby union Category:1999–2000 in Spanish rugby union Category:2000 in Moroccan sport Category:2000 in Georgian sport Category:2000 in Dutch sport Category:1999–2000 in Romanian rugby union Category:2000 in Portuguese sport