2003–04 European Nations Cup First Division

International rugby union competition 2003–04 European Nations Cup 16 February 2003 – 27 March 2004 CZE GEO POR ROU RUS ESP POR Antim Cup ROM (2003, 2004) 29 128 2001–02 2004–06 The 2003–04 European Nations Cup was the fourth edition of the newly reformed European Championship for tier 2 and 3 rugby union nations. This was the second two-year cycled championship, the first to be planned from the start. The title was won by Portugal for the first time, with their Iberian neighbours Spain being relegated. Portugal won all their games, except to a loss abroad to Romania. The Championship saw another new face in the Czech Republic who replaced the relegated Netherlands. Table Place Nation Games Points Tablepoints Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference1POR10901245180+65282ROM10802320123+197263GEO10514193148+45214RUS9306198175+23155CZE9306139263−124156ESP10019129335−20611 Results Week 1 16 February 2003 POR 34–30 GEO 1990 GonçalvesDa. MateusDi. Mateus Malheiro (2) Malheiro (5) AbuseridzeKatsadze (2)Zedginidze Jimsheladze (2) Jimsheladze Jimsheladze Lisbon University Stadium, Lisbon Nigel Owens (Wales) 16 February 2003 ESP 19–52 RUS Penalty try Cascarra Cascarra (3) FedchenkoGrachevKuzinA. SergeevS. Sergeev Rachkov (3) Rachkov (6) Rachkov Inca, Mallorca Daniel Pruvot (France) 22 June 2003 CZE 5–42 ROU Stastny BrezoianuGhiocPopescuSăuanTofan Dumbravă (4) Dumbravă (3) Tatra Smichov Rugby Club, Prague 2,500 Dave Pearson (England) The match between the Czech Republic and Romania, originally scheduled for 15 February, was postponed. Week 2 22 February 2003 GEO 1990 34–3 ESP GundishviliShvelidzeYachviliZibzibadze (2) Jimsheladze (3) Jimsheladze Cascarra Tbilisi 10,000 G. Doyle (Ireland) 22 February 2003 POR 16–15 ROU Garvão Malheiro Malheiro (2) Tomé MantaȚincu Tofan Tofan Lisbon University Stadium, Lisbon G. Doyle (Ireland) 14 June 2003 CZE 27–13 RUS CamrdaPekarekRohlik Kafka (3) Kafka (2) Lubkov Rachkov Rachkov (2) Tatra Smichov Rugby Club, Prague 1,500 Nereo Dordolo (Italy) The match between the Czech Republic and Russia, originally scheduled for 22 February, was postponed. Week 3 8 March 2003 POR 43–10 CZE Malheiro (2)Da. MateusDi. MateusVieira MalheiroCardoso Pinto (2) Malheiro (4) Zak Krejci Krejci Lisbon University Stadium, Lisbon Sean Mallon (Netherlands) 9 March 2003 RUS 17–23 GEO 1990 Sergeev Rachkov (2) Rachkov (2) Jimsheladze Jimsheladze (6) Stadium Junost, Krasnodar Giovanni Morandin (Italy) 9 March 2003 ESP 6–31 ROU Díez Velazco Querol PetrecheiSocolTofan Tofan (2) Tofan (4) Campo Universitário, Madrid 5,000 Antonio Lombardi (Italy) Week 4 22 March 2003 CZE 15–30 GEO 1990 Kafka (4) Kafka KhamashuridzeLabadzeShvelidzeZedginidzeZibzibadze Jimsheladze Jimsheladze Tatra Simchov Rugby Club, Prague 1,400 Carlo Damasco (Italy) 22 March 2003 ROU 23–12 RUS PetracheVioreanuPenalty try Tofan Tofan (2) Rachkov (4) Dinamo Stadion, Bucharest 5,000 Daniel Dartigeas (France) 23 March 2003 POR 35–16 ESP CunhaSousa Malheiro (2) Malheiro (5) Malheiro (2) Tuineau Iloa Cascarra Cascarra (2) Kovalenco Estádio Municipal, Coimbra Jean-Luc Rebollal (France) Week 5 29 March 2003 RUS 14–25 POR Dymchenko Akulov Cunha Malheiro Malheiro (5) Malheiro Stadium Junost, Krasnodar Mircea Paraschivescu (Romania) 30 March 2003 GEO 1990 6–19 ROU Jimsheladze (2) BrezoianuGontineacMaftei Tofan (2) Boris Paichadze National Stadium, Tbilisi 40,000 Daniel Gillet (France) 30 March 2003 ESP 38–40 CZE Beltrán RodriguézCascarraLoubsensMonreal IzquierdoZarzosa Cascarra (2) Cascarra (3) RohlikStastnySusterSyrovy Kafka (4) Kafka (4) Campo Universitário, Madrid Jeremy Schauder (Israel) Week 6 14 February 2004 ROU 55–11 CZE Baraulea (2)GhearaGontineacSăuanTeodorescu (2)Zebega Dumbravă (6) Dumbravă Rohlik KafkaKrejci Dinamo Stadion, Bucharest Jean-Luc Rebollal (France) 14 February 2004 GEO 14–19 POR GhvaberidzeKopaliani KvnikhidzeUrjukashvili Aguilar Malheiro Malheiro (3) Malheiro Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi 15,000 Antonio Lombardo (Italy) 14 February 2004 RUS 36–6 ESP FedchenkoGrachevKorobeynikovKorshunovKuzinRachkov Rachkov (2) Martinéz Torres Stadium Junost, Krasnodar Jean-Pierre Pellaprat (France) Week 7 21 February 2004 ROU 36–6 POR BarauleaMersoiuSăuan (2)Toderașc Dumbravă (4) Dumbravă Malheiro (2) Stade 1 Mai, Constanta 1,500 Johan Meersman (Belgium) 22 February 2004 ESP 6–6 GEO KovalencoMartinéz Torres Kvinikhidze (2) Tarragona 5,000 Mauro Dordolo (Italy) The game between Russia and the Czech Republic, originally scheduled for 21 February 2004 and postponed due to snow, was not played. Week 8 6 March 2004 ROU 50–10 ESP Dragoș DimaSîrbuSocolTeodorescuȚincuToderașcTonițaVoicu Tofan (5) Loubsens Martinéz Torres Martinéz Torres Stadionul Ghencea II, Bucharest 2,000 Jean-Christophe Gastou (France) 6 March 2004 GEO 9–3 RUS BarkalaiaJimsheladze Jimsheladze Rachkov Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi 6,000 Joel Dume (France) 6 March 2004 CZE 8–13 POR Rohlik Brabek CunhaGarvão Grenho Tatra Smichov Rugby Club, Prague 500 Séan Mallon (Netherlands) Week 9 20 March 2004 RUS 33–24 ROU GrachevKazantsevKlyuchnikovShelepkov Simonov (2) Simonov (3) SăuanToderașcPenalty try Dumbravă (3) Dumbravă Stadium Junost, Krasnodar 1,000 Gérard Borréani (France) 20 March 2004 ESP 19–35 POR Davila SánchezVelazco Querol Kovalenco (3) Aguilar (2)Garvão (3)Mateus Malheiro Malheiro Ibiza 2,000 Akim Hadj Bachir (France) 20 March 2004 GEO 23–7 CZE GorgodzeZedginidze Kvinikhidze (2) Kvinikhidze (3) Rohlik Krejci Boris Paichadze National Stadium, Tbilisi 15,000 Bernd Gabbei (Germany) Week 10 27 March 2004 CZE 16–6 ESP Brabec Kafka Kafka Kafka Martinéz Torres (2) Tatra Smichov Rugby Club, Prague Maurizio Vancini (Italy) 27 March 2004 POR 19–18 RUS AndradeMalheiro Malheiro (3) Kazantsev KuzinSimonov Simonov Simonov Municipal Stadium, Coimbra 27 March 2004 ROU 25–18 GEO SîrbuTudori Dumbravă (2)Tofan (3) GorgodzeKvinikhidze Kvinikhidze Kvinikhidze (2) Iași 8,000 Stefano Mancini (Italy) See also 2002–04 European Nations Cup Second Division 2002–03 European Nations Cup Third Division 2003–04 European Nations Cup Third Division External links 2003-04 European Nations Cup First Division at ESPN 2003–04 Category:2002–03 in European rugby union Category:2003–04 in European rugby union Category:2002–03 in Spanish rugby union Category:2003–04 in Spanish rugby union Category:2003 in Russian rugby union Category:2004 in Russian rugby union Category:2003 in Georgian sport Category:2004 in Georgian sport Category:2003 in Dutch sport Category:2004 in Dutch sport Category:2002–03 in Romanian rugby union Category:2003–04 in Romanian rugby union Category:2003 in Portuguese sport Category:2004 in Portuguese sport