2000 European Nations Cup First Division
Template:Short description Template:Infobox Six Nations Championship 2 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.[1]
Table
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | |||
| 1 | File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 130 | 57 | +73 | 13 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Georgia (1990–2004).svg Georgia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 145 | 105 | +40 | 11 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 94 | 69 | +25 | 11 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 109 | 105 | +4 | 9 |
| 5 | File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 74 | 100 | −26 | 9 |
| 6 | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 52 | 168 | −116 | 7 |
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Matches
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
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
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