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2003–04 European Nations Cup First Division
The 2003–04 Rugby Europe International Championships#European Nations Cup (2000–2016), 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 national rugby union team, Portugal for the first time, with their Iberian Peninsula, Iberian neighbours Spain national rugby union team, Spain being relegated. Portugal national rugby union team, Portugal won all their games, except to a loss abroad to Romania national rugby union team, Romania. The Championship saw another new face in the Czech Republic national rugby union team, Czech Republic who replaced the relegated Netherlands national rugby union team, Netherlands. Table Results Week 1 ---- ---- ---- *The match between the Czech Republic and Romania, originally scheduled for 15 February, was postponed. Week 2 ---- ---- ---- *The ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antim Cup
The Antim Cup ( ka, ანთიმოზ ივერიელის თასი, tr; ro, Cupa Antim Ivireanul) is contested between the rugby union teams of Romania (The Oaks) and Georgia ("The Lelos"). It is named after the Metropolitan of Wallachia Anthim the Iberian, who was originally a Georgian. The Antim Cup is contested each time Georgia and Romania meet in a senior international match other than World Cup matches. The holder retains the cup unless the challenger wins the match in normal time. History There was a motion from the Georgia Rugby Union just before the 2000 European Nations Cup decider in Tbilisi, to establish a challenge cup along the lines of the Calcutta and Bledisloe Cups to be annually played for between the ''Oaks'' and the ''Lelos''. It was decided that the cup should be named after Antimoz Iverieli (Georgian version) – Antim Ivireanul (Romanian version) (c. 1650–1716). The Rugby Supporters' League (RML) of Georgia approached the Catholicos-Patr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |