The 2001

European Nations Cup European Nations Cup may refer to: *UEFA European Championship, formerly known as European Nations' Cup * Europcar Cup, a European Tour golf tournament *European Nations Cup (golf), a European Ladies Tour golf tournament * European Nations Cup (fie ...

was the second annual competition for tier 2 and 3 European

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nations. The competition was originally planned to continue on an annual basis like the Six Nations but at the end of the season it was decided to change to a two-year cycle allowing home and away games. The results of this season were added to the

2001–02 European Nations Cup First Division The 2001–02 Rugby Europe International Championships#European Nations Cup (2000–2016), European Nations Cup was the third edition of the newly reformed European championship. It was the first to be decided over two years. Since the format had ...

standings.

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the South Caucasus * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States Georgia may also refer to: People and fictional characters * Georgia (name), a list of pe ...

won their first ever European Championship, which was overshadowed slightly by

Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...

winning the extended championship the following year.

Morocco Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It has coastlines on the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to Algeria–Morocc ...

no longer would be taking part in this competition and were replaced by

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External links

2000-01 European Nations Cup First Division at ESPN
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