2000 European Nations Cup First Division
The 2000 European Nations Cup was the first Rugby Europe [International Championships#European Nations Cup (2000–2016)|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 [national rugby union team|Italy] being granted a place in the Six Nations.
The first season had six teams. 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.
Matches
Week 1
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Week 2
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Week 3
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Week 4
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Week 5
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