The 2002–2004 European Nations Cup was the fourth edition of the newly reformed European Championship for tier 2 & 3 Rugby Union Nations. This was the second two-year cycled championship, the first to be planned from the start.
The Third division had a controversy development. The team were divided into three groups according to the ranking of previous edition to play, but there were several problems:
So the European federation decided to change from a two-years formula to a one-year formula again, considering the two matches played in Pool "C" as friendlies and turning the Pool into a short knock-out tournament held in Ibiza, Spain. Furthermore, the winners of Pools B and C were promoted, respectively, to Pools A and B for the 2003–04 edition. No promotions from Pool A to Second division were awarded, nor relegations to lower Pools.
The highest level was the Pool "A", with five teams:
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | ||||
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 23 | +75 | 9 | ||
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 64 | 71 | −7 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 63 | 96 | −33 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 58 | 93 | −35 | 4 |
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The middle level was the Pool "B", with five teams:
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | ||||
| 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 54 | +47 | 12 | ||
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 147 | 53 | +94 | 10 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 58 | 113 | −55 | 8 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 65 | 88 | −23 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 40 | 103 | −63 | 4 |
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