2018–19 Rugby Europe Conference

The 2018–19 Rugby Europe Conference is the third-level rugby union competition below the premier Championship and Trophy competitions. It is the third Conference under its new format. After Lithuania was promoted to the Trophy and Moldova relegated at the end of the 2017–18 season, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Hungary, Israel, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Sweden and Ukraine compete for the Conference 1 title. While after the relegation of Estonia and the promotion of Bulgaria, Andorra, Austria, Bulgaria, Denmark, Finland, Latvia, Norway, Serbia, Slovakia and Slovenia will compete for the Conference 2 title. Due to the relegation of a Conference 2 North team and the promotion of a Southern team, the Conference 2 Pools had to be reallocated. While Bulgaria joined the Conference 2 South, Austria switched pools to the Conference 2 North, replacing Estonia.

2018–19 Rugby Europe Conference
Date13 October 2018 – 01 June 2019
Countries20
Tournament statistics
Matches played39
Attendance25,307 (649 per match)
Tries scored230 (5.9 per match)
Top point scorer(s)Conference 1
Malta James Kirk (47)
Conference 2
Bulgaria Petar Nikolov (60)
Top try scorer(s)Conference 1
Croatia Krešimir Čorić (3)
Malta Christopher Dudman (3)
Sweden Axel Kalling Smith (3)
Sweden Conor Murphy (3)
Croatia Domagoj Plazibat (3)
Conference 2
Bulgaria Ivayilo Ivanov (4)
Andorra Edisher Jamrulidze (4)
Slovenia Blaž Pilko (4)
Official websiteRugby International Championship
2017–18 (Previous) (Next) 2019–2020

The winners of Conference 1 North and South will play an additional match, a Conference 1-Trophy Promotion play-off for the right to play the 2019–20 Rugby Europe Trophy. While the bottom placed teams of Conference 1 North and South will be relegated to Conference 2 for the following season, replacing the North and South winners of Conference 2. The bottom placed team with the worse overall record will be relegated and participate in the 2019 Rugby Europe Development season.

Ukraine was directly promoted to 2019–20 Rugby Europe Trophy, because Malta was not able to play the Conference 1-Trophy Promotion play-off game.

Conference 1

Table

Champions and promoted to
2019–20 Rugby Europe Trophy
Relegated
Place Nation Games Points Try
BP
Losing
BP
Grand Slam
BP
Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 Ukraine (37)430111329+8411014
2 Sweden (56)430113065+6510013
3 Luxembourg (64)42026359+41109
4 Hungary (68)410397118-211106
5 Moldova (44)410349147-980004
Pre-Tournament rankings in parentheses.[1]
Points were awarded to the teams as follows:[2]
Win – 4 points : Draw – 2 points  : Loss within 7 points – 1 point : Loss greater than 7 points – 0 points: At least 3 more tries than opponent- 1 point
Completing a Grand Slam – 1 point

Fixtures

13 October 2018 Ukraine  24-13  Luxembourg Yunist' Stadium, Lviv  
14:00 EEST (UTC+03) Gamesheet Attendance: 250
Referee: Romania Cristian Serban
20 October 2018 (1 TBP) Sweden  80-6  Moldova Bollspelaren, Norrköping  
14:00 CEST (UTC+02) Gamesheet Attendance: 400
Referee: Netherlands Gert Visser
03 November 2018 Moldova  16-31  Hungary (1 TBP) Stadionul Raional, Anenii Noi  
16:00 EET (UTC+02) Gamesheet Attendance: 200
Referee: Georgia (country) Tornike Gvirjishvili
03 November 2018 (1 LBP) Luxembourg  9-10  Sweden Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City  
16:00 CET (UTC+01) Gamesheet Attendance: 1,400
Referee: Switzerland Yann Benoît
10 November 2018 Hungary  24-48  Ukraine (1 TBP) Városi Szabadidő Központ, Százhalombatta  
14:00 CET (UTC+01) Gamesheet Attendance: 600
Referee: Germany Dan O'Connell
13 April 2019 Luxembourg  23-10  Moldova Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City  
16:00 CEST (UTC+02) Gamesheet Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Germany Killian O'BRIEN
20 April 2019 Moldova  17-13  Ukraine (1 LBP) Stadionul Central orașului , Drochia  
13:00 EEST (UTC+03) Gamesheet Attendance: 500
Referee: Croatia Bartolic Hrvoje
04 May 2019 (1 LBP) Hungary  15-18  Luxembourg Városi Szabadidő Központ, Százhalombatta  
14:00 CEST (UTC+02) Gamesheet Attendance: 200
Referee: Portugal Pedro Cardios M. Silva
11 May 2019 Sweden  36-27  Hungary Bollspelaren, Norrköping  
15:00 CEST (UTC+02) Gamesheet Attendance: 600
Referee: Russia Alexei Bryzgalin
19 May 2019 Ukraine  23-14  Sweden Spartak Stadium, Odesa  
16:00 EEST (UTC+03) Gamesheet Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Wales Mike English

Table

Champions
Relegated
Place Nation Games Points Try
BP
Losing
BP
Grand Slam
BP
Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 Malta431011749+6820016
2 Croatia431012369+5420016
3 Israel420210462+4212011
4 Cyprus410379139−600004
5 Bosnia and Herzegovina400440144−1040101
Pre-Tournament rankings in parentheses.[1]
Points were awarded to the teams as follows:[2]
Win – 4 points : Draw – 2 points  : Loss within 7 points – 1 point : Loss greater than 7 points – 0 points: At least 3 more tries than opponent- 1 point
Completing a Grand Slam – 1 point

Fixtures

13 October 2018 Bosnia and Herzegovina  11–40  Croatia (1 TBP) Stadion Kamberovića polje, Zenica  
19:00 CEST (UTC+02) Gamesheet Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Czech Republic Matej Razga
20 October 2018 (1 TBP) Croatia  46–24  Cyprus Stadion Stari plac, Split  
16:00 CEST (UTC+02) Gamesheet Attendance: n.a.
Referee: Italy Manuel Bottino
20 October 2018 (1 LBP) Israel  14–21  Malta Wingate Institute, Netanya  
14:00 IDT (UTC+03) Gamesheet Attendance: n.a.
Referee: Belgium John Catteau
27 October 2018 (1 TBP) Malta  41–7  Bosnia and Herzegovina Hibernians Stadium, Paola  
14:00 CEST (UTC+02) Gamesheet Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Monaco Anthony Lac
27 October 2018 Croatia  19–16  Israel (1 LBP) Stadion NŠC Stjepan Spajić, Zagreb  
15:00 CEST (UTC+02) Gamesheet Attendance: n.a.
Referee: Wales Ben Breakspear
10 November 2018 Cyprus  22–34  Israel Stelios Kyriakides Stadium, Paphos  
15:00 EET (UTC+02) Gamesheet Attendance: n.a.
Referee: Spain Jorge Molpeceres
16 March 2019 (1 TBP) Israel  40–0  Bosnia and Herzegovina Wingate Institute, Netanya  
14:00 IST (UTC+02) Gamesheet Attendance: 500
Referee: Switzerland Ethan Glass
23 March 2019 Cyprus  10–37  Malta (1 TBP) Stelios Kyriakides Stadium, Paphos  
15:00 EET (UTC+02) Gamesheet Attendance: 700
Referee:  Scotland Hollie Davidson
06 April 2019 (1 LBP) Bosnia and Herzegovina  22-23  Cyprus Stadion Kamberovića polje, Zenica  
14:00 CEST (UTC+02) Gamesheet Attendance: 250
Referee: Russia Georgii Kopp
13 April 2019 Malta  18-18  Croatia Hibernians Stadium, Paola  
14:00 CEST (UTC+02) Gamesheet Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Spain Jorge Molpeceres

Conference 2

Table

Champions and Promoted
Possible Relegation
Place Nation Games Points Try
BP
Losing
BP
Grand Slam
BP
Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 Latvia440011843+7530120
2 Finland43019593+200012
3 Denmark420210077+2321011
4 Norway410354112−580004
5 Austria400462104−420303
Pre-Tournament rankings in parentheses.[1]
Points were awarded to the teams as follows:[2]
Win – 4 points : Draw – 2 points  : Loss within 7 points – 1 point : Loss greater than 7 points – 0 points: At least 3 more tries than opponent- 1 point
Completing a Grand Slam – 1 point

Fixtures

13 October 2018 Finland  22-18  Denmark (1 LBP) Myllypuron urheilupuisto, Helsinki  
15:00 EEST (UTC+03) Gamesheet Attendance: 300
Referee: Sweden Jacob Bäverstam
13 October 2018 Norway  9-6  Austria (1 LBP) Fana Stadion, Bergen  
15:00 CEST (UTC+02) Gamesheet Attendance: 300
Referee: Belgium Nicolas Vandecauter
20 October 2018 (1 TBP) Latvia  24-7  Finland Daugavas stadions, Riga  
15:00 EEST (UTC+03) Gamesheet Attendance: 500
Referee: Romania Alexandru Ionescu
27 October 2018 (1 TBP) Denmark  42-10  Norway Atletikstadion, Odense  
17:00 CEST (UTC+02) Gamesheet Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Poland Lukasz Jasiński
27 October 2018 (1 LBP) Austria  20-26  Latvia Wiener Sportclub-Platz, Wien  
19:00 CEST (UTC+02) Gamesheet Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Germany Killian O'Brien
30 March 2019 (1 LBP) Austria  29-32  Finland Wiener Sportclub-Platz, Wien  
15:00 CET (UTC+01) Gamesheet Attendance: 500
Referee: Serbia STLIGIC Dejean
27 April 2019 (1 TBP) Denmark  37-7  Austria Hjemmebane Rugbyklubben Speed, Kastrup  
16:00 CEST (UTC+02) Gamesheet Attendance: 857
Referee: Monaco Anthony Lac
4 May 2019 (1 TBP) Latvia  38-3  Denmark Baldone Stadium, Baldone  
17:00 EEST (UTC+03) Gamesheet Attendance: 350
Referee: Switzerland Ethan Glass
25 May 2019 Norway  13-30  Latvia (1 TBP) Kanalbanen, Horten Rugby Klubb, Horten  
16:00 CEST (UTC+02) Gamesheet Attendance: n/a
Referee: Sweden Rami Aro
1 June 2019 Finland  34-22  Norway Myllypuron urheilupuisto, Helsinki  
17:00 EEST (UTC+03) Gamesheet Attendance: 110
Referee: Netherlands Gert Visser

Table

Champions and Promoted
Relegated
Place Nation Games Points Try
BP
Losing
BP
Grand Slam
BP
Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 Slovenia (77)430119167+12420014
2 Bulgaria (94)430112598+2700012
3 Serbia (82)4202101105-411010
4 Andorra (70)420294103-91009
5 Slovakia (NR)400453191-1380000
Pre-Tournament rankings in parentheses.[1]
Points were awarded to the teams as follows:[2]
Win – 4 points : Draw – 2 points  : Loss within 7 points – 1 point : Loss greater than 7 points – 0 points: At least 3 more tries than opponent- 1 point
Completing a Grand Slam – 1 point

Fixtures

13 October 2018 (1 LBP) Serbia  29-35  Bulgaria Stadion Kralj Petar Prvi, Beograd  
15:00 CEST (UTC+02) Gamesheet Attendance: n.a.
Referee: Czech Republic Stepan Cekal
20 October 2018 (1 TBP) Slovenia  48-14  Andorra Rugby stadion OVAL, Ljubljana  
14:00 CEST (UTC+02) Gamesheet Attendance: 400
Referee: Croatia Hrvoje Bartolić
27 October 2018 Bulgaria  13-25  Slovenia NSA Vassil Levski, Sofia  
16:00 CEST (UTC+02) Gamesheet Attendance: 600
Referee: Serbia Dejan Stiglic
03 November 2018 Andorra  27-14  Slovakia Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella  
17:00 CET (UTC+01) Gamesheet Attendance: 400
Referee: Israel Ariel Cabral
10 November 2018 Slovakia  10-37  Serbia (1 TBP) Štadión PFK, Piešťany  
14:00 CET (UTC+01) Gamesheet Attendance: 200
Referee: Denmark Mike Hawkins
20 April 2019 Slovakia  24-36  Bulgaria Štadión PFK, Piešťany  
17:00 CEST (UTC+02) Gamesheet Attendance: 200
Referee: Russia Alexei Lebedev
11 May 2019 Serbia  35-27  Slovenia Stadion Borca, Starčevo  
14:00 CEST (UTC+02) Gamesheet Attendance: 400
Referee: Israel Ariel Cabral
11 May 2019 Bulgaria  41-20  Andorra NSA Vassil Levski, Sofia  
17:00 EEST (UTC+03) Gamesheet Attendance: 800
Referee: Denmark Mike Hawkins
18 May 2019 (1 TBP) Slovenia  91-5  Slovakia Rugby stadion OVAL, Ljubljana  
15:00 CEST (UTC+02) Gamesheet Attendance: 300
Referee: Czech Republic Matej Razga
18 May 2019 (1 TBP) Andorra  33-0  Serbia Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella  
18:00 CEST (UTC+02) Gamesheet Attendance: 600
Referee: Portugal Jao Costa

See also

References

  1. "Men's Rankings". World Rugby. Archived from the original on 14 October 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  2. Rugby Europe. Rugby Europe International Championships 2018–19 Manual (PDF). p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 January 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
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