2018–19 Rugby Europe International Championships

The 2018–19 Rugby Europe International Championships is the European Championship for tier 2 and tier 3 rugby union nations. The 2018–19 season is the third of its new format and structure, where all Levels play on a one-year cycle, replacing the old format of a two-year cycle, with the teams playing each other both home and away.

2018–19 Rugby Europe International Championships
DateSeptember 2018 – June 2019
Countries35
Tournament statistics
ChampionsChampionship
 Georgia (11)
Trophy
 Portugal (3)
Conference 1
 Ukraine (1)
 Malta (3)
Conference 2
 Latvia (2)
 Slovenia (2)
Development
 Turkey (1)
Antim Cup Georgia (12th title)
Matches played72
Attendance114,468 (1,590 per match)
Tries scored454 (6.31 per match)
Top point scorer(s)Championship
Romania Florin Vlaicu (34)
Trophy
Portugal Jorge Abecassis (49)
Conference
Bulgaria Petar Nikolov (60)
Development
Turkey Mihraç Ertürk (24)
Top try scorer(s)Championship
Georgia (country) Mirian Modebadze (4)
Trophy
Portugal João Belo (5)
Portugal Rodrigo Marta (5)
Conference
Bulgaria Ivayilo Ivanov (4)
Andorra Edisher Jamrulidze (4)
Slovenia Blaž Pilko (4)
Development
Turkey Mihraç Ertürk (4)
Official websiteRugby Europe
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After the eligibility controversy of the 2018 Championship season, and the following points deduction, Romania faced and defeated Portugal in the relegation play-off to determine the last competitor for the 2019 Championship edition.

Countries

Pre-tournament World Rugby rankings in parentheses. Trophy as of 24 September 2018, Conferences as of 8 October 2018 and Championship rankings as of 4 February 2019.[1] After winning the relegation play-off between the winner of the 2018 Trophy, Portugal, and the last placed 2018 Championship team, Romania, and the win by the latter Portugal remained on the Trophy level, whereas Romania stayed inside the Championship.[2] Following the 2017–18 season and the promotion of Bulgaria as well as the relegation of Estonia, Rugby Europe reallocated Austria from Conference 2 South to Conference 2 North for the 2018–19 Conference season.

Legend:
* Champion of 2017–18 season; ↑ Promoted from lower division during 2017–18 season; • Division Champion but not promoted during 2017–18 season; ‡ Last place inside own division but not relegated during 2017–18 season; ↓ Relegated from higher division during 2017–18 season

2019 Rugby Europe Championship
Main article: 2019 Rugby Europe Championship
Champions
Advances to promotion/
relegation play-off
Place Nation Games Points Tries
Try
BP		 Losing
BP		 Grand Slam
BP		 Table
points
played won drawn lost for against diff for against diff
1 Georgia550016234+128252+2330124
2 Spain540112775+52189+920018
3 Romania530213086+441412+221015
4 Russia520313085+45208+1212011
5 Belgium510468222-154833-250004
6 Germany500563178-115728-210101
Points were awarded to the teams as follows:
Win – 4 points | Draw – 2 points | At least 3 or more tries than opponent – 1 point | Loss within 7 points – 1 point | Loss greater than 7 points – 0 points | Completing a Grand Slam – 1 point[3]

2018–19 Rugby Europe Trophy
Main article: 2018–19 Rugby Europe Trophy
Champions and
advances to promotion/
relegation play-off
Relegated
Place Nation Games Points Try
BP		 Losing
BP		 Grand Slam
BP		 Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff
1 Portugal550027231+24140125
2 Netherlands540116458+10620018
3  Switzerland5302108138−2000012
4 Poland5203104164-6011010
5 Lithuania510463175−1121005
6 Czech Republic500559205−1460101
Points were awarded to the teams as follows:[4]
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

2018–19 Rugby Europe Conference

Conference 1
Main article: 2018–19 Rugby Europe Conference § Conference 1

Conference 1 North
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 Diff
1 Ukraine430111329+8411014
2 Sweden430114065+7510013
3 Luxembourg42026359+41109
4 Hungary410397118-211106
5 Moldova410349147-980004
Points were awarded to the teams as follows:[4]
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

Conference 1 South
Champions
Relegated
Place Nation Games Points Try
BP		 Losing
BP		 Grand Slam
BP		 Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff
1 Malta431011749+6820016
2 Croatia431012369+5420016
3 Israel420210462+4212011
4 Cyprus410379139−600004
5 Bosnia and Herzegovina400440144−1040101
Points were awarded to the teams as follows:[4]
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

Conference 2
Main article: 2018–19 Rugby Europe Conference § Conference 2

Conference 2 North
Champions and promoted
Possible relegation
Place Nation Games Points Try
BP		 Losing
BP		 Grand Slam
BP		 Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff
1 Latvia440011843+7530120
2 Finland43019593+200012
3 Denmark420210077+2321011
4 Norway410354112−580004
5 Austria400462104−420303
Points were awarded to the teams as follows:[4]
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

Conference 2 South
Champions and promoted
Relegated
Place Nation Games Points Try
BP		 Losing
BP		 Grand Slam
BP		 Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff
1 Slovenia430119167+12420014
2 Bulgaria430112598+2700012
3 Serbia4202101105-411010
4 Andorra420294103−91009
5 Slovakia400453191−1380000
Points were awarded to the teams as follows:[4]
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

2019 Rugby Europe Development
Champions and promoted
Place Nation Games Points Try
BP		 Losing
BP		 Grand Slam
BP		 Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff
1 Turkey 220010439+6520111
2 Estonia 200239104-650000
Points were awarded to the teams as follows:[4]
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

Play-offs

Championship–Trophy promotion play-off
15 June 2019
13:50 CET (UTC+01)
 Germany32 – 37 Portugal
Try: 4
Con: 3
Pen: 2
Drop: 0		GamesheetTry: 4
Con: 4
Pen: 3
Drop: 0
Frankfurt
Attendance: 800
Referee: Ireland Sean Gallagher

References
  1. "Men's Rankings". World Rugby. Archived from the original on 14 October 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  2. "Gameoverview". Rugby Europe. Archived from the original on 2018-11-11. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
  3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-01-08. Retrieved 2018-09-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. 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.
  5. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-27. Retrieved 2019-04-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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