2017–18 Rugby Europe Trophy

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2017–18 Rugby Europe Trophy
Date28 October 2017 – 14 April 2018
Countries
Tournament statistics
Champions Portugal (2nd title)
Grand Slam Portugal (2)
Matches played15
Attendance20,850 (1,390 per match)
Tries scored98 (6.53 per match)
Top point scorer(s)Netherlands Liam McBride (57)
Top try scorer(s)Netherlands Sep Visser (8)
Official website2018 Rugby Europe International Championships
2016–17 (Previous) (Next) 2018–19

The 2017–18 Rugby Europe Trophy is the second-level rugby union competition below the premier Championship. It is the second Trophy competition under its new format, that will see Czech Republic, Moldova, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal and Switzerland compete for the title, and a place in the Championship-Trophy promotion play-off.

This year's competition sees Czech Republic joining the Trophy after winning the Trophy-Conference 1 promotion play-off against Malta. This year sees no relegated team from the Rugby Championship, after last year's winner Portugal lost the Championship-Trophy promotion play-off against Belgium.

Table[edit]

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  Portugal 5 5 0 0 168 76 +92 2 0 1 23
2  Netherlands 5 4 0 1 199 110 +89 3 0 0 19
3  Czech Republic 5 3 0 2 93 120 −27 1 0 0 13
4   Switzerland 5 2 0 3 109 122 −13 1 2 0 11
5  Poland 5 1 0 4 106 147 −41 0 3 0 7
6  Moldova 5 0 0 5 58 158 −100 0 1 0 1
Points were awarded to the teams as follows:[1]
Win – 4 points
Draw – 2 points
Loss – 0 points
Match bonus points:
Scoring at least 3 more tries than the opponent – 1 point (or)
Losing by 7 points or less – 1 point
Overall bonus point:
Completing a Grand Slam (winning all matches) – 1 point
source: rugbyeurope.eu[2]

Fixtures[edit]

28 October 2017
14:00 CEST (UTC+02)
Czech Republic 19–14 Poland (1 LBP)
Gamesheet
Marketa stadium, Prague
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Romania Vlad Iordachescu
11 November 2017
13:00 EET (UTC+02)
Moldova 7–59 Netherlands (1 TBP)
Gamesheet
Complexul Sportiv Raional, Orhei
Attendance: 400
Referee: Italy Claudio Blessano
18 November 2017
15:00 CET (UTC+01)
(1 LBP) Switzerland 27–30 Netherlands
Gamesheet
Stade Municipal, Yverdon-les-Bains
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Spain Iñigo Atorrasagasti
18 November 2017
15:00 WET (UTC+00)
(1 TBP) Portugal 45–12 Czech Republic
Gamesheet
Complexo Desportivo do Estádio Nacional, Oeiras
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: England Christophe Ridley
18 November 2017
17:30 CET (UTC+01)
Poland 13–0 Moldova
Gamesheet
Mosir Stadium, Gdańsk
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Portugal Paulo Duarte
25 November 2017
13:00 EET (UTC+02)
(1 LBP) Moldova 20–22  Switzerland (1 TBP)
Gamesheet
Complexul Sportiv Raional, Orhei
Attendance: 300
Referee: Ireland Nigel Correll
10 February 2018
15:00 WET (UTC+00)
(1 TBP) Portugal 36–12 Netherlands
Gamesheet
Complexo Desportivo do Estádio Nacional, Oeiras
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: France Sébastien Minery
24 February 2018
15:00 WET (UTC+00)
Portugal 31–17  Switzerland
Gamesheet
Complexo Municipal de Atletismo, Setúbal
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Romania Vlad Iordachescu
3 March 2018
15:00 CET (UTC+01)
(1 TBP) Netherlands 71–30 Poland
Gamesheet
NRCA Stadium, Amsterdam
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: France Ludovic Cayre
10 March 2018
15:00 EET (UTC+02)
Moldova 10–29 Portugal
Gamesheet
Complexul Sportiv Raional, Orhei
Referee: Georgia (country) Shota Tevzadze
10 March 2018
14:00 CET (UTC+01)
Czech Republic 17–13  Switzerland (1 LBP)
Gamesheet
Marketa stadium, Prague
Attendance: 800
Referee: Romania Vlad Iordachescu
17 March 2018
15:00 CET (UTC+01)
Switzerland 30–24 Poland (1 LBP)
Gamesheet
Stade des Cherpines, Plan-les-Ouates
Attendance: 800
Referee: Italy Andrea Piardi
17 March 2018
15:00 CET (UTC+01)
(1 TBP) Netherlands 27–10 Czech Republic
Gamesheet
NRCA Stadium, Amsterdam
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Belgium Maxime Burlet
24 March 2018
18:00 CET (UTC+01)
Poland 25–27 Portugal
Gamesheet
Stadion Widzewa, Łódź
Attendance: 600
Referee: Wales Dan Jones
21 April 2018
14:00 CET (UTC+01)
(1 TBP) Czech Republic 35–21 Moldova
Gamesheet
Marketa stadium, Prague
Attendance: 600
Referee: Scotland Finlay Brown

Relegation/Promotion play-off[edit]

10 November 2018
16:00 EET (UTC+02)
Romania 36–6 Portugal
Gamesheet
TBC
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: England Ian Tempest

Top scorers[edit]

Top points scorers[edit]

Pos Name Team Pts
1 Liam McBride  Netherlands 57
2 Louis Rodrigues  Portugal 55
3 Sep Visser  Netherlands 40

Top try scorers[edit]

Pos Name Team Tries
1 Sep Visser  Netherlands 8
2 Josh Gascoigne  Netherlands 5
3 Siem Noorman  Netherlands 4

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Rugby Europe Championship 2018 - Competition's Rules". Retrieved 2018-02-06.
  2. ^ "2018 Rugby Europe International Championships". rugbyeurope.eu. Archived from the original on 20 November 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2017.

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