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The '''European Under-18 Rugby Union Championship''' is an annual [[rugby union]] championship for Under-18 national teams, held since 2004. The championship is organised by rugby's European governing body, the [[FIRA – Association of European Rugby]] (FIRA-AER).<ref name=Justin >[http://www.fira-aer-rugby.com/competition_detail.php?compet=166 U18 - 2010 FIRA-AER Justin Bridou European Championship] FIRA-AER website, accessed: 1 May 2010</ref> |
The '''European Under-18 Rugby Union Championship''' is an annual [[rugby union]] championship for Under-18 national teams, held since 2004. The championship is organised by rugby's European governing body, the [[FIRA – Association of European Rugby]] (FIRA-AER).<ref name=Justin >[http://www.fira-aer-rugby.com/competition_detail.php?compet=166 U18 - 2010 FIRA-AER Justin Bridou European Championship] FIRA-AER website, accessed: 1 May 2010</ref> |
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It has been held alternatingly in [[France]] and [[Italy]], except for 2012 when it was held in [[Spain]]. The past editions were won by [[France national under-18 rugby union team|France]], who won the championship in 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010, and [[England national under-18 rugby union team|England]], which won it in 2005, 2006 and 2012.<ref name=History |
It has been held alternatingly in [[France]] and [[Italy]], except for 2012 when it was held in [[Spain]]. The past editions were won by [[France national under-18 rugby union team|France]], who won the championship in 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010, and [[England national under-18 rugby union team|England]], which won it in 2005, 2006 and 2012.<ref name=History>[http://mediaofficina.com/rugbyeu18/albo-doro/ 2010 European Under-18 Rugby Union Championship official website - History] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110313200250/http://mediaofficina.com/rugbyeu18/albo-doro/ |date=2011-03-13 }} accessed: 1 May 2010</ref> [[Ireland national under-18 rugby union team|Ireland]] became the third nation to win the tournament when they beat England in the 2011 final. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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The European Under-18 Rugby Union Championship was first held in 2004, in [[Treviso]], Italy. It replaced the previously held European Under-18 Emergent Nations Championship, which had first been held in 2000.<ref>[http://www.irb.com/newsmedia/regional/newsid=2030622.html Forty years of age grade growth in Europe] {{webarchive |
The European Under-18 Rugby Union Championship was first held in 2004, in [[Treviso]], Italy. It replaced the previously held European Under-18 Emergent Nations Championship, which had first been held in 2000.<ref>[http://www.irb.com/newsmedia/regional/newsid=2030622.html Forty years of age grade growth in Europe] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100203000000/http://www.irb.com/newsmedia/regional/newsid%3D2030622.html |date=February 3, 2010 }} IRB website, published: 16 April 2009, accessed: 2 May 2010</ref> The first championship in 2004 was won by France.<ref name="History" /> |
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The following two championships, held in [[Lille]], [[France]] in 2005 and again in Treviso in 2006, were won by [[England national under-18 rugby union team|England]]. Alternating between France and Italy, the next four championships were held in [[Biarritz]], Treviso again, [[Toulon]] and once more in Treviso in 2010. All four were won by France. [[Wales national under-18 rugby union team|Wales]] and [[Scotland national under-18 rugby union team|Scotland]] did not compete in those years, and England did not compete in 2010.<ref name="History" /> |
The following two championships, held in [[Lille]], [[France]] in 2005 and again in Treviso in 2006, were won by [[England national under-18 rugby union team|England]]. Alternating between France and Italy, the next four championships were held in [[Biarritz]], Treviso again, [[Toulon]] and once more in Treviso in 2010. All four were won by France. [[Wales national under-18 rugby union team|Wales]] and [[Scotland national under-18 rugby union team|Scotland]] did not compete in those years, and England did not compete in 2010.<ref name="History" /> |
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==Format== |
==Format== |
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In [[2010 European Under-18 Rugby Union Championship|2010]], the championship, similar to previous editions, was organised in an '''A''', '''B''' and '''C''' Division, with A being the highest and C the lowest. Each division consisted of eight teams and each team played three competition games, with a quarter final, semi final and final/placing game.<ref name=Fixtures |
In [[2010 European Under-18 Rugby Union Championship|2010]], the championship, similar to previous editions, was organised in an '''A''', '''B''' and '''C''' Division, with A being the highest and C the lowest. Each division consisted of eight teams and each team played three competition games, with a quarter final, semi final and final/placing game.<ref name=Fixtures>[http://mediaofficina.com/rugbyeu18/calendario-fixtures/ 2010 European Under-18 Rugby Union Championship official website - Fixtures] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100413225330/http://mediaofficina.com/rugbyeu18/calendario-fixtures/ |date=2010-04-13 }} accessed: 1 May 2010</ref> The '''D''' division, unlike in the past, was held in a separate tournament in 2010. |
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The quarter finals were played according to a seeding list, with the winners moving on to the first to fourth place semi finals while the losers would enter the fifth to eighth place semi finals.<ref name="Fixtures" /> |
The quarter finals were played according to a seeding list, with the winners moving on to the first to fourth place semi finals while the losers would enter the fifth to eighth place semi finals.<ref name="Fixtures" /> |
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Revision as of 04:52, 25 September 2017
Current season or competition: 2017 European Under-18 Rugby Union Championship | |
Sport | Rugby union |
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Instituted | 2004 |
Number of teams | 31 (2013) |
Country | Europe (FIRA-AER) |
Holders | France (2016) |
The European Under-18 Rugby Union Championship is an annual rugby union championship for Under-18 national teams, held since 2004. The championship is organised by rugby's European governing body, the FIRA – Association of European Rugby (FIRA-AER).[1]
It has been held alternatingly in France and Italy, except for 2012 when it was held in Spain. The past editions were won by France, who won the championship in 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010, and England, which won it in 2005, 2006 and 2012.[2] Ireland became the third nation to win the tournament when they beat England in the 2011 final.
History
The European Under-18 Rugby Union Championship was first held in 2004, in Treviso, Italy. It replaced the previously held European Under-18 Emergent Nations Championship, which had first been held in 2000.[3] The first championship in 2004 was won by France.[2]
The following two championships, held in Lille, France in 2005 and again in Treviso in 2006, were won by England. Alternating between France and Italy, the next four championships were held in Biarritz, Treviso again, Toulon and once more in Treviso in 2010. All four were won by France. Wales and Scotland did not compete in those years, and England did not compete in 2010.[2]
The 2011 edition of the competition saw the introduction of an elite division, above division one, the former A, made up of four teams, France, England, Wales and Ireland. The divisions below remained unchanged. It marked the first time that all countries participating in the six nations send a team to the European championship. The 2011 tournament was held in the regions of Armagnac and Bigorre, in southern France.[4] It was won by Ireland and saw the French team not reaching the final for the first time.
England, Ireland, Wales, Scotland and Italy left the tournament for the 2016 edition.
Format
In 2010, the championship, similar to previous editions, was organised in an A, B and C Division, with A being the highest and C the lowest. Each division consisted of eight teams and each team played three competition games, with a quarter final, semi final and final/placing game.[5] The D division, unlike in the past, was held in a separate tournament in 2010.
The quarter finals were played according to a seeding list, with the winners moving on to the first to fourth place semi finals while the losers would enter the fifth to eighth place semi finals.[5]
The winners of the semi finals one to four would play in the division final while the losers would play for third place. Similarly, the winners of the fifth to eighth semi finals would play for fifth place while the losers would play for seventh.[5]
The winner of the A division was crowned European champions while the eighth placed team would be relegated to the B division. Similarly, the winner of B and C division would move up a division for 2011 while the last placed teams would be relegated. This meant, France was crowned European champions while Romania finished on the relegation spot. Portugal won the B division and earned promotion while the Ukraine was relegated and replaced by Sweden, the C champions.[5]
The 2011 format saw the introduction of a four-team elite division. Below this level, the divisions remained unchanged but were now numbered instead of being ordered by letters.[4]
In 2012 the modus was changed once more. The elite division now consisted of eight teams, as did the A and B divisions, with all three played at the same time and location while the C division consisted of four and the D division of three teams and were played separately.[6]
Championship finals
The past finals were:[2]
Emergent nations championship
Year | Host | Final | Third place match | ||||||
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Winner | Score | Runner-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | ||||
2000 | Sofia | Belgium | |||||||
2001 | Split | Netherlands | |||||||
2002 | Prague | Belgium | |||||||
2003 | Amsterdam | Poland |
European championship
- 1 France won 4-3 on penalty kicks.
Divisional champions
The divisional champions from 2004 to 2010:
Year | Host | Final | Third place match | ||||||
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Winner | Score | Runner-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | ||||
2004 | Treviso | France | |||||||
2005 [7] | Lille | England | 16–9 | France | Scotland | 10–6 | Italy | ||
2006 [8] | Treviso | England | 15–7 | France | Italy | 29–3 | Scotland | ||
2007 [9] | Dax | France | 8–8 1 | Ireland | England | 52–9 | Italy | ||
2008 [10] | Treviso | France | 12–5 | Ireland | England | 21–5 | Italy | ||
2009 [11] | Toulon | France | 20–19 | England | Ireland | 51–10 | Romania | ||
2010 [12] | Treviso | France | 27–3 | Ireland | Georgia | 18–15 | Belgium | ||
2011 [13] | Tarbes | Ireland | 17–8 | England | Wales | 15–6 | France | ||
2012 [6] | Madrid | England | 25–13 | Ireland | France | 10–7 | Wales | ||
2013 [14] | Grenoble | England | 27–22 | France | Ireland | 40–0 | Scotland | ||
2014 [15] | Wronki | England | 30–14 | Ireland | Wales | 31–30 | France | ||
2015 [16] | Toulouse | France | 57–0 | Georgia | England | 39–12 | Italy | ||
2016 [17] | Lisbon | France | 42–0 | Georgia | Portugal | 15–10 | Belgium | ||
2017 [18] | Toulouse | France | 36–18 | Georgia | Japan | 22–16 | Portugal |
The divisional champions after the reorganisation in 2011:
Year | Elite | A | B | C | D |
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2011 | Ireland | Scotland | Spain | Serbia | Croatia |
2012 | England | Belgium | Poland | Croatia | Austria |
2013 | England | Spain | Netherlands | Austria | Denmark |
2014 | England | Russia | Sweden | Latvia | Moldova |
2015 | France | Russia | Ukraine | Denmark | Andorra |
The divisional champions after the reorganisation in 2016:
Year | Elite | Trophy | Conference 1 | Conference 2 |
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2016 | France | Poland | Croatia | Israel |
Elite Division 2011
The games of the elite division:[19]
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
1 | France | 17 | |||||||
4 | Ireland | 19 | |||||||
4 | Ireland | 17 | |||||||
2 | England | 8 | |||||||
2 | England | 38 | |||||||
3 | Wales | 34 |
3rd Place Final | ||||
1 | France | 6 | ||
3 | Wales | 15 |
Qualifying Tournament for 2012 Elites Division Belgium 19-23 Portugal
Elite Division 2012
play-off games
Qualifying Tournament for 2013 Elites Division Georgia 50-13 Germany
Elite Division 2013
play-off games
Qualifying Tournament for 2014 Elites Division Portugal 20-0 Russia
Elite Division 2014
play-off games
Qualifying Tournament for 2014 Elites Division Portugal 31-3 Romania
Elite Division 2015
play-off games
PlacingsThe placings in the championship in order of the 2014 results:
Key
See alsoReferences
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