2021 Rugby Europe Championship squads

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This is a list of the complete squads for the rugby union 2021 Rugby Europe Championship contested annually by the national rugby teams of Georgia, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Russia and Spain. Georgia are the defending champions.

Note: Number of caps and players' ages are indicated as of 6 March 2021 – the tournament's opening day (except for the Netherlands who played their first match in July). For players added to a squad during the tournament, their caps and age are indicated as of the date of their call-up.

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Netherlands[edit]

Head Coach: New Zealand Zane Gardiner

Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province
Ross Bennie-Coulson Hooker 9 Netherlands Delta
Mark Darlington Hooker (1985-05-23) 23 May 1985 (age 38) 21 England Maidenhead
Mike Mbaud Hooker 0 England Ealing Trailfinders
David Anderson Prop (1995-08-04) 4 August 1995 (age 28) 0 Netherlands Haagsche
Lodi Buijs Prop (2000-10-19) 19 October 2000 (age 23) 1 Netherlands Delta
Andrew Darlington Prop (1989-01-06) 6 January 1989 (age 35) 21 France Beaune
Delano Jansen van de Sligte Prop 0 Netherlands Eemland
Hugo Langelaan Prop (1990-03-27) 27 March 1990 (age 34) 26 Netherlands Delta
Robin Moenen Prop (1995-11-28) 28 November 1995 (age 28) 8 Netherlands Delta
Koen Bloemen Lock (1998-05-13) 13 May 1998 (age 25) 4 France Bourg-en-Bresse
Jim Boelrijk Lock (1994-02-06) 6 February 1994 (age 30) 8 Netherlands Delta
Louis Bruinsma Lock (2000-07-15) 15 July 2000 (age 23) 0 France Stade Montois
Dennis van Dijken Lock (1999-08-25) 25 August 1999 (age 24) 1 France Graulhet
Marijn Huis Lock 1 England The Hookers
Christopher van Leeuwen Lock (1995-04-26) 26 April 1995 (age 29) 1 France Suresnes
Rikkert Verhofstad Lock 3 Netherlands Haarlem
Mark Wokke Lock Netherlands Castricum
Dirk Danen Back row (1989-04-21) 21 April 1989 (age 35) 27 Netherlands Delta
Wolf van Dijk Back row (1999-12-02) 2 December 1999 (age 24) 6 Netherlands DIOK
Guy van den Dries Back row (1993-09-28) 28 September 1993 (age 30) 0 England Belsize Park
Dave Koelman Back row (2001-01-16) 16 January 2001 (age 23) 0 France Brive
Blake Nightingale Back row (1992-05-02) 2 May 1992 (age 32) 7 Netherlands Delta
Christopher Raymond Back row 0 Netherlands Delta
Niels van de Ven Back row (1992-04-20) 20 April 1992 (age 32) 1 Spain Alcobendas
Maxou Zerdoun Back row (2000-10-13) 13 October 2000 (age 23) 0 Netherlands Delta
Mark Coebergh Scrum-half (1998-03-27) 27 March 1998 (age 26) 0 Netherlands Delta
Amir Rademaker Scrum-half Scotland DIOK
Hugo Schöller Scrum-half (1999-03-11) 11 March 1999 (age 25) 2 France Coq Léguevinois
Storm Carroll Fly-half (1984-11-13) 13 November 1984 (age 39) 27 Netherlands Hilversum
Marc Mistou Fly-half (1998-09-28) 28 September 1998 (age 25) 1 Netherlands Delta
Mees van Oord Fly-half (1999-04-27) 27 April 1999 (age 25) 4 Netherlands Delta
Daily Limmen Centre (2001-06-22) 22 June 2001 (age 22) 1 Netherlands Delta
Oliva Sialau Centre (1994-03-01) 1 March 1994 (age 30) 0 Netherlands Delta
David Weersma Centre (1996-04-09) 9 April 1996 (age 28) 12 Spain Aparejadores
Bart Wierenga Centre (1999-08-26) 26 August 1999 (age 24) 4 France Valence Romans
Daan van der Avoird Wing 2 Netherlands Delta
Jort Doornenbal Wing (2000-08-03) 3 August 2000 (age 23) 0 Netherlands Delta
Jordy Hop Wing 4 Netherlands Eemland
Siem Noorman Wing Netherlands Haagsche
Te Hauora Campbell Fullback 1 Netherlands Delta

Georgia[edit]

On the 26th of February 2021, Maisahvili named a 32-man squad for the Rugby Europe Championship.[6]

Head coach: Georgia (country) Levan Maisashvili

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province
Jaba Bregvadze Hooker (1987-04-23)23 April 1987 (aged 33) 62 France Agen
Giorgi Chkoidze Hooker (1991-05-17)17 May 1991 (aged 29) 14 Russia Lokomotiv Penza
Shalva Mamukashvili Hooker (1990-10-02)2 October 1990 (aged 30) 79 Unattached
Nika Abuladze Prop (1995-10-29)29 October 1995 (aged 25) 0 Georgia (country) Qochebi
Beka Gigashvili Prop (1992-02-17)17 February 1992 (aged 29) 19 France Toulon
Guram Gogichashvili Prop (1998-09-04)4 September 1998 (aged 22) 18 France Racing 92
Giorgi Kharaishvili Prop (1999-02-13)13 February 1999 (aged 22) 0 France Racing 92
Giorgi Melikidze Prop (1996-06-24)24 June 1996 (aged 24) 23 France Stade Français
Davit Gigauri Lock (1994-04-03)3 April 1994 (aged 26) 7 France Tarbes
Lasha Jaiani Lock (1998-04-21)21 April 1998 (aged 22) 7 England Wasps
Giorgi Javakhia Lock (1996-09-24)24 September 1996 (aged 24) 5 France Aurillac
Nodar Tcheishvili Lock (1990-11-13)13 November 1990 (aged 30) 27 Georgia (country) AIA Kutaisi
Mikheil Gachechiladze Back row (1990-12-24)24 December 1990 (aged 30) 13 Russia Enisei-STM
Tornike Jalaghonia Back row (1998-12-12)12 December 1998 (aged 22) 5 France Biarritz
Beka Saghinadze Back row (1998-10-29)29 October 1998 (aged 22) 19 France Aurillac
Giorgi Tkhilaishvili Back row (1991-04-08)8 April 1991 (aged 29) 60 Georgia (country) Batumi
Irakli Tskhadadze Back row (1996-08-01)1 August 1996 (aged 24) 0 France Brive
Mikheil Alania Scrum-half (2000-11-19)19 November 2000 (aged 20) 1 France Aurillac
Gela Aprasidze Scrum-half (1998-01-14)14 January 1998 (aged 23) 30 France Montpellier
Vasil Lobzhanidze Scrum-half (1996-10-14)14 October 1996 (aged 24) 57 France Brive
Tedo Abzhandadze Fly-half (1999-06-13)13 June 1999 (aged 21) 21 France Brive
Giorgi Babunashvili Fly-half (1995-11-15)15 November 1995 (aged 25) 0 Georgia (country) AIA Kutaisi
Lasha Khmaladze Fly-half (1988-01-20)20 January 1988 (aged 33) 85 Georgia (country) Batumi
Giorgi Kveseladze Centre (1997-11-11)11 November 1997 (aged 23) 29 England Gloucester
Merab Sharikadze (c) Centre (1993-05-17)17 May 1993 (aged 27) 72 Unattached
Sandro Svanidze Centre (1998-10-27)27 October 1998 (aged 22) 1 Georgia (country) Armazi
Demur Tapladze Centre (2000-03-18)18 March 2000 (aged 20) 6 Georgia (country) Lelo Saracens
Mirian Modebadze Wing (1997-10-27)27 October 1997 (aged 23) 14 Georgia (country) AIA Kutaisi
Aka Tabutsadze Wing (1997-08-18)18 August 1997 (aged 23) 8 Georgia (country) Lelo Saracens
Alexander Todua Wing (1987-11-02)2 November 1987 (aged 33) 89 Georgia (country) Batumi
Soso Matiashvili Fullback (1993-01-27)27 January 1993 (aged 28) 30 Georgia (country) Akademia
Davit Niniashvili Fullback (2002-07-14)14 July 2002 (aged 18) 3 Georgia (country) Khvamli

Portugal[edit]

On the 1st of March 2021, Lagisquet named a 30-man squad for the Rugby Europe Championship.[7]

Head Coach: France Patrice Lagisquet

Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province
Nuno Mascarenhas Hooker (1998-05-18)18 May 1998 (aged 22) 19 Portugal Cascais
Mike Tadjer Hooker (1989-03-10)10 March 1989 (aged 31) 17 France Montauban
David Costa Prop (1999-07-05)5 July 1999 (aged 21) 6 Portugal Direito
Diogo Hasse Ferreira Prop (1996-10-17)17 October 1996 (aged 24) 14 France Dijon
Geoffrey Moïse Prop (1991-08-20)20 August 1991 (aged 29) 1 France Pau
Thibault Nardi Prop (1997-08-01)1 August 1997 (aged 23) 0 France Blagnac
José Madeira Lock (2001-03-19)19 March 2001 (aged 19) 9 France Grenoble
José Rebelo de Andrade Lock (1997-11-24)24 November 1997 (aged 23) 9 Portugal Agronomia
Eric dos Santos Lock (1993-05-06)6 May 1993 (aged 27) 15 France Anglet
Rafael Simões Lock (1991-06-20)20 June 1991 (aged 29) 8 Portugal CDUL
Frederico Couto Back row (1993-04-24)24 April 1993 (aged 27) 2 Portugal Benfica
Luigi Dias Back row (1998-02-24)24 February 1998 (aged 23) 0 France Dax
João Granate Back row (1997-02-21)21 February 1997 (aged 24) 12 Portugal Direito
Manuel Picão Back row (1997-04-10)10 April 1997 (aged 23) 12 Portugal Direito
Francisco Sousa Back row (1990-03-03)3 March 1990 (aged 31) 20 Portugal Cascais
João Belo Scrum-half (1995-08-02)2 August 1995 (aged 25) 17 Portugal CDUL
Théo Entraygues Scrum-half (1993-10-16)16 October 1993 (aged 27) 0 France Rumilly
Samuel Marques Scrum-half (1988-12-08)8 December 1988 (aged 32) 8 France Pau
Jorge Abecasis Fly-half (1997-05-25)25 May 1997 (aged 23) 10 Portugal CDUL
João Lima Fly-half (1998-08-28)28 August 1998 (aged 22) 8 Portugal Agronomia
Jerónimo Portela Fly-half (2000-11-02)2 November 2000 (aged 20) 4 Portugal Direito
Tomás Appleton (c) Centre (1993-07-29)29 July 1993 (aged 27) 42 Portugal CDUL
José Lima Centre (1992-04-24)24 April 1992 (aged 28) 34 France Carcassonne
Vasco Ribeiro Centre (1997-10-13)13 October 1997 (aged 23) 13 Portugal Agronomia
Antonio Vidinha Centre (1997-12-29)29 December 1997 (aged 23) 15 Portugal Cascais
Dany Antunes Wing (1997-09-15)15 September 1997 (aged 23) 7 France Massy
Rodrigo Marta Wing (1999-11-18)18 November 1999 (aged 21) 11 Portugal Belenenses
Raffaele Storti Wing (2000-12-19)19 December 2000 (aged 20) 4 Portugal Técnico
Simão Bento Fullback (2001-06-21)21 June 2001 (aged 19) 2 Portugal Agronomia
Nuno Sousa Guedes Fullback (1994-11-21)21 November 1994 (aged 26) 18 Portugal CDUP

Call-ups[edit]

On the 8th of March, Duarte Diniz, Anthony Alves, Francisco Fernandes, Duarte Torgal and José Roque were called up to the squad, while Thibault Nardi returned to their club.[8]

On the 19th of March, Loïc Bournonville was called up to the squad, while Nuno Mascarenhas and Luigi Dias returned to their club.[9]

On the 6th of July, João Mateus, Bruno Rocha, Jean Sousa, Thibault de Freitas, Boaventura Almeida, Pedro Rosa, Pedro Lucas, João Freudenthal and Manuel Cardoso Pinto were called up to the squad for the first time this season, while Loïc Bournonville, Geoffrey Moïse, Eric dos Santos, Frederico Couto, José Roque, Francisco Sousa, Vasco Ribeiro, Antonio Vidinha and Simão Bento were not re-called to the national team.[10]

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province
Loïc Bournonville Hooker (1993-08-08)8 August 1993 (aged 27) 1 France Rumilly
Duarte Diniz Hooker (1995-11-08)8 November 1995 (aged 25) 20 Portugal Direito
Anthony Alves Prop (1989-06-23)23 June 1989 (aged 31) 19 France Grenoble
Francisco Fernandes Prop (1985-09-06)6 September 1985 (aged 35) 26 France Béziers
João Mateus Prop (1990-07-15)15 July 1990 (aged 30) 3 Portugal Coimbra
Bruno Rocha Prop (1992-09-28)28 September 1992 (aged 28) 27 Portugal Técnico
Jean Sousa Lock (1990-11-07)7 November 1990 (aged 30) 4 France Montauban
Duarte Torgal Lock (1997-12-23)23 December 1997 (aged 23) 8 Portugal Direito
Boaventura Almeida Back row (2001-04-18)18 April 2001 (aged 20) 0 Portugal Cascais
Thibault de Freitas Back row (1992-01-08)8 January 1992 (aged 29) 12 Portugal Benfica
José Roque Back row (1999-11-23)23 November 1999 (aged 21) 4 Portugal CDUL
Pedro Rosa Back row (1995-12-25)25 December 1995 (aged 25) 1 Portugal Direito
Pedro Lucas Scrum-half (2000-10-16)16 October 2000 (aged 20) 5 Portugal Direito
Pedro Bettencourt Centre (1994-11-18)18 November 1994 (aged 26) 20 France Oyonnax
Manuel Cardoso Pinto Fullback (1998-04-07)7 April 1998 (aged 23) 14 France Narbonne
João Freudenthal Fullback (1995-12-28)28 December 1995 (aged 25) 7 Portugal Belenenses

Romania[edit]

On the 2nd of March 2021, Robinson named a 36-man squad for the Rugby Europe Championship.[11]

Head Coach: England Andy Robinson

Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province
Tudor Butnariu Hooker (1995-03-12)12 March 1995 (aged 25) 0 Romania Steaua București
Eugen Căpățână Hooker (1986-06-18)18 June 1986 (aged 34) 48 Romania Timișoara
Ovidiu Cojocaru Hooker (1996-11-19)19 November 1996 (aged 24) 12 Romania Baia Mare
Ionel Badiu Prop (1989-07-29)29 July 1989 (aged 31) 23 France Valence Romans
Vasile Bălan Prop (1992-02-07)7 February 1992 (aged 29) 1 Romania Steaua București
Costel Burțilă Prop (1991-07-14)14 July 1991 (aged 29) 3 France Hyères
Alex Gordaș Prop (1994-05-11)11 May 1994 (aged 26) 22 France Stade Niçois
Constantin Pristăviță Prop (1993-05-23)23 May 1993 (aged 27) 44 Romania Baia Mare
Alexandru Savin Prop (1995-02-12)12 February 1995 (aged 26) 7 Romania Steaua București
Alexandru Țăruș Prop (1989-05-09)9 May 1989 (aged 31) 35 Italy Zebre
Marius Antonescu Lock (1992-08-09)9 August 1992 (aged 28) 36 France Bourg en Bresse
Marius Iftimiciuc Lock (1997-08-13)13 August 1997 (aged 23) 0 France Périgueux
Ionuț Mureșan Lock (1994-10-06)6 October 1994 (aged 26) 9 Romania Timișoara
Adrian Moțoc Lock (1996-07-11)11 July 1996 (aged 24) 10 France Aurillac
Johannes van Heerden Lock (1986-12-09)9 December 1986 (aged 34) 44 Romania Dinamo București
Cristi Boboc Back row (1995-10-09)9 October 1995 (aged 25) 0 Romania Tomitanii Constanța
Cristi Chirică Back row (1997-04-09)9 April 1997 (aged 23) 14 France Appaméen
André Gorin Back row (1987-11-30)30 November 1987 (aged 33) 30 France Bayonne
Mihai Macovei (c) Back row (1986-10-29)29 October 1986 (aged 34) 87 France Colomiers
Vlad Neculau Back row (1998-07-01)1 July 1998 (aged 22) 2 Romania Timișoara
Dragoș Ser Back row (1999-03-04)4 March 1999 (aged 22) 4 Romania Steaua București
Damian Strătilă Back row (1996-07-20)20 July 1996 (aged 24) 0 Romania Steaua București
Julien Bartoli Scrum-half (1999-09-21)21 September 1999 (aged 21) 0 Romania Steaua București
Gabriel Rupanu Scrum-half (1997-09-28)28 September 1997 (aged 23) 1 Romania Timișoara
Florin Surugiu Scrum-half (1984-12-10)10 December 1984 (aged 36) 84 Romania Steaua București
Tudor Boldor Fly-half (1997-11-29)29 November 1997 (aged 23) 5 Romania Steaua București
Daniel Plai Fly-half (1994-09-05)5 September 1994 (aged 26) 12 Romania Steaua București
Alexandru Bucur Centre (1994-04-24)24 April 1994 (aged 26) 4 Romania Baia Mare
Cătălin Fercu Centre (1986-09-05)5 September 1986 (aged 34) 109 Romania Timișoara
Vlăduț Popa Centre (1996-03-27)27 March 1996 (aged 24) 13 Romania Steaua București
Florin Vlaicu Centre (1986-07-26)26 July 1986 (aged 34) 124 Romania Steaua București
Ionuț Dumitru Wing (1992-11-06)6 November 1992 (aged 28) 42 Romania Steaua București
Nicolas Onuțu Wing (1995-12-27)27 December 1995 (aged 25) 10 France Vienne
Stephen Shennan Wing (1991-01-07)7 January 1991 (aged 30) 17 Romania Timișoara
Ionel Melinte Fullback (1996-01-31)31 January 1996 (aged 25) 10 Romania Timișoara
Paul Popoaia Fullback (2000-05-29)29 May 2000 (aged 20) 0 Romania Baia Mare

Call-ups[edit]

On the 9th of March, Alexandru Țiglă was called up to the squad, while Alexandru Țăruș and Marius Antonescu temporarily returned to their club, yet Julien Bartoli permanently returned to their club.[12]

On the 15th of March, Kamil Sobota was called up to the squad to replace Mihai Macovei who will temporarily return to their club while Ionel Badiu, Cristi Chirică and Dragoș Ser returned to their clubs due to injuries.[13]

On the 22nd of March, Florian Roșu and Cosmin Iliuță were called up to the squad along with Cristi Chirică who re-joined the squad while Alex Gordaș, Ionuț Mureșan, Damian Strătilă and Cătălin Fercu returned to their clubs.[14]

On the 18th of October, Florin Bărdașu, Dorin Tică, Bogdan Doroftei, Andrei Toader, Alexandru Alexe, Moa Mua Maliepo, Jason Tomane, Hinckley Vaovasa, Sioeli Lama and Marius Simionescu were called up to the squad for the first time this season while Cristi Chirică was re-called to the national team, whereas Eugen Căpățână, Johannes van Heerden, Kamil Sobota, Alexandru Țiglă and Stephen Shennan were not re-called to the national team.[15]

On the 9th of November, Robert Neagu was called up to the squad while Alex Gordaș, Dorin Tică, Bogdan Doroftei, Alexandru Alexe, Vlad Neculau, Moa Mua Maliepo, Vlăduț Popa and Sioeli Lama returned to their clubs.[16]

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province
Florin Bârdașu Hooker (1991-09-23)23 September 1991 (aged 30) 5 Romania Steaua București
Dorin Tică Prop (2001-03-06)6 March 2001 (aged 20) 0 Italy Colorno
Bogdan Doroftei Lock (1995-11-13)13 November 1995 (aged 25) 0 Romania Steaua București
Florian Roșu Lock (1993-04-20)20 April 1993 (aged 27) 0 Romania Baia Mare
Andrei Toader Lock (1996-11-17)17 November 1996 (aged 24) 0 Romania Dinamo București
Alexandru Alexe Back row (1997-08-26)26 August 1997 (aged 24) 0 Romania Baia Mare
Kamil Sobota Back row (1992-03-31)31 March 1992 (aged 28) 2 Romania Steaua București
Alexandru Țiglă Scrum-half (1993-02-19)19 February 1993 (aged 28) 4 Romania Baia Mare
Moa Mua Maliepo Centre (1996-05-12)12 May 1996 (aged 25) 2 New Zealand College Rifles
Jason Tomane Centre (1995-03-04)4 March 1995 (aged 26) 0 Romania Baia Mare
Hinckley Vaovasa Centre (1998-09-24)24 September 1998 (aged 23) 0 Romania Steaua București
Sioeli Lama Wing (1995-10-21)21 October 1995 (aged 25) 0 Romania Steaua București
Cosmin Iliuță Wing (1998-03-02)2 March 1998 (aged 23) 0 Romania Steaua București
Robert Neagu Wing (1991-07-20)20 July 1991 (aged 30) 7 Romania Steaua București
Marius Simionescu Wing (1997-09-05)5 September 1997 (aged 24) 14 Romania Dinamo București

Russia[edit]

On the 17th of February 2021, Jones named a 32-man squad for the Rugby Europe Championship.[17]

Head Coach: Wales Lyn Jones

Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province
Shamil Magomedov Hooker (1987-04-17)17 April 1987 (aged 33) 5 Russia Enisey-STM
Stanislav Sel'skiy Hooker (1991-09-02)2 September 1991 (aged 29) 41 Russia Enisey-STM
Magomed Davudov Prop (1991-01-22)22 January 1991 (aged 30) 7 Russia Strela Kazan
Kirill Gotovtsev Prop (1987-07-17)17 July 1987 (aged 33) 10 Russia Krasny Yar
Evgeny Mishechkin Prop (1997-06-27)27 June 1997 (aged 23) 16 Russia Slava Moscow
Valery Morozov Prop (1994-09-21)21 September 1994 (aged 26) 24 England Sale Sharks
Vladimir Podrezov Prop (1994-01-27)27 January 1994 (aged 27) 32 Russia VVA Podmoskovye
Alexei Skobiola Prop (1991-08-08)8 August 1991 (aged 29) 1 Russia Slava Moscow
Stepan Seryakov Prop (1997-09-26)26 September 1997 (aged 23) 0 Russia Enisey-STM
Bogdan Fedotko Lock (1994-09-22)22 September 1994 (aged 26) 25 Russia Krasny Yar
Alexander Ilin Lock (1987-11-07)7 November 1987 (aged 33) 12 Russia Krasny Yar
Andrei Ostrikov Lock (1987-07-02)2 July 1987 (aged 33) 38 France Grenoble
German Silenko Lock (1995-08-09)9 August 1995 (aged 25) 1 Russia Lokomotiv Penza
Victor Gresev (c) Back row (1986-03-31)31 March 1986 (aged 34) 104 Russia Lokomotiv Penza
Roman Khodin Back row (1994-09-06)6 September 1994 (aged 26) 6 Russia Strela Kazan
Vladislav Perestyak Back row (1995-10-17)17 October 1995 (aged 25) 1 Russia Lokomotiv Penza
Anton Sychev Back row (1994-02-05)5 February 1994 (aged 27) 20 Russia Metallurg
Nikita Vavilin Back row (1994-05-13)13 May 1994 (aged 26) 16 Russia Slava Moscow
Denis Barabantsev Scrum-half (1993-06-25)25 June 1993 (aged 27) 0 Russia Strela Kazan
Alexandr Belosludtsev Scrum-half (2001-02-07)7 February 2001 (aged 20) 1 Russia Enisey-STM
Konstantin Uzunov Scrum-half (1994-04-19)19 April 1994 (aged 26) 17 Russia Enisey-STM
Ramil Gaisin Fly-half (1991-07-26)26 July 1991 (aged 29) 53 Russia Enisey-STM
Alexei Golov Fly-half (1992-01-24)24 January 1992 (aged 29) 0 Russia Strela Kazan
Yuri Kushnarev Fly-half (1985-06-06)6 June 1985 (aged 35) 115 Russia Krasny Yar
Luc Brocas Centre (2001-09-23)23 September 2001 (aged 19) 1 France Narbonne
German Davydov Centre (1994-03-10)10 March 1994 (aged 26) 25 Russia VVA Podmoskovye
Kirill Golosnitsky Centre (1994-05-30)30 May 1994 (aged 26) 17 Russia VVA Podmoskovye
Vasily Artemyev Wing (1987-07-24)24 July 1987 (aged 33) 94 Russia CSKA Moscow
Khetag Dzobelov Wing (1998-07-05)5 July 1998 (aged 22) 2 Russia Strela Kazan
Andrei Karzanov Wing (1990-11-25)25 November 1990 (aged 30) 1 Russia Lokomotiv Penza
Daniil Potikhanov Wing (1999-11-30)30 November 1999 (aged 21) 4 Russia VVA Podmoskovye
Alexandr Budychenko Fullback (1997-09-09)9 September 1997 (aged 23) 11 Russia Enisey-STM

Call-ups[edit]

On the 14th of June, Shamil Davudov, Denis Mashkin, Nikita Bekov, Evgeny Elgin, Vadim Zharkov, Artémy Gallo, Stepan Khokhlov, Maxime Féougier, Dmitry Gerasimov, Denis Simplikevich and Nikita Churashov were called up to the squad for the first time this season, while Stanislav Sel'skiy, Kirill Gotovtsev, Stepan Seryakov, Bogdan Fedotko, German Silenko, Roman Khodin, Alexandr Belosludtsev, Khetag Dzobelov, Daniil Potikhanov and Alexey Golov were not re-called to the national team.[18]

On the 6th of July, Viktor Kononov was called up to the squad while German Silenko was re-called to the national team, whereas Andrei Ostrikov, Artémy Gallo and Alexandr Budychenko returned to their clubs.[19]

On the 20th of October, Anton Drozdov, Dmitry Parkhomenko, Alishan Umarov, Ivan Chepraga, Dmitry Gritsenko, Egor Zykov Alexander Ivanov, Pavel Kirillov, Vitaly Klimov, Vitaly Zhivatov, Efim Ryabishchuk and Gleb Farkov were called up to the squad for the first time this season while Artémy Gallo and Roman Khodin were re-called to the national team, whereas Nikita Bekov and Maxime Féougier returned to their clubs, along with Shamil Magomedov, Denis Mashkin, Stepan Seryakov, Evgeny Elgin, German Silenko, Vadim Zharkov, Victor Gresev, Konstantin Uzunov, Ramil Gaisin, Dmitry Gerasimov, Andrei Karzanov, Victor Kononov, Denis Simplikevich and Nikita Churashov, all of who returned to their clubs for the Rugby Europe Super Cup matches.[20]

On the 1st of November, Kirill Gotovtsev, German Silenko Konstantin Uzunov, Ramil Gaisin, Khetag Dzobelov, Andrei Karzanov, Victor Kononov and Daniil Potikhanov were re-called to the squad while Shamil Davudov, Efim Ryabishchuk and Gleb Farkov returned to their clubs.[21]

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province
Shamil Davudov Hooker (1995-04-25)25 April 1995 (aged 26) 0 Russia Strela Kazan
Alexander Ivanov Hooker (1990-11-04)4 November 1990 (aged 30) 0 Russia VVA Podmoskovye
Denis Mashkin Hooker (1997-02-19)19 February 1997 (aged 24) 0 Russia Enisey-STM
Dmitry Parkhomenko Hooker (1995-11-02)2 November 1995 (aged 25) 0 Russia VVA Podmoskovye
Alishan Umarov Hooker (1999-11-10)10 November 1999 (aged 21) 0 Russia CSKA Moscow
Anton Drozdov Prop (1996-10-08)8 October 1996 (aged 25) 3 Russia CSKA Moscow
Evgeny Elgin Lock (1987-03-10)10 March 1987 (aged 34) 31 Russia Enisey-STM
Vitaly Klimov Lock (1995-01-12)12 January 1995 (aged 26) 0 Russia Enisey-STM
Vadim Zharkov Lock (1995-08-02)2 August 1995 (aged 25) 0 Russia Lokomotiv Penza
Igor Zykov Lock (1993-01-11)11 January 1993 (aged 28) 3 Russia CSKA Moscow
Nikita Bekov Back row (1996-03-04)4 March 1996 (aged 25) 1 France Massy
Ivan Chepraga Back row (2000-06-26)26 June 2000 (aged 21) 0 Russia CSKA Moscow
Artémy Gallo Back row (2000-10-12)12 October 2000 (aged 20) 0 France Racing 92
Dmitry Gritsenko Back row (1992-06-10)10 June 1992 (aged 29) 0 Russia Strela Kazan
Pavel Kirillov Back row (1993-05-09)9 May 1993 (aged 28) 0 Russia Slava Moscow
Vitaly Zhivatov Back row (1992-02-16)16 February 1992 (aged 29) 15 Russia VVA Podmoskovye
Stepan Khokhlov Scrum-half (1998-05-09)9 May 1998 (aged 23) 0 Russia Slava Moscow
Efim Ryabishchuk Scrum-half (1999-03-16)16 March 1999 (aged 22) 0 Russia Enisey-STM
Gleb Farkov Fly-half (1997-05-15)15 May 1997 (aged 24) 0 Russia Dinamo Moscow
Maxime Féougier Fly-half (2001-01-01)1 January 2001 (aged 20) 0 France Nantes
Dmitry Gerasimov Centre (1988-04-16)16 April 1988 (aged 33) 71 Russia Enisey-STM
Victor Kononov Centre (1996-05-26)26 May 1996 (aged 25) 3 Russia Enisey-STM
Denis Simplikevich Centre (1991-03-11)11 March 1991 (aged 30) 29 Russia Enisey-STM
Nikita Churashov Wing (1996-02-11)11 February 1996 (aged 25) 3 Russia Enisey-STM
Daniil Potikhanov Wing (1999-11-30)30 November 1999 (aged 21) 4 Russia Lokomotiv Penza

Spain[edit]

On the 8th of March 2021, Santos named a 32-man squad for the Rugby Europe Championship.[22]

Head Coach: Spain Santiago Santos

Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province
Marco Pinto Ferrer Hooker (1987-11-11)11 November 1987 (aged 33) 23 France Béziers
Vicente del Hoyo Hooker (1996-02-15)15 February 1996 (aged 25) 13 Spain El Salvador
Bittor Aboitiz Prop (1988-10-05)5 October 1988 (aged 32) 1 France Bédarrides
Andrés Alvarado Prop (1989-10-12)12 October 1989 (aged 31) 2 Spain El Salvador
Thierry Futeu Prop (1995-06-23)23 June 1995 (aged 25) 8 France Carcassonne
Fernando López (c) Prop (1986-03-14)14 March 1986 (aged 34) 49 France Tarbes
Jon Zabala Prop (1996-11-26)26 November 1996 (aged 24) 14 France Tarbes
Aníbal Bonan Lock (1984-06-10)10 June 1984 (aged 36) 28 France Bagnérais
Kalokalo Gavidi Lock (1981-11-29)29 November 1981 (aged 39) 13 Spain VRAC
Manuel Mora Lock (1985-03-08)8 March 1985 (aged 35) 24 France Agathois
Victor Sánchez Lock (1987-06-20)20 June 1987 (aged 33) 25 Spain El Salvador
David Barrera Back row (1989-07-05)5 July 1989 (aged 31) 39 France ASVEL Rugby
Pierre Barthere Back row (1989-06-03)3 June 1989 (aged 31) 16 France Castelsarrasin
Brice Ferrer Back row (1994-04-12)12 April 1994 (aged 26) 0 France Dax
Matthew Foulds Back row (1991-04-27)27 April 1991 (aged 29) 10 Spain Alcobendas
Oier Goia Back row (1996-08-16)16 August 1996 (aged 24) 9 Spain Ordizia
Lucas Guillaume Back row (1991-04-15)15 April 1991 (aged 29) 20 France Albi
Fréderic Quercy Back row (1991-07-06)6 July 1991 (aged 29) 10 Unattached
Kerman Aurrekoetxea Scrum-half (2000-05-04)4 May 2000 (aged 20) 4 France Biarritz
Facundo Munilla Scrum-half (1995-05-16)16 May 1995 (aged 25) 24 France Marcquois Rugby
Tomás Munilla Scrum-half (1998-08-03)3 August 1998 (aged 22) 8 France Béziers
Bautista Güemes Fly-half (1990-05-12)12 May 1990 (aged 30) 2 Spain Barcelona
Gonzalo Vinuesa Fly-half (2001-01-13)13 January 2001 (aged 20) 3 Spain Cisneros
Alejandro Alonso Centre (1998-07-21)21 July 1998 (aged 22) 0 Spain VRAC
Daniel Barranco Centre (1999-01-21)21 January 1999 (aged 22) 0 Spain Barcelona
Álvar Gimeno Centre (1997-12-15)15 December 1997 (aged 23) 20 France Béziers
Andrea Rabago Centre (1996-05-13)13 May 1996 (aged 24) 14 France Dijon
Jordi Jorba Wing (1997-05-08)8 May 1997 (aged 23) 23 Spain Barcelona
Brad Linklater Wing (1985-05-16)16 May 1985 (aged 35) 32 Spain Getxo
Pablo Ortiz Wing (2000-08-14)14 August 2000 (aged 20) 0 Spain Barcelona
Federico Casteglioni Fullback (1990-08-10)10 August 1990 (aged 30) 27 Spain Aparejadores
Charly Malié Fullback (1991-11-05)5 November 1991 (aged 29) 13 France Pau

Call-ups[edit]

On the 15th of March, Josh Peters, Gautier Gibbouin, Guillaume Rouet, Manuel Ordas, Fabien Perrin and Richard Stewart were called up to the squad, while Victor Sánchez, David Barrera, Pierre Barthere, Facundo Munilla, Daniel Barranco and Pablo Ortiz returned to their clubs.[23]

On the 22nd of March, Victor Sánchez was re-called up to the squad while Andrea Rabago and Fréderic Quercy returned to their clubs, the latter due to a match suspension.[24]

On the 24th of June, Juan Pablo Guido, Afaese Tauli, Facundo Domínguez, Gabriel Vélez, Facundo Munilla, David Barrios, Diego Periel, Julen Goia Sergio Molinero, J. W. Bell and Guillermo Domínguez were called up to the squad for the first time this season while Fréderic Quercy, Facundo Munilla and Pablo Ortiz were re-called to the national team, whereas Kalokalo Gavidi, Josh Peters, Brice Ferrer, Oier Goia, Gautier Gibouin, Kerman Aurrekoetxea, Guillaume Rouet, Manuel Ordas, Alejandro Alonso, Jordi Jorba, Brad Linklater and Charly Malié were not re-called to the national team.[25]

On the 12th of July, Kalokalo Gavidi, Alejandro Alonso, Daniel Barranco and Jordi Jorba were all re-called up to the squad while Gabriel Vélez, David Barrios, Diego Periel and Julen Goia returned to their clubs.[26]

On the 22nd of October, Pablo Miejimolle, Santiago Ovejero, Bastien Dedieu, Michael Hogg, Luciano Molina, Guillermo Moretón, Javier Carrión, Joan Losada and Gauthier Minguillon were called up to the squad for the first time this season while David Barrera and Brice Ferrer, Kerman Aurrekoetxea and Julen Goia were re-called to the national team, whereas Marco Pinto Ferrer, Vicento del Hoyo, Andrés Alvarado, Thierry Futeu, Aníbal Bonán, Lucas Guillaume, Matthew Foulds, Juan Pablo Guido, Fréderic Quercy, Gonzalo Vinuesa, Alejandro Alonso, Fabien Perrin, Sergio Molinero and Guillermo Domínguez were not re-called to the national team.[27]

On the 26th of October, Kawa Leauma and Jerry Davoibaravi were called up to the squad while Tomas Munilla and Julen Goia returned to their clubs, the latter due to injury.[28][29]

On the 2nd of November, Alberto Blanco was called up to the squad for the first time this season along with Andrés Alvarado, Thierry Futeu, Aníbal Bonán and Matthew Foulds, all of who were re-called to the squad while Bastien Dedieu, Jon Zabala, David Barrera and Luciano Molina returned to their clubs.[30]

On the 9th of November, Marco Pinto Ferrer, Jon Zabala, Lucas Guillaume, Gautier Gibouin, Tomás Munilla, Guillaume Rouet, Manuel Ordas and Fabien Perrin were re-called to the squad while Alberto Blanco, Brice Ferrer, Kerman Aurrekoetxea, Facundo Munilla, Javier Carrión, Jerry Davoibaravi and Pablo Ortiz returned to their clubs.[31]

On the 10th of December, Gavin van den Berg, Joaquín Domínguez, Joel Merkler and Álex Suarez were called up to the squad for the first time this season along with Facundo Munilla, Gonzalo Vinuesa, Julen Goia and Guillermo Domínguez, all of who were re-called to the squad while Pablo Miejimolle, Andrés Alvarado, Thierry Futeu, Jon Zabala, Aníbal Bonan, Victor Sánchez, Matthew Foulds, Gautier Gibouin, Guillermo Moretón, Tomás Munilla, Manuel Ordas and Fabien Perrin were not re-called to the national team.[32]

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province
Pablo Miejimolle Hooker (1995-01-17)17 January 1995 (aged 26) 2 Spain VRAC
Santiago Ovejero Hooker (1997-12-11)11 December 1997 (aged 23) 0 Spain Alcobendas
Gavin van den Berg Prop (1996-01-10)10 January 1996 (aged 25) 0 Spain Alcobendas
Alberto Blanco Prop (1990-10-18)18 October 1990 (aged 31) 22 Spain VRAC
Bastien Dedieu Prop (1989-07-18)18 July 1989 (aged 32) 1 France Albi
Joaquín Domínguez Prop (1996-12-13)13 December 1996 (aged 24) 1 France Chambéry
Joel Merkler Prop (2001-10-25)25 October 2001 (aged 20) 2 France Toulouse
Kawa Leauma Lock (1989-12-17)17 December 1989 (aged 31) 0 Spain Ordizia
Josh Peters Lock (1995-10-12)12 October 1995 (aged 25) 8 France Dijon
Facundo Domínguez Back row (1997-01-04)4 January 1997 (aged 24) 1 Spain Barcelona
Juan Pablo Guido Back row (1990-08-23)23 August 1990 (aged 30) 5 Spain Aparejadores
Gautier Gibouin Back row (1989-03-24)24 March 1989 (aged 31) 45 France Charente
Michael Hogg Back row (1994-07-10)10 July 1994 (aged 27) 7 Spain Barcelona
Luciano Molina Back row (1994-08-27)27 August 1994 (aged 27) 0 Spain Alcobendas
Guillermo Moretón Back row (2000-12-24)24 December 2000 (aged 20) 0 Spain Cisneros
Álex Suarez Back row (1995-12-12)12 December 1995 (aged 25) 0 Spain La Vila
Afaese Tauli Back row (1990-04-29)29 April 1990 (aged 31) 15 Spain Santboiana
Gabriel Vélez Back row (1997-07-10)10 July 1997 (aged 23) 0 Spain VRAC
Guillaume Rouet Scrum-half (1988-08-13)13 August 1988 (aged 32) 21 France Bayonne
Manuel Ordas Fly-half (1998-02-21)21 February 1998 (aged 23) 1 France Bayonne
David Barrios Centre (1999-05-02)2 May 1999 (aged 22) 0 Spain El Salvador
Javier Carrión Centre (1990-11-09)9 November 1990 (aged 30) 11 Spain La Vila
Diego Periel Centre (2001-01-18)18 January 2001 (aged 20) 0 Spain Pozuelo
Richard Stewart Centre (1990-11-04)4 November 1990 (aged 30) 16 Spain Alcobendas
Jerry Davoibaravi Wing (1994-06-12)12 June 1994 (aged 27) 0 Spain La Vila
Julen Goia Wing (1991-12-12)12 December 1991 (aged 29) 32 Spain Ordizia
Joan Losada Wing (1992-06-20)20 June 1992 (aged 29) 2 Spain Barcelona
Gauthier Minguillon Wing (1994-03-03)3 March 1994 (aged 27) 9 France Albi
Sergio Molinero Wing (2000-07-04)4 July 2000 (aged 20) 0 Spain Alcobendas
Fabien Perrin Wing (1988-06-16)16 June 1988 (aged 32) 14 France Colomiers
J. W. Bell Fullback (1990-01-18)18 January 1990 (aged 31) 4 Spain VRAC
Guillermo Domínguez Fullback (1997-01-31)31 January 1997 (aged 24) 4 Spain Alcobendas

References[edit]

  1. ^ "De eerste Nederlandse teamopstelling van de Championship". 24 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Eerste thuisinterland in de Championship". 8 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Zijn Oranjeheren klaar voor de grote Russen?". 4 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Selectie bekend tegen Roemenië". 11 November 2021.
  5. ^ "De Spaanse Armada meert aan in Nederland". 16 December 2021.
  6. ^ Georgia`s squad for the 2021 Rugby Europe Championship.
  7. ^ Portugal`s squad for the 2021 Rugby Europe Championship.
  8. ^ Diniz, Alves, Fernandes, Torgal and Roque join Portugal squad
  9. ^ Bournonville joins Portugal squad
  10. ^ Mateus, Rocha, Sousa, de Freitas, Almeida, Rosa, Lucas, Freudenthal and Cardoso Pinto join Portugal squad
  11. ^ Romania`s squad for the 2021 Rugby Europe Championship.
  12. ^ Țiglă joins Romania squad
  13. ^ Sobota joins Romania squad
  14. ^ Roșu, Iliuță and Chirică join Romania squad
  15. ^ Bârdașu, Tică, Doroftei, Toader, Alexe, Maliepo, Tomane, Vaovasa and Lama join Romania squad
  16. ^ Neagu joins Romania squad
  17. ^ Russia`s squad for the 2021 Rugby Europe Championship.
  18. ^ Davudov, Mashkin, Bekov, Elgin, Zharkov, Gallo, Khokhlov, Féougier, Gerasimov, Simplikevich and Churashov join Russia squad
  19. ^ Silenko and Kononov join Russia squad
  20. ^ Drozdov, Parkhomenko, Umarov, Chepraga, Gritsenko, Zykov, Ivanov, Kirillov, Klimov, Zhivatov, Ryabishchuk and Farkov join Russia squad
  21. ^ Gotovtsev, German Silenko, Uzunov, Gaisin, Dzobelov, Karzanov, Kononov and Potikhanov rejoin Russia squad
  22. ^ Spain`s squad for the 2021 Rugby Europe Championship.
  23. ^ Peters, Gibouin, Rouet, Ordas, Perrin and Stewart join Spain squad
  24. ^ Sánchez re-joins Spain squad
  25. ^ Guido, Tauli, Quercy, Facundo Domínguez, Vélez, Munilla, Barrios, Periel, Goia, Ortiz, Molinero, Bell and Guillermo Domínguez join Spain squad
  26. ^ Gavidi, Alonso, Barranco and Jorba join Spain squad.
  27. ^ Miejimolle, Ovejero, Dedieu, Hogg, Molina, Moretón, Carrión, Losada and Minguillon join Spain squad.
  28. ^ Leauma joins Spain squad
  29. ^ Davoibaravi joins Spain squad.
  30. ^ Alvarado, Blanco, Futeu, Bonán and Foulds join Spain squad
  31. ^ Pinto Ferrer, Zabala, Guillaume, Gibouin, Tomás Munilla, Rouet, Ordas and Perrin join Spain squad
  32. ^ van den Berg, Domínguez, Merkler and Suarez join Spain squad