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2020–21 Rugby Europe International Championships
DateFebruary 2021 – TBA
Countries36
Tournament statistics
2019–20 (Previous) (Next) 2021–22

The 2020–21 Rugby Europe International Championships is the European Championship for tier 2 and tier 3 rugby union nations. The 2020–21 season is the fourth 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.

For all teams competing in the Championship, this year's edition of the Rugby Europe International Championships doubles as the first year of 2023 Rugby World Cup qualifiers for the European region, where the winner and runerr-up teams of the two-year cycle, automatically qualifies to the tournament as Europe 1 and Europe 2. The third tema qualifies to the Final qualification tournament.

Countries

Pre-tournament World Rugby rankings in parentheses.

Legend:
* Champion of 2019–20 season; ↑ Promoted from lower division during 2019–20 season; • Division Champion but not promoted during 2019–20 season; ‡ Last place inside own division but not relegated during 2019–20 season; ↓ Relegated from higher division during 2019–20 season

2021 Rugby Europe Championship

Champions
Pos. Team Games Points Tries TBP LBP GS Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff For Against Diff
1  Georgia 5 5 0 0 153 73 +80 22 6 +16 3 0 1 24
2  Romania 5 3 0 2 136 104 +32 16 9 +7 1 1 0 14
3  Portugal 5 3 0 2 196 139 +57 25 20 +5 1 1 0 14
4  Russia 5 2 0 3 97 142 −45 11 18 −7 1 0 0 9
5  Spain 5 2 0 3 164 109 +55 21 14 +7 2 2 0 7*
6  Netherlands 5 0 0 5 73 252 −179 10 38 −28 0 0 0 0
Source - [1]
Points were awarded to the teams as follows:
Win – 4 points | Draw – 2 points | At least 3 more tries than opponent – 1 point | Loss within 7 points – 1 point | Completing a Grand Slam – 1 point[2]
* deducted points[3][4]

2020–21 Rugby Europe Trophy

Champions and promoted to Championship
Promoted to Championship
Place Nation Games Points Tries TBP LBP GS Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff For Against Diff
1  Belgium 5 4 0 1 149 76 +73 21 5 +16 4 1 0 21
2  Poland 5 4 0 1 139 116 +23 15 15 0 1 0 0 17
3  Germany 5 3 0 2 150 95 +55 16 9 +7 3 2 0 17
4   Switzerland 5 2 0 3 120 117 +3 9 14 −5 1 0 0 9
5  Ukraine 5 1 0 4 63 148 −85 9 13 −4 0 1 0 5
6  Lithuania 5 1 0 4 108 177 −69 12 26 −14 0 1 0 5
Source - [6]
Points were awarded to the teams as follows:
Win – 4 points | Draw – 2 points | At least 3 more tries than opponent – 1 point | Loss within 7 points – 1 point | Completing a Grand Slam – 1 point
[7]
9 October 2021
12:50 EEST (UTC +3)
(1 LBP) Ukraine 24–27 Poland
Report
Yunist Stadion, Lviv
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: John Catteau (Belgium)

23 October 2021
13:50 EEST (UTC+03)
(1 LBP) Lithuania 37–39 Ukraine
Report
Šiauliai Rugby Academy Stadium, Šiauliai
Attendance: 500
Referee: Ethan Glass (Switzerland)

30 October 2021
13:50 EEST (UTC+03)
Lithuania 16–46 Germany (1 TBP)
Report
Šiauliai Rugby Academy Stadium, Šiauliai
Attendance: 450
Referee: Gert Visser (Netherlands)

13 November 2021
14:55 CET (UTC+01)
Poland 21–16 Germany (1 LBP)
Report
Narodowy Stadion Rugby, Gdynia
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Saba Abulashvili (Georgia)
13 November 2021
15:20 CET (UTC+01)
Switzerland 20–28 Lithuania
Report
Centre Sportif de Colovray, Nyon
Attendance: 1,140
Referee: Dan O'Connell (Germany)

20 November 2021
14:20 CET (UTC+01)
Poland 37–25  Switzerland
Report
Stadion Polonii, Warsaw
Attendance: N/A
Referee: Eki Fanlo (Spain)

12 February 2022
15:00 CET (UTC+01)
(1 TBP) Belgium 28–0[8] Ukraine
n/a
n/a
Attendance: n/a
Referee: n/a

19 February 2022
14:50 CET (UTC+01)
(1 LBP) Germany 26–33 Belgium (1 TBP)
Report
Fritz Grunebaum Sportpark, Heidelberg
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Shota Tevzadze (Georgia)

12 March 2022
15:20 CET (UTC+01)
Switzerland 22–18 Belgium (1 LBP)
Report
Stade des Cherpines, Geneva
Attendance: 1,376
Referee: Alexandru Ionescu (Romania)

19 March 2022
13:45 CET (UTC+01)
(1 TBP) Germany 34–25  Switzerland
Report
Sportzentrum Martinsee, Heusenstamm
Attendance: 800
Referee: Gert Visser (Ireland)
19 March 2022
14:50 CET (UTC+01)
(1 TBP) Belgium 41–11 Poland
Report
Sportscentrum Nelson Mandela, Brussels
Attendance: 1,850
Referee: Andrew Cole (Netherlands)

26 March 2022
13:50 EST (UTC+03)
Lithuania 17–29 Belgium (1 TBP)
Report
Šiauliai Rugby Academy Stadium, Šiauliai
Attendance: 300
Referee: Inigo Atorrasagasti (Spain)

9 April 2022
14:35 CEST (UTC+02)
(1 TBP) Poland 43–10 Lithuania
Report
Narodowy Stadion Rugby, Gdynia
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Eugeniu Procopi, (Romania)

16 April 2022
15:00 CEST (UTC +2)
Germany 28–0[9] Ukraine
n/a
n/a
Attendance: n/a
Referee: n/a
TBC
TBC
 GermanyvTBC
TBC
Referee: TBC
TBC
TBC
 Lithuaniav  Switzerland
TBC
Referee: TBC
TBC
TBC
TBCv Lithuania
TBC
Referee: TBC
TBC
TBC
  Switzerlandv Ukraine
TBC
Referee: TBC
TBC
TBC
 Germanyv Poland
TBC
Referee: TBC
TBC
TBC
 UkrainevTBC
TBC
Referee: TBC
TBC
TBC
 Polandv  Switzerland
TBC
Referee: TBC
TBC
TBC
 Lithuaniav Germany
TBC
Referee: TBC
TBC
TBC
TBCv Poland
TBC
TBC
TBC
 Germanyv  Switzerland
TBC
Referee: TBC
TBC
TBC
  SwitzerlandvTBC
TBC
Referee: TBC
TBC
TBC
 Polandv Lithuania
TBC
Referee: TBC
TBC
TBC
 Ukrainev Germany
TBC
Referee: TBC

2020–21 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  Czech Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2  Hungary 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Luxembourg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Latvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Points were awarded to the teams as follows:[12][page needed]
Win – 4 points : Draw – 2 points : Loss within seven points – 1 point : Loss greater than seven points – 0 points: At least three 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  Croatia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2  Malta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Cyprus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Slovenia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Israel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Points were awarded to the teams as follows:[12][page needed]
Win – 4 points : Draw – 2 points : Loss within seven points – 1 point : Loss greater than seven points – 0 points: At least three more tries than opponent – 1 point
Completing a Grand Slam – 1 point

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  Denmark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2  Moldova 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Austria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Finland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Norway 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Points were awarded to the teams as follows:[12][page needed]
Win – 4 points : Draw – 2 points : Loss within seven points – 1 point : Loss greater than seven points – 0 points: At least three more tries than opponent – 1 point
Completing a Grand Slam – 1 point

Conference 2 South

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  Bulgaria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2  Turkey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Andorra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Serbia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Points were awarded to the teams as follows:[12][page needed]
Win – 4 points : Draw – 2 points : Loss within seven points – 1 point : Loss greater than seven points – 0 points: At least three more tries than opponent – 1 point
Completing a Grand Slam – 1 point

2021 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  Belarus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2  Estonia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Montenegro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Slovakia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Points were awarded to the teams as follows:[12][page needed]
Win – 4 points : Draw – 2 points : Loss within seven points – 1 point : Loss greater than seven points – 0 points: At least three more tries than opponent – 1 point
Completing a Grand Slam – 1 point

Play-offs

Championship–Trophy promotion play-off

TBC
TBC
6th place of 2021 Rugby Europe Championshipv1st place of 2021 Rugby Europe Trophy
TBC
Referee: TBC

Trophy–Conference 1 promotion play-off

v

References

  1. ^ "Championship 2021".
  2. ^ "Rugby Europe International Championships 2018-2019 Manual" (PDF). Rugby Europe. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 January 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Independent Judicial Committee decision: Rugby World Cup 2023 European qualifying | Rugby World Cup 2023".
  4. ^ "WR Independent Judicial Committee decision: RWC 2023 European qualifying".
  5. ^ a b https://www.rugbyeurope.eu/news/decisions-on-rugby-europe-championship-2020/
  6. ^ "2021-22 Rugby Europe Trophy standings".
  7. ^ "Rugby Europe International Championships 2018-2019 Manual" (PDF). Rugby Europe. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 January 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  8. ^ "Belgium v Ukraine - Cancelled".
  9. ^ "Germany v Ukraine".
  10. ^ "Rugby Europe announces suspension of all matches planned in 2020". 19 October 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  11. ^ "Rugby Europe announces suspension of all matches planned in 2020". 19 October 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  12. ^ a b c d e Rugby Europe. Rugby Europe International Championships 2019-2020 Manual (PDF). p. 14. Retrieved 11 September 2019.