2022–23 Rugby Europe International Championships

2022–23 Rugby Europe International Championships
Date1 October 2022 – 27 May 2023
Countries31
Tournament statistics
ChampionsChampionship
 Georgia (15)
Trophy
  Switzerland (1)
Conference 1
 Czech Republic (3)
 Israel (1)
Conference 2
 Finland (1)
 Serbia (1)
Development
 Austria (1)
Antim Cup Georgia (16th title)
Matches played57
Attendance81,889 (1,437 per match)
Tries scored408 (7.16 per match)
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The 2022–23 Rugby Europe International Championships was the European Championship for tier 2 and tier 3 rugby union nations. The 2022–23 season was the first of its new format and structure.

On February 28, 2022, Russia and Belarus were suspended from all international rugby and cross-border club rugby activities until further notice.[1]

Countries

Pre-tournament World Rugby rankings in parentheses.

Championship
Group A

Trophy



Group B

Conference 1
North

Conference 2
North

Development



South


South

Legend:
* Champion of 2021–22 season; ↑ Promoted from lower division during 2021–22 season; • Division Champion but not promoted during 2021–22 season; ‡ Last place inside own division but not relegated during 2021–22; ↓ Relegated from higher division during 2021–22 season

2023 Rugby Europe Championship

Group A

Advances to the Grand Finals Semi-Finals
Advances to the Ranking Finals Semi-Finals
Pos. Team Games Points Tries TBP LBP Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff For Against Diff
1  Georgia 3 3 0 0 156 23 +133 24 3 +21 3 0 15
2  Spain 3 2 0 1 63 75 -12 8 10 -2 1 0 9
3  Netherlands 3 1 0 2 61 97 -36 6 12 -6 0 0 4
4  Germany 3 0 0 3 55 140 -85 6 19 -13 0 1 1
Source - [2]
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

Group B

Advances to the Grand Finals Semi-Finals
Advances to the Ranking Finals Semi-Finals
Pos. Team Games Points Tries TBP LBP Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff For Against Diff
1  Portugal 3 3 0 0 157 40 +117 24 4 +20 3 0 15
2  Romania 3 2 0 1 143 70 +73 21 9 +12 2 0 10
3  Poland 3 1 0 2 51 147 -96 5 24 -19 0 0 4
4  Belgium 3 0 0 3 37 131 -94 5 18 -13 0 1 1
Source - [2]
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
Matches
Group Stage
4 February 2023
14:00 EET (UTC+2)
(1 TBP) Romania 67–27 Poland
Report
Arcul de Triumph, Bucharest
Attendance: 2,136
Referee: Saba Abulashvili (Georgia)
4 February 2023
19:00 WET (UTC+0)
(1 TBP) Portugal 54–17 Belgium
Report
Campo de Rugby do Jamor, Lisbon
Attendance: 3,723
Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland)
5 February 2023
13:00 GET (UTC+4)
(1 TBP) Georgia 75–12 Germany
Report
Achvala Stadium, Tbilisi
Attendance: 2,960
Referee: Cristian Şerban (Romania)
5 February 2023
12:45 CET (UTC+1)
Spain 28–20 Netherlands
Report
Estadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)
11 February 2023
11:35 CET (UTC+1)
Poland 3–65 Portugal (1 TBP)
Report
Narodowy Stadion Rugby, Gdynia
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Andrew Cole (Ireland)
11 February 2023
13:15 CET (UTC+1)
Netherlands 8–40 Georgia (1 TBP)
Report
NRCA Stadium, Amsterdam
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Ludovic Cayre (France)
11 February 2023
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Belgium 5–56 Romania (1 TBP)
Report
Sportscentrum Nelson Mandela, Brussels
Attendance: 2,100
Referee: Mike English (Wales)
12 February 2023
14:30 CET (UTC+1)
Germany 14–32 Spain (1 TBP)
Report
Fritz Grunebaum Sportpark, Heidelberg
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Clara Munarini (Italy)
18 February 2023
13:15 CET (UTC+1)
(1 LBP) Germany 29–33 Netherlands
Report
Stadion Pichterich, Neckarsulm
Attendance: 1,350
Referee: Alexandru Ionescu (Romania)
18 February 2023
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Spain 3–41 Georgia (1 TBP)
Report
Campos del Malecón, Torrelavega
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Eoghan Cross (Ireland)
18 February 2023
21:15 CET (UTC+1)
Poland 21–15 Belgium (1 LBP)
Report
Narodowy Stadion Rugby, Gdynia
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Inigo Atorrasagasti (Spain)
19 February 2023
15:00 WET (UTC+0)
(1 TBP) Portugal 38–20 Romania
Report
Estádio do Restelo, Lisbon
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Saba Abulashvili (Georgia)
Semi-Finals
4 March 2023
12:15 CET (UTC+1)
Netherlands 31–19 Belgium
Report
NRCA Stadium, Amsterdam
Attendance: 1,250
Referee: Michael Todd (Scotland)
4 March 2023
17:00 WET (UTC+0)
Portugal 27–10 Spain
Report
Estádio do Restelo, Lisbon
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Thomas Charabas (France)
5 March 2023
16:00 GET (UTC+4)
Georgia 31–7 Romania
Report
Achvala Stadium, Tbilisi
Attendance: 2,600
Referee: Federico Vedovelli (Italy)
5 March 2023
20:00 CET (UTC+1)
Poland 18–23 Germany
Report
Narodowy Stadion, Gdynia
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Gert Visser (Netherlands)
Ranking Finals

Seventh Place Final

19 March 2023
12:30 CET (UTC+1)
Belgium 18–17 Poland
Report
NRCA Stadium, Amsterdam
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Cristian Şerban (Romania)

Fifth Place Final

19 March 2023
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Netherlands 50–28 Germany
Report
NRCA Stadium, Amsterdam
Attendance: 2,750
Referee: Shota Tevzadze (Georgia)
Grand Finals

Bronze Final

19 March 2023
17:15 CET (UTC+1)
Romania 31–25 Spain
Report
Estadio Nuevo Vivero, Badajoz
Attendance: 5,300
Referee: Chris Busby (Ireland)

Cup Final

19 March 2023
20:00 CET (UTC+1)
Georgia 38–11 Portugal
Report
Estadio Nuevo Vivero, Badajoz
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Ludovic Cayre (France)

2022–23 Rugby Europe Trophy

Champions
Place Nation Games Points Tries TBP LBP GS Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff For Against Diff
1   Switzerland 4 4 0 0 205 72 +133 29 8 +21 3 0 1 20
2  Ukraine 4 2 0 2 117 135 -18 15 20 -5 1 0 0 9
3  Sweden 4 2 0 2 82 139 -57 11 19 -8 1 0 0 9
4  Lithuania 4 1 0 3 97 122 -25 13 15 -2 1 2 0 7
5  Croatia 4 1 0 3 100 133 -33 12 18 -4 0 1 0 5
Source - [3]
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[4]
Matches
22 October 2022
14:15 CEST (UTC +2)
(1 LBP) Croatia 22–27 Ukraine
Report
Stadion NŠC Stjepan Spajić, Zagreb
Attendance: 650
Referee: Pedro Mendes-Silva (Portugal)
29 October 2022
14:00 CEST (UTC +2)
(1TBP) Sweden 37–17 Croatia
Report
Olympiastadion, Stockholm
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Eugeniu Procopi (Moldova)
5 November 2022
14:00 EET (UTC+2)
(1 TBP) Lithuania 39–20 Ukraine
Report
Šiauliai Rugby Academy Stadium, Šiauliai
Attendance: 700
Referee: Sulkhan Chikladze (Georgia)
5 November 2022
14:00 CET (UTC +1)
Sweden 12–69  Switzerland (1 TBP)
Report
Malmö Stadion, Malmö
Attendance: 200
Referee: Ignacio Munoz-Martin (Spain)
12 November 2022
15:00 CET (UTC +1)
(1 TBP) Switzerland 45–6 Lithuania
Report
Stade Juan Antonio Samaranch, Lausanne
Attendance: 650
Referee: John Catteau (Belgium)
11 March 2023
14:00 CET (UTC +1)
Ukraine 32–59  Switzerland (1 TBP)
Report
Stadion NŠC Stjepan Spajić, Zagreb
Attendance: 150
Referee: Anthony Lac (Monaco)
18 March 2023
15:30 CET (UTC +1)
(1 TBP) Ukraine 38–15 Sweden
Report
Stari plac, Split
Attendance: 250
Referee: Kevin Sulejmani (Belgium)
25 March 2023
14:00 EET (UTC +2)
(1 LBP) Lithuania 37–39 Croatia
Report
Šiauliai Rugby Academy Stadium, Šiauliai
Attendance: 600
Referee: Ignacio Munoz-Martin (Spain)
1 April 2023
14:00 EEST (UTC +3)
(1 LBP) Lithuania 15–18[a] Sweden
Report
Regbio stadionas, Šiauliai
Attendance: n/a
Referee: Lukasz Jasinski (Poland)
1 April 2023
16:00 CEST (UTC +2)
Croatia 22–32  Switzerland
Report
Gradski sportski centar, Makarska
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Killian O'Brien (Germany)

2022–23 Rugby Europe Conference

Conference 1

Conference 1 North

Champions and advances to Promotion play-off
Place Nation Games Points TBP LBP GS Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff
1  Czech Republic 4 4 0 0 151 41 +110 4 0 1 21
2  Luxembourg 4 2 0 2 56 56 0 2 0 0 10
3  Moldova 4 2 0 2 69 67 +2 2 0 0 10
4  Latvia 4 2 0 2 57 92 -35 1 0 0 9
5  Hungary 4 0 0 4 42 119 -77 0 1 0 1
Source -[5]
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[6]
Matches
8 October 2022
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Hungary 21–41 Czech Republic (1 TBP)
Report
Rugby Center at Kincsem Park, Budapest
Attendance: 200
Referee: Mike Hawkins (Denmark)
22 October 2023
14:00 EEST (UTC+3)
(1 TBP) Latvia 28–0[7] Luxembourg
n/a
Baldones stadions, Baldone
Attendance: n/a
Referee: n/a
29 October 2022
14:00 EEST (UTC+3)
(1 TBP) Moldova 28–0[7] Latvia
n/a
Dinamo stadium, Chișinău
Attendance: n/a
Referee: n/a
12 November 2022
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
(1 TBP) Czech Republic 39–13 Moldova
Report
Stadion Mládeže, Zlín
Attendance: 1,384[8]
Referee: Maria Latos (Germany)
26 November 2022
n/a
(1 TBP) Luxembourg 28–0[7] Hungary
n/a
n/a
Attendance: n/a
Referee: n/a
14 April 2023
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Luxembourg 28–0[7] Moldova
n/a
n/a
Attendance: n/a
Referee: n/a
22 April 2023
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Czech Republic 28–0[7] Luxembourg
n/a
Rugby Club Havirov Stadium, Havířov
Attendance: n/a
Referee: n/a
29 April 2023
13:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Latvia 7–43 Czech Republic (1 TBP)
Report
Daugava stadium, Liepāja
Attendance: 500
Referee: Dominik Jastrzebski (Poland)
29 April 2023
n/a
(1 TBP) Moldova 28–0[7] Hungary
n/a
n/a
Attendance: n/a
Referee: n/a
6 May 2023
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
(1 LBP) Hungary 21–22 Latvia
Report
Rugby Center at Kincsem Park, Budapest
Attendance: 400
Referee: Nikola Zachariev (Czech Republic)

Conference 1 South

Champions and advances to Promotion play-off
Place Nation Games Points TBP LBP GS Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff
1  Israel 4 3 0 1 115 62 +53 2 0 0 14
2  Bulgaria 4 3 0 1 113 83 +30 1 0 0 13
3  Cyprus 4 2 0 2 146 87 +59 2 0 0 10
4  Malta 4 2 0 2 101 85 +16 2 0 0 10
5  Slovenia 4 0 0 4 43 101 -148 0 0 0 0
Source -[9]
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[6]
Matches
1 October 2022
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Slovenia 7–56 Cyprus (1 TBP)
n/a
Oval Ljubljana, Ljubljana
Attendance: n/a
Referee: Dominik Jastrzebski (Poland)
15 October 2022
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Malta 14–23 Bulgaria
Report
Hibernians Stadium, Paola
Attendance: 350
Referee: Lukasz Jazinski (Poland)
22 October 2022
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Slovenia 10–46 Malta (1 TBP)
Report
Oval Ljubljana, Ljubljana
Attendance: 100
Referee: Kevin Suljemani (Belgium)
5 November 2022
15:00 EET (UTC+2)
Bulgaria 34–15 Israel
Report
National Sports Academy Stadium, Sofia
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Valeriu Chipercean (Romania)
12 November 2022
13:00 EET (UTC+2)
(1 LBP) Cyprus 21–22 Israel
Report
Community Stadium, Maroni
Attendance: 200
Referee: Francisco Serra (Portugal)
25 March 2023
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
(1 TBP) Malta 41–24 Cyprus
Report
Hibernians Stadium, Paola
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Liam Wright (Netherlands)
15 April 2023
14:00 IDT (UTC+3)
(1 TBP) Israel 28–0[10] Malta
n/a
Yizre'el Rugby Club, Yizre'el
Attendance: n/a
Referee: n/a
22 April 2023
14:00 IDT (UTC+3)
(1 TBP) Israel 50–7 Slovenia
Report
Yizre'el Rugby Club, Yizre'el
Attendance: 500
Referee: Jonathan Teppler (Germany)
29 April 2023
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
(1 TBP) Bulgaria 39–19 Slovenia
Report
National Sports Academy Stadium, Sofia
Attendance: 1,110
Referee: Ivan Zelic (Croatia)
13 May 2023
14:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Cyprus 35–17 Bulgaria
Report
Rugby field at Makareio, Nicosia
Referee: Luis Fernandez (Spain)

Conference 2

Conference 2 North

Champions and promoted
Place Nation Games Points TBP LBP GS Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff
1  Finland 3 3 0 0 84 32 +52 2 0 1 15
2  Denmark 3 2 0 1 53 51 +2 0 0 0 8
3  Andorra 3 1 0 2 69 62 +7 1 0 0 5
4  Norway 3 0 0 3 19 70 -51 0 0 0 0
Source -[11]
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[6]
Matches
1 October 2022
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Denmark 25–10 Andorra
n/a
Rugby Club Speed Statium, Copenhagen
Attendance: n/a
Referee: Rami Aro (Sweden)
15 October 2022
15:00 EEST (UTC+3)
(1 TBP) Finland 31–6 Denmark
Report
Myllypuron urheilupuisto, Helsinki
Attendance: 300
Referee: Boris Bovsunovsky (Ukraine)
22 October 2022
14:00 EEST (UTC+3)
(1 TBP) Finland 22–3 Norway
Report
Myllypuron urheilupuisto, Helsinki
Attendance: 350
Referee: Norbert Matrai (Hungary)
22 April 2023
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Andorra 23–31 Finland
Report
Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Anatolie Tipa (Moldova)
29 April 2023
16:50 CEST (UTC+2)
(1 TBP) Andorra 26–6 Norway
Report
Estadi Esportiu de Prada de Moles, Encamp
Attendance: 400
Referee: Sahar Zivan (Croatia)
13 May 2023
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Norway 10–22 Denmark
Report
Stavanger Stadion, Stavanger
Attendance: 100
Referee: Edwin Van Der Spek (Netherlands)

Conference 2 South

Champions and promoted
Withdrawn
Place Nation Games Points TBP LBP GS Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff
1  Serbia 3 3 0 0 125 18 +107 3 0 1 16
2  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 2 0 1 57 71 -14 0 0 0 8
3  Montenegro 3 1 0 2 44 106 -62 0 1 0 5
4  Turkey 3 0 0 3 43 74 -31 0 1 0 1
Source -[12]
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[6]
Matches
1 October 2022
14:00 CEST (UTC+3)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 25–13 Turkey
n/a
Kamberovića Polje, Zenica
Attendance: n/a
Referee: Benjamin Loader (Austria)
8 October 2022
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
(1 TBP) Serbia 62–0 Montenegro
Report
King Peter I Stadium, Belgrade
Attendance: 500
Referee: Andrei Gheorghe (Romania)
15 October 2022
14:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Turkey 6–23 Serbia (1 TBP)
Report
Vakfıkebir İlçe Stadyumu, Trabzon
Attendance: 800
Referee: Sahar Zivan (Israel)
29 October 2022
12:00 CEST (UTC+3)
(1 LBP) Montenegro 18–20 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Report
Stadion Topolica, Bar
Attendance: 300
Referee: Diogo Miranda (Portugal)
29 April 2023
14:00 CEST (UTC+3)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 12–40 Serbia (1 TBP)
Report
Kamberovića Polje, Zenica
Attendance: 500
Referee: Mario Dragicevic (Croatia)
13 May 2023
11:00 CEST (UTC+3)
Montenegro 26–24 Turkey (1 LBP)
Report
Stadion Topolica, Bar
Attendance: 200
Referee: Vaidotas Girdvaines Lithuania

2023 Rugby Europe Development

Conference 2 South

Champions and promoted
Place Nation Games Points TBP LBP GS Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff
1  Austria 2 2 0 0 146 10 +136 2 0 1 11
2  Kosovo 2 0 0 2 10 146 -136 0 0 0 0
Source -[13]
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[6]
Matches
1 April 2023
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Kosovo 7–51 Austria (1 TBP)
Report
Hajvali Stadium, Pristina
Attendance: 300
Referee: Tomasz Stepien (Poland)
22 April 2023
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
(1 TBP) Austria 95–3 Kosovo
Report
Sportanlage Stadlau, Vienna
Attendance: 500
Referee: Kevin Jalibat (Switzerland)

Play-offs

Conference 1 promotion to Trophy play-off

27 May 2023
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Czech Republic 64–19 Israel
RC Mountfield Říčany stadium. Říčany
Attendance: 1,000[14]
Referee: Ethan Glass (Switzerland)

Notes

  1. ^ Fixture reversed due to the Swedish RFU having no stadium available

References

  1. ^ "World Rugby confirms sporting sanctions for Russia and Belarus | World Rugby".
  2. ^ a b "2023 Rugby Europe Championship Standings".
  3. ^ "2022-23 Rugby Europe Trophy standings".
  4. ^ "Rugby Europe International Championships 2018-2019 Manual" (PDF). Rugby Europe. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 January 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  5. ^ "2022-23 Rugby Europe Conference 1 North standings".
  6. ^ a b c d e "Rugby Europe International Championships 2018-2019 Manual" (PDF). Rugby Europe. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 January 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  7. ^ a b c d e f "Conference 1 North 2022/23".
  8. ^ "Kulisa ve Zlíně byla skvělá. České ragbisty potěšila výhra i diváci". 14 November 2022.
  9. ^ "2022-23 Rugby Europe Conference 1 South standings".
  10. ^ "Israel v Malta".
  11. ^ "2022-23 Rugby Europe Conference 2 North standings".
  12. ^ "2022-23 Rugby Europe Conference 2 South standings".
  13. ^ "2022-23 Rugby Europe Development standings".
  14. ^ "Official Gamesheet" (PDF).
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