2017–18 Rugby Europe Trophy

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.

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) Liam McBride (57)
Top try scorer(s) Sep Visser (8)
Official website2018 Rugby Europe International Championships
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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

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 Portugal550016876+9220123
2 Netherlands5401199110+8930019
3 Czech Republic530293120-2710013
4  Switzerland5203109122-1312011
5 Poland5104106147-410307
6 Moldova500558158-1000101
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

28 October 2017
14:00 CEST (UTC+02)
Czech Republic  19-14  Poland (1 LBP)
Gamesheet
Marketa stadium, Prague
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Vlad Iordachescu
11 November 2017
13:00 EET (UTC+02)
Moldova  7-59  Netherlands (1 TBP)
Gamesheet
Complexul Sportiv Raional, Orhei
Attendance: 400
Referee: 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: 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: Christophe Ridley
18 November 2017
17:30 CET (UTC+01)
Poland  13-0  Moldova
Gamesheet
Mosir Stadium, Gdansk
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: 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: 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: Sébastien Minery
24 February 2018
15:00 WET (UTC+00)
Portugal  31-17   Switzerland
Gamesheet
Complexo Municipal de Atletismo, Setúbal
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Vlad Iordachescu
3 March 2018
15:00 CET (UTC+01)
(1 TBP) Netherlands  71-30  Poland
Gamesheet
NRCA Stadium, Amsterdam
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Ludovic Cayre
10 March 2018
15:00 EET (UTC+02)
Moldova  10-29  Portugal
Gamesheet
Complexul Sportiv Raional, Orhei
Referee: Shota Tevzadze
10 March 2018
14:00 CET (UTC+01)
Czech Republic  17-13   Switzerland (1 LBP)
Gamesheet
Marketa stadium, Prague
Attendance: 800
Referee: 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: 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: Maxime Burlet
24 March 2018
18:00 CET (UTC+01)
Poland  25-27  Portugal
Gamesheet
Stadion Widzewa, Łódź
Attendance: 600
Referee: Dan Jones
21 April 2018
14:00 CET (UTC+01)
(1 TBP) Czech Republic  35-21  Moldova
Gamesheet
Marketa stadium, Prague
Attendance: 600
Referee: Finlay Brown

Relegation/Promotion Play-Off

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

Top scorers

Top points scorers

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

Top try scorers

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

See also

References

  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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