2018–19 Rugby Europe Conference

The 2018–19 Rugby Europe Conference is the third-level rugby union competition below the premier Championship and Trophy competitions. It is the third Conference under its new format. After Lithuania was promoted to the Trophy and Moldova relegated at the end of the 2017–18 season, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Hungary, Israel, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Sweden and Ukraine compete for the Conference 1 title. While after the relegation of Estonia and the promotion of Bulgaria, Andorra, Austria, Bulgaria, Denmark, Finland, Latvia, Norway, Serbia, Slovakia and Slovenia will compete for the Conference 2 title. Due to the relegation of a Conference 2 North team and the promotion of a Southern team, the Conference 2 Pools had to be reallocated. While Bulgaria joined the Conference 2 South, Austria switched pools to the Conference 2 North, replacing Estonia.

2018–19 Rugby Europe Conference
Date13 October 2018 – 01 June 2019
Countries20
Tournament statistics
Matches played39
Attendance25,307 (649 per match)
Tries scored230 (5.9 per match)
Top point scorer(s)Conference 1
James Kirk (47)
Conference 2
Petar Nikolov (60)
Top try scorer(s)Conference 1
Krešimir Čorić (3)
Christopher Dudman (3)
Axel Kalling Smith (3)
Conor Murphy (3)
Domagoj Plazibat (3)
Conference 2
Ivayilo Ivanov (4)
Edisher Jamrulidze (4)
Blaž Pilko (4)
Official websiteRugby International Championship
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The winners of Conference 1 North and South will play an additional match, a Conference 1-Trophy Promotion play-off for the right to play the 2019–20 Rugby Europe Trophy. While the bottom placed teams of Conference 1 North and South will be relegated to Conference 2 for the following season, replacing the North and South winners of Conference 2. The bottom placed team with the worse overall record will be relegated and participate in the 2019 Rugby Europe Development season.

Ukraine was directly promoted to 2019–20 Rugby Europe Trophy, because Malta was not able to play the Conference 1-Trophy Promotion play-off game.

Conference 1

North

Table
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 difference
1 Ukraine (37)430111329+8411014
2 Sweden (56)430113065+6510013
3 Luxembourg (64)42026359+41109
4 Hungary (68)410397118-211106
5 Moldova (44)410349147-980004
Pre-Tournament rankings in parentheses.[1]
Points were awarded to the teams as follows:[2]
Win – 4 points : Draw – 2 points : Loss within 7 points – 1 point : Loss greater than 7 points – 0 points: At least 3 more tries than opponent- 1 point
Completing a Grand Slam – 1 point

Fixtures

South

Table
Champions
Relegated
Place Nation Games Points Try
BP		 Losing
BP		 Grand Slam
BP		 Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 Malta431011749+6820016
2 Croatia431012369+5420016
3 Israel420210462+4212011
4 Cyprus410379139−600004
5 Bosnia and Herzegovina400440144−1040101
Pre-Tournament rankings in parentheses.[1]
Points were awarded to the teams as follows:[2]
Win – 4 points : Draw – 2 points : Loss within 7 points – 1 point : Loss greater than 7 points – 0 points: At least 3 more tries than opponent- 1 point
Completing a Grand Slam – 1 point

Fixtures

Conference 2

North

Table
Champions and Promoted
Possible Relegation
Place Nation Games Points Try
BP		 Losing
BP		 Grand Slam
BP		 Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 Latvia440011843+7530120
2 Finland43019593+200012
3 Denmark420210077+2321011
4 Norway410354112−580004
5 Austria400462104−420303
Pre-Tournament rankings in parentheses.[1]
Points were awarded to the teams as follows:[2]
Win – 4 points : Draw – 2 points : Loss within 7 points – 1 point : Loss greater than 7 points – 0 points: At least 3 more tries than opponent- 1 point
Completing a Grand Slam – 1 point

Fixtures

South

Table
Champions and Promoted
Relegated
Place Nation Games Points Try
BP		 Losing
BP		 Grand Slam
BP		 Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 Slovenia (77)430119167+12420014
2 Bulgaria (94)430112598+2700012
3 Serbia (82)4202101105-411010
4 Andorra (70)420294103-91009
5 Slovakia (NR)400453191-1380000
Pre-Tournament rankings in parentheses.[1]
Points were awarded to the teams as follows:[2]
Win – 4 points : Draw – 2 points : Loss within 7 points – 1 point : Loss greater than 7 points – 0 points: At least 3 more tries than opponent- 1 point
Completing a Grand Slam – 1 point

Fixtures

See also

References
  1. "Men's Rankings". World Rugby. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  2. Rugby Europe. Rugby Europe International Championships 2018–19 Manual (PDF). p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 January 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2018.


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