2018–19 Rugby Europe Trophy

The 2018–19 Rugby Europe Trophy is the second-level rugby union competition below the premier Championship. It is the third Trophy competition under its new format, that will see Czech Republic, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, and Switzerland compete for the title, and a place in the Championship-Trophy Promotion play-off.

2018-19 Rugby Europe Trophy
Date28 September 2018 – 14 April 2019
Countries
Tournament statistics
Champions Portugal (3rd title)
Grand Slam Portugal (3)
Matches played14
Attendance29,521 (2,109 per match)
Tries scored94 (6.71 per match)
Top point scorer(s) Jorge Abecassis (49)
Top try scorer(s) João Belo (5)
Rodrigo Marta (5)
Official website2018-19 Rugby Europe International Championships
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This year's competition sees Lithuania joining the Trophy after winning the Trophy-Conference 1 Promotion play-off against Malta. After the Championship-Trophy Promotion play-off of the 2017-18 season, which was played on 3 November 2018 between Portugal and Romania after the eligibility case of the 2018 Rugby Europe Championship, Portugal remained on the Trophy level and lost the relegation play-off for the second year in a row. [1]

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 Portugal550027231+24140125
2 Netherlands540116458+10620018
3  Switzerland5302108138−2000012
4 Poland5203104164-6011010
5 Lithuania510463175−1121005
6 Czech Republic500559205−1460101
Pre-Tournament rankings in parentheses.[2]
Points were awarded to the teams as follows:[3]
Win - 4 points | Draw - 2 points | Loss - 0 points
Match bonus points:
Scoring at least 3 more tries than the opponent - 1 point | Losing by 7 points or less - 1 point | Overall bonus point: Completing a Grand Slam (winning all matches) - 1 point

Fixtures
29 September 2018
16:00 CEST (UTC+02)
Czech Republic  22-41  Poland
Try: Dan Hošek 37', 41'
Tomáš Forst 73'
Con: Tomáš Forst 38'
Jiří Pantůček 74'
Pen: Jiří Pantůček 51'
 Gamesheet Try: Piotr Zeszutek 11', 30'
Michał Jurczyński 24'
Daniel Gdula 55'
Stanisław Powała-Niedżwieck 78'
Con: Mateusz Adamski 12', 25', 31'
Wojciech Piotrowicz 56', 79'
Pen: Mateusz Adamski 8'
Wojciech Piotrowicz 54'
Stadion Mládeže, Zlín
Attendance: 500
Referee: Stuart Gaffikin
FB15Martin Kovář
RW14Tomáš Forst
OC13Jiří Pantůček
IC12Karel Berounský
LW11Daniel Stárka 57'
FH10Albert Froněk 71'
SH9Matyáš Hopp 52'
N88Dan Hošek
OF7James Faktor
BF6Vojtěch Havel
RL5Jiří Frank 65'
LL4Robert Trefný 71'
TP3Martin Havlíček 71'
HK2Matouš Hodek 71'
LP1Anthony Kent 71'
Replacements:
16Adam Leitmančik 71'
17Michal Průša 71'
18Štěpán Pekař 71'
19Jan Olbrich 71'
20Radim Hutník 65'
21Zbyněk Schütz 52'
22Jakub Čížek 71'
23František Ševčík 57'
Coach:
Phil Pretorius
FB15Krystian Pogorzelski 41'
RW14Andrzej Charlat
OC13Michał Jurczyński
IC12Daniel Gdula
LW11Grzegorz Szczepański 36' 44'
FH10Mateusz Adamski 79'
SH9Mateusz Plichta
N88Piotr Zeszutek
OF7Lawrie Seydak
BF6Piotr Wiśniewski 66'
RL5Stanisław Powała-Niedżwieck
LL4Adam Piotrowski 77'
TP3Robizon Kelberashvili 44'
HK2Adrian Chróściel
LP1Kamil Bobryk 35' 77'
Replacements:
16Michał Gadomski 36' 44' 77'
17Radosław Bysewski 44'
18Wojciech Król 77'
19Marek Mirosz 66'
20Artur Fursenko
21Wojciech Piotrowicz 41'
22Maciej Grabowski 79'
23Sebastian Kostałkwoski
Coach:
Duaine Lindsay

Man of the Match:

Touch judges:
Oisin Quinn
Daniel Carson
Television Match Official

Notes:

13 October 2018
14:00 EEST (UTC+03)
(1 TBP) Lithuania  30–10  Czech Republic
Gamesheet
Šiaulių savivaldybės stadionas, Šiauliai
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Pedro Mendes Silva
FB15Dainius Tamoliūnas
RW14Domantas Bagužis
OC13Mantautas Vilimavičius
IC12Donatas Vilimavičius
LW11Matas Miežys
FH10Tautvydas Krasauskas
SH9Tomas Bagdonas
N88Žygimantas Radžius
OF7Justinas Urbonas
BF6Paulius Stingūnas
RL5Karolis Navickas 29'
LL4Darius Vaitkevičius
TP3Modestas Bekeris
HK2Tomas Zibolis
LP1Tautvydas Mažylis
Replacements:
16Donatas Trumpickas
17Sigitas Čiakas
18Vaidas Kizilaitis
19Airidas Savickas
20Deividas Vorašilka
21Aurimas Streckis
22Kęstutis Karbauskas
23Daivaras Jonaitis
Coach:
Ntando Manyosha
FB15Jakub Čížek
RW14Michal Neužil
OC13Jan Tieber
IC12Karel Berounský
LW11František Ševčík
FH10Albert Froněk
SH9Zbyněk Schütz
N88Dan Hošek
OF7Radim Hutník
BF6Vojtěch Havel
RL5Lukáš Chytil
LL4Robert Trefný
TP3Martin Havlíček
HK2Matouš Hodek
LP1Anthony Kent
Replacements:
16Adam Leitmančik
17Michal Průša
18Štěpán Pekař
19Václav Monček
20Petr Máslo
21Matyáš Hopp
22Ali Samet
23Žemlička Jaroslav
Coach:
Phil Pretorius

Man of the Match:

Touch judges:
José Termudo
Fernando Mendes
Television Match Official

Notes:

03 November 2018
18:00 CET (UTC+01)
(1 TBP) Poland  33–0  Lithuania
Gamesheet
Stadion Miejski, Łódź
Attendance: 2,155
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi
17 November 2018
15:00 CET (UTC+01)
Switzerland   17–5  Czech Republic
Gamesheet
Stade Municipal, Yverdon-les-Bains
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Maxime Burlet
17 November 2018
18:00 CET (UTC+01)
Poland  0–49  Netherlands (1 TBP)
Gamesheet
Arena Lublin, Lublin
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Keith Allen
24 November 2018
15:00 CET (UTC+01)
Netherlands  36–15   Switzerland
Gamesheet
NRCA Stadium, Amsterdam
Attendance: 1,400
Referee: Shota Tevzadze
16 February 2019
15:00 WET (UTC+00)
(1 TBP) Portugal  65–5  Poland
Try: Jean Sousa 25'
João Belo 35'
Salvador Vassalo 54', 80+3'
Manuel Marta 60'
Rodrigo Marta 67', 73'
António Cortes 75'
Con: Jorge Abecassis 26', 68', 74', 76', 80+4'
Pen: Jorge Abecassis 5', 10', 20', 24', 33'
 WR Report
Gamesheet		 Try: Dawid Plitcha 63'
Complexo Municipal de Atletismo, Setúbal
Referee: Manuel Bottino
FB15Manuel Marta 69'
RW14Rodrigo Marta
OC13Rodrigo Freudenthal
IC12Tomás Appleton 58'
LW11António Cortes
FH10Jorge Abecassis
SH9João Belo 54' 65' 71'
N88Vasco Baptista
OF7Salvador Vassalo
BF6João Granate
RL5Jean Sousa 50' 60'
LL4José D'alte 65'
TP3Diogo Hasse Ferriera
HK2Nuno Mascarenhas 51'
LP1João Corte-Real 51' 69'
Replacements:
16Bruno Rocha 51'
17Duarte Diniz 51'
18José Andrade 60' 65'
19Sebastião Villax
20Martim Cardoso 54' 65' 71'
21Vasco Ribeiro 58'
22António Marques 69'
23Francisco Bruno 69'
Coach:
Martim Aguiar
FB15Przemysław Rajewski 37' 71'
RW14Michał Jurczyński
OC13Daniel Gdula
IC12Kewin Bracik
LW11Grzegorz Szczepański
FH10Wojciech Piotrowicz
SH9Mateusz Plichta
N88Piotr Zeszutek 50'
OF7Aleksander Nowicki
BF6Piotr Wiśniewski 49'
RL5Mateusz Bartoszek
LL4Ronan Seydak
TP3Radosław Bysewski 52'
HK2Grzegorz Buczek 61'
LP1Michał Gadomski 23'
Replacements:
16Adrian Potrykus 49'
25Adrian Chróściel 23' 49'
18Hugo Mazur
19Kostiantyn Bezverkhyi 61'
20Adrian Niemiee
21Dawid Plitcha 37'
22Artur Fursenko 71'
23Robizon Kelberashvili 52'
Coach:
Duaine Lindsay

Man of the Match:

Touch judges:
Gabriel Chirnoaga
Filippo Bertelli
Television Match Official

Notes:

09 March 2019
13:15 CET (UTC+01)
Netherlands  5–18  Portugal
Gamesheet
NRCA Stadium, Amsterdam
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Maxime Burlet
16 March 2019
15:00 CET (UTC+01)
Switzerland   14–48  Portugal (1 TBP)
Gamesheet
Centre sportif de Colovray, Nyon
Attendance: 2,107
Referee: Inigo Atorrasagasti
16 March 2019
14:00 CET (UTC+01)
Czech Republic  22–24  Netherlands
Gamesheet
Tarta Arena, Smíchov
Attendance: 850
Referee: Paolo Duarte
23 March 2019
15:00 WET (UTC+00)
Portugal  (1 TBP) 93–0  Czech Republic
Gamesheet
Complexo Desportivo, Caldas da Rainha
Attendance: n.a.
Referee: Tual Trainini
23 March 2019
15:00 CET (UTC+01)
Poland  (1 LBP) 25–28   Switzerland
Gamesheet
Stadion Miejski, Lodz
Attendance: 2,500[4]
Referee: Vlad Iordăchescu
06 April 2019
14:00 EEST (UTC+03)
Lithuania  7–48  Portugal (1 TBP)
Gamesheet
Sporto centras, Jurbarkas
Attendance: 1,700
Referee: Jonathan Dufort
13 April 2019
15:00 CEST (UTC+02)
Switzerland   34–24  Lithuania
Gamesheet
Stadion Breite, Schaffhausen
Attendance: 1,309
Referee: Alad Evans
8 June 2019
17:00 EEST (UTC+03)
Lithuania  3–50  Netherlands
Gamesheet
Panevėžio kūno kultūros ir sporto centras, Panevėžys
Attendance: n/a
Referee: Jonathan Erskine

Relegation/Promotion Play-Off
15 June 2019
13:50 CET (UTC+01)
 Germany 32-37  Portugal
Gamesheet
Frankfurt
Attendance: 800
Referee: Sean Gallagher

Top scorers

Top points scorers

Pos Name Team Pts
1 Jorge Abecassis  Portugal 49
2 Simon Perrod   Switzerland 39
3 Rodrigo Marta  Portugal 34
4 João Belo  Portugal 25
Rodrigo Marta  Portugal
Wojciech Piotrowicz  Poland

Top try scorers

Pos Name Team Tries
1 Rodrigo Marta  Portugal 5
João Belo  Portugal
3 Manuel Marta  Portugal 4
Lucas Heinrich   Switzerland
5 Domantas Bagužis  Lithuania 3
Caetano Branco  Portugal
António Vidinha  Portugal
Piotr Zeszutek  Poland
Josh Gascoigne  Netherlands
Amir Rademaker  Netherlands
Wolf van Dijk  Netherlands

See also

References
  1. "Game Overview". Rugby Europe.
  2. "Men's Rankings". World Rugby. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  3. "Competition Manual 2018-19" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 January 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  4. https://www.rugbyeurope.eu/sites/default/files/190323_reic_polvsui_retrophy_gamesheet.pdf
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