2019–20 Rugby Europe International Championships

The 2019–20 Rugby Europe International Championships is the European Championship for tier 2 and tier 3 rugby union nations. The 2019–20 season is the third 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.

2019–20 Rugby Europe International Championships
DateSeptember 2019 – TBA
Countries36
Tournament statistics
ChampionsChampionship
 Georgia (12)
Antim Cup Georgia (13th title)
Matches played26
Attendance18,312 (704 per match)
Tries scored158 (6.08 per match)
Top point scorer(s)Championship
Dany Antunes (45)
Trophy
David Weersma (34)
Conference
Petar Nikolov (43)
Top try scorer(s)Championship
Akaki Tabutsadze (5)
Trophy
Joshua Gascoigne (4)
Jordy Hop (4)
Conference
Jan Kučera (4)
Official websiteRugby Europe
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After their win against Germany in the relegation play-off of the 2019 Championship season, Portugal was promoted to the Championship for 2020.

On 12 March 2020, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Rugby Europe announced a suspension of all its matches and tournaments from 13 March 2020 until 15 April 2020.[1] On 26 March, Rugby Europe decided to extend the suspension of all its matches and tournaments indefinitely.[2] On 8 April, Rugby Europe Board of Directors decided to call off the season of Men's Senior XV Conference 1, Conference 2 and Development. There will be no promotion or relegation this year. The same pools will be kept for the 2020–21 season.[3]

Countries

Pre-tournament World Rugby rankings in parentheses. Conference as of 16 September 2019. Trophy as of 21 October 2019.[4] After winning the relegation play-off between the winner of the 2019 Trophy, Portugal, and the last placed 2019 Championship team, Germany, and the win by the former Germany go relegated to the Trophy level, whereas Portugal was promoted to the Championship. Following the 2018–19 season and the promotion of Turkey as well as the relegation of Slovakia, Rugby Europe no changes to the reallocated groups were made, after last year's switch by Austria from Conference 2 South to Conference 2 North for the 2018–19 Conference season.

Legend:
* Champion of 2018–19 season; ↑ Promoted from lower division during 2018–19 season; • Division Champion but not promoted during 2018–19 season; ‡ Last place inside own division but not relegated during 2018–19 season; ↓ Relegated from higher division during 2018–19 season

2020 Rugby Europe Championship
Main article: 2020 Rugby Europe Championship
Champions
Advances to Promotion/Relegation play-off
Pos. Team Games Points Tries Try
BP		 Losing
BP		 Grand Slam
BP		 Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff For Against Diff
1 Georgia 440018153+128276+2130019
2 Portugal 42028786+11011−10109
3 Spain 42027882−4117+41009
4 Russia 420275112−37914−50008
5 Belgium 410384143−59921−121207
6 Romania 41037382−9714−70105
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 | Loss greater than 7 points – 0 points | Completing a Grand Slam – 1 point[6]

2019–20 Rugby Europe Trophy
Main article: 2019–20 Rugby Europe Trophy
Champions and advances to
Promotion/Relegation play-off
Place Nation Games Points Try
BP		 Losing
BP		 Grand Slam
BP		 Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff
1 Netherlands (25)440014438+10630019
2  Switzerland (30)32019352+4111010
3 Poland (35)31024462−180105
4 Ukraine (38)21013574−391005
5 Germany (28)31026285−230004
6 Lithuania (37)30035584−290000
Pre-tournament rankings in parentheses.[7]
Points were awarded to the teams as follows:[8]
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

2019–20 Rugby Europe Conference

Conference 1

Conference 1 North
Place Nation Games Points Try
BP		 Losing
BP		 Grand Slam
BP		 Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff
1 Czech Republic 22001007+9320010
2 Hungary 21013877−391005
3 Luxembourg 21012036−160004
4 Sweden 21012635−90004
5 Latvia 20023564−290101
Points were awarded to the teams as follows:[9]
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
Place Nation Games Points Try
BP		 Losing
BP		 Grand Slam
BP		 Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff
1 Croatia 22006430+341009
2 Malta 21015832+261106
3 Cyprus 21013841−30105
4 Slovenia 20114270−280002
5 Israel 20113867−290002
Points were awarded to the teams as follows:[9]
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
Place Nation Games Points Try
BP		 Losing
BP		 Grand Slam
BP		 Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff
1 Denmark 2200663+6320010
2 Moldova 21016432+321106
3 Austria 21015058−81005
4 Finland 21012037−170004
5 Norway 20021282−700000
Points were awarded to the teams as follows:[9]
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
Place Nation Games Points Try
BP		 Losing
BP		 Grand Slam
BP		 Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff
1 Bulgaria 220012210+11220010
2 Turkey 21015142+91005
3 Andorra 21015746+111005
4 Serbia 21013786−490004
5 Bosnia and Herzegovina 20021396−830000
Points were awarded to the teams as follows:[9]
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

2020 Rugby Europe Development
Place Nation Games Points Try
BP		 Losing
BP		 Grand Slam
BP		 Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff
1 Belarus 00000000000
2 Estonia 00000000000
3 Montenegro 00000000000
4 Slovakia 00000000000
Points were awarded to the teams as follows:[9]
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
TBA
TBD v TBD

Trophy–Conference 1 promotion play-off

Cancelled

References
  1. https://www.rugbyeurope.eu/statement-suspension-games-tournaments
  2. https://www.rugbyeurope.eu/statement-competitions-suspension-extended
  3. https://www.rugbyeurope.eu/statement-board-directors-decisions
  4. "Men's Rankings". World Rugby. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  5. https://www.rugbyeurope.eu/competitions/2019-20-reic-men-xv
  6. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 January 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2020.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. "World Rugby Men's Ranking". WR.org. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  8. "Competition Manual 2019-20" (PDF). Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  9. Rugby Europe. Rugby Europe International Championships 2019-2020 Manual (PDF). p. 14. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
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