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2022–23 Rugby Europe International Championships

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.

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)
← 2021–22 (Previous) (Next) 2023–24 →

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

Countries edit

Pre-tournament World Rugby rankings in parentheses.

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 edit

Main article: 2023 Rugby Europe Championship

Group A edit

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 edit

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

2022–23 Rugby Europe Trophy edit

Main article: 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]

2022–23 Rugby Europe Conference edit

Conference 1 edit

Conference 1 North edit

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]

Conference 1 South edit

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]

Conference 2 edit

Conference 2 North edit

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]

Conference 2 South edit

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]

2023 Rugby Europe Development edit

Conference 2 South edit

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]

Play-offs edit

Conference 1 promotion to Trophy play-off edit

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 edit

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

References edit

  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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