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2022 Rugby Europe Super Cup

The 2022 Rugby Europe Super Cup was the second edition of the Rugby Europe Super Cup, an annual rugby union competition for professional franchises outside the three 'big leagues' of European Rugby. The competition featured two new teams, the Romanian Wolves and RC Batumi from Georgia.

2022 Rugby Europe Super Cup
Tournament details
Countries Belgium
 Georgia
 Israel
 Netherlands
 Portugal
 Romania
 Spain
Date10 September - 17 December 2022
Tournament statistics
Teams8
Matches played27
Attendance16,275 (603 per match)
Highest attendance1,900
Lowest attendance200
Tries scored169 (6.26 per match)
Final
ChampionsGeorgia (country) Black Lion (2nd title)
Runners-upIsrael Tel Aviv Heat
← 2021–22 (Previous)
(Next) 2023 →

Format edit

Each participant played home and away-fixtures in six rounds of action, to be played between September and December. At the end of the pool stage, the top two teams from each conference qualified for the semi-finals, with the conference winners hosting the ties.

Teams edit

Nation Stadium Head coach Captain
Home stadium Capacity Location
  Batumi RC Batumi Rugby Arena 1,500 Batumi   Irakli Ninidze Giorgi Tkhilaishvili
  Black Lion Aia Arena
Avchala Stadium 		5,000
2,500 		Kutaisi
Tbilisi 		  Levan Maisashvili Merab Sharikadze
  Brussels Devils Nelson Mandela Stadium 750 Brussels   Thibaut André Viktor Pazgrat
  Castilla y León Iberians Estadio Pepe Rojo 5,000 Valladolid   Miguel Velasco Silvio Castiglioni
  Delta RC Eemland Stadium 500 Amsterdam   Allard Jonkers Hugo Langelaan
  Lusitanos CAR Jamor 2,500 Lisbon   Patrice Lagisquet João Belo
  Romanian Wolves[1] Stadionul Arcul de Triumf 8,207 Bucharest   Sosene Anesi Ovidiu Cojocaru
  Tel Aviv Heat Shlomo Bituach Stadium 11,500 Petah Tikva   Kevin Musikanth Jordan Chait
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Location of teams of the 2022–23 Rugby Europe Super Cup.

Group stage edit

Eastern Conference edit

Advances to semi-finals
Pos. Team Games Points Tries TBP LBP Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff For Against Diff
1   Black Lion 6 4 1 1 201 79 +122 30 7 +23 4 1 23
2   Tel Aviv Heat 6 4 1 1 165 95 +70 21 12 +9 1 0 19
3   Batumi RC 6 2 0 4 68 142 -74 9 17 -8 1 0 9
4   Romanian Wolves 6 1 0 5 92 210 -118 9 30 -21 0 1 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

Round 1 edit

10 September 2022
19:00 EEST (UTC+02:00)
(1 LBP) Romanian Wolves  20 – 25  Tel Aviv Heat
Report
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest
Attendance: 1000
Referee:   Giga Mshvenieradze
11 September 2022
16:30 GET (UTC+04)
Batumi RC  3 – 29  Black Lion (1 TBP)
Report
Batumi Rugby Arena, Batumi
Attendance: 1,800
Referee:   Adrien Marbot

Round 2 edit

17 September 2022
16:00 EEST (UTC+03)
Romanian Wolves  37 – 15  Batumi RC
Report
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest
Attendance: 1,000
Referee:   Paulo Duarte
18 September 2022
16:30 GET (UTC+04)
Black Lion  25 – 25  Tel Aviv Heat
Report
Aia Arena, Kutaisi
Attendance: 800
Referee:   Filippo Russo

Round 3 edit

24 September 2022
15:00 GET (UTC+04)
Batumi RC  19 – 11  Tel Aviv Heat
Report
Batumi Rugby Arena, Batumi
Attendance: 250
Referee:   Alexandru Ionescu
25 September 2022
16:00 GET (UTC+04)
(1 TBP) Black Lion  43 – 21  Romanian Wolves
Report
Aia Arena, Kutaisi
Attendance: 850
Referee:   Andrew Cole

Round 4 edit

15 October 2022
14:30 GET (UTC+04)
(1 TBP) Batumi RC  23 – 3  Romanian Wolves
Report
Batumi Rugby Arena, Batumi
Attendance: 500
Referee:   Iñigo Atorrasagasti
16 October 2022
14:00 IDT (UTC+03)
Tel Aviv Heat  24 – 18  Black Lion (1 LBP)
Report
Shlomo Bituach Stadium, Petah Tikva
Attendance: 400
Referee:   Paulo Duarte

Round 5 edit

22 October 2022
11:30 IDT (UTC+03)
Tel Aviv Heat  25 – 8  Batumi RC
Report
Shlomo Bituach Stadium, Petah Tikva
Attendance: 400
Referee:   Cristian Șerban
23 October 2022
18:00 EEST (UTC+03:00)
Romanian Wolves  6 – 49  Black Lion (1 TBP)
Report
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest
Attendance: 500
Referee:   Federico Vedovelli

Round 6 edit

29 October 2022
16:00 GET (UTC+04)
Black Lion  37 – 0  Batumi RC
Report
Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi
Attendance: 550
Referee:   Andrew Cole
30 October 2022
TBC IST (UTC+02)
(1 TBP) Tel Aviv Heat  55 – 5  Romanian Wolves
Report
Shlomo Bituach Stadium, Petah Tikva
Attendance: 500
Referee:   Gert Visser

Western Conference edit

Advances to semi-finals
Pos. Team Games Points Tries TBP LBP Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff For Against Diff
1   Lusitanos 6 5 0 1 297 66 +231 38 8 +30 3 1 24
2   Castilla y León Iberians 6 5 0 1 189 71 +118 28 9 +19 3 1 24
3   Brussels Devils 6 1 0 5 75 322 -247 10 42 -32 1 1 6
4   Delta 6 1 0 5 95 197 -102 8 22 -14 0 1 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

Round 1 edit

10 September 2022
15:00 CEST (UTC+02)
Brussels Devils  3 – 61  Castilla y León Iberians (1 TBP)
Report
Nelson Mandela Stadium, Brussels
Attendance: 250
Referee:   Kilian O'Brien
11 September 2022
12:30 CEST (UTC+02)
(1 LBP) Delta  19 – 26  Lusitanos
Report
RC Eemland, Amersfoort
Attendance: 300
Referee:   Cristian Șerban

Round 2 edit

17 September 2022
17:00 WEST (UTC+01)
(1 TBP) Lusitanos  95 – 0  Brussels Devils
Report
Estádio Nacional, Lisbon
Attendance: 200
Referee:   Iñigo Atorrasagasti
18 September 2022
12:00 CEST (UTC+02)
Castilla y León Iberians  22 – 7  Delta
Report
Estadio Pepe Rojo, Valladolid
Attendance: 800
Referee:   John Catteau

Round 3 edit

24 September 2022
15:30 CEST (UTC+02)
Delta  21 – 14  Brussels Devils (1 LBP)
Report
RC Eemland, Amersfoort
Attendance: 175
Referee:   Ethan Glass
24 September 2022
18:00 CEST (UTC+02)
(1 LBP) Castilla y León Iberians  20 – 22  Lusitanos
Report
Estadio Pepe Rojo, Valladolid
Attendance: 500
Referee:   Saba Abulashvili

Round 4 edit

15 October 2022
16:30 WEST (UTC+01)
(1 LBP) Lusitanos  12 – 17  Castilla y León Iberians
Report
Estádio Nacional, Lisbon
Attendance: 200
Referee:   Shota Tevzadze
15 October 2022
20:00 CEST (UTC+02)
(1 TBP) Brussels Devils  48 – 21  Delta
Report
Nelson Mandela Stadium, Brussels
Attendance: 600
Referee:   Saba Abulashvili

Round 5 edit

22 October 2022
13:00 CEST (UTC+02)
Delta  17 – 40  Castilla y León Iberians (1 TBP)
Report
RC Eemland, Amersfoort
Attendance: 300
Referee:   Alexandru Ionescu
22 October 2022
15:30 CEST (UTC+02)
Brussels Devils  0 – 95  Lusitanos (1 TBP)
Report
Nelson Mandela Stadium, Brussels
Attendance: 600
Referee:   Keane Davison

Round 6 edit

28 October 2022
20:00 WEST (UTC+01)
(1 TBP) Lusitanos  47 – 10  Delta
Report
Estádio Nacional, Lisbon
Attendance: 200
Referee:   Alex Frasson
30 October 2022
12:20 CET (UTC+01)
(1 TBP) Castilla y León Iberians  29 – 10  Brussels Devils
Report
Estadio Pepe Rojo, Valladolid
Attendance: 900
Referee:   Michael Todd

Play-Offs edit

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
4 December – Tbilisi
 
 
  The Black Lion41
 
17 December – Tbilisi
 
  Castilla y León Iberians9
 
  The Black Lion29
 
4 December – Lisbon
 
  Tel Aviv Heat17
 
  Lusitanos XV22
 
 
  Tel Aviv Heat30
 

Semi-finals edit

4 December 2022
16:00 GET (UTC+04)
Black Lion  41 – 9  Castilla y León Iberians
Report
Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi
Attendance: 600
Referee:   Federico Vedovelli
4 December 2022
15:00 WET (UTC+00)
Lusitanos  22 – 30  Tel Aviv Heat
Report
Estádio Nacional, Lisbon
Attendance: 200
Referee:   Shota Tevzadze

Final edit

17 December 2022
16:00 GET (UTC+04)
Black Lion  29 – 17  Tel Aviv Heat
Report
Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi
Attendance: 1,900
Referee:   Paulo Duarte

References edit

  1. ^ "The Romanian Wolves will join the Rugby Europe Super Cup for the 2022/23 season, with the second edition starting in September". Retrieved 25 May 2022.
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