2023–24 Rugby Europe International Championships

The 2023–24 Rugby Europe International Championships is the European Championship for tier 2 and tier 3 rugby union nations.

2023–24 Rugby Europe International Championships
Date30 September 2023 – 25 May 2024
Countries31
Tournament statistics
ChampionsChampionship
 Georgia (16)
Trophy
  Switzerland (2)
Conference
 Latvia (2)
 Luxembourg (1)
 Moldova (2)
 Malta (4)
Development
 Montenegro (1)
Antim Cup Georgia (18th title)
Matches played60
Attendance115,157 (1,919 per match)
Tries scored421 (7.02 per match)
2022–23 (Previous) (Next) 2024–25

Countries

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Pre-tournament World Rugby rankings in parentheses.

Legend:
* Champion of 2022–23 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 2022–23; ↓ Relegated from higher division during 2022–23 season

2024 Rugby Europe Championship

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Pool A

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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 97 30 +67 15 3 +12 2 0 14
2   Spain 3 2 0 1 50 61 -11 6 9 -3 1 0 9
3   Netherlands 3 1 0 2 67 64 +3 8 8 0 1 1 6
4   Germany 3 0 0 3 35 94 -59 4 13 -9 0 0 0
Source - [1]
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

Pool B

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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 2 0 1 109 41 +68 14 5 +9 2 1 11
2   Romania 3 2 0 1 77 75 +2 11 9 +2 1 0 9
3   Belgium 3 2 0 1 59 49 +10 7 6 +1 1 0 9
4   Poland 3 0 0 3 25 105 -80 3 15 -12 0 0 0
Source - [1]
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

2023–24 Rugby Europe Trophy

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Champions
Relegated to Conference
Place Nation Games Points Tries TBP LBP Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff For Against Diff
1    Switzerland (P) 5 5 0 0 198 64 +134 25 8 +17 2 0 22
2   Sweden 5 4 0 1 145 112 +33 21 13 +8 2 0 18
3   Czech Republic 5 3 0 2 192 153 +39 26 19 +7 2 0 14
4   Croatia 5 2 0 3 130 132 -2 20 10 +1 2 1 11
5   Lithuania 5 1 0 4 103 143 -40 12 20 -8 0 0 4
6   Ukraine 5 0 0 5 61 225 -164 8 33 -25 0 0 0
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 | Completing a Grand Slam – 1 point
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(P) - promoted to 2025 Rugby Europe Championship

2023–24 Rugby Europe Conference

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Pool A

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Champions
Place Nation Games Points TBP LBP Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff
1   Latvia 4 3 0 1 128 78 +50 3 0 15
2   Finland 4 3 0 1 116 63 +53 2 0 14
3   Denmark 4 2 0 2 112 56 +56 2 2 12
4   Andorra 4 2 0 2 68 72 -4 2 0 10
5   Norway 4 0 0 4 28 183 -155 0 0 0
Source - [4]
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
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Pool B

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Champions and advances to Promotion play-off
Place Nation Games Points TBP LBP Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff
1   Luxembourg 4 4 0 0 190 46 +144 3 0 19
2   Hungary 4 2 0 2 133 70 +63 2 0 11
3   Austria 4 2 0 2 112 111 +1 2 0 10
4   Slovenia 4 2 0 2 72 151 -79 0 0 8
5   Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 0 0 4 57 186 -129 0 1 1
Source - [8]
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
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Pool C

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Champions and advances to Promotion play-off
Place Nation Games Points TBP LBP Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff
1   Moldova 3 3 0 0 112 31 +81 2 0 14
2   Bulgaria 3 2 0 1 76 79 -3 1 0 9
3   Turkey 3 1 0 2 69 95 -26 0 0 4
4   Serbia 3 0 0 3 40 122 -82 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
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Pool D

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Champions
Place Nation Games Points TBP LBP Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff
1   Malta 2 2 0 0 46 31 +15 0 0 8
2   Cyprus 2 0 0 2 31 46 -15 0 1 1
3   Israel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source - [10]
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
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2023–24 Rugby Europe Development

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Champions and promoted
Promoted
Place Nation Games Points TBP LBP Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff
1   Montenegro 2 1 0 1 35 39 -4 1 0 5
2   Kosovo 2 1 0 1 39 35 +4 0 0 4
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
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Play-offs

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Conference promotion to Trophy play-off

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25 May 2024[13]
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Luxembourg  19–0  Moldova
Report
Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Luis Fernandez (Spain)

References

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  1. ^ a b "2024 Rugby Europe Championship Standings".
  2. ^ "2023-24 Rugby Europe Trophy standings".
  3. ^ "Rugby Europe International Championships 2018-2019 Manual" (PDF). Rugby Europe. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 January 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  4. ^ "2023-24 Rugby Europe Conference standings".
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ https://www.rugbyeurope.eu/competitions/conference-23-24/andorra-v-latvia-a/
  7. ^ "Andorra V Finland". Archived from the original on 2024-03-25.
  8. ^ "2023-24 Rugby Europe Conference standings".
  9. ^ "2023-24 Rugby Europe Conference standings".
  10. ^ "2023-24 Rugby Europe Conference standings".
  11. ^ a b "Rugby Europe postpones matches of Israel".
  12. ^ "2023-24 Rugby Europe Development standings".
  13. ^ https://www.rugbyeurope.eu/competitions/conference-23-24/luxembourg-vs-moldova