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

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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

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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 0 156 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

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 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

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Champions
Place Nation Games Points Tries TBP LBP 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 19
2   Ukraine 4 2 0 2 117 135 -18 15 20 -5 1 0 9
3   Sweden 4 2 0 2 82 139 -57 11 19 -8 1 0 9
4   Lithuania 4 1 0 3 97 122 -25 13 15 -2 1 2 7
5   Croatia 4 1 0 3 100 133 -33 12 18 -4 0 1 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
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2022–23 Rugby Europe Conference

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Conference 1

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Conference 1 North

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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   Czech Republic 4 4 0 0 151 41 +110 4 0 20
2   Luxembourg 4 2 0 2 56 56 0 2 0 10
3   Moldova 4 2 0 2 69 67 +2 2 0 10
4   Latvia 4 2 0 2 57 92 -35 1 0 9
5   Hungary 4 0 0 4 42 119 -77 0 1 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
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Conference 1 South

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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   Israel 4 3 0 1 115 62 +53 2 0 14
2   Bulgaria 4 3 0 1 113 83 +30 1 0 13
3   Cyprus 4 2 0 2 146 87 +59 2 0 10
4   Malta 4 2 0 2 101 85 +16 2 0 10
5   Slovenia 4 0 0 4 43 101 -148 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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Conference 2

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Conference 2 North

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Champions and promoted
Place Nation Games Points TBP LBP Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff
1   Finland 3 3 0 0 84 32 +52 2 0 14
2   Denmark 3 2 0 1 53 51 +2 0 0 8
3   Andorra 3 1 0 2 69 62 +7 1 0 5
4   Norway 3 0 0 3 19 70 -51 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
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Conference 2 South

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Champions and promoted
Withdrawn
Place Nation Games Points TBP LBP Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff
1   Serbia 3 3 0 0 125 18 +107 3 0 15
2   Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 2 0 1 57 71 -14 0 0 8
3   Montenegro 3 1 0 2 44 106 -62 0 1 5
4   Turkey 3 0 0 3 43 74 -31 0 1 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
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2023 Rugby Europe Development

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Conference 2 South

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Champions and promoted
Place Nation Games Points TBP LBP Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff
1   Austria 2 2 0 0 146 10 +136 2 0 10
2   Kosovo 2 0 0 2 10 146 -136 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
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Play-offs

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Conference 1 promotion to Trophy play-off

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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

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

References

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  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).