2021–22 Rugby Europe International Championships

The 2021–22 Rugby Europe International Championships is the European Championship for tier 2 and tier 3 rugby union nations. The 2021–22 season is the fifth 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.

2021–22 Rugby Europe International Championships
Date2 October 2021 –
Countries36
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Attendance10,295 (572 per match)
Tries scored98 (5.44 per match)
← 2020–21 (Previous) (Next) 2022–23 →

For all teams competing in the Championship, this year's edition of the Rugby Europe International Championships doubles as the second year of 2023 Rugby World Cup qualifiers for the European region, where the winner and runner-up teams of the two-year cycle, automatically qualifies to the tournament as Europe 1 and Europe 2. The third team qualifies to the Final qualification tournament.

Countries

Pre-tournament World Rugby rankings in parentheses.

Legend:
* Champion of 2020–21 season; ↓ Relegated from higher division during 2019–20 season

2022 Rugby Europe Championship
Main article: 2022 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 00000000000000
2 Netherlands 00000000000000
3 Portugal 00000000000000
4 Romania 00000000000000
5 Russia 00000000000000
6 Spain 00000000000000
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 | Loss greater than 7 points – 0 points | Completing a Grand Slam – 1 point[2]

2021–22 Rugby Europe Trophy
Main article: 2021–22 Rugby Europe Trophy
Champions
Advances to promotion/relegation play-off
Place Nation Games Points Tries TBP LBP GS Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff For Against Diff
1 Poland 33008565+2077000012
2 Germany 21016237+2581+71106
3 Ukraine 21016364−19900005
4 Lithuania 310281105−24915−60105
5 Belgium 00000000000000
6  Switzerland 20024565-2056-10000
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 | Loss greater than 7 points – 0 points | Completing a Grand Slam – 1 point[4]

2021–22 Rugby Europe Conference

Conference 1 North
Champions
Advances to promotion/relegation play-off
Place Nation Games Points TBP LBP GS Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff
1 Czech Republic 22007025+4520010
2 Sweden 1100515+461005
3 Latvia 00000000000
4 Hungary 10011331-180000
5 Luxembourg 20021780-630000
Points were awarded to the teams as follows:[5]
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
Champions
Advances to promotion/relegation play-off
Place Nation Games Points TBP LBP GS Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff
1 Croatia 22007711+6610010
2 Malta 22003923+160008
3 Israel 10011315-20101
4 Cyprus 1001829-210000
5 Slovenia 20021372-590000
Points were awarded to the teams as follows:[5]
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 North
Champions
Advances to promotion/relegation play-off
Place Nation Games Points TBP LBP GS Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff
1 Denmark 22007619+571009
2 Austria 00000000000
3 Moldova 00000000000
4 Finland 10011929-100000
5 Norway 1001047-470000
Points were awarded to the teams as follows:[5]
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
Champions
Advances to promotion/relegation play-off
Place Nation Games Points TBP LBP GS Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff
1 Bulgaria 22006335+281009
2 Serbia 21014837+111106
3 Andorra 21013831+70105
4 Bosnia and Herzegovina 21014367-240004
5 Turkey 20022359-360000
Points were awarded to the teams as follows:[5]
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

2022 Rugby Europe Development
Champions
Advances to promotion/relegation play-off
Place Nation Games Points TBP LBP GS 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:[5]
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
TBC
TBC
6th place of 2022 Rugby Europe Championship v 1st place of 2021–22 Rugby Europe Trophy
TBC
Referee: TBC

Trophy–Conference 1 promotion play-off

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References
  1. "Rugby Europe Championship 2020".
  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 January 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2020.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Rugby Europe Championship 2020".
  4. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 January 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2020.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. Rugby Europe. Rugby Europe International Championships 2019-2020 Manual (PDF). p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  6. "Two games postponed due to national restrictions". rugby-latvia.lv (in Latvian). 22 October 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
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