2016–17 Rugby Europe International Championships

2016–17 Rugby Europe International Championships
DateSeptember 2016 – May 2017
Countries35
Tournament statistics
ChampionsChampionship
 Romania (5)
Trophy
 Portugal (1)
Conference 1
 Czech Republic (2)
 Malta (1)
Conference 2
 Hungary (1)
 Bosnia and Herzegovina (1)
Development
 Slovakia (1)
Antim Cup Romania (6th title)
Matches played69
Attendance177,923 (2,579 per match)
Tries scored427 (6.19 per match)
Top point scorer(s)Championship
Spain Bradley Linklater (51)
Trophy
Netherlands David Weersma (52)
Conference
Israel Ori Abutbul (60)
Development
Bulgaria Petar Nikolov (31)
Top try scorer(s)Championship
Georgia (country) Giorgi Koshadze (4)
Georgia (country) Giorgi Tkhilaishvili (4)
Trophy
Netherlands Sep Visser (6)
Conference
Malta James Kirk (7)
Development
Montenegro Dusan Vucicevic (4)
Official websiteRugby Europe
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The 2016–17 Rugby Europe International Championships is the European Championship for tier 2 and tier 3 rugby union nations. The 2016–17 season is the first of its new format and structure, where all Levels play on a one-year cycle, replacing the old format of a two-year cycle, where the teams played each other both home and away.

For all teams competing, except the Development league, this year's edition of the Rugby Europe International Championships doubles as the 2019 Rugby World Cup qualifiers for the European region, where the winner of the Championship, excluding Georgia, automatically qualifies to the tournament as Europe 1. All other teams remains in contention, playing in their respective leagues, but also playing in World Cup play-offs, for the right to play in the Europe/Oceania play-off against Oceania 3.

Countries

Pre-tournament World Rugby rankings (from November 28 for Championship, from August 29 for all other levels) in parentheses[1]

Championship[2]

Conference 1
North[3]

South[4]

Development[5]


Trophy[6]

Conference 2
North[7]

South[8]

Notes

^a Due to financial instability, Turkey has cancelled all matches for the 2016–17 season and is no longer part of World Cup Qualifying.[9][10]

2017 Rugby Europe Championship

Champions
Advances Promotion/
Relegation play-off
Pos. Team Games Points TBP LBP GS Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff
1  Romania 5 4 0 1 122 78 +44 2 1 0 19
2  Georgia 5 4 0 1 136 44 +92 2 1 0 19
3  Spain 5 3 0 2 91 54 +37 1 0 0 13
4  Russia 5 2 0 3 107 117 −10 1 0 0 9
5  Germany 5 2 0 3 121 201 −80 0 0 0 8
6  Belgium 5 0 0 5 70 153 −83 0 2 0 2
Points were awarded to the teams as follows:[11]
Win – 4 points : Draw – 2 points  : Loss within 7 points – 1 point : Loss greater than 7 points – 0 points: At least 3 more tries than opponent- 1 point
Completing a Grand Slam – 1 point (will not be counted towards World Cup Qualification)
As the tournament for 2017 had been completed and issues of relegation had been decided in that year, the points deduction should not be applied to the 2017 Rugby Europe tournament (para 51).[12][13][14]
Matches
11 February 2017
13:15 CET (UTC+01)
Germany 41–38 Romania (1 LBP)
Gamesheet
Sparda Bank Hessen Stadium, Offenbach
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: France Maxime Chalon
11 February 2017
15:00 CET (UTC+01)
Belgium 6–31 Georgia (1 TBP)
Gamesheet
King Baudouin Stadium- Annex 2, Brussels
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Wales Ben Whitehouse
11 February 2017
16:00 CET (UTC+01)
Spain 16–6 Russia
Gamesheet
Estadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Ireland Dudley Phillips
18 February 2017
13:00 EET (UTC+02)
Romania 13–3 Spain
Gamesheet
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest
Attendance: 3,750
Referee: Italy Elia Rizzo
18 February 2017
15:00 CET (UTC+01)
(1 LBP) Belgium 18–25 Russia
Gamesheet
King Baudouin Stadium- Annex 2, Brussels
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: France Salem Attalah
19 February 2017
15:00 GET (UTC+04)
(1 TBP) Georgia 50–6 Germany
Gamesheet
Rustavi Rugby Stadium, Rustavi
Attendance: 3,300
Referee: Belgium Max Burlet
4 March 2017
13:00 MSK (UTC+03)
Russia 10–30 Romania (1 TBP)
Gamesheet
Slava Metreveli Central Stadium, Sochi
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Ireland Sean Gallagher
4 March 2017
16:00 CET (UTC+01)
Spain 10–20 Georgia
Gamesheet
Estadio Municipal, Medina del Campo
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Wales Craig Evans
4 March 2017
16:15 CET (UTC+01)
Germany 34–29 Belgium (1 LBP)
Gamesheet
Sparda Bank Hessen Stadium, Offenbach
Attendance: 4,126
Referee: Spain Iñigo Atorrasagasti
11 March 2017
14:45 CET (UTC+01)
Belgium 17–33 Romania (1 TBP)
Gamesheet
King Baudouin Stadium- Annex 2, Brussels
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Italy Claudio Blessano
11 March 2017
16:00 CET (UTC+01)
Germany 15–32 Spain
Gamesheet
Sportpark Höhenberg, Köln
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Scotland Lloyd Linton
12 March 2017
18:00 GET (UTC+04)
Georgia 28–14 Russia
Gamesheet
Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi
Attendance: 52,000
Referee: England Ian Tempest
19 March 2017
16:00 CET (UTC+01)
(1 TBP) Spain 30–0 Belgium
Gamesheet
Estadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid
Attendance: 7,800
Referee: Romania Vlad Iordăchescu
19 March 2017
14:00 MSK (UTC+03)
(1 TBP) Russia 52–25 Germany
Gamesheet
Slava Metreveli Central Stadium, Sochi
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: France Cedric Marchat
19 March 2017
15:00 EET (UTC+02)
Romania 8–7 Georgia (1 LBP)
Gamesheet
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Wales Ian Davies

2016–17 Rugby Europe Trophy

Champions and
advances to Promotion/
Relegation play-off
Relegated
Pos. Team Games Points TBP LBP GS Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff
1  Portugal 5 5 0 0 179 37 +142 4 0 1 25
2  Netherlands 5 3 0 2 159 94 +65 2 1 0 15
3   Switzerland 5 3 0 2 140 122 +18 1 0 0 13
4  Poland 5 3 0 2 73 73 0 0 0 0 12
5  Moldova 5 1 0 4 100 162 −62 1 1 0 6
6  Ukraine 5 0 0 5 52 215 −163 0 0 0 0
Points were awarded to the teams as follows:[11]
Win – 4 points : Draw – 2 points  : Loss within 7 points – 1 point : Loss greater than 7 points – 0 points: At least 3 more tries than opponent- 1 point
Completing a Grand Slam – 1 point (will not be counted towards World Cup Qualification)
Matches
24 September 2016
19:30 CEST (UTC+02)
Poland 22–0 Ukraine
Gamesheet
Arena Lublin, Lublin
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Wales Daniel Jones
5 November 2016
14:00 EET (UTC+02)
Ukraine 12–54 Netherlands (1 TBP)
Gamesheet
Yunist' Stadium, Lviv
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Portugal Paulo Duarte
12 November 2016
13:00 EET (UTC+02)
(1 TBP) Moldova 54–15 Ukraine
Gamesheet
Stadionul Orășenesc, Bălți
Attendance: 500
Referee: France Cardona Laurent
19 November 2016
15:00 CET (UTC+01)
(1 TBP) Netherlands 44–17 Moldova
Gamesheet
NRCA Stadium, Amsterdam
Attendance: 3,215
Referee: Scotland Sam Grove-White
19 November 2016
15:00 CET (UTC+01)
Switzerland 10–28 Portugal
Gamesheet
Stade Municipal, Yverdon-les-Bains
Attendance: 2,057
Referee: Italy Tomo Emanuele
26 November 2016
15:00 CET (UTC+01)
Switzerland 29–26 Moldova (1 LBP)
Gamesheet
Stade Municipal, Yverdon-les-Bains
Attendance: 1,030
Referee: Germany Frank Himmer
18 February 2017
15:00 WET (UTC+00)
(1 TBP) Portugal 35–10 Poland
Gamesheet
CAR Rugby do Jamor, Oeiras
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Scotland Sam Grove-White
4 March 2017
15:00 CET (UTC+01)
Netherlands 10–26 Portugal (1 TBP)
Gamesheet
NRCA Stadium, Amsterdam
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Italy Guiseppe Vivarini
11 March 2017
15:00 WET (UTC+00)
(1 TBP) Portugal 59–0 Moldova
Gamesheet
CAR Rugby do Jamor, Oeiras
Attendance: 1,400
Referee: Ireland Stuart Graffkin
12 March 2017
15:00 CET (UTC+01)
(1 TBP) Switzerland 54–18 Ukraine
Gamesheet
CS Sportif des Charpines, Plan-les-Ouates
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Romania Radu Petrescu
18 March 2017
13:00 EET (UTC+02)
Moldova 3–15 Poland
Gamesheet
Stadionul Raional, Anenii Noi
Attendance: 350
Referee: Russia Alexey Bryzgalin
18 March 2017
15:00 CET (UTC+01)
Netherlands 38–25  Switzerland
Gamesheet
NRCA Stadium, Amsterdam
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Spain Iñigo Atorrasagasti
1 April 2017
14:00 EEST (UTC+03)
Ukraine 7–31 Portugal (1 TBP)
Gamesheet
Spartak Stadium, Odesa
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Romania Vlad Iordăchescu
8 April 2017
18:00 CEST (UTC+02)
Poland 14–13 Netherlands (1 LBP)
Gamesheet
Stadion Widzewa, Łódź
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: FranceTual Trainini
22 April 2017
17:00 CEST (UTC+02)
Poland 12–22  Switzerland
Gamesheet
Stadion Polonii Warszawa, Warsaw
Attendance: n.a.
Referee: England Matthew Carley

2016–17 Rugby Europe Conference

Conference 1

Conference 1 North

Champions and advances to
Promotion play-off
Relegated
Pos. Team Games Points TBP LBP GS Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff
1  Czech Republic 4 4 0 0 158 26 +132 3 0 1 20
2  Lithuania 4 3 0 1 93 45 +48 2 0 0 14
3  Latvia 4 2 0 2 56 98 −42 0 1 0 9
4  Sweden 4 1 0 3 54 124 −70 1 1 0 6
5  Luxembourg 4 0 0 4 39 107 −68 0 1 0 1
Points were awarded to the teams as follows:[11]
Win – 4 points : Draw – 2 points  : Loss within 7 points – 1 point : Loss greater than 7 points – 0 points: At least 3 more tries than opponent- 1 point
Completing a Grand Slam – 1 point (will not be counted towards World Cup Qualification)
Matches
3 September 2016
15:00 CEST (UTC+02)
Sweden 14–56 Czech Republic (1 TBP)
Gamesheet
Enköpings RK, Enköping
Attendance: 400
Referee: Belgium Maxime Burlet
22 October 2016
15:00 EET (UTC+02)
Latvia 31–24 Luxembourg (1 LBP)
Gamesheet
Zemgale Olympic Center, Jelgava
Attendance: 450
Referee: Czech Republic Tomáš Tuma
5 November 2016
14:00 EET (UTC+02)
Lithuania 11–6 Latvia (1 LBP)
Gamesheet
Savivaldybė Stadium, Šiauliai
Attendance: 500
Referee: Russia Artur Kaptyukh
5 November 2016
16:00 CET (UTC+01)
Luxembourg 0–19 Sweden (1 TBP)
Gamesheet
Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Italy Trentin Luca
12 November 2016
14:00 CET (UTC+01)
Czech Republic 15–6 Lithuania
Gamesheet
RC Tatra Smíchov, Prague
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Georgia (country) Nika Amashukelli
15 April 2017
14:00 CEST (UTC+02)
(1 TBP) Czech Republic 54–3 Latvia
Gamesheet
Stadion Markéta, Prague
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Italy Gabriel Chirnoaga
22 April 2017
15:00 EEST (UTC+03)
Lithuania 24–12 Luxembourg
Gamesheet
Aukštaitija Stadium, Panevėžys
Attendance: 450
Referee: Denmark Michael Hawkins
29 April 2017
15:00 EEST (UTC+03)
Latvia 16–9 Sweden (1 LBP)
Gamesheet
Jāņa Daliņa stadions, Valmiera
Attendance: 500
Referee: Scotland Sam Grove-White
6 May 2017
16:00 CEST (UTC+02)
Sweden 12–52 Lithuania (1 TBP)
Gamesheet
Enköpings RK, Enköping
Attendance: 320
Referee: Germany Killian O'Brien
6 May 2017
16:00 CEST (UTC+02)
Luxembourg 3–33 Czech Republic (1 TBP)
Gamesheet
Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: England Craig Maxwell Keys

Conference 1 South

Champions and advances to
Promotion play-off
Relegated
Pos. Team Games Points TBP LBP GS Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff
1  Malta 4 3 1 0 147 49 +98 3 0 0 17
2  Israel 4 3 0 1 135 100 +35 2 0 0 14
3  Croatia 4 2 1 1 106 79 +27 1 1 0 12
4  Andorra 4 1 0 3 62 181 −119 0 0 0 4
5  Cyprus 4 0 0 4 72 113 −41 0 2 0 2
Points were awarded to the teams as follows:[11]
Win – 4 points : Draw – 2 points  : Loss within 7 points – 1 point : Loss greater than 7 points – 0 points: At least 3 more tries than opponent- 1 point
Completing a Grand Slam – 1 point (will not be counted towards World Cup Qualification)
Matches
22 October 2016
18:00 CEST (UTC+02)
Andorra 15–63 Malta (1 TBP)
Gamesheet
Estadi Nacional, Andorra La Vella
Attendance: 400
Referee: Italy Riccardo Angelucci
29 October 2016
14:00 CET (UTC+01)
(1 TBP) Malta 31–3 Cyprus
Gamesheet
Hibernians Stadium, Paola
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Israel Ariel Cabral
29 October 2016
16:00 CET (UTC+01)
(1 TBP) Croatia 47–15 Andorra
Gamesheet
Stari Plac Stadion, Split
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Romania Ionuț Bodea
5 November 2016
14:00 IST (UTC+02)
Israel 23–16 Croatia (1 LBP)
Gamesheet
Wingate Institute, Netanya
Attendance: 1,700
Referee: Belgium John Catteau
12 November 2016
14:30 EET (UTC+02)
Cyprus 28–38 Israel (1 TBP)
Gamesheet
Stelios Kyriakides Stadium, Paphos
Attendance: 500
Referee: Czech Republic Matéj Rázga
11 February 2017
18:00 CET (UTC+01)
Andorra 15–14 Cyprus (1 LBP)
Gamesheet
Estadi Nacional, Andorra La Vella
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Belgium Philippe Lenne
8 April 2017
15:00 IDT (UTC+03)
(1 TBP) Israel 57–17 Andorra
Gamesheet
Wingate Institute, Netanya
Attendance: 700
Referee: Switzerland Yann Benoit
22 April 2017
14:00 CEST (UTC+02)
(1 TBP) Malta 39–17 Israel
Gamesheet
Hibernians Stadium, Paola
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: France Pierre Brousset
29 April 2017
14:00 CEST (UTC+02)
Croatia 14–14 Malta
Gamesheet
Stadion NŠC Stjepan Spajić, Zagreb
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Spain Jorge Molpeces
6 May 2017
15:00 EEST (UTC+03)
(1 LBP) Cyprus 27–29 Croatia
Gamesheet
Stelios Kyriakides Stadium, Paphos
Attendance: 500
Referee: Ireland Nigel Correll

Conference 2

Conference 2 North

Champions and Promoted
Pos. Team Games Points TBP LBP GS Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff
1  Hungary 4 4 0 0 157 30 +127 3 0 1 20
2  Denmark 4 3 0 1 161 42 +119 3 0 0 15
3  Norway 4 2 0 2 98 109 −11 1 0 0 9
4  Finland 4 1 0 3 92 144 −52 1 0 0 5
5  Estonia 4 0 0 4 39 222 −183 0 0 0 0
Points were awarded to the teams as follows:[11]
Win – 4 points : Draw – 2 points  : Loss within 7 points – 1 point : Loss greater than 7 points – 0 points: At least 3 more tries than opponent- 1 point
Completing a Grand Slam – 1 point (will not be counted towards World Cup Qualification)
Matches
1 October 2016
14:00 EEST (UTC+03)
Estonia 5–35 Hungary (1 TBP)
Gamesheet
Kalevi Keskstaadion, Tallinn
Attendance: 200
Referee: Russia George Kopp
8 October 2016
14:00 CEST (UTC+02)
Norway 48–31 Finland
Gamesheet
Bislett Stadium, Oslo
Attendance: 500
Referee: Portugal Alfoso Nogueria
8 October 2016
15:00 CEST (UTC+02)
Hungary 25–13 Denmark
Gamesheet
Frankaréna, Esztergom
Attendance: n.a.
Referee: Croatia H. Bartoli
22 October 2016
13:00 EEST (UTC+03)
(1 TBP) Finland 51–6 Estonia
Gamesheet
Myllypuron urheilupuisto, Helsinki
Attendance: 300
Referee: Lithuania Ramonas Grumbinas
22 October 2016
16:00 CEST (UTC+02)
(1 TBP) Denmark 20–0 Norway
Gamesheet
Atletikstadion, Odense
Attendance: 500
Referee: Germany Dan Maughan
22 April 2017
16:00 CEST (UTC+02)
(1 TBP) Denmark 53–3 Finland
Gamesheet
Atletikstadion, Odense
Attendance: 450
Referee: Poland Darek Reks
22 April 2017
16:00 CEST (UTC+02)
(1 TBP) Hungary 42–7 Norway
Gamesheet
Frankaréna, Esztergom
Attendance: 500
Referee: Poland Lukasz Jasinski
29 April 2017
14:00 EEST (UTC+03)
Estonia 12–75 Denmark (1 TBP)
Gamesheet
Kalevi Keskstaadion, Tallinn
Attendance: 50
Referee: Finland George Mossford
6 May 2017
13:00 EEST (UTC+03)
Finland 5–37 Hungary (1 TBP)
Gamesheet
Myllypuron urheilupuisto, Helsinki
Attendance: 400
Referee: Belgium Kevin Sulejmani
6 May 2017
14:00 CEST (UTC+02)
(1 TBP) Norway 43–16 Estonia
Gamesheet
Bislett Stadium, Oslo
Attendance: 500
Referee: Sweden Rami Aro

Conference 2 South

Champions and Promoted
Relegated
Pos. Team Games Points TBP LBP GS Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff
1  Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 3 0 1 90 54 +36 0 1 0 13
2  Austria 4 3 0 1 79 51 +28 0 0 0 12
3  Slovenia 4 2 0 2 114 48 +66 1 1 0 10
4  Serbia 4 2 0 2 77 107 −30 1 0 0 9
5  Turkey 4 0 0 4 0 100 −100 0 0 0 0
Points were awarded to the teams as follows:[11]
Win – 4 points : Draw – 2 points  : Loss within 7 points – 1 point : Loss greater than 7 points – 0 points: At least 3 more tries than opponent- 1 point
Completing a Grand Slam – 1 point (will not be counted towards World Cup Qualification)
Matches
8 October 2016
15:00 CEST (UTC+02)
Austria 29–22 Bosnia and Herzegovina (1 LBP)
Gamesheet
Wiener Sportclub-Platz, Vienna
Attendance: 700
Referee: Czech Republic Stepan Cekal
29 October 2016
14:00 CEST (UTC+02)
(1 TBP) Slovenia 74–13 Serbia
Gamesheet
Športni Park Šiška, Ljubliana
Attendance: 500
Referee: Italy Matteo Liperini
5 November 2016
14:00 CET (UTC+01)
Serbia cancelled
(25–0)		 Turkey
12 November 2016
14:00 CET (UTC+01)
Turkey cancelled
(0–25)		 Austria
26 November 2016
14:00 CET (UTC+01)
Turkey cancelled
(0–25)		 Slovenia
4 March 2017
14:00 CET (UTC+01)
Bosnia and Herzegovina cancelled
(25–0)		 Turkey
8 April 2017
14:00 CEST (UTC+02)
(1 LBP) Slovenia 15–22 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Gamesheet
Športni Park Šiška, Ljubliana
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Hungary Norbert Matrai
22 April 2017
17:00 CEST (UTC+02)
Austria 13–0 Slovenia
Gamesheet
Wiener Sportclub-Platz, Vienna
Attendance: 800
Referee: Portugal Pedro Mendes da Silva
22 April 2017
15:00 CEST (UTC+02)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 21–10 Serbia
Gamesheet
Stadion Kamberovića polje, Zenica
Attendance: 300
Referee: Hungary Csaba Priskin
29 April 2017
14:00 CEST (UTC+02)
(1 TBP) Serbia 29–12 Austria
Gamesheet
Obrenovački drum, Belgrade
Attendance: 200
Referee: Georgia (country) Shota Tevradze

2017 Rugby Europe Development

Champions and Promoted
Pos. Team Games Points TBP LBP GS Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff
1  Slovakia 2 1 0 1 52 42 +10 0 1 0 5
2  Montenegro 2 1 0 1 62 51 +11 1 0 0 5
3  Bulgaria 2 1 0 1 41 62 +2 0 0 0 4
Points were awarded to the teams as follows:[11]
Win – 4 points : Draw – 2 points  : Loss within 7 points – 1 point : Loss greater than 7 points – 0 points: At least 3 more tries than opponent- 1 point
Completing a Grand Slam – 1 point (will not be counted towards World Cup Qualification)
Matches
14 May 2017
14:00 CEST (UTC+02)
Montenegro 20–32 Slovakia
Gamesheet
Stadion u Parku, Tivat
Attendance: 150
Referee: Romania Cristian Șerban
17 May 2017
14:00 CEST (UTC+02)
Bulgaria 22–20 Slovakia (1 LBP)
Gamesheet
Stadion u Parku, Tivat
Attendance: 50
Referee: Ukraine Aleksander Mihgunov
20 May 2017
14:00 CEST (UTC+02)
(1 TBP) Montenegro 42–19 Bulgaria
Gamesheet
Stadion u Parku, Tivat
Attendance: 100
Referee: Romania Vasiliu Răzvan

Play-offs

Championship-Trophy Promotion play-off

20 May 2017
16:00 CEST (UTC+02)
Belgium 29–18 Portugal
King Baudouin Stadium – Annex 2, Brussels
Referee: Ireland Frank Murphy

Conference 1 promotion to Trophy play-off

20 May 2017
15:00 CEST (UTC+02)
Czech Republic 48–14 Malta
Stadion Markéta, Prague
Referee: France Thomas Charabas

See also

References

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