2018–19_Rugby_Europe_International_Championships
The 2018–19 Rugby Europe International Championships is the European Championship for tier 2 and tier 3 rugby union nations. The 2018–19 season is the third 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.
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| 2018–19 Rugby Europe International Championships | |||
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| Date | September 2018 – June 2019 | ||
| Countries | 35 | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Champions | Championship  Georgia (11) Trophy  Portugal (3) Conference 1  Ukraine (1)  Malta (3) Conference 2  Latvia (2)  Slovenia (2) Development  Turkey (1) | ||
| Antim Cup | Georgia (12th title) | ||
| Matches played | 72 | ||
| Attendance | 114,468 (1,590 per match) | ||
| Tries scored | 454 (6.31 per match) | ||
| Top point scorer(s) | Championship  Florin Vlaicu (34) Trophy Jorge Abecassis (49) Conference  Petar Nikolov (60) Development Mihraç Ertürk (24) | ||
| Top try scorer(s) | Championship Mirian Modebadze (4) Trophy João Belo (5) Rodrigo Marta (5) Conference Ivayilo Ivanov (4)  Edisher Jamrulidze (4) Blaž Pilko (4) Development Mihraç Ertürk (4) | ||
| Official website | Rugby Europe | ||
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After the eligibility controversy of the 2018 Championship season, and the following points deduction, Romania faced and defeated Portugal in the relegation play-off to determine the last competitor for the 2019 Championship edition.
Pre-tournament World Rugby rankings in parentheses. Trophy as of 24 September 2018, Conferences as of 8 October 2018 and Championship rankings as of 4 February 2019.[1] After winning the relegation play-off between the winner of the 2018 Trophy, Portugal, and the last placed 2018 Championship team, Romania, and the win by the latter Portugal remained on the Trophy level, whereas Romania stayed inside the Championship.[2] Following the 2017–18 season and the promotion of Bulgaria as well as the relegation of Estonia, Rugby Europe reallocated Austria from Conference 2 South to Conference 2 North for the 2018–19 Conference season.
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Championship Conference 1
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Legend:
* Champion of 2017–18 season; ↑ Promoted from lower division during 2017–18 season; • Division Champion but not promoted during 2017–18 season; ‡ Last place inside own division but not relegated during 2017–18 season; ↓ Relegated from higher division during 2017–18 season
Main article: 2019 Rugby Europe Championship
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| Pos. | Team | Games | Points | Tries | TBP | LBP | GS | Table points | |||||||
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| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | For | Against | Diff | ||||||
| 1 | Georgia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 34 | +128 | 25 | 2 | +23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 24 |
| 2 |  Spain | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 127 | 75 | +52 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 3 | Romania | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 130 | 86 | +44 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| 4 |  Russia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 130 | 85 | +45 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| 5 |  Belgium | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 68 | 222 | -154 | 8 | 33 | -25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 |  Germany | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 63 | 178 | -115 | 7 | 28 | -21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Points were awarded to the teams as follows: Win – 4 points | Draw – 2 points | At least 3 or 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[3] | |||||||||||||||
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Main article: 2018–19 Rugby Europe Trophy
| Champions and advances to promotion/ relegation play-off |
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| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Tries | Table points | |||||||
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| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | For | Against | Diff | |||
| 1 | Portugal | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 272 | 31 | +241 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 25 |
| 2 |  Netherlands | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 164 | 58 | +106 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 3 |  Switzerland | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 108 | 138 | −20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 4 |  Poland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 104 | 164 | -60 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 5 |  Lithuania | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 63 | 175 | −112 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 |  Czech Republic | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 59 | 205 | −146 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Points were awarded to the teams as follows:[4] 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 | ||||||||||||
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Conference 1
Main article: 2018–19 Rugby Europe Conference § Conference 1
Conference 1 North
| Champions and promoted to 2019–20 Rugby Europe Trophy |
| Relegated |
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| Pos. | Team | Games | Points | TBP | LBP | GS | Table points | |||||
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| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | ||||||
| 1 | Ukraine | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 113 | 29 | +84 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| 2 |  Sweden | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 140 | 65 | +75 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 3 |  Luxembourg | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 63 | 59 | +4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 4 |  Hungary | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 97 | 118 | -21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 |  Moldova | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 49 | 147 | -98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Points were awarded to the teams as follows:[4] 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 | ||||||||||||
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Conference 1 South
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| Relegated |
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| Pos. | Team | Games | Points | TBP | LBP | GS | Table points | |||||
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| 1 | Malta | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 117 | 49 | +68 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 2 |  Croatia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 123 | 69 | +54 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 3 |  Israel | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 104 | 62 | +42 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| 4 |  Cyprus | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 79 | 139 | −60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 40 | 144 | −104 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Points were awarded to the teams as follows:[4] 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 | ||||||||||||
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Conference 2
Main article: 2018–19 Rugby Europe Conference § Conference 2
Conference 2 North
| Champions and promoted |
| Possible relegation |
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| Pos. | Team | Games | Points | TBP | LBP | GS | Table points | |||||
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| 1 | Latvia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 43 | +75 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
| 2 |  Finland | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 95 | 93 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 3 |  Denmark | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 100 | 77 | +23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| 4 |  Norway | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 54 | 112 | −58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 |  Austria | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 62 | 104 | −42 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Points were awarded to the teams as follows:[4] 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 | ||||||||||||
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Conference 2 South
| Champions and promoted |
| Relegated |
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| Pos. | Team | Games | Points | TBP | LBP | GS | Table points | |||||
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| 1 | Slovenia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 191 | 67 | +124 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 125 | 98 | +27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 3 |  Serbia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 101 | 105 | -4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 4 | Andorra | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 94 | 103 | −9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 5 |  Slovakia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 53 | 191 | −138 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Points were awarded to the teams as follows:[4] 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 | ||||||||||||
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| Champions and promoted |
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| Pos. | Team | Games | Points | TBP | LBP | GS | Table points | |||||
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| 1 | Turkey |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 39 | +65 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 2 |  Estonia |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 104 | -65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Points were awarded to the teams as follows:[4] 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 | ||||||||||||
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Championship–Trophy promotion play-off
- "Men's Rankings". World Rugby. Archived from the original on 14 October 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- "Gameoverview". Rugby Europe. Archived from the original on 2018-11-11. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
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