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.

On February 28, 2022, Russia and Belarus were suspended from all international rugby and cross-border club rugby activities until further notice.[1]

Countries

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

Pool A

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

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

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
[4]

2022–23 Rugby Europe Conference

Conference 1

Conference 1 North

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
[6]

Conference 1 South

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
[6]

Conference 2

Conference 2 North

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
[6]

Conference 2 South

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
[6]

2023 Rugby Europe Development

Conference 2 South

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
[6]

Play-off

Conference 1 promotion to Trophy play-off

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

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

References

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