2022–23 Rugby Europe International Championships

2022–23 Rugby Europe International Championships
Date	1 October 2022 – 27 May 2023
Countries	31
Tournament statistics
Champions	Championship  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 played	57
Attendance	81,889 (1,437 per match)
Tries scored	408 (7.16 per match)
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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

Matches
Group Stage
4 February 2023 14:00 EET (UTC+2) (1 TBP) Romania  67–27  Poland Report Arcul de Triumf Stadium, Bucharest Attendance: 2,136 Referee: Saba Abulashvili (Georgia) 4 February 2023 19:00 WET (UTC+0) (1 TBP) Portugal  54–17  Belgium Report Estádio Nacional, Oeiras Attendance: 3,723 Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland) 5 February 2023 13:00 GET (UTC+4) (1 TBP) Georgia  75–12  Germany Report Achvala Stadium, Tbilisi Attendance: 2,960 Referee: Cristian Şerban (Romania) 5 February 2023 12:45 CET (UTC+1) Spain  28–20  Netherlands Report Estadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal) 11 February 2023 11:35 CET (UTC+1) Poland  3–65  Portugal (1 TBP) Report Narodowy Stadion Rugby, Gdynia Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Andrew Cole (Ireland) 11 February 2023 13:15 CET (UTC+1) Netherlands  8–40  Georgia (1 TBP) Report NRCA Stadium, Amsterdam Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Ludovic Cayre (France) 11 February 2023 18:30 CET (UTC+1) Belgium  5–56  Romania (1 TBP) Report Sportscentrum Nelson Mandela, Brussels Attendance: 2,100 Referee: Mike English (Wales) 12 February 2023 14:30 CET (UTC+1) Germany  14–32  Spain (1 TBP) Report Fritz Grunebaum Sportpark, Heidelberg Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Clara Munarini (Italy) 18 February 2023 13:15 CET (UTC+1) (1 LBP) Germany  29–33  Netherlands Report Stadion Pichterich, Neckarsulm Attendance: 1,350 Referee: Alexandru Ionescu (Romania) 18 February 2023 19:00 CET (UTC+1) Spain  3–41  Georgia (1 TBP) Report Campos del Malecón, Torrelavega Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Eoghan Cross (Ireland) 18 February 2023 21:15 CET (UTC+1) Poland  21–15  Belgium (1 LBP) Report Narodowy Stadion Rugby, Gdynia Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Inigo Atorrasagasti (Spain) 19 February 2023 15:00 WET (UTC+0) (1 TBP) Portugal  38–20  Romania Report Estádio do Restelo, Lisbon Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Saba Abulashvili (Georgia)
Ranking Finals
Semi-Finals 4 March 2023 12:15 CET (UTC+1) Netherlands  31–19  Belgium Report NRCA Stadium, Amsterdam Attendance: 1,250 Referee: Michael Todd (Scotland) 5 March 2023 20:00 CET (UTC+1) Poland  18–23  Germany Report Narodowy Stadion, Gdynia Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Gert Visser (Netherlands) Seventh Place Final 19 March 2023 12:30 CET (UTC+1) Belgium  18–17  Poland Report NRCA Stadium, Amsterdam Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Cristian Şerban (Romania) Fifth Place Final 19 March 2023 15:00 CET (UTC+1) Netherlands  50–28  Germany Report NRCA Stadium, Amsterdam Attendance: 2,750 Referee: Shota Tevzadze (Georgia)
Grand Finals
Semi-Finals 4 March 2023 17:00 WET (UTC+0) Portugal  27–10  Spain Report Estádio do Restelo, Lisbon Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Thomas Charabas (France) 5 March 2023 16:00 GET (UTC+4) Georgia  31–7  Romania Report Achvala Stadium, Tbilisi Attendance: 2,600 Referee: Federico Vedovelli (Italy) Bronze Final 19 March 2023 17:15 CET (UTC+1) Romania  31–25  Spain Report Estadio Nuevo Vivero, Badajoz Attendance: 5,300 Referee: Chris Busby (Ireland) Cup Final 19 March 2023 20:00 CET (UTC+1) Georgia  38–11  Portugal Report Estadio Nuevo Vivero, Badajoz Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Ludovic Cayre (France)

2022–23 Rugby Europe Trophy

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]

Matches

22 October 2022 14:15 CEST (UTC +2) (1 LBP) Croatia  22–27  Ukraine Report Stadion NŠC Stjepan Spajić, Zagreb Attendance: 650 Referee: Pedro Mendes-Silva (Portugal) 29 October 2022 14:00 CEST (UTC +2) (1TBP) Sweden  37–17  Croatia Report Olympiastadion, Stockholm Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Eugeniu Procopi (Moldova) 5 November 2022 14:00 EET (UTC+2) (1 TBP) Lithuania  39–20  Ukraine Report Šiauliai Rugby Academy Stadium, Šiauliai Attendance: 700 Referee: Sulkhan Chikladze (Georgia) 5 November 2022 14:00 CET (UTC +1) Sweden  12–69   Switzerland (1 TBP) Report Malmö Stadion, Malmö Attendance: 200 Referee: Ignacio Munoz-Martin (Spain) 12 November 2022 15:00 CET (UTC +1) (1 TBP) Switzerland  45–6  Lithuania Report Stade Juan Antonio Samaranch, Lausanne Attendance: 650 Referee: John Catteau (Belgium) 11 March 2023 14:00 CET (UTC +1) Ukraine  32–59   Switzerland (1 TBP) Report Stadion NŠC Stjepan Spajić, Zagreb Attendance: 150 Referee: Anthony Lac (Monaco) 18 March 2023 15:30 CET (UTC +1) (1 TBP) Ukraine  38–15  Sweden Report Stari plac, Split Attendance: 250 Referee: Kevin Sulejmani (Belgium) 25 March 2023 14:00 EET (UTC +2) (1 LBP) Lithuania  37–39  Croatia Report Šiauliai Rugby Academy Stadium, Šiauliai Attendance: 600 Referee: Ignacio Munoz-Martin (Spain) 1 April 2023 14:00 EEST (UTC +3) (1 LBP) Lithuania  15–18[a]  Sweden Report Regbio stadionas, Šiauliai Attendance: n/a Referee: Lukasz Jasinski (Poland) 1 April 2023 16:00 CEST (UTC +2) Croatia  22–32   Switzerland Report Gradski sportski centar, Makarska Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Killian O'Brien (Germany)

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]

Matches

8 October 2022 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Hungary  21–41  Czech Republic (1 TBP) Report Rugby Center at Kincsem Park, Budapest Attendance: 200 Referee: Mike Hawkins (Denmark) 22 October 2023 14:00 EEST (UTC+3) (1 TBP) Latvia  28–0[7]  Luxembourg n/a Baldones stadions, Baldone Attendance: n/a Referee: n/a 29 October 2022 14:00 EEST (UTC+3) (1 TBP) Moldova  28–0[7]  Latvia n/a Dinamo stadium, Chișinău Attendance: n/a Referee: n/a 12 November 2022 14:00 CET (UTC+1) (1 TBP) Czech Republic  39–13  Moldova Report Stadion Mládeže, Zlín Attendance: 1,384[8] Referee: Maria Latos (Germany) 26 November 2022 n/a (1 TBP) Luxembourg  28–0[7]  Hungary n/a n/a Attendance: n/a Referee: n/a 14 April 2023 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Luxembourg  28–0[7]  Moldova n/a n/a Attendance: n/a Referee: n/a 22 April 2023 14:00 CEST (UTC+2) Czech Republic  28–0[7]  Luxembourg n/a Rugby Club Havirov Stadium, Havířov Attendance: n/a Referee: n/a 29 April 2023 13:00 EEST (UTC+3) Latvia  7–43  Czech Republic (1 TBP) Report Daugava stadium, Liepāja Attendance: 500 Referee: Dominik Jastrzebski (Poland) 29 April 2023 n/a (1 TBP) Moldova  28–0[7]  Hungary n/a n/a Attendance: n/a Referee: n/a 6 May 2023 16:00 CEST (UTC+2) (1 LBP) Hungary  21–22  Latvia Report Rugby Center at Kincsem Park, Budapest Attendance: 400 Referee: Nikola Zachariev (Czech Republic)

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]

Matches

1 October 2022 14:00 CEST (UTC+2) Slovenia  7–56  Cyprus (1 TBP) n/a Oval Ljubljana, Ljubljana Attendance: n/a Referee: Dominik Jastrzebski (Poland) 15 October 2022 14:00 CEST (UTC+2) Malta  14–23  Bulgaria Report Hibernians Stadium, Paola Attendance: 350 Referee: Lukasz Jazinski (Poland) 22 October 2022 14:00 CEST (UTC+2) Slovenia  10–46  Malta (1 TBP) Report Oval Ljubljana, Ljubljana Attendance: 100 Referee: Kevin Suljemani (Belgium) 5 November 2022 15:00 EET (UTC+2) Bulgaria  34–15  Israel Report National Sports Academy Stadium, Sofia Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Valeriu Chipercean (Romania) 12 November 2022 13:00 EET (UTC+2) (1 LBP) Cyprus  21–22  Israel Report Community Stadium, Maroni Attendance: 200 Referee: Francisco Serra (Portugal) 25 March 2023 14:00 CET (UTC+1) (1 TBP) Malta  41–24  Cyprus Report Hibernians Stadium, Paola Attendance: 1,300 Referee: Liam Wright (Netherlands) 15 April 2023 14:00 IDT (UTC+3) (1 TBP) Israel  28–0[10]  Malta n/a Yizre'el Rugby Club, Yizre'el Attendance: n/a Referee: n/a 22 April 2023 14:00 IDT (UTC+3) (1 TBP) Israel  50–7  Slovenia Report Yizre'el Rugby Club, Yizre'el Attendance: 500 Referee: Jonathan Teppler (Germany) 29 April 2023 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) (1 TBP) Bulgaria  39–19  Slovenia Report National Sports Academy Stadium, Sofia Attendance: 1,110 Referee: Ivan Zelic (Croatia) 13 May 2023 14:00 EEST (UTC+3) Cyprus  35–17  Bulgaria Report Rugby field at Makareio, Nicosia Referee: Luis Fernandez (Spain)

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]

Matches

1 October 2022 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Denmark  25–10  Andorra n/a Rugby Club Speed Stadium, Copenhagen Attendance: n/a Referee: Rami Aro (Sweden) 15 October 2022 15:00 EEST (UTC+3) (1 TBP) Finland  31–6  Denmark Report Myllypuron urheilupuisto, Helsinki Attendance: 300 Referee: Boris Bovsunovsky (Ukraine) 22 October 2022 14:00 EEST (UTC+3) (1 TBP) Finland  22–3  Norway Report Myllypuron urheilupuisto, Helsinki Attendance: 350 Referee: Norbert Matrai (Hungary) 22 April 2023 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Andorra  23–31  Finland Report Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Anatolie Tipa (Moldova) 29 April 2023 16:50 CEST (UTC+2) (1 TBP) Andorra  26–6  Norway Report Estadi Esportiu de Prada de Moles, Encamp Attendance: 400 Referee: Sahar Zivan (Croatia) 13 May 2023 14:00 CEST (UTC+2) Norway  10–22  Denmark Report Stavanger Stadion, Stavanger Attendance: 100 Referee: Edwin Van Der Spek (Netherlands)

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]

Matches

1 October 2022 14:00 CEST (UTC+3) Bosnia and Herzegovina  25–13  Turkey n/a Kamberovića Polje, Zenica Attendance: n/a Referee: Benjamin Loader (Austria) 8 October 2022 14:00 CEST (UTC+2) (1 TBP) Serbia  62–0  Montenegro Report King Peter I Stadium, Belgrade Attendance: 500 Referee: Andrei Gheorghe (Romania) 15 October 2022 14:00 TRT (UTC+3) Turkey  6–23  Serbia (1 TBP) Report Vakfıkebir İlçe Stadyumu, Trabzon Attendance: 800 Referee: Sahar Zivan (Israel) 29 October 2022 12:00 CEST (UTC+3) (1 LBP) Montenegro  18–20  Bosnia and Herzegovina Report Stadion Topolica, Bar Attendance: 300 Referee: Diogo Miranda (Portugal) 29 April 2023 14:00 CEST (UTC+3) Bosnia and Herzegovina  12–40  Serbia (1 TBP) Report Kamberovića Polje, Zenica Attendance: 500 Referee: Mario Dragicevic (Croatia) 13 May 2023 11:00 CEST (UTC+3) Montenegro  26–24  Turkey (1 LBP) Report Stadion Topolica, Bar Attendance: 200 Referee: Vaidotas Girdvaines Lithuania

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]

Matches
1 April 2023 13:00 CEST (UTC+2) Kosovo  7–51  Austria (1 TBP) Report Hajvali Stadium, Pristina Attendance: 300 Referee: Tomasz Stepien (Poland) 22 April 2023 16:00 CEST (UTC+2) (1 TBP) Austria  95–3  Kosovo Report Sportanlage Stadlau, Vienna Attendance: 500 Referee: Kevin Jalibat (Switzerland)

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

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