2019–20 Rugby Europe Trophy Explained

2019-20 Rugby Europe Trophy
Date:26 October 2019 – 7 March 2020
Countries:
    Teams:6
    Matches:6
    Attendance:8631
    Tries:36
    Top Point Scorer: David Weersma (34)
    Top Try Scorer: Joshua Gascoigne (4)
    Jordy Hop (4)
    Previous Year:2018–19
    Previous Tournament:2018–19 Rugby Europe Trophy
    Next Year:2021–22
    Next Tournament:2021–22 Rugby Europe Trophy

    The 2019–20 Rugby Europe Trophy is the second-level rugby union competition below the premier Championship. It is the fourth Trophy competition under its new format, that will see Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, and Switzerland compete for the title, and a place in the Championship–Trophy promotion play-off.

    This year's competition sees Ukraine joining the Trophy after winning its division in Conference 1 North. After the Championship–Trophy promotion play-off of the 2018–19 season, which was played on 15 June 2019 between Portugal and Germany, Portugal was promoted after its third try and Germany relegated to the Trophy level.

    Table

    Pos.TeamGamesPointsTriesTable
    points
    PlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDiffForAgainstDiff
    1 (25)541014438+10630021
    2 (30)52219352+4111014
    3 (38)52216074−1920014
    4 (28)51226285−230008
    5 (37)511361103−421007
    6 (35)510444112−680105
    Pre-tournament rankings in parentheses.[1]
    Points were awarded to the teams as follows:[2]
    Win – 4 points
    Draw – 2 points Loss – 0 points
    Match bonus points:
    Scoring at least 3 more tries than the opponent – 1 point
    Losing by 7 points or less – 1 point Overall bonus point: Completing a Grand Slam (winning all matches) – 1 point

    Top scorers

    Top points scorers

    PosNameTeamPts
    1David Weersma34
    2Simon Perrod23
    3Joshua Gascoigne20
    Jordy Hop
    5Jedrzej Nowicki18

    Top try scorers

    PosNameTeamTries
    1Joshua Gascoigne4
    Jordy Hop
    3Felix Lammers2
    Eduard Vertyletskyi
    523 players1

    See also

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: World Rugby Men's Ranking . WR.org . 22 October 2019 . 4 June 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200604233404/https://www.world.rugby/rankings/mru . dead .
    2. Web site: Competition Manual 2019-20 . 6 October 2019 . 5 October 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191005173807/https://www.rugbyeurope.eu/sites/default/files/document/191003_manual_reic_2019-2020_v.2.pdf . dead .