2019–20 Rugby Europe International Championships Explained

2019–20 Rugby Europe International Championships
Date:September 2019 – May 29, 2021
Countries:36
Champions:Championship
(12)
Trophy
(1)
Count Antim:13
Matches:26
Attendance:18312
Tries:158
Top Point Scorer:Championship
Dany Antunes (45)
Trophy
David Weersma (34)
Conference
Petar Nikolov (43)
Top Try Scorer:Championship
Aka Tabutsadze (5)
Trophy
Joshua Gascoigne (4)
Jordy Hop (4)
Conference
Jan Kučera (4)
Website:Rugby Europe
Previous Year:2018–19
Previous Tournament:2018–19 Rugby Europe International Championships
Next Year:2020–21
Next Tournament:2020–21 Rugby Europe International Championships

The 2019–20 Rugby Europe International Championships is the European Championship for tier 2 and tier 3 rugby union nations. The 2019–20 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.

After their win against Germany in the relegation play-off of the 2019 Championship season, Portugal was promoted to the Championship for 2020.

On 12 March 2020, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Rugby Europe announced a suspension of all its matches and tournaments from 13 March 2020 until 15 April 2020.[1] On 26 March, Rugby Europe decided to extend the suspension of all its matches and tournaments indefinitely.[2] On 8 April, Rugby Europe Board of Directors decided to call off the season of Men's Senior XV Conference 1, Conference 2 and Development. There will be no promotion or relegation this year. The same pools will be kept for the 2020–21 season.[3] On 20 October 2020, following the resurgence of COVID-19 pandemic across Europe and local authority restrictions, Rugby Europe has announced a suspension of all matches planned until the end of November 2020.[4]

Countries

Pre-tournament World Rugby rankings in parentheses. Conference as of 16 September 2019. Trophy as of 21 October 2019.[5] After winning the relegation play-off between the winner of the 2019 Trophy, Portugal, and the last placed 2019 Championship team, Germany, and the win by the former Germany were relegated to the Trophy level, whereas Portugal was promoted to the Championship. Following the 2018–19 season and the promotion of Turkey as well as the relegation of Slovakia, Rugby Europe no changes to the reallocated groups were made, after last year's switch by Austria from Conference 2 South to Conference 2 North for the 2018–19 Conference season.

Championship

Conference 1
North

Conference 2
North

Development

Trophy


South


South

Legend:
* Champion of 2018–19 season; ↑ Promoted from lower division during 2018–19 season; • Division Champion but not promoted during 2018–19 season; ‡ Last place inside own division but not relegated during 2018–19 season; ↓ Relegated from higher division during 2018–19 season

2020 Rugby Europe Championship

See main article: 2020 Rugby Europe Championship.

2019–20 Rugby Europe Trophy

See main article: 2019–20 Rugby Europe Trophy.

2019–20 Rugby Europe Conference

Conference 1

Conference 1 North

Pos.TeamGamesPointsTriesTable
points
PlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDiffForAgainstDiff
122001007+9320010
221013877−391005
321012036−160004
421012635−90004
520023564−290101
Points were awarded to the teams as follows:[6]
Win – 4 points : Draw – 2 points : Loss within seven points – 1 point : Loss greater than seven points – 0 points: At least three more tries than opponent – 1 point
Completing a Grand Slam – 1 point

Conference 1 South

Pos.TeamGamesPointsTriesTable
points
PlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDiffForAgainstDiff
122006430+341009
221015832+261106
321013841−30105
420114270−280002
520113867−290002
Points were awarded to the teams as follows:
Win – 4 points : Draw – 2 points : Loss within seven points – 1 point : Loss greater than seven points – 0 points: At least three more tries than opponent – 1 point
Completing a Grand Slam – 1 point

Conference 2

Conference 2 North

Pos.TeamGamesPointsTriesTable
points
PlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDiffForAgainstDiff
12200663+6320010
221016432+321106
321015058−81005
421012037−170004
520021282−700000
Points were awarded to the teams as follows:
Win – 4 points : Draw – 2 points : Loss within seven points – 1 point : Loss greater than seven points – 0 points: At least three more tries than opponent – 1 point
Completing a Grand Slam – 1 point

Conference 2 South

Pos.TeamGamesPointsTriesTable
points
PlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDiffForAgainstDiff
1220012210+11220010
221015142+91005
321015746+111005
421013786−490004
520021396−830000
Points were awarded to the teams as follows:
Win – 4 points : Draw – 2 points : Loss within seven points – 1 point : Loss greater than seven points – 0 points: At least three more tries than opponent – 1 point
Completing a Grand Slam – 1 point

2020 Rugby Europe Development

Pos.TeamGamesPointsTriesTable
points
PlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDiffForAgainstDiff
100000000000
200000000000
300000000000
400000000000
Points were awarded to the teams as follows:
Win – 4 points : Draw – 2 points : Loss within seven points – 1 point : Loss greater than seven points – 0 points: At least three more tries than opponent – 1 point
Completing a Grand Slam – 1 point

Play-offs

Trophy–Conference 1 promotion play-off

Notes and References

  1. Web site: STATEMENT - SUSPENSION OF GAMES & TOURNAMENTS | Rugby Europe . 2020-03-12 . 2020-05-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200513143701/https://www.rugbyeurope.eu/statement-suspension-games-tournaments . dead .
  2. Web site: STATEMENT : COMPETITIONS SUSPENSION EXTENDED | Rugby Europe . 2020-03-26 . 2020-05-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200513161325/https://www.rugbyeurope.eu/statement-competitions-suspension-extended . dead .
  3. Web site: COVID-19 Statement : Board of Directors.
  4. Web site: Final Round of 2020 REC and 2021 Schedule Announced.
  5. Web site: Men's Rankings . World Rugby . 22 October 2019 . 14 October 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171014133153/https://www.worldrugby.org/rankings/mru#! . dead .
  6. Book: Rugby Europe. Rugby Europe International Championships 2019-2020 Manual. 14. 11 September 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.