2022 Rugby Europe Super Cup Explained

2022 Rugby Europe Super Cup
Date:10 September - 17 December 2022
Countries: Belgium
Georgia
Israel
Netherlands
Portugal
Romania
Spain
Teams:8
Champions: Black Lion
Count:2
Runner-Up: Tel Aviv Heat
Matches:27
Tries:169
Attendance:16275
Highest Attendance:1,900
Lowest Attendance:200
Website:https://www.rugbyeurope.eu/super-cup/
Previous Tournament:2021–2022 Rugby Europe Super Cup
Previous Year:2021–22
Next Tournament:2023 Rugby Europe Super Cup
Next Year:2023

The 2022 Rugby Europe Super Cup was the second edition of the Rugby Europe Super Cup, an annual rugby union competition for professional franchises outside the three 'big leagues' of European Rugby. The competition featured two new teams, the Romanian Wolves and RC Batumi from Georgia.

Format

Each participant played home and away-fixtures in six rounds of action, to be played between September and December. At the end of the pool stage, the top two teams from each conference qualified for the semi-finals, with the conference winners hosting the ties.

Teams

NationStadiumHead coachCaptain
Home stadiumCapacityLocation
Batumi RCBatumi Rugby Arena1,500Batumi Irakli NinidzeGiorgi Tkhilaishvili
Black LionAia Arena
Avchala Stadium
5,000
2,500
Kutaisi
Tbilisi
Levan MaisashviliMerab Sharikadze
Brussels DevilsNelson Mandela Stadium750Brussels Thibaut AndréViktor Pazgrat
Castilla y León IberiansEstadio Pepe Rojo5,000Valladolid Miguel VelascoSilvio Castiglioni
DeltaRC Eemland Stadium 500Amsterdam Allard JonkersHugo Langelaan
LusitanosCAR Jamor2,500Lisbon Patrice LagisquetJoão Belo
Romanian Wolves[1] Stadionul Arcul de Triumf8,207Bucharest Sosene AnesiOvidiu Cojocaru
Shlomo Bituach Stadium11,500Petah Tikva Kevin MusikanthJordan Chait

Group stage

Eastern Conference

Advances to semi-finals
Pos.TeamGamesPointsTriesTable
points
PlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDiffForAgainstDiff
1 Black Lion641120179+122307+234123
2 Tel Aviv Heat641116595+702112+91019
3 Batumi RC620468142-74917-8109
4610592210-118930-21015
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

Round 6

Western Conference

Advances to semi-finals
Pos.TeamGamesPointsTriesTable
points
PlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDiffForAgainstDiff
1 Lusitanos650129766+231388+303124
2 Castilla y León Iberians650118971+118289+193124
3 Brussels Devils610575322-2471042-32116
4 Delta610595197-102822-14015
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

Round 6

Play-Offs

Final

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Romanian Wolves will join the Rugby Europe Super Cup for the 2022/23 season, with the second edition starting in September.. 2022-05-25. en.