The 2016–17 Rugby Europe Trophy is the second-level rugby union competition below the premier Championship. It is the inaugural Trophy competition under its new format, that will see Moldova, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Switzerland and Ukraine compete for the title, and a place in the Championship-Trophy promotion play-off.
This years competition sees Portugal drop down out of the top six, outside the Rugby Europe Championship, replacing Belgium who earned Promotion to the Championship for 2017.
Table Champions and advances toPromotion/relegation play-offRelegated PlaceNationGamesPointsTryBPLosingBPGrand SlamBPTablepointsplayedwondrawnlostforagainstdiff1550017937+142401252530215994+652101535302140122+181001345302737300001255104100162–6211066500552215–1630000Points were awarded to the teams as follows:Win - 4 pointsDraw - 2 points At least 3 more tries than opponent- 1 point Loss within 8 points - 1 pointLoss greater than 8 points - 0 pointsCompleting a Grand Slam - 1 point (will not be counted towards World Cup Qualification)
Fixtures
FB 15Mateusz LamentRW 14Szymon SirockiOC 13Kewin Bracik IC 12Patryk ReksulakLW 11Radoslaw RakowskiFH 10Wojciech PiotrowiczSH 9 Dawid PlichtaN8 8 Michał Mirosz OF 7 Aleksander NowickiBF 6 Mateusz BartoszekRL 5 Paweł PoniatowskiLL 4 Piotr Karpiński TP 3 Radosław BysewskiHK 2 Kamil Bobryk (c)LP 1 Marcin Wilczuk Replacements: 16Łukasz Kujawa 17Adrian Chróściel 18Stanisław Niedźwiecki 19Piotr Zeszutek 20Rafał Janeczko 21Daniel Gdula 22Tomasz Gasik 25Sebastian Kacprzak Coach: Blikkies Groenewald FB 15Denys Masiukov RW 14Ievgen Zalevskyi OC 13Sergii GarkavyiIC 12Viachesla PonomarkenoLW 11Oleg KosarievFH 10Sergiy TserkovniySH 9 Maksym Kravchenko N8 8 Eduard Vertyletskyi OF 7 Valentyn Lytvynenko BF 6 Oleksand Mishynov RL 5 Oleksand Tsapenko LL 4 Oleksand LomakinTP 17 Vitalii Kramarenko HK 20 Mykola Kirsanov (c)LP 3 Mykola Aleksandruik Replacements: 18Serhii Sukhih 1Konstyan Hurylov 16Ivan Zalizniak 2Dmitriy Mokretsov 19Vitalii Kuznietsov 23Myroslav Shuliak 21Maksym Churaiev 22Volodymy Voitov Coach: Valerii Kochanov Touch judges: Simon Mills (Wales) Elgan Williams (Wales)
FB 15Ihor SnisarenkoRW 14Ievgen Zalevskyi OC 13Oleg KosarievIC 12Viachesla PonomarkenoLW 11Andrii ShakuraFH 10Sergii GarkavyiSH 9 Maksym Kravchenko N8 8 Ruslan RadchuckOF 7 Oleksand Lomakin BF 6 Valentyn LytvynenkoRL 5 Oleksand TsapenkoLL 4 Roman Kulakivskiy TP 3 Mykola Aleksandruik HK 2 Mykola Kirsanov (c) LP 1 Sherii Sukhih Replacements: 16Ivan Zalizniak 22Sergii Ianchui 23Maksym Kovalevskyi 21Volodymy Voitov 17Konstyan Hurylov 19Serhii Cherniachenko 20Vitalii Kuznietsov 18Oleg Lytvynenko Coach: Valerii Kochanov FB 15Liam McBride RW 14Johnny Nas OC 13Josh GascoigneIC 12David WeersmaLW 11Sep VisserFH 10Storm Carroll SH 9 Amir RademakerN8 8 Vincent Wright OF 7 Huey van Vliet BF 6 Dirk Danen (c) RL 5 Chesney CrosbyLL 4 Rob VerbakelTP 3 Koos de Haan HK 2 Mark Darlington LP 1 Hugo Langelaan Replacements: 16Andrew Darlington 17Roberto Waremerdam 18Kieran Hogg 19Bart Jan Romijn 20Robin Kok 23Eric Wijten 22Leon Koenen 21Conrad Van der Klauw Coach: Gareth Gilbert Touch judges: P. Mendes Silva (Portugal) J. Costa (Portugal)
FB 15Illie LotcaRW 11Andrei CibotariOC 13Victor ArhipIC 12Ion CavcaliucLW 14Grigore LotcaFH 10Mihai Golubenco SH 9 Alexandru UngureanuN8 6 Maxim GargalicOF 8 Oleg PrepelitaBF 7 Veaceslav Titica (c) RL 4 Andrei MahuLL 5 Andrei Romanov TP 3 Gheorghe GajonHK 2 Igor Orgheanu LP 1 Maxim Cobîlaş Replacements: 17Christian Ojovan 16Ruslan Dorogan 18Ion Busila 19Sergiu Castravet 20Andrei Lungu 21Vadim Preguza 22Mihai Diacon 23Mihai Artic Coach: Sergiu Motoc FB 15Ihor SnisarenkoRW 14Ievgen Zalevskyi OC 13Oleg KosarievIC 12Viacheslav PonomarenkoLW 11Maksym Kravchenko FH 10Volodymy VoitovSH 9 Sergii IanchuiN8 8 Ruslan RadchukOF 7 Valentyn LytvynenkoBF 6 Serhii CherniachenkoRL 5 Oleksand TsapenkoLL 4 Oleksand LomakinTP 3 Mykola Aleksandruik HK 2 Mykola Kirsanov (c) LP 1 Serhii Sukhih Replacements: 16Ivan Zalizniak 17Konstyan Hurylov 18Vadym Milanko 19Oleg Lytvynenko 20Vitalii Kuznietsov 21Andrii Shakura 22Petro Kobylianskyi 23Maksym Kovalevskyi Coach: Valerii Kochanov Touch judges: Adrien Descottes (France) Thierry Guilloton (France)
FB 15Josh Gascoigne RW 14Johnny Nas OC 22Rik RooversIC 12David WeersmaLW 11Sep VisserFH 10Storm CarrollSH 9 Amir Rademaker N8 8 Vincent Wright OF 7 Huey van Vliet BF 6 Dirk DanenRL 5 Chesney CrosbyLL 4 Rob VerbakelTP 16 Andrew Darlington HK 2 Mark Darlington LP 1 Hugo Langelaan Replacements: 18Floris Kieft 17Roberto Waremerdam 3Koos De Haan 19Bart Jan Romijn 20Robin Kok 21Rik van Balkom 13Sepp Kotten 23Leon Koenen Coach: Gareth Gilbert FB 15Illie Lotca RW 14Andrei Cibotari OC 13Victor ArhipIC 12Ion CavcaliucLW 11Grigore LotcaFH 10Mihai GolubencoSH 9 Alexandru Ungureanu N8 8 Maxim GargalicOF 7 Oleg Prepelita BF 6 Veaceslav TiticaRL 5 Andrei Mahu LL 4 Andrei RomanovTP 3 Gheorghe Gajon HK 2 Igor OrgheanuLP 1 Ruslan DoroganReplacements: 16Christian Ojovan 17 18Ion Busila 19Sergiu Castravet 20Andrei Lungu 21Vadim Preguza 22Mihai Diacon 23Mihai Artic Coach: Sergiu Motoc Touch judges: Finlay Brown (Scotland) Neil Muir (Scotland)
FB 15Thibault GreyRW 14Ludovic Porret OC 13Ghislain MontielIC 12Benjamin DoyLW 11Florian Escoffier FH 10Sebastien Dimitri SH 9 Simon PerrodN8 8 Cyril Lin (c)OF 7 Ludovic Pommies BF 6 Jonathan WullschlegerRL 5 Nicolas GuyouLL 4 Mathias Bernath-Yendt TP 3 Clement Bartschi HK 2 Mathieu Paul LP 1 Cyril Lafuye Replacements: 16Ashley Cumbers 17Manu Ronza 18Benjamin Moritz 19Alexandre Coullon 20Cedric Curdy 21Lucas Heinrich 22Sylvain Hirsch 23Erwan Meudic Coach: Olivier Nier FB 15Nuno GuedesRW 14José VaretaOC 13Tomás AppletonIC 12Manuel Vilela LW 11Gonçalo Foro FH 10Nuno CostaSH 9 Francisco Pinto Magalhães (c) N8 8 Vasco MendesOF 7 Sebastião Villax BF 6 João LinoRL 5 Gonçalo UvaLL 4 Fernando Almeida TP 3 Francisco Bruno HK 2 Duarte Diniz LP 1 Bruno Medeiros Replacements: 16João Corte-Real 17Duarte Foro 18José Conde 19Máxime Vaz 20Miguel Macedo 21Pedro Leal 22Vasco Ribeiro 23Pedro Silvério Coach: Ian Smith Touch judges: Manuel Bottino (Italy) Yves Bressy (France)
FB 15Thibault GreyRW 14Sylvain Hirsch OC 13Ghislain Montiel IC 12Jeremy To'a LW 11Florian EscoffierFH 10Benjamin DoySH 9 Simon PerrodN8 8 Cyril Lin (c)OF 7 Ludovic Pommies BF 6 Jonathan WullschlegerRL 5 Nicolas GuyouLL 4 Mathias Bernath-Yendt TP 3 Clement Bartschi HK 2 Mathieu Paul LP 1 Benjamin Schaerer Replacements: 16Dorian Hustaix 17Maxime Lucon 18Benjamin Moritz 19Tim Vogtli 20Cedric Curdy 21Gaetan Hirsch 22Lucas Heinrich 23Erwan Meudic Coach: Olivier Nier FB 15Illie Lotca RW 11Andrei Cibotari OC 13Victor ArhipIC 12Ion CavcaliucLW 14Vasile BuzganFH 10Mihai GolubencoSH 9 Alexandru Ungureanu N8 6 Maxim Gargalic (c)OF 8 Oleg PrepelitaBF 7 Veaceslav Titica RL 4 Andrei MahuLL 5 Andrei Romanov TP 3 Cristian OjovanHK 1 Igor OrgheanuLP 2 Ruslan Dorogan Replacements: 17Mihai Boian 16Ion Dascal 18Ion Busila 19Sergiu Castravet 20Andrei Lungu 23Grigore Lotca 22Mihai Diacon 21Mihai Artic Coach: Sergiu Motoc Touch judges: Daniel Maughan (Germany) Joshua Jahn (Germany)
FB 15Nuno Sousa GuedesRW 14Pedro Silvério OC 13Tomás AppletonIC 12José LimaLW 11Adérito EstevesFH 10Nuno Penha e CostaSH 9 Francisco Pinto Magalhães (c) N8 8 Vasco Fragoso MendesOF 7 Sebastião Villax BF 6 Manuel Picão RL 5 José FinoLL 4 Gonçalo Uva TP 3 Francisco Bruno HK 2 Duarte Diniz LP 1 Bruno Medeiros Replacements: 16Francisco Domingues 17João Corte-Real 18José Leal da Costa 19Rui D'Orey 20João Lino 21Miguel Macedo 22Pedro Leal 23Vasco Ribeiro Coach: Martim Aguiar FB 15Mateusz Lament RW 14Szymon SirockiOC 13Patryk ReksulakIC 12Daniel GdulaLW 11Radoslaw RakowskiFH 10Wojciech PiotrowiczSH 9 Dawid Plichta N8 8 Piotr ZeszutekOF 7 Aleksander NowickiBF 6 Mateusz BartoszekRL 5 Stanisław Powała-Niedźwiecki LL 4 Piotr Karpiński IITP 3 Toma Mchedlidze HK 2 Kamil Bobryk (c)LP 1 Marcin Wilczuk Replacements: 16Łukasz Kujawa 17Sebastian Kacprzak 18Radosław Bysewski 19Adrian Ignakzak 20Marek Płonka Jr 21Mateusz Plichta 22Andrzej Charlat 23Tomasz RokickiCoach: Blikkies Groenewald Touch judges: David Sutherland (Scotland) Steven Turnbull (Scotland)
FB 15Liam McBride RW 14Johnny Nas OC 13Josh GascoigneIC 12David WeersmaLW 11Sep VisserFH 10Storm CarrollSH 9 Rik Roovers (c)N8 8 Vincent WrightOF 7 Huey van Vliet BF 6 Dirk Danen RL 5 Chesney Crosby LL 4 Rob VerbakelTP 16 Andrew Darlington HK 2 Mark Darlington LP 1 Hugo Langelaan Replacements: 3Floris Kieft 17Victor Huurman 18Roberto Warmerdam 19Robin Kok 20Vincent Grimbergen 21Niels van de Ven 22Rik van Balkom 23Pieter Mol Coach: Gareth Gilbert FB 15Manuel VilelaRW 14Gonçalo Foro OC 13Tomás AppletonIC 12Vasco RibeiroLW 11Adérito Esteves FH 10Nuno Penha e CostaSH 9 Francisco Pinto Magalhães (c) N8 8 Vasco Fragoso MendesOF 7 Sebastião Villax BF 6 João LinoRL 5 Gonçalo UvaLL 4 Fernando Almeida TP 3 Francisco Bruno HK 2 Duarte Diniz LP 1 João Corte-Real Replacements: 16Bruno Medeiros 17Nuno Mascarenhas 18José Leal da Costa 19Manuel Picão 20Miguel Macedo 21Pedro Leal 22Tiago Fernandes 23António Vidinha Coach: Martim Aguiar Touch judges: Alan Falzone (Italy) Andrea Spadoni (Italy)
FB 15Manuel Vilela RW 14Gonçalo ForoOC 13Tomás Appleton IC 12Vasco RibeiroLW 11Adérito EstevesFH 10Nuno Penha e CostaSH 9 Francisco Pinto Magalhães (c) N8 8 Vasco Fragoso Mendes OF 7 Miguel MacedoBF 6 João Lino RL 5 Gonçalo Uva LL 4 Fernando AlmeidaTP 3 José Leal da Costa HK 2 Duarte Diniz LP 1 Bruno Medeiros Replacements: 16João Corte-Real 17Nuno Mascarenhas 18Francisco Bruno 19Manuel Picão 20Sebastião Villax 21Pedro Leal 22António Vidinha 23Afonso Rodrigues Coach: Martim Aguiar FB 15Dorin Petrache RW 14Vasili BuzganOC 13Mihail BoianIC 12Ion Cavcaliuc LW 11Andrei CibotariFH 10Craig Felston SH 9 Vadim Preguza N8 8 Sergiu Castravet OF 7 Veaceslav Titica (c)BF 18 Ion BusilaRL 5 Andrei RomanovLL 4 Andrei Mahu TP 3 Ion Dascal HK 2 Ruslan Dorogan LP 1 Igor Orghianu Replacements: 16Dumitru Vasilachi 17Sergiu Moroșanu 6 19Dorin Botan 20Andrei Lungu 21Stefan Opre 22Ion Constantin 23Grigore Lotca Coach:Sergiu Motoc Touch judges: Stuart Douglas (Ireland) Chris Harrington (Ireland)
FB 15Thibault GéryRW 14Florian EscoffierOC 13Ludovic Porret IC 12Ghislain MontielLW 11Lucas Heinrich FH 10Julien GrosSH 9 Simon Perrod N8 8 Cyril Lin (c)OF 7 Ludovic Pommies BF 6 Jonathan WullschlägerRL 5 Nicolas Guyou LL 4 Tim VogtliTP 3 Clément Bärtschi HK 2 Mathieu Paul LP 1 Cyril Lafuye Replacements: 16Ashley Cumbers 17Maxime Luçon 18Dorian Hustaix 19Mathias Bernath-Yendt 20Edgar Alber 21Gaëtan Hirsch 22Francis Gangath-Samba 23Liam KavanaghCoach: Olivier Nier FB 15Volodymy VoitovRW 14Ihor SnisarenkoOC 13Sergii Garkavyi IC 12Viacheslav PonomarenkoLW 11Oleg KosarievFH 10Sergiy TserkovniySH 9 Sergii Ianchyi N8 8 Ruslan RadchukOF 7 Oleksand Lomakin BF 6 Valentyn LytvynenkoRL 5 Oleksand TsapenkoLL 4 Roman KulakivskyiTP 3 Mykola Aleksandriuk HK 2 Mykola Kirsanov (c) LP 1 Serhii Sukhih Replacements: 16Ivan Zalizniak 17Konstyantyn Hurylov 18Oleg Lytvynenko 19Serhii Cherniachenko 20Vitalii Kuznietsov 21Maksym Kravchenko 22M. Delyergiev 23Maksym Churaiev Coach: Valerii Kochanov Touch judges: Vlad Iordăchescu (Romania) Emanuel Gorodea (Romania)