The 2018–19 Rugby Europe International Championships is the European Championship for tier 2 and tier 3 rugby union nations. The 2018–19 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 the eligibility controversy of the 2018 Championship season, and the following points deduction, Romania faced and defeated Portugal in the relegation play-off to determine the last competitor for the 2019 Championship edition.
Countries
Pre-tournament World Rugby rankings in parentheses. Trophy as of 24 September 2018, Conferences as of 8 October 2018 and Championship rankings as of 4 February 2019. After winning the relegation play-off between the winner of the 2018 Trophy, Portugal, and the last placed 2018 Championship team, Romania, and the win by the latter Portugal remained on the Trophy level, whereas Romania stayed inside the Championship. Following the 2017–18 season and the promotion of Bulgaria as well as the relegation of Estonia, Rugby Europe reallocated Austria from Conference 2 South to Conference 2 North for the 2018–19 Conference season.
Championship (25) * (13) (26) (19) (21) ‡ (18)
Conference 1 North (68) ↑ (64) ↓ (44) (56) (37)
Conference 2 North (75) (79) (99) ↓ (59) (96)
Development ↓
Trophy (32) ↑ (34) (27) (35) • (24) (33)
South (71) (55) ↑ (NR) (58) • (40)
South ↓ (70) ↑ (94) (82) ‡ (NR) (77)
Legend:* Champion of 2017–18 season; ↑ Promoted from lower division during 2017–18 season; • Division Champion but not promoted during 2017–18 season; ‡ Last place inside own division but not relegated during 2017–18 season; ↓ Relegated from higher division during 2017–18 season
2019 Rugby Europe Championship
ChampionsAdvances to promotion/relegation play-off
Pos.TeamGamesPointsTriesTablepointsPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDiffForAgainstDiff1550016234+128252+23301242540112775+52189+9200183530213086+441412+2210154520313085+45208+12120115510468222-154833-2500046500563178-115728-210101Points were awarded to the teams as follows:Win – 4 points | Draw – 2 points | At least 3 or more tries than opponent – 1 point | Loss within 7 points – 1 point | Loss greater than 7 points – 0 points | Completing a Grand Slam – 1 point
Matches
2018–19 Rugby Europe Trophy
Champions andadvances to promotion/relegation play-offRelegated PlaceNationGamesPointsTriesTablepointsPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDiffForAgainstDiff1550027231+241401252540116458+1062001835302108138−200001245203104164-60110105510463175−11210056500559205−1460101Points were awarded to the teams as follows:Win – 4 points : Draw – 2 points : Loss within 7 points – 1 point : Loss greater than 7 points – 0 points: At least 3 more tries than opponent – 1 pointCompleting a Grand Slam – 1 point
Matches
2018–19 Rugby Europe Conference
Conference 1
Conference 1 North Champions and promoted to2019–20 Rugby Europe Trophy Relegated Pos.TeamGamesPointsTablepointsPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDiff1 430111329+84110142 430114065+75100133 42026359+411094 410397118-2111065 410349147-980004Points were awarded to the teams as follows:Win – 4 points : Draw – 2 points : Loss within 7 points – 1 point : Loss greater than 7 points – 0 points: At least 3 more tries than opponent – 1 pointCompleting a Grand Slam – 1 point Matches
Conference 1 South ChampionsRelegated Pos.TeamGamesPointsTablepointsPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDiff1431011749+68200162431012369+54200163420210462+42120114410379139−6000045400440144−1040101Points were awarded to the teams as follows:Win – 4 points : Draw – 2 points : Loss within 7 points – 1 point : Loss greater than 7 points – 0 points: At least 3 more tries than opponent – 1 pointCompleting a Grand Slam – 1 point Matches
Conference 2
Conference 2 North Champions and promotedPossible relegation Pos.TeamGamesPointsTablepointsPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDiff1 440011843+75301202 43019593+2000123 420210077+23210114410354112−5800045400462104−420303Points were awarded to the teams as follows:Win – 4 points : Draw – 2 points : Loss within 7 points – 1 point : Loss greater than 7 points – 0 points: At least 3 more tries than opponent – 1 pointCompleting a Grand Slam – 1 point Matches
Conference 2 South Champions and promotedRelegated Pos.TeamGamesPointsTablepointsPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDiff1430119167+124200142430112598+270001234202101105-4110104420294103−910095400453191−1380000Points were awarded to the teams as follows:Win – 4 points : Draw – 2 points : Loss within 7 points – 1 point : Loss greater than 7 points – 0 points: At least 3 more tries than opponent – 1 pointCompleting a Grand Slam – 1 point Matches
2019 Rugby Europe Development
Champions and promoted Pos.TeamGamesPointsTablepointsPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDiff1220010439+65201112200239104-650000Points were awarded to the teams as follows:Win – 4 points : Draw – 2 points : Loss within 7 points – 1 point : Loss greater than 7 points – 0 points: At least 3 more tries than opponent – 1 pointCompleting a Grand Slam – 1 point Matches
Play-off
Championship–Trophy promotion play-off
References