The 2018–19 Rugby Europe Trophy is the second-level rugby union competition below the premier Championship. It is the third Trophy competition under its new format, that will see Czech Republic, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, and Switzerland compete for the title, and a place in the Championship-Trophy promotion play-off.
This year's competition sees Lithuania joining the Trophy after winning the Trophy-Conference 1 promotion play-off against Malta. After the Championship-Trophy promotion play-off of the 2017-18 season, which was played on 3 November 2018 between Portugal and Romania after the eligibility case of the 2018 Rugby Europe Championship, Portugal remained on the Trophy level and lost the relegation play-off for the second year in a row.
Table Champions and advances toPromotion/relegation play-offRelegated PlaceNationGamesPointsTryBPLosingBPGrand SlamBPTablepointsplayedwondrawnlostforagainstdiff1550027231+241401252540116458+1062001835302108138−200001245203104164-60110105510463175−11210056500559205−1460101Pre-Tournament rankings in parentheses. Points were awarded to the teams as follows: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
Fixtures
FB 15 Martin KovářRW 14 Tomáš ForstOC 13 Jiří PantůčekIC 12 Karel BerounskýLW 11 Daniel Stárka FH 10 Albert Froněk SH 9 Matyáš Hopp N8 8 Dan HošekOF 7 James FaktorBF 6 Vojtěch HavelRL 5 Jiří Frank LL 4 Robert Trefný TP 3 Martin Havlíček HK 2 Matouš Hodek LP 1 Anthony Kent Replacements: 16 Adam Leitmančik 17 Michal Průša 18 Štěpán Pekař 19 Jan Olbrich 20 Radim Hutník 21 Zbyněk Schütz 22 Jakub Čížek 23 František Ševčík Coach: Phil Pretorius FB 15 Krystian Pogorzelski RW 14 Andrzej CharlatOC 13 Michał Jurczyński IC 12 Daniel GdulaLW 11 Grzegorz Szczepański FH 10 Mateusz Adamski SH 9 Mateusz PlichtaN8 8 Piotr ZeszutekOF 7 Lawrie SeydakBF 6 Piotr Wiśniewski RL 5 Stanisław Powała-NiedżwieckLL 4 Adam Piotrowski TP 3 Robizon Kelberashvili HK 2 Adrian ChróścielLP 1 Kamil Bobryk Replacements: 16 Michał Gadomski 17 Radosław Bysewski 18 Wojciech Król 19 Marek Mirosz 20 Artur Fursenko 21 Wojciech Piotrowicz 22 Maciej Grabowski 23 Sebastian KostałkwoskiCoach: Duaine Lindsay Man of the Match:
Touch judges: Oisin Quinn Daniel Carson Television Match Official Notes:
FB 15 Dainius TamoliūnasRW 14 Domantas BagužisOC 13 Mantautas VilimavičiusIC 12 Donatas VilimavičiusLW 11 Matas MiežysFH 10 Tautvydas KrasauskasSH 9 Tomas BagdonasN8 8 Žygimantas RadžiusOF 7 Justinas UrbonasBF 6 Paulius StingūnasRL 5 Karolis Navickas LL 4 Darius VaitkevičiusTP 3 Modestas BekerisHK 2 Tomas ZibolisLP 1 Tautvydas MažylisReplacements: 16 Donatas Trumpickas 17 Sigitas Čiakas 18 Vaidas Kizilaitis 19 Airidas Savickas 20 Deividas Vorašilka 21 Aurimas Streckis 22 Kęstutis Karbauskas 23 Daivaras JonaitisCoach: Ntando Manyosha FB 15 Jakub ČížekRW 14 Michal NeužilOC 13 Jan TieberIC 12 Karel BerounskýLW 11 František ŠevčíkFH 10 Albert FroněkSH 9 Zbyněk SchützN8 8 Dan HošekOF 7 Radim HutníkBF 6 Vojtěch HavelRL 5 Lukáš ChytilLL 4 Robert TrefnýTP 3 Martin HavlíčekHK 2 Matouš HodekLP 1 Anthony KentReplacements: 16 Adam Leitmančik 17 Michal Průša 18 Štěpán Pekař 19 Václav Monček 20 Petr Máslo 21 Matyáš Hopp 22 Ali Samet 23 Žemlička JaroslavCoach: Phil Pretorius Man of the Match:
Touch judges: José Termudo Fernando Mendes Television Match Official Notes:
FB 15 Manuel Marta RW 14 Rodrigo MartaOC 13 Rodrigo FreudenthalIC 12 Tomás Appleton LW 11 António CortesFH 10 Jorge AbecassisSH 9 João Belo N8 8 Vasco BaptistaOF 7 Salvador VassaloBF 6 João GranateRL 5 Jean Sousa LL 4 José D'alte TP 3 Diogo Hasse FerrieraHK 2 Nuno Mascarenhas LP 1 João Corte-Real Replacements: 16 Bruno Rocha 17 Duarte Diniz 18 José Andrade 19 Sebastião Villax 20 Martim Cardoso 21 Vasco Ribeiro 22 António Marques 23 Francisco Bruno Coach: Martim Aguiar FB 15 Przemysław Rajewski RW 14 Michał JurczyńskiOC 13 Daniel GdulaIC 12 Kewin BracikLW 11 Grzegorz SzczepańskiFH 10 Wojciech PiotrowiczSH 9 Mateusz PlichtaN8 8 Piotr Zeszutek OF 7 Aleksander NowickiBF 6 Piotr Wiśniewski RL 5 Mateusz BartoszekLL 4 Ronan SeydakTP 3 Radosław Bysewski HK 2 Grzegorz Buczek LP 1 Michał Gadomski Replacements: 16 Adrian Potrykus 25 Adrian Chróściel 18 Hugo Mazur 19 Kostiantyn Bezverkhyi 20 Adrian Niemiee 21 Dawid Plitcha 22 Artur Fursenko 23 Robizon Kelberashvili Coach: Duaine Lindsay Man of the Match:
Touch judges: Gabriel Chirnoaga Filippo Bertelli Television Match Official Notes:
Relegation/Promotion play-off
Top scorers Top points scorers PosNameTeamPts 1 Jorge Abecassis 49 2 Simon Perrod 39 3 Rodrigo Marta 34 4 João Belo 25 Rodrigo Marta Wojciech Piotrowicz
Top try scorers PosNameTeamTries 1 Rodrigo Marta 5 João Belo 3 Manuel Marta 4 Lucas Heinrich 5 Domantas Bagužis 3 Caetano Branco António Vidinha Piotr Zeszutek Josh Gascoigne Amir Rademaker Wolf van Dijk
See also Rugby Europe International Championships 2018–19 Rugby Europe International Championships Six Nations Championship Antim Cup
References
External links Rugby Europe official website