| tries = 96 | top point scorer = Samuel Marques (74 points) | top try scorer = Raffaele Storti (7 tries) | website = | previous year = 2020 | previous tournament = 2020 Rugby Europe Championship | next year = 2022 | next tournament = 2022 Rugby Europe Championship
The 2021 Rugby Europe Championship was the 5th Rugby Europe Championship, the annual rugby union competition contested by the national teams of Georgia, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Spain and the Netherlands (who promoted to the Championship after defeating Belgium in the promotion/relegation play-off of the 2020 Rugby Europe Championship), and the 52nd edition of the competition (including all its previous incarnations as FIRA Tournament, Rugby Union European Cup, FIRA Nations Cup, FIRA Trophy and European Nations Cup). Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament spanned from March to December, compared to previous editions where the tournament would have been held between February and March.
This year's edition of the Rugby Europe Championship doubles as the first year of the 2023 Rugby World Cup qualifiers for the European region, where the winner and runner-up of the two-year cycle automatically qualify to the tournament as Europe 1 and Europe 2 respectively while the team in third place advances to the final qualification tournament as Europe 3.
Squads
Participants NationStadiumHead coachCaptainHome stadiumCapacityLocationMikheil Meskhi StadiumCaucasus Arena27,2231,000TbilisiTelavi Levan MaisashviliMerab SharikadzeNRCA Stadium7,000Amsterdam Zane GardinerDirk DanenEstádio de Rugby Jamor2,500Lisbon Patrice LagisquetTomás AppletonArcul de Triumf StadiumStadionul Steaua II8,2072,000Bucharest Andy RobinsonAndré GorinFisht Olympic StadiumKaliningrad StadiumNizhny Novgorod Stadium47,65935,21244,899SochiKaliningradNizhny Novgorod Lyn JonesVitaly ZhivatovEstadio Nacional Complutense12,400Madrid Santiago SantosFernando López
Table Champions
Pos.TeamGamesPointsTriesTablepointsPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDiffForAgainstDiff1550015373+80226+163012425302136104+32169+71101435302196139+572520+5110144520397142−451118−7100955203164109+552114+72207* 6500573252−1791038−280000Source - 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* deducted points
Fixtures Week 1
LP 1 Valery Morozov HK 2 Stanislav Sel'skiy TP 3 Kirill Gotovtsev LL 4 Andrei Ostrikov RL 5 Bogdan Fedotko BF 6 Nikita Vavilin OF 7 Vladislav Perestyak N8 8 Victor Gresev (c) SH 9 Konstantin Uzunov FH 10 Ramil Gaisin LW 11 Vasily Artemyev IC 12 Kirill Golosnitsky OC 13 German Davydov RW 14 Andrei Karzanov FB 15 Alexandr Budychenko Replacements:HK 16 Shamil Magomedov PR 17 Evgeny Mishechkin PR 18 Vladimir Podrezov LK 19 German Silenko FL 20 Anton Sychev SH 21 Alexandr Belosludtsev FH 22 Yuri Kushnarev WG 23 Khetag Dzobelov Coach: Lyn Jones LP 1 Ionel Badiu HK 2 Eugen Căpățână TP 3 Alexandru Țăruș LL 4 Marius Antonescu RL 5 Adrian Moțoc BF 6 Mihai Macovei (c) OF 7 Dragoș Ser N8 8 André Gorin SH 9 Florin Surugiu FH 10 Tudor Boldor LW 11 Nicolas Onuțu IC 12 Florin Vlaicu OC 13 Vlăduț Popa RW 14 Ionuț Dumitru FB 15 Ionel Melinte Replacements:HK 16 Ovidiu Cojocaru PR 17 Alexandru Savin PR 18 Alex Gordaș LK 19 Ionuț Mureșan FL 20 Cristi Chirică SH 21 Gabriel Rupanu FB 22 Daniel Plai FB 23 Paul Popoaia Coach: Andy Robinson
Touch judges: Eugeniu Procopi (Moldova) Saba Abulashvili (Georgia) Television match official: Tornike Gvirjishvili (Georgia)
LP 1 Geoffrey Moïse HK 2 Mike Tadjer TP 3 Diogo Hasse Ferreira LL 4 Rafael Simões RL 5 José Rebelo de Andrade BF 6 João Granate OF 7 José Madeira N8 8 Luigi Dias SH 9 Samuel Marques FH 10 Jerónimo Portela LW 11 Rodrigo Marta IC 12 Tomás Appleton (c) OC 13 José Lima RW 14 Raffaele Storti FB 15 Dany Antunes Replacements:PR 16 David Costa HK 17 Nuno Mascarenhas PR 18 Thibault Nardi LK 19 Francisco Sousa N8 20 Eric dos Santos SH 21 Théo Entraygues FH 22 Jorge Abecasis FB 23 Nuno Sousa Guedes Coach:Patrice Lagisquet LP 1 Guram Gogichashvili HK 2 Jaba Bregvadze TP 3 Giorgi Melikidze LL 4 Lasha Jaiani RL 5 Nodar Tcheishvili BF 6 Giorgi Tkhilaishvili OF 7 Beka Saghinadze N8 8 Tornike Jalaghonia SH 9 Gela Aprasidze FH 10 Lasha Khmaladze LW 11 Alexander Todua IC 12 Merab Sharikadze (c) OC 13 Giorgi Kveseladze RW 14 Mirian Modebadze FB 15 Soso Matiashvili Replacements:HK 16 Shalva Mamukashvili PR 17 Beka Gigashvili PR 18 Giorgi Kharaishvili LK 19 Davit Gigauri FL 20 Irakli Tskhadadze SH 21 Mikheil Alania FH 22 Giorgi Babunashvili WG 23 Demur Tapladze Coach:Levan Maisashvili
Touch judges: Federico Vedovelli (Italy) Filippo Bertelli (Italy) Television match official: Stefano Roscini (Italy)
Week 2
LP 1 Francisco Fernandes HK 2 Mike Tadjer TP 3 Anthony Alves LL 4 Rafael Simões RL 5 José Rebelo de Andrade BF 6 João Granate OF 7 José Madeira N8 8 Manuel Picão SH 9 Samuel Marques FH 10 Jerónimo Portela LW 11 Rodrigo Marta IC 12 Tomás Appleton (c) OC 13 José Lima RW 14 Raffaele Storti FB 15 Dany Antunes Replacements:PR 16 David Costa HK 17 Duarte Diniz PR 18 Geoffrey Moïse LK 19 Eric dos Santos FL 20 Francisco Sousa SH 21 Théo Entraygues FH 22 Jorge Abecasis FB 23 Nuno Sousa Guedes Coach:Patrice Lagisquet LP 1 Alexandru Savin HK 2 Eugen Căpățână TP 3 Alex Gordaș LL 4 Ionuț Mureșan RL 5 Adrian Moțoc BF 6 Johannes van Heerden OF 7 Cristi Chirică N8 8 André Gorin (c) SH 9 Florin Surugiu FH 10 Tudor Boldor LW 11 Nicolas Onuțu IC 12 Florin Vlaicu OC 13 Vlăduț Popa RW 14 Ionuț Dumitru FB 15 Ionel Melinte Replacements:HK 16 Ovidiu Cojocaru PR 17 Constantin Pristăviță PR 18 Costel Burțilă LK 19 Marius Iftimiciuc FL 20 Vlad Neculau SH 21 Gabriel Rupanu FH 22 Daniel Plai CE 23 Paul Popoaia Coach:Andy Robinson Touch judges: Pierre-Baptiste Nuchy (France) Richard Duhau (France) Television match official: Patrick Dellac (France)
LP 1 Fernando López (c) HK 2 Marco Pinto Ferrer TP 3 Jon Zabala LL 4 Victor Sánchez RL 5 Manuel Mora BF 6 Kalokalo Gavidi OF 7 Pierre Barthere N8 8 Fréderic Quercy SH 9 Tomás Munilla FH 10 Bautista Güemes LW 11 Jordi Jorba IC 12 Álvar Gimeno OC 13 Alejandro Alonso RW 14 Brad Linklater FB 15 Charly Malié Replacements:PR 16 Thierry Futeu HK 17 Vicento del Hoyo PR 18 Bittor Aboitiz LK 19 Aníbal Bonan FL 20 Brice Ferrer SH 21 Kerman Aurrekoetxea FH 22 Gonzalo Vinuesa WG 23 Federico Casteglioni Coach:Santiago Santos LP 1 Beka Gigashvili HK 2 Shalva Mamukashvili TP 3 Giorgi Kharaishvili LL 4 Lasha Jaiani RL 5 Davit Gigauri BF 6 Mikheil Gachechiladze OF 7 Irakli Tskhadadze N8 8 Tornike Jalaghonia SH 9 Gela Aprasidze FH 10 Tedo Abzhandadze LW 11 Demur Tapladze IC 12 Merab Sharikadze (c) OC 13 Giorgi Kveseladze RW 14 Aka Tabutsadze FB 15 Davit Niniashvili Replacements:HK 16 Jaba Bregvadze PR 17 Guram Gogichashvili PR 18 Giorgi Melikidze LK 19 Nodar Tcheishvili FL 20 Giorgi Tkhilaishvili SH 21 Mikheil Alania FH 22 Giorgi Babunashvili WG 23 Alexander Todua Coach:Levan Maisashvili
Touch judges: Sébastien Minery (France) Jean-Claude Labarbe (France) Television match official: Philippe Bonhoure (France)
Week 3
LP 1 Valery Morozov HK 2 Stanislav Sel'skiy TP 3 Vladimir Podrezov LL 4 Andrei Ostrikov RL 5 Bogdan Fedotko BF 6 German Silenko OF 7 Nikita Vavilin N8 8 Victor Gresev (c) SH 9 Konstantin Uzunov FH 10 Ramil Gaisin LW 11 Vasily Artemyev IC 12 Kirill Golosnitsky OC 13 German Davydov RW 14 Andrei Karzanov FB 15 Alexandr Budychenko Replacements:HK 16 Shamil Magomedov PR 17 Evgeny Mishechkin PR 18 Stepan Seryakov LK 19 Alexander Ilin FL 20 Anton Sychev SH 21 Denis Barabantsev FH 22 Yuri Kushnarev FB 23 Khetag Dzobelov Coach:Lyn Jones LP 1 Beka Gigashvili HK 2 Giorgi Chkoidze TP 3 Giorgi Melikidze LL 4 Lasha Jaiani RL 5 Davit Gigauri BF 6 Mikheil Gachechiladze OF 7 Giorgi Tkhilaishvili N8 8 Tornike Jalaghonia SH 9 Gela Aprasidze FH 10 Tedo Abzhandadze LW 11 Alexander Todua IC 12 Merab Sharikadze (c) OC 13 Giorgi Kveseladze RW 14 Aka Tabutsadze FB 15 Davit Niniashvili Replacements:HK 16 Jaba Bregvadze PR 17 Guram Gogichashvili PR 18 Giorgi Kharaishvili LK 19 Nodar Tcheishvili FL 20 Irakli Tskhadadze SH 21 Mikheil Alania FH 22 Giorgi Babunashvili FB 23 Soso Matiashvili Coach:Levan Maisahvili Touch judges: Manuel Bottino (Italy) Matteo Franco (Italy) Television match official: Matteo Liperini (Italy)
LP 1 Alexandru Savin HK 2 Eugen Căpățână TP 3 Alexandru Țăruș LL 4 Marius Antonescu RL 5 Adrian Moțoc BF 6 Johannes van Heerden OF 7 Vlad Neculau N8 8 André Gorin (c) SH 9 Florin Surugiu FH 10 Daniel Plai LW 11 Nicolas Onuțu IC 12 Florin Vlaicu OC 13 Vlăduț Popa RW 14 Ionuț Dumitru FB 15 Ionel Melinte Replacements:HK 16 Ovidiu Cojocaru PR 17 Constantin Pristăviță PR 18 Alex Gordaș LK 19 Marius Iftimiciuc FL 20 Cristi Boboc SH 21 Gabriel Rupanu CE 22 Tudor Boldor WG 23 Paul Popoaia Coach:Andy Robinson LP 1 Fernando López (c) HK 2 Marco Pinto Ferrer TP 3 Jon Zabala LL 4 Lucas Guillaume RL 5 Manuel Mora BF 6 Gauthier Gibouin OF 7 Matthew Foulds N8 8 Fréderic Quercy SH 9 Guillaume Rouet FH 10 Manuel Ordas LW 11 Fabien Perrin IC 12 Bautista Güemes OC 13 Álvar Gimeno RW 14 Brad Linklater FB 15 Charly Malié Replacements:PR 16 Thierry Futeu HK 17 Vicento del Hoyo PR 18 Bittor Aboitiz LK 19 Josh Peters FL 20 Brice Ferrer SH 21 Tomás Munilla CE 22 Richard Stewart WG 23 Jordi Jorba Coach:Santiago Santos Touch judges: Papuna Chiqaberidze (Georgia) Giga Mshvenieradze (Georgia) Television match official: Sulkhan Chikhladze (Georgia)
Week 4
LP 1 Geoffrey Moïse HK 2 Mike Tadjer TP 3 Anthony Alves LL 4 José Madeira RL 5 Eric dos Santos BF 6 João Granate OF 7 Manuel Picão N8 8 Rafael Simões SH 9 Samuel Marques FH 10 Jerónimo Portela LW 11 Rodrigo Marta IC 12 Tomás Appleton (c) OC 13 José Lima RW 14 Raffaele Storti FB 15 Nuno Sousa Guedes Replacements:PR 16 Francisco Fernandes HK 17 Loïc Bournonville PR 18 Diogo Hasse Ferreira FL 19 Duarte Torgal N8 20 Francisco Sousa SH 21 Théo Entraygues FH 22 Jorge Abecasis CE 23 Dany Antunes Coach:Patrice Lagisquet LP 1 Fernando López (c) HK 2 Marco Pinto Ferrer TP 3 Jon Zabala LL 4 Victor Sánchez RL 5 Manuel Mora BF 6 Lucas Guillaume OF 7 Kalokalo Gavidi N8 8 Gautier Gibouin SH 9 Guillaume Rouet FH 10 Manuel Ordas LW 11 Fabien Perrin IC 12 Bautista Güemes OC 13 Álvar Gimeno RW 14 Brad Linklater FB 15 Charly Malié Replacements:PR 16 Thierry Futeu HK 17 Vicente del Hoyo PR 18 Bittor Aboitiz LK 19 Aníbal Bonan FL 20 Matthew Foulds SH 21 Tomás Munilla CE 22 Richard Stewart FB 23 Jordi Jorba Coach:Santiago Santos Touch judges: Cedric Marchat (France) Stéphane Crapoix (France) Television match official: Denis Grenouillet (France)
LP 1 Beka Gigashvili HK 2 Shalva Mamukashvili TP 3 Giorgi Melikidze LL 4 Lasha Jaiani RL 5 Davit Gigauri BF 6 Mikheil Gachechiladze OF 7 Beka Saghinadze N8 8 Tornike Jalaghonia SH 9 Gela Aprasidze FH 10 Tedo Abzhandadze LW 11 Alexander Todua IC 12 Merab Sharikadze (c) OC 13 Giorgi Kveseladze RW 14 Aka Tabutsadze FB 15 Lasha Khmaladze Replacements:HK 16 Giorgi Chkoidze PR 17 Nika Abuladze PR 18 Giorgi Kharaishvili LK 19 Nodar Tcheishvili FL 20 Giorgi Tkhilaishvili SH 21 Mikheil Alania FH 22 Giorgi Babunashvili FB 23 Soso Matiashvili Coach:Levan Maisahvili LP 1 Alexandru Savin HK 2 Ovidiu Cojocaru TP 3 Alexandru Țăruș LL 4 Marius Antonescu RL 5 Adrian Moțoc BF 6 Cristi Chirică OF 7 Cristi Boboc N8 8 André Gorin (c) SH 9 Florin Surugiu FH 10 Daniel Plai LW 11 Nicolas Onuțu IC 12 Tudor Boldor OC 13 Alexandru Bucur RW 14 Ionuț Dumitru FB 15 Ionel Melinte Replacements:HK 16 Eugen Căpățână PR 17 Constantin Pristăviță PR 18 Costel Burțilă LK 19 Marius Iftimiciuc FL 20 Johannes van Heerden SH 21 Gabriel Rupanu FB 22 Florin Vlaicu WG 23 Paul Popoaia Coach:Andy Robinson Touch judges: Francisco Serra (Portugal) José Moita (Portugal) Television match official: Pedro Mendes Silva (Portugal)
Week 5