The 2025–26 Rugby Europe International Championships is the European Championship for tier 2 and tier 3 rugby union nations.
Countries Pre-tournament World Rugby rankings in parentheses.
Championship Group A * (13) (26) (15) (28)
Group B (21) (35) (20) (22)
Trophy (41) (33) ↑ (60) (55) (30) (31)
Conference
Pool A (NR) (75) (63) ↓ (56) (100)
Pool D (84) (NR) (57) • (51)
Pool B (73) (82) (72) (NR) • (81)
Pool E (94) (NR) (NR)
Pool C (70) • (59) • (52) (85)
Legend:* Champion of 2024–25 season; ↑ Promoted from lower division during 2024–25 season; • Division Champion but not promoted during 2024–25 season; ‡ Last place inside own division but not relegated during 2024–25; ↓ Relegated from higher division during 2024–25 season
2026 Rugby Europe Championship
MatchesGroup StageRanking Finals Semi-Finals
Seventh Place Final
Fifth Place Final Grand Finals Semi-Finals
Bronze Final
Cup Final
2025–26 Rugby Europe Trophy
Matches
2025–26 Rugby Europe Conference Pool A Champions
Matches
Pool B Champions
Matches
Pool C Champions
Matches
Pool D Champions
Matches
Pool E Champions
Matches
Play-offs
Conference promotion to Trophy play-off
References