The 2026–27 Rugby Europe Trophy is the upcoming ninth season of the second premier rugby union competition for European national teams outside the Six Nations Championship; itself a part of the Rugby Europe International Championships. The confirmed teams that are competing include Czechia, Denmark, Germany, Lithuania, Malta and Sweden.
Tournament format
Schedule The six teams play each other once home or away in two windows: the first being during the World Rugby Autumn International window of 31st October - 14th November 2026; the latter being around Easter 2027.
Scoring Teams will receive 4 points for a win, 2 for a draw and 0 for a loss. A bonus point will be awarded for teams who score three more tries than their opponents, and a losing bonus point will be awarded to the losing team that have a score within 7 points of the winning side. Additional factors such as points difference and discipline will be used to split ties.
Broadcasting Games will be streamed on Rugby Europe TV via either YouTube or DailyMotion.
Participants NationStadiumHead coachCaptainHome Stadium / StadiaCapacityLocation(s)Markéta Stadium10,000Prague David CourteixJakub HavelErritsø RugbystadionN/AFredericia Andreas RobertsonMikkel AndresenRugby-Park KölnFritz-Grunebaum-Sportpark1,5005,000CologneHeidelberg Michael PoppmeierJustin Renc Rugby Stadium Gardino4,000Šiauliai Gediminas MarcišauskasTautvydas KrasauskasTony Bezzina Stadium3,038Paola Martin Barbara Joseph GreavesTrelleborg Rugby Arena2,000Trelleborg Alex LaybourneVacant
Table Champions and advances to Promotion/relegation play-offRelegated to Rugby Europe Conference
Fixtures
Relegation/promotion play-off
See also Rugby Europe International Championships Six Nations Championship
References
External links Rugby Europe - Official Site České Rugby (Czechia) Rugby Deutschland (Germany) Svenska Rugbyforbundet (Sweden) Malta Rugby Lietuvos Regbis (Lithuania) Rugby Danmark