2016–17 Rugby Europe International Championships

The 2016–17 Rugby Europe International Championships is the European Championship for tier 2 and tier 3 rugby union nations. The 2016–17 season is the first of its new format and structure, where all Levels play on a one-year cycle, replacing the old format of a two-year cycle, where the teams played each other both home and away.

2016–17 Rugby Europe International Championships
DateSeptember 2016 – May 2017
Countries35
Tournament statistics
ChampionsChampionship
 Romania (5)
Trophy
 Portugal (1)
Conference
 Czech Republic (2)
Development
 Slovakia (1)
Antim Cup Romania (6th title)
Matches played69
Attendance177,923 (2,579 per match)
Tries scored427 (6.19 per match)
Top point scorer(s)Championship
Bradley Linklater (51)
Trophy
David Weersma (52)
Conference
Ori Abutbul (60)
Development
Petar Nikolov (31)
Top try scorer(s)Championship
Giorgi Koshadze (4)
Giorgi Tkhilaishvili (4)
Trophy
Sep Visser (6)
Conference
James Kirk (7)
Development
Dusan Vucicevic (4)
Official websiteRugby Europe
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For all teams competing, except the Development league, this year's edition of the Rugby Europe International Championships doubles as the 2019 Rugby World Cup qualifiers for the European region, where the winner of the Championship, excluding Georgia, automatically qualifies to the tournament as Europe 1. All other teams remains in contention, playing in their respective leagues, but also playing in World Cup play-offs, for the right to play in the Europe/Oceania play-off against Oceania 3.

Countries

Pre-tournament World Rugby rankings (from November 28 for Championship, from August 29 for all other levels) in parentheses[1]

Notes

^a Due to financial instability, Turkey has cancelled all matches for the 2016–17 season and is no longer part of World Cup Qualifying.[9][10]

2017 Rugby Europe Championship
Main article: 2017 Rugby Europe Championship
Champions
Advances Promotion/
Relegation play-off
Place Nation Games Points Try
BP		 Losing
BP		 Grand Slam
BP		 Table
points
played won drawn lost for against diff
1 Romania540112278+4421019
2 Georgia540113644+9221019
3 Spain53029154+3710013
4 Russia5203107117−101009
5 Germany5203121201−800008
6 Belgium500570153−830202
Points were awarded to the teams as follows:[11]
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 point
Completing a Grand Slam – 1 point (will not be counted towards World Cup Qualification)
As the tournament for 2017 had been completed and issues of relegation had been decided in that year, the points deduction should not be applied to the 2017 Rugby Europe tournament (para 51). [12][13][14]

2016–17 Rugby Europe Trophy
Main article: 2016–17 Rugby Europe Trophy
Champions and
advances to Promotion/
Relegation play-off
Relegated
Place Nation Games Points Try
BP		 Losing
BP		 Grand Slam
BP		 Table
points
played won drawn lost for against diff
1 Portugal550017937+14240125
2 Netherlands530215994+6521015
3  Switzerland5302140122+1810013
4 Poland53027373000012
5 Moldova5104100162−621106
6 Ukraine500552215−1630000
Points were awarded to the teams as follows:[11]
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 point
Completing a Grand Slam – 1 point (will not be counted towards World Cup Qualification)

2016–17 Rugby Europe Conference

Conference 1
Main article: 2016–17 Rugby Europe Conference § Conference 1

Conference 1 North
Champions and advances to
Promotion play-off
Relegated
Place Nation Games Points Try
BP		 Losing
BP		 Grand Slam
BP		 Table
points
played won drawn lost for against diff
1 Czech Republic440015826+13230120
2 Lithuania43019345+4820014
3 Latvia42025698−420109
4 Sweden410354124−701106
5 Luxembourg400439107−680101
Points were awarded to the teams as follows:[11]
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 point
Completing a Grand Slam – 1 point (will not be counted towards World Cup Qualification)

Conference 1 South
Champions and advances to
Promotion play-off
Relegated
Place Nation Games Points Try
BP		 Losing
BP		 Grand Slam
BP		 Table
points
played won drawn lost for against diff
1 Malta431014749+9830017
2 Israel4301135100+3520014
3 Croatia421110679+2711012
4 Andorra410362181−1190004
5 Cyprus400472113−410202
Points were awarded to the teams as follows:[11]
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 point
Completing a Grand Slam – 1 point (will not be counted towards World Cup Qualification)

Conference 2
Main article: 2016–17 Rugby Europe Conference § Conference 2

Conference 2 North
Champions and Promoted
Place Nation Games Points Try
BP		 Losing
BP		 Grand Slam
BP		 Table
points
played won drawn lost for against diff
1 Hungary440015730+12730120
2 Denmark430116142+11930015
3 Norway420298109−111009
4 Finland410392144−521005
5 Estonia400439222−1830000
Points were awarded to the teams as follows:[11]
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 point
Completing a Grand Slam – 1 point (will not be counted towards World Cup Qualification)

Conference 2 South
Champions and Promoted
Relegated
Place Nation Games Points Try
BP		 Losing
BP		 Grand Slam
BP		 Table
points
played won drawn lost for against diff
1 Bosnia and Herzegovina43019054+3601013
2 Austria43017951+2800012
3 Slovenia420211448+6611010
4 Serbia420277107−301009
5 Turkey40040100−1000000
Points were awarded to the teams as follows:[11]
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 point
Completing a Grand Slam – 1 point (will not be counted towards World Cup Qualification)

2017 Rugby Europe Development
Champions and Promoted
Place Nation Games Points Try
BP		 Losing
BP		 Grand Slam
BP		 Table
points
played won drawn lost for against diff
1 Slovakia21015242+100105
2 Montenegro21016251+111005
3 Bulgaria21014162+20004
Points were awarded to the teams as follows:[11]
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 point
Completing a Grand Slam – 1 point (will not be counted towards World Cup Qualification)

Play-offs

Championship-Trophy Promotion play-off
20 May 2017
16:00 CEST (UTC+02)
Belgium  29–18  Portugal

Conference 1 promotion to Trophy play-off
20th May 2017
15:00 CEST (UTC+02)
Czech Republic  48–14  Malta
Stadion Markéta, Prague
Referee: Thomas Charabas

See also

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