2020–21 Rugby Europe International Championships

2020–21 Rugby Europe International Championships
Date6 March 2021 – 18 December 2021
Countries6
Tournament statistics
ChampionsChampionship
 Georgia (13)
Antim Cup Georgia (14th title)
Matches played15
Attendance30,339 (2,023 per match)
Tries scored96 (6.4 per match)
Top point scorer(s)Portugal Samuel Marques (74 points)
Top try scorer(s)Portugal Raffaele Storti (7 tries)
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The 2020–21 Rugby Europe International Championships is the European Championship for tier 2 and tier 3 rugby union nations. The 2020–21 season is the fourth of its new format and structure, where all Levels play on a one-year cycle, replacing the old format of a two-year cycle, with the teams playing each other both home and away.

For all teams competing in the Championship, this year's edition of the Rugby Europe International Championships doubles as the first year of 2023 Rugby World Cup qualifiers for the European region, where the winner and runner-up teams of the two-year cycle, automatically qualifies to the tournament as Europe 1 and Europe 2. The third team qualifies to the Final qualification tournament.

Countries

Pre-tournament World Rugby rankings in parentheses.

Championship

Legend:
* Champion of 2019–20 season; ↑ Promoted from lower division during 2019–20 season;

2021 Rugby Europe Championship

Champions
Pos. Team Games Points Tries TBP LBP GS Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff For Against Diff
1  Georgia 5 5 0 0 153 73 +80 22 6 +16 3 0 1 24
2  Romania 5 3 0 2 136 104 +32 16 9 +7 1 1 0 14
3  Portugal 5 3 0 2 196 139 +57 25 20 +5 1 1 0 14
4  Russia 5 2 0 3 97 142 −45 11 18 −7 1 0 0 9
5  Spain 5 2 0 3 164 109 +55 21 14 +7 2 2 0 7*
6  Netherlands 5 0 0 5 73 252 −179 10 38 −28 0 0 0 0
Source - [1]
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[2]
* deducted points[3][4]
Matches
6 March 2021
15:00 MSK (UTC+03)
Russia 18–13 Romania (1 LBP)
Report
Fisht Stadium, Sochi
Attendance: 2,895
Referee: Shota Tevzadze (Georgia)
6 March 2021
15:00 WET (UTC+00)
Portugal 16–29 Georgia (1 TBP)
Report
Estádio Nacional, Lisbon
Attendance: 0
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi (Italy)
13 March 2021
13:00 WET (UTC+00)
(1 LBP) Portugal 27–28 Romania
Report
Estádio Nacional, Lisbon
Attendance: 30
Referee: Luc Ramos (France)
14 March 2021
12:45 CET (UTC+01)
(1 LBP) Spain 19–25 Georgia
Report
Estadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid
Attendance: 0
Referee: Pierre Brousset (France)
20 March 2021
13:00 KALT (UTC+02)
Russia 6–23 Georgia (1 TBP)
Report
Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad
Attendance: 9,500
Referee: Andrea Piardi (Italy)
20 March 2021
15:00 EET (UTC+02)
Romania 22–16 Spain (1 LBP)
Report
Stadionul Steaua II, Bucharest
Attendance: 50
Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)
27 March 2021
16:00 WET (UTC+00)
Portugal 43–28 Spain
Report
Estádio de Rugby Jamor, Lisbon
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ludovic Cayre (France)
28 March 2021
15:00 GET (UTC+04)
Georgia 28–17 Romania
Report
Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)
26 June 2021[5][6]
17:00 GET (UTC+04)
(1 TBP) Georgia 48–15 Netherlands
Report
Caucasus Arena, Telavi[7]
Attendance: 700
Referee: Alexandru Ionescu (Romania)
10 July 2021
15:00 CEST (UTC+02)
Netherlands 28–61 Portugal (1 TBP)
Report
NRCA Stadium, Amsterdam
Attendance: 1,600[8]
Referee: Aled Evans (Wales)
17 July 2021[9][6]
13:30 MSK (UTC+03)
Russia 26–49 Portugal
Report
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Ben Blain (Scotland)
6 November 2021[10]
15:00 CET (UTC+01)
Netherlands 8–35 Russia (1 TBP)
Report
NRCA Stadium, Amsterdam
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Keith Allen (Scotland)
13 November 2021[10]
17:30 EET (UTC+02)
(1 TBP) Romania 56–15 Netherlands
Report
Stadionul Naţional de Rugby Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest[11]
Attendance: 0
Referee: Peter Martin (Ireland)
14 November 2021[10]
12:45 CET (UTC+01)
(1 TBP) Spain 49–12 Russia
Report
Estadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid[12]
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Ben Breakspear (Wales)
18 December 2021[10]
14:00 CET (UTC+01)
Netherlands 7–52 Spain (1 TBP)
Report
NRCA Stadium, Amsterdam
Attendance: 0
Referee: Eoghan Cross (Ireland)


References

  1. ^ "Championship 2021".
  2. ^ "Rugby Europe International Championships 2018-2019 Manual" (PDF). Rugby Europe. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 January 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Independent Judicial Committee decision: Rugby World Cup 2023 European qualifying ｜ Rugby World Cup 2023".
  4. ^ "WR Independent Judicial Committee decision: RWC 2023 European qualifying".
  5. ^ "2021 Rugby Europe Championship Fixtures announced".
  6. ^ a b "New dates unveiled for Rugby Europe Championship".
  7. ^ "ზაფხულის სანაკრებო სეზონი თელავში გაიხსნება". 18 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  8. ^ "2020/21 Men - Women Rugby Europe International Championships Game Sheet" (PDF). rugbyeurope.eu. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  9. ^ "Сборная России сыграет с Португалией в Нижнем Новгороде".
  10. ^ a b c d "Championship 2021".
  11. ^ "Stejarii vor întâlni Uruguay, Țările de Jos și Tonga în meciurile din luna noiembrie, pe Stadionul Național de Rugby Arcul de Triumf". FRR (in Romanian). 5 October 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  12. ^ "Italia A, Fiyi y Rusia, rivales en un otoño de nivel para el XV del León en Madrid". FER (in Spanish). 4 October 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
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