The 2017–18 Rugby Europe Trophy is the second-level rugby union competition below the premier Championship. It is the second Trophy competition under its new format, that will see Czech Republic, Moldova, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal and Switzerland compete for the title, and a place in the Championship-Trophy promotion play-off.
| 2017–18 Rugby Europe Trophy | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 28 October 2017 – 14 April 2018 | ||
| Countries | |||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Champions |  Portugal (2nd title) | ||
| Grand Slam | Portugal (2) | ||
| Matches played | 15 | ||
| Attendance | 20,850 (1,390 per match) | ||
| Tries scored | 98 (6.53 per match) | ||
| Top point scorer(s) |  Liam McBride (57) | ||
| Top try scorer(s) | Sep Visser (8) | ||
| Official website | 2018 Rugby Europe International Championships | ||
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This year's competition sees Czech Republic joining the Trophy after winning the Trophy-Conference 1 promotion play-off against Malta. This year sees no relegated team from the Rugby Championship, after last year's winner Portugal lost the Championship-Trophy promotion play-off against Belgium.
Table edit
| Champions and advances to Promotion/relegation play-off |
| Relegated |
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Try BP |
Losing BP |
Grand Slam BP |
Table points | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | diff | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Portugal |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 76 | +92 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Netherlands |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 199 | 110 | +89 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 |  Czech Republic |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 93 | 120 | −27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 |  Switzerland |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 109 | 122 | −13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 |  Poland |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 106 | 147 | −41 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 |  Moldova |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 58 | 158 | −100 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Points were awarded to the teams as follows:[1] Win – 4 points Draw – 2 points Loss – 0 points Match bonus points: Scoring at least 3 more tries than the opponent – 1 point (or) Losing by 7 points or less – 1 point Overall bonus point: Completing a Grand Slam (winning all matches) – 1 point source: rugbyeurope.eu[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fixtures edit
| 28 October 2017 14:00 CEST (UTC+02) |
| Czech Republic | 19–14 | Poland (1 LBP) |
| Gamesheet |
| Marketa stadium, Prague Attendance: 1,500 Referee:  Vlad Iordachescu |
| 11 November 2017 13:00 EET (UTC+02) |
| Moldova | 7–59 | Netherlands (1 TBP) |
| Gamesheet |
| Complexul Sportiv Raional, Orhei Attendance: 400 Referee:  Claudio Blessano |
| 18 November 2017 15:00 CET (UTC+01) |
| (1 LBP) Switzerland | 27–30 | Netherlands |
| Gamesheet |
| Stade Municipal, Yverdon-les-Bains Attendance: 2,000 Referee:  Iñigo Atorrasagasti |
| 18 November 2017 15:00 WET (UTC+00) |
| (1 TBP) Portugal | 45–12 | Czech Republic |
| Gamesheet |
| Complexo Desportivo do Estádio Nacional, Oeiras Attendance: 1,000 Referee:  Christophe Ridley |
| 18 November 2017 17:30 CET (UTC+01) |
| Poland | 13–0 | Moldova |
| Gamesheet |
| Mosir Stadium, Gdańsk Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Paulo Duarte |
| 25 November 2017 13:00 EET (UTC+02) |
| (1 LBP) Moldova | 20–22 | Switzerland (1 TBP) |
| Gamesheet |
| Complexul Sportiv Raional, Orhei Attendance: 300 Referee:  Nigel Correll |
| 10 February 2018 15:00 WET (UTC+00) |
| (1 TBP) Portugal | 36–12 | Netherlands |
| Gamesheet |
| Complexo Desportivo do Estádio Nacional, Oeiras Attendance: 1,500 Referee:  Sébastien Minery |
| 24 February 2018 15:00 WET (UTC+00) |
| Portugal | 31–17 | Switzerland |
| Gamesheet |
| Complexo Municipal de Atletismo, Setúbal Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Vlad Iordachescu |
| 3 March 2018 15:00 CET (UTC+01) |
| (1 TBP) Netherlands | 71–30 | Poland |
| Gamesheet |
| NRCA Stadium, Amsterdam Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Ludovic Cayre |
| 10 March 2018 15:00 EET (UTC+02) |
| Moldova | 10–29 | Portugal |
| Gamesheet |
| Complexul Sportiv Raional, Orhei Referee:  Shota Tevzadze |
| 10 March 2018 14:00 CET (UTC+01) |
| Czech Republic | 17–13 | Switzerland (1 LBP) |
| Gamesheet |
| Marketa stadium, Prague Attendance: 800 Referee: Vlad Iordachescu |
| 17 March 2018 15:00 CET (UTC+01) |
| Switzerland | 30–24 | Poland (1 LBP) |
| Gamesheet |
| Stade des Cherpines, Plan-les-Ouates Attendance: 800 Referee: Andrea Piardi |
| 17 March 2018 15:00 CET (UTC+01) |
| (1 TBP) Netherlands | 27–10 | Czech Republic |
| Gamesheet |
| NRCA Stadium, Amsterdam Attendance: 2,500 Referee:  Maxime Burlet |
| 24 March 2018 18:00 CET (UTC+01) |
| Poland | 25–27 | Portugal |
| Gamesheet |
| Stadion Widzewa, Łódź Attendance: 600 Referee:  Dan Jones |
| 21 April 2018 14:00 CET (UTC+01) |
| (1 TBP) Czech Republic | 35–21 | Moldova |
| Gamesheet |
| Marketa stadium, Prague Attendance: 600 Referee:  Finlay Brown |
Relegation/Promotion play-off edit
Top scorers edit
Top points scorers edit
| Pos | Name | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liam McBride | Netherlands
|
57 |
| 2 | Louis Rodrigues | Portugal
|
55 |
| 3 | Sep Visser | Netherlands
|
40 |
Top try scorers edit
| Pos | Name | Team | Tries |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep Visser | Netherlands
|
8 |
| 2 | Josh Gascoigne | Netherlands
|
5 |
| 3 | Siem Noorman | Netherlands
|
4 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Rugby Europe Championship 2018 - Competition's Rules". Retrieved 2018-02-06.
- ^ "2018 Rugby Europe International Championships". rugbyeurope.eu. Archived from the original on 20 November 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2017.