2024–25 Rugby Europe International Championships

2024–25 Rugby Europe International Championships
2024–25 Rugby Europe International Championships
Date	21 September 2023 – 24-25 May 2024
Countries	35
Tournament statistics
Champions	Championship; ; Trophy; ; Conference; ; ; ; ;
Matches played	10
Attendance	3,250 (325 per match)
Tries scored	99 (9.9 per match)
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The 2024–25 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

Georgia * (12)
Netherlands (27)
Spain (18)
Switzerland ↑ (26)

Trophy

Croatia (38)
Czech Republic (34)
Lithuania (50)
Luxembourg ↑ (53)
Poland ↓ (35)
Sweden (32)

Group B

Belgium (30)
Germany (31)
Portugal (15)
Romania (20)

Conference
Pool A

Denmark (77)
Estonia (NR)
Finland (75)
Latvia * (57)
Norway (106)

Pool C

Bulgaria (63)
Moldova * (60)
Serbia (82)
Turkey (88)

Pool E

Bosnia and Herzegovina (102)
Kosovo ↑ (NR)
Montenegro ↑ (NR)
Slovenia (83)

Pool B

Austria (79)
Hungary (70)
Slovakia (NR)
Ukraine ↓ (55)

Pool D

Andorra (87)
Cyprus (NR)
Israel (64)
Malta * (45)

Legend:
* Champion of 2023–24 season; ↑ Promoted from lower division during 2023–24 season; • Division Champion but not promoted during 2023–24 season; ‡ Last place inside own division but not relegated during 2023–24; ↓ Relegated from higher division during 2023–24 season

2025 Rugby Europe Championship

Pool A

Advances to the Grand Finals Semi-Finals
Advances to the Ranking Finals Semi-Finals

Pos.	Team	Games				Points			Tries			TBP	LBP	Table points
Pos.	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Diff	For	Against	Diff	TBP	LBP	Table points
1	Georgia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Netherlands	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Spain	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Switzerland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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^[2]

Pool B

Advances to the Grand Finals Semi-Finals
Advances to the Ranking Finals Semi-Finals

Pos.	Team	Games				Points			Tries			TBP	LBP	Table points
Pos.	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Diff	For	Against	Diff	TBP	LBP	Table points
1	Belgium	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Germany	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Portugal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Romania	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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

Matches

Group Stage

1–2 February 2025
TBA

Georgia	v	Switzerland

TBA
Referee: TBA

1–2 February 2025
TBA

Spain	v	Netherlands

TBA
Referee: TBA

1–2 February 2025
TBA

Portugal	v	Belgium

TBA
Referee: TBA

1–2 February 2025
TBA

Romania	v	Germany

TBA
Referee: TBA

8–9 February 2025
TBA

Georgia	v	Netherlands

TBA
Referee: TBA

8–9 February 2025
TBA

Switzerland	v	Spain

TBA
Referee: TBA

8–9 February 2025
TBA

Portugal	v	Germany

TBA
Referee: TBA

8–9 February 2025
TBA

Belgium	v	Romania

TBA
Referee: TBA

15–16 February 2025
TBA

Spain	v	Georgia

TBA
Referee: TBA

15–16 February 2025
TBA

Netherlands	v	Switzerland

TBA
Referee: TBA

15–16 February 2025
TBA

Romania	v	Portugal

TBA
Referee: TBA

15–16 February 2025
TBA

Germany	v	Belgium

TBA
Referee: TBA

Semi-Finals

1–2 March 2025
TBA

TBA	v	TBA

TBA
Referee: TBA

1–2 March 2025
TBA

TBA	v	TBA

TBA
Referee: TBA

1–2 March 2025
TBA

TBA	v	TBA

TBA
Referee: TBA

1–2 March 2025
TBA

TBA	v	TBA

TBA
Referee: TBA

Ranking Finals

Seventh Place Final

16 March 2025
TBA

TBA	v	TBA

TBA
Referee: TBA

Fifth Place Final

16 March 2025
TBA

TBA	v	TBA

TBA
Referee: TBA

Grand Finals

Bronze Final

16 March 2025
TBA

TBA	v	TBA

TBA
Referee: TBA

Cup Final

16 March 2025
TBA

TBA	v	TBA

TBA
Referee: TBA

2024–25 Rugby Europe Trophy

Champions
Relegated to Conference

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Tries			TBP	LBP	Table points
Place	Nation	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Diff	For	Against	Diff	TBP	LBP	Table points
1	Croatia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Czech Republic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Lithuania	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Luxembourg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Poland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Sweden	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Source - ^[3] 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^[4]

Matches

26 October 2024
14:00 EEST (UTC+2)

Lithuania	v	Luxembourg

Siauliai Rugby Academy Stadium, Šiauliai
Referee: TBA

26 October 2024
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Sweden	v	Czech Republic

Trelleborg Rugby Arena, Trelleborg
Referee: Trelleborg Rugby Arena, Trelleborg

2 November 2024
14:00 EEST (UTC+2)

Lithuania	v	Sweden

Siauliai Rugby Academy Stadium, Šiauliai
Referee: TBA

9 November 2024
14:00 CET (UTC +1)

Czech Republic	v	Croatia

Markéta Stadium, Prague
Referee: TBA

16 November 2024
TBA

Poland	v	Lithuania

TBA
Referee: TBA

16 November 2024
TBA

Croatia	v	Sweden

TBA
Referee: TBA

23 November 2024
TBA

Croatia	v	Lithuania

TBA
Referee: TBA

23 November 2024
TBA

Czech Republic	v	Poland

Markéta Stadium, Prague
Referee: TBA

30 November 2024
18:00 CET (UTC+1)

Luxembourg	v	Croatia

Stade de Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Referee: TBA

22 February 2025
TBA

Poland	v	Croatia

TBA
Referee: TBA

8 March 2025
TBA

Czech Republic	v	Luxembourg

Markéta Stadium, Prague
Referee: TBA

29 March 2025
TBA

Lithuania	v	Czech Republic

TBA
Referee: TBA

29 March 2025
18:00 CET (UTC+1)

Luxembourg	v	Sweden

Stade de Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Referee: TBA

5 April 2025
18:00 CEST (UTC+1)

Luxembourg	v	Poland

Stade de Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Referee: TBA

12 April 2025
TBA

Sweden	v	Poland

Trelleborg Rugby Arena
Referee: TBA

2024–25 Rugby Europe Conference

Pool A

Champions and possibly advances to Promotion play-off

Place	Nation	Games				Points			TBP	LBP	Table points
Place	Nation	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Diff	TBP	LBP	Table points
1	Denmark	2	2	0	0	147	0	+147	2	0	10
2	Latvia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Norway	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Finland	1	0	0	1	0	42	-42	0	0	0
5	Estonia	1	0	0	1	0	105	-105	0	0	0
Source - ^[5] 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^[6]

Matches

5 October 2024
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)

(1 TBP) Denmark	42–0	Finland
	Report

Erritsø Rugby Club, Fredericia
Attendance: 600
Referee: Joshua Jahn (Germany)

12 October 2024
14:00 EEST (UTC+3)

Estonia	0–105	Denmark (1 TBP)
	Report

Estonian National Cricket and Rugby field, Tallinn
Attendance: 150
Referee: : Romain Rouzairol (Norway)

19 October 2024
15:00 EEST (UTC+3)

Finland	v	Norway

Hakunila Sports Park, Vantaa
Referee: Vlad Ilnitskyi (Ukraine)

26 October 2024
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Norway	v	Latvia

Krohnsminde, Bergen
Referee: TBA

2 November 2024
14:00 EEST (UTC+2)

Latvia	v	Estonia

Baldones stations, Baldone
Referee: TBA

19 April 2025
TBA

Denmark	v	Latvia

TBA
Referee: TBA

26 April 2025
TBA

Estonia	v	Norway

TBA
Referee: TBA

26 April 2025
TBA

Latvia	v	Finland

TBA
Referee: TBA

10 May 2025
TBA

Estonia	v	Finland

TBA
Referee: TBA

10 May 2025
TBA

Norway	v	Denmark

TBA
Referee: TBA

Pool B

Champions and possibly advances to Promotion play-off

Place	Nation	Games				Points			TBP	LBP	Table points
Place	Nation	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Diff	TBP	LBP	Table points
1	Austria	1	1	0	0	39	12	+27	1	0	5
2	Slovakia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Ukraine	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Hungary	1	0	0	1	12	39	-27	0	0	0
Source - ^[7] 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^[6]

Matches

21 September 2024
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Hungary	12–39	Austria (1 TBP)
	Report

Atlétika Centrum, Kecskemét
Attendance: 200
Referee: Andrei Ballok (Romania)

26 October 2024
TBA

Slovakia	v	Hungary

TBA
Referee: TBA

9 November 2024
TBA

Ukraine	v	Slovakia

TBA
Referee: TBA

12 April 2025
TBA

Hungary	v	Ukraine

TBA
Referee: TBA

26 April 2025
TBA

Ukraine	v	Austria

TBA
Referee: TBA

3 May 2025
TBA

Austria	v	Slovakia

TBA
Referee: TBA

Pool C

Champions and possibly advances to Promotion play-off

Place	Nation	Games				Points			TBP	LBP	Table points
Place	Nation	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Diff	TBP	LBP	Table points
1	Moldova	2	2	0	0	74	16	+58	2	0	10
2	Turkey	2	1	0	1	62	53	+9	1	0	5
3	Serbia	1	0	0	1	3	31	-28	0	0	0
4	Bulgaria	1	0	0	1	10	49	-39	0	0	0
Source - ^[8] 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^[6]

Matches

28 September 2024
12:00 EEST (UTC+3)

(1 TBP) Moldova	43–13	Turkey
	Report

Dinamo stadium, Chișinău
Attendance: 600
Referee: Emmanuel Jacques (Denmark)

5 October 2024
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Serbia	3–31	Moldova (1 TBP)
	Report

Stadium FK Zeleznik, Belgrade
Attendance: 100
Referee: Vaidotas Girdvainis (Lithuania)

5 October 2024
15:00 TRT

(1 TBP) Turkey	49–10	Bulgaria
	Report

Kızılcahamam İlçe Stadyumu , Ankara
Attendance: 300
Referee: Shota Tsagareishvili (Georgia)

12 April 2025
TBA

Turkey	v	Serbia

TBA
Referee: TBA

19 April 2025
TBA

Bulgaria	v	Moldova

TBA
Referee: TBA

10 May 2025
TBA

Serbia	v	Bulgaria

TBA
Referee: TBA

Pool D

Champions and possibly advances to Promotion play-off

Place	Nation	Games				Points			TBP	LBP	Table points
Place	Nation	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Diff	TBP	LBP	Table points
1	Malta	1	1	0	0	43	21	+22	1	0	5
2	Andorra	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Israel	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Cyprus	1	0	0	1	21	43	-22	0	0	0
Source - ^[9] 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^[6]

Matches

5 October 2024
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)

(1 TBP) Malta	43–21	Cyprus
	Report

Tony Bezzina Stadium, Paola
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Diogo Inacio (Portugal)

30 November 2024
TBA

Andorra	v	Malta

TBA
Referee: TBA

1 February 2025
TBA

Israel	v	Andorra

TBA
Referee: TBA

5 April 2025
TBA

Malta	v	Israel

TBA
Referee: TBA

5 April 2025
TBA

Cyprus	v	Andorra

TBA
Referee: TBA

26 April 2025
TBA

Israel	v	Cyprus

TBA
Referee: TBA

Pool E

Champions and possibly advances to Promotion play-of

Place	Nation	Games				Points			TBP	LBP	Table points
Place	Nation	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Diff	TBP	LBP	Table points
1	Slovenia	1	1	0	0	74	10	+64	1	0	5
2	Montenegro	2	1	0	1	75	40	+35	1	0	5
3	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1	1	0	0	30	20	+10	0	0	4
4	Kosovo	2	0	0	2	20	129	-109	0	0	0
Source - ^[10] 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^[6]

Matches

29 September 2024
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Kosovo	10–55	Montenegro (1 TBP)
	Report

Demush Mavraj Stadium, Istog
Attendance: 100
Referee: Vadims Galajevs (Latvia)

5 October 2024
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Bosnia and Herzegovina	30–20	Montenegro
	Report

Kamberovica Polje Stadium, Zenica
Attendance: 100
Referee: Ivan Zelic (Croatia)

12 October 2024
13:45 CEST (UTC+2)

(1 TBP) Slovenia	74–10	Kosovo
	Report

Oval Stadium, Ljubljana
Attendance: 100
Referee: Samuel Grando (Switzerland)

5 April 2025
TBA

Bosnia and Herzegovina	v	Kosovo

TBA
Referee: TBA

19 April 2025
TBA

Montenegro	v	Slovenia

TBA
Referee: TBA

26 April 2025
TBA

Slovenia	v	Bosnia and Herzegovina

TBA
Referee: TBA

Play-offs

Conference promotion to Trophy play-off

May 24-25 2025
TBA

TBA	v	TBA

TBA
Referee: TBA

References

^ ^a ^b "2025 Rugby Europe Championship Standings".
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