# 2021–22 Rugby Europe International Championships

The 2021–22 Rugby Europe International Championships is the European Championship for tier 2 and tier 3 rugby union nations. The 2021–22 season is the fifth 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 second 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.
On February 28, 2022 Russia and Belarus were suspended from all international rugby and cross-border club rugby activities until further notice.

## Countries

Pre-tournament World Rugby rankings in parentheses.
Legend: * Champion of 2020–21 season; ↓ Relegated from higher division during 2019–20 season; X Disqualified

## 2022 Rugby Europe Championship

* Champions
* Disqualified
| Pos. | Team | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Tries | Tries | Tries | TBP | LBP | GS | Table points |
| Pos. | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | For | Against | Diff | TBP | LBP | GS | Table points |
| 1 | Georgia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 172 | 73 | +99 | 25 | 8 | +17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 2 | Romania | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 153 | 128 | +25 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| 3 | Spain | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 170 | 135 | +35 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12* |
| 4 | Portugal | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 139 | 98 | +41 | 19 | 11 | +8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| 5 | Netherlands | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 212 | -187 | 3 | 34 | -31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Russia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 62 | 75 | -13 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Source - 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 $^a$ Georgia, Portugal and Netherlands awarded 4 points for cancelled games against Russia * deducted points |
Matches :
5 February 2022 14:30 EET (UTC+2)Romania 34–25 RussiaReportStadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest Attendance: 0 Referee: Adam Leal (England)
5 February 2022 16:00 CET (UTC+1)(1 TBP) Spain 43–0 NetherlandsReportEstadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi (Italy)
6 February 2022 15:00 GET (UTC+4)Georgia 25–25 PortugalReportMikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Romain Poite (France)
12 February 2022 13:00 MSK (UTC+3)(1 LBP) Russia 37–41 SpainReportSlava Metreveli Central Stadium, Sochi Attendance: 0 Referee: Andrea Piardi (Italy)
12 February 2022 13:15 CET (UTC+1)Netherlands 10–72 Georgia (1 TBP)ReportNRCA Stadium, Amsterdam Attendance: 900 Referee: Ludovic Cayre (France)
12 February 2022 17:30 EET (UTC+2)Romania 37–27 PortugalReportStadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest Attendance: 2,700 Referee: Frank Murphy (Ireland)
26 February 2022 14:00 GMT (UTC±0)(1 TBP) Portugal 59–3 NetherlandsReportCampo de Rugby Complexo Desportivo, Caldas da Rainha Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Federico Vedovelli (Italy)
27 February 2022 12:45 CET (UTC+1)Spain 38–21 RomaniaReportEstadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
n/a n/aGeorgia Cancelled Russian/a Attendance: n/a Referee: n/a
n/a n/aRussia Cancelled Netherlandsn/a Attendance: n/a Referee: n/a
12 March 2022 17:30 EET (UTC+2)(1 LBP) Romania 23–26 GeorgiaReportStadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Ben Breakspear (Wales)
13 March 2022 12:45 CET (UTC+1)Spain 33–28 Portugal (1 LBP)ReportEstadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Tual Trainini (France)
19 March 2022 13:00 CET (UTC+1)Netherlands 12–38 Romania (1 TBP)ReportNRCA Stadium, Amsterdam Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Ben Blain (Scotland)
n/a n/aPortugal Cancelled Russian/a Attendance: n/a Referee: n/a
20 March 2022 18:00 GET (UTC+4)(1 TBP) Georgia 49–15 SpainReportBoris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)
↑ Georgia awarded 4 points
↑ Netherlands awarded 4 points
↑ Portugal awarded 4 points :

## 2021–22 Rugby Europe Trophy

* Champions and promoted to Championship
* Promoted to Championship
| Place | Nation | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Tries | Tries | Tries | TBP | LBP | Table points |
| Place | Nation | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | For | Against | Diff | TBP | LBP | Table points |
| 1 | Belgium | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 149 | 76 | +73 | 21 | 5 | +16 | 4 | 1 | 21 |
| 2 | Poland | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 139 | 116 | +23 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| 3 | Germany | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 150 | 95 | +55 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 3 | 2 | 17 |
| 4 | Switzerland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 120 | 117 | +3 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 5 | Ukraine | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 63 | 148 | −85 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Lithuania | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 108 | 177 | −69 | 12 | 26 | −14 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Source - 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 |
Matches :
9 October 2021 12:50 EEST (UTC +3)(1 LBP) Ukraine 24–27 PolandReportYunist Stadion, Lviv Attendance: 2,000 Referee: John Catteau (Belgium)
23 October 2021 13:50 EEST (UTC+03)(1 LBP) Lithuania 37–39 UkraineReportŠiauliai Rugby Academy Stadium, Šiauliai Attendance: 500 Referee: Ethan Glass (Switzerland)
30 October 2021 13:50 EEST (UTC+03)Lithuania 16–46 Germany (1 TBP)ReportŠiauliai Rugby Academy Stadium, Šiauliai Attendance: 450 Referee: Gert Visser (Netherlands)
13 November 2021 14:55 CET (UTC+01)Poland 21–16 Germany (1 LBP)ReportNarodowy Stadion Rugby, Gdynia Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Saba Abulashvili (Georgia)
13 November 2021 15:20 CET (UTC+01)Switzerland 20–28 LithuaniaReportCentre Sportif de Colovray, Nyon Attendance: 1,140 Referee: Dan O'Connell (Germany)
20 November 2021 14:20 CET (UTC+01)Poland 37–25  SwitzerlandReportStadion Polonii, Warsaw Attendance: N/A Referee: Eki Fanlo (Spain)
12 February 2022 15:00 CET (UTC+01)(1 TBP) Belgium 28–0 Ukrainen/an/a Attendance: n/a Referee: n/a
19 February 2022 14:50 CET (UTC+01)(1 LBP) Germany 26–33 Belgium (1 TBP)ReportFritz Grunebaum Sportpark, Heidelberg Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Shota Tevzadze (Georgia)
12 March 2022 15:20 CET (UTC+01)Switzerland 22–18 Belgium (1 LBP)ReportStade des Cherpines, Geneva Attendance: 1,376 Referee: Alexandru Ionescu (Romania)
19 March 2022 13:45 CET (UTC+01)(1 TBP) Germany 34–25  SwitzerlandReportSportzentrum Martinsee, Heusenstamm Attendance: 800 Referee: Gert Visser (Ireland)
19 March 2022 14:50 CET (UTC+01)(1 TBP) Belgium 41–11 PolandReportSportscentrum Nelson Mandela, Brussels Attendance: 1,850 Referee: Andrew Cole (Netherlands)
26 March 2022 13:50 EST (UTC+03)Lithuania 17–29 Belgium (1 TBP)ReportŠiauliai Rugby Academy Stadium, Šiauliai Attendance: 300 Referee: Inigo Atorrasagasti (Spain)
9 April 2022 14:35 CEST (UTC+02)(1 TBP) Poland 43–10 LithuaniaReportNarodowy Stadion Rugby, Gdynia Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Eugeniu Procopi, (Romania)
16 April 2022 15:00 CEST (UTC +2)Germany 28–0 Ukrainen/an/a Attendance: n/a Referee: n/a :

## 2021–22 Rugby Europe Conference
### Conference 1
#### Conference 1 North

* Champions and promoted to 2022–23 Rugby Europe Trophy
| Place | Nation | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | TBP | LBP | Table points |
| Place | Nation | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | TBP | LBP | Table points |
| 1 | Sweden | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 73 | +81 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 142 | 70 | +72 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| 3 | Latvia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 67 | 109 | -42 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Luxembourg | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 128 | -72 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Hungary | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 61 | 90 | -29 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Source - 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 |
Matches :
23 October 2021 14:00 CEST (UTC +2)(1 TBP) Sweden 51–5 LuxembourgReportBollspelaren, Norrköping Attendance: 305 Referee: Artur Kisle (Latvia)
6 November 2021 13:00 CET (UTC+01)(1 TBP) Czech Republic 31–13 HungaryReportStadion ragby Císařka, Prague Attendance: 550 Referee: Eugeniu Procopi (Moldova)
27 November 2021 18:00 CET (UTC+01)Luxembourg 12–39 Czech Republic (1TBP)ReportStade de Luxembourg, Gasperich Attendance: 0 Referee: Vaidotas Girdvainis (Lithuania)
12 March 2022 18:00 CET (UTC+01)Luxembourg 30–23 Hungary (1 LBP)ReportStade de Luxembourg, Gasperich Attendance: 1,300 Referee: Francisca Serra (Portugal)
2 April 2022 14:00 EEST (UTC+03)(1 TBP) Latvia 25–9 LuxembourgReportBaldones stadions, Baldone Attendance: 400 Referee: Hrvoje Bartolic (Croatia)
23 April 2022 15:00 EEST (UTC+03)Latvia 25–46 Sweden (1 TBP)ReportBaldones stadions, Baldone Attendance: 200 Referee: Mike Hawkins (Denmark)
7 May 2022 14:00 CEST (UTC +2)(1 LBP) Hungary 25–29 SwedenReportRugby Center at Kincsem Park, Budapest Attendance: 800 Referee: Nicolas Vandecauter (Belgium)
7 May 2022 14:00 CEST (UTC +2)(1 TBP) Czech Republic 54–17 LatviaReportRugby Club Sparta Praha, Prague Attendance: 400 Referee: Lukas Kasinski (Poland)
14 May 2022 14:00 CEST (UTC +2)Sweden 28–18 Czech RepublicReportOlympiastadion, Stockholm Referee: Kilian O'Brien (Germany)
n/a n/aHungary n/a Latvian/aSportközpont, Százhalombatta Referee: n/a :

#### Conference 1 South

* Champions and promoted to 2022–23 Rugby Europe Trophy
| Place | Nation | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | TBP | LBP | Table points |
| Place | Nation | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | TBP | LBP | Table points |
| 1 | Croatia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 33 | +78 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
| 2 | Malta | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 40 | +29 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 3 | Israel | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 62 | 54 | +8 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 4 | Cyprus | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 58 | 70 | -12 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Slovenia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 116 | -103 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Source - 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 |
Matches :
30 October 2021 14:00 CEST (UTC+02)Slovenia 10–24 MaltaReportOval Ljubljana, Ljubljana Attendance: 0 Referee: Norbert Matrai (Hungary)
6 November 2021 14:00 CET (UTC+01)(1 TBP) Croatia 48–3 SloveniaReportStari plac, Split Attendance: 100 Referee: Benjamin Loader (Austria)
13 November 2021 15:00 EET (UTC+02)Cyprus 8–29 Croatia (1 TBP)ReportStelios Kyriakides Stadium, Paphos Attendance: 0 Referee: Florin Bonea (Romania)
13 November 2021 13:00 CET (UTC+01)Malta 15–13 Israel (1 LBP)ReportTony Bezzina stadium, Paola Attendance: 0 Referee: Pedro Mendes-Silva (Portugal)
26 March 2022 n/a(1 TBP) Cyprus 28–0 Slovenian/an/a Attendance: n/a Referee: n/a
2 April 2022 14:00 CEST (UTC+02)Slovenia 0–16 IsraelReportOval Ljubljana, Ljubljana Attendance: 225 Referee: Rutger Van Faasen (Netherlands)
2 April 2022 14:15 CEST (UTC+02)Croatia 7–3 Malta (1 LBP)ReportStadion NŠC Stjepan Spajić, Zagreb Attendance: 350 Referee: Ethan Glass (Switzerland)
9 April 2022 15:00 IDT (UTC+03)Israel 19–27 CroatiaReportYizre'el Rugby Club, Yizre'el Attendance: 300 Referee: Eki Fanlo (Spain)
16 April 2022 14:00 CEST (UTC+02)Malta 27–10 CyprusReportTony Bezzina stadium, Paola Attendance: 931 Referee: Benjamin Loader (Austria)
30 April 2022 14:00 IST (UTC+02)Israel 14–12 Cyprus (1 LBP)ReportPetah Tikva Municipal Stadium, Petah Tikva Attendance: 0 Referee: Jeremy Coomans (Belgium) :

### Conference 2
#### Conference 2 North

* Champions and promoted
| Place | Nation | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | TBP | LBP | Table points |
| Place | Nation | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | TBP | LBP | Table points |
| 1 | Moldova | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 19 | +64 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Denmark | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 95 | 46 | +49 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | Finland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 60 | -17 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Norway | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 104 | -101 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Source - 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 |
Matches :
9 October 2021 14:00 CEST (UTC+02)Denmark 29–19 FinlandReportOdense Athletics Stadium, Odense Attendance: 500 Referee: Jonathan Teppler (Germany)
23 October 2021 15:00 CEST (UTC+02)Norway 0–47 Denmark (1 TBP)ReportBislett Stadium, Oslo Attendance: 550 Referee: Liam Wright (Netherlands)
16 April 2022 n/a(1 TBP) Moldova 28–0 Norwayn/an/a Attendance: n/a Referee: n/a
7 May 2022 14:00 CEST (UTC+02)Norway 3–24 Finland (1 TBP)ReportKanalbanen stadion, Horten Attendance: 100 Referee: David Horner (Denmark)
7 May 2022 15:00 CEST (UTC+02)Denmark 19–27 MoldovaReportOdense Athletics Stadium, Odense Attendance: 400 Referee: Artur Kisle (Latvia)
n/a n/aFinland 0–28 Moldovan/aMyllypuro Stadium, Helsinki Attendance: n/a Referee: n/a :

#### Conference 2 South

* Champions and promoted
| Place | Nation | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | TBP | LBP | Table points |
| Place | Nation | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | TBP | LBP | Table points |
| 1 | Bulgaria | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 61 | +73 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
| 2 | Serbia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 110 | 74 | +36 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| 3 | Andorra | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 69 | 72 | +3 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 81 | 124 | -43 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | Turkey | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 55 | 132 | -77 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Source - 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 |
Matches :
2 October 2021 13:55 CEST (UTC+2)Bosnia and Herzegovina 24–49 Bulgaria (1 TBP)ReportKamberovića Polje, Zenica Attendance: 300 Referee: Francisco Serra, (Portugal)
9 October 2021 10:50 TRT (UTC+03)Turkey 12–22 AndorraReportBurdur MAKÜ Spor Toto Stadyumu, Burdur Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Ivan Zelic (Croatia)
16 October 2021 15:00 CEST (UTC+02)Bulgaria 14–11 Serbia (1 LBP)ReportNational Sports Academy Stadium, Sofia Attendance: 0 Referee: Valeriu Chipercean (Romania)
23 October 2021 14:00 CEST (UTC+02)(1 TBP) Serbia 37–14 TurkeyReportBorac Starčevo, Starčevo Attendance: 0 Referee: Valeriy Maksiuk (Ukraine)
30 October 2021 16:00 CEST (UTC+02)(1 LBP) Andorra 18–19 Bosnia and HerzegovinaReportEstadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella Attendance: 400 Referee: Adèle Robert (Belgium)
2 April 2022 14:00 CEST (UTC+02)(1 LBP) Andorra 13–17 BulgariaReportEstadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella Attendance: 250 Referee: Liam Wright (Netherlands)
16 April 2022 14:00 CEST (UTC+02)Serbia 24–18 Andorra (1 LBP)ReportBorac Starčevo, Starčevo Attendance: 400 Referee: Florin Bonea (Romania)
7 May 2022 15:00 CEST (UTC+2)Bosnia and Herzegovina 19–38 SerbiaReportKamberovića Polje, Zenica Attendance: 350 Referee: Inaki Munoz (Spain)
7 May 2022 15:00 CEST (UTC+02)(1 TBP) Bulgaria 54–13 TurkeyReportNational Sports Academy Stadium, Sofia Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Norbert Matrai (Hungary)
21 May 2022 12:00 TRT (UTC+03)Turkey 19–19 Bosnia and HerzegovinaReportEdirne 25 Kasım Stadium, Edirne Attendance: 300 Referee: Robert Diaconescu (Romania) :

## 2022 Rugby Europe Development

* Champions
| Place | Nation | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | TBP | LBP | Table points |
| Place | Nation | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | TBP | LBP | Table points |
| 1 | Slovakia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 0 | +65 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | Montenegro | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 65 | -37 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Estonia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | -28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Source - 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 |
Matches :
23 April 2022 15:00 CET (UTC+01)(1 TBP) Slovakia 65–0 Montenegron/aBratislava Cunovo, Bratislava Attendance: n/a Referee: Diogo Inacio (Portugal)
14 May 2022 14:00 CEST (UTC+02)(1 TBP) Montenegro 28–0 Estonian/aStadion Topolica, Bar Attendance: n/a Referee: George Mossford (Finland)
n/a n/aEstonia v Slovakian/a Referee: n/a :