# 2018–19 Rugby Europe Trophy

The 2018–19 Rugby Europe Trophy is the second-level rugby union competition below the premier Championship. It is the third Trophy competition under its new format, that will see Czech Republic, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, and Switzerland compete for the title, and a place in the Championship-Trophy promotion play-off.
This year's competition sees Lithuania joining the Trophy after winning the Trophy-Conference 1 promotion play-off against Malta. After the Championship-Trophy promotion play-off of the 2017-18 season, which was played on 3 November 2018 between Portugal and Romania after the eligibility case of the 2018 Rugby Europe Championship, Portugal remained on the Trophy level and lost the relegation play-off for the second year in a row.

## Table

* Champions and advances to Promotion/relegation play-off
* Relegated
| Place | Nation | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Try BP | Losing BP | Grand Slam BP | Table points |
| Place | Nation | played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | diff | Try BP | Losing BP | Grand Slam BP | Table points |
| 1 | Portugal | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 272 | 31 | +241 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 25 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 164 | 58 | +106 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 3 | Switzerland | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 108 | 138 | −20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 4 | Poland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 104 | 164 | -60 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 5 | Lithuania | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 63 | 175 | −112 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | Czech Republic | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 59 | 205 | −146 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Pre-Tournament rankings in parentheses. Points were awarded to the teams as follows: Win - 4 points | Draw - 2 points | Loss - 0 points Match bonus points: Scoring at least 3 more tries than the opponent - 1 point | Losing by 7 points or less - 1 point | Overall bonus point: Completing a Grand Slam (winning all matches) - 1 point |||||||||||| |

## Fixtures

* 29 September 2018 16:00 CEST (UTC+02)
| Czech Republic | 22-41 | Poland |
| Try: Dan Hošek 37', 41' Tomáš Forst 73' Con: Tomáš Forst 38' Jiří Pantůček 74' Pen: Jiří Pantůček 51' | Gamesheet | Try: Piotr Zeszutek 11', 30' Michał Jurczyński 24' Daniel Gdula 55' Stanisław Powała-Niedżwieck 78' Con: Mateusz Adamski 12', 25', 31' Wojciech Piotrowicz 56', 79' Pen: Mateusz Adamski 8' Wojciech Piotrowicz 54' |
* Stadion Mládeže, Zlín Attendance: 500 Referee: Stuart Gaffikin
| FB | 15 | Martin Kovář |
| RW | 14 | Tomáš Forst |
| OC | 13 | Jiří Pantůček |
| IC | 12 | Karel Berounský |
| LW | 11 | Daniel Stárka | 57' |
| FH | 10 | Albert Froněk | 71' |
| SH | 9 | Matyáš Hopp | 52' |
| N8 | 8 | Dan Hošek |
| OF | 7 | James Faktor |
| BF | 6 | Vojtěch Havel |
| RL | 5 | Jiří Frank | 65' |
| LL | 4 | Robert Trefný | 71' |
| TP | 3 | Martin Havlíček | 71' |
| HK | 2 | Matouš Hodek | 71' |
| LP | 1 | Anthony Kent | 71' |
| Replacements: ||
| | 16 | Adam Leitmančik | 71' |
| | 17 | Michal Průša | 71' |
| | 18 | Štěpán Pekař | 71' |
| | 19 | Jan Olbrich | 71' |
| | 20 | Radim Hutník | 65' |
| | 21 | Zbyněk Schütz | 52' |
| | 22 | Jakub Čížek | 71' |
| | 23 | František Ševčík | 57' |
| Coach: ||
| Phil Pretorius ||
| FB | 15 | Krystian Pogorzelski | | 41' |
| RW | 14 | Andrzej Charlat |
| OC | 13 | Michał Jurczyński |
| IC | 12 | Daniel Gdula |
| LW | 11 | Grzegorz Szczepański | 36' | 44' |
| FH | 10 | Mateusz Adamski | | 79' |
| SH | 9 | Mateusz Plichta |
| N8 | 8 | Piotr Zeszutek |
| OF | 7 | Lawrie Seydak |
| BF | 6 | Piotr Wiśniewski | | 66' |
| RL | 5 | Stanisław Powała-Niedżwieck |
| LL | 4 | Adam Piotrowski | | 77' |
| TP | 3 | Robizon Kelberashvili | | 44' |
| HK | 2 | Adrian Chróściel |
| LP | 1 | Kamil Bobryk | 35' | 77' |
| Replacements: ||
| | 16 | Michał Gadomski | 36' | 44' | 77' |
| | 17 | Radosław Bysewski | | 44' |
| | 18 | Wojciech Król | | 77' |
| | 19 | Marek Mirosz | | 66' |
| | 20 | Artur Fursenko |
| | 21 | Wojciech Piotrowicz | | 41' |
| | 22 | Maciej Grabowski | | 79' |
| | 23 | Sebastian Kostałkwoski |
| Coach: ||
| Duaine Lindsay ||
* Man of the Match:
* Touch judges:
* Oisin Quinn
* Daniel Carson
* Television Match Official
Notes:
* 13 October 2018 14:00 EEST (UTC+03)
| (1 TBP) Lithuania | 30–10 | Czech Republic |
| | Gamesheet | |
* Šiaulių savivaldybės stadionas, Šiauliai Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Pedro Mendes Silva
| FB | 15 | Dainius Tamoliūnas |
| RW | 14 | Domantas Bagužis |
| OC | 13 | Mantautas Vilimavičius |
| IC | 12 | Donatas Vilimavičius |
| LW | 11 | Matas Miežys |
| FH | 10 | Tautvydas Krasauskas |
| SH | 9 | Tomas Bagdonas |
| N8 | 8 | Žygimantas Radžius |
| OF | 7 | Justinas Urbonas |
| BF | 6 | Paulius Stingūnas |
| RL | 5 | Karolis Navickas | 29' |
| LL | 4 | Darius Vaitkevičius |
| TP | 3 | Modestas Bekeris |
| HK | 2 | Tomas Zibolis |
| LP | 1 | Tautvydas Mažylis |
| Replacements: ||
| | 16 | Donatas Trumpickas |
| | 17 | Sigitas Čiakas |
| | 18 | Vaidas Kizilaitis |
| | 19 | Airidas Savickas |
| | 20 | Deividas Vorašilka |
| | 21 | Aurimas Streckis |
| | 22 | Kęstutis Karbauskas |
| | 23 | Daivaras Jonaitis |
| Coach: ||
| Ntando Manyosha ||
| FB | 15 | Jakub Čížek |
| RW | 14 | Michal Neužil |
| OC | 13 | Jan Tieber |
| IC | 12 | Karel Berounský |
| LW | 11 | František Ševčík |
| FH | 10 | Albert Froněk |
| SH | 9 | Zbyněk Schütz |
| N8 | 8 | Dan Hošek |
| OF | 7 | Radim Hutník |
| BF | 6 | Vojtěch Havel |
| RL | 5 | Lukáš Chytil |
| LL | 4 | Robert Trefný |
| TP | 3 | Martin Havlíček |
| HK | 2 | Matouš Hodek |
| LP | 1 | Anthony Kent |
| Replacements: ||
| | 16 | Adam Leitmančik |
| | 17 | Michal Průša |
| | 18 | Štěpán Pekař |
| | 19 | Václav Monček |
| | 20 | Petr Máslo |
| | 21 | Matyáš Hopp |
| | 22 | Ali Samet |
| | 23 | Žemlička Jaroslav |
| Coach: ||
| Phil Pretorius ||
* Man of the Match:
* Touch judges:
* José Termudo
* Fernando Mendes
* Television Match Official
Notes:
* 3 November 2018 18:00 CET (UTC+01)
| (1 TBP) Poland | 33–0 | Lithuania |
| | Gamesheet | |
* Stadion Miejski, Łódź Attendance: 2,155 Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi
* 17 November 2018 15:00 CET (UTC+01)
| Switzerland | 17–5 | Czech Republic |
| | Gamesheet | |
* Stade Municipal, Yverdon-les-Bains Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Maxime Burlet
* 17 November 2018 18:00 CET (UTC+01)
| Poland | 0–49 | Netherlands (1 TBP) |
| | Gamesheet | |
* Arena Lublin, Lublin Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Keith Allen
* 24 November 2018 15:00 CET (UTC+01)
| Netherlands | 36–15 | Switzerland |
| | Gamesheet | |
* NRCA Stadium, Amsterdam Attendance: 1,400 Referee: Shota Tevzadze
* 16 February 2019 15:00 WET (UTC+00)
| (1 TBP) Portugal | 65–5 | Poland |
| Try: Jean Sousa 25' João Belo 35' Salvador Vassalo 54', 80+3' Manuel Marta 60' Rodrigo Marta 67', 73' António Cortes 75' Con: Jorge Abecassis 26', 68', 74', 76', 80+4' Pen: Jorge Abecassis 5', 10', 20', 24', 33' | WR Report Gamesheet | Try: Dawid Plitcha 63' |
* Complexo Municipal de Atletismo, Setúbal Referee: Manuel Bottino
| FB | 15 | Manuel Marta | | 69' |
| RW | 14 | Rodrigo Marta |
| OC | 13 | Rodrigo Freudenthal |
| IC | 12 | Tomás Appleton | | 58' |
| LW | 11 | António Cortes |
| FH | 10 | Jorge Abecassis |
| SH | 9 | João Belo | 54' | 65' | 71' |
| N8 | 8 | Vasco Baptista |
| OF | 7 | Salvador Vassalo |
| BF | 6 | João Granate |
| RL | 5 | Jean Sousa | 50' | 60' |
| LL | 4 | José D'alte | | 65' |
| TP | 3 | Diogo Hasse Ferriera |
| HK | 2 | Nuno Mascarenhas | | 51' |
| LP | 1 | João Corte-Real | 51' | 69' |
| Replacements: ||
| | 16 | Bruno Rocha | | 51' |
| | 17 | Duarte Diniz | | 51' |
| | 18 | José Andrade | 60' | 65' |
| | 19 | Sebastião Villax |
| | 20 | Martim Cardoso | 54' | 65' | 71' |
| | 21 | Vasco Ribeiro | | 58' |
| | 22 | António Marques | | 69' |
| | 23 | Francisco Bruno | | 69' |
| Coach: ||
| Martim Aguiar ||
| FB | 15 | Przemysław Rajewski | 37' | 71' |
| RW | 14 | Michał Jurczyński |
| OC | 13 | Daniel Gdula |
| IC | 12 | Kewin Bracik |
| LW | 11 | Grzegorz Szczepański |
| FH | 10 | Wojciech Piotrowicz |
| SH | 9 | Mateusz Plichta |
| N8 | 8 | Piotr Zeszutek | 50' |
| OF | 7 | Aleksander Nowicki |
| BF | 6 | Piotr Wiśniewski | | 49' |
| RL | 5 | Mateusz Bartoszek |
| LL | 4 | Ronan Seydak |
| TP | 3 | Radosław Bysewski | | 52' |
| HK | 2 | Grzegorz Buczek | | 61' |
| LP | 1 | Michał Gadomski | | 23' |
| Replacements: ||
| | 16 | Adrian Potrykus | | 49' |
| | 25 | Adrian Chróściel | | 23' | 49' |
| | 18 | Hugo Mazur |
| | 19 | Kostiantyn Bezverkhyi | | 61' |
| | 20 | Adrian Niemiee |
| | 21 | Dawid Plitcha | | 37' |
| | 22 | Artur Fursenko | | 71' |
| | 23 | Robizon Kelberashvili | | 52' |
| Coach: ||
| Duaine Lindsay ||
* Man of the Match:
* Touch judges:
* Gabriel Chirnoaga
* Filippo Bertelli
* Television Match Official
Notes:
* 9 March 2019 13:15 CET (UTC+01)
| Netherlands | 5–18 | Portugal |
| | Gamesheet | |
* NRCA Stadium, Amsterdam Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Maxime Burlet
* 16 March 2019 15:00 CET (UTC+01)
| Switzerland | 14–48 | Portugal (1 TBP) |
| | Gamesheet | |
* Centre sportif de Colovray, Nyon Attendance: 2,107 Referee: Inigo Atorrasagasti
* 16 March 2019 14:00 CET (UTC+01)
| Czech Republic | 22–24 | Netherlands |
| | Gamesheet | |
* Tarta Arena, Smíchov Attendance: 850 Referee: Paolo Duarte
* 23 March 2019 15:00 WET (UTC+00)
| Portugal (1 TBP) | 93–0 | Czech Republic |
| | Gamesheet | |
* Complexo Desportivo, Caldas da Rainha Attendance: n.a. Referee: Tual Trainini
* 23 March 2019 15:00 CET (UTC+01)
| Poland (1 LBP) | 25–28 | Switzerland |
| | Gamesheet | |
* Stadion Miejski, Łódź Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Vlad Iordăchescu
* 6 April 2019 14:00 EEST (UTC+03)
| Lithuania | 7–48 | Portugal (1 TBP) |
| | Gamesheet | |
* Sporto centras, Jurbarkas Attendance: 1,700 Referee: Jonathan Dufort
* 13 April 2019 15:00 CEST (UTC+02)
| Switzerland | 34–24 | Lithuania |
| | Gamesheet | |
* Stadion Breite, Schaffhausen Attendance: 1,309 Referee: Alad Evans
* 8 June 2019 17:00 EEST (UTC+03)
| Lithuania | 3–50 | Netherlands |
| | Gamesheet | |
* Panevėžio kūno kultūros ir sporto centras, Panevėžys Attendance: n/a Referee: Jonathan Erskine

## Relegation/Promotion play-off

* 15 June 2019 13:50 CET (UTC+01)
| Germany | 32-37 | Portugal |
| | Gamesheet | |
* Frankfurt Attendance: 800 Referee: Sean Gallagher

## Top scorers
### Top points scorers

| Pos | Name | Team | Pts |
| 1 | Jorge Abecassis | Portugal | 49 |
| 2 | Simon Perrod | Switzerland | 39 |
| 3 | Rodrigo Marta | Portugal | 34 |
| 4 | João Belo | Portugal | 25 |
| 4 | Rodrigo Marta | Portugal | 25 |
| 4 | Wojciech Piotrowicz | Poland | 25 |

### Top try scorers

| Pos | Name | Team | Tries |
| 1 | Rodrigo Marta | Portugal | 5 |
| 1 | João Belo | Portugal | 5 |
| 3 | Manuel Marta | Portugal | 4 |
| 3 | Lucas Heinrich | Switzerland | 4 |
| 5 | Domantas Bagužis | Lithuania | 3 |
| 5 | Caetano Branco | Portugal | 3 |
| 5 | António Vidinha | Portugal | 3 |
| 5 | Piotr Zeszutek | Poland | 3 |
| 5 | Josh Gascoigne | Netherlands | 3 |
| 5 | Amir Rademaker | Netherlands | 3 |
| 5 | Wolf van Dijk | Netherlands | 3 |