# 2023–24 Rugby Europe International Championships

The 2023–24 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.
Legend: * Champion of 2022–23 season; ↑ Promoted from lower division during 2021–22 season; • Division Champion but not promoted during 2021–22 season; ‡ Last place inside own division but not relegated during 2022–23; ↓ Relegated from higher division during 2022–23 season

## 2024 Rugby Europe Championship
### Pool A

* Advances to the Grand Finals Semi-Finals
* Advances to the Ranking Finals Semi-Finals
| Pos. | Team | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Tries | Tries | Tries | TBP | LBP | Table points |
| Pos. | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | For | Against | Diff | TBP | LBP | Table points |
| 1 | Georgia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 30 | +67 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Spain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 61 | -11 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 67 | 64 | +3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | Germany | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 94 | -59 | 4 | 13 | -9 | 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 |

### Pool B

* Advances to the Grand Finals Semi-Finals
* Advances to the Ranking Finals Semi-Finals
| Pos. | Team | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Tries | Tries | Tries | TBP | LBP | Table points |
| Pos. | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | For | Against | Diff | TBP | LBP | Table points |
| 1 | Portugal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 109 | 41 | +68 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 2 | Romania | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 77 | 75 | +2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | Belgium | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 49 | +10 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 4 | Poland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 105 | -80 | 3 | 15 | -12 | 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 |
Matches :
Group Stage :
3 February 2024 13:15 CET (UTC+1)(1 LBP) Netherlands 18–20 SpainReportNRCA Stadium, Amsterdam Attendance: 1,400 Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland)
3 February 2024 20:00 CET (UTC+1)Belgium 10–6 Portugal (1 LBP)ReportStade Charles Tondreau, Mons Attendance: 4,600 Referee: Saba Abulashvili (Georgia)
4 February 2024 15:00 CET (UTC+1)Germany 17–28 GeorgiaReportPaul Greifzu Stadium, Dessau-Roßlau Attendance: 5,400 Referee: Tom Spurrier (Wales)
4 February 2024 18:15 CET (UTC+1)Poland 8–20 RomaniaReportNarodowym stadion dla rugby, Gdynia Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Keane Davison (Ireland)
10 February 2024 14:00 GET (UTC+4)(1 TBP) Georgia 31–10 NetherlandsReportAvchala Stadium, Tbilisi Attendance: 2,963 Referee: Alexandru Ionescu (Romania)
10 February 2024 14:30 EET (UTC+2)(1 TBP) Romania 33–18 BelgiumReportArcul de Triumph, Bucharest Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Inigo Atorrasagasti (Spain)
10 February 2024 20:00 CET (UTC+1)(1 TBP) Portugal 54–7 PolandReportEstádio Nacional, Oeiras Attendance: 2,300 Referee: Ethan Glass (Switzerland)
11 February 2024 12:45 CET (UTC+1)(1 TBP) Spain 27–5 GermanyReportEstadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)
17 February 2024 16:00 GET (UTC+4)(1 TBP) Georgia 38–3 SpainReportAvchala Stadium, Tbilisi Referee: Sam Grove White (Scotland)
17 February 2024 14:00 EET (UTC+2)Romania 24–49 Portugal (1 TBP)ReportArcul de Triumph, Bucharest Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)
17 February 2024 18:00 CET (UTC+1)(1 TBP) Belgium 39–10 PolandReportStade du Pachy, Waterloo Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Ben Breakspear (Wales)
18 February 2024 13:30 CET (UTC+1)(1 TBP) Netherlands 39–13 GermanyreportNRCA Stadium, Amsterdam Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Michael Forrestal (Ireland) :
Ranking Finals :
Semi-Finals
2 March 2024 16:15 CET (UTC+1)Netherlands 54–7 PolandReportNRCA Stadium, Amsterdam Attendance: 1,700 Referee: Inigo Atorrasagasti (Spain)
2 March 2024 19:00 CET (UTC+1)Belgium 11–21 GermanyReportStade du Pachy, Waterloo Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Sam Grove White (Scotland
Seventh Place Final
17 March 2024 12:00 CET (UTC+1)Poland 8–34 BelgiumReportStade Jean-Bouin, Paris Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Shota Tevzadze (Georgia)
Fifth Place Final
17 March 2024 14:45 CET (UTC+1)Netherlands 45–0 GermanyReportStade Jean-Bouin, Paris Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal) :
Grand Finals :
Semi-Finals
2 March 2024 16:00 GET (UTC+4)Georgia 43–5 RomaniaReportMikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi Attendance: 10,300 Referee: Peter Martin (Ireland)
3 March 2024 15:00 WET (UTC+0)Portugal 33–30 SpainReportEstádio do Restelo, Lisbon Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Benoit Rousselet (France)
Bronze Final
17 March 2024 18:15 CET (UTC+1)Romania 33–40 SpainReportStade Jean-Bouin, Paris Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Adam Jones (Wales)
Cup Final
17 March 2024 21:00 CET (UTC+1)Georgia 36–10 PortugalReportStade Jean-Bouin, Paris Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Dual Trainini (France) :

## 2023–24 Rugby Europe Trophy

* Champions
* Relegated to Conference
| 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 | Switzerland (P) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 198 | 64 | +134 | 25 | 8 | +17 | 2 | 0 | 22 |
| 2 | Sweden | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 145 | 112 | +33 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
| 3 | Czech Republic | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 192 | 153 | +39 | 26 | 19 | +7 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| 4 | Croatia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 130 | 132 | -2 | 20 | 10 | +1 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 5 | Lithuania | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 103 | 143 | -40 | 12 | 20 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Ukraine | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 61 | 225 | -164 | 8 | 33 | -25 | 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 (P) - promoted to 2025 Rugby Europe Championship |||||||||||||| |
Matches :
28 October 2023 14:00 CEST (UTC+2)Sweden 48–37 Czech RepublicReportStockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm Attendance: 1,400 Referee: Eugeniu Procopi (Moldova)
4 November 2023 13:00 CET (UTC+1)(1 TBP) Czech Republic 48–22 CroatiaReportMarkéta Stadium, Prague Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Adrian Pawlik (Poland)
4 November 2023 14:00 CET (UTC +1)Ukraine 14–32 LithuaniaReportMakarska City Stadium, Makarska Attendance: 300 Referee: Ethan Glass (Switzerland)
4 November 2023 15:30 CET (UTC+1)Switzerland 23–12 SwedenReportStade Municipal, Yverdon-les-Bains Attendance: n/a Referee: Killian O'Brien (Germany)
11 November 2023 14:00 EET (UTC+2)Lithuania 17–31  SwitzerlandReportKlaipėda Central Stadium, Klaipėda Attendance: 500 Referee: Sulkhan Chikladze (Georgia)
11 November 2023 14:30 CET (UTC +1)Ukraine 5–41 Croatia (1 TBP)ReportMakarska City Stadium, Makarska Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Luis Fernandez (Spain)
18 November 2023 14:30 CET (UTC +1)(1 LBP) Croatia 20–22 SwedenReportStadion NŠC Stjepan Spajić, Zagreb Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Lukasz Jasinski (Poland)
25 November 2023 14:00 CET (UTC+1)Czech Republic 34–24 LithuaniaReportMarkéta Stadium, Prague Attendance: 700 Referee: Gert Visser (Netherlands)
9 March 2024 14:00 CET (UTC+1)Czech Republic 25–41  SwitzerlandReportMarkéta Stadium, Prague Attendance: 600 Referee: Joshua Ferreira (Germany)
16 March 2024 14:30 CET (UTC+1)(1 TBP) Croatia 37–22 LithuaniaReportStadion NŠC Stjepan Spajić, Zagreb Attendance: 300 Referee: Maria Latos (Germany)
23 March 2024 13:00 CET (UTC+1)Ukraine 18–48 Czech Republic (1 TBP)ReportRugby Club Havirov Stadium, Havířov Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Mike Hawkins (Denmark)
23 March 2024 14:00 EET (UTC+2)Lithuania 8–27 Sweden (1 TBP)ReportŠiauliai Rugby Academy Stadium, Šiauliai Attendance: 300 Referee: Pedro Mendes-Silva (Portugal)
23 March 2024 15:30 CET (UTC+1)(1 TBP) Switzerland 35–10 CroatiaReportStade Municipal, Yverdon-les-Bains Attendance: 1,518 Referee: Nicola Fratila (Romania)
6 April 2024 14:00 CEST (UTC+2)(1 TBP) Sweden 36–24 UkraineReportÖstervångsstadion, Trelleborg Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Gert Visser (Netherlands)
13 April 2024 15:30 CEST (UTC+2)(1 TBP) Switzerland 68–0 UkraineReportUtogrund, Zürich Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Ignacio Munoz Martin (Spain) :

## 2023–24 Rugby Europe Conference
### Pool A

* 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 | Latvia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 128 | 78 | +50 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| 2 | Finland | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 116 | 63 | +53 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| 3 | Denmark | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 112 | 56 | +56 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 4 | Andorra | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 68 | 72 | -4 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 5 | Norway | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 183 | -155 | 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 September 2023 15:00 CEST (UTC+2)(1 TBP) Denmark 36–8 AndorraReportRugby Club Speed Stadium, Copenhagen Attendance: 300 Referee: Phila Bitterhout (Netherlands)
7 October 2023 15:00 EEST (UTC+3)Finland 14–10 Denmark (1 LBP)ReportMyllypuro Sports Park, Helsinki Attendance: 100 Referee: Vadims Galajevs (Latvia)
21 October 2023 15:00 EEST (UTC+3)Finland 17–46 Latvia (1 TBP)ReportMyllypuro Sports Park, Helsinki Attendance: 200 Referee: Romain Rouzairol (Norway)
4 November 2023 17:00 CET (UTC+1)(1 TBP) Andorra 28–0 Latvian/aEstadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella Attendance: n/a Referee: n/a
11 November 2023 13:00 EET (UTC+2)(1 TBP) Latvia 53–8 NorwayReportBaldones Stadions, Baldone Attendance: 300 Referee: Gela Lemonjava (Georgia)
13 April 2024 n/aAndorra 0–28 Finland (1 TBP)n/an/a Attendance: n/a Referee: n/a
13 April 2024 14:00 CEST (UTC+2)(1 TBP) Denmark 41–5 NorwayReportRugby Club Speed Stadium, Copenhagen Attendance: 400 Referee: Vladislav Ilnitskyi (Ukraine)
20 April 2024 13:00 EEST (UTC+3)(1 TBP) Latvia 29–25 Denmark (1 LBP)ReportZemgale Olympic Center stadium, Jelgava Attendance: 350 Referee: Diogo Miranda (Portugal)
4 May 2024 14:00 CEST (UTC+2)Norway 8–32 Andorra (1 TBP)ReportLystlunden Stadion, Horten Attendance: 150 Referee: Joshua Jahn (Germany)
11 May 2024 14:00 CEST (UTC+2)Norway 7–57 Finland (1 TBP)ReportLystlunden Stadion, Horten Attendance: 80 Referee: Vaidotas Girdvainis (Lithuania)
↑ Latvia forfeited the fixture due to insufficient finances
↑ Cancelled due to a dispute between the Union and the local government :

### Pool B

* Champions and advances to Promotion play-off
| 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 | Luxembourg | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 46 | +144 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
| 2 | Hungary | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 133 | 70 | +63 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| 3 | Austria | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 112 | 111 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 4 | Slovenia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 72 | 151 | -79 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 5 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 57 | 186 | -129 | 0 | 1 | 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 |
Matches :
30 September 2023 15:00 CEST (UTC+2)Austria 10–53 Hungary (1 TBP)ReportPappelstadion, Mattersburg Attendance: 500 Referee: Emmanuel Jacques (Denmark)
14 October 2023 14:00 CEST (UTC+2)Bosnia and Herzegovina 10–59 Luxembourg (1 TBP)ReportKamberovica Polje Stadium, Zenica Attendance: 150 Referee: Andrei Gheorghe (Romania)
14 October 2023 14:30 CEST (UTC+2)Hungary 17–29 SloveniaReportBudapest Rugby Center, Budapest Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Ondrej Fort (Czech Republic)
21 October 2023 14:00 CEST (UTC+2)Slovenia 22–17 Bosnia and Herzegovina (1 LBP)ReportOval Rugby Stadium, Ljubljana Attendance: 500 Referee: Anatolie Tipa (Moldova)
4 November 2023 18:00 CET (UTC+1)(1 TBP) Luxembourg 27–14 AustriaReportStade de Luxembourg, Gasperich Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Kevin Jalibat (Switzerland)
6 April 2024 14:00 CEST (UTC+2)(1 LBP) Hungary 15–18 LuxembourgReportNational Rugby Center, Budapest Attendance: 400 Referee: Adele Robert (Belgium)
6 April 2024 15:00 CEST (UTC+2)(1 TBP) Austria 57–17 Bosnia and HerzegovinaReportStadion Stadlau, Vienna Attendance: 200 Referee: Valeriu Chipercean (Moldova)
13 April 2024 13:45 CEST (UTC+2)Slovenia 14–31 Austria (1 TBP)ReportOval Rugby Stadium, Ljubljana Attendance: 200 Referee: Edwin Vanderspeck (Netherlands)
20 April 2024 14:00 CEST (UTC+2)Bosnia and Herzegovina 13–48 Hungary (1 TBP)ReportKamberovica Polje Stadium, Zenica Attendance: 500 Referee: Vadims Galajevs (Latvia)
20 April 2024 18:00 CEST (UTC+2)(1 TBP) Luxembourg 86–7 SloveniaReportStade de Luxembourg, Gasperich Attendance: 1,250 Referee: Francisco Serra (Portugal) :

### Pool C

* Champions and advances to Promotion play-off
| 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 | 112 | 31 | +81 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 79 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | Turkey | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 69 | 95 | -26 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Serbia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 122 | -82 | 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 September 2023 16:00 TRT (UTC+3)Turkey 14–33 MoldovaReportAtatürk Olympic Stadium, Istanbul Attendance: 350 Referee: Filippos Manolopoulos (Austria)
7 October 2023 13:00 EEST (UTC+3)(1 TBP) Moldova 31–11 SerbiaReportDinamo stadium, Chișinău Attendance: 500 Referee: Nicolae Fratila (Romania)
28 October 2023 15:00 EEST (UTC+3)Bulgaria 40–24 TurkeyReportVasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Diogo Inacio (Portugal)
13 April 2024 15:00 CEST (UTC+2)Serbia 22–31 TurkeyReportBorac Starčevo Stadium, Starčevo Attendance: 200 Referee: Liam Wright (Netherlands)
20 April 2024 15:00 EEST (UTC+3)(1 TBP) Bulgaria 30–7 SerbiaReportVasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Dominik Jastrzebski (Poland)
4 May 2024 16:00 EEST (UTC+3)(1 TBP) Moldova 48–6 BulgariaReportDinamo stadium, Chișinău Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Eki Fanlo (Spain) :

### Pool D

* 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 | Malta | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 31 | +15 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | Cyprus | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 46 | -15 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Israel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 :
4 November 2023 14:00 CET (UTC+1)Malta 22–17 CyprusReportTony Bezzina Stadium, Paola Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Ivan Zelic (Croatia)
4 May 2024 14:00 EEST (UTC+3)Cyprus 14–24 MaltaReportTsirio Stadium, Limassol Attendance: 427 Referee: Paul Warman (Germany)
TBA TBACyprus Cancelled IsraelTBA Referee: TBA
TBA TBAIsrael Cancelled MaltaTBA Referee: TBA
TBA TBAIsrael Cancelled CyprusTBA Referee: TBA
TBA TBAMalta Cancelled IsraelTBA Referee: TBA
1 2 3 4 Cancelled due to Israel–Hamas war :

## 2023–24 Rugby Europe Development

* Champions and promoted
* 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 | Montenegro | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 39 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | Kosovo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 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 :
3 December 2023 14:00 CET (UTC+1)Kosovo 27–0 MontenegroReportHajvali Stadium, Pristina Attendance: n/a Referee: John Stuyck (Belgium)
14 April 2024 13:50 CEST (UTC+3)(1 TBP) Montenegro 35–12 KosovoReportStadion Topolica, Bar Attendance: 500 Referee: Victor Lungu (Moldova) :

## Play-off
### Conference promotion to Trophy play-off

* 25 May 2024 18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
| Luxembourg | 19–0 | Moldova |
| | Report | |
* Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Luis Fernandez (Spain)