# 2024 Rugby Europe Championship

The 2024 Rugby Europe Championship was the eighth Rugby Europe Championship, the annual rugby union competition for the top European national teams outside the Six Nations Championship, and the 53rd edition of the competition (including all its previous incarnations as the FIRA Tournament, Rugby Union European Cup, FIRA Nations Cup, FIRA Trophy, and European Nations Cup).
Eight teams took part in the 2024 championship. The championship was contested by Belgium, Georgia, Germany, Poland, the Netherlands, Portugal, Romania and Spain.
The serpentine system was applied to allocate each team to their respective groups. Each team played a total of five games (three round robin group matches to determine the team's path and two play-off matches). Seeding (for a group) and relegation were calculated over a two-year cycle, as was the promotion from the Trophy competition.
Georgia entered the tournament as defending champions, having won the 2023 tournament final against Portugal. Georgia won the tournament, thus claiming their 16th title, again defeating Portugal in the final.

## Participants

| Nation | Stadium | Stadium | Stadium | Head coach | Captain |
| Nation | Home stadium | Capacity | Location | Head coach | Captain |
| Belgium | Stade Charles Tondreau Stade du Pachy | 8,000 3,000 | Mons Waterloo | Laurent Dossat | Jens Torfs |
| Georgia | Avchala Stadium Mikheil Meskhi Stadium | 2,500 27,223 | Tbilisi | Richard Cockerill | Merab Sharikadze |
| Germany | Fritz-Grunebaum-Sportpark Stadion Pichterich | 5,000 6,000 | Heidelberg Neckarsulm | Mark Kuhlmann | Jörn Schröder |
| Netherlands | NRCA Stadium | 7,000 | Amsterdam | Lyn Jones | Hugo Langelaan |
| Poland | Narodowy Stadion Rugby | 2,425 | Gdynia | Christian Hitt | Piotr Zeszutek |
| Portugal | Estádio Nacional Estádio do Restelo | 37,593 19,856 | Oeiras Lisbon | Daniel Hourcade (interim) | Tomás Appleton |
| Romania | Stadionul Arcul de Triumf | 8,207 | Bucharest | David Gérard | Mihai Macovei |
| Spain | Estadio Nacional Complutense | 7,000 | Madrid | Pablo Bouza | Mario Pichardie |

## Two-Year overall standings

* Relegated to Trophy
2023-24 Rugby Europe Championships :
| Pos | Event Team | 2023 | 2024 | Points total |
| 1 | Georgia | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| 2 | Portugal | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| 3 | Romania | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 4 | Spain | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 5 | Netherlands | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 | Germany | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | Belgium | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Poland | 1 | 1 | 2 |

## Tables and Fixtures
### 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 |

#### Week 1

* 3 February 2024 13:15 CET (UTC+1)
| (1 LBP) Netherlands | 18–20 | Spain |
| | Report | |
* NRCA Stadium, Amsterdam Attendance: 1,400 Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland)
* 4 February 2024 15:00 CET (UTC+1)
| Germany | 17–28 | Georgia |
| | Report | |
* Paul Greifzu Stadium, Dessau-Roßlau Attendance: 5,400 Referee: Tom Spurrier (Wales)

#### Week 2

* 10 February 2024 14:00 GET (UTC+4)
| (1 TBP) Georgia | 31–10 | Netherlands |
| | Report | |
* Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi Attendance: 2,963 Referee: Alexandru Ionescu (Romania)
* 11 February 2024 12:45 CET (UTC+1)
| (1 TBP) Spain | 27–5 | Germany |
| | Report | |
* Estadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)

#### Week 3

* 17 February 2024 16:00 GET (UTC+4)
| (1 TBP) Georgia | 38–3 | Spain |
| | Report | |
* Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Sam Grove White (Scotland)
* 18 February 2024 13:30 CET (UTC+1)
| (1 TBP) Netherlands | 39–13 | Germany |
| | report | |
* NRCA Stadium, Amsterdam Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Michael Forrestal (Ireland)

### 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 |

#### Week 1

* 3 February 2024 20:00 CET (UTC+1)
| Belgium | 10–6 | Portugal (1 LBP) |
| | Report | |
* Stade Charles Tondreau, Mons Attendance: 4,600 Referee: Saba Abulashvili (Georgia)
* 4 February 2024 18:15 CET (UTC+1)
| Poland | 8–20 | Romania |
| | Report | |
* Narodowym stadion dla rugby, Gdynia Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Keane Davison (Ireland)

#### Week 2

* 10 February 2024 14:30 EET (UTC+2)
| (1 TBP) Romania | 33–18 | Belgium |
| | Report | |
* Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Iñigo Atorrasagasti (Spain)
* 10 February 2024 19:00 WET (UTC+0)
| (1 TBP) Portugal | 54–7 | Poland |
| | Report | |
* Estádio Nacional, Oeiras Attendance: 2,300 Referee: Ethan Glass (Switzerland)

#### Week 3

* 17 February 2024 16:30 EET (UTC+2)
| Romania | 24–49 | Portugal (1 TBP) |
| | Report | |
* Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)
* 17 February 2024 19:00 CET (UTC+1)
| (1 TBP) Belgium | 31–10 | Poland |
| | Report | |
* Stade du Pachy, Waterloo Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Ben Breakspear (Wales)

## Ranking Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Fifth-place Final | Fifth-place Final |
| 2 March – NRCA Stadium, Amsterdam | 2 March – NRCA Stadium, Amsterdam |
| Netherlands | 54 |
| Netherlands | 54 | 17 March – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | 17 March – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris |
| Poland | 7 | 17 March – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | 17 March – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris |
| Poland | 7 | Netherlands | 45 |
| 2 March – Stade du Pachy, Waterloo | 2 March – Stade du Pachy, Waterloo | | Netherlands | 45 |
| 2 March – Stade du Pachy, Waterloo | 2 March – Stade du Pachy, Waterloo | Germany | 0 |
| Belgium | 11 | Germany | 0 |
| Germany | 21 | | |
| Germany | 21 | Seventh-place Final | Seventh-place Final |
| | | 17 March – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | 17 March – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris |
| | | Poland | 8 |
| | | Belgium | 34 |

### Semi-finals

* 2 March 2024 16:15 CET (UTC+1)
| Netherlands | 54–7 | Poland |
| | Report | |
* NRCA Stadium, Amsterdam Attendance: 1,700 Referee: Inigo Atorrasagasti (Spain)
* 2 March 2024 19:00 CET (UTC+1)
| Belgium | 11–21 | Germany |
| | Report | |
* Stade 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 | Belgium |
| | Report | |
* Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Shota Tevzadze (Georgia)

### Fifth-place final

* 17 March 2024 14:45 CET (UTC+1)
| Netherlands | 45–0 | Germany |
| | Report | |
* Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)

## Grand Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Cup Final | Cup Final |
| 2 March – Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi | 2 March – Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi |
| Georgia | 43 |
| Georgia | 43 | 17 March – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | 17 March – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris |
| Romania | 5 | 17 March – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | 17 March – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris |
| Romania | 5 | Georgia | 36 |
| 3 March – Estádio do Restelo, Lisbon | 3 March – Estádio do Restelo, Lisbon | | Georgia | 36 |
| 3 March – Estádio do Restelo, Lisbon | 3 March – Estádio do Restelo, Lisbon | Portugal | 10 |
| Portugal | 33 | Portugal | 10 |
| Spain | 30 | | |
| Spain | 30 | Bronze Final | Bronze Final |
| | | 17 March – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | 17 March – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris |
| | | Romania | 33 |
| | | Spain | 40 |

### Semi-finals

* 2 March 2024 16:00 GET (UTC+4)
| Georgia | 43–5 | Romania |
| | Report | |
* Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi Attendance: 10,300 Referee: Peter Martin (Ireland)
* 3 March 2024 15:00 WET (UTC+0)
| Portugal | 33–30 | Spain |
| | Report | |
* Estádio do Restelo, Lisbon Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Benoit Rousselet (France)

### Bronze Final

* 17 March 2024 18:15 CET (UTC+1)
| Romania | 33–40 | Spain |
| | Report | |
* Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Adam Jones (Wales)

### Cup Final

* 17 March 2024 21:00 CET (UTC+1)
| Georgia | 36–10 | Portugal |
| | Report | |
* Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Tual Trainini (France)

## Final standings

| Pos. | Team | Points |
| 1 | Georgia | 10 |
| 2 | Portugal | 8 |
| 3 | Spain | 6 |
| 4 | Romania | 5 |
| 5 | Netherlands | 4 |
| 6 | Germany | 3 |
| 7 | Belgium | 2 |
| 8 | Poland | 1 |

## Team of the Tournament

On 25 March 2024 Rugby Europe published its Team of the Tournament Ilia Spanderashvili was voted the player of the tournament by the fans.
| Pos. | | Player | Club / Province | Competition |
| LP | 1 | Iulian Harțig | CSM București | Liga Națională de Rugby |
| HK | 2 | Vano Karkadze | Montpellier | Top 14 |
| TP | 3 | Irakli Aptsiauri | FC Grenoble | Pro D2 |
| LL | 4 | Koen Bloemen | Bourg-en-Bresse | Championnat Fédéral Nationale |
| RL | 5 | Mario Pichardie | Loughborough Students | National League 2 West |
| BF | 6 | Ilia Spanderashvili | Black Lion | Super Cup / EPCR Challenge Cup |
| OF | 7 | Wolf van Dijk | DIOK | Ereklasse |
| N8 | 8 | Nicolas Martins | Soyaux Angoulême | Pro D2 |
| SH | 9 | Hugo Camacho | Bayonne | Top 14 |
| FH | 10 | Hugo Aubry | Rouen | Pro D2 |
| LW | 11 | Martiniano Cian | Castilla y León Iberians | Super Cup |
| IC | 12 | Merab Sharikadze | Black Lion | Super Cup / EPCR Challenge Cup |
| OC | 13 | Giorgi Kveseladze | Black Lion | Super Cup / EPCR Challenge Cup |
| RW | 14 | Aka Tabutsadze | Black Lion | Super Cup / EPCR Challenge Cup |
| FB | 15 | Manuel Cardoso Pinto | Agronomia | Campeonato Português de Rugby |

## International broadcasters

| Country | Broadcaster | Summary |
| Belgium | — | Rugby Europe (registration required) |
| Georgia | Rugby TV Imedi TV | Georgia games shown live via Rugby TV and Imedi TV. Also Georgia games are streamed and free on Rugby TV Facebook page |
| Germany | ProSieben Maxx Joyn Ran | Pro7 Maxx for Germany games, with others via streaming platforms Joyn and Ran |
| Netherlands | Ziggo | Netherlands' games only. |
| Poland | — | Rugby Europe (registration required) |
| Portugal | Sport TV | Portugal games shown live |
| Romania | — | Rugby Europe (registration required) |
| Spain | Movistar Plus+ | Spain games only |
| Rest of the World | Rugby Europe RugbyPassTV | All games available through streaming via Rugby Europe (registration required). Some games are streamed and free on Rugby Europe Youtube channel One game from each round will be broadcast on World Rugby-owned RugbyPassTV |