# 2022 Rugby Europe Super Cup

The 2022 Rugby Europe Super Cup was the second edition of the Rugby Europe Super Cup, an annual rugby union competition for professional franchises outside the three 'big leagues' of European Rugby. The competition featured two new teams, the Romanian Wolves and RC Batumi from Georgia.

## Format

Each participant played home and away-fixtures in six rounds of action, to be played between September and December. At the end of the pool stage, the top two teams from each conference qualified for the semi-finals, with the conference winners hosting the ties.

## Teams

| Nation | Stadium | Stadium | Stadium | Head coach | Captain |
| Nation | Home stadium | Capacity | Location | Head coach | Captain |
| Batumi RC | Batumi Rugby Arena | 1,500 | Batumi | Irakli Ninidze | Giorgi Tkhilaishvili |
| Black Lion | Aia Arena Avchala Stadium | 5,000 2,500 | Kutaisi Tbilisi | Levan Maisashvili | Merab Sharikadze |
| Brussels Devils | Nelson Mandela Stadium | 750 | Brussels | Thibaut André | Viktor Pazgrat |
| Castilla y León Iberians | Estadio Pepe Rojo | 5,000 | Valladolid | Miguel Velasco | Silvio Castiglioni |
| Delta | RC Eemland Stadium | 500 | Amsterdam | Allard Jonkers | Hugo Langelaan |
| Lusitanos | CAR Jamor | 2,500 | Lisbon | Patrice Lagisquet | João Belo |
| Romanian Wolves | Stadionul Arcul de Triumf | 8,207 | Bucharest | Sosene Anesi | Ovidiu Cojocaru |
| Tel Aviv Heat | Shlomo Bituach Stadium | 11,500 | Petah Tikva | Kevin Musikanth | Jordan Chait |

## Group stage
### Eastern Conference

* Advances to 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 | Black Lion | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 201 | 79 | +122 | 30 | 7 | +23 | 4 | 1 | 23 |
| 2 | Tel Aviv Heat | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 165 | 95 | +70 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
| 3 | Batumi RC | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 68 | 142 | -74 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 4 | Romanian Wolves | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 92 | 210 | -118 | 9 | 30 | -21 | 0 | 1 | 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 |

#### Round 1

* 10 September 2022 19:00 EEST (UTC+02:00)
| (1 LBP) Romanian Wolves | 20 – 25 | Tel Aviv Heat |
| | Report | |
* Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest Attendance: 1000 Referee: Giga Mshvenieradze
* 11 September 2022 16:30 GET (UTC+04)
| Batumi RC | 3 – 29 | Black Lion (1 TBP) |
| | Report | |
* Batumi Rugby Arena, Batumi Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Adrien Marbot

#### Round 2

* 17 September 2022 16:00 EEST (UTC+03)
| Romanian Wolves | 37 – 15 | Batumi RC |
| | Report | |
* Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Paulo Duarte
* 18 September 2022 16:30 GET (UTC+04)
| Black Lion | 25 – 25 | Tel Aviv Heat |
| | Report | |
* Aia Arena, Kutaisi Attendance: 800 Referee: Filippo Russo

#### Round 3

* 24 September 2022 15:00 GET (UTC+04)
| Batumi RC | 19 – 11 | Tel Aviv Heat |
| | Report | |
* Batumi Rugby Arena, Batumi Attendance: 250 Referee: Alexandru Ionescu
* 25 September 2022 16:00 GET (UTC+04)
| (1 TBP) Black Lion | 43 – 21 | Romanian Wolves |
| | Report | |
* Aia Arena, Kutaisi Attendance: 850 Referee: Andrew Cole

#### Round 4

* 15 October 2022 14:30 GET (UTC+04)
| (1 TBP) Batumi RC | 23 – 3 | Romanian Wolves |
| | Report | |
* Batumi Rugby Arena, Batumi Attendance: 500 Referee: Iñigo Atorrasagasti
* 16 October 2022 14:00 IDT (UTC+03)
| Tel Aviv Heat | 24 – 18 | Black Lion (1 LBP) |
| | Report | |
* Shlomo Bituach Stadium, Petah Tikva Attendance: 400 Referee: Paulo Duarte

#### Round 5

* 22 October 2022 11:30 IDT (UTC+03)
| Tel Aviv Heat | 25 – 8 | Batumi RC |
| | Report | |
* Shlomo Bituach Stadium, Petah Tikva Attendance: 400 Referee: Cristian Șerban
* 23 October 2022 18:00 EEST (UTC+03:00)
| Romanian Wolves | 6 – 49 | Black Lion (1 TBP) |
| | Report | |
* Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest Attendance: 500 Referee: Federico Vedovelli

#### Round 6

* 29 October 2022 16:00 GET (UTC+04)
| Black Lion | 37 – 0 | Batumi RC |
| | Report | |
* Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi Attendance: 550 Referee: Andrew Cole
* 30 October 2022 TBC IST (UTC+02)
| (1 TBP) Tel Aviv Heat | 55 – 5 | Romanian Wolves |
| | Report | |
* Shlomo Bituach Stadium, Petah Tikva Attendance: 500 Referee: Gert Visser

### Western Conference

* Advances to 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 | Lusitanos | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 297 | 66 | +231 | 38 | 8 | +30 | 3 | 1 | 24 |
| 2 | Castilla y León Iberians | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 189 | 71 | +118 | 28 | 9 | +19 | 3 | 1 | 24 |
| 3 | Brussels Devils | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 75 | 322 | -247 | 10 | 42 | -32 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | Delta | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 95 | 197 | -102 | 8 | 22 | -14 | 0 | 1 | 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 |

#### Round 1

* 10 September 2022 15:00 CEST (UTC+02)
| Brussels Devils | 3 – 61 | Castilla y León Iberians (1 TBP) |
| | Report | |
* Nelson Mandela Stadium, Brussels Attendance: 250 Referee: Kilian O'Brien
* 11 September 2022 12:30 CEST (UTC+02)
| (1 LBP) Delta | 19 – 26 | Lusitanos |
| | Report | |
* RC Eemland, Amersfoort Attendance: 300 Referee: Cristian Șerban

#### Round 2

* 17 September 2022 17:00 WEST (UTC+01)
| (1 TBP) Lusitanos | 95 – 0 | Brussels Devils |
| | Report | |
* Estádio Nacional, Lisbon Attendance: 200 Referee: Iñigo Atorrasagasti
* 18 September 2022 12:00 CEST (UTC+02)
| Castilla y León Iberians | 22 – 7 | Delta |
| | Report | |
* Estadio Pepe Rojo, Valladolid Attendance: 800 Referee: John Catteau

#### Round 3

* 24 September 2022 15:30 CEST (UTC+02)
| Delta | 21 – 14 | Brussels Devils (1 LBP) |
| | Report | |
* RC Eemland, Amersfoort Attendance: 175 Referee: Ethan Glass
* 24 September 2022 18:00 CEST (UTC+02)
| (1 LBP) Castilla y León Iberians | 20 – 22 | Lusitanos |
| | Report | |
* Estadio Pepe Rojo, Valladolid Attendance: 500 Referee: Saba Abulashvili

#### Round 4

* 15 October 2022 16:30 WEST (UTC+01)
| (1 LBP) Lusitanos | 12 – 17 | Castilla y León Iberians |
| | Report | |
* Estádio Nacional, Lisbon Attendance: 200 Referee: Shota Tevzadze
* 15 October 2022 20:00 CEST (UTC+02)
| (1 TBP) Brussels Devils | 48 – 21 | Delta |
| | Report | |
* Nelson Mandela Stadium, Brussels Attendance: 600 Referee: Saba Abulashvili

#### Round 5

* 22 October 2022 13:00 CEST (UTC+02)
| Delta | 17 – 40 | Castilla y León Iberians (1 TBP) |
| | Report | |
* RC Eemland, Amersfoort Attendance: 300 Referee: Alexandru Ionescu
* 22 October 2022 15:30 CEST (UTC+02)
| Brussels Devils | 0 – 95 | Lusitanos (1 TBP) |
| | Report | |
* Nelson Mandela Stadium, Brussels Attendance: 600 Referee: Keane Davison

#### Round 6

* 28 October 2022 20:00 WEST (UTC+01)
| (1 TBP) Lusitanos | 47 – 10 | Delta |
| | Report | |
* Estádio Nacional, Lisbon Attendance: 200 Referee: Alex Frasson
* 30 October 2022 12:20 CET (UTC+01)
| (1 TBP) Castilla y León Iberians | 29 – 10 | Brussels Devils |
| | Report | |
* Estadio Pepe Rojo, Valladolid Attendance: 900 Referee: Michael Todd

## Play-Offs

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 4 December – Tbilisi | 4 December – Tbilisi |
| The Black Lion | 41 |
| The Black Lion | 41 | 17 December – Tbilisi | 17 December – Tbilisi |
| Castilla y León Iberians | 9 | 17 December – Tbilisi | 17 December – Tbilisi |
| Castilla y León Iberians | 9 | The Black Lion | 29 |
| 4 December – Lisbon | 4 December – Lisbon | | The Black Lion | 29 |
| 4 December – Lisbon | 4 December – Lisbon | Tel Aviv Heat | 17 |
| Lusitanos XV | 22 | Tel Aviv Heat | 17 |
| Tel Aviv Heat | 30 | | |

### Semi-finals

* 4 December 2022 16:00 GET (UTC+04)
| Black Lion | 41 – 9 | Castilla y León Iberians |
| | Report | |
* Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi Attendance: 600 Referee: Federico Vedovelli
* 4 December 2022 15:00 WET (UTC+00)
| Lusitanos | 22 – 30 | Tel Aviv Heat |
| | Report | |
* Estádio Nacional, Lisbon Attendance: 200 Referee: Shota Tevzadze

### Final

* 17 December 2022 16:00 GET (UTC+04)
| Black Lion | 29 – 17 | Tel Aviv Heat |
| | Report | |
* Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi Attendance: 1,900 Referee: Paulo Duarte