# 2022 Rugby Europe U20 Championship

The 2022 Rugby Europe U20 Championship was the fifth edition of the tournament. It took place in Lisbon, Portugal from 6 to 13 November. The competition followed the same format as the previous year, with eight teams playing in a direct eliminations tournament with classification matches.
Spain won the Championship after beating the Netherlands in the Cup final.

## Teams

* Belgium
* Czech Republic
* Germany
* Netherlands
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Spain

## Results
### Round 1
#### Quarter-finals

* 6 November 10:25 (Local)
| Netherlands | 32–0 | Germany |
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* CAR Jamor Stadium, Lisbon Referee: Daniel Carson (Ireland)
* 7 November 12:40 (Local)
| Spain | 51–13 | Czech Republic |
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* CAR Jamor Stadium, Lisbon Referee: Alexandru Ionescu (Romania)
* 7 November 14:55 (Local)
| Romania | 6–18 | Belgium |
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* CAR Jamor Stadium, Lisbon Referee: Jonathan Gasnier (France)
* 7 November 17:25 (Local)
| Portugal | 43–10 | Poland |
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* CAR Jamor Stadium, Lisbon Referee: Saba Abulashvili (Georgia)

### Round 2
#### 5th-7th Place Semi-finals

* 9 November 10:25 (Local)
| Romania | 33–10 | Czech Republic |
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* CAR Jamor Stadium, Lisbon Referee: Jonathan Gasnier (France)
* 10 November 14:50 (Local)
| Poland | 26–12 | Germany |
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* CAR Jamor Stadium, Lisbon Referee: Franco Rosella (Italy)

#### Cup Semi-finals

* 10 November 12:40 (Local)
| Belgium | 6–25 | Spain |
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* CAR Jamor Stadium, Lisbon Referee: Saba Abulashvili (Georgia)
* 10 November 17:20 (Local)
| Portugal | 14–19 | Netherlands |
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* CAR Jamor Stadium, Lisbon Referee: Daniel Carson (Ireland)

### Round 3
#### 3rd Place

* 14 November 12:35 (Local)
| Portugal | 27–22 | Belgium |
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* CAR Jamor Stadium, Lisbon Referee: Franco Rosella (Italy)

#### 7th Place

* 13 November 10:20 (Local)
| Germany | 26–17 | Czech Republic |
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* CAR Jamor Stadium, Lisbon Referee: Alexandru Ionescu (Romania)

#### Cup Final

* 14 November 17:20 (Local)
| Netherlands | 6–13 | Spain |
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* CAR Jamor Stadium, Lisbon Referee: Jonathan Gasnier (France)

#### 5th Place Final

* 14 November 14:50 (Local)
| Poland | 9–34 | Romania |
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* CAR Jamor Stadium, Lisbon Referee: Saba Abulashvili (Georgia)

## Bracket
### Cup Quarterfinals

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Cup Final | Cup Final |
| Portugal | 43 | | |
| Poland | 10 | | |
| Poland | 10 | Portugal | 14 |
| | | Netherlands | 19 |
| Netherlands | 32 | Netherlands | 19 |
| Germany | 0 | | | | |
| Germany | 0 | | | Spain | 13 |
| | | | | Netherlands | 6 |
| Romania | 6 | | | Netherlands | 6 |
| Belgium | 18 | | | | |
| Belgium | 18 | Belgium | 6 | | |
| | | Spain | 25 | 3rd Place | 3rd Place |
| Spain | 51 | Spain | 25 | 3rd Place | 3rd Place |
| Czech Republic | 13 | | | | |
| Czech Republic | 13 | | | Portugal | 27 |
| | | | | Belgium | 22 |

### 5th/7th Place Playoffs

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | 5th Place | 5th Place |
| Poland | 26 |
| Germany | 12 | | |
| Germany | 12 | Romania | 34 |
| | | Poland | 9 |
| Romania | 33 | Poland | 9 |
| Czech Republic | 10 | | |
| Czech Republic | 10 | 7th Place | 7th Place |
| | | Germany | 26 |
| | | Czech Republic | 17 |
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