# 2016–17 Rugby Europe International Championships

The 2016–17 Rugby Europe International Championships is the European Championship for tier 2 and tier 3 rugby union nations. The 2016–17 season is the first of its new format and structure, where all Levels play on a one-year cycle, replacing the old format of a two-year cycle, where the teams played each other both home and away.
For all teams competing, except the Development league, this year's edition of the Rugby Europe International Championships doubles as the 2019 Rugby World Cup qualifiers for the European region, where the winner of the Championship, excluding Georgia, automatically qualifies to the tournament as Europe 1. All other teams remains in contention, playing in their respective leagues, but also playing in World Cup play-offs, for the right to play in the Europe/Oceania play-off against Oceania 3.

## Countries

Pre-tournament World Rugby rankings (from November 28 for Championship, from August 29 for all other levels) in parentheses
Notes
^a Due to financial instability, Turkey has cancelled all matches for the 2016–17 season and is no longer part of World Cup Qualifying.

## 2017 Rugby Europe Championship

* Champions
* Advances Promotion/ Relegation play-off
| Pos. | Team | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | TBP | LBP | GS | Table points |
| Pos. | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | TBP | LBP | GS | Table points |
| 1 | Romania | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 122 | 78 | +44 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
| 2 | Georgia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 136 | 44 | +92 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
| 3 | Spain | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 91 | 54 | +37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 4 | Russia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 107 | 117 | −10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 5 | Germany | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 121 | 201 | −80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 6 | Belgium | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 70 | 153 | −83 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Points were awarded to the teams as follows: Win – 4 points : Draw – 2 points : Loss within 7 points – 1 point : Loss greater than 7 points – 0 points: At least 3 more tries than opponent- 1 point Completing a Grand Slam – 1 point (will not be counted towards World Cup Qualification) As the tournament for 2017 had been completed and issues of relegation had been decided in that year, the points deduction should not be applied to the 2017 Rugby Europe tournament (para 51). |
Matches :
11 February 2017 13:15 CET (UTC+01)Germany 41–38 Romania (1 LBP)GamesheetSparda Bank Hessen Stadium, Offenbach Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Maxime Chalon
11 February 2017 15:00 CET (UTC+01)Belgium 6–31 Georgia (1 TBP)GamesheetKing Baudouin Stadium- Annex 2, Brussels Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Ben Whitehouse
11 February 2017 16:00 CET (UTC+01)Spain 16–6 RussiaGamesheetEstadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Dudley Phillips
18 February 2017 13:00 EET (UTC+02)Romania 13–3 SpainGamesheetStadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest Attendance: 3,750 Referee: Elia Rizzo
18 February 2017 15:00 CET (UTC+01)(1 LBP) Belgium 18–25 RussiaGamesheetKing Baudouin Stadium- Annex 2, Brussels Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Salem Attalah
19 February 2017 15:00 GET (UTC+04)(1 TBP) Georgia 50–6 GermanyGamesheetRustavi Rugby Stadium, Rustavi Attendance: 3,300 Referee: Max Burlet
4 March 2017 13:00 MSK (UTC+03)Russia 10–30 Romania (1 TBP)GamesheetSlava Metreveli Central Stadium, Sochi Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Sean Gallagher
4 March 2017 16:00 CET (UTC+01)Spain 10–20 GeorgiaGamesheetEstadio Municipal, Medina del Campo Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Craig Evans
4 March 2017 16:15 CET (UTC+01)Germany 34–29 Belgium (1 LBP)GamesheetSparda Bank Hessen Stadium, Offenbach Attendance: 4,126 Referee: Iñigo Atorrasagasti
11 March 2017 14:45 CET (UTC+01)Belgium 17–33 Romania (1 TBP)GamesheetKing Baudouin Stadium- Annex 2, Brussels Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Claudio Blessano
11 March 2017 16:00 CET (UTC+01)Germany 15–32 SpainGamesheetSportpark Höhenberg, Köln Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Lloyd Linton
12 March 2017 18:00 GET (UTC+04)Georgia 28–14 RussiaGamesheetDinamo Arena, Tbilisi Attendance: 52,000 Referee: Ian Tempest
19 March 2017 16:00 CET (UTC+01)(1 TBP) Spain 30–0 BelgiumGamesheetEstadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid Attendance: 7,800 Referee: Vlad Iordăchescu
19 March 2017 14:00 MSK (UTC+03)(1 TBP) Russia 52–25 GermanyGamesheetSlava Metreveli Central Stadium, Sochi Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Cedric Marchat
19 March 2017 15:00 EET (UTC+02)Romania 8–7 Georgia (1 LBP)GamesheetStadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Ian Davies :

## 2016–17 Rugby Europe Trophy

* Champions and advances to Promotion/ Relegation play-off
* Relegated
| Pos. | Team | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | TBP | LBP | GS | Table points |
| Pos. | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | TBP | LBP | GS | Table points |
| 1 | Portugal | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 37 | +142 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 25 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 159 | 94 | +65 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| 3 | Switzerland | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 140 | 122 | +18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 4 | Poland | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 73 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 5 | Moldova | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 100 | 162 | −62 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | Ukraine | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 215 | −163 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Points were awarded to the teams as follows: Win – 4 points : Draw – 2 points : Loss within 7 points – 1 point : Loss greater than 7 points – 0 points: At least 3 more tries than opponent- 1 point Completing a Grand Slam – 1 point (will not be counted towards World Cup Qualification) |
Matches :
24 September 2016 19:30 CEST (UTC+02)Poland 22–0 UkraineGamesheetArena Lublin, Lublin Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Daniel Jones
5 November 2016 14:00 EET (UTC+02)Ukraine 12–54 Netherlands (1 TBP)GamesheetYunist' Stadium, Lviv Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Paulo Duarte
12 November 2016 13:10 EET (UTC+02)(1 TBP) Moldova 54–15 UkraineGamesheetStadionul Orășenesc, Bălți Attendance: 500 Referee: Cardona Laurent
19 November 2016 15:00 CET (UTC+01)(1 TBP) Netherlands 44–17 MoldovaGamesheetNRCA Stadium, Amsterdam Attendance: 3,215 Referee: Sam Grove-White
19 November 2016 15:00 CET (UTC+01)Switzerland 10–28 PortugalGamesheetStade Municipal, Yverdon-les-Bains Attendance: 2,057 Referee: Tomo Emanuele
26 November 2016 15:00 CET (UTC+01)Switzerland 29–26 Moldova (1 LBP)GamesheetStade Municipal, Yverdon-les-Bains Attendance: 1,030 Referee: Frank Himmer
18 February 2017 15:00 WET (UTC+00)(1 TBP) Portugal 35–10 PolandGamesheetCAR Rugby do Jamor, Oeiras Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Sam Grove-White
4 March 2017 15:00 CET (UTC+01)Netherlands 10–26 Portugal (1 TBP)GamesheetNRCA Stadium, Amsterdam Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Guiseppe Vivarini
11 March 2017 15:00 WET (UTC+00)(1 TBP) Portugal 59–0 MoldovaGamesheetCAR Rugby do Jamor, Oeiras Attendance: 1,400 Referee: Stuart Graffkin
12 March 2017 15:00 CET (UTC+01)(1 TBP) Switzerland 54–18 UkraineGamesheetCS Sportif des Charpines, Plan-les-Ouates Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Radu Petrescu
18 March 2017 13:00 EET (UTC+02)Moldova 3–15 PolandGamesheetStadionul Raional, Anenii Noi Attendance: 350 Referee: Alexey Bryzgalin
18 March 2017 15:00 CET (UTC+01)Netherlands 38–25  SwitzerlandGamesheetNRCA Stadium, Amsterdam Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Iñigo Atorrasagasti
1 April 2017 15:00 EEST (UTC+03)Ukraine 7–31 Portugal (1 TBP)GamesheetSpartak Stadium, Odesa Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Vlad Iordăchescu
8 April 2017 18:00 CEST (UTC+02)Poland 14–13 Netherlands (1 LBP)GamesheetStadion Widzewa, Łódź Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Tual Trainini
22 April 2017 17:00 CEST (UTC+02)Poland 12–22  SwitzerlandGamesheetStadion Polonii Warszawa, Warsaw Attendance: n.a. Referee: Matthew Carley :

## 2016–17 Rugby Europe Conference
### Conference 1
#### Conference 1 North

* Champions and advances to Promotion play-off
* Relegated
| Pos. | Team | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | TBP | LBP | GS | Table points |
| Pos. | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | TBP | LBP | GS | Table points |
| 1 | Czech Republic | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 26 | +132 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
| 2 | Lithuania | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 93 | 45 | +48 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 3 | Latvia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 98 | −42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 4 | Sweden | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 54 | 124 | −70 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | Luxembourg | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 39 | 107 | −68 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Points were awarded to the teams as follows: Win – 4 points : Draw – 2 points : Loss within 7 points – 1 point : Loss greater than 7 points – 0 points: At least 3 more tries than opponent- 1 point Completing a Grand Slam – 1 point (will not be counted towards World Cup Qualification) |
Matches :
3 September 2016 15:00 CEST (UTC+02)Sweden 14–56 Czech Republic (1 TBP)GamesheetEnköpings RK, Enköping Attendance: 400 Referee: Maxime Burlet
22 October 2016 15:00 EET (UTC+02)Latvia 31–24 Luxembourg (1 LBP)GamesheetZemgale Olympic Center, Jelgava Attendance: 450 Referee: Tomáš Tuma
5 November 2016 14:00 EET (UTC+02)Lithuania 11–6 Latvia (1 LBP)GamesheetSavivaldybė Stadium, Šiauliai Attendance: 500 Referee: Artur Kaptyukh
5 November 2016 16:00 CET (UTC+01)Luxembourg 0–19 Sweden (1 TBP)GamesheetStade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Trentin Luca
12 November 2016 14:00 CET (UTC+01)Czech Republic 15–6 LithuaniaGamesheetRC Tatra Smíchov, Prague Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Nika Amashukelli
15 April 2017 14:00 CEST (UTC+02)(1 TBP) Czech Republic 54–3 LatviaGamesheetStadion Markéta, Prague Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Gabriel Chirnoaga
22 April 2017 15:00 EEST (UTC+03)Lithuania 24–12 LuxembourgGamesheetAukštaitija Stadium, Panevėžys Attendance: 450 Referee: Michael Hawkins
29 April 2017 15:00 EEST (UTC+03)Latvia 16–9 Sweden (1 LBP)GamesheetJāņa Daliņa stadions, Valmiera Attendance: 500 Referee: Sam Grove-White
6 May 2017 16:00 CEST (UTC+02)Sweden 12–52 Lithuania (1 TBP)GamesheetEnköpings RK, Enköping Attendance: 320 Referee: Killian O'Brien
6 May 2017 16:00 CEST (UTC+02)Luxembourg 3–33 Czech Republic (1 TBP)GamesheetStade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Craig Maxwell Keys :

#### Conference 1 South

* Champions and advances to Promotion play-off
* Relegated
| Pos. | Team | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | TBP | LBP | GS | Table points |
| Pos. | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | TBP | LBP | GS | Table points |
| 1 | Malta | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 147 | 49 | +98 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 2 | Israel | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 135 | 100 | +35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 3 | Croatia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 106 | 79 | +27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| 4 | Andorra | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 62 | 181 | −119 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Cyprus | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 72 | 113 | −41 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Points were awarded to the teams as follows: Win – 4 points : Draw – 2 points : Loss within 7 points – 1 point : Loss greater than 7 points – 0 points: At least 3 more tries than opponent- 1 point Completing a Grand Slam – 1 point (will not be counted towards World Cup Qualification) |
Matches :
22 October 2016 18:00 CEST (UTC+02)Andorra 15–63 Malta (1 TBP)GamesheetEstadi Nacional, Andorra La Vella Attendance: 400 Referee: Riccardo Angelucci
29 October 2016 14:00 CET (UTC+01)(1 TBP) Malta 31–3 CyprusGamesheetHibernians Stadium, Paola Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Ariel Cabral
29 October 2016 16:00 CET (UTC+01)(1 TBP) Croatia 47–15 AndorraGamesheetStari Plac Stadion, Split Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Ionuț Bodea
5 November 2016 14:00 IST (UTC+02)Israel 23–16 Croatia (1 LBP)GamesheetWingate Institute, Netanya Attendance: 1,700 Referee: John Catteau
12 November 2016 14:30 EET (UTC+02)Cyprus 28–38 Israel (1 TBP)GamesheetStelios Kyriakides Stadium, Paphos Attendance: 500 Referee: Matéj Rázga
11 February 2017 18:00 CET (UTC+01)Andorra 15–14 Cyprus (1 LBP)GamesheetEstadi Nacional, Andorra La Vella Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Philippe Lenne
8 April 2017 15:00 IDT (UTC+03)(1 TBP) Israel 57–17 AndorraGamesheetWingate Institute, Netanya Attendance: 700 Referee: Yann Benoit
22 April 2017 14:00 CEST (UTC+02)(1 TBP) Malta 39–17 IsraelGamesheetHibernians Stadium, Paola Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Pierre Brousset
29 April 2017 14:00 CEST (UTC+02)Croatia 14–14 MaltaGamesheetStadion NŠC Stjepan Spajić, Zagreb Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Jorge Molpeces
6 May 2017 15:00 EEST (UTC+03)(1 LBP) Cyprus 27–29 CroatiaGamesheetStelios Kyriakides Stadium, Paphos Attendance: 500 Referee: Nigel Correll :

### Conference 2
#### Conference 2 North

* Champions and Promoted
| Pos. | Team | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | TBP | LBP | GS | Table points |
| Pos. | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | TBP | LBP | GS | Table points |
| 1 | Hungary | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 30 | +127 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
| 2 | Denmark | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 161 | 42 | +119 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 3 | Norway | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 98 | 109 | −11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 4 | Finland | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 92 | 144 | −52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | Estonia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 39 | 222 | −183 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Points were awarded to the teams as follows: Win – 4 points : Draw – 2 points : Loss within 7 points – 1 point : Loss greater than 7 points – 0 points: At least 3 more tries than opponent- 1 point Completing a Grand Slam – 1 point (will not be counted towards World Cup Qualification) |
Matches :
1 October 2016 14:00 EEST (UTC+03)Estonia 5–35 Hungary (1 TBP)GamesheetKalevi Keskstaadion, Tallinn Attendance: 200 Referee: George Kopp
8 October 2016 14:00 CEST (UTC+02)Norway 48–31 FinlandGamesheetBislett Stadium, Oslo Attendance: 500 Referee: Alfoso Nogueria
8 October 2016 15:00 CEST (UTC+02)Hungary 25–13 DenmarkGamesheetFrankaréna, Esztergom Attendance: n.a. Referee: H. Bartoli
22 October 2016 13:00 EEST (UTC+03)(1 TBP) Finland 51–6 EstoniaGamesheetMyllypuron urheilupuisto, Helsinki Attendance: 300 Referee: Ramonas Grumbinas
22 October 2016 16:00 CEST (UTC+02)(1 TBP) Denmark 20–0 NorwayGamesheetAtletikstadion, Odense Attendance: 500 Referee: Dan Maughan
22 April 2017 16:00 CEST (UTC+02)(1 TBP) Denmark 53–3 FinlandGamesheetAtletikstadion, Odense Attendance: 450 Referee: Darek Reks
22 April 2017 16:00 CEST (UTC+02)(1 TBP) Hungary 42–7 NorwayGamesheetFrankaréna, Esztergom Attendance: 500 Referee: Lukasz Jasinski
29 April 2017 14:00 EEST (UTC+03)Estonia 12–75 Denmark (1 TBP)GamesheetKalevi Keskstaadion, Tallinn Attendance: 50 Referee: George Mossford
6 May 2017 13:00 EEST (UTC+03)Finland 5–37 Hungary (1 TBP)GamesheetMyllypuron urheilupuisto, Helsinki Attendance: 400 Referee: Kevin Sulejmani
6 May 2017 14:00 CEST (UTC+02)(1 TBP) Norway 43–16 EstoniaGamesheetBislett Stadium, Oslo Attendance: 500 Referee: Rami Aro :

#### Conference 2 South

* Champions and Promoted
* Relegated
| Pos. | Team | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | TBP | LBP | GS | Table points |
| Pos. | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | TBP | LBP | GS | Table points |
| 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 54 | +36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | Austria | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 79 | 51 | +28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 3 | Slovenia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 114 | 48 | +66 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 4 | Serbia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 77 | 107 | −30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 5 | Turkey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 100 | −100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Points were awarded to the teams as follows: Win – 4 points : Draw – 2 points : Loss within 7 points – 1 point : Loss greater than 7 points – 0 points: At least 3 more tries than opponent- 1 point Completing a Grand Slam – 1 point (will not be counted towards World Cup Qualification) |
Matches :
8 October 2016 15:00 CEST (UTC+02)Austria 29–22 Bosnia and Herzegovina (1 LBP)GamesheetWiener Sportclub-Platz, Vienna Attendance: 700 Referee: Stepan Cekal
29 October 2016 14:00 CEST (UTC+02)(1 TBP) Slovenia 74–13 SerbiaGamesheetŠportni Park Šiška, Ljubliana Attendance: 500 Referee: Matteo Liperini
5 November 2016 14:00 CET (UTC+01)Serbia cancelled (25–0) Turkey
12 November 2016 14:00 CET (UTC+01)Turkey cancelled (0–25) Austria
26 November 2016 14:00 CET (UTC+01)Turkey cancelled (0–25) Slovenia
4 March 2017 14:00 CET (UTC+01)Bosnia and Herzegovina cancelled (25–0) Turkey
8 April 2017 14:00 CEST (UTC+02)(1 LBP) Slovenia 15–22 Bosnia and HerzegovinaGamesheetŠportni Park Šiška, Ljubliana Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Norbert Matrai
22 April 2017 17:00 CEST (UTC+02)Austria 13–0 SloveniaGamesheetWiener Sportclub-Platz, Vienna Attendance: 800 Referee: Pedro Mendes da Silva
22 April 2017 15:00 CEST (UTC+02)Bosnia and Herzegovina 21–10 SerbiaGamesheetStadion Kamberovića polje, Zenica Attendance: 300 Referee: Csaba Priskin
29 April 2017 14:00 CEST (UTC+02)(1 TBP) Serbia 29–12 AustriaGamesheetObrenovački drum, Belgrade Attendance: 200 Referee: Shota Tevradze :

## 2017 Rugby Europe Development

* Champions and Promoted
| Pos. | Team | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | TBP | LBP | GS | Table points |
| Pos. | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | TBP | LBP | GS | Table points |
| 1 | Slovakia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 42 | +10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | Montenegro | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 51 | +11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 62 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Points were awarded to the teams as follows: Win – 4 points : Draw – 2 points : Loss within 7 points – 1 point : Loss greater than 7 points – 0 points: At least 3 more tries than opponent- 1 point Completing a Grand Slam – 1 point (will not be counted towards World Cup Qualification) |
Matches :
14 May 2017 14:00 CEST (UTC+02)Montenegro 20–32 SlovakiaGamesheetStadion u Parku, Tivat Attendance: 150 Referee: Cristian Șerban
17 May 2017 14:00 CEST (UTC+02)Bulgaria 22–20 Slovakia (1 LBP)GamesheetStadion u Parku, Tivat Attendance: 50 Referee: Aleksander Mihgunov
20 May 2017 14:00 CEST (UTC+02)(1 TBP) Montenegro 42–19 BulgariaGamesheetStadion u Parku, Tivat Attendance: 100 Referee: Vasiliu Răzvan :

## Play-offs
### Championship-Trophy Promotion play-off

* 20 May 2017 16:00 CEST (UTC+02)
| Belgium | 29–18 | Portugal |
* King Baudouin Stadium – Annex 2, Brussels Referee: Frank Murphy

### Conference 1 promotion to Trophy play-off

* 20 May 2017 15:00 CEST (UTC+02)
| Czech Republic | 48–14 | Malta |
* Stadion Markéta, Prague Referee: Thomas Charabas