# 2016–17 Rugby Europe Trophy

The 2016–17 Rugby Europe Trophy is the second-level rugby union competition below the premier Championship. It is the inaugural Trophy competition under its new format, that will see Moldova, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Switzerland and Ukraine compete for the title, and a place in the Championship-Trophy promotion play-off.
This years competition sees Portugal drop down out of the top six, outside the Rugby Europe Championship, replacing Belgium who earned Promotion to the Championship for 2017.

## Table

* Champions and advances to Promotion/relegation play-off
* Relegated
| Place | Nation | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Try BP | Losing BP | Grand Slam BP | Table points |
| Place | Nation | played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | diff | Try BP | Losing BP | Grand Slam BP | 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 At least 3 more tries than opponent- 1 point Loss within 8 points - 1 point Loss greater than 8 points - 0 points Completing a Grand Slam - 1 point (will not be counted towards World Cup Qualification) |

## Fixtures

* 24 September 2016 19:30 EET (UTC+02)
| Poland | 22–0 | Ukraine |
| Try: Penalty try 31' Con: Wojciech Piotrowicz 32' Pen: Wojciech Piotrowicz (5/5) 3', 11', 37', 50', 70' | Report | |
* Arena Lublin, Lublin Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Dan Jones (Wales)
| FB | 15 | Mateusz Lament |
| RW | 14 | Szymon Sirocki |
| OC | 13 | Kewin Bracik | 65' |
| IC | 12 | Patryk Reksulak |
| LW | 11 | Radoslaw Rakowski |
| FH | 10 | Wojciech Piotrowicz |
| SH | 9 | Dawid Plichta |
| N8 | 8 | Michał Mirosz | 63' |
| OF | 7 | Aleksander Nowicki |
| BF | 6 | Mateusz Bartoszek |
| RL | 5 | Paweł Poniatowski |
| LL | 4 | Piotr Karpiński | 63' |
| TP | 3 | Radosław Bysewski |
| HK | 2 | Kamil Bobryk (c) |
| LP | 1 | Marcin Wilczuk | 36' to 41' | 36' to 41' | 65' |
| Replacements: ||
| | 16 | Łukasz Kujawa |
| | 17 | Adrian Chróściel |
| | 18 | Stanisław Niedźwiecki | 63' |
| | 19 | Piotr Zeszutek |
| | 20 | Rafał Janeczko |
| | 21 | Daniel Gdula | 63' |
| | 22 | Tomasz Gasik | 65' |
| | 25 | Sebastian Kacprzak | 36' | 41' | 65' |
| Coach: ||
| Blikkies Groenewald ||
| FB | 15 | Denys Masiukov | 70' |
| RW | 14 | Ievgen Zalevskyi | 30' |
| OC | 13 | Sergii Garkavyi |
| IC | 12 | Viachesla Ponomarkeno |
| LW | 11 | Oleg Kosariev |
| FH | 10 | Sergiy Tserkovniy |
| SH | 9 | Maksym Kravchenko | 70' |
| N8 | 8 | Eduard Vertyletskyi | 64' |
| OF | 7 | Valentyn Lytvynenko | 30' to 40' |
| BF | 6 | Oleksand Mishynov | 50' |
| RL | 5 | Oleksand Tsapenko | 50' |
| LL | 4 | Oleksand Lomakin |
| TP | 17 | Vitalii Kramarenko | 70' |
| HK | 20 | Mykola Kirsanov (c) |
| LP | 3 | Mykola Aleksandruik | 55' |
| Replacements: ||
| | 18 | Serhii Sukhih | 70' |
| | 1 | Konstyan Hurylov | 64' |
| | 16 | Ivan Zalizniak | 55' |
| | 2 | Dmitriy Mokretsov | 50' |
| | 19 | Vitalii Kuznietsov | 50' |
| | 23 | Myroslav Shuliak | 70' |
| | 21 | Maksym Churaiev | 30' |
| | 22 | Volodymy Voitov | 70' |
| Coach: ||
| Valerii Kochanov ||
* Touch judges:
* Simon Mills (Wales)
* Elgan Williams (Wales)
* 5 November 2016 14:00 EET (UTC+02)
| Ukraine | 12–54 | Netherlands (1 BP) |
| Try: Roman Kulakivskiy 58' Valentyn Lytvynenko 78' Con: Oleg Kosariev 58' | Report | Try: David Weersma 2' Josh Gascoigne 19', 75' Dirk Danen 43' Sep Visser 47', 70' Rob Verbakel 52' Con: Liam McBride 2', 19' David Weersma 52', 70', 75' Pen: Liam McBride 12' Davis Weersma 24', 35' |
* Stadium Lviv, Lviv Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)
| FB | 15 | Ihor Snisarenko |
| RW | 14 | Ievgen Zalevskyi | 54' |
| OC | 13 | Oleg Kosariev |
| IC | 12 | Viachesla Ponomarkeno |
| LW | 11 | Andrii Shakura |
| FH | 10 | Sergii Garkavyi |
| SH | 9 | Maksym Kravchenko | 48' |
| N8 | 8 | Ruslan Radchuck |
| OF | 7 | Oleksand Lomakin | 48' to 58' | 72' |
| BF | 6 | Valentyn Lytvynenko |
| RL | 5 | Oleksand Tsapenko |
| LL | 4 | Roman Kulakivskiy | 74' |
| TP | 3 | Mykola Aleksandruik | 35' |
| HK | 2 | Mykola Kirsanov (c) | 65' |
| LP | 1 | Sherii Sukhih | 76' |
| Replacements: ||
| | 16 | Ivan Zalizniak | 35' |
| | 22 | Sergii Ianchui | 48' |
| | 23 | Maksym Kovalevskyi | 54' |
| | 21 | Volodymy Voitov |
| | 17 | Konstyan Hurylov | 65' |
| | 19 | Serhii Cherniachenko | 72' |
| | 20 | Vitalii Kuznietsov | 74' |
| | 18 | Oleg Lytvynenko | 76' |
| Coach: ||
| Valerii Kochanov ||
| FB | 15 | Liam McBride | 40' |
| RW | 14 | Johnny Nas | 66' |
| OC | 13 | Josh Gascoigne |
| IC | 12 | David Weersma |
| LW | 11 | Sep Visser |
| FH | 10 | Storm Carroll | 56' |
| SH | 9 | Amir Rademaker |
| N8 | 8 | Vincent Wright | 72' |
| OF | 7 | Huey van Vliet | 51' |
| BF | 6 | Dirk Danen (c) |
| RL | 5 | Chesney Crosby |
| LL | 4 | Rob Verbakel |
| TP | 3 | Koos de Haan | 51' |
| HK | 2 | Mark Darlington | 68' |
| LP | 1 | Hugo Langelaan | 71' |
| Replacements: ||
| | 16 | Andrew Darlington | 51' |
| | 17 | Roberto Waremerdam | 68' |
| | 18 | Kieran Hogg | 71' |
| | 19 | Bart Jan Romijn | 72' |
| | 20 | Robin Kok | 51' |
| | 23 | Eric Wijten | 56' |
| | 22 | Leon Koenen | 66' |
| | 21 | Conrad Van der Klauw | 40' |
| Coach: ||
| Gareth Gilbert ||
* Touch judges:
* P. Mendes Silva (Portugal)
* J. Costa (Portugal)
* 12 November 2016 13:10 EET (UTC+02)
| (1 BP) Moldova | 54–15 | Ukraine |
| Try: Maxim Gargallic, 11' Oleg Prepelitta, 16', 34', 70' Veaceslav Titica, 25', 44' Victor Arhip, 50' Ion Cavcaliuc, 77' Con: Mihai Golubenco 12', 17', 26', 35', 45', 51' Alexandru Ungureaunu, 78' | Report | Try: Oleg Kosariev, 64' Oleg Lytvynenko 80' Con: Oleg Kosariev, 65' Pen: Oleg Kosariev, 55' |
* Stadionul Central, Bălți Attendance: 500 Referee: Laurent Cardona (France)
| FB | 15 | Illie Lotca |
| RW | 11 | Andrei Cibotari |
| OC | 13 | Victor Arhip |
| IC | 12 | Ion Cavcaliuc |
| LW | 14 | Grigore Lotca |
| FH | 10 | Mihai Golubenco | 62' |
| SH | 9 | Alexandru Ungureanu |
| N8 | 6 | Maxim Gargalic |
| OF | 8 | Oleg Prepelita |
| BF | 7 | Veaceslav Titica (c) | 75' |
| RL | 4 | Andrei Mahu |
| LL | 5 | Andrei Romanov | 75' |
| TP | 3 | Gheorghe Gajon |
| HK | 2 | Igor Orgheanu | 65' |
| LP | 1 | Maxim Cobîlaş | 65' to 68' | 65' to 68' |
| Replacements: ||
| | 17 | Christian Ojovan |
| | 16 | Ruslan Dorogan | 65' |
| | 18 | Ion Busila |
| | 19 | Sergiu Castravet | 75' |
| | 20 | Andrei Lungu | 65' | 68' |
| | 21 | Vadim Preguza |
| | 22 | Mihai Diacon | 62' |
| | 23 | Mihai Artic | 75' |
| Coach: ||
| Sergiu Motoc ||
| FB | 15 | Ihor Snisarenko |
| RW | 14 | Ievgen Zalevskyi | 40' |
| OC | 13 | Oleg Kosariev |
| IC | 12 | Viacheslav Ponomarenko |
| LW | 11 | Maksym Kravchenko | 22' to 32' | 75' |
| FH | 10 | Volodymy Voitov |
| SH | 9 | Sergii Ianchui |
| N8 | 8 | Ruslan Radchuk |
| OF | 7 | Valentyn Lytvynenko |
| BF | 6 | Serhii Cherniachenko |
| RL | 5 | Oleksand Tsapenko |
| LL | 4 | Oleksand Lomakin |
| TP | 3 | Mykola Aleksandruik | 71' |
| HK | 2 | Mykola Kirsanov (c) | 71' |
| LP | 1 | Serhii Sukhih | 52' |
| Replacements: ||
| | 16 | Ivan Zalizniak | 71' |
| | 17 | Konstyan Hurylov | 71' |
| | 18 | Vadym Milanko | 79' |
| | 19 | Oleg Lytvynenko | 52' |
| | 20 | Vitalii Kuznietsov |
| | 21 | Andrii Shakura | 40' |
| | 22 | Petro Kobylianskyi | 79' |
| | 23 | Maksym Kovalevskyi | 75' |
| Coach: ||
| Valerii Kochanov ||
* Touch judges:
* Adrien Descottes (France)
* Thierry Guilloton (France)
* 19 November 2016 15:00 CET (UTC+01)
| (1 BP) Netherlands | 44–17 | Moldova |
| Try: Rik Roovers 8' Dirk Danen 11', 27' Sep Visser 18' Josh Gascoigne 34', 70' Mark Darlington 46' Con: David Weersma 9', 12', 46' Pen: David Weersma 6' | Report | Try: Maxim Gargalic 16', 76' Victor Arhip 32' Con: Mihai Golubenco 32' |
* NRCA Stadium, Amsterdam Attendance: 3,215 Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
| FB | 15 | Josh Gascoigne | 74' |
| RW | 14 | Johnny Nas | 72' |
| OC | 22 | Rik Roovers |
| IC | 12 | David Weersma |
| LW | 11 | Sep Visser |
| FH | 10 | Storm Carroll |
| SH | 9 | Amir Rademaker | 62' |
| N8 | 8 | Vincent Wright | 62' |
| OF | 7 | Huey van Vliet | 40' |
| BF | 6 | Dirk Danen |
| RL | 5 | Chesney Crosby |
| LL | 4 | Rob Verbakel |
| TP | 16 | Andrew Darlington | 62' |
| HK | 2 | Mark Darlington | 62' |
| LP | 1 | Hugo Langelaan | 72' |
| Replacements: ||
| | 18 | Floris Kieft | 62' |
| | 17 | Roberto Waremerdam | 62' |
| | 3 | Koos De Haan | 72' |
| | 19 | Bart Jan Romijn | 62' |
| | 20 | Robin Kok | 40' |
| | 21 | Rik van Balkom | 62' |
| | 13 | Sepp Kotten | 72' |
| | 23 | Leon Koenen | 74' |
| Coach: ||
| Gareth Gilbert ||
| FB | 15 | Illie Lotca | 72' |
| RW | 14 | Andrei Cibotari | 64' |
| OC | 13 | Victor Arhip |
| IC | 12 | Ion Cavcaliuc |
| LW | 11 | Grigore Lotca |
| FH | 10 | Mihai Golubenco |
| SH | 9 | Alexandru Ungureanu | 72' |
| N8 | 8 | Maxim Gargalic |
| OF | 7 | Oleg Prepelita | 64' |
| BF | 6 | Veaceslav Titica |
| RL | 5 | Andrei Mahu | 67' |
| LL | 4 | Andrei Romanov |
| TP | 3 | Gheorghe Gajon | 47' |
| HK | 2 | Igor Orgheanu |
| LP | 1 | Ruslan Dorogan |
| Replacements: ||
| | 16 | Christian Ojovan | 47' |
| | 17 | |
| | 18 | Ion Busila | 67' |
| | 19 | Sergiu Castravet | 64' |
| | 20 | Andrei Lungu |
| | 21 | Vadim Preguza | 72' |
| | 22 | Mihai Diacon | 72' |
| | 23 | Mihai Artic | 64' |
| Coach: ||
| Sergiu Motoc ||
* Touch judges:
* Finlay Brown (Scotland)
* Neil Muir (Scotland)
* 19 November 2016 15:00 CET (UTC+01)
| Switzerland | 10–28 | Portugal |
| Try: Penalty Try 51' Con: Simon Perrod 52' Pen: Simon Perrod 6' | Report | Try: Francisco Bruno 1' Vasco Ribeiro 65' Nuno Guedes 70' Con: Nuno Guedes 2', 70' Pen: Nuno Guedes 33', 54', 61' |
* Yverdon Attendance: 2,057 Referee: Emanuele Tomo (Italy)
| FB | 15 | Thibault Grey |
| RW | 14 | Ludovic Porret | 16' |
| OC | 13 | Ghislain Montiel |
| IC | 12 | Benjamin Doy |
| LW | 11 | Florian Escoffier | 72' |
| FH | 10 | Sebastien Dimitri | 48' |
| SH | 9 | Simon Perrod |
| N8 | 8 | Cyril Lin (c) |
| OF | 7 | Ludovic Pommies | 67' |
| BF | 6 | Jonathan Wullschleger |
| RL | 5 | Nicolas Guyou |
| LL | 4 | Mathias Bernath-Yendt | 67' |
| TP | 3 | Clement Bartschi | 62' |
| HK | 2 | Mathieu Paul | 72' |
| LP | 1 | Cyril Lafuye | 72' |
| Replacements: ||
| | 16 | Ashley Cumbers | 62' |
| | 17 | Manu Ronza | 72' |
| | 18 | Benjamin Moritz | 72' |
| | 19 | Alexandre Coullon | 67' |
| | 20 | Cedric Curdy | 67' |
| | 21 | Lucas Heinrich | 16' |
| | 22 | Sylvain Hirsch | 72' |
| | 23 | Erwan Meudic | 48' |
| Coach: ||
| Olivier Nier ||
| FB | 15 | Nuno Guedes |
| RW | 14 | José Vareta |
| OC | 13 | Tomás Appleton |
| IC | 12 | Manuel Vilela | 62' |
| LW | 11 | Gonçalo Foro | 68' |
| FH | 10 | Nuno Costa |
| SH | 9 | Francisco Pinto Magalhães (c) | 67' |
| N8 | 8 | Vasco Mendes |
| OF | 7 | Sebastião Villax | 51' |
| BF | 6 | João Lino |
| RL | 5 | Gonçalo Uva |
| LL | 4 | Fernando Almeida | 50' to 60' | 62' |
| TP | 3 | Francisco Bruno | 59' |
| HK | 2 | Duarte Diniz | 67' |
| LP | 1 | Bruno Medeiros | 51' |
| Replacements: ||
| | 16 | João Corte-Real | 51' |
| | 17 | Duarte Foro | 67' |
| | 18 | José Conde | 59' |
| | 19 | Máxime Vaz | 62' |
| | 20 | Miguel Macedo | 51' |
| | 21 | Pedro Leal | 67' |
| | 22 | Vasco Ribeiro | 62' |
| | 23 | Pedro Silvério | 68' |
| Coach: ||
| Ian Smith ||
* Touch judges:
* Manuel Bottino (Italy)
* Yves Bressy (France)
* 26 November 2016 15:00 CET (UTC+01)
| Switzerland | 29–26 | Moldova (1 BP) |
| Try: Florian Escoffier 47' Jeremy To'a 70' Con: Simon Perrod 47', 70' Pen: Simon Perrod 7', 31', 58', 64', 84' | Report | Try: Andrei Romanov 25' Victor Arhip 37' Oleg Prepelita 79' Cristian Ojovan 86' Con: Mihai Golubenco 37', 79', 86' |
* Yverdon Attendance: 1,030 Referee: Frank Himmer (Germany)
| FB | 15 | Thibault Grey |
| RW | 14 | Sylvain Hirsch | 55' |
| OC | 13 | Ghislain Montiel | 73' |
| IC | 12 | Jeremy To'a | 84' |
| LW | 11 | Florian Escoffier |
| FH | 10 | Benjamin Doy |
| SH | 9 | Simon Perrod |
| N8 | 8 | Cyril Lin (c) |
| OF | 7 | Ludovic Pommies | 84' |
| BF | 6 | Jonathan Wullschleger |
| RL | 5 | Nicolas Guyou |
| LL | 4 | Mathias Bernath-Yendt | 80' |
| TP | 3 | Clement Bartschi | 78' |
| HK | 2 | Mathieu Paul | 33' |
| LP | 1 | Benjamin Schaerer | 73' |
| Replacements: ||
| | 16 | Dorian Hustaix | 73' |
| | 17 | Maxime Lucon | 33' |
| | 18 | Benjamin Moritz | 78' |
| | 19 | Tim Vogtli | 80' |
| | 20 | Cedric Curdy | 84' |
| | 21 | Gaetan Hirsch | 84' |
| | 22 | Lucas Heinrich | 55' |
| | 23 | Erwan Meudic | 73' |
| Coach: ||
| Olivier Nier ||
| FB | 15 | Illie Lotca | 53' |
| RW | 11 | Andrei Cibotari | 70' |
| OC | 13 | Victor Arhip |
| IC | 12 | Ion Cavcaliuc |
| LW | 14 | Vasile Buzgan |
| FH | 10 | Mihai Golubenco |
| SH | 9 | Alexandru Ungureanu | 64' to 74' |
| N8 | 6 | Maxim Gargalic (c) |
| OF | 8 | Oleg Prepelita |
| BF | 7 | Veaceslav Titica | 70' |
| RL | 4 | Andrei Mahu |
| LL | 5 | Andrei Romanov | 80' |
| TP | 3 | Cristian Ojovan |
| HK | 1 | Igor Orgheanu |
| LP | 2 | Ruslan Dorogan | 50' |
| Replacements: ||
| | 17 | Mihai Boian | 80' |
| | 16 | Ion Dascal |
| | 18 | Ion Busila |
| | 19 | Sergiu Castravet | 70' |
| | 20 | Andrei Lungu | 50' |
| | 23 | Grigore Lotca |
| | 22 | Mihai Diacon | 70' |
| | 21 | Mihai Artic | 53' |
| Coach: ||
| Sergiu Motoc ||
* Touch judges:
* Daniel Maughan (Germany)
* Joshua Jahn (Germany)
* 18 February 2017 14:00 WET (UTC+00)
| (1 BP) Portugal | 35–10 | Poland |
| Try: Nuno Sousa Guedes 13' Manuel Picão 16' Tomás Appleton 23' Francisco Domingues 64' Vasco Fragoso Mendes 80' Con: Nuno Sousa Guedes (5/5) 14', 17', 24', 64', 80' Pen: Nuno Sousa Guedes (0/1) | Report | Try: Toma Mchedlidze 34' Con: Wojciech Piotrowicz (1/1) 35' Pen: Wojciech Piotrowicz (1/2) 2' Radoslaw Rakowski (0/1) |
* CAR Rugby do Jamor, Lisbon Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
| FB | 15 | Nuno Sousa Guedes |
| RW | 14 | Pedro Silvério | 62' |
| OC | 13 | Tomás Appleton |
| IC | 12 | José Lima |
| LW | 11 | Adérito Esteves |
| FH | 10 | Nuno Penha e Costa |
| SH | 9 | Francisco Pinto Magalhães (c) | 68' |
| N8 | 8 | Vasco Fragoso Mendes |
| OF | 7 | Sebastião Villax | 52' |
| BF | 6 | Manuel Picão | 62' |
| RL | 5 | José Fino |
| LL | 4 | Gonçalo Uva | 68' |
| TP | 3 | Francisco Bruno | 72' |
| HK | 2 | Duarte Diniz | 68' |
| LP | 1 | Bruno Medeiros | 52' |
| Replacements: ||
| | 16 | Francisco Domingues | 52' |
| | 17 | João Corte-Real | 68' |
| | 18 | José Leal da Costa | 72' |
| | 19 | Rui D'Orey | 68' |
| | 20 | João Lino | 62' |
| | 21 | Miguel Macedo | 52' |
| | 22 | Pedro Leal | 68' |
| | 23 | Vasco Ribeiro | 62' |
| Coach: ||
| Martim Aguiar ||
| FB | 15 | Mateusz Lament | 47' |
| RW | 14 | Szymon Sirocki |
| OC | 13 | Patryk Reksulak |
| IC | 12 | Daniel Gdula |
| LW | 11 | Radoslaw Rakowski |
| FH | 10 | Wojciech Piotrowicz |
| SH | 9 | Dawid Plichta | 79' |
| N8 | 8 | Piotr Zeszutek |
| OF | 7 | Aleksander Nowicki |
| BF | 6 | Mateusz Bartoszek |
| RL | 5 | Stanisław Powała-Niedźwiecki | 45' |
| LL | 4 | Piotr Karpiński II |
| TP | 3 | Toma Mchedlidze | 51' |
| HK | 2 | Kamil Bobryk (c) |
| LP | 1 | Marcin Wilczuk | 55' |
| Replacements: ||
| | 16 | Łukasz Kujawa |
| | 17 | Sebastian Kacprzak | 55' |
| | 18 | Radosław Bysewski | 51' |
| | 19 | Adrian Ignakzak |
| | 20 | Marek Płonka Jr | 45' |
| | 21 | Mateusz Plichta | 79' |
| | 22 | Andrzej Charlat | 47' |
| | 23 | Tomasz Rokicki |
| Coach: ||
| Blikkies Groenewald ||
* Touch judges:
* David Sutherland (Scotland)
* Steven Turnbull (Scotland)
* 4 March 2017 15:00 CET (UTC+01)
| Netherlands | 10–26 | Portugal (1 BP) |
| Try: Sep Visser 3' Con: Liam McBride (1/1) 4' Pen: David Weersma (1/1) 39' | Report | Try: Fernando Almeida 17', 53' Vasco Ribeiro 57' Gonçalo Uva 73' Con: Nuno Penha e Costa (3/4) 54' 58' 74' |
* NRCA Stadium, Amsterdam Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Giuseppe Vivarini (Italy)
| FB | 15 | Liam McBride | 22' |
| RW | 14 | Johnny Nas | 58' |
| OC | 13 | Josh Gascoigne |
| IC | 12 | David Weersma |
| LW | 11 | Sep Visser |
| FH | 10 | Storm Carroll |
| SH | 9 | Rik Roovers (c) |
| N8 | 8 | Vincent Wright |
| OF | 7 | Huey van Vliet | 58' |
| BF | 6 | Dirk Danen | 58' |
| RL | 5 | Chesney Crosby | 52' |
| LL | 4 | Rob Verbakel |
| TP | 16 | Andrew Darlington | 76' | 80' |
| HK | 2 | Mark Darlington | 76' |
| LP | 1 | Hugo Langelaan | 65' |
| Replacements: ||
| | 3 | Floris Kieft | 65' | 80' |
| | 17 | Victor Huurman | 76' |
| | 18 | Roberto Warmerdam | 76' |
| | 19 | Robin Kok | 58' |
| | 20 | Vincent Grimbergen | 52' |
| | 21 | Niels van de Ven | 58' |
| | 22 | Rik van Balkom | 22' |
| | 23 | Pieter Mol | 58' |
| Coach: ||
| Gareth Gilbert ||
| FB | 15 | Manuel Vilela |
| RW | 14 | Gonçalo Foro | 77' |
| OC | 13 | Tomás Appleton |
| IC | 12 | Vasco Ribeiro |
| LW | 11 | Adérito Esteves | 77' |
| FH | 10 | Nuno Penha e Costa |
| SH | 9 | Francisco Pinto Magalhães (c) | 70' |
| N8 | 8 | Vasco Fragoso Mendes |
| OF | 7 | Sebastião Villax | 65' |
| BF | 6 | João Lino |
| RL | 5 | Gonçalo Uva |
| LL | 4 | Fernando Almeida | 60' |
| TP | 3 | Francisco Bruno | 70' |
| HK | 2 | Duarte Diniz | 77' |
| LP | 1 | João Corte-Real | 40' |
| Replacements: ||
| | 16 | Bruno Medeiros | 40' |
| | 17 | Nuno Mascarenhas | 77' |
| | 18 | José Leal da Costa | 70' |
| | 19 | Manuel Picão | 60' |
| | 20 | Miguel Macedo | 65' |
| | 21 | Pedro Leal | 70' |
| | 22 | Tiago Fernandes | 77' |
| | 23 | António Vidinha | 77' |
| Coach: ||
| Martim Aguiar ||
* Touch judges:
* Alan Falzone (Italy)
* Andrea Spadoni (Italy)
* 11 March 2017 14:00 WET (UTC+00)
| (1 BP) Portugal | 59–0 | Moldova |
| Try: Gonçalo Foro 2' Nuno Penha e Costa 18', 34' Francisco Pinto Magalhães 40' Manuel Vilela 51' Afonso Rodrigues 60' Sebastião Villax 64' Vasco Ribeiro 73' Nuno Mascarenhas 79' Con: Nuno Penha e Costa 3', 19', 35', 40' Pedro Leal 61', 65', 74' | Report | |
* CAR Rugby do Jamor, Lisbon Attendance: 1,400 Referee: Stuart Gaffikin (Ireland)
| FB | 15 | Manuel Vilela | 53' |
| RW | 14 | Gonçalo Foro |
| OC | 13 | Tomás Appleton | 46' |
| IC | 12 | Vasco Ribeiro |
| LW | 11 | Adérito Esteves |
| FH | 10 | Nuno Penha e Costa |
| SH | 9 | Francisco Pinto Magalhães (c) | 46' |
| N8 | 8 | Vasco Fragoso Mendes | 30' to 40' |
| OF | 7 | Miguel Macedo |
| BF | 6 | João Lino | 53' |
| RL | 5 | Gonçalo Uva | 49' |
| LL | 4 | Fernando Almeida |
| TP | 3 | José Leal da Costa | 44' |
| HK | 2 | Duarte Diniz | 53' |
| LP | 1 | Bruno Medeiros | 49' |
| Replacements: ||
| | 16 | João Corte-Real | 49' |
| | 17 | Nuno Mascarenhas | 53' |
| | 18 | Francisco Bruno | 44' |
| | 19 | Manuel Picão | 49' |
| | 20 | Sebastião Villax | 53' | 75' to 80' |
| | 21 | Pedro Leal | 46' |
| | 22 | António Vidinha | 46' |
| | 23 | Afonso Rodrigues | 53' |
| Coach: ||
| Martim Aguiar ||
| FB | 15 | Dorin Petrache | 37' to 40' | 37' to 40' |
| RW | 14 | Vasili Buzgan |
| OC | 13 | Mihail Boian |
| IC | 12 | Ion Cavcaliuc | 37' |
| LW | 11 | Andrei Cibotari |
| FH | 10 | Craig Felston | 61' |
| SH | 9 | Vadim Preguza | 15' |
| N8 | 8 | Sergiu Castravet | 64' |
| OF | 7 | Veaceslav Titica (c) |
| BF | 18 | Ion Busila |
| RL | 5 | Andrei Romanov |
| LL | 4 | Andrei Mahu | 77' to 80' | 77' to 80' |
| TP | 3 | Ion Dascal | 46' |
| HK | 2 | Ruslan Dorogan | 42' |
| LP | 1 | Igor Orghianu | 65' |
| Replacements: ||
| | 16 | Dumitru Vasilachi | 65' |
| | 17 | Sergiu Moroșanu | 42' |
| | 6 |
| | 19 | Dorin Botan | 64' |
| | 20 | Andrei Lungu | 46' |
| | 21 | Stefan Opre | 15' |
| | 22 | Ion Constantin | 37' | | 40' | 61' |
| | 23 | Grigore Lotca | 37' |
| Coach: ||
| Sergiu Motoc ||
* Touch judges:
* Stuart Douglas (Ireland)
* Chris Harrington (Ireland)
* 12 March 2017 15:00 WET (UTC+01)
| (1 BP) Switzerland | 54–18 | Ukraine |
| Try: Thibault Géry 8', 55' Simon Perrod 19' Julien Gros 48', 53' Cyril Lin 69' Jonathan Wullschläger 77' Con: Simon Perrod 20', 54', 56' Gaëtan Hirsch 70', 78' Pen: Simon Perrod 16', 25', 40' | Report | Try: Ruslan Radchuk 38' Mykola Aleksandriuk 58' Con: Oleg Kosariev 39' Pen: Oleg Kosariev 13', 21' |
* CS Cherpines, Plan-les-Ouates Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)
| FB | 15 | Thibault Géry |
| RW | 14 | Florian Escoffier |
| OC | 13 | Ludovic Porret | | 54' | 71' |
| IC | 12 | Ghislain Montiel |
| LW | 11 | Lucas Heinrich | | 71' |
| FH | 10 | Julien Gros |
| SH | 9 | Simon Perrod | | 61' |
| N8 | 8 | Cyril Lin (c) |
| OF | 7 | Ludovic Pommies | | 71' |
| BF | 6 | Jonathan Wullschläger |
| RL | 5 | Nicolas Guyou | 4' to 14' | | 61' |
| LL | 4 | Tim Vogtli |
| TP | 3 | Clément Bärtschi | | 63' |
| HK | 2 | Mathieu Paul | | 59' |
| LP | 1 | Cyril Lafuye | | 10' |
| Replacements: ||
| | 16 | Ashley Cumbers | | 63' |
| | 17 | Maxime Luçon | | 59' |
| | 18 | Dorian Hustaix | | 10' |
| | 19 | Mathias Bernath-Yendt | | 71' |
| | 20 | Edgar Alber | | 61' |
| | 21 | Gaëtan Hirsch | | 61' |
| | 22 | Francis Gangath-Samba | | 54' |
| | 23 | Liam Kavanagh |
| Coach: ||
| Olivier Nier ||
| FB | 15 | Volodymy Voitov |
| RW | 14 | Ihor Snisarenko |
| OC | 13 | Sergii Garkavyi | | 50' |
| IC | 12 | Viacheslav Ponomarenko |
| LW | 11 | Oleg Kosariev |
| FH | 10 | Sergiy Tserkovniy |
| SH | 9 | Sergii Ianchyi | | 40' |
| N8 | 8 | Ruslan Radchuk |
| OF | 7 | Oleksand Lomakin | | 52' |
| BF | 6 | Valentyn Lytvynenko |
| RL | 5 | Oleksand Tsapenko |
| LL | 4 | Roman Kulakivskyi |
| TP | 3 | Mykola Aleksandriuk | | 63' |
| HK | 2 | Mykola Kirsanov (c) | | 72' |
| LP | 1 | Serhii Sukhih | 4' to 14' |
| Replacements: ||
| | 16 | Ivan Zalizniak | | 63' |
| | 17 | Konstyantyn Hurylov | | 72' |
| | 18 | Oleg Lytvynenko |
| | 19 | Serhii Cherniachenko | | 52' |
| | 20 | Vitalii Kuznietsov |
| | 21 | Maksym Kravchenko |
| | 22 | M. Delyergiev | | 40' |
| | 23 | Maksym Churaiev | | 50' |
| Coach: ||
| Valerii Kochanov ||
* Touch judges:
* Vlad Iordăchescu (Romania)
* Emanuel Gorodea (Romania)
* 18 March 2017 13:30 EET (UTC+02)
| Moldova | 3–15 | Poland |
| Pen: Ion Constantin 29' | Report | Try: Grzegorz Szczepański 18' Radosław Rakowski 68' Con: Wojciech Piotrowicz 19' Pen: Wojciech Piotrowicz 33' |
* Stadionul Raional, Anenni Noi Attendance: 350 Referee: Alexey Bryzgalin (Russia)
| FB | 15 | Dorin Petrache |
| RW | 14 | Grigore Lotca | 60' to 70' | 80+4' |
| OC | 13 | Vasili Buzgan |
| IC | 12 | Ion Cavcaliuc |
| LW | 11 | Andrei Cibotari |
| FH | 10 | Ion Constantin |
| SH | 9 | Alexandru Ungureanu | | 80+3' |
| N8 | 8 | Sergiu Castravet | | 51' |
| OF | 7 | Veaceslav Titica (c) |
| BF | 6 | Maxim Gargalic |
| RL | 5 | Andrei Romanov |
| LL | 4 | Andrei Mahu |
| TP | 3 | Ion Dascal |
| HK | 2 | Ruslan Dorogan | | 75' |
| LP | 1 | Igor Orgheanu | | 78' |
| Replacements: ||
| | 16 | Dumitru Vasilachi | | 75' |
| | 17 | Dumitru Ursu | | 78' |
| | 18 | Ion Spatari |
| | 19 | Dorin Botan | | 51' |
| | 20 | Andrei Lungu |
| | 21 | Vadim Preguza | | 80+3' |
| | 22 | Ion Chitic | | 80+4' |
| | 23 | Mihail Boian |
| Coach: ||
| Sergiu Motoc ||
| FB | 15 | Sebastian Gruszczyński | 38' |
| RW | 14 | Wojciech Brzezicki |
| OC | 13 | Daniel Gdula |
| IC | 12 | Grzegorz Szczepański |
| LW | 11 | Radosław Rakowski |
| FH | 10 | Wojciech Piotrowicz |
| SH | 9 | Dawid Plichta |
| N8 | 8 | Piotr Zeszutek (c) |
| OF | 7 | Stanisław Powała-Niedźwiecki |
| BF | 6 | Mateusz Bartoszek |
| RL | 5 | Karol Perzak | 60' |
| LL | 4 | Piotr Karpiński II | 69' |
| TP | 3 | Toma Mchedlidze | 38' |
| HK | 2 | Łukasz Kujawa | 38' |
| LP | 1 | Marcin Wilczuk | 70' |
| Replacements: ||
| | 16 | Sebastian Kacprzak | 38' |
| | 17 | Radosław Bysewski | 70' |
| | 18 | Adrian Ignaczak | 38' |
| | 23 | Piotr Wiśniewski | 69' |
| | 20 | Marek Płonka Jr | 60' |
| | 25 | Tomasz Rokicki |
| | 22 | Mateusz Plichta | 38' |
| | 19 | Adrian Chróściel |
| Coach: ||
| Blikkies Groenewald ||
* Touch judges:
* Artur Kaptyukh (Russia)
* Georgy Kopp (Russia)
* 18 March 2017 15:00 CET (UTC+01)
| Netherlands | 38–25 | Switzerland |
| Try: Johnny Nas 23' Josh Gascoigne 61' Sep Visser 73' Con: David Weersma 73' Pen: David Weersma 14', 32', 40', 42', 50', 59', 67' | Report | Try: Tim Vogtli 20' Mathias Bernath-Yendt 37' Penalty Try 40' Con: Benjamin Doy 20', 40' Pen: Benjamin Doy 1', 45' |
* NRCA Stadium, Amsterdam Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Iñigo Atorrasagasti (Spain)
| FB | 15 | Josh Gascoigne |
| RW | 14 | Johnny Nas | | 79' |
| OC | 23 | Rik Roovers (c) |
| IC | 12 | David Weersma |
| LW | 11 | Sep Visser |
| FH | 10 | Storm Carroll | 40' to 50' | 78' |
| SH | 9 | Amir Rademaker | | 78' |
| N8 | 8 | Vincent Wright |
| OF | 7 | Robin Kok | | 45' |
| BF | 6 | Dirk Danen | 36' to 46' |
| RL | 5 | Chesney Crosby |
| LL | 4 | Rob Verbakel | | 46' |
| TP | 18 | Andrew Darlington | | 45' |
| HK | 2 | Mark Darlington | | 78' |
| LP | 1 | Hugo Langelaan | | 79' |
| Replacements: ||
| | 16 | Roy Schermer | | 79' |
| | 17 | Roberto Warmerdam | | 78' |
| | 3 | Floris Kieft | | 45' |
| | 19 | Tyler Koning | | 46' |
| | 20 | Huey van Vliet | | 45' |
| | 21 | Siem Noorman | | 21' |
| | 22 | Marc Mistou Keijser | | 78' |
| | 13 | Pieter Mol | | 79' |
| Coach: ||
| Gareth Gilbert ||
| FB | 15 | Thibault Géry | | 65' |
| RW | 14 | Florian Escoffier |
| OC | 13 | Ludovic Porret | 54' to 64' | 74' |
| IC | 12 | Baptiste Cariat |
| LW | 11 | Lucas Heinrich |
| FH | 10 | Benjamin Doy |
| SH | 9 | Gaëtan Hirsch | | 59' |
| N8 | 8 | Cyril Lin (c) |
| OF | 7 | Corentin Delabays |
| BF | 6 | Tim Vogtli |
| RL | 5 | Nicolas Guyou |
| LL | 4 | Mathias Bernath-Yendt | | 54' |
| TP | 3 | Clément Bärtschi | | 67' |
| HK | 2 | Maxim Luçon | | 72' |
| LP | 1 | Dorian Hustaix | | 75' |
| Replacements: ||
| | 16 | Nathan Pelsy | | 75' |
| | 17 | Manu Ronza | | 72' |
| | 18 | Ashley Cumbers | | 67' |
| | 19 | Edgar Albert | | 54' |
| | 20 | Cédric Curdy |
| | 21 | Jeremy To'a | | 59' | 68' to 78' |
| | 22 | Francis Gangath-Samba | | 74' |
| | 23 | Louis Beaudoin | | 65' |
| Coach: ||
| Olivier Nier ||
* Touch judges:
* Marc Riera (Spain)
* Alfonso Mirat (Spain)
* 1 April 2017 15:00 EEST (UTC+03)
| Ukraine | 7–31 | Portugal (1 BP) |
| Try: Valentyn Lytvynenko 39' Con: Mykola Delyergiev 40' | Report | Try: Francisco Pinto Magalhães 10' Bernardo Seara Cardoso 29' Gonçalo Foro 68' João Lino 74' Nuno Penha e Costa 79' Con: Nuno Penha e Costa 11' 30' 69' |
* Spartak Stadium, Odesa Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Vlad Iordăchescu (Romania)
| FB | 15 | Volodymyr Voitov |
| RW | 14 | Ievgen Zalevskyi | 74' |
| OC | 13 | Sergii Garkavyi |
| IC | 12 | Viacheslav Ponomarenko |
| LW | 11 | Oleg Kosariev | 59' to 69' |
| FH | 10 | Sergiy Tserkovniy |
| SH | 9 | Mykola Delyergiev | 56' |
| N8 | 8 | Ruslan Radchuk |
| OF | 7 | Serhii Cherniachenko |
| BF | 6 | Valentyn Lytvynenko |
| RL | 5 | Oleksandr Tsapenko |
| LL | 4 | Roman Kulakivskyi | 49' |
| TP | 3 | Mykola Aleksandriuk | 63' |
| HK | 2 | Mykola Kirsanov (c) |
| LP | 20 | Vitalii Kramarenko | 55' |
| Replacements: ||
| | 16 | Ivan Zalizniak | 63' |
| | 17 | Konstyantyn Hurylov |
| | 18 | Oleg Lytvynenko |
| | 19 | Oleksandr Lomakin | 49' |
| | 1 | Serhii Sukhih | 55' |
| | 21 | Maksym Kravchenko | 56' | 64' to 74' |
| | 22 | Maksym Kovalevskyi | 74' |
| | 23 | Maksym Churaev |
| Coach: ||
| Valerii Kochanov ||
| FB | 15 | Nuno Sousa Guedes |
| RW | 14 | Gonçalo Foro |
| OC | 13 | Bernardo Seara Cardoso |
| IC | 12 | Manuel Vilela |
| LW | 11 | Adérito Esteves | 76' |
| FH | 10 | Nuno Penha e Costa |
| SH | 9 | Francisco Pinto Magalhães (c) | 72' |
| N8 | 8 | Vasco Fragoso Mendes | 53' |
| OF | 7 | Miguel Macedo |
| BF | 6 | João Lino |
| RL | 5 | José Fino |
| LL | 4 | Fernando Almeida | 49' |
| TP | 3 | Francisco Bruno | 49' |
| HK | 2 | Duarte Diniz | 60' |
| LP | 1 | Bruno Medeiros | 72' |
| Replacements: ||
| | 16 | José Leal da Costa | 72' |
| | 17 | João Corte-Real | 60' |
| | 18 | Diogo Hasse Ferreira | 49' |
| | 19 | José Sousa d'Alte | 49' |
| | 20 | Sebastião Villax | 53' |
| | 21 | Afonso Rodrigues |
| | 22 | Manuel Queirós | 72' |
| | 23 | Fábio Conceição | 76' |
| Coach: ||
| Martim Aguiar ||
* Touch judges:
* Madalin Girbau (Romania)
* Alexandru Ionescu (Romania)
* 8 April 2017 18:00 CEST (UTC+02)
| Poland | 14–13 | Netherlands (1 BP) |
| Try: Wojciech Brzezicki 53' Pen: Wojciech Piotrowicz 10', 40', 74' | Report | Try: Storm Carroll 28' Sep Visser 38' Pen: Josh Gascoigne 7' |
* Stadion Widzewa, Łódź Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Tual Trainini (France)
| FB | 15 | Mateusz Lament |
| RW | 14 | Wojciech Brzezicki |
| OC | 13 | Grzegorz Szczepański |
| IC | 12 | Daniel Gdula |
| LW | 11 | Andrzej Charlat |
| FH | 10 | Wojciech Piotrowicz | | 79' |
| SH | 9 | Dawid Plichta | 27' to 37' | 56' |
| N8 | 8 | Piotr Zeszutek (c) |
| OF | 7 | Michał Mirosz |
| BF | 6 | Stanisław Powała-Niedźwiecki | | 71' |
| RL | 5 | Paweł Poniatowski | | 40' |
| LL | 4 | Piotr Karpiński II |
| TP | 25 | Radosław Bysewski | | 40' |
| HK | 2 | Adrian Ignaczak |
| LP | 1 | Marcin Wilczuk |
| Replacements: ||
| | 16 | Sebastian Kacprzak | | 40' | 71' to 81' |
| | 17 | Sebastian Kostałkowski |
| | 18 | Jonathan Michalak | | 71' |
| | 19 | Marek Płonka Jr | | 40' |
| | 20 | Piotr Wiśniewski |
| | 21 | Maciej Panasiuk |
| | 22 | Mateusz Plichta | | 56' |
| | 23 | Tomasz Gasik | | 79' |
| Coach: ||
| Blikkies Groenewald ||
| FB | 15 | Josh Gascoigne |
| RW | 14 | Pieter Mol | 57' |
| OC | 22 | Rik Roovers (c) |
| IC | 12 | Storm Carroll | 61' |
| LW | 11 | Sep Visser |
| FH | 10 | Liam McBride | 68' |
| SH | 9 | Amir Rademaker |
| N8 | 8 | Vincent Wright |
| OF | 7 | Robin Kok |
| BF | 6 | Dirk Danen | 49' | 72' |
| RL | 5 | Chesney Crosby |
| LL | 4 | Mark Wokke | 40' |
| TP | 18 | Andrew Darlington | 49' |
| HK | 2 | Mark Darlington | 66' |
| LP | 1 | Hugo Langelaan | 72' |
| Replacements: ||
| | 16 | Roy Schermer |
| | 17 | Roberto Warmerdam | 66' |
| | 3 | Floris Kieft | 49' |
| | 19 | Tyler Koning | 40' |
| | 20 | Huey van Vliet | 49' |
| | 21 | Conrad van der Klauw | 68' |
| | 13 | Alex Povel | 61' |
| | 23 | Johnny Nas | 57' |
| Coach: ||
| Gareth Gilbert ||
* Touch judges:
* Flavien Hourquet (France)
* Mikael Simon (France)
* 22 April 2017 17:00 CEST (UTC+02)
| Poland | 12–22 | Switzerland |
| Try: Mateusz Lament 67' Piotr Zeszutek 78' Con: Tomasz Gasik (1/2) 68' | Report | Try: Lucas Heinrich 2', 44' Cyril Lin 39' Con: Gaëtan Hirsch (2/3) 3', 40' Pen: Gaëtan Hirsch 80' |
* Stadion Polonii Warszawa, Warsaw Attendance: (Not reported) Referee: Matthew Carley (England)
| FB | 15 | Mateusz Lament |
| RW | 14 | Wojciech Brzezicki | | 49' |
| OC | 13 | Grzegorz Szczepański |
| IC | 12 | Daniel Gdula | | 50' |
| LW | 11 | Tomasz Gasik |
| FH | 10 | Mateusz Plichta |
| SH | 9 | Dawid Plichta |
| N8 | 8 | Piotr Zeszutek (c) |
| OF | 7 | Michał Mirosz |
| BF | 6 | Marek Płonka Jr | 17' to 27' | 60' |
| RL | 5 | Stanisław Powała-Niedźwiecki |
| LL | 4 | Piotr Karpiński II | | 68' |
| TP | 3 | Sebastian Kacprzak |
| HK | 2 | Adrian Ignaczak |
| LP | 1 | Marcin Wilczuk | | 68' |
| Replacements: ||
| | 16 | Paweł Grabski |
| | 17 | Sebastian Kostałkowski |
| | 18 | Jonathan Michalak | | 68' |
| | 19 | Sebastian Wisniewśki | | 60' |
| | 20 | Maciej Panasiuk | | 68' |
| | 21 | Markijan Grabowski | | 50' |
| | 22 | Szymon Sirocki | | 49' |
| | 23 | Adam Piotrowski |
| Coach: ||
| Blikkies Groenewald ||
| FB | 15 | Iain Mowat |
| RW | 14 | Liam Kavanagh | | 57' |
| OC | 13 | Erwan Meudic |
| IC | 12 | Francis Gangath-Samba |
| LW | 11 | Lucas Heinrich |
| FH | 10 | Baptiste Cariat |
| SH | 9 | Gaëtan Hirsch |
| N8 | 8 | Cyril Lin (c) |
| OF | 7 | Corentin Delabays | 17' to 27' |
| BF | 6 | Jonhathan Wullschläger |
| RL | 5 | Nicolas Guyou | | 72' |
| LL | 4 | Tim Vogtli | | 77' |
| TP | 3 | Clément Bärtschi | | 78' |
| HK | 2 | Maxime Luçon |
| LP | 1 | Nathan Pelsy |
| Replacements: ||
| | 16 | Simon Wood |
| | 17 | Romain Chamand |
| | 18 | Edgar Albert | | 77' |
| | 19 | Mathias Bernath-Yendt | | 72' |
| | 20 | Ludovic Pommies | | 57' |
| | 21 | Pascal Chevaillier-Wullschleger |
| | 22 | Mathieu Guyou | | |
| | 23 | Dominic Gorman | | 78' |
| Coach: ||
| Olivier Nier ||
* Touch judges:
* Andrew Jackson (England)
* Clare Daniels (England)