The 2018–19 Rugby Europe Conference is the third-level rugby union competition below the premier Championship and Trophy competitions. It is the third Conference under its new format. After Lithuania was promoted to the Trophy and Moldova relegated at the end of the 2017–18 season, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Hungary, Israel, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Sweden and Ukraine compete for the Conference 1 title. While after the relegation of Estonia and the promotion of Bulgaria, Andorra, Austria, Bulgaria, Denmark, Finland, Latvia, Norway, Serbia, Slovakia and Slovenia will compete for the Conference 2 title. Due to the relegation of a Conference 2 North team and the promotion of a Southern team, the Conference 2 Pools had to be reallocated. While Bulgaria joined the Conference 2 South, Austria switched pools to the Conference 2 North, replacing Estonia.
| 2018–19 Rugby Europe Conference | |||
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| Date | 13 October 2018 – 01 June 2019 | ||
| Countries | 20 | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 39 | ||
| Attendance | 25,307 (649 per match) | ||
| Tries scored | 230 (5.9 per match) | ||
| Top point scorer(s) | Conference 1  James Kirk (47) Conference 2  Petar Nikolov (60) | ||
| Top try scorer(s) | Conference 1  Krešimir Čorić (3) Christopher Dudman (3)  Axel Kalling Smith (3) Conor Murphy (3) Domagoj Plazibat (3) Conference 2 Ivayilo Ivanov (4)  Edisher Jamrulidze (4)  Blaž Pilko (4) | ||
| Official website | Rugby International Championship | ||
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The winners of Conference 1 North and South will play an additional match, a Conference 1-Trophy Promotion play-off for the right to play the 2019–20 Rugby Europe Trophy. While the bottom placed teams of Conference 1 North and South will be relegated to Conference 2 for the following season, replacing the North and South winners of Conference 2. The bottom placed team with the worse overall record will be relegated and participate in the 2019 Rugby Europe Development season.
Ukraine was directly promoted to 2019–20 Rugby Europe Trophy, because Malta was not able to play the Conference 1-Trophy Promotion play-off game.
Conference 1
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edit| Champions and promoted to 2019–20 Rugby Europe Trophy |
| Relegated |
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Try BP |
Losing BP |
Grand Slam BP |
Table points | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  Ukraine (37) |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 113 | 29 | +84 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Sweden (56) |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 130 | 65 | +65 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 |  Luxembourg (64) |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 63 | 59 | +4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 |  Hungary (68) |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 97 | 118 | -21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 |  Moldova (44) |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 49 | 147 | -98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pre-Tournament rankings in parentheses.[1] Points were awarded to the teams as follows:[2] 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fixtures
edit| 13 October 2018 | Ukraine
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24-13 | Luxembourg
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Yunist' Stadium, Lviv | ||
| 14:00 EEST (UTC+03) | Gamesheet | Attendance: 250 Referee:  Cristian Serbian
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| 20 October 2018 | (1 TBP) Sweden
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80-6 | Moldova
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Bollspelaren, Norrköping | ||
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+02) | Gamesheet | Attendance: 400 Referee:  Gert Visser
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| 03 November 2018 | Moldova
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16-31 | Hungary (1 TBP)
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Stadionul Raional, Anenii Noi | ||
| 13:15 EET (UTC+02) | Gamesheet | Attendance: 200 Referee:  Tornike Gvirjishvili
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| 03 November 2018 | (1 LBP) Luxembourg
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9-10 | Sweden
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Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City | ||
| 16:00 CET (UTC+01) | Gamesheet | Attendance: 1,400 Referee:  Yann Benoît
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| 10 November 2018 | Hungary
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24-48 | Ukraine (1 TBP)
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Városi Szabadidő Központ, Százhalombatta | ||
| 14:00 CET (UTC+01) | Gamesheet | Attendance: 600 Referee:  Dan O'Connell
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| 13 April 2019 | Luxembourg
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23-10 | Moldova
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Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City | ||
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+02) | Gamesheet | Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Killian O'BRIEN
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| 20 April 2019 | Moldova
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17-13 | Ukraine (1 LBP)
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Stadionul Central orașului , Drochia | ||
| 13:00 EEST (UTC+03) | Gamesheet | Attendance: 500 Referee: Bartolic Hrvoje
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| 04 May 2019 | (1 LBP) Hungary
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15-18 | Luxembourg
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Városi Szabadidő Központ, Százhalombatta | ||
| 14:15 CEST (UTC+02) | Gamesheet | Attendance: 200 Referee:  Pedro Cardios M. Silva
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| 11 May 2019 | Sweden
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36-27 | Hungary
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Bollspelaren, Norrköping | ||
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+02) | Gamesheet | Attendance: 600 Referee:  Alexei Bryzgalin
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| 19 May 2019 | Ukraine
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23-14 | Sweden
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Spartak Stadium, Odesa | ||
| 14:00 EEST (UTC+03) | Gamesheet | Attendance: 2,200 Referee:  Mike English
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South
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edit| Champions |
| Relegated |
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Try BP |
Losing BP |
Grand Slam BP |
Table points | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Malta |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 117 | 49 | +68 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Croatia |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 123 | 69 | +54 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 |  Israel |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 104 | 62 | +42 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 |  Cyprus |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 79 | 139 | −60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 40 | 144 | −104 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pre-Tournament rankings in parentheses.[1] Points were awarded to the teams as follows:[2] 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fixtures
edit| 13 October 2018 | Bosnia and Herzegovina
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11–40 | Croatia (1 TBP)
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Stadion Kamberovića polje, Zenica | ||
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+02) | Gamesheet | Attendance: 1,000 Referee:  Matej Razga
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| 20 October 2018 | (1 TBP) Croatia
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46–24 | Cyprus
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Stadion Stari plac, Split | ||
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+02) | Gamesheet | Attendance: n.a. Referee:  Manuel Bottino
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| 20 October 2018 | (1 LBP) Israel
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14–21 | Malta
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Wingate Institute, Netanya | ||
| 14:00 IDT (UTC+03) | Gamesheet | Attendance: n.a. Referee:  John Catteau
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| 27 October 2018 | (1 TBP) Malta
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41–7 | Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Hibernians Stadium, Paola | ||
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+02) | Gamesheet | Attendance: 1,500 Referee:  Anthony Lac
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| 27 October 2018 | Croatia
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19–16 | Israel (1 LBP)
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Stadion NŠC Stjepan Spajić, Zagreb | ||
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+02) | Gamesheet | Attendance: n.a. Referee: Ben Breakspear
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| 10 November 2018 | Cyprus
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22–34 | Israel
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Stelios Kyriakides Stadium, Paphos | ||
| 15:00 EET (UTC+02) | Gamesheet | Attendance: n.a. Referee:  Jorge Molpeceres
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| 16 March 2019 | (1 TBP) Israel
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40–0 | Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Wingate Institute, Netanya | ||
| 14:00 IST (UTC+02) | Gamesheet | Attendance: 500 Referee: Ethan Glass
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| 23 March 2019 | Cyprus
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10–37 | Malta (1 TBP)
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Stelios Kyriakides Stadium, Paphos | ||
| 15:00 EET (UTC+02) | Gamesheet | Attendance: 700 Referee:  Scotland Hollie Davidson
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| 06 April 2019 | (1 LBP) Bosnia and Herzegovina
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22-23 | Cyprus
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Stadion Kamberovića polje, Zenica | ||
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+02) | Gamesheet | Attendance: 250 Referee: Georgii Kopp
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| 13 April 2019 | Malta
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18-18 | Croatia
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Hibernians Stadium, Paola | ||
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+02) | Gamesheet | Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Jorge Molpeceres
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Conference 2
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edit| Champions and Promoted |
| Possible Relegation |
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Try BP |
Losing BP |
Grand Slam BP |
Table points | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  Latvia |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 43 | +75 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 |  Finland |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 95 | 93 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 |  Denmark |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 100 | 77 | +23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 |  Norway |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 54 | 112 | −58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 |  Austria |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 62 | 104 | −42 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pre-Tournament rankings in parentheses.[1] Points were awarded to the teams as follows:[2] 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fixtures
edit| 13 October 2018 | Finland
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22-18 | Denmark (1 LBP)
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Myllypuron urheilupuisto, Helsinki | ||
| 15:00 EEST (UTC+03) | Gamesheet | Attendance: 300 Referee: Jacob Bäverstam
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| 13 October 2018 | Norway
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9-6 | Austria (1 LBP)
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Fana Stadion, Bergen | ||
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+02) | Gamesheet | Attendance: 300 Referee: Nicolas Vandecauter
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| 20 October 2018 | (1 TBP) Latvia
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24-7 | Finland
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Daugavas stadions, Riga | ||
| 15:00 EEST (UTC+03) | Gamesheet | Attendance: 500 Referee: Alexandru Ionescu
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| 27 October 2018 | (1 TBP) Denmark
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42-10 | Norway
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Atletikstadion, Odense | ||
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+02) | Gamesheet | Attendance: 1,000 Referee:  Lukasz Jasiński
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| 27 October 2018 | (1 LBP) Austria
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20-26 | Latvia
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Wiener Sportclub-Platz, Wien | ||
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+02) | Gamesheet | Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Killian O'Brien
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| 30 March 2019 | (1 LBP) Austria
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29-32 | Finland
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Wiener Sportclub-Platz, Wien | ||
| 15:00 CET (UTC+01) | Gamesheet | Attendance: 500 Referee:  STLIGIC Dejean
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| 27 April 2019 | (1 TBP) Denmark
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37-7 | Austria
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Hjemmebane Rugbyklubben Speed, Kastrup | ||
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+02) | Gamesheet | Attendance: 857 Referee: Anthony Lac
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| 4 May 2019 | (1 TBP) Latvia
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38-3 | Denmark
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Baldone Stadium, Baldone | ||
| 17:00 EEST (UTC+03) | Gamesheet | Attendance: 350 Referee: Ethan Glass
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| 25 May 2019 | Norway
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13-30 | Latvia (1 TBP)
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Kanalbanen, Horten Rugby Klubb, Horten | ||
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+02) | Gamesheet | Attendance: n/a Referee: Rami Aro
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| 1 June 2019 | Finland
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34-22 | Norway
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Myllypuron urheilupuisto, Helsinki | ||
| 17:00 EEST (UTC+03) | Gamesheet | Attendance: 110 Referee: Gert Visser
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| Relegated |
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Try BP |
Losing BP |
Grand Slam BP |
Table points | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Slovenia (77) |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 191 | 67 | +124 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Bulgaria (94) |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 125 | 98 | +27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Serbia (82) |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 101 | 105 | -4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Andorra (70) |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 94 | 103 | -9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 |  Slovakia (NR) |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 53 | 191 | -138 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pre-Tournament rankings in parentheses.[1] Points were awarded to the teams as follows:[2] 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fixtures
edit| 13 October 2018 | (1 LBP) Serbia
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29-35 | Bulgaria
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Stadion Kralj Petar Prvi, Beograd | ||
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+02) | Gamesheet | Attendance: n.a. Referee: Stepan Cekal
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| 20 October 2018 | (1 TBP) Slovenia
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48-14 | Andorra
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Rugby stadion OVAL, Ljubljana | ||
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+02) | Gamesheet | Attendance: 400 Referee: Hrvoje Bartolić
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| 27 October 2018 | Bulgaria
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13-25 | Slovenia
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NSA Vassil Levski, Sofia | ||
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+02) | Gamesheet | Attendance: 600 Referee: Dejan Stiglic
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| 03 November 2018 | Andorra
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27-14 | Slovakia
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Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella | ||
| 17:00 CET (UTC+01) | Gamesheet | Attendance: 400 Referee: Ariel Cabral
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| 10 November 2018 | Slovakia
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10-37 | Serbia (1 TBP)
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Štadión PFK, Piešťany | ||
| 14:00 CET (UTC+01) | Gamesheet | Attendance: 200 Referee: Mike Hawkins
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| 20 April 2019 | Slovakia
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24-36 | Bulgaria
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Štadión PFK, Piešťany | ||
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+02) | Gamesheet | Attendance: 200 Referee: Alexei Lebedev
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| 11 May 2019 | Serbia
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35-27 | Slovenia
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Stadion Borca, Starčevo | ||
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+02) | Gamesheet | Attendance: 400 Referee: Ariel Cabral
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| 11 May 2019 | Bulgaria
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41-20 | Andorra
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NSA Vassil Levski, Sofia | ||
| 17:00 EEST (UTC+03) | Gamesheet | Attendance: 800 Referee: Mike Hawkins
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| 18 May 2019 | (1 TBP) Slovenia
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91-5 | Slovakia
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Rugby stadion OVAL, Ljubljana | ||
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+02) | Gamesheet | Attendance: 300 Referee: Matej Razga
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| 18 May 2019 | (1 TBP) Andorra
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33-0 | Serbia
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Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella | ||
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+02) | Gamesheet | Attendance: 600 Referee: Jao Costa
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "Men's Rankings". World Rugby. Archived from the original on 14 October 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
- ^ a b c d Rugby Europe. Rugby Europe International Championships 2018–19 Manual (PDF). p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 January 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2018.