2023 Rugby Europe Championship

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Group A

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Advanced to the grand finals semi-finals
Advanced to the ranking finals semi-finals
Pos. Team Games Points Tries TBP LBP Table
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Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff For Against Diff
1   Georgia 3 3 0 0 168 36 +132 24 3 +21 3 0 15
2   Spain 3 2 0 1 80 91 -11 8 10 -2 1 0 9
3   Netherlands 3 0 1 2 75 111 -36 6 12 -6 0 1 3
4   Germany 3 0 1 2 66 151 -85 6 19 -13 0 0 2
Source - [1]
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

Group B

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Advances to the grand finals semi-finals
Advances to the ranking finals semi-finals
Pos. Team Games Points Tries TBP LBP Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff For Against Diff
1   Portugal 3 3 0 0 174 43 +131 24 4 +20 3 0 15
2   Romania 3 2 0 1 153 78 +75 21 9 +12 2 0 10
3   Poland 3 1 0 2 62 174 -112 5 24 -19 0 0 4
4   Belgium 3 0 0 3 47 141 -94 5 18 -13 0 0 0
Source - [1]
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

Knockout stage

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Grand finals

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
4 March – Lisbon
 
 
  Portugal30
 
19 March – Badajoz
 
  Spain13
 
  Georgia42
 
5 March – Tbilisi
 
  Portugal13
 
  Georgia31
 
 
  Romania7
 
Third place
 
 
19 March – Badajoz
 
 
  Romania40
 
 
  Spain27

Ranking finals

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
4 March – Amsterdam
 
 
  Netherlands31
 
19 March – Amsterdam
 
  Belgium21
 
  Netherlands59
 
5 March – Gdynia
 
  Germany28
 
  Poland20
 
 
  Germany32
 
Third place
 
 
19 March – Amsterdam
 
 
  Belgium23
 
 
  Poland23

2022–23 Rugby Europe Trophy

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Champions
Relegated to Conference 1 North
Pos. Team Games Points Tries TBP LBP GS Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff For Against Diff
1    Switzerland 4 4 0 0 215 78 +137 29 9 +20 3 0 2 21
2   Ukraine 4 2 0 2 123 149 -26 15 20 -5 1 0 0 9
3   Sweden 4 2 0 2 96 145 -49 12 19 -7 1 0 0 9
4   Lithuania 4 1 0 3 109 132 -23 13 15 -2 1 2 0 7
5   Croatia 4 1 0 3 108 147 -39 12 18 -6 0 1 0 5
Source - [2]
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

2022–23 Rugby Europe Conference

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Conference 1

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North

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Champions and advanced to promotion playoff
Relegated to Conference 2 North
Pos. Team Games Points Tries TBP LBP GS Table
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Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff For Against Diff
1   Czech Republic 4 4 0 0 161 43 +118 16 4 +12 4 0 2 22
2   Luxembourg 4 2 0 2 56 56 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 10
3   Moldova 4 2 0 2 69 71 -2 1 4 -3 2 0 0 10
4   Latvia 4 1 0 3 57 96 -39 2 8 -6 1 1 0 6
5   Hungary 4 1 0 3 46 123 -77 4 7 -3 0 0 0 4
Source - [3]
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

South

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Champions and advanced to promotion playoff
Relegated to Conference 2 South
Pos. Team Games Points Tries TBP LBP GS Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff For Against Diff
1   Israel 4 3 0 1 125 62 +63 13 8 +5 2 0 0 14
2   Bulgaria 4 3 0 1 119 87 +32 14 12 +2 1 0 0 13
3   Cyprus 4 2 0 2 140 97 +43 20 13 +7 2 1 0 11
4   Malta 4 2 0 2 119 89 +30 17 7 +10 2 0 0 10
5   Slovenia 4 0 0 4 45 213 -168 6 30 -24 0 0 0 0
Source - [4]
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

Conference 2

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North

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Champions and promoted to Conference 1 North
Advanced to relegation play-off
Pos. Team Games Points Tries TBP LBP GS Table
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Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff For Against Diff
1   Finland 3 3 0 0 90 32 +58 12 2 +10 2 0 1 15
2   Denmark 3 2 0 1 55 55 0 4 7 -3 0 0 0 9
3   Andorra 3 1 0 2 63 62 +1 6 5 +1 1 0 0 5
4   Norway 3 0 0 3 19 78 -59 1 9 -8 0 0 0 0
Source - [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

South

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Champions and promoted to Conference 1 South
Advanced to relegation play-off
Pos. Team Games Points Tries TBP LBP GS Table
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Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff For Against Diff
1   Serbia 3 3 0 0 141 20 +121 18 2 +16 3 0 1 16
2   Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 2 0 1 65 81 -16 8 9 -1 0 0 0 8
3   Montenegro 3 1 0 2 46 118 -72 4 16 -12 0 0 0 5
4   Turkey 3 0 0 3 47 80 -33 5 8 -3 0 1 0 1
Source - [6]
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

2023 Rugby Europe Development

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Champions and promoted to Conference 2 North
Pos. Team Games Points Tries TBP LBP Table
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Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff For Against Diff
1   Austria 2 2 0 0 156 10 +146 21 1 +20 2 0 10
2   Kosovo 2 0 0 2 10 156 -146 1 21 -20 0 0 0
Source - [7]
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

2023 Rugby World Cup Squads

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Romania

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Romania announced their final squad on 16 August 2023.

Head Coach:   Eugen Apjok

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province
Florin Bărdașu Hooker (1991-09-23) 23 September 1991 (age 33) 10   Steaua București
Ovidiu Cojocaru Hooker (1996-11-19) 19 November 1996 (age 28) 31   Dinamo București
Robert Irimescu Hooker (1996-03-01) 1 March 1996 (age 28) 4   Știința Baia Mare
Costel Burțilă Prop (1991-07-14) 14 July 1991 (age 33) 13   Hyères Carqueiranne
Thomas Crețu Prop (2002-03-05) 5 March 2002 (age 22) 5   Aurillac
Gheorghe Gajion Prop (1992-11-13) 13 November 1992 (age 32) 8   Mont-de-Marsan
Alexandru Gordaș Prop (1994-05-11) 11 May 1994 (age 30) 34   Dinamo București
Iulian Harțig Prop (1998-10-11) 11 October 1998 (age 26) 8   Bassin d'Arcachon
Alexandru Savin Prop (1995-02-12) 12 February 1995 (age 29) 24   Steaua București
Ștefan Iancu Lock (1998-07-01) 1 July 1998 (age 26) 4   Știința Baia Mare
Marius Iftimiciuc Lock (1997-08-13) 13 August 1997 (age 27) 22   Carcassonne
Adrian Moțoc Lock (1996-07-11) 11 July 1996 (age 28) 26   Biarritz
Cristi Boboc Back row (1995-10-09) 9 October 1995 (age 29) 8   Steaua București
Cristi Chirică (c) Back row (1997-04-09) 9 April 1997 (age 27) 33   Dinamo București
Mihai Macovei Back row (1986-10-29) 29 October 1986 (age 38) 104   Bassin d'Arcachon
Vlad Neculau Back row (1998-07-01) 1 July 1998 (age 26) 13   Timișoara
Florian Roșu Back row (1993-04-20) 20 April 1993 (age 31) 13   Știința Baia Mare
Dragoș Ser Back row (1999-03-04) 4 March 1999 (age 25) 14   Steaua București
Damian Strătilă Back row (1996-07-28) 28 July 1996 (age 28) 5   Steaua București
Alin Conache Scrum-half (2002-05-07) 7 May 2002 (age 22) 4   Timișoara
Gabriel Rupanu Scrum-half (1997-09-28) 28 September 1997 (age 27) 21   Timișoara
Florin Surugiu Scrum-half (1984-12-10) 10 December 1984 (age 39) 102   Steaua București
Tudor Boldor Fly-half (1997-11-29) 29 November 1997 (age 26) 15   Dinamo București
Mihai Mureșan Fly-half (2002-10-02) 2 October 2002 (age 22) 2   Știința Baia Mare
Gabriel Pop Fly-half (1998-03-29) 29 March 1998 (age 26) 4   Dinamo București
Taylor Gontineac Centre (2000-07-16) 16 July 2000 (age 24) 10   Rouen
Tevita Manumua Centre (1993-02-12) 12 February 1993 (age 31) 1   Timișoara
Jason Tomane Centre (1995-03-04) 4 March 1995 (age 29) 13   Știința Baia Mare
Tangimana Fonovai Wing (1989-10-25) 25 October 1989 (age 35) 22   Steaua București
Nicolas Onuțu Wing (1995-12-27) 27 December 1995 (age 28) 27   Annonay
Marius Simionescu Wing (1997-09-05) 5 September 1997 (age 27) 29   Timișoara
Paul Popoaia Fullback (2000-05-29) 29 May 2000 (age 24) 12   Știința Baia Mare
Hinckley Vaovasa Fullback (1998-09-24) 24 September 1998 (age 26) 17   Steaua București

Wales

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Wales named their 33-man squad for the tournament on 4 September 2023.

Head Coach:   Warren Gatland

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province
Elliot Dee Hooker (1994-03-07) 7 March 1994 (age 30) 41 Dragons
Dewi Lake Hooker (1999-05-16) 16 May 1999 (age 25) 8 Ospreys
Ken Owens Hooker (1987-01-03) 3 January 1987 (age 37) 91 Scarlets
Tomas Francis Prop (1992-04-27) 27 April 1992 (age 32) 71   Provence
Dillon Lewis Prop (1996-01-04) 4 January 1996 (age 28) 50   Harlequins
Kemsley Mathias Prop (1999-07-29) 29 July 1999 (age 25) 0 Scarlets
Nicky Smith Prop (1994-04-07) 7 April 1994 (age 30) 32 Ospreys
Gareth Thomas Prop (1993-08-02) 2 August 1993 (age 31) 21 Ospreys
Henry Thomas Prop (1991-10-30) 30 October 1991 (age 33) 0   Montpellier
Adam Beard Lock (1996-01-07) 7 January 1996 (age 28) 46 Ospreys
Ben Carter Lock (2001-01-23) 23 January 2001 (age 23) 9 Dragons
Dafydd Jenkins Lock (2002-12-05) 5 December 2002 (age 21) 6   Exeter Chiefs
Will Rowlands Lock (1991-09-19) 19 September 1991 (age 33) 23   Racing 92
Taine Basham Back row (1999-02-02) 2 February 1999 (age 25) 11 Dragons
Taulupe Faletau Back row (1990-11-12) 12 November 1990 (age 34) 100 Cardiff
Jac Morgan Back row (2000-01-21) 21 January 2000 (age 24) 9 Ospreys
Tommy Reffell Back row (1999-04-27) 27 April 1999 (age 25) 9   Leicester Tigers
Christ Tshiunza Back row (2002-01-09) 9 January 2002 (age 22) 5   Exeter Chiefs
Aaron Wainwright Back row (1997-09-25) 25 September 1997 (age 27) 37 Dragons
Kieran Hardy Scrum-half (1995-11-30) 30 November 1995 (age 28) 17 Scarlets
Tomos Williams Scrum-half (1995-01-01) 1 January 1995 (age 29) 45 Cardiff
Gareth Anscombe Fly-half (1991-05-10) 10 May 1991 (age 33) 35 unattched
Dan Biggar Fly-half (1989-10-16) 16 October 1989 (age 35) 107   Toulon
Mason Grady Centre (2002-03-29) 29 March 2002 (age 22) 2 Cardiff
Max Llewellyn Centre (1999-01-13) 13 January 1999 (age 25) 0   Gloucester
George North Centre (1992-04-13) 13 April 1992 (age 32) 113 Ospreys
Nick Tompkins Centre (1995-02-16) 16 February 1995 (age 29) 27   Saracens
Josh Adams Wing (1995-04-21) 21 April 1995 (age 29) 49 Cardiff
Alex Cuthbert Wing (1990-04-05) 5 April 1990 (age 34) 57 Ospreys
Rio Dyer Wing (1999-12-21) 21 December 1999 (age 24) 7 Dragons
Louis Rees-Zammit Wing (2001-02-02) 2 February 2001 (age 23) 25   Gloucester
Leigh Halfpenny Fullback (1988-12-22) 22 December 1988 (age 35) 99 unattached
Liam Williams Fullback (1991-04-09) 9 April 1991 (age 33) 84 Cardiff
Place Nation Games Points Bonus
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Table
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Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1   South Africa 4 4 0 0 201 51 +150 3 19
2   England 4 3 0 1 128 88 +40 2 14
3   Tonga 4 2 0 2 99 115 −16 1 9
4   Samoa 4 1 0 3 74 168 −94 1 5
5   United States 4 0 0 4 73 150 −77 1 1
Place Nation Games Points Bonus
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Table
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Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1   Australia 4 4 0 0 240 52 +188 4 20
2   Fiji 4 3 0 1 131 154 −23 3 15
3   Wales 4 2 0 2 197 121 +76 4 12
4   Japan 4 0 1 3 70 228 −158 1 3
5   Canada 4 0 1 3 60 143 −83 0 2
Place Nation Games Points Bonus
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Table
Points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1   New Zealand 4 4 0 0 334 40 +294 4 20
2   Italy 4 3 0 1 101 125 −24 0 12
3   Scotland 4 2 0 2 116 86 +30 3 11
4   Romania 4 1 0 3 44 172 −128 0 4
5   Portugal 4 0 0 4 43 215 −172 1 1
Place Nation Games Points Bonus
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Table
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Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff
1   Argentina 4 4 0 0 172 41 +131 2 18
2   France 4 3 0 1 210 45 +165 2 14
3   Ireland 4 2 0 2 72 106 −34 1 9
4   Georgia 4 1 0 3 65 123 −58 1 5
5   Namibia 4 0 0 4 33 237 −204 0 0
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
6 October – Marseille
 
 
  Australia19
 
13 October – Saint-Denis
 
  England21
 
  England28
 
6 October – Cardiff
 
  France9
 
  New Zealand20
 
20 October – Saint-Denis
 
  France23
 
  England6
 
7 October – Marseille
 
  South Africa18
 
  South Africa44
 
14 October – Saint-Denis
 
  Fiji20
 
  South Africa37
 
7 October – Saint-Denis
 
  Argentina19 Third place
 
  Argentina31
 
19 October – Paris
 
  Scotland16
 
  France10
 
 
  Argentina38
 

2006 FIFA World Cup Qualification

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification              
1   Netherlands 12 11 1 0 51 1 +50 34 Qualification to 2006 FIFA World Cup 2–0 3–0 6–0 8–0 9–0
2   Czech Republic 12 10 1 1 49 3 +46 31 Advance to second round 1–1 3–0 6–0 8–0 9–0
3   Romania 12 7 1 4 31 9 +22 22
4   Finland 12 6 1 5 29 11 +18 19 0–1 0–1 4–0 6–0 7–0
5   Macedonia 12 4 0 8 10 32 −22 12 0–4 0–4 0–2 3–0 4–0
6   Armenia 12 1 1 10 2 52 −50 4 0–6 0–6 0–4 0–1 2–0
7   Andorra 12 0 1 11 0 64 −64 1 0–7 0–7 0–5 0–2 0–0
Source: MacedonianFootball
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
  1. ^ a b "2023 Rugby Europe Championship Standings".
  2. ^ "2022-23 Rugby Europe Trophy Standings".
  3. ^ "2022-23 Rugby Europe Conference 1 North Standings".
  4. ^ "2022-23 Rugby Europe Conference 1 South Standings".
  5. ^ "2022-23 Rugby Europe Conference 2 North Standings".
  6. ^ "2022-23 Rugby Europe Conference 2 South Standings".
  7. ^ "2023 Rugby Europe Development Standings".