2017 Rugby Europe Championship

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2017 Rugby Europe Championship
Date11 February – 18 March 2017
Countries
Tournament statistics
Champions Flag of Romania.svg  Romania (5th title)
Antim Cup Flag of Romania.svg  Romania (6th title)
Matches played15
Attendance114,976 (7,665 per match)
Tries scored79 (5.27 per match)
Top point scorer(s) Flag of Spain.svg Bradley Linklater (51)
Top try scorer(s) Flag of Georgia.svg Giorgi Koshadze (4)
Flag of Georgia.svg Giorgi Tkhilaishvili (4)
Official website Rugby International Championship
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The 2017 Rugby Europe Championship is the premier rugby union competition outside of the Six Nations Championship in Europe. It is the inaugural Championship under its new format, that saw Belgium, Georgia, Germany, Romania, Russia and Spain compete for the title.

Contents

This year's edition of the Rugby Europe Championship also served as the 2019 Rugby World Cup qualifiers for the European region. The team with the best record across the 2017 and 2018 Championships qualifies as Europe 1. [1] As Georgia have already secured qualification automatically, in the event of a Georgian win, the runner-up will take the Europe 1 qualification spot. In respect of matters relating to the eligibility of players, following a full review of the evidence, including statements and submissions from World Rugby, Rugby Europe, Belgium, Romania, Spain and Russia, the independent committee found: Belgium had fielded one or more ineligible players on 7 occasions during the 2017 and 2018 Rugby Europe Championships (of which 6 matches related to Rugby World Cup 2019 qualifying) Romania has fielded one ineligible player on 8 occasions during the 2017 and 2018 Rugby Europe Championships (of which 6 matches related to Rugby World Cup 2019 qualifying) Spain had fielded one or more ineligible players on 9 occasions during the 2017 and 2018 Rugby Europe Championships (of which 8 matches related to Rugby World Cup 2019 qualifying) In respect of the sanctions, pursuant to Regulation 18, the independent committee determined the following: The deduction of 5 points for any match in which a union fielded an ineligible player (40-point deduction for Spain, and a 30-point deduction for both Belgium and Romania). Therefore, based on a re-modelling of the Rugby Europe Championship tables in the context of Rugby World Cup 2019 qualifying, Russia would qualify as Europe 1 into Pool A replacing Romania and Germany will replace Spain in the European play-off against Portugal. As the tournament for 2017 had been completed and issues of relegation had been decided in that year, the points deduction was not applied to the 2017 Rugby Europe tournament. [2]

Table

Champions
Advances to promotion/relegation play-off
PlaceNationGamesPointsTriesTBPLBPGSTable
points
PlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDiffForAgainstDiff
4Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 540112278+44169+721019*
1Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 540113644+92194+1521019
5Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 53029154+3795+410013*
2Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 5203107117–10141401009
3Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 5203121201–801428−140008
6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 500570153–83719−120202*
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 | Loss greater than 7 points – 0 points | Completing a Grand Slam – 1 point [4]
*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). [5] [6] [7]

Fixtures

Week 1

11 February 2017
13:15 CET (UTC+01)
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg41–38Flag of Romania.svg  Romania (1 LBP)
Try: Penalty try 34' c
Otto 36' c
Barber (2) 57' c, 70' c
Coetzee 74' c
Con: Parkinson (5/5) 34', 37', 57', 71', 75'
Pen: Parkinson (1/2) 7'
Drop: Parkinson (1/1) 18'		 Gamesheet Try: Ursache (2) 19' c, 46' c
Umaga 23' c
Dumitru (2) 29' c, 49' c
Con: Vlaicu (5/5) 20', 24', 30', 47', 50'
Pen: Vlaicu (1/1) 3'
Sparda Bank Hessen Stadium, Offenbach
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Maxime Chalon (France)
LP1Julius NostadtSub off.svg 58'
HK2Michail TyumenevSub off.svg 53'
TP3 Damien Tussac
LL4Eric Marks
RL5 Michael Poppmeier (c)Sub off.svg 48'
BF6Jacobus Otto
OF7 Sebastian Ferreira
N88Jarrid Els
SH9 Tim Menzel Sub off.svg 48'
FH10 Raynor Parkinson
LW11Marcel Coetzee
IC12Carlo Sotera-MerzSub off.svg 51'
OC13 Clemens von Grumbkow
RW14 Steffen Liebig
FB15Harris AounallahSub off.svg 57'
Replacements:
HK16Dash BarberSub on.svg 53'
PR17Jörn Schröder
PR18Samy FüchselSub on.svg 58'
N819Timo VollenkemperSub on.svg 48'
FL20 Kehoma Brenner
FH21Christopher HilsenbeckSub on.svg 57'
SH22Sean ArmstrongSub on.svg 48'
CE23 Jamie Murphy Sub on.svg 51'
Coach:
Jacobus Potgieter
LP1 Mihăiţă Lazăr (c)
HK2 Otar Turashvili Sub off.svg 50'
TP3 Andrei Ursache Sub off.svg 58'
LL4 Valentin Popârlan
RL5 Johan van Heerden
BF6 Viorel Lucaci
OF7 Vlad Nistor
N88 Andrei Gorcioaia Sub off.svg 73'
SH9 Florin Surugiu Sub off.svg 76'
FH10 Jody Rose Yellow card.svg 17' to 27'
LW11 Stephen Shennan
IC12 Florin Vlaicu
OC13 Jack Umaga
RW14 Ionuț Dumitru
FB15 Cătălin Fercu
Replacements:
HK16 Eugen Căpățână Sub on.svg 50'
PR17 Constantin Pristăviță
PR18 Alexandru Țăruș Sub on.svg 58'
LK19 Ionuț Mureșan
FL20 Dorin Lazăr
SH21 Valentin Calafeteanu Sub on.svg 76'
WG22 Mădălin Lemnaru
WG23 Luke Samoa Sub on.svg 73'
Coach:
Lynn Howells

Touch judges:
Dely Mathieu (France)
Vallon Alexandre (France)

11 February 2017
15:00 CET (UTC+01)
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg6–31Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia (1 TBP)
Pen: Williams 42', 56' Gamesheet Try: Tkhilaishvili 21' c
Koshadze 37' c
Penalty try 75' c
Gorgadze 80+10' c
Con: Kvirikashvili (3/3) 22', 37', 75'
Malaghuradze (1/1) 80+10'
Pen: Kvirikashvili 12'
King Baudouin Stadium - Annex 2, Brussels
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Ben Whitehouse (Wales)
LP1Lucas SotteauSub off.svg 2'
HK2Thomas DienstSub off.svg 79'
TP3Jean-Baptiste de Clercq
LL4Brieuc CorradiSub off.svg 40'
RL5Thomas VervoortSub off.svg 52'
BF6Tom CoupeCruz Roja.svg 29' to 39'
OF7Baptiste Lescarboura
N88Thomas Demolder
SH9 Julien Berger
FH10Kevin Williams (c)Sub off.svg 80+1'
LW11Charles Reynaert
IC12Guillaume Brebant
OC13Guillaume Piron
RW14Craig Dowsett
FB15Nicolas MeeusSub off.svg 40'
Replacements:
HK16Max DuboisSub on.svg 79'
PR17Sep de BackerYellow card.svg 27' to 37'Sub on.svg 2'Sub off.svg 52'
LK18Bertrand BilliSub on.svg 40'
FL19Gillian BenoySub on.svg 52'
CE20Nathan Bontems
SH21Tom CocquSub on.svg 80+1'
FH22Alan WilliamsSub on.svg 40'
PR23Christopher DebatySub on.svg 29'Sub off.svg 39'Sub on.svg 52'
Coach:
Guillaume Ajac
LP1 Giorgi Tetrashvili Sub off.svg 52'
HK2 Badri Alkhazashvili Sub off.svg 80+6'
TP3 Giorgi Melikidze Sub off.svg 52'
LL4 Giorgi Nemsadze
RL5 Nodar Tcheishvili Sub off.svg 52'
BF6 Lasha Lomidze
OF7 Giorgi Tkhilaishvili Sub off.svg 80+8'
N88 Beka Gorgadze
SH9 Giorgi Begadze Sub off.svg 80+6'
FH10 Lasha Khmaladze
LW11 Alexander Todua
IC12 Merab Sharikadze Sub off.svg 80+6'
OC13 Giorgi Koshadze
RW14 Giorgi Pruidze
FB15 Merab Kvirikashvili (c)Yellow card.svg 51' to 61'Sub off.svg 80+6'
Replacements:
HK16 Giorgi Chkoidze Sub on.svg 80+6'
PR17 Tornike Mataradze Sub on.svg 52'
PR18 Soso Bekoshvili Sub on.svg 52'
FL19 Otar Giorgadze Sub on.svg 52'
FL20 Giorgi Tsutskiridze Sub on.svg 80+8'
SH21 Vazha Khutsishvili Sub on.svg 80+6'
FH22 Lasha Malaguradze Sub on.svg 80+6'
FB23 Beka Tsiklauri Sub on.svg 80+6'
Coach:
Milton Haig

Touch judges:
Sean Brickell (Wales)
Stuart Kibble (Wales)

11 February 2017
16:00 CET (UTC+01)
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg16–6Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Try: Bélie 7' c
Con: Linklater (1/1) 8'
Pen: Linklater 5', 20', 80'		 Gamesheet Pen: Kushnarev 11', 34'
Estadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Dudley Phillips (Ireland)
LP1Fernando López PérezSub off.svg 65'
HK2Beñat Auzqui
TP3Jesús Moreno RodríguezSub off.svg 47'
LL4 Iñaki Villanueva Sub off.svg 50'
RL5David Barrera
BF6Pierre Barthère
OF7Gautier Gibouin
N88Jaime Nava de Olano (c)
SH9 Guillaume Rouet
FH10 Mathieu Bélie
LW11Jordi Jorba
IC12Daniel SneeSub off.svg 50'
OC13Fabien Perrin
RW14Sébastien Ascarat
FB15Bradley Linklater
Replacements:
HK16Francisco Blanco AlonsoSub on.svg 65'
PR17Unai Lasa Arratibel
LK18Jonathan GarciaSub on.svg 47'
FL19Aníbal BonánSub on.svg 50'
LK20Víctor Sánchez Borrego
SH21Sébastien Rouet
WG22Thibaut ÁlvarezSub on.svg 50'
CE23 Javier Carrión
Coach:
Santiago Santos
LP1Andrei Polivalov
HK2Valery TsnobiladzeSub off.svg 61'
TP3Azamat BitievSub off.svg 61'
LL4 Andrei Garbuzov Sub off.svg 75'
RL5Evgeny Elgin
BF6Viktor Gresev
OF7Pavel Butenko
N88 Anton Rudoy Yellow card.svg 74' to 80+1'
SH9Alexei Shcherban
FH10 Yuri Kushnarev Sub off.svg 51'
LW11 Igor Galinovskiy
IC12Sergey Trishin
OC13Dmitri Gerasimov
RW14 Vasily Artemyev (c)
FB15Ramil Gaisin
Replacements:
HK16Nazir GasanovSub on.svg 61'
PR17Vladimir Podrezov
PR18Evgeni PronenkoSub on.svg 61'
FL19Dmitri KrotovSub on.svg 75'
FL20Tagir Gadzhiev
SH21Anton Riabov
FH22Sergey Sugrobov
FB23Igor KurashovSub on.svg 51'
Coach:
Alexandr Pervukhin

Touch judges:
Nigel Correll (Ireland)
Richard Kerr (Ireland)

Week 2

18 February 2017
13:00 EET (UTC+02)
Romania  Flag of Romania.svg13–3Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Try: Florin Vlaicu 15' c
Con: Florin Vlaicu (1/1) 16'
Pen: Luke Samoa (0/1)
Florin Vlaicu (2/2) 29', 57'
Jack Umaga (0/1)		 Gamesheet Pen: Bradley Linklater (1/2) 20'
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest
Attendance: 3,750
Referee: Elia Rizzo (Italy)
LP1 Mihăiţă Lazăr (c)
HK2 Otar Turashvili Sub off.svg 64'
TP3 Andrei Ursache Sub off.svg 67'
LL4 Valentin Popârlan Sub off.svg 77'
RL5 Johan van Heerden
BF6 Viorel Lucaci Sub off.svg 77'
OF7 Vlad Nistor
N88 Dorin Lazăr
SH9 Florin Surugiu Sub off.svg 64'
FH10 Luke Samoa
LW11 Stephen Shennan
IC12 Florin Vlaicu
OC13 Jack Umaga
RW14 Ionuț Dumitru Sub off.svg 70'
FB15 Cătălin Fercu
Replacements:
HK16 Eugen Căpățână Sub on.svg 64'
PR17 Constantin Pristăviță
PR18 Alexandru Țăruș Sub on.svg 67'
LK19 Ionuț Mureșan Sub on.svg 77'
FL20 Andrei Gorcioaia Sub on.svg 77'
SH21 Valentin Calafeteanu Sub on.svg 64'
WG22 Mădălin Lemnaru
FH23 Jody Rose Sub on.svg 70'
Coach:
Lynn Howells
LP1Fernando López PérezSub off.svg 62'
HK2Beñat AuzquiSub off.svg 73'
TP3Jonathan GarciaSub off.svg 30'
LL4 Iñaki Villanueva Sub off.svg 62'
RL5David BarreraSub off.svg 58'
BF6Pierre Barthère
OF7Gautier Gibouin
N88Jaime Nava de Olano (c)
SH9 Guillaume Rouet Sub off.svg 68'
FH10 Mathieu Bélie
LW11Jordi Jorba
IC12Thibaut ÁlvarezSub off.svg 52'
OC13Fabien Perrin
RW14 Javier Carrión Sub off.svg 76'
FB15Bradley Linklater
Replacements:
HK16Francisco Blanco AlonsoSub on.svg 62'
PR17Stephen BarnesSub on.svg 73'
PR18Alberto Blanco AlonsoSub on.svg 30'
LK19David GonzálezSub on.svg 58'
LK20Víctor Sánchez BorregoSub on.svg 62'
SH21Sébastien RouetSub on.svg 68'
FH22Daniel SneeSub on.svg 52'
WG23Federico Casteglioni AlgorrizSub on.svg 76'
Coach:
Santiago Santos

Touch judges:
Filippo Bertelli (Italy)
Stefano Roscini (Italy)

18 February 2017
15:00 CET (UTC+01)
(1 LBP) Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg18–25Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Try: Muric 36' m
Demolder 47' c
Con: Williams (1/2) 47'
Pen: Williams (2/3) 5', 62'		 Gamesheet Try: Gresev 3' c
Garbuzov 10' m
Elgin 80' c
Con: Kushnarev (2/3) 3', 80'
Pen: Kushnarev (2/2) 55', 71'
King Baudouin Stadium - Annex 2, Brussels
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Salem Atallah (France)
LP1Martin BonnelSub off.svg 41'
HK2Thomas Dienst
TP3Jean-Baptiste de ClercqSub off.svg 57'
LL4Tuur MoelantsSub off.svg 72'
RL5Thomas VervoortSub off.svg 50'
BF6Gillian Benoy
OF7Baptiste Lescarboura
N88Thomas Demolder
SH9Tom CocquSub off.svg 70'
FH10 Julien Berger (c)
LW11Ervin Muric
IC12Nathan BontemsSub off.svg 64'
OC13Jens Torfs
RW14Charles Reynaert
FB15Alan Williams
Replacements:
HK16Max Dubois
PR17Christopher DebatySub on.svg 57'
FL18Amin Hamzaoui
FL19Paul van LaerSub on.svg 50'
CE20Louis DebattySub on.svg 72'
FH21Kevin WilliamsSub on.svg 70'
CE22Guillaume BrebantSub on.svg 64'
PR23Sep de BackerSub on.svg 41'
Coach:
Guillaume Ajac
LP1Andrei PolivalovSub off.svg 74'
HK2Valery TsnobiladzeSub off.svg 59'
TP3Evgeni PronenkoSub off.svg 49'
LL4 Andrei Garbuzov (c)
RL5Evgeny Elgin
BF6Viktor Gresev
OF7Pavel ButenkoSub off.svg 59'
N88 Anton Rudoy
SH9Alexei Shcherban
FH10 Yuri Kushnarev
LW11 Igor Galinovskiy Sub off.svg 75'
IC12Sergey Sugrobov
OC13Dmitri Gerasimov
RW14Igor Kurashov
FB15Ramil Gaisin
Replacements:
HK16Nazir GasanovSub on.svg 59'
PR17Vladimir PodrezovSub on.svg 74'
PR18Azamat BitievSub on.svg 49'
FL19Dmitri KrotovSub on.svg 59'
FL20Bogdan Fedotko
SH21Anton Riabov
FH22Alexei MikhaltsovSub on.svg 75'
FB23Konstantin Uzunov
Coach:
Alexandr Pervukhin

Touch judges:
Nicolas Datas (France)
Bruno Gabaldon (France)

19 February 2017
15:00 GET (UTC+04)
(1 TBP) Georgia  Flag of Georgia.svg50–6Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Try: Koshadze (2) 3' c, 27' c
Pruidze 17' c
Tkhilaishvili (2) 47' m, 68' c
Gorgadze (2) 56' m, 64' m
Sharikadze 80' c
Con: Kvirikashvili (4/7) 4', 18', 28', 69'
Koshadze (1/1) 80+1'		 Gamesheet Pen: Parkinson (2/3) 8', 24'
Rustavi Rugby Stadium, Rustavi
Attendance: 3,300
Referee: Max Burlet (Belgium)
LP1 Tornike Mataradze Yellow card.svg 72' to 80+1'
HK2 Badri Alkhazashvili Sub off.svg 30'
TP3 Soso Bekoshvili Sub off.svg 54'
LL4 Giorgi Nemsadze Sub off.svg 68'
RL5 Nodar Tcheishvili Sub off.svg 57'
BF6 Lasha Lomidze
OF7 Giorgi Tkhilaishvili
N88 Beka Gorgadze
SH9 Giorgi Begadze Sub off.svg 57'
FH10 Revaz Jinchvelashvili
LW11 Alexander Todua
IC12 Merab Sharikadze (c)
OC13 Giorgi Koshadze
RW14 Giorgi Pruidze
FB15 Merab Kvirikashvili Sub off.svg 78'
Replacements:
HK16 Giorgi Chkoidze Sub on.svg 30'Sub off.svg 48'
PR17 Giorgi Tetrashvili Sub on.svg 48'
PR18 Lasha Tabidze Sub on.svg 54'
LK19Giorgi MchedlishviliSub on.svg 68'
FL20Saba ShubitidzeSub on.svg 57'
SH21 Gela Aprasidze Sub on.svg 57'Sub off.svg 62'
FH22 Lasha Khmaladze Sub on.svg 78'
FH23 Lasha Malaguradze Sub on.svg 62'
Coach:
Milton Haig
LP1Julius NostadtSub off.svg 22'
HK2Dash BarberSub off.svg 65'
TP3Samy FüchselSub off.svg 77'
LL4Robert MaySub off.svg 60'
RL5Eric Marks (c)
BF6Tom BehrendtSub off.svg 50'
OF7 Sebastian Ferreira
N88Timo Vollenkemper
SH9Sean Armstrong (c)
FH10 Raynor Parkinson
LW11Alistair LedinghamSub off.svg 50'
IC12 Jamie Murphy
OC13Marcel Coetzee
RW14Oliver PaineSub off.svg 68'
FB15Harris Aounallah
Replacements:
HK16Dale GarnerSub on.svg 65'
PR17Jörn SchröderSub on.svg 22'
PR18Anthony DickinsonSub on.svg 77'
LK19Sven van NiekerkSub on.svg 60'
FL20Jarrid ElsSub on.svg 50'
WG21 Mark Sztyndera Sub on.svg 68'
FH22Daniel Koch
CE23Mathieu DocauSub on.svg 50'
Coach:
Jacobus Potgieter

Touch judges:
John Catteau (Belgium)
Kevin Sulejmani (Belgium)

Week 3

4 March 2017
13:00 MSK (UTC+03)
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg10–30Flag of Romania.svg  Romania (1 TBP)
Try: Morozov 79' c
Con: Kushnarev (1/1) 79'
Pen: Kushnarev 40'		 Gamesheet Try: Badiu 6' c
Lemnaru 26' c
Popârlan 69' m
Rose 80' m
Con: Vlaicu (2/2) 8', 27'
Pen: Calafeteanu 45', 47'
Slava Metreveli Central Stadium, Sochi
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Sean Gallagher (Ireland)
LP1Andrei PolivalovSub off.svg 60'
HK2Valery TsnobiladzeSub off.svg 60'
TP3Innokentiy ZykovSub off.svg 71'
LL4Bogdan FedotkoSub off.svg 54'
RL5Evgeny ElginSub off.svg 64'
BF6Viktor Gresev
OF7Pavel Butenko
N88 Anton Rudoy
SH9Alexei ShcherbanSub off.svg 60'
FH10Ramil Gaisin
LW11 Denis Simplikevich
IC12Dmitri Gerasimov
OC13 Vasily Artemyev (c)
RW14 Igor Galinovskiy
FB15 Yuri Kushnarev
Replacements:
HK16Nazir GasanovSub on.svg 60'
PR17 Valery Morozov Sub on.svg 60'
PR18Azamat BitievSub on.svg 55'
FL19Dmitri KrotovSub on.svg 64'
FL20Andrei TemnovSub on.svg 71'
FB21Konstantin UzunovSub on.svg 60'
FH22Alexei Mikhaltsov
FB23Igor Kurashov
Coach:
Alexandr Pervukhin
LP1 Ionel Badiu Sub off.svg 46'
HK2 Otar Turashvili Sub off.svg 71'
TP3 Alexandru Țăruș Sub off.svg 52'
LL4 Marius Antonescu Sub off.svg 61'
RL5 Johan van Heerden
BF6 Mihai Macovei (c)
OF7 Vlad Nistor
N88 Andrei Gorcioaia
SH9 Valentin Calafeteanu
FH10 Florin Vlaicu Sub off.svg 40'
LW11 Mădălin Lemnaru
IC12 Sione Faka'osilea
OC13 Jack Umaga
RW14 Ionuț Dumitru Sub off.svg 77'
FB15 Cătălin Fercu
Replacements:
HK16 Eugen Căpățână Sub on.svg 71'
PR17 Constantin Pristăviță Sub on.svg 46'
PR18 Alex Gordaș Sub on.svg 52'
LK19 Valentin Popârlan Sub on.svg 61'
LK20 Ionuț Mureșan
SH21 Florin Surugiu
FH22 Jody Rose Yellow card.svg 64' to 74'Sub on.svg 40'
WG23 Stephen Shennan Sub on.svg 77'
Coach:
Lynn Howells

Touch judges:
Kieran Barry (Ireland)
Karol Collins (Ireland)

4 March 2017
16:00 CET (UTC+01)
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg10–20Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
Try: Gavidi 22' c
Con: Linklater (1/1) 23'
Pen: Linklater 2'		 Gamesheet Try: Tkhilaishvili 49' c
Matiashvili 57' c
Con: Kvirikashvili (2/2) 50', 58'
Pen: Kvirikashvili 20', 78'
Estadio Municipal, Medina del Campo
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)
LP1Fernando López PérezSub off.svg 41'
HK2Stephen BarnesSub off.svg 41'
TP3Alberto Blanco AlonsoSub off.svg 41'Sub on.svg 76'Sub off.svg 79'
LL4Ilaitia GavidiCruz Roja.svg 54' to 60'Cruz Roja.svg 76' to 79'
RL5Víctor Sánchez BorregoSub off.svg 61'
BF6 Iñaki Villanueva
OF7Javier Canosa SchackSub off.svg 46'
N88Gautier Gibouin (c)
SH9Sébastien RouetSub off.svg 61'
FH10 Mathieu Bélie Sub off.svg 52'
LW11Jordi Jorba
IC12Thibaut Álvarez
OC13Daniel Snee
RW14Federico Casteglioni AlgorrizSub off.svg 69'
FB15Bradley Linklater
Replacements:
HK16Francisco de Blanco AlonsoSub on.svg 41'
PR17Beñat AuzquiSub on.svg 41'
PR18Jon Zabala ArrietaYellow card.svg 69' to 79'Sub on.svg 41'
LK19Lucas GuillaumeSub on.svg 54'Sub off.svg 60'Sub on.svg 61'
N820Matthew FouldsSub on.svg 46'
SH21Juan Ramos MartínSub on.svg 61'
CE22Alvar Gimeno SoriaSub on.svg 52'
CE23Gauthier MinguillonSub on.svg 69'
Coach:
Santiago Santos
LP1 Giorgi Tetrashvili Sub off.svg 52'
HK2 Shalva Mamukashvili Sub off.svg 52'
TP3 Soso Bekoshvili Sub off.svg 58'
LL4 Giorgi Nemsadze
RL5 Konstantin Mikautadze Sub off.svg 75'
BF6 Otar Giorgadze Sub off.svg 55'
OF7 Giorgi Tkhilaishvili
N88 Lasha Lomidze
SH9 Vasil Lobzhanidze Sub off.svg 59'
FH10 Lasha Khmaladze
LW11 Alexander Todua Sub off.svg 76'
IC12 Merab Sharikadze (c)Sub off.svg 17'
OC13 David Kacharava
RW14 Soso Matiashvili
FB15 Merab Kvirikashvili
Replacements:
HK16 Jaba Bregvadze Sub on.svg 52'
PR17 Tornike Mataradze Sub on.svg 52'
PR18 Lasha Tabidze Sub on.svg 58'
FL19 Giorgi Tsutskiridze Sub on.svg 55'
FL20Saba ShubitidzeSub on.svg 75'
SH21 Giorgi Begadze Sub on.svg 59'
CE22Badri LipartelianiSub on.svg 17'
FB23 Beka Tsiklauri Sub on.svg 76'
Coach:
Milton Haig

Touch judges:
Wayne Davies (Wales)
Justin Williams (Wales)

4 March 2017
16:15 CET (UTC+01)
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg34–29Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium (1 LBP)
Try: Otto 6' c
Els 33' c
Armstrong 45' c
Murphy 67' c
Con: Parkinson (4/4) 6', 34', 46', 67'
Pen: Parkinson (2/2) 9', 15'		 Gamesheet Try: Williams 52' c
Pearce 60' m
Muric 77' m
Con: Williams (1/3) 53'
Pen: Williams (4/4) 3', 20', 65', 80+1'
Sparda Bank Hessen Stadium, Offenbach
Attendance: 4,126
Referee: Iñigo Atorrasagasti (Spain)
LP1Julius NostadtSub off.svg 78'
HK2Dash BarberSub off.svg 53'
TP3Samy FüchselSub off.svg 78'
LL4Eric Marks
RL5Robert MaySub off.svg 53'
BF6Jacobus Otto
OF7 Sebastian Ferreira
N88Jarrid Els
SH9Sean Armstrong (c)Sub off.svg 70'
FH10 Raynor Parkinson Yellow card.svg 76' to 80+1'
LW11Pierre MathurinSub off.svg 20'
IC12 Clemens von Grumbkow
OC13Marcel Coetzee
RW14 Steffen Liebig
FB15Harris Aounallah
Replacements:
HK16Michail TyumenevSub on.svg 53'
PR17Jörn SchröderSub on.svg 78'
PR18Christopher HowellsSub on.svg 78'
N819Timo Vollenkemper
FL20 Kehoma Brenner Sub on.svg 53'
SH21 Tim Menzel Sub on.svg 70'
CE22Oliver Paine
CE23 Jamie Murphy Sub on.svg 20'
Coach:
Jacobus Potgieter
LP1Sep de Backer (c)Sub off.svg 53'
HK2Max DuboisSub off.svg 43'
TP3Jean-Baptiste de ClercqSub off.svg 55'
LL4Tuur Moelants
RL5Thomas Vervoort
BF6Gillian BenoySub off.svg 43'
OF7Baptiste LescarbouraSub off.svg 43'
N88Thomas Demolder
SH9 Julien Berger
FH10Alan Williams
LW11Ervin MuricSub off.svg 68'
IC12Nathan BontemsSub off.svg 21'
OC13Jens Torfs
RW14Louis DebattySub off.svg 47'
FB15Charles Reynaert
Replacements:
HK16Thomas DienstSub on.svg 43'
PR17Christopher DebatySub on.svg 55'
LK18Bertrand BilliSub on.svg 43'
FL19Paul van LaerSub on.svg 43'
CE20Guillaume BrebantSub on.svg 68'
SH21Tom CocquSub on.svg 21'
WG22Kevin WilliamsSub on.svg 47'
PR23James PearceSub on.svg 53'
Coach:
Guillaume Ajac

Touch judges:
Jorge Molpeceres (Spain)
Marc Riera (Spain)

Week 4

11 March 2017
15:00 CET (UTC+01)
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg17–33Flag of Romania.svg  Romania (1 TBP)
Try: Reynaert 42' c
De Clercq 54' c
Con: Williams (2/2) 43', 55'
Pen: Williams 66'		 Gamesheet Try: Cobden (2) 9' c, 20' c
Lucaci 49' c
Gordaș 71' c
Vlaicu 77' m
Con: Vlaicu (4/5) 10', 21', 51', 82'
King Baudouin Stadium - Annex 2, Brussels
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Claudio Biessano (Italy)
LP1Sep de BackerSub off.svg 40'
HK2Thomas DienstSub off.svg 61'
TP3Jean-Baptiste de ClercqSub off.svg 61'
LL4Tuur Moelants
RL5Clement VeeckmanSub off.svg 45'
BF6Gillian Benoy
OF7Bertrand Billi
N88Brieuc CorradiSub off.svg 73'
SH9Tom Cocqu
FH10Kevin Williams
LW11Craig DowsettSub off.svg 52'
IC12Nathan Bontems
OC13Jens Torfs (c)Sub off.svg 76'
RW14Charles Reynaert
FB15Alan Williams
Replacements:
HK16Max DuboisSub on.svg 61'
PR17Christopher DebatySub on.svg 61'
LK18Sven d'HoogheSub on.svg 73'
FL19Baptiste LescarbouraSub on.svg 45'
CE20Hendrik Brouwers
FB21Nicolas MeeusSub on.svg 52'
FB22Florian PironSub on.svg 76'
PR23Julien MassimiSub on.svg 40'
Coach:
Guillaume Ajac
LP1 Ionel Badiu
HK2 Eugen Căpățână Sub off.svg 78'
TP3 Alexandru Țăruș Sub off.svg 56'
LL4 Johan van Heerden
RL5 Marius Antonescu Sub off.svg 60'
BF6 Viorel Lucaci Sub off.svg 70'
OF7 Mihai Macovei (c)
N88 Andrei Gorcioaia
SH9 Valentin Calafeteanu Sub off.svg 78'
FH10 Florin Vlaicu Sub off.svg 78'
LW11 Jack Cobden
IC12 Sione Faka'osilea
OC13 Jack Umaga
RW14 Mădălin Lemnaru Sub off.svg 70'
FB15 Cătălin Fercu
Replacements:
HK16 Andrei Radoi Sub on.svg 78'
PR17 Constantin Pristăviță
PR18 Alex Gordaș Sub on.svg 56'
LK19 Valentin Popârlan Sub on.svg 60'
LK20 Dorin Lazăr Sub on.svg 70'
SH21 Florin Surugiu Sub on.svg 78'
FH22 Jody Rose Sub on.svg 78'
WG23 Stephen Shennan Sub on.svg 70'
Coach:
Lynn Howells

Touch judges:
Stefano Bolzonella (Italy)
Francis Giacomini (Italy)

11 March 2017
16:15 CET (UTC+01)
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg15–32Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Try: Otto 54' m
Marks 66' c
Con: Parkinson (1/2) 67'
Pen: Parkinson (1/2) 10'		 Gamesheet Try: Linklater 4' c
Casteglioni Algorriz 26' c
Jorba 36' m
Rouet 39' c
Con: Linklater (3/4) 5', 26', 40'
Pen: Linklater (2/3) 13', 62'
Sportpark Höhenberg, Köln
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Lloyd Linton (Scotland)
LP1Julius NostadtSub off.svg 76'
HK2Michail TyumenevSub off.svg 44'
TP3Samy Füchsel
LL4Eric Marks
RL5Timo VollenkemperSub off.svg 44'
BF6Jacobus Otto
OF7 Sebastian Ferreira
N88Jarrid Els
SH9Sean Armstrong (c)Sub off.svg 22'
FH10 Raynor Parkinson
LW11Pierre Mathurin
IC12 Jamie Murphy
OC13Marcel CoetzeeYellow card.svg 54' to 64'
RW14Bastian HimmerSub off.svg 69'
FB15Harris Aounallah
Replacements:
PR16Jörn SchröderSub on.svg 76'
PR17Christopher Howells
LK18Robert May
HK19Dash BarberSub on.svg 44'
FL20 Kehoma Brenner Sub on.svg 44'
SH21 Tim Menzel Sub on.svg 22'
CE22Oliver PaineSub on.svg 76'
CE23 Rafael Pyrasch Sub on.svg 69'Sub off.svg 76'
Coach:
Jacobus Potgieter
LP1Beñat AuzquiSub off.svg 71'
HK2Marco Pinto FerrerYellow card.svg 54' to 64'Sub off.svg 71'
TP3Jesús Moreno RodríguezSub off.svg 56'
LL4David Barrera
RL5 Iñaki Villanueva Sub off.svg 56'
BF6Pierre BarthèreCruz Roja.svg 58' to 65'Sub off.svg 71'
OF7Gautier Gibouin
N88Jaime Nava de Olano (c)
SH9 Guillaume Rouet Sub off.svg 71'
FH10 Mathieu Bélie Sub off.svg 76'
LW11Jordi Jorba
IC12Daniel Snee
OC13Fabien PerrinSub off.svg 41'
RW14Federico Casteglioni Algorriz
FB15Bradley Linklater
Replacements:
PR16Fernando López PérezSub on.svg 58'Sub off.svg 65'Sub on.svg 71'
HK17Juan Anaya LazaroSub on.svg 71'
PR18Alberto Blanco AlonsoSub on.svg 56'
LK19David GonzálezSub on.svg 71'
FL20Aníbal BonánSub on.svg 56'
SH21Sébastien RouetSub on.svg 71'
CE22Thibaut ÁlvarezSub on.svg 41'
CE23Alvar Gimeno SoriaSub on.svg 76'
Coach:
Santiago Santos

Touch judges:
Greame Ormiston (Scotland)
Bob Nevins (Scotland)

12 March 2017
18:00 GET (UTC+04)
Georgia  Flag of Georgia.svg28–14Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Try: Koshadze 3' c
Lobzhanidze (2) 26' c, 48' c
Kacharava 65' c
Con: Kvirikashvili (4/4) 3', 26', 48', 65		 Gamesheet Try: Gaisin 55' c
Fedotko 75' c
Con: Kushnarev (2/2) 56', 76'
Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi
Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Ian Tempest (England)
LP1 Mikheil Nariashvili Sub off.svg 67'
HK2 Jaba Bregvadze Sub off.svg 67'
TP3 Lasha Tabidze Sub off.svg 43'
LL4 Giorgi Nemsadze
RL5 Konstantin Mikautadze Sub off.svg 57'
BF6 Giorgi Tsutskiridze Sub off.svg 69'
OF7 Mamuka Gorgodze (c)
N88 Beka Gorgadze
SH9 Vasil Lobzhanidze Sub off.svg 73'
FH10 Lasha Khmaladze
LW11 Alexander Todua
IC12 Davit Kacharava
OC13 Giorgi Koshadze
RW14 Irakli Svanidze
FB15 Merab Kvirikashvili
Replacements:
HK16 Zurab Zhvania Sub on.svg 67'
PR17 Giorgi Tetrashvili Sub on.svg 67'
PR18 Soso Bekoshvili Sub on.svg 43'
FL19 Lasha Lomidze Sub on.svg 57'
FL20Saba ShubitidzeSub on.svg 69'
SH21 Gela Aprasidze Sub on.svg 73'
FH22 Revaz Jinchvelashvili
FB23 Beka Tsiklauri
Coach:
Milton Haig
LP1Valery MorozovYellow card.svg 15' to 26'Sub off.svg 26'
HK2Nazir GasanovSub off.svg 68'
TP3Azamat Bitiev
LL4Evgeny Elgin
RL5Innokentiy ZykovSub off.svg 68'
BF6Viktor Gresev
OF7Tagir GadzhievSub off.svg 15'Sub on.svg 26'
N88Pavel Butenko
SH9Konstantin Uzunov
FH10Ramil Gaisin
LW11 Denis Simplikevich
IC12 Vasily Artemyev (c)
OC13Dmitri GerasimovSub off.svg 58'
RW14Igor KurashovSub off.svg 69'
FB15 Yuri Kushnarev
Replacements:
PR16Sergey ChernyshevSub on.svg 68'
PR17Vladimir Podrezov
PR18Evgeni PronenkoSub on.svg 68'
FL19Bogdan FedotkoSub on.svg 15'
FL20Dmitri GritsenkoSub on.svg 58'
SH21Anton Riabov
FH22Alexei MikhaltsovSub on.svg 69'
CE23Evgeni Kolomiytsev
Coach:
Alexandr Pervukhin

Touch judges:
Steve Lee (England)
Nigel Carric (England)

Week 5

18 March 2017
15:45 CET (UTC+01)
(1 TBP) Spain  Flag of Spain.svg30–0Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Try: Villanueva 10' c
Perrin 17' c
Gavidi 75' c
Con: Linklater (3/3) 11', 18', 75'
Pen: Linklater 2', 28', 78'		 Gamesheet
Estadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 7,800
Referee: Vlad Iordăchescu (Romania)
LP1Beñat AuzquiSub off.svg 59'Sub on.svg 80'
HK2Marco Pinto FerrerSub off.svg 62'
TP3Jesús Moreno RodríguezRed card.svg 44'
LL4David Barrera
RL5 Iñaki Villanueva Sub off.svg 57'
BF6Pierre BarthèreSub off.svg 48'
OF7Gautier Gibouin
N88Jaime Nava de Olano (c)Sub off.svg 70'
SH9 Guillaume Rouet Sub off.svg 77'
FH10 Mathieu Bélie Sub off.svg 48'
LW11Jordi Jorba
IC12Daniel Snee
OC13Fabien PerrinYellow card.svg 45' to 55'Sub off.svg 72'
RW14Federico Casteglioni Algorriz
FB15Bradley Linklater
Replacements:
PR16Fernando López PérezSub on.svg 59'
HK17Juan Anaya LazaroSub on.svg 62'
PR18Alberto Blanco AlonsoSub on.svg 48'Sub off.svg 80'
FL19Aníbal BonánSub on.svg 70'
LK20Ilaitia GavidiSub on.svg 57'
SH21Sébastien RouetSub on.svg 77'
CE22Thibaut ÁlvarezYellow card.svg 76' to 80+6'Sub on.svg 48'
CE23Alvar Gimeno SoriaSub on.svg 72'
Coach:
Santiago Santos
LP1Julien MassimiSub off.svg 41'
HK2Thomas DienstSub off.svg 53'
TP3Jean-Baptiste de ClercqSub off.svg 65'
LL4Clement VeeckmanSub off.svg 37'
RL5Thomas VervoortSub off.svg 70'Sub on.svg 80+1'
BF6Bertrad BilliSub off.svg 41'
OF7Baptiste Lescarboura
N88Thomas Demolder
SH9Tom CocquSub off.svg 64'
FH10Kevin WilliamsSub off.svg 57'
LW11Craig DowsettYellow card.svg 76' to 80+6'
IC12Guillaume Piron
OC13Jens Torfs (c)
RW14Charles Reynaert
FB15Alan Williams
Replacements:
HK16Max DuboisSub on.svg 53'
PR17Christopher DebatySub on.svg 41'
LK18Tuur MoelantsSub on.svg 37'Sub off.svg 80+1'
FL19Gillian BenoySub on.svg 41'
LK20Sven d'HoogheSub on.svg 70'
CE21Isaac MontoisySub on.svg 64'
SH22Nathan BontemsSub on.svg 57'
PR23Maxime JadotSub on.svg 65'
Coach:
Guillaume Ajac

Touch judges:
Radu Petrescu (Romania)
Alexandru Ionescu (Romania)

19 March 2017
14:00 MSK (UTC+03)
(1 TBP) Russia  Flag of Russia.svg52–25Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Try: Gaisin 3' c
Simplikevich 31' m
Gerasimov (2) 41' c, 72' c
Elgin 57' c
Artemyev 64' c
Krotov 67' m
Mikhaltsov 75' c
Con: Kushnarev (5/6) 4', 42', 58', 72', 76'
Gaisin (1/2) 65'		 Gamesheet Try: Parkinson 11' c
Mathurin (2) 60' c, 80+3' m
Con: Parkinson (1/1) 12'
Hilsenbeck (1/2) 61'
Pen: Parkinson (0/1)
Hilsenbeck (2/2) 47', 54'
Slava Metreveli Central Stadium, Sochi
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Cedric Marchat (France)
LP1Adrei PolivalovCruz Roja.svg 39' to 41'Sub off.svg 50'
HK2Valery TsnobiladzeSub off.svg 61'
TP3Innokentiy ZykovSub off.svg 50'Sub on.svg 53'
LL4Bogdan FedotkoSub off.svg 67'
RL5Evgeny Elgin
BF6Viktor Gresev
OF7Dmitri KrotovSub off.svg 53'
N88Anton RudoiSub off.svg 50'
SH9Konstantin UzunovSub off.svg 54'
FH10Ramil Gaisin
LW11 Vasily Artemyev (c)
IC12 Igor Galinovskiy Sub off.svg 73'
OC13Dmitri Gerasimov
RW14 Denis Simplikevich Sub off.svg 70'
FB15 Yuri Kushnarev Yellow card.svg 59' to 69'
Replacements:
PR16Nazir GasanovSub on.svg 61'
PR17Vladimir PodrezovSub on.svg 39'Sub off.svg 41'Sub on.svg 50'
PR18Azamat BitievSub on.svg 50'
N819Pavel ButenkoYellow card.svg 50' to 60'Sub on.svg 50'
FL20Tagir GadzhievSub on.svg 67'
SH21Alexei ShcherbanSub on.svg 54'
CE22Sergey TrishinSub on.svg 73'
FH23Alexei MikhaltsovSub on.svg 70'
Coach:
Alexandr Pervukhin
LP1Julius NostadtSub off.svg 61'
HK2Dash BarberSub off.svg 46'
TP3Samy FüchselSub off.svg 76'
LL4Eric Marks (c)
RL5 Sebastian Ferreira Sub off.svg 67'
BF6Jacobus Otto
OF7 Kehoma Brenner Sub off.svg 51'
N88Jarrid Els
SH9 Tim Menzel Sub off.svg 58'
FH10Christopher Hilsenbeck
LW11Pierre Mathurin
IC12 Raynor Parkinson
OC13Marcel CoetzeeSub off.svg 66'
RW14Bastian HimmerSub off.svg 40'
FB15Harris Aounallah
Replacements:
PR16Jörn SchröderSub on.svg 61'
PR17Anthony DickinsonSub on.svg 76'
N818Timo VollenkemperSub on.svg 67'
HK19Michail TyumenevSub on.svg 46'
FL20Thore SchmidtSub on.svg 51'
SH21Sean ArmstrongSub on.svg 58'
CE22Oliver PaineSub on.svg 66'
CE23 Jamie Murphy Sub on.svg 40'
Coach:
Jacobus Potgieter

Touch judges:
Thomas Charabas (France)
Thomas Dejean (France)

19 March 2017
15:00 EET (UTC+02)
Romania  Flag of Romania.svg8–7Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia (1 LBP)
Try: Fercu 3' m
Pen: Vlaicu (1/3) 53'		 Gamesheet Try: Sharikadze 40' c
Con: Kvirikashvili (1/1) 40'
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Ian Davies (Wales)
LP1 Ionel Badiu Sub off.svg 63'
HK2 Otar Turashvili Sub off.svg 63'
TP3 Alexandru Țăruș Sub off.svg 51'Sub on.svg 70'
LL4 Johan van Heerden
RL5 Marius Antonescu
BF6 Viorel Lucaci Sub off.svg 71'
OF7 Andrei Gorcioaia
N88 Mihai Macovei (c)Cruz Roja.svg 40' to 41'Sub off.svg 74'
SH9 Florin Surugiu Sub off.svg 70'
FH10 Florin Vlaicu
LW11 Ionuț Dumitru
IC12 Sione Faka'osilea
OC13 Jack Umaga
RW14 Stephen Shennan Sub off.svg 60'
FB15 Cătălin Fercu
Replacements:
HK16 Eugen Căpățână Sub on.svg 63'
PR17 Constantin Pristăviță Sub on.svg 63'
PR18 Alex Gordaș Sub on.svg 51'Sub off.svg 70'
LK19 Valentin Popârlan Sub on.svg 74'
LK20 Dorin Lazăr Sub on.svg 40'Sub off.svg 41'Sub on.svg 71'
SH21 Valentin Calafeteanu Sub on.svg 70'
FH22 Jody Rose
WG23 Mădălin Lemnaru Sub on.svg 60'
Coach:
Lynn Howells
LP1 Mikheil Nariashvili
HK2 Jaba Bregvadze Sub off.svg 63'
TP3 Soso Bekoshvili Sub off.svg 47'
LL4 Giorgi Nemsadze Sub off.svg 5'
RL5 Konstantin Mikautadze
BF6 Giorgi Tkhilaishvili
OF7 Mamuka Gorgodze (c)Sub off.svg 71'
N88 Beka Gorgadze
SH9 Vasil Lobzhanidze Sub off.svg 70'
FH10 Lasha Khmaladze
LW11 Alexander Todua
IC12 Merab Sharikadze
OC13 Davit Kacharava
RW14 Irakli Svanidze Sub off.svg 65'
FB15 Merab Kvirikashvili
Replacements:
HK16 Zurab Zhvania Sub on.svg 63'
PR17 Tornike Mataradze
PR18 Lasha Tabidze Sub on.svg 47'
FL19 Lasha Lomidze Sub on.svg 5'
FL20 Giorgi Tsutskiridze Sub on.svg 71'
SH21 Giorgi Begadze Sub on.svg 70'
FH22 Lasha Malaguradze
CE23 Giorgi Koshadze Sub on.svg 65'
Coach:
Milton Haig

Touch judges:
Sean Brickell (Wales)
Wayne Davies (Wales)

Relegation/promotion play-off

20 May 2017
16:00 CEST (UTC+02)
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg29–18Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
King Baudouin Stadium - Annex 2, Brussels

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