2020 Rugby Europe Championship

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2020 Rugby Europe Championship
Date1 February 2020 – 7 February 2021
CountriesFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Tournament statistics
Champions Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia (12th title)
Grand Slam Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia (9th title)
Antim Cup Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia (13th title)
Matches played12
Attendance67,792 (5,649 per match)
Official website Rugby Europe International Championships
2019 (Previous)(Next) 2021

The 2020 Rugby Europe Championship is the fourth season of the Rugby Europe International Championships, the premier rugby union competition for European national teams outside the Six Nations Championship. The competing teams are Belgium, Georgia, Romania, Russia and Spain (the top five teams from 2019), and Portugal, who qualified after defeating Germany in the promotion/relegation play-off of the 2019 Championship.

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Participants

NationStadiumHead coachCaptain
Home stadiumCapacityLocation
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Stade Communal Fallon 2,500 Brussels Flag of France.svg Frédéric Cocqu Julien Berger
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena
Mikheil Meskhi Stadium
Aia Arena
54,600
27,223
5,000
Tbilisi
Tbilisi
Kutaisi
Flag of Georgia.svg Levan Maisashvili (interim) Merab Sharikadze
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Estádio Universitário de Lisboa
Complexo Desportivo da Caldas da Rainha
Stade Jean-Bouin
8,000
3,250
20,000
Lisbon
Caldas da Rainha
Paris
Flag of France.svg Patrice Lagisquet Tomás Appleton
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Stadionul Municipal
Stadionul Ion Oblemenco
7,782
30,983
Botoșani
Craiova
Flag of England.svg Andy Robinson Mihai Macovei
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Fisht Olympic Stadium
Kaliningrad Stadium
Kuban Stadium
47,659
35,212
35,200
Sochi
Kaliningrad
Krasnodar
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Lyn Jones Andrey Garbuzov
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Estadio Nacional Complutense 12,400 Madrid Flag of Spain.svg Santiago Santos Gauthier Gibouin

Table

Champions
Advances to promotion/relegation play-off
PlaceNationGamesPointsTriesTBPLBPGSTable
points
PlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDiffForAgainstDiff
1Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 550019760+137287+2130124
2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 530210393+10148+610013
3Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 520310182+19714−711010
4Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 520398111-131114−30109
5Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 520382128−461015−50008
6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 510484171−87921−121207
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 | Loss greater than 7 points – 0 points | Completing a Grand Slam – 1 point
[2]

Fixtures

Week 1

1 February 2020
14:00 MSK (UTC+03)
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg12–31Flag of Spain.svg  Spain (1 TBP)
Try: Gaisin (2) 4' c, 73' m
Con: Gaisin (1/2)
RE Report
WR Report
Try: Sánchez Borrego 37' c
Jorba 40' c
Del Hoyo Portoles 45' m
Linklater 76' m
Quercy 80' c
Con: Linklater (2/4)
Rabago (1/1)
Fisht Stadium, Sochi
Attendance: 8,237
Referee: Andrea Piardi (Italy)

1 February 2020
15:00 WET (UTC+00)
Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg23–17Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium (1 LBP)
Try: Cardoso Pinto 13' c
Vareta 33' c
Con: Antunes (2/2)
Pen: Antunes (3/3)
RE Report
WR Report
Try: Penalty try 43'
De Molder 52' c
Con: Williams (1/1)
Pen: Williams (1/1)
Estádio Universitário de Lisboa, Lisbon
Attendance: 955
Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)

1 February 2020
18:00 GET (UTC+04)
(1 TBP) Georgia  Flag of Georgia.svg41–13Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Try: Abzhandadze 6' m
Modebadze 45' m
Gigashvili 58' c
Kacharava (2) 64' c, 74' c
Chkoidze 78' c
Con: Abzhandadze (4/6)
Pen: Abzhandadze (1/1)
RE Report
WR Report
Try: Vlaicu 49' c
Con: Vlaicu (1/1)
Pen: Vlaicu (2/3)
Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Tom Foley (England)

Week 2

8 February 2020
15:00 CET (UTC+01)
(1 TBP) Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg38–12Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Try: Dienst 36' c
Jadot 45' c
Berger 50' c
Deccuber 55' c
Verschelden 69' c
Con: Williams (5/5)
Pen: Williams (1/1) 28'
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WR Report
Try: Sozonov 19' m
Elgin 25' c
Con: Gaisin (1/2)
Stade Communal Fallon, Brussels
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Shota Tevzadze (Georgia)

8 February 2020
15:00 WET (UTC+00)
Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg22–11Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Try: Antunes (2) 11' m, 29' m
Tadjer 51' m
Con: Antunes (2/3)
Pen: Antunes (1/1)
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WR Report
Try: Simionescu 64' m
Pen: Vlaicu (2/3)
Complexo Desportivo da Caldas da Rainha, Caldas da Rainha
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Ludovic Cayre (France)

9 February 2020
12:45 CET (UTC+01)
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg10–23Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
Try: Pinto Ferrer 8' m
Del Hoyo Portoles 78' m
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WR Report
Try: Mamukashvili 3' m
Tabutsadze 20' c
Mamukashvili 37' m
Con: Abzhandadze (1/3)
Pen: Abzhandadze (2/2)
Estadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)

Week 3

22 February 2020
15:00 EET (UTC+02)
Romania  Flag of Romania.svg24−7Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
RE Report
WR Report
Stadionul Municipal, Botoșani
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)

22 February 2020
15:00 GET (UTC+04)
(1 TBP) Georgia  Flag of Georgia.svg78−6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Try: Tabutsadze 7' m, 52' m, 77' m, 80' m
Karkadze 14' m
Matiashvili 17' m
Dzneladze 26' m, 69' m
Penalty Try 39' m
Begadze 43' m
Gorgadze 56' m
Tkhilaishvili 63' m
Con: Abzhandadze (9/11)
RE Report
WR Report
Pen: Vassart 20' m, 39' m
Aia Arena, Kutaisi
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Cristian Șerban (Romania)

22 February 2020
16:00 KALT (UTC+02)
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg19−18Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal (1 LBP)
RE Report
WR Report
Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Inigo Atorrasagasti (Spain)

Week 4

7 March 2020
15:00 CET (UTC+01)
(1 LBP) Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg23–30Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
RE Report
WR Report
Stade Communal Fallon, Brussels
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Sean Gallagher (Ireland)

7 March 2020
15:00 MSK (UTC+03)
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg32–25Flag of Romania.svg  Romania (1 LBP)
RE Report
WR Report
Kuban Stadium, Krasnodar
Attendance: 3,100
Referee: Dan Jones (Wales)

7 March 2020
16:00 CET (UTC+01)
Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg24–39Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia (1 TBP)
Try: Costa Cardoso Pinto 6'
Antunes 22'
Belo 41'
Con: Antunes 7', 23', 42'
Pen: Antunes 64'
RE Report
WR Report
Try: Mamukashvili 3'
Gorgadze 9'
Kacharava 34'
Saginadze 58'
Tapladze 71'
Matiashvili 75'
Con: Matiashvili 4'
Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Ben Blain (Scotland)

Week 5

N/A
N/A
(1 TBP) Romania  Flag of Romania.svg28–0 [3] Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
WR Report

7 February 2021 [4] [5]
15:00 GET (UTC+04) [6]
Georgia  Flag of Georgia.svg16–7Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Try: Vasil Lobzhanidze 45'
Con: Tedo Abzhandadze 46'
Pen: Tedo Abzhandadze 53', 66', 75'
RE report
WR Report
Try: Bogdan Fedotko 60'
Con: Ramil Gaisin 61'
Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi
Attendance: 0
Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)

7 February 2021 [4] [5]
12:45 CET (UTC+01) [6]
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg25–11Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
RE report
WR Report
Estadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid
Attendance: 0
Referee: Chris Busby (Ireland)

Relegation/promotion play-off

29 May 2021 [7] [8]
14:00 CEST (UTC+02)
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg21–23Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
RE report
WR Report
ASUB Rugby Field, Waterloo
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andrea Piardi (Italy)

International broadcasters

CountryBroadcasterSummary
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Auvio
Eén
Selected games exclusively live on RTBF Sport and selected games are also free on Eén under the name Sporza
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia Rugby TV
Imedi TV
All games exclusively live and free on Rugby TV and Imedi TV
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Sport TV
Rugby TV Portugal
Selected games live on Sport TV 5 and free on Rugby TV Portugal
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania TVR All games exclusively live and free on TVR 1
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Match TV
VKontakte
All games exclusively broadcast on Match TV and streamed for free on VKontakte
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain TVE All games exclusively live and free on TVE
Flag of Europe.svg  Europe Rugby Europe TV All games exclusively streamed and free on Rugby Europe TV

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