2022 Rugby Europe Super Cup

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2022 Rugby Europe Super Cup
Tournament details
CountriesFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Date10 September - 17 December 2022
Tournament statistics
Teams8
Matches played27
Attendance16,275 (603 per match)
Highest attendance1,900
Lowest attendance200
Tries scored169 (6.26 per match)
Final
Champions Flag of Georgia.svg Black Lion (2nd title)
Runners-up Flag of Israel.svg Tel Aviv Heat
  2021–22 (Previous)
(Next) 2023  

The 2022 Rugby Europe Super Cup was the second edition of the Rugby Europe Super Cup, an annual rugby union competition for professional franchises outside the three 'big leagues' of European Rugby. The competition featured two new teams, the Romanian Wolves and RC Batumi from Georgia.

Contents

Format

Each participant played home and away-fixtures in six rounds of action, to be played between September and December. At the end of the pool stage, the top two teams from each conference qualified for the semi-finals, with the conference winners hosting the ties.

Teams

NationStadiumHead coachCaptain
Home stadiumCapacityLocation
Flag of Georgia.svg Batumi RC Batumi Rugby Arena1,500 Batumi Flag of Georgia.svg Irakli Ninidze Giorgi Tkhilaishvili
Flag of Georgia.svg Black Lion Aia Arena
Avchala Stadium
5,000
2,500
Kutaisi
Tbilisi
Flag of Georgia.svg Levan Maisashvili Merab Sharikadze
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Brussels DevilsNelson Mandela Stadium750 Brussels Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thibaut André Viktor Pazgrat
Flag of Spain.svg Castilla y León Iberians Estadio Pepe Rojo 5,000 Valladolid Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Velasco Silvio Castiglioni
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Delta RC Eemland Stadium500 Amsterdam Flag of the Netherlands.svg Allard Jonkers Hugo Langelaan
Flag of Portugal.svg Lusitanos CAR Jamor 2,500 Lisbon Flag of France.svg Patrice Lagisquet João Belo
Flag of Romania.svg Romanian Wolves [1] Stadionul Arcul de Triumf 8,207 Bucharest Flag of New Zealand.svg Sosene Anesi Ovidiu Cojocaru
Flag of Israel.svg Tel Aviv Heat Shlomo Bituach Stadium 11,500 Petah Tikva Flag of South Africa.svg Kevin Musikanth Jordan Chait

Group stage

Eastern Conference

Advances to semi-finals
Pos.TeamGamesPointsTriesTBPLBPTable
points
PlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDiffForAgainstDiff
1 Flag of Georgia.svg Black Lion 641120179+122307+234123
2 Flag of Israel.svg Tel Aviv Heat 641116595+702112+91019
3 Flag of Georgia.svg Batumi RC 620468142-74917-8109
4 Flag of Romania.svg Romanian Wolves 610592210-118930-21015
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

Round 1

10 September 2022
19:00 EEST (UTC+02:00)
(1 LBP) Romanian Wolves Flag of Romania.svg 20 – 25 Flag of Israel.svg Tel Aviv Heat
Report
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest
Attendance: 1000
Referee: Flag of Georgia.svg Giga Mshvenieradze
11 September 2022
16:30 GET (UTC+04)
Batumi RC Flag of Georgia.svg 3 – 29 Flag of Georgia.svg Black Lion (1 TBP)
Report
Batumi Rugby Arena, Batumi
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Flag of France.svg Adrien Marbot

Round 2

17 September 2022
16:00 EEST (UTC+03)
Romanian Wolves Flag of Romania.svg 37 – 15 Flag of Georgia.svg Batumi RC
Report
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Flag of Portugal.svg Paulo Duarte
18 September 2022
16:30 GET (UTC+04)
Black Lion Flag of Georgia.svg 25 – 25 Flag of Israel.svg Tel Aviv Heat
Report
Aia Arena, Kutaisi
Attendance: 800
Referee: Flag of Italy.svg Filippo Russo

Round 3

24 September 2022
15:00 GET (UTC+04)
Batumi RC Flag of Georgia.svg 19 – 11 Flag of Israel.svg Tel Aviv Heat
Report
Batumi Rugby Arena, Batumi
Attendance: 250
Referee: Flag of Romania.svg Alexandru Ionescu
25 September 2022
16:00 GET (UTC+04)
(1 TBP) Black Lion Flag of Georgia.svg 43 – 21 Flag of Romania.svg Romanian Wolves
Report
Aia Arena, Kutaisi
Attendance: 850
Referee: IRFU flag.svg Andrew Cole

Round 4

15 October 2022
14:30 GET (UTC+04)
(1 TBP) Batumi RC Flag of Georgia.svg 23 – 3 Flag of Romania.svg Romanian Wolves
Report
Batumi Rugby Arena, Batumi
Attendance: 500
Referee: Flag of Spain.svg Iñigo Atorrasagasti
16 October 2022
14:00 IDT (UTC+03)
Tel Aviv Heat Flag of Israel.svg 24 – 18 Flag of Georgia.svg Black Lion (1 LBP)
Report
Shlomo Bituach Stadium, Petah Tikva
Attendance: 400
Referee: Flag of Portugal.svg Paulo Duarte

Round 5

22 October 2022
11:30 IDT (UTC+03)
Tel Aviv Heat Flag of Israel.svg 25 – 8 Flag of Georgia.svg Batumi RC
Report
Shlomo Bituach Stadium, Petah Tikva
Attendance: 400
Referee: Flag of Romania.svg Cristian Șerban
23 October 2022
18:00 EEST (UTC+03:00)
Romanian Wolves Flag of Romania.svg 6 – 49 Flag of Georgia.svg Black Lion (1 TBP)
Report
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest
Attendance: 500
Referee: Flag of Italy.svg Federico Vedovelli

Round 6

29 October 2022
16:00 GET (UTC+04)
Black Lion Flag of Georgia.svg 37 – 0 Flag of Georgia.svg Batumi RC
Report
Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi
Attendance: 550
Referee: IRFU flag.svg Andrew Cole
30 October 2022
TBC IST (UTC+02)
(1 TBP) Tel Aviv Heat Flag of Israel.svg 55 – 5 Flag of Romania.svg Romanian Wolves
Report
Shlomo Bituach Stadium, Petah Tikva
Attendance: 500
Referee: Flag of the Netherlands.svg Gert Visser

Western Conference

Advances to semi-finals
Pos.TeamGamesPointsTriesTBPLBPTable
points
PlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDiffForAgainstDiff
1 Flag of Portugal.svg Lusitanos 650129766+231388+303124
2 Flag of Spain.svg Castilla y León Iberians 650118971+118289+193124
3 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Brussels Devils610575322-2471042-32116
4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Delta 610595197-102822-14015
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 | Completing a Grand Slam – 1 point

Round 1

10 September 2022
15:00 CEST (UTC+02)
Brussels Devils Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 3 – 61 Flag of Spain.svg Castilla y León Iberians (1 TBP)
Report
Nelson Mandela Stadium, Brussels
Attendance: 250
Referee: Flag of Germany.svg Kilian O'Brien
11 September 2022
12:30 CEST (UTC+02)
(1 LBP) Delta Flag of the Netherlands.svg 19 – 26 Flag of Portugal.svg Lusitanos
Report
RC Eemland, Amersfoort
Attendance: 300
Referee: Flag of Romania.svg Cristian Șerban

Round 2

17 September 2022
17:00 WEST (UTC+01)
(1 TBP) Lusitanos Flag of Portugal.svg 95 – 0 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Brussels Devils
Report
Estádio Nacional, Lisbon
Attendance: 200
Referee: Flag of Spain.svg Iñigo Atorrasagasti
18 September 2022
12:00 CEST (UTC+02)
Castilla y León Iberians Flag of Spain.svg 22 – 7 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Delta
Report
Estadio Pepe Rojo, Valladolid
Attendance: 800
Referee: Flag of Belgium (civil).svg John Catteau

Round 3

24 September 2022
15:30 CEST (UTC+02)
Delta Flag of the Netherlands.svg 21 – 14 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Brussels Devils (1 LBP)
Report
RC Eemland, Amersfoort
Attendance: 175
Referee: Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Ethan Glass
24 September 2022
18:00 CEST (UTC+02)
(1 LBP) Castilla y León Iberians Flag of Spain.svg 20 – 22 Flag of Portugal.svg Lusitanos
Report
Estadio Pepe Rojo, Valladolid
Attendance: 500
Referee: Flag of Georgia.svg Saba Abulashvili

Round 4

15 October 2022
16:30 WEST (UTC+01)
(1 LBP) Lusitanos Flag of Portugal.svg 12 – 17 Flag of Spain.svg Castilla y León Iberians
Report
Estádio Nacional, Lisbon
Attendance: 200
Referee: Flag of Georgia.svg Shota Tevzadze
15 October 2022
20:00 CEST (UTC+02)
(1 TBP) Brussels Devils Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 48 – 21 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Delta
Report
Nelson Mandela Stadium, Brussels
Attendance: 600
Referee: Flag of Georgia.svg Saba Abulashvili

Round 5

22 October 2022
13:00 CEST (UTC+02)
Delta Flag of the Netherlands.svg 17 – 40 Flag of Spain.svg Castilla y León Iberians (1 TBP)
Report
RC Eemland, Amersfoort
Attendance: 300
Referee: Flag of Romania.svg Alexandru Ionescu
22 October 2022
15:30 CEST (UTC+02)
Brussels Devils Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 0 – 95 Flag of Portugal.svg Lusitanos (1 TBP)
Report
Nelson Mandela Stadium, Brussels
Attendance: 600
Referee: IRFU flag.svg Keane Davison

Round 6

28 October 2022
20:00 WEST (UTC+01)
(1 TBP) Lusitanos Flag of Portugal.svg 47 – 10 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Delta
Report
Estádio Nacional, Lisbon
Attendance: 200
Referee: Flag of Italy.svg Alex Frasson
30 October 2022
12:20 CET (UTC+01)
(1 TBP) Castilla y León Iberians Flag of Spain.svg 29 – 10 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Brussels Devils
Report
Estadio Pepe Rojo, Valladolid
Attendance: 900
Referee: Flag of Scotland.svg Michael Todd

Play-Offs

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
4 December – Tbilisi
 
 
Flag of Georgia.svg The Black Lion 41
 
17 December – Tbilisi
 
Flag of Spain.svg Castilla y León Iberians 9
 
Flag of Georgia.svg The Black Lion 29
 
4 December – Lisbon
 
Flag of Israel.svg Tel Aviv Heat 17
 
Flag of Portugal.svg Lusitanos XV 22
 
 
Flag of Israel.svg Tel Aviv Heat 30
 

Semi-finals

4 December 2022
16:00 GET (UTC+04)
Black Lion Flag of Georgia.svg 41 – 9 Flag of Spain.svg Castilla y León Iberians
Report
Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi
Attendance: 600
Referee: Flag of Italy.svg Federico Vedovelli
4 December 2022
15:00 WET (UTC+00)
Lusitanos Flag of Portugal.svg 22 – 30 Flag of Israel.svg Tel Aviv Heat
Report
Estádio Nacional, Lisbon
Attendance: 200
Referee: Flag of Georgia.svg Shota Tevzadze

Final

17 December 2022
16:00 GET (UTC+04)
Black Lion Flag of Georgia.svg 29 – 17 Flag of Israel.svg Tel Aviv Heat
Report
Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi
Attendance: 1,900
Referee: Flag of Portugal.svg Paulo Duarte

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