2023 Rugby World Cup – Europe qualification

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2023 Rugby World Cup – Europe qualification
Tournament details
Dates6 March 2021 – 20 March 2022
No. of nations6
Tournament statistics
Matches played27
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The European qualification tournament for the 2023 Rugby World Cup was contested between March 2021 and March 2022. Six teams not already qualified via their performance at the 2019 Rugby World Cup competed for two direct qualification spots in the final tournament and for a place in the Final Qualification Tournament.

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Format

The Rugby Europe Championship, controlled by Rugby Europe, is the regional qualification tournament for the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France. Each team play each other in a double-round-robin tournament over the two years, with the winners and runners-up of the two-year cycle qualifying for the World Cup as Europe 1 and Europe 2 respectively. The third placed team advances to the Final qualification tournament as Europe 3.

The qualification process did not include the remaining three divisions in the Rugby Europe system that are typically included across play-off matches due to the time scale restraints caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Entrants

Six teams competed during the European qualifiers for the 2023 Rugby World Cup; teams World Rankings are prior to the first European qualification matches on 6 March.

Nation Rank Began playQualifying status
Flag of England.svg  England 4N/AQualified with Top 12 finish at 2019 World Cup
Flag of France.svg  France 3N/AQualified as Hosts
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 126 March 2021Qualified as Europe 1 on 10 March 2022
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 7N/AQualified with Top 12 finish at 2019 World Cup
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 15N/AQualified with Top 12 finish at 2019 World Cup
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2526 June 2021Eliminated by Spain on 5 February 2022
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 206 March 2021Advances to Final Qualification Tournament as Europe 3 via points deduction on 27 June 2022
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 196 March 2021Qualified as Europe 2 via points deduction on 27 June 2022
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 216 March 2021Disqualified from competition on 28 February 2022 [1] [2]
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 8N/AQualified with Top 12 finish at 2019 World Cup
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1714 March 2021Eliminated via points deduction on 27 June 2022
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 5N/AQualified with Top 12 finish at 2019 World Cup

Rugby Europe Championship

Table

For the Rugby Europe Championship teams, results were considered on a 2-year aggregate from the 2021 and 2022 seasons; the winner and runner-up teams automatically qualified for the tournament as Europe 1 and Europe 2 individually, leaving the team in third place to qualify for the Final qualification tournament as Europe 3.

Following the Russian military invasion of Ukraine, Rugby Europe suspended all Russian games on home soil on 25 February 2022 before later suspending Russia at all levels with immediate effect on 1 March 2022. This later resulted in the cancelled games being declared a walkover and the opposition of Russia would be given 4 points.

Georgia were confirmed as Europe 1 following a walkover result against Russia whilst on 13 March, Spain had secured Europe 2 with a win over Portugal. However, on 28 March, it was announced Spain would be investigated for fielding an ineligible player, the South Africa-born Gavin Van Den Berg, in two World Cup qualifying matches against the Netherlands. [3] On 28 April 2022, an independent judicial committee determined that Spain did breach the regulation, and deducted 10 points from the table. [4] This resulted in Spain dropping out of the top three qualifying/play-off places meaning Romania qualified as Europe 2 and Portugal would proceed to the play-offs. Spain later appealed the decision, but the appeal was unsuccessful and the original decision was upheld. [5] This meant Romania qualified as Europe 2 and Portugal advanced to the play-offs as Europe 3. [6]

Qualified as Europe 1
Qualified as Europe 2
Advances to Final Qualification Tournament as Europe 3
Disqualified
Pos.TeamGamesPointsTriesTBPLBPGSTable
points
PlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDiffForAgainstDiff
1Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 10910325146+1794714+3350144 [a]
2Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 10604289232+573527+822028
3Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 10514335237+984431+1322026 [a]
4Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 10604334244+904430+1432019*
5Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 10208159217−581827−911010
6Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1010998464−3661372−590004 [a]
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 | Completing a Grand Slam – 1 point
a Georgia, Portugal and Netherlands awarded 4 points for cancelled games against Russia [8] [2]
* deducted points [9] [10]

Fixtures

2021

6 March 2021
15:00 MSK (UTC+03)
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg18–13Flag of Romania.svg  Romania (1 BP)
Pen: Gaisin (6/7) 2', 24', 45', 57', 64', 72' Report
WR Report 		Try: Antonescu 7' c
Con: Vlaicu (1/1) 8'
Pen: Vlaicu (2/2) 21', 76'
Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi
Attendance: 2,895
Referee: Shota Tevzadze (Georgia)
6 March 2021
15:00 WET (UTC+00)
Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg16–29Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia (1 BP)
Try: Marta 39' c
Con: Marques (1/1) 40'
Pen: Marques (3/3) 5', 14', 44'		 Report
WR Report 		Try: Modebadze 18' m
Bregvadze 29' m
Melikidze 50' c
Kharaishvili 66' m
Jalaghonia 80+5' c
Con: Matiashvili (2/5) 51', 80+6'
Estádio de Rugby Jamor, Lisbon
Attendance: 0
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi (Italy)
13 March 2021
13:00 WET (UTC+00)
(1 BP) Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg27–28Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Try: Antunes 10' c
Portela 34' c
Storti 66' c
Con: Marques (3/3) 11', 35', 67'
Pen: Marques (2/2) 17', 60'		 Report
WR Report 		Try: Savin 49' m
Onuțu 74' c
Cojocaru 79' c
Con: Melinte (2/2) 75', 80'
Pen: Vlaicu (3/4) 4', 21', 29'
Estádio de Rugby Jamor, Lisbon
Attendance: 30
Referee: Luc Ramos (France)
14 March 2021
12:45 CET (UTC+01)
(1 BP) Spain  Flag of Spain.svg19–25Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
Try: Linklater 4' c
Con: Güemes (1/1) 4'
Pen: Güemes (2/2) 40', 47'
Linklater (2/2) 64', 69'		 Report
WR Report 		Try: Jalaghonia 3' c
Tabutsadze 48' m
Bregvadze 67' c
Con: Abzhandadze (2/3) 3', 68'
Pen: Abzhandadze (2/2) 14', 61'
Estadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid
Attendance: 0
Referee: Pierre Brousset (France)
20 March 2021
13:00 KALT (UTC+02)
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg6–23Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia (1 BP)
Pen: Gaisin (2/3) 38', 48' Report
WR Report 		Try: Tabutsadze 29' m
Abzhandadze 39' m
Niniashvili 60' c
Con: Abzhandadze (1/3) 61'
Pen: Abzhandadze (2/4) 3', 21'
Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad
Attendance: 9,564
Referee: Andrea Piardi (Italy)
20 March 2021
15:00 EET (UTC+02)
Romania  Flag of Romania.svg22–16Flag of Spain.svg  Spain (1 BP)
Try: Căpățână 60' m
Melinte 79' m
Pen: Vlaicu (4/4) 25', 40', 47', 52'		 Report
WR Report 		Try: Rouet 42' c
Con: Ordas (1/1) 43'
Pen: Ordas (3/3) 8', 34', 77'
Stadionul Steaua II, Bucharest
Attendance: 50
Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)
27 March 2021
16:00 WET (UTC+00)
Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg43–28Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Try: Simões 28' c
Portela 39' c
Marta 47' c
Storti 59' c
Marques 77' c
Fernandes 80' m
Con: Marques (5/6) 29', 40', 48', 59', 79
Pen: Marques (1/2) 71'		 Report
WR Report 		Try: Pinto Ferrer 6' c
Rouet 16' c
Linklater 36' c
Ordas 80' c
Con: Ordas (4/4) 7', 17', 37', 80'
Estádio de Rugby Jamor, Lisbon
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ludovic Cayre (France)
28 March 2021
15:00 GET (UTC+04)
Georgia  Flag of Georgia.svg28–17Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Try: Penalty try 10'
Gigashvili 51'
Tabutsadze 70'
Con: Abzhandadze 52'
Pen: Abzhandadze 20', 40'
Drop: Babunashvili 80'		 Report
WR Report 		Try: Gorin 21'
Căpățână 61'
Con: Plai 22'
Vlaicu 62'
Pen: Vlaicu 44'
Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)
26 June 2021
17:00 GET (UTC+04)
(1 BP) Georgia  Flag of Georgia.svg48–15Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Try: Niniashvili (3) 10' m, 72' c, 79' m
Tabutsadze (2) 25' m, 65' c
Lobzhanidze 37' m
Gogichashvili 54' c
Javakhia 60' c
Con: Abzhandadze (1/4) 55'
Babunashvili (3/4) 61', 66', 73'		 Report
WR Report 		Try: Hop 35' m
v. Dijk 75' c
Con: Wierenga (1/2) 76'
Pen: Rademaker (1/3) 16'
Caucasus Arena, Telavi
Attendance: 700
Referee: Alexandru Ionescu (Romania)
10 July 2021
15:00 CEST (UTC+02)
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg28–61Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal (1 BP)
Try: Wierenga 37' c
Campbell (2) 54' c, 84' c
Hop 65' c
Con: Weersma (4/4) 38', 54', 66', 85'		 Report
WR Report 		Try: Tadjer 2' c
Storti (5) 12' c, 14' c, 60' c, 75' c, 80' m
Marta (3) 37' m, 50' c, 67' c
Con: Marques (8/9) 9', 13', 15', 40', 51', 61', 68', 76'
NRCA Stadium, Amsterdam
Attendance: 1,600
Referee: Aled Evans (Wales)
17 July 2021
13:30 MSK (UTC+03)
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg26–49Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Try: Gresev 29' c
Silenko (2) 38' c, 59' m
Sychev 77' c
Con: Kushnarev (3/4) 30', 39', 77'		 Report
WR Report 		Try: Appleton 7' c
Granate 15' c
Lima 45' c
Simões 56' m
Penalty try 61'
Portela 67' c
Con: Marques (4/5) 8', 16', 46', 68'
Pen: Marques (3/3) 3', 32', 50'
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Ben Blain (Scotland)
6 November 2021
15:00 CET (UTC+01)
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg8–35Flag of Russia.svg  Russia (1 BP)
Try: van der Avoird 58' c
Pen: Weersma (1/1) 42'		 Report
WR Report 		Try: Zhivatov 8' c
Brocas 28' c
Karzanov 43' c
Morozov 51' c
Ivanov 54' c
Con: Gaisin (5/5) 9', 29', 44', 52', 55'
NRCA Stadium, Amsterdam
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Keith Allen (Scotland)
13 November 2021
17:30 EET (UTC+02)
(1 BP) Romania  Flag of Romania.svg56–15Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Try: Simionescu 10' c
Dumitru (3) 19' c, 48' c, 56' c
Cojocaru (2) 29' c, 43' c
Vaovasa 31' c
Bărdașu 80' c
Con: Melinte (8/8) 11', 20', 30', 32', 44', 49', 57', 80'		 Report
WR Report 		Try: Bloemen 25' c
van de Avoird 71' m
Con: van Oord (1/1) 26'
Pen: van Oord (1/1) 35'
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest
Attendance: 0
Referee: Peter Martin (Ireland)
14 November 2021
12:45 CET (UTC+01)
(1 BP) Spain  Flag of Spain.svg49–12Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Try: Pinto Ferrer 7' c
Gimeno 23' c
Mora (2) 35' c, 44' c
Perrin 62' c
Losada 67' c
Aboitiz 73' c
Con: Güemes (4/4) 7', 23', 36', 45'
Ordas (3/3) 63', 68', 73'		 Report
WR Report 		Try: Uzonov 47' m
Kononov 65' c
Con: Golov (1/1) 65'
Estadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Ben Breakspear (Wales)
18 December 2021
14:00 CET (UTC+01)
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg7–52Flag of Spain.svg  Spain (1 BP)
Try: van der Avoird 4' c
Con: Mistou (1/1) 5'		 Report
WR Report 		Try: Gimeno 17' c
Rouet 21' c
Bell (2) 31' c, 56' m
Pinto 54' c
Van der Berg 64' c
Minguillon 71' m
Jorba 78' c
Con: Rouet (5/6) 17', 21', 32', 55', 65'
Munilla (1/1) 79'
NRCA Stadium, Amsterdam
Attendance: 0
Referee: Eoghan Cross (Ireland)

2022

5 February 2022
14:30 EET (UTC+02)
Romania  Flag of Romania.svg34–25Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Try: Cojocaru (2) 11' c, 25' c
Macovei 40' c
Rupanu 72' c
Con: Boldor (3/3) 11', 25', 40'
Plai 72'
Pen: Boldor (1/2) 38'
Plai (1/1) 72'		 Report
WR Report 		Try: Penalty try 6'
Parkhomenko (2) 62' c, 75' m
Con: Gaisin (1/2) 62'
Pen: Gaisin (2/3) 43', 47'
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest
Attendance: 2,700
Referee: Adam Leal (England)
5 February 2022
16:00 CET (UTC+01)
(1 BP) Spain  Flag of Spain.svg43–0Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Try: Usárraga 10' c
López 23' c
Jorba 38' m
Gimeno 44' c
Ordas 56' m
Minguillon 65' m
Ovejero 71' c
Con: Ordas (3/6) 11', 24', 45'
Bélie (1/1) 72'		 Report
WR Report
Estadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi (Italy)
6 February 2022
15:00 GET (UTC+04)
Georgia  Flag of Georgia.svg25–25Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Try: Tabutsadze 29' c
Kerdikoshvili 40' m
Jalaghonia 64' c
Con: Abzhandadze (2/3) 30', 64'
Pen: Abzhandadze (2/2) 26', 46'		 Report
WR Report 		Try: Cardoso Pinto 36' m
Marta 50' c
Lima 58' c
Con: Marques (2/3) 52', 59'
Pen: Marques (2/2) 10', 28'
Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
12 February 2022
13:00 MSK (UTC+03)
(1 BP) Russia  Flag of Russia.svg37–41Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Try: Gresev 30' c
Ryabishchuk 33' c
Davydov 61' c
Zhivatov 76' c
Con: Gaisin (4/4) 30', 34', 62', 77'
Pen: Gaisin (3/3) 9', 42', 66'		 Report
WR Report 		Try: Gimeno 3' c
Minguillon (2) 16' m, 36' m
Pinto 40' m
Ovejero 80' c
Con: Ordas (2/5) 3', 80'
Pen: Ordas (4/4) 27', 59', 65', 71'
Slava Metreveli Central Stadium, Sochi
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andrea Piardi (Italy)
12 February 2022
13:15 CET (UTC+01)
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg10–72Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia (1 BP)
Try: Danen 49' c
Con: Weersma (1/1) 50'
Pen: Weersma (1/1) 17'		 Report
WR Report 		Try: Giorgadze (3) 8' m, 46' c, 59' c
Tabutsadze (2) 14' m, 38' m
Japaridze 24' c
Lobzhanidze (2) 28' c, 53' c
Jalaghonia 52' c
Modebadze 66' m
Chkoidze (2) 76' m, 82' m
Con: Abzhandadze (6/12) 25', 29', 47', 53', 54', 60'
NRCA Stadium, Amsterdam
Attendance: 900
Referee: Ludovic Cayre (France)
12 February 2022
17:30 EET (UTC+02)
Romania  Flag of Romania.svg37–27Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Try: Ser 40' c
Cojocaru 54' c
Savin 67' c
Gorin 80' c
Con: Melinte (3/3) 41', 55', 67'
Plai (1/1) 80'
Pen: Melinte (3/3) 5', 36', 75'		 Report
WR Report 		Try: Lima 24' m
Marta 31' c
Pinto (2) 37' c, 49' m
Con: Marques (2/4) 33', 39'
Pen: Marques (1/1) 28'
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest
Attendance: 2,700
Referee: Frank Murphy (Ireland)
26 February 2022
15:00 WET (UTC+00)
(1 BP) Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg59–3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Try: Belo 14' c
Diniz 22' m
Bettencourt (2) 30' c, 63' c
Simões (2) 38' c, 43' m
Marta 47' c
Storti 54' c
Antunes 76'
Con: Antunes (7/9) 15', 31', 39', 48', 55', 64', 77'		 Report
WR Report 		Pen: Te Hauora Campbell (1/1) 1'
Campo de Rugby Complexo Desportivo, Caldas da Rainha
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Federico Vedovelli (Italy)
27 February 2022
12:45 CET (UTC+01)
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg38–21Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Try: Marco Pinto 6' c
Foulds 10' c
Quercy (2) 19' c, 59' c
Gimeno 27' c
Con: Ordas (5/5) 7', 11', 20', 27', 60'
Pen: Ordas (1/1) 55'		 Report
WR Report 		Try: Hinckley Vaovasa (2) 16' c, 65' c
Marius Simionescu 70' c
Con: Plai (3/3) 17', 66', 71'
Estadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
N/A
N/A
Georgia  Flag of Georgia.svgCancelled [11] Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
WR Report
N/A
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A
  • Georgia awarded 4 points.
N/A
N/A
Russia  Flag of Russia.svgCancelled [11] Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
WR Report
N/A
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A
  • Netherlands awarded 4 points.
12 March 2022
17:30 EET (UTC+02)
(1 BP) Romania  Flag of Romania.svg23–26Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
Try: Cojocaru 7' m
Bărdașu 73' c
Con: Melinte (2/2) 39', 73'
Pen: Melinte (3/4) 17', 21', 43'		 Rerport
WR Report 		Try: Lobzhanidze 9' c
Sharikadze 28' c
Todua 34' c
Tabutsadze 70' m
Con: Abzhandadze (3/4) 10', 28', 34'
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Ben Breakspear (Wales)
13 March 2022
12:45 CET (UTC+01)
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg33–28Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal (1 BP)
Try: Zabala 7' m
Quercy (2) 17' c, 25' c
Pinto 38' m
Con: Ordas (2/4) 18', 26'
Pen: Ordas (3/3) 44', 51', 58'		 Report
WR Report 		Try: Bento 10' c
Bettencourt 32' c
Madeira 79' m
Con: Marques (2/2) 11', 33'
Pen: Marques (3/3) 6', 46', 54'
Estadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Tual Trainini (France)
19 March 2022
13:00 CET (UTC+01)
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg12–38Flag of Romania.svg  Romania (1 BP)
Try: Weersma 34' m
Raymond 40' c
Con: Weersma (1/2) 40'		 Report
WR Report 		Try: Rupanu 3' c
Vaovasa 14' c
Dumitru 17' c
Cojocaru 28' m
Bucur 71' m
Macovei 77' c
Con: Melinte (4/6) 3', 15', 17'm 77'
NRCA Stadium, Amsterdam
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Ben Blain (Scotland)
N/A
N/A
Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svgCancelled [11] Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
WR Report
N/A
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Portugal awarded 4 points.

20 March 2022
18:00 GET (UTC+04)
(1 BP) Georgia  Flag of Georgia.svg49–15Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Try: Tabutsadze (2) 27' c, 68' c
Giorgadze (2) 34' m, 73' c
Sharikadze 62' c
Chkoidze 80' c
Con: Abzhandadze (5/6) 28', 63', 69', 74', 80'
Pen: Abzhandadze (2/3) 15', 54'
Drop: Lobzhanidze (1/1) 3'		 Report
WR Report 		Try: Jorba 24' m
Ovejero 49' c
Con: Ordas (1/2) 51'
Pen: Ordas (1/2) 8'
Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)

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The 2021 Rugby Europe Championship was the 5th Rugby Europe Championship, the annual rugby union competition contested by the national teams of Georgia, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Spain and the Netherlands, and the 52nd edition of the competition. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament spanned from March to December, compared to previous editions where the tournament would have been held between February and March.

The 2020–21 Rugby Europe International Championships is the European Championship for tier 2 and tier 3 rugby union nations. The 2020–21 season is the fourth of its new format and structure, where all Levels play on a one-year cycle, replacing the old format of a two-year cycle, with the teams playing each other both home and away.

The 2021–22 Rugby Europe International Championships is the European Championship for tier 2 and tier 3 rugby union nations. The 2021–22 season is the fifth of its new format and structure, where all Levels play on a one-year cycle, replacing the old format of a two-year cycle, with the teams playing each other both home and away.

The 2022 Rugby Europe Championship was the sixth Rugby Europe Championship, the annual rugby union for the top European national teams outside the Six Nations Championship, and the 52nd edition of the competition.

References

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  2. 1 2 "Georgia Qualify for Rugby World Cup 2023". World Rugby. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  3. ↑ Statement - Spain Eligibility Case
  4. ↑ "World Rugby (WR) versus Federación Española de Rugby (FER) & Gavin Van Den Berg (220505 Judicial Committee Decision Regulation 8 Breach) In the Matter of Alleged Breaches of World Rugby Regulation 8 and the World Rugby Code of Conduct and the Rugby World Cup 2023 Qualification Process Terms of Participation (RWCQ TOP)" (PDF). Judicial Committee World Rugby. 5 May 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 May 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  5. ↑ "In the Matter of an Appeal Brought by Federación Española de Rugby against the Decision of the Judicial Committee Dated 5 May 2022 for Breaches of World Rugby Regulation 8 and the World Rugby Code of Conduct and the Rugby World Cup 2023 Qualification Process Terms of Participation" (PDF). Appeals Committee World Rugby. 27 June 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  6. ↑ "Independent Appeal Committee decision regarding Spain player eligibility". World Rugby. 27 June 2022. Archived from the original on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  7. ↑ "Rugby World Cup 2023 Qualifier".
  8. ↑ "Rugby Europe International Championships 2018-2019 Manual" (PDF). Rugby Europe. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 January 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  9. ↑ INDEPENDENT JUDICIAL COMMITTEE DECISION: RUGBY WORLD CUP 2023 EUROPEAN QUALIFYING
  10. ↑ Independent Appeal Committee decision regarding Spain player eligibility
  11. 1 2 3 World Rugby confirms sporting sanctions for Russia and Belarus
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