2024 Rugby Europe Super Cup

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2024 Rugby Europe Super Cup
Tournament details
CountriesFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Date7 September – 20 October 2024
Tournament statistics
Teams7
Matches played14
Attendance6,150 (439 per match)
Tries scored100 (7.14 per match)
Final
Champions Flag of Georgia.svg Black Lion (4th title)
Runners-up Flag of Portugal.svg Lusitanos
  2023 (Previous)
(Next) 2025  

The 2024 Rugby Europe Super Cup is the fourth edition of the Rugby Europe Super Cup, an annual rugby union competition for professional clubs and franchises outside the three major leagues of European rugby. The holders, Black Lion's of Georgia, have won the three previous tournements. Last seasons runner-up, Tel Aviv Heat are not competing in this seasons competition.

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Description

The competition will take place without the two-time runner-up, the Tel Aviv Heat, due to ″various logistical elements″. The main change from last season's format in Pool A is that there will now be no semi-finals with the competition concluding after the group matches. [1]

Teams

NationStadiumHead coachCaptain
Home stadiumCapacityLocation
Flag of Georgia.svg Black Lion Avchala Stadium2,500 Tbilisi Flag of England.svg Richard Cockerill Merab Sharikadze
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Bohemia Rugby WarriorsRugby Arena Tatra Smíchovn/a Prague Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Antonín Brabec
and Jan Oswald
Patrik Prucha
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Brussels DevilsStade Communal de Soignies, Soignies 1,000 Brussels Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sébastien GunsRobin Vermeersch
Flag of Spain.svg Castilla y León Iberians San Amaro Stadium1,500 Burgos Flag of Spain.svg Miguel VelascoMario Pichardie
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Delta NRCA Stadium 10,000 Amsterdam Flag of South Africa.svg Gareth GilbertVikas Meijer
Flag of Portugal.svg Lusitanos Estádio Nacional 500 Lisbon Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bertrank Tomás Appleton
Flag of Romania.svg Romanian Wolves Stadionul Arcul de Triumf 8,207 Bucharest Flag of Romania.svg Eugen Apjok Nicolaas Immelman

Pool A

Key to colours
    Champions
Pos.TeamGamesPointsTriesTBPLBPTable
points
PlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDiffForAgainstDiff
1 Flag of Georgia.svg Black Lion 440017538+137275+214020
2 Flag of Portugal.svg Lusitanos 420271104-33916-7109
3 Flag of Spain.svg Castilla y León Iberians 400454158-104722-15000
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

7 September 2024
17:00 WEST (UTC+01)
(1 TBP) Lusitanos Flag of Portugal.svg 36–18 Flag of Spain.svg Castilla y León Iberians
n/a
Estádio Nacional, Lisbon
Attendance: n/a
Referee: Flag of Georgia.svg Nika Amashukeli

Round 2

15 September 2024
11:00 CEST (UTC+02)
Castilla y León Iberians Flag of Spain.svg 3–54 Flag of Georgia.svg Black Lion (1 TBP)
Report
San Amaro Stadium, Burgos
Attendance: n/a
Referee: IRFU flag.svg Keane Davison

Round 3

21 September 2024
17:00 WEST (UTC+01)
Lusitanos Flag of Portugal.svg 17–38 Flag of Georgia.svg Black Lion (1 TBP)
Report
Estádio Nacional, Lisbon
Attendance: 200
Referee: Flag of Italy.svg Alex Frasson

Round 4

28 September 2024
17:30 GET (UTC+04)
(1 TBP) Black Lion Flag of Georgia.svg 47–21 Flag of Spain.svg Castilla y León Iberians
Report
Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Flag of Romania.svg Alexandru Ionescu

Round 5

12 October 2024
18:00 GET (UTC+04)
(1 TBP) Black Lion Flag of Georgia.svg 36–0 Flag of Portugal.svg Lusitanos
Report
Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi
Attendance: 650
Referee: Flag of France.svg Kevin Bralley

Round 6

20 October 2024
11:00 CEST (UTC+02)
Castilla y León Iberians Flag of Spain.svg 12–21 Flag of Portugal.svg Lusitanos
Report
San Amaro Stadium, Burgos
Attendance: 100
Referee: Flag of Scotland.svg Jonny Perriam

Pool B

Key to colours
    Final
Pos.TeamGamesPointsTriesTBPLBPTable
points
PlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDiffForAgainstDiff
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Delta 330010956+53149+52014
2 Flag of Romania.svg Romanian Wolves 320111877+41179+82111
3 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Brussels Devils310264102-381015-5004
4 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Bohemia Rugby Warriors30034399-56514-9000
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

14 September 2024
18:00 CEST (UTC+02)
(1 TBP) Delta Flag of the Netherlands.svg 43–10 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Brussels Devils
Report
NRCA Stadium, Amsterdam
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Flag of Romania.svg Nicolae Fratila
15 September 2024
19:00 CEST (UTC+02)
Bohemia Rugby Warriors Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 18–38 Flag of Romania.svg Romanian Wolves (1 TBP)
Report
Rugby Arena Tatra Smíchov, Prague
Attendance: 400
Referee: Flag of the Netherlands.svg Gert Vesser

Round 2

21 September 2024
11:30 EEST (UTC+03)
(1 LBP) Romanian Wolves Flag of Romania.svg 36–37 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Delta
Report
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest
Attendance: 750
Referee: Flag of Georgia.svg Saba Abulashvili
21 September 2024
16:00 CEST (UTC+02)
Brussels Devils Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 32–15 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Bohemia Rugby Warriors
Report
Stade Communal de Soignies, Soignies
Attendance: 350
Referee: Flag of Moldova.svg Eugeniu Procopi

Round 3

27 September 2024
18:30 CEST (UTC+02)
(1 TBP) Delta Flag of the Netherlands.svg 29–10 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Bohemia Rugby Warriors
Report
NRCA Stadium, Amsterdam
Attendance: 100
Referee: Flag of Portugal.svg Diogo Miranda
28 September 2024
14:00 EEST (UTC+03)
(1 TBP) Romanian Wolves Flag of Romania.svg 44–22 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Brussels Devils
Report
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Flag of Spain.svg Luis Fernandes

Finals

Final

19 October 2024
13:00 CEST (UTC+02)
Delta Flag of the Netherlands.svg 24–46 Flag of Romania.svg Romanian Wolves
Report
NRCA Stadium, Amsterdam
Attendance: 400
Referee: Flag of Portugal.svg Paulo Duarte

Bronze final

19 October 2024
17:00 CEST (UTC+02)
Brussels Devils Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 24–20 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Bohemia Rugby Warriors
Report
Stade Communal de Soignies, Soignies
Attendance: 300
Referee: Flag of Spain.svg Inigo Atorrasagasti

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References

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