2019 Rugby Europe Championship

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2019 Rugby Europe Championship
DateFebruary 2019 – March 2019
CountriesFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Tournament statistics
Champions Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia (11th title)
Grand Slam Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia (8th)
Antim Cup Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia (12th title)
Matches played15
Attendance57,900 (3,860 per match)
Tries scored93 (6.2 per match)
Top point scorer(s) Flag of Romania.svg Florin Vlaicu (39)
Top try scorer(s) Flag of Georgia.svg Mirian Modebadze (5)
Official website Rugby Europe International Championship
2018 (Previous)(Next) 2020

The 2019 Rugby Europe Championship is the premier rugby union competition outside of the Six Nations Championship in Europe. This is the third season under its new format, that sees Georgia, Germany, Russia, Spain, Belgium and Romania compete for the title. After the eligibility controversy of the 2018 Championship, Romania had to face Portugal for the promotion- / relegation- play-off and defeated them, hence joining the competition as the sixth contender.

Contents

Table

Champions
Advances to promotion/relegation play-off
PlaceNationGamesPointsTriesTBPLBPGSTable
points
PlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDiffForAgainstDiff
1Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 550016234+128252+2330124
2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 540112775+52189+920018
3Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 530213086+441412+221015
4Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 520313085+45208+1212011
5Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 510468222-154833-250004
6Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 500563178–115728–210101
Points were awarded to the teams as follows:
Win – 4 points | Draw – 2 points | At least 3 or 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
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Fixtures

Week 1

9 February 2019
14:00 EET (UTC+02)
Romania  Flag of Romania.svg9–18Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
Pen: Vlaicu (3) 8', 24', 72' RE Report
WR Report
Try: Penalty try 45'
Gorgadze 64' m
Pen: Abzhandadze (2) 36', 80+2'
Cluj Arena, Cluj
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Sean Gallagher (Ireland)
LP1 Mihai Lazăr Sub off.svg 51'
HK2 Otar Turashvili Sub off.svg 41'
TP3 Andrei Ursache Sub off.svg 51'Sub on.svg 60'
LL4 Johan van Heerden Sub off.svg 60'
RL5 Marius Antonescu
BF6 Mihai Macovei (c)
OF7 Adrian Ion
N88 Andrei Gorcioaia Sub off.svg 62'
SH9 Valentin Calafeteanu Yellow card.svg 45' to 55'Sub off.svg 58'
FH10 Daniel Plai Sub off.svg 75'
LW11 Nicolas Onuțu Sub off.svg 60'
IC12 Florin Vlaicu
OC13 Cătălin Fercu
RW14 Vlad Zaharia
FB15 Ionel Melinte
Replacements:
PR16 Ionel Badiu Sub on.svg 51'Sub off.svg 60'
HK17 Eugen Căpățână Sub on.svg 41'
PR18 Alex Gordaș Sub on.svg 51'
LK19 Dorin Lazăr Sub on.svg 60'
FL20 Viorel Lucaci Sub on.svg 62'
SH21 Florin Surugiu Sub on.svg 58'
CE22 Alexandru Bucur Sub on.svg 75'
CE23 Vlăduț Popa Sub on.svg 60'
Coach:
Marius Țincu
LP1 Guram Gogichashvili Sub off.svg 73'
HK2 Shalva Mamukashvili Sub off.svg 73'
TP3 Beka Gigashvili Sub off.svg 59'
LL4 Davit Gigauri Sub off.svg 53'
RL5 Giorgi Nemsadze
BF6 Beka Saghinadze Sub off.svg 59'
OF7 Giorgi Tsutskiridze
N88 Beka Gorgadze
SH9 Vasil Lobzhanidze Sub off.svg 75'
FH10 Tedo Abzhandadze
LW11 Zurab Dzneladze
IC12 Giorgi Kveseladze
OC13 Merab Sharikadze (c)
RW14 Alexander Todua Sub off.svg 73'
FB15 Lasha Khmaladze
Replacements:
HK16 Vano Karkadze Sub on.svg 73'
PR17 Tornike Mataradze Sub on.svg 73'
PR18 Levan Chilachava Sub on.svg 59'
LK19 Nodar Tcheishvili Sub on.svg 53'
FL20 Giorgi Tkhilaishvili Sub on.svg 59'
SH21 Gela Aprasidze Sub on.svg 75'
WG22 Mirian Modebadze Sub on.svg 73'
WG23 Giorgi Aptsiauri
Coach:
Milton Haig

Touch judges:
George Clancy (Ireland)
Mark Patton (Ireland)


9 February 2019
15:00 CET (UTC+01)
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg29–22Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (1 LBP)
Try: Penalty try (2) 11', 55'
Jadot 40+3' m
Dienst 72' m
Benoy 80+2' m
RE Report
WR Report
Try: Füchsel 6' c
Otto (2) 59' c, 77' m
Con: Parkinson (2/3) 7', 60'
Pen: Parkinson 62'
King Baudouin Stadium – Annex 2, Brussels
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Shota Tevzadze (Georgia)
LP1Jean-Baptiste Le ClercqSub off.svg 75'
HK2Thomas DienstSub off.svg 73'
TP3Maxime JadotSub off.svg 60'
LL4Sven d'Hooghe
RL5Tom HerengerSub off.svg 65'
BF6Gillian Benoy
OF7Mathieu VerscheldenSub off.svg 78'
N88William Van Bost
SH9 Julien Berger Sub off.svg 73'
FH10Vincent Hart
LW11Thomas Wallraf
IC12Jens Torfs (c)
OC13Craig Dowsett
RW14Ervin Muric
FB15Charles ReynaertSub off.svg 40'
Replacements:
PR16Alexis CuffoloSub on.svg 73'
PR17Lucas SotteauYellow card.svg 76' to 80+3'Sub on.svg 60'
LK18Bertrand BilliSub on.svg 65'
FL19Amin HamzaouiSub on.svg 78'
CE20Louis DebattySub on.svg 40'
FH21Emiel Vermote
SH22Isaac MontoisySub on.svg 73'
PR23Romain PinteSub on.svg 75'
Coach:
Guillaume Ajac
LP1Tobias Williams
HK2Dasch BarberSub off.svg 40'
TP3Sammy FüchselSub off.svg 73'
LL4Eric Marks
RL5Jörn SchröderSub off.svg 69'
BF6Marcel HennYellow card.svg 70' to 80'
OF7Jaco Otto (c)
N88 Sebastian Ferreira
SH9 Tim Menzel Sub off.svg 73'
FH10 Raynor Parkinson
LW11Vito LammersSub off.svg 15'
IC12 Hagen Schulte
OC13Wynston Cameron-DowSub off.svg 76'
RW14Nikolai Klewinghaus
FB15Harris Aounallah
Replacements:
HK16Kurt HauptSub on.svg 40'
PR17Felix Martel
PR18Antony DickinsonSub on.svg 73'
LK19Hassan RayanSub on.svg 69'
FL20Elias Haase
SH21Morne LaubscherSub on.svg 73'
CE22Eden SymeSub on.svg 76'
CE23Felix LammersSub on.svg 15'
Coach:
Mike Ford

Touch judges:
Sulkhan Chikhladze (Georgia)
Shota Tsagareishvili (Georgia)


10 February 2019
12:45 CET (UTC+01)
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg16–14Flag of Russia.svg  Russia (1 LBP)
Try: Auzqui 18' c
Con: Rabago (1/1) 19'
Pen: Rabago (3) 52', 62', 67'
RE Report
WR Report
Try: Ostroushko (2) 22' c, 36' c
Con: Kushnarev (2/2) 23', 37'
Estadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid
Attendance: 5,800
Referee: Joy Neville (Ireland)
LP1Fernando López Pérez (c)Sub off.svg 69'
HK2Beñat AuzquiSub off.svg 50'
TP3Xerom Civil BonaventureSub off.svg 56'
LL4Mickael De MarcoSub off.svg 74'
RL5Joshua Peters
BF6Lucas Guillaume
OF7Asier Ussáraga Latierro
N88Ilaitia GavidiSub off.svg 44'
SH9Lucas Rubio
FH10Andrew NortonSub off.svg 71'
LW11Federico CasteglioniSub off.svg 77'
IC12Richard StewartSub off.svg 71'
OC13Andrea Rabago
RW14Jordi Jorba Jorge
FB15Julen Goia Iriberri
Replacements:
PR16Francisco Blanco AlonsoSub on.svg 69'
HK17Quentin GarcíaSub on.svg 50'
LK18Victor Sánchez BorregoSub on.svg 74'
FL19Michael HoggSub on.svg 44'
SH20Facundo MunillaSub on.svg 71'
CE21Gauthier MinguillonSub on.svg 71'
FB22Guillermo DomínguezSub on.svg 77'
PR23Jon ZabalaSub on.svg 56'
Coach:
Santiago Santos
LP1Valery MorozovSub off.svg 62'
HK2Stanislav SelskiiSub off.svg 62'
TP3Vladimir PodrezovSub off.svg 62'
LL4Bogdan FedotkoSub off.svg 77'
RL5 Andrei Ostrikov
BF6Vitaly ZhivatovSub off.svg 62'
OF7Tagir GadzhievYellow card.svg 16' to 26'
N88Nikita Vavilin
SH9Vasily DorofeevSub off.svg 68'
FH10 Yuri Kushnarev Sub off.svg 77'
LW11Daniil Potikhanov
IC12Dmitri Gerasimov
OC13 Vladimir Ostroushko
RW14 Denis Simplikevich Sub off.svg 77'
FB15 Vasily Artemyev (c)
Replacements:
HK16Evgeni MatveevSub on.svg 62'
PR17Andrei PolivalovSub on.svg 62'
PR18Innoentiy ZykovSub on.svg 62'
N819Alexander IlinSub on.svg 77'
LK20Anton SychevSub on.svg 62'
SH21Dmitrii PerovSub on.svg 68'
FH22Sergei IaniushkinSub on.svg 77'
WG23German DavydovSub on.svg 77'
Coach:
Lyn Jones

Touch judges:
Frank Murphy (Ireland)
Chris Busby (Ireland)

Week 2

16 February 2019
15:00 MSK (UTC+03)
(1 TBP) Russia  Flag of Russia.svg64–7Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Try: Gerasimov (2) 13' c, 43' c
Gadzhiev 16' c
Polivalov 21' c
Davydov (2) 25' c, 66' m
Kononov 33' m
Artemyev 49' m
Ostroushko 52' c
Vavilin 74' c
Con: Kushnarev (6/8) 14', 17', 22', 26', 44', 52'
Ianiushkin (1/2) 75'
RE Report
WR Report
Try: Isaac Montoisy 40' c
Con: De Moffarts (1/1) 40+1'
Slava Metreveli Central Stadium, Sochi
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Cristian Serban (Romania)
LP1Andrei PolivalovSub off.svg 58'
HK2Stanislav SelskiiSub off.svg 50'Sub on.svg 61'Sub off.svg 73'
TP3Vladimir PodrezovSub off.svg 50'
LL4Bogdan Fedotko
RL5 Andrei Garbuzov Sub off.svg 63'
BF6Anton Sychev
OF7Tagir GadzhievSub off.svg 51'
N88Nikita Vavilin
SH9Vasily DorofeevSub off.svg 58'
FH10 Yuri Kushnarev Sub off.svg 54'
LW11Viktor KononovSub off.svg 61'Sub on.svg 73'
IC12Dmitri GerasimovSub off.svg 54'
OC13 Vladimir Ostroushko Yellow card.svg 79' to 80'
RW14German Davydov
FB15 Vasily Artemyev (c)
Replacements:
HK16Evgeni MatveevYellow card.svg 60' to 72'Sub on.svg 50'
PR17Evgeny MishechkinSub on.svg 58'
PR18Azamat BitievSub on.svg 50'
LK19Alexander IlinSub on.svg 63'
CE20Kirill GolosnitskiiSub on.svg 54'
SH21Dmitrii PerovSub on.svg 58'
N822Roman KhodinSub on.svg 51'
FH23Sergei IaniushkinSub on.svg 54'
Coach:
Lyn Jones
LP1Lucas SotteauYellow card.svg 10' to 23'Sub off.svg 50'
HK2Thomas Dienst (c)Sub off.svg 44'
TP3Romain PinteSub off.svg 66'
LL4Sven d'HoogheSub off.svg 54'
RL5Tuur Moelants
BF6Gillian Benoy
OF7Amin HamzaouiSub off.svg 10'Sub on.svg 23'Sub off.svg 40'
N88Bertrand Billi
SH9Isaac Montoisy
FH10Vincent HartSub off.svg 44'
LW11Rayane Leduc
IC12Louis Debatty
OC13Louis De Moffarts
RW14Thomas Wallraf
FB15Emiel VermoteSub off.svg 59'
Replacements:
PR16Alexis CuffoloSub on.svg 44'
HK17Martin JessenSub on.svg 66'
PR18Simon VankeerberghenSub on.svg 70'
LK19Brieuc CorradiSub on.svg 54'Sub off.svg 70'
N820Sacha YokoSub on.svg 59'
FL21Corentin LeclouxSub on.svg 40'
SH22Tom CocquSub on.svg 44'
PR23Bastien GallaireSub on.svg 10'Sub off.svg 23'Sub on.svg 50'
Coach:
Guillaume Ajac

Touch judges:
Alexandru Ionescu (Romania)
Madalin Garbau (Romania)


16 February 2019
14:00 EET (UTC+02)
(1 TBP) Romania  Flag of Romania.svg38–10Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Try: Dumitru 7' c
Melinte 15' m
Zaharia 32' m
Surugiu 55' c
Popa 59' c
Plai 79' c
Con: Vlaicu (4/6) 8', 56', 60', 80'
RE Report
WR Report
Try: Nostadt 65' c
Con: Klewinghaus (1/1) 66'
Pen: Klewinghaus 18'
Stadionul Municipal, Botoșani
Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)
LP1 Constantin Pristăviță Sub off.svg 40'
HK2 Eugen Căpățână Sub off.svg 49'
TP3 Alexandru Țăruș Sub off.svg 49'
LL4 Johan van Heerden
RL5 Marius Antonescu
BF6 Mihai Macovei (c)
OF7Adrian IonSub off.svg 54'
N88 Andrei Gorcioaia Sub off.svg 56'
SH9 Florin Surugiu Sub off.svg 61'
FH10 Daniel Plai
LW11 Ionuț Dumitru
IC12 Florin Vlaicu
OC13 Vlăduț Popa Sub off.svg 61'
RW14Vladut Zaharia
FB15 Ionel Melinte Sub off.svg 52'
Replacements:
HK16Ovidiu CojocaruSub on.svg 49'
PR17 Alexandru Savin Sub on.svg 40'
PR18 Alex Gordaș Sub on.svg 49'
LK19 Dorin Lazăr Sub on.svg 54'
FL20Cristi ChiricăSub on.svg 56'
SH21Alexandru TiglaSub on.svg 61'
CE22Alexandru BucurSub on.svg 61'
FB23 Marius Simionescu Sub on.svg 52'
Coach:
Marius Țincu
LP1Tobias Williams
HK2Kurt HauptYellow card.svg 54' to 64'Sub off.svg 64'
TP3Sammy FüchselSub off.svg 40'
LL4Jörn SchröderSub off.svg 72'
RL5Eric Marks
BF6Emil Rupf
OF7Jaco OttoSub off.svg 75'
N88 Sebastian Ferreira (c)
SH9 Tim Menzel Sub off.svg 72'
FH10 Hagen Schulte
LW11Felix LammersSub off.svg 50'Sub on.svg 58'Sub off.svg 64'
IC12Wynston Cameron-Dow
OC13Vito LammersSub off.svg 44'
RW14Nikolai Klewinghaus
FB15Harris Aounallah
Replacements:
HK16Dasch BarberSub on.svg 64'
PR17Julius NostadtSub on.svg 50'
PR18Matthias SchösserYellow card.svg 48' to 58'Sub on.svg 40'Sub off.svg 58'
FL19Elias HaaseSub on.svg 75'
PR20Felix MartelSub on.svg 72'
SH21Morne LaubscherSub on.svg 72'
CE22Eden SymeSub on.svg 44'
CE23Samuel HarrisSub on.svg 64'
Coach:
Mike Ford

Touch judges:
Tornike Gvirjishvili (Georgia)
Irakli Tchanukvadze (Georgia)


17 February 2019
18:00 GET (UTC+04)
Georgia  Flag of Georgia.svg24–10Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Try: Gigauri 14' c
Chilachava 30' m
Lobzhanidze 65' m
Kerdikoshvili 70' c
Con: Abzhandadze (2/4) 15', 71'
RE report
WR report
Try: Barnes 23' m
Goia 80' m
Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Christophe Ridley (England)
LP1 Guram Gogichashvili Sub off.svg 48'
HK2 Shalva Mamukashvili Sub off.svg 76'
TP3 Levan Chilachava Sub off.svg 71'
LL4 Davit Gigauri Sub off.svg 60'
RL5 Giorgi Nemsadze (c)
BF6 Giorgi Tkhilaishvili Sub off.svg 71'
OF7 Giorgi Tsutskiridze
N88 Beka Gorgadze
SH9 Vasil Lobzhanidze Sub off.svg 75'
FH10 Tedo Abzhandadze Sub off.svg 75'
LW11 Alexander Todua
IC12 Giorgi Kveseladze
OC13Zurab Dzneladze
RW14 Giorgi Aptsiauri
FB15 Lasha Khmaladze Sub off.svg 76'
Replacements:
HK16 Giorgi Chkoidze Sub on.svg 76'
PR17 Beka Gigashvili Sub on.svg 48'
PR18 Giorgi Melikidze Sub on.svg 71'
FL19Grigor KerdikoshviliSub on.svg 60'
FL20 Giorgi Javakhia Sub on.svg 71'
SH21 Giorgi Begadze Sub on.svg 75'
FH22 Lasha Malaghuradze Sub on.svg 75'
WG23 Mirian Modebadze Sub on.svg 76'
Coach:
Milton Haig
LP1Fernando López Pérez (c)Sub off.svg 69'
HK2Stephen BarnesYellow card.svg 52' to 62'Sub off.svg 64'
TP3Xerom Civil BonaventureSub off.svg 55'
LL4Manu MoraSub off.svg 55'
RL5Mickael De Marco
BF6Lucas Guillaume
OF7Victor Sánchez Borrego
N88Michael HoggSub off.svg 74'
SH9Lucas RubioSub off.svg 69'
FH10Alvar GimenoSub off.svg 74'
LW11Julen Goia IriberriYellow card.svg 57' to 67'
IC12Richard Stewart
OC13Andrea Rabago
RW14Jordi Jorba JorgeSub off.svg 74'
FB15Lucas Levy
Replacements:
PR16Joaquín Manuel DomínguezSub on.svg 69'
HK17Vicente Del HoyoSub on.svg 64'
LK18Michael Walker-FittonSub on.svg 55'
N819Oier Goia IriberriSub on.svg 74'
SH20Facundo MunillaSub on.svg 69'
FH21Andrew NortonSub on.svg 74'
WG22Federico CastiglioniSub on.svg 74'
PR23Jon ZabalaSub on.svg 55'
Coach:
Santiago Santos

Touch judges:
Jack Makepeace (England)
Tim Wigglesworth (England)

Week 3

2 March 2019
15:00 CET (UTC+01)
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg18–26Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Try: Coetzee 60' m
Lammers 72' c
Con: Hilsenbeck (1/2) 72'
Pen: Hilsenbeck 20', 33'
RE Report
WR Report
Try: Davydov 8' m
Gadzhiev 28' c
Matveev 44' c
Sychev 50' c
Con: Kushnarev (3/4) 29', 45', 50'
Fritz-Grunebaum-Sportpark, Heidelberg
Attendance: 2,100
Referee: Ludovic Cayre (France)
LP1Tobias WilliamsSub off.svg 51'
HK2Kurt HauptSub off.svg 59'
TP3Sammy FüchselSub off.svg 59'
LL4Jörn SchröderSub off.svg 74'
RL5Eric Marks
BF6Marcel HennSub off.svg 70'
OF7Jaco Otto
N88 Sebastian Ferreira (c)
SH9 Tim Menzel Sub off.svg 53'
FH10Christopher Hilsenbeck
LW11Felix LammersSub off.svg 76'
IC12Eden Syme
OC13Wynston Cameron-Dow
RW14Nikolai Klewinghaus
FB15 Hagen Schulte Sub off.svg 49'
Replacements:
HK16Dasch BarberSub on.svg 59'
PR17Julius NostadtSub on.svg 51'
PR18Antony DickinsonSub on.svg 59'
FL19Emil RupfSub on.svg 70'
FL20Lee MurraySub on.svg 74'
SH21Morne LaubscherSub on.svg 53'
WG22Marcel CoetzeeSub on.svg 49'
CE23Samuel HarrisSub on.svg 76'
Coach:
Mike Ford
LP1Andrei PolivalovSub off.svg 69'
HK2Evgeni MatveevSub off.svg 56'
TP3Innoentiy ZykovSub off.svg 56'
LL4Bogdan Fedotko
RL5 Andrei Garbuzov Sub off.svg 56'
BF6Anton SychevSub off.svg 61'
OF7Tagir Gadzhiev
N88Nikita Vavilin
SH9Vasily DorofeevSub off.svg 58'
FH10 Yuri Kushnarev Sub off.svg 72'
LW11 Mikhail Babaev
IC12Dmitri Gerasimov
OC13 Vladimir Ostroushko
RW14German DavydovSub off.svg 33'
FB15 Vasily Artemyev (c)
Replacements:
HK16Stanislav SelskiiSub on.svg 56'
PR17Evgeny MishechkinSub on.svg 69'
PR18Vladimir PodrezovSub on.svg 56'
LK19Alexander IlinSub on.svg 56'
CE20Kirill GolosnitskiiSub on.svg 33'
SH21Dmitrii PerovSub on.svg 58'
FL22Vitaly ZhivatovSub on.svg 61'
FH23Sergei IaniushkinSub on.svg 72'
Coach:
Lyn Jones

Touch judges:
Mathieu Noirot (France)
Nicolas Datas (France)


2 March 2019
16:00 CET (UTC+01)
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg6–46Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia (1 TBP)
Pen: De Moffarts 36', 45' RE Report
WR Report
Try: Gogichashvili 11' m
Nemsadze 22' c
Tsutskiridze (2) 26' m, 65' m
Modebadze 33' m
Dzneladze 62' c
Aprasidze 73' m
Tkhilaishvili 80' c
Con: Matiashvili (1/4) 22'
Aprasidze (2/4) 62', 80+1'
King Baudouin Stadium – Annex 2, Brussels
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Ben Blain (Scotland)
LP1Bastien GallaireSub off.svg 54'
HK2Thomas Dienst (c)Sub off.svg 60'
TP3Romain PinteSub off.svg 60'
LL4Bertrand Billi
RL5Maxime GhionSub off.svg 52'
BF6Gillian BenoySub off.svg 71'
OF7Romain HonhonSub off.svg 54'
N88Corentin Lecloux
SH9Tom CocquSub off.svg 60'
FH10Isaac Montoisy
LW11Marc Tchangue
IC12Ervin Muric
OC13Louis De Moffarts
RW14Thomas WallrafSub off.svg 65'
FB15Vincent Hart
Replacements:
HK16Martin JessenSub on.svg 60'
PR17Charles-Henri BerguetSub on.svg 54'
LK18Tuur MoelantsSub on.svg 52'
LK19Guillaume MortierSub on.svg 71'
N820Maxime TemmermanSub on.svg 54'
FH21Emiel VermoteSub on.svg 60'
FH22Sébastien KairetSub on.svg 65'
PR23Samuel OpsomerSub on.svg 60'
Coach:
Guillaume Ajac
LP1 Guram Gogichashvili Sub off.svg 52'
HK2 Shalva Mamukashvili Sub off.svg 52'
TP3 Levan Chilachava Sub off.svg 52'
LL4 Nodar Tcheishvili
RL5 Giorgi Nemsadze
BF6 Giorgi Tkhilaishvili Sub off.svg 57'
OF7 Giorgi Tsutskiridze Sub off.svg 68'
N88 Otar Giorgadze
SH9 Giorgi Begadze Sub off.svg 60'
FH10 Tedo Abzhandadze Sub off.svg 64'
LW11Zurab Dzneladze
IC12 Giorgi Kveseladze
OC13 Merab Sharikadze (c)
RW14 Mirian Modebadze
FB15 Soso Matiashvili Sub off.svg 60'
Replacements:
HK16 Vano Karkadze Sub on.svg 52'
PR17 Zurab Zhvania Sub on.svg 52'
PR18 Beka Gigashvili Sub on.svg 52'
FL19 Shalva Sutiashvili Sub on.svg 57'
FL20 Beka Saghinadze Sub on.svg 68'
SH21 Gela Aprasidze Sub on.svg 60'
FH22 Lasha Khmaladze Sub on.svg 64'
WG23 Giorgi Aptsiauri Sub on.svg 60'
Coach:
Milton Haig

Touch judges:
Mike Todd (Scotland)
Alistair Watt (Scotland)


3 March 2019
12:45 CET (UTC+01)
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg21–18Flag of Romania.svg  Romania (1 LBP)
Try: López Pérez 27' c
Gimeno 45' c
Barthère 65' c
Con: Linklater (3/3) 28', 46', 66'
RE Report
WR Report
Try: Dumitru 7' c
Zaharia 69' m
Con: Vlaicu (1/1) 8'
Pen: Vlaicu (2) 1', 17'
Estadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid
Attendance: 6,900
Referee: Adam Jones (Wales)
LP1Fernando López Pérez (c)Sub off.svg 60'
HK2Stephen BarnesSub off.svg 51'
TP3Xerom Civil BonaventureYellow card.svg 55' to 65'Sub off.svg 69'
LL4Mickael De MarcoSub off.svg 72'
RL5Manu MoraSub off.svg 54'
BF6Victor Sánchez BorregoSub off.svg 57'Sub on.svg 65'
OF7Lucas Guillaume
N88Pierre BarthèreSub off.svg 78'
SH9Facundo Munilla
FH10Lucas Rubio
LW11Jordi Jorba Jorge
IC12Alvar Gimeno
OC13Richard Stewart
RW14Julen Goia IriberriSub off.svg 62'
FB15Bradley Linklater
Replacements:
PR16Jean-Baptiste CustojaSub on.svg 60'
HK17Quentin GarcíaSub on.svg 51'
LK26Michael Walker-FittonSub on.svg 72'
N819Oier Goia IriberriSub on.svg 54'
SH20Kerman AurrekoetxeaSub on.svg 78'
FH21Andrea Rabago
FB22Hugo AlonsoSub on.svg 62'
PR23Jon ZabalaSub on.svg 57'Sub off.svg 65'Sub on.svg 69'
Coach:
Santiago Santos
LP1 Constantin Pristăviță Sub off.svg 60'
HK2 Eugen Căpățână Sub off.svg 54'
TP3 Alexandru Țăruș Sub off.svg 60'
LL4 Johan van Heerden Yellow card.svg 52' to 62'Sub off.svg 71'
RL5 Marius Antonescu
BF6 Andrei Gorcioaia Sub off.svg 59'
OF7 Mihai Macovei (c)
N88Cristian Chirică
SH9 Florin Surugiu Yellow card.svg 29' to 39'Sub off.svg 71'
FH10 Florin Vlaicu Sub off.svg 57'
LW11 Ionuț Dumitru
IC12 Tangimana Fonovai Sub off.svg 50'
OC13 Cătălin Fercu
RW14Vladut Zaharia
FB15 Marius Simionescu
Replacements:
HK16Ovidiu CojocaruSub on.svg 54'
PR17 Iulian Hartig Sub on.svg 60'
PR18 Alex Gordaș Sub on.svg 60'
LK19 Dorin Lazăr Sub on.svg 59'
FL20Adrian IonSub on.svg 71'
SH21 Tudorel Bratu Sub on.svg 71'
SH22 Daniel Plai Sub on.svg 57'
CE23Nicolas OnotuSub on.svg 50'
Coach:
Marius Țincu

Touch judges:
Aled Evans (Wales)
Richard Brace (Wales)

Week 4

9 March 2019
14:00 EET (UTC+02)
Romania  Flag of Romania.svg22–20Flag of Russia.svg  Russia (1 LBP)
Try: Penalty try 29' c
Pen: Vlaicu 3', 31', 37'
Melinte 53', 74'
RE Report
WR Report
Try: Artemyev 9' m
Selskii 45' m
Vavilin 61' m
Gadzhiev 80' m
Stadionul Municipal, Botoșani
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Pierre Brousset (France)
LP1 Constantin Pristăviță Sub off.svg 64'
HK2 Eugen Căpățână Sub off.svg 64'
TP3 Alexandru Țăruș Sub off.svg 64'
LL4 Johan van Heerden Sub off.svg 68'
RL5 Marius Antonescu
BF6 Andre Gorin
OF7Adrian Ion (c)
N88Cristi ChiricăSub off.svg 40'
SH9 Florin Surugiu Sub off.svg 67'
FH10 Florin Vlaicu Sub off.svg 47'
LW11 Ionuț Dumitru
IC12 Tangimana Fonovai
OC13Nicolas OnuțuSub off.svg 68'
RW14Vladut Zaharia
FB15 Marius Simionescu
Replacements:
HK16Ovidiu CojocaruSub on.svg 64'
PR17 Iulian Hartig Sub on.svg 64'
PR18 Alex Gordaș Sub on.svg 64'
LK19Ionuț MureșanSub on.svg 68'
FL20 Dorin Lazăr Sub on.svg 40'
SH21Alexandru TiglaSub on.svg 67'
CE22 Ionel Melinte Sub on.svg 47'
FB23 Vlăduț Popa Sub on.svg 68'
Coach:
Marius Țincu
LP1Andrei PolivalovSub off.svg 68'
HK2Stanislav SelskiiYellow card.svg 29' to 39'
TP3Vladimir PodrezovSub off.svg 40'
LL4 Andrei Ostrikov
RL5 Andrei Garbuzov Sub off.svg 56'
BF6Anton SychevSub off.svg 31'
OF7Tagir Gadzhiev
N88Nikita VavilinSub off.svg 68'
SH9Dmitrii PerovSub off.svg 50'
FH10 Yuri Kushnarev Sub off.svg 75'
LW11 Mikhail Babaev Sub off.svg 77'
IC12Dmitri Gerasimov
OC13 Vladimir Ostroushko
RW14German DavydovYellow card.svg 22' to 32'
FB15 Vasily Artemyev (c)
Replacements:
HK16Evgeni MatveevSub on.svg 31'
PR17Evgeny MishechkinSub on.svg 68'
PR18Innokenty ZykovSub on.svg 40'
LK19Bogdan FedotkoSub on.svg 56'
CE20Vitaly ZhivatovSub on.svg 68'
SH21Alexey ShcherbanSub on.svg 50'
N822Ramil GaisinSub on.svg 75'
FH23Viktor KononovSub on.svg 77'
Coach:
Lyn Jones

Touch judges:
Thomas Charabas (France)
Luc Ramos (France)


10 March 2019
16:00 GET (UTC+04)
(1 TBP) Georgia  Flag of Georgia.svg52–3Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Try: Modebadze (3) 1' c, 54' c, 59' m
Khmaladze 3' c
Mamukashvili 22' c
Malaghuradze 45' c
Lobzhanidze 62' c
Sharikadze 76' m
Con: Aprasidze (5) 2', 5', 23', 46', 55'
Matiashvili 63'
RE Report
WR Report
Pen: Hilsenbeck 7'
AIA Arena, Kutaisi
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Keith Allen (Scotland)
LP1 Zurab Zhvania Yellow card.svg 29' to 39'Sub off.svg 51'Sub on.svg 71'
HK2 Shalva Mamukashvili Sub off.svg 71'
TP3 Beka Gigashvili Sub off.svg 51'
LL4 Shalva Sutiashvili
RL5 Giorgi Nemsadze Sub off.svg 51'
BF6 Beka Saghinadze Sub off.svg 30'Sub on.svg 39'Sub off.svg 61'
OF7 Giorgi Tsutskiridze
N88 Otar Giorgadze
SH9 Gela Aprasidze Sub off.svg 61'
FH10 Tedo Abzhandadze Sub off.svg 65'
LW11 Soso Matiashvili
IC12 Lasha Malaghuradze
OC13 Merab Sharikadze (c)
RW14 Mirian Modebadze
FB15 Lasha Khmaladze Sub off.svg 61'
Replacements:
HK16 Tornike Mataradze Sub on.svg 77'
PR17 Giorgi Melikidze Sub on.svg 51'
PR18 Levan Chilachava Sub on.svg 30'Sub off.svg 39'Sub on.svg 51'Sub off.svg 77'
LK19 Davit Gigauri Sub on.svg 61'
FL20 Nodar Tcheishvili Sub on.svg 51'
SH21 Vasil Lobzhanidze Sub on.svg 61'
WG22 Davit Kacharava Sub on.svg 65'
WG23 Alexander Todua Sub on.svg 61'
Coach:
Milton Haig
LP1Julius NostadtYellow card.svg 53' to 63'Sub off.svg 66'
HK2Dasch Barber
TP3Sammy FüchselSub off.svg 14'
LL4Jörn SchröderSub off.svg 43'
RL5Eric Marks
BF6Emil Rupf
OF7Felix MartelSub off.svg 53'
N88Jaco Otto (c)
SH9 Tim Menzel Sub off.svg 69'
FH10Christopher HilsenbeckSub off.svg 73'
LW11Felix Lammers
IC12Eden SymeSub off.svg 61'
OC13Wynston Cameron-Dow
RW14Vito Lammers
FB15Nikolai Klewinghaus
Replacements:
HK16Senzo NgubaneSub on.svg 43'
PR17Tobias WilliamsSub on.svg 53'
PR18Antony DickinsonSub on.svg 14'Sub off.svg 66'
FL19Paul Artur Franz SchüleSub on.svg 66'
FL20Marcus BenderSub on.svg 66'
SH21Morne LaubscherSub on.svg 59'
WG22Samuel HarrisSub on.svg 73'
CE23Harris AounallahSub on.svg 61'
Coach:
Mike Ford

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


10 March 2019
12:45 CET (UTC+01)
(1 TBP) Spain  Flag of Spain.svg47–9Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Try: Guillaume 3' c
Rouet 18' m
Gimeno 29' c
Linklater 36' c
Goia 46' c
Walker-Fitton 66' c
Jorba Jorge 75' c
Con: Brad Linklater (6) 3', 30', 37', 47', 68', 75'
RE Report
WR Report
Pen: De Moffarts (3) 8', 23', 40'
Estadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid
Attendance: 8,100
Referee: Marius Mitrea (Italy)
LP1Fernando López Pérez (c)Sub off.svg 48'
HK2Beñat Auzqui
TP3Xerom Civil BonaventureSub off.svg 55'
LL4Victor Sánchez BorregoSub off.svg 63'
RL5Manu MoraSub off.svg 56'
BF6Pierre Barthère
OF7Lucas Guillaume
N88Goia Oier
SH9 Guillaume Rouet Yellow card.svg 61' to 71'Sub off.svg 71'
FH10Sébastien RouetSub off.svg 41'
LW11Jordi Jorba Jorge
IC12Alvar GimenoSub off.svg 61'
OC13Fabien PerrinSub off.svg 50'
RW14Julen Goia Iriberri
FB15Bradley Linklater
Replacements:
PR16Jean-Baptiste CustojaSub on.svg 48'
HK17Quentin GarcíaSub on.svg 55'
LK18Michael Walker-FittonSub on.svg 56'
N819Michael HoggSub on.svg 63'
SH20Lucas RubioSub on.svg 71'
FH21David MeleSub on.svg 41'
FB22Andrea RabagoSub on.svg 61'
PR23Jon ZabalaSub on.svg 50'
Coach:
Santiago Santos
LP1Jean-Baptiste De ClercqSub off.svg 50'
HK2Thomas Dienst (c)Sub off.svg 54'
TP3 Maxime Jadot Sub off.svg 63'
LL4Bertrand BilliSub off.svg 58'
RL5Tom HerengerSub off.svg 71'
BF6Gillian BenoySub off.svg 56'
OF7Mathieu VerscheldenYellow card.svg 1' to 11'
N88William Van BostYellow card.svg 33' to 43'
SH9Tom Cocqu
FH10Isaac MontoisySub off.svg 41'
LW11 Craig Dowsett Sub off.svg 58'
IC12Ervin Muric
OC13Louis De Moffarts
RW14Thomas Wallraf
FB15Vincent Hart
Replacements:
PR16Vincent TauziaSub on.svg 54'
HK17Alexis CuffoloSub on.svg 63'
PR18Tuur MoelantsSub on.svg 58'
LK19Maxime GhionSub on.svg 71'
N820Corentin LeclouxSub on.svg 56'
FL21Louis DebattySub on.svg 41'
SH22Florian PironSub on.svg 58'
PR23Romain PinteSub on.svg 50'
Coach:
Guillaume Ajac

Touch judges:
Vincenzo Schipani (Italy)
Simone Boaretto (Italy)

Week 5

17 March 2019
15:00 MSK (UTC+03)
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg6–22Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia (1 TBP)
Pen: Kushnarev 30', 56' RE report
WR report
Try: Penalty try 40' c
Tsutskiridze 45' m
Modebadze 64' c
Con: Malaghuradze 65'
Pen: Matiashvili 8'
Kuban Stadium, Krasnodar
Attendance: 5,850
Referee: Tom Foley (England)
LP1Valery MorozovSub off.svg 60'Sub on.svg 63'
HK2Stanislav SelskiiSub off.svg 60'
TP3Innokenty ZykovSub off.svg 56'
LL4 Andrei Ostrikov Sub off.svg 51'
RL5 Andrei Garbuzov
BF6Anton Sychev
OF7Tagir GadzhievSub off.svg 68'
N88Vitaly Zhivatov
SH9Alexey ShcherbanSub off.svg 65'
FH10 Yuri Kushnarev Sub off.svg 65'
LW11 Mikhail Babaev Sub off.svg 63'
IC12Dmitri GerasimovSub off.svg 73'
OC13 Vladimir Ostroushko
RW14German Davydov
FB15 Vasily Artemyev (c)
Replacements:
HK16Evgeny MatveevSub on.svg 60'
PR17Sergey SekisovYellow card.svg 63' to 73'Sub on.svg 60'
PR18Azamat BitievSub on.svg 56'
LK19Bogdan FedotkoSub on.svg 51'
CE20Roman KhodinSub on.svg 68'
SH21Dmitrii PerovSub on.svg 65'
N822Ramil GaisinSub on.svg 65'
FH23Viktor KononovSub on.svg 73'
Coach:
Lyn Jones
LP1 Beka Gigashvili Sub off.svg 68'
HK2 Shalva Mamukashvili Sub off.svg 65'
TP3 Levan Chilachava Sub off.svg 54'
LL4 Nodar Tcheishvili Sub off.svg 41'
RL5 Giorgi Nemsadze
BF6 Otar Giorgadze Sub off.svg 60'
OF7 Giorgi Tsutskiridze
N88 Beka Gorgadze
SH9 Vasil Lobzhanidze Sub off.svg 60'
FH10 Tedo Abzhandadze
LW11 Giorgi Kveseladze
IC12 Lasha Malaghuradze Sub off.svg 65'
OC13 Merab Sharikadze (c)
RW14 Mirian Modebadze
FB15 Soso Matiashvili Sub off.svg 65'
Replacements:
HK16 Zurab Zhvania Sub on.svg 65'
PR17 Guram Gogichashvili Sub on.svg 68'
PR18 Giorgi Melikidze Sub on.svg 54'
LK19 Shalva Sutiashvili Sub on.svg 41'
FL20 Giorgi Tkhilaishvili Sub on.svg 60'
SH21 Gela Aprasidze Sub on.svg 60'
WG22 Lasha Khmaladze Sub on.svg 56'
WG23 Davit Kacharava Sub on.svg 65'
Coach:
Milton Haig

Touch judges:
Anthony Woodthorpe (England)
Phil Watters (England)


17 March 2019
13:00 CET (UTC+01)
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg10–33Flag of Spain.svg  Spain (1 TBP)
Try: Henn 82' c
Con: Klewinghaus 83'
Pen: Klewinghaus 15'
RE report
WR report
Try: García 10' c
Norton 22' m
Mora 47' m
Walter-Fitton 59' c
Guillaume 66' c
Con: Rabago 11', 60', 67'
Sportpark Höhenberg, Köln
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Andrea Piardi (Italy)
LP1Tobias WilliamsSub off.svg 48'
HK2Dasch Barber
TP3Sammy FüchselSub off.svg 36'
LL4Jörn SchröderSub off.svg 64'
RL5Eric MarksSub off.svg 68'
BF6Emil RupfSub off.svg 48'
OF7Jaco Otto (c)
N88Marcel Henn
SH9 Tim Menzel Sub off.svg 66'
FH10Nikolai Klewinghaus
LW11Felix Lammers
IC12Wynston Cameron-DowSub off.svg 66'
OC13Vito Lammers
RW14Carlos Soteras-MerzSub off.svg 75'
FB15Marcel Coetzee
Replacements:
HK16Felix MartelSub on.svg 48'
PR17Julius NostadtSub on.svg 48'
PR18Mathias SchösserSub on.svg 36'
FL19Antony DickinsonSub on.svg 64'
FL20Michail TyumenevSub on.svg 68'
SH21Morne LaubscherSub on.svg 66'
WG22Samuel HarrisSub on.svg 68'
CE23Rafael PyraschSub on.svg 75'
Coach:
Mike Ford
LP1Fernando López Pérez (c)Sub off.svg 68'
HK2Quentin GarcíaSub off.svg 68'
TP3Xerom Civil Bonaventure
LL4Michael Walter-FittonSub off.svg 60'
RL5Joshua PetersSub off.svg 68'
BF6Victor Sánchez Borrego
OF7Lucas Guillaume
N88Manuel MoraSub off.svg 70'
SH9Lucas Rubio
FH10Andrew NortonSub off.svg 48'
LW11Jordi JorbaSub off.svg 70'
IC12 Álvar Gimeno
OC13Andrea Rabago
RW14Julen Goia IriberriSub off.svg 58'
FB15Richard Stewart
Replacements:
PR16Thierry FutenSub on.svg 68'
HK17Diego CarvajalesSub on.svg 68'
LK18Ien Ascroft-leighSub on.svg 60'
FL19Juan Pablo GuidoSub on.svg 70'
SH20Facundo MunillaSub on.svg 48'
CE21Federico CasteglioniSub on.svg 70'
FB22Hugo AlonsoSub on.svg 58'
PR23Jon ZabalaSub on.svg 44'
Coach:
Santiago Santos

Touch judges:
Federico Vedovelli (Italy)
Matteo Giacomini (Italy)


17 March 2019
13:00 CET (UTC+01)
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg17–43Flag of Romania.svg  Romania (1 TBP)
Try: Dienst 47' c
Decubber 76' c
Con: Williams  [ fr ] (1/1) 48'
Hamzaoui (1/1) 77'
Pen: Williams  [ fr ] 2'
RE report
WR report
Try: Lazăr 29' c
Nistor 34' m
Zaharia 39' m
Penalty try 49' c
Cojocaru 69' c
Con: Plai (2/4) 30', 69'
Pen: Plai (4) 1', 8', 15', 51'
King Baudouin Stadium – Annex 2, Brussels
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)
LP1Jean-Baptiste Le ClercqSub off.svg 70'
HK2Thomas Dienst (c)Sub off.svg 62'
TP3Maxime JadotSub off.svg 52'
LL4Bertrand Billi
RL5Tom HerengerSub off.svg 21'
BF6Gillian Benoy
OF7Jean-Maurice Decubber
N88Corentin Lecloux
SH9Tom CocquSub off.svg 68'
FH10Vincent HartSub off.svg 17'
LW11 Craig Dowsett
IC12Ervin Muric
OC13Nathan BontemsSub off.svg 62'Sub on.svg 68'
RW14Thomas Wallraf
FB15 Alan Williams  [ fr ]Sub off.svg 68'
Replacements:
PR16Alexis CuffoloSub on.svg 64'
PR17Bastien GallaireSub on.svg 52'
LK18Lucas SotteauSub on.svg 21'Sub off.svg 28'
FL19Tuur MoelantsSub on.svg 28'
CE20Amin HamzaouiSub on.svg 62'
FH21Louis de MoffartsSub on.svg 68'
SH22Marc TchanguéYellow card.svg 65' to 75'Sub on.svg 68'
PR23Romain PinteSub on.svg 70'
Coach:
Guillaume Ajac
LP1 Constantin Pristăviță Sub off.svg 64'
HK2 Eugen Căpățână Sub off.svg 64'
TP3 Alex Gordaș Sub off.svg 66'
LL4 Johan van Heerden Sub off.svg 60'
RL5 Marius Antonescu Yellow card.svg 45' to 55'
BF6 Vlad Nistor
OF7Adrian Ion (c)
N88 Dorin Lazăr Sub off.svg 64'
SH9 Florin Surugiu Sub off.svg 66'
FH10 Daniel Plai
LW11Nicolas Onuțu
IC12 Vlăduț Popa Sub off.svg 40'
OC13Alexandru Bucur
RW14Vlad ZahariaSub off.svg 61'
FB15 Marius Simionescu
Replacements:
PR16Ovidiu CojocaruSub on.svg 64'
HK17 Iulian Hartig Sub on.svg 64'
PR18Vasile BălanSub on.svg 66'
LK19 Ionuț Mureșan Sub on.svg 64'
FL20Vlad NeculauSub on.svg 60'
SH21Alexandru ȚiglăSub on.svg 66'
CE22 Florin Vlaicu Sub on.svg 40'
CE23 Ionuț Dumitru Sub on.svg 61'
Coach:
Marius Țincu

Touch judges:
Mike English (Wales)
Chris Oliver (Wales)

Relegation/promotion play-off

15 June 2019
13:50 CET (UTC+01)
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg32–37 Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg
Gamesheet
Frankfurt
Attendance: 800
Referee: Sean Gallagher (Ireland)

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