2016–17 Rugby Europe Conference

The 2016–17 Rugby Europe Conference is the third-level rugby union competition below the premier Championship and Trophy competitions. It is the inaugural Conference under its new format, that will see Andorra, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Israel, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta and Sweden compete for the Conference 1 title. While Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Norway, Serbia, Slovenia and Turkey will compete for the Conference 2 title.

2016–17 Rugby Europe Conference
Date03 September 2016 – 06 May 2017
Countries20
Tournament statistics
Champions Czech Republic (2nd title)
Grand Slam Czech Republic (2)
 Hungary (1)
Matches played36
Attendance25,020 (695 per match)
Tries scored237 (6.58 per match)
Top point scorer(s)Conference 1
Ori Abutbul (60)
Conference 2
Gregorie Collet (48)
Top try scorer(s)Conference 1
James Kirk (7)
Conference 2
Gregorie Collet (6)
Official websiteRugby International Championship
2014–16 (Previous) (Next) 2017–2018

The winners of Conference 1 North and South will play an additional match, a promotion play-off to the Trophy competition for the 2017–18 season. While the bottom placed teams of Conference 1 North and South will be relegated to Conference 2 for the following season, replacing the North and South winners of Conference 2. The team with the worst record in an aggregated Conference 2 table, will be relegated to the Development league for the following season.

Conference 1

Table

Champions and advances to
Promotion play-off
Relegated
Place Nation Games Points Try
BP
Losing
BP
Grand Slam
BP
Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 Czech Republic440015826+13230019
2 Lithuania43019347+4620014
3 Latvia42025698−420109
4 Sweden410356124−681106
5 Luxembourg400439107−680101
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 8 points – 1 point
Loss greater than 8 points – 0 points
Completing a Grand Slam – 2 points (will not be counted towards World Cup Qualification)

Fixtures

Table

Champions and advances to
Promotion play-off
Relegated
Place Nation Games Points Try
BP
Losing
BP
Grand Slam
BP
Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 Malta431014749+9830017
2 Israel4301135100+3520014
3 Croatia31117752+251108
4 Andorra410362181−1190004
5 Cyprus30034584−390101
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 8 points – 1 point
Loss greater than 8 points – 0 points
Completing a Grand Slam – 2 points (will not be counted towards World Cup Qualification)

Fixtures

Conference 2

Table

Champions and Promoted
Possibly relegated
Place Nation Games Points Try
BP
Losing
BP
Grand Slam
BP
Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 Denmark430116142+11930015
2 Hungary330012025+9520014
3 Finland310287107−201005
4 Norway31025593−380004
5 Estonia300323179−1560000
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 8 points – 1 point
Loss greater than 8 points – 0 points
Completing a Grand Slam – 2 points (will not be counted towards World Cup Qualification)

Fixtures

Table

Champions and Promoted
Relegated
Place Nation Games Points Try
BP
Losing
BP
Grand Slam
BP
Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 Bosnia and Herzegovina43019054+3601013
2 Austria43017951+2800012
3 Slovenia420211448+6611010
4 Serbia420277107−301009
5 Turkey*40040100−1000000
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 8 points – 1 point
Loss greater than 8 points – 0 points
Completing a Grand Slam – 2 points (will not be counted towards World Cup Qualification)

Fixtures

  • Due to financial problems  Turkey could not compete. All games are counted as a 25–0 victory for the opposing side

Conference 2 aggregate table

relegated
Place Nation Games Points Bonus
points
Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 Hungary22007818+60114
2 Slovenia22009913+8619
3 Austria33006722+45012
4 Finland21018254+2815
5 Bosnia and Herzegovina21014729+1815
6 Norway21014851−315
7 Denmark21013325+804
8 Serbia21013874−3604
9 Estonia200211104−9300
10 Turkey40040100−10000
Points were awarded to the teams as follows:
Win – 4 points
Draw – 2 points
4 or more tries – 1 point
Loss within 7 points – 1 point
Loss greater than 7 points – 0 points

See also

References

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