2018 Rugby Europe Championship

The 2018 Rugby Europe Championship is the premier rugby union competition outside of the Six Nations Championship in Europe. This is the second season under its new format, that saw Georgia, Germany, Romania, Russia, Spain and Belgium compete for the title.

2018 Rugby Europe Championship
Date10 February 2018 – 18 March 2018
Countries Belgium
 Georgia
 Germany
 Romania
 Russia
 Spain
Tournament statistics
Champions Georgia (10th title)
Grand Slam Georgia (7th)
Antim Cup Georgia (11th title)
Matches played15
Attendance139,003 (9,267 per match)
Tries scored109 (7.27 per match)
Top point scorer(s) Yuri Kushnarev (45)
Top try scorer(s) Sione Faka'osilea (3)
Paula Kinikinilau (3)
Giorgi Kveseladze (3)
Fernando López Pérez (3)
Anton Rudoy (3)
Official websiteRugby International Championship
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This year's edition of the Rugby Europe Championship also served as a key stage of the European region qualification process for the 2019 Rugby World Cup. The team with the best record across the 2017 and 2018 Championships qualified as Europe 1.[1] As Georgia have already secured qualification automatically, results involving that team are discarded for the purposes of Rugby World Cup qualification.

Both the Championship and the Qualification Process were heavily affected by controversial disciplinary issues involving player eligibility and the selection of neutral officials (namely, Romanian referee Vlad Iordachescu in Belgium-Spain). In respect of matters relating to the eligibility of players, following a full review of the evidence, including statements and submissions from World Rugby, Rugby Europe, Belgium, Romania, Spain and Russia, the independent committee found:

  • Belgium had fielded one or more ineligible players on 7 occasions during the 2017 and 2018 Rugby Europe Championships (of which 6 matches related to Rugby World Cup 2019 qualifying);
  • Romania has fielded one ineligible player on 8 occasions during the 2017 and 2018 Rugby Europe Championships (of which 6 matches related to Rugby World Cup 2019 qualifying);
  • Spain had fielded one or more ineligible players on 9 occasions during the 2017 and 2018 Rugby Europe Championships (of which 8 matches related to Rugby World Cup 2019 qualifying).

In respect of sanctions, pursuant to Regulation 18, the independent committee determined the following:

The deduction of 5 points for any match in which a union fielded an ineligible player. in practice this meant the following

  • 40-point deduction for Spain
  • 30-point deduction for Belgium;
  • 30-point deduction for Romania.

Therefore, based on a re-modelling of the Rugby Europe Championship tables in the context of Rugby World Cup 2019 qualifying, Russia would qualify as Europe 1 into Pool A replacing Romania and Germany will replace Spain in the European play-off against Portugal.[2]

Georgia's victory in the 2018 Rugby Europe Championship itself was unaffected. Germany's proposed promotion/relegation play-off with Portugal, however, becomes a Romania-Portugal play-off. Ironically, Germany would now face Portugal in the Rugby World Cup European qualification play-off.

Table
Champions
Advances Promotion/Relegation play-off
Place Nation Games Points Tries Try
BP		 Losing
BP		 Grand Slam
BP		 Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff For Against Diff
1 Georgia 550018835+153262+2530124
2 Russia 520314284+581912+721011
3 Germany 500534359−325355−520000
4 Belgium 5203106182−761426−12100−1*
5 Spain 530214674+72194+18100−7*
6 Romania 530219880+118289+19200−11*
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 points (not counted towards World Cup qualification)[3]
* deducted points [4][5][6]

Fixtures

Week 1
10 February 2018
14:00 GET (UTC+04)
(1 TBP) Georgia  47–0  Belgium
Try: Chilachava 9' c
Mamukashvili 16' c
Zhvania 26' c
Tsiklauri 40+1' c
Pruidze 55' m
Todua 67' c
Sitchinava 79' c
Con: Tsiklauri (6/7) 10', 17', 27', 40+2', 68', 79'
 Gamesheet
AIA Arena (Kutaisi), Kutaisi
Attendance: 4,900
Referee: Marius Mitrea (Italy)
LP1Zurab Zhvania 52'
HK2Shalva Mamukashvili 41' to 51' 60'
TP3Levan Chilachava 52'
LL4Giorgi Nemsadze (c)
RL5Nodar Tcheishvili 70'
BF6Otar Giorgadze 43' to 52'
OF7Giorgi Tkhilaishvili 41'
N88Lasha Lomidze
SH9Gela Aprasidze 60'
FH10Revaz Jinchvelashvili
LW11Alexander Todua
IC12Giorgi Kveseladze
OC13David Kacharava 60'
RW14Giorgi Pruidze
FB15Beka Tsiklauri
Replacements:
HK16Giorgi Chkoidze 43' 52' 60'
PR17Tornike Mataradze 52' 65'
PR18Giorgi Melikidze 52'
FL19Mikheil Gachechiladze 41'
FL20Guram Shengelia 70'
SH21Vasil Lobzhanidze 60'
FH22Lasha Malaguradze 60'
WG23Anzor Sitchinava 65'
Coach:
Milton Haig
LP1Lucas Sotteau 52'
HK2Thomas Dienst (c) 45'
TP3Sydney Mulumba 41'
LL4Guillaume Mortier
RL5Sven d'Hooghe
BF6Bertrand Billi
OF7Amin Hamzaoui 70'
N88Brieuc Corradi 20'
SH9Tom Cocqu 45'
FH10Vincent Hart
LW11Ervin Muric
IC12Nathan Bontems
OC13Guillaume Piron
RW14Thomas Wallraf
FB15Dazzy Cornez 41'
Replacements:
HK16Max Dubois 45'
PR17Bastien Gallaire 52'
PR18Tom Herenger
FL19Vincent Tauzia 20'
FL20Isaac Montoisy 45'
SH21Benjamin Cocu 41'
CE22Louis Debatty 70'
PR23Romain Pinte 41'
Coach:
Guillaume Ajac

Touch judges:
Matteo Liperini (Italy)
Simone Boaretto (Italy)

10 February 2018
15:00 MSK (UTC+03)
(1 LBP) Russia  13–20  Spain
Try: Gerasimov 8' c
Con: Kushnarev (1/1) 9'
Pen: Kushnarev (2/2) 29', 63'
 Gamesheet Try: Rouet (2) 25' m, 31' c
Barthère 66' m
Con: Linklater (1/3) 32'
Pen: Linklater (1/2) 40'
Kuban Stadium, Krasnodar
Attendance: 11,500
Referee: Frank Murphy (Ireland)
LP1Andrei Polivalov 56'
HK2Stanislav Selskii 46'
TP3Innoentiy Zykov 79'
LL4Evgeny Elgin
RL5Andrei Ostrikov 70'
BF6Victor Gresev 48'
OF7Andrei Temnov
N88Anton Rudoy
SH9Alexei Shcherban 79'
FH10Ramil Gaisin
LW11Vasily Artemyev (c) 74'
IC12Dmitri Gerasimov
OC13Igor Galinovskiy 70'
RW14German Davydov
FB15Yuri Kushnarev
Replacements:
HK16Valery Tsnobiladze 46'
PR17Valery Morozov 56'
PR18Magomed Davudov 79'
FL19Andrei Garbuzov 70'
LK20Tagir Gadzhiev 48'
FB21Vasily Dorofeev 79'
WG22Vladislav Sozonov 74'
CE23Sergey Trishin 70'
Coach:
Aleksandr Pervukhin
LP1Beñat Auzqui 56'
HK2Marco Pinto Ferrer 71' to 78'
TP3Jonathan García 5'
LL4David Barrera
RL5Lucas Guillaume 52'
BF6Pierre Barthère
OF7Gautier Gibouin
N88Jaime Nava de Olano (c) 63'
SH9Guillaume Rouet 75'
FH10Mathieu Bélie 74'
LW11Sebastien Ascarat
IC12Daniel Snee
OC13Fabien Perrin
RW14Bradley Linklater 68'
FB15Charlie Malié
Replacements:
PR16Fernando López Pérez 56'
HK17Juan Anaya Lazaro 71' 78'
PR18Anibal Bonán 52'
FL19Thibaut Visensang 63'
SH20Sébastien Rouet 75'
CE21Ignacio Contardi Medina 68'
WG22Bastien Fuster 74'
PR23Jesús Moreno Rodríguez 5'
Coach:
Santiago Santos

Touch judges:
Stuart Gaffikin (Ireland)
Chris Harrington (Ireland)

10 February 2018
16:00 EET (UTC+02)
(1 TBP) Romania  85–6  Germany
Try: Faka'osilea (2) 5' c, 60' c
Lazăr 15' c
Fonovai (2) 27' m, 35' c
Macovei (2) 40' m, 69' m
Burcea 44' c
Kinikinilau (2) 47' c, 62' c
Dumitru 51' c
Coste 73' c
Shennan 80'
Con: Vlaicu (8/10) 6', 16', 36', 45', 47', 53', 61', 63'
Calafeteanu (2/3) 75', 80+1'
 Gamesheet Pen: Menzel (2/3) 18', 31'
Cluj Arena, Cluj
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Max Burlet (Belgium)
LP1Mihăiţă Lazăr 55'
HK2Andrei Rădoi 70'
TP3Andrei Ursache 53'
LL4Johan van Heerden 53'
RL5Marius Antonescu
BF6Valentin Ursache 60'
OF7Mihai Macovei (c)
N88Stelian Burcea
SH9Florin Surugiu 48'
FH10Florin Vlaicu 66'
LW11Ionuț Dumitru 55'
IC12Sione Faka'osilea
OC13Paula Kinikinilau
RW14Tangimana Fonovai
FB15Cătălin Fercu
Replacements:
HK16Florin Bărdașu 70'
PR17Ionel Badiu 55'
PR18Alexandru Țăruș 53'
LK19Alin Coste 53'
FL20Andrei Gorcioaia 60'
SH21Valentin Calafeteanu 48'
WG22Stephen Shennan 55'
WG23Jack Umaga 66'
Coach:
Lynn Howells
LP1Julius Nostadt (c) 56'
HK2Senzokuhle Ngubane 69'
TP3Paul Weiss 77'
LL4Eric Marks
RL5Stefan Mau
BF6Falk Duwe 77'
OF7Rafael Dutta 50'
N88Luke Dyckhoff
SH9Tim Menzel
FH10Daniel Koch
LW11Christopher Korn 70'
IC12Yassin Ayachi 41'
OC13Robin Plümpe 60'
RW14Paul Pfisterer
FB15Marvin Dieckmann
Replacements:
HK16Sam Ramsay 69'
PR17Felix Martel 77'
PR18Marcus Bender 56'
FL19Yasar Bauer 77'
N820Carsten Lang 50'
FB21Jan Piosik 70'
WG22Mark Sztyndera 41'
CE23Clemens von Grumbkow 60'
Coach:
Pablo Lemoine

Touch judges:
John Catteau (Belgium)
Kevin Sulejmani (Belgium)

Week 2
17 February 2018
15:00 MSK (UTC+03)
(1 TBP) Russia  48–7  Belgium
Try: Babaev 7' c
Garbuzov 24' m
Gadzhiev 39' c
Elgin (2) 56' m, 71' c
Galinovskiy 65' c
Fedotko 74' c
Con: Kushnarev (5/7) 8', 40', 66', 72', 75'
Pen: Kushnarev (1/1) 52'
 Gamesheet Try: Hart 47' c
Con: Hart (1/1) 48'
Kuban Stadium, Krasnodar
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Iñigo Atorrasagasti (Spain)
LP1Sergey Sekisov 50'
HK2Valery Tsnobiladze 53'
TP3Innoentiy Zykov 66'
LL4Andrei Garbuzov 50'
RL5Evgeny Elgin
BF6Andrei Temnov 58'
OF7Tagir Gadzhiev
N88Anton Rudoy
SH9Vasily Dorofeev 57'
FH10Ramil Gaisin 66'
LW11Vladislav Sozonov
IC12Dmitri Gerasimov
OC13Mikhail Babaev
RW14German Davydov 58'
FB15Yuri Kushnarev (c)
Replacements:
HK16Nazir Gazanov 53'
PR17Andrei Polivalov 50'
PR18Magomed Davudov 66'
LK19Bogdan Fedotko 50'
FL20Viktor Gresev 58'
SH21Alexei Shcherban 57'
WG22Igor Galinovskiy 58'
WG23Denis Simplikevich 66'
Coach:
Aleksandr Pervukhin
LP1Lucas Sotteau 45'
HK2Thomas Dienst 45'
TP3Alexis Cuffolo 59'
LL4Tuur Moelants
RL5Sven d'Hooghe 63'
BF6Bertrand Billi
OF7Amin Hamzaoui 45'
N88Thomas Demolder
SH9Julien Berger (c) 48'
FH10Sébastien Guns 72' 79'
LW11Louis Debatty 66'
IC12Nathan Bontems
OC13Guillaume Piron
RW14Thomas Wallraf 79'
FB15Vincent Hart
Replacements:
HK16Max Dubois 45'
PR17Bastien Gallaire 45'
LK18Guillaume Mortier 63'
FL19Maxime Temmerman 45'
WG20Eliott van Trappen 66'
SH21Tom Cocqu 48'
SH22Isaac Montoisy 72'
PR23Romain Pinte 59'
Coach:
Guillaume Ajac

Touch judges:
Jorge Molpeceres (Spain)
Eki Fanlo (Spain)

17 February 2018
14:30 CET (UTC+01)
Germany  0–64  Georgia (1 TBP)
Gamesheet Try: Kveseladze (3) 10' c, 62' c, 76' m
Todua 15' m
Chilachava 28' c
Peikrishvili 49' c
Gachechiladze 59' c
Giorgadze 69' c
Zhvania 73' m
Khmaladze 80+1' c
Con: Tsiklauri (7/10) 11', 29', 50', 60', 64', 70', 80+2'
Sparda-Bank-Hessen-Stadion, Offenbach am Main
Attendance: 2,150
Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)
LP1Marcus Bender 75'
HK2Gilles Valette 55'
TP3Felix Martel 54'
LL4Eric Marks
RL5Stefan Mau 60'
BF6Falk Duwe
OF7Kain Rix
N88Luke Dyckhoff 74'
SH9Oliver Paine 65'
FH10Wynston Cameron-Dow
LW11Zani Dembele 9'
IC12Clemens von Grumbkow (c)
OC13Robin Plümpe 70'
RW14Paul Pfisterer 51' to 62'
FB15Daniel Koch
Replacements:
HK16Sam Ramsay 75'
PR17Senzokuhle Ngubane 55'
PR18Paul Weiss 54'
LK19Jens Listmann 60'
N820Carsten Lang 74'
FB21Jan Piosik 65'
CE22Yassin Ayachi 70'
CE23Pascal Fischer 9'
Coach:
Pablo Lemoine
LP1Mikheil Nariashvili 57'
HK2Shalva Mamukashvili 57'
TP3Levan Chilachava 41'
LL4Giorgi Nemsadze (c)
RL5Nodar Tcheishvili 60'
BF6Mikheil Gachechiladze
OF7Viktor Kolelishvili 64'
N88Lasha Lomidze
SH9Gela Aprasidze 41'
FH10Lasha Khmaladze
LW11Alexander Todua 73'
IC12Giorgi Kveseladze
OC13David Kacharava 64'
RW14Anzor Sitchinava
FB15Beka Tsiklauri
Replacements:
HK16Badri Alkhazashvili 57'
PR17Zurab Zhvania 57'
PR18Anton Peikrishvili 41'
FL19Otar Giorgadze 60'
FL20Giorgi Tsutskiridze 64'
SH21Vasil Lobzhanidze 41'
FH22Lasha Malaguradze 64'
WG23Giorgi Pruidze 73'
Coach:
Milton Haig

Touch judges:
Mike English (Wales)
Dewi Philips (Wales)

18 February 2018
12:45 CET (UTC+01)
Spain  22–10  Romania
Try: Auzqui 4' m
Ascarat 8' m
Pen: Linklater (4/4) 21', 46', 62', 71'
 Gamesheet Try: Faka'osilea[7] 77' c
Con: Calafeteanu (1/1) 77'
Pen: Vlaicu (1/1) 13'
Estadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Thomas Charabas (France)
LP1Beñat Auzqui 51'
HK2Marco Pinto Ferrer 65'
TP3Jesús Moreno Rodríguez 58'
LL4David Barrera
RL5Ilaitia Gavidi 53'
BF6Pierre Barthère
OF7Lucas Guillaume 69'
N88Gautier Gibouin (c)
SH9Guillaume Rouet 70'
FH10Mathieu Bélie 35' to 40'
LW11Sébastien Ascarat 78'
IC12Daniel Snee 26' to 36' 71'
OC13Fabien Perrin
RW14Bradley Linklater
FB15Charlie Malié
Replacements:
PR16Fernando López Pérez 51'
HK17Juan Anaya Lazaro 65'
FL18Anibal Bonán 53'
FL19Thibaut Visensang 69'
SH20Sébastien Rouet 70'
CE21Ignacio Contardi Medina 35' 40' 78'
WG22Bastien Fuster 71'
PR23Xerom Civil Bonaventure 58'
Coach:
Santiago Santos
LP1Mihăiţă Lazăr 53'
HK2Andrei Rădoi 72'
TP3Andrei Ursache 69'
LL4Johan van Heerden
RL5Marius Antonescu 61'
BF6Valentin Ursache
OF7Mihai Macovei (c)
N88Stelian Burcea 69'
SH9Florin Surugiu 62'
FH10Florin Vlaicu 70'
LW11Stephen Shennan 65'
IC12Sione Faka'osilea
OC13Paula Kinikinilau
RW14Tangimana Fonovai 1' to 11'
FB15Cătălin Fercu
Replacements:
HK16Eugen Căpățână 72'
PR17Ionel Badiu 53'
PR18Alexandru Țăruș 69'
LK19Valentin Popârlan 61'
FL20Andrei Gorcioaia 69'
SH21Valentin Calafeteanu 62'
WG22Ionuț Dumitru 65'
WG23Jack Umaga 70'
Coach:
Lynn Howells

Touch judges:
Vivien Praderie (France)
Cyrille Le Gall (France)

Week 3
3 March 2018
18:00 GET (UTC+04)
Georgia  23–10  Spain
Try: Penalty try 54'
Melikidze 80+7' c
Con: Matiashvili (1/1) 80+8'
Pen: Matiashvili (3/4) 10', 28', 40'
 Gamesheet Try: Tauli 80+4' c
Con: Peluchon (1/1) 80+5'
Pen: Peluchon (1/2) 34'
Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Ian Davies (Wales)
LP1Mikheil Nariashvili 58'
HK2Shalva Mamukashvili 62'
TP3Levan Chilachava 62'
LL4Giorgi Nemsadze (c)
RL5Shalva Sutiashvili 66'
BF6Giorgi Tkhilaishvili 66'
OF7Viktor Kolelishvili
N88Lasha Lomidze
SH9Vasil Lobzhanidze 62'
FH10Lasha Khmaladze 80+6'
LW11Alexander Todua
IC12Giorgi Kveseladze
OC13David Kacharava 80+2' to 80+8'
RW14Anzor Sitchinava 78'
FB15Soso Matiashvili
Replacements:
HK16Badri Alkhazashvili 62'
PR17Zurab Zhvania 58'
PR18Giorgi Melikidze 62'
FL19Otar Giorgadze 66'
FL20Mikheil Gachechiladze 66'
SH21Gela Aprasidze 62'
FH22Lasha Malaguradze 80+6'
CE23Giorgi Koshadze 78'
Coach:
Milton Haig
LP1Fernando López Pérez 62'
HK2Quentin García 66'
TP3Jesús Moreno Rodríguez 48'
LL4David González 60'
RL5Joshua Peters 70'
BF6Asier Ussáraga Latierro
OF7Matthew Foulds
N88Ilaitia Gavidi 55'
SH9Sébastien Rouet 60'
FH10Daniel Snee (c)
LW11Silvio Casteglioni Algorriz 55'
IC12Thibaut Álvarez
OC13Joan Losada Gifra
RW14Javier Carrión Llorens
FB15Mathieu Peluchon
Replacements:
PR16Jean-Baptiste Custoja 62'
HK17Stephen Barnes 66'
FL18Manuel Mora Ruiz 60'
FL19Lionel Tauli 55'
SH20Grégory Maiquez 60'
CE21Iñaki Mateu Spuches 70'
WG22Julen Goia Iriberri 55'
PR23Alberto Blanco Alonso 48'
Coach:
Santiago Santos

Touch judges:
Elgan Williams (Wales)
Gareth John (Wales)

3 March 2018
16:00 EET (UTC+02)
Romania  25–15  Russia
Try: Penalty try 6'
Shennan 49' m
Kinikinilau 74' m
Căpățână 79' m
Pen: Calafeteanu (1/1) 38'
 Gamesheet Try: Gerasimov 30' m
Gaisin 69' c
Con: Gaisin (1/1) 70'
Pen: Kushnarev (1/1) 35'
Cluj Arena, Cluj
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz (France)
LP1Mihăiţă Lazăr 50'
HK2Andrei Rădoi 65'
TP3Alexandru Țăruș 71'
LL4Johan van Heerden
RL5Valentin Popârlan 61'
BF6Vlad Nistor 41'
OF7Andrei Gorcioaia
N88Stelian Burcea (c)
SH9Valentin Calafeteanu 72'
FH10Jack Umaga
LW11Ionuț Dumitru
IC12Sione Faka'osilea
OC13Paula Kinikinilau
RW14Tangimana Fonovai 34'
FB15Cătălin Fercu
Replacements:
HK16Eugen Căpățână 65'
PR17Ionel Badiu 50'
PR18Constantin Pristăviță 71'
LK19Marius Antonescu 61'
FL20Kuselo Moyake 41'
SH21Florin Surugiu 72'
WG22Stephen Shennan 34' 57'
FH23Florin Vlaicu 57'
Coach:
Lynn Howells
LP1Sergey Sekisov 50'
HK2Valery Tsnobiladze 63'
TP3Innoentiy Zykov 75'
LL4Andrei Garbuzov
RL5Evgeny Elgin 75'
BF6Viktor Gresev 71'
OF7Tagir Gadzhiev
N88Dmitri Krotov
SH9Vasily Dorofeev 50'
FH10Yuri Kushnarev (c) 63'
LW11Evgeni Nepeivoda 72'
IC12Dmitri Gerasimov
OC13Sergey Trishin
RW14Mikhail Babaev
FB15Ramil Gaisin
Replacements:
HK16Nazir Gazanov 63'
PR17Andrei Polivalov 50'
PR18Magomed Davudov 75'
LK19Anton Sychev 75'
N820Anton Rudoy 71'
SH21Alexei Shcherban 50'
WG22Alexey Mikhaltsov 72'
FB23Alexander Budychenko 63'
Coach:
Mark McDermott

Touch judges:
Luc Ramos (France)
Pierre-Baptiste Nuchy (France)

3 March 2018
16:00 CET (UTC+01)
(1 TBP) Belgium  69–15  Germany
Try: Reynaert (2) 2' m, 79' c
Berger 8' c
Penalty try 14'
Williams 17' m
Jadot 21' m
Piron (2) 26' c, 54' m
Benoy 31' c
Hart 50' c
d'Hooghe 67' c
Con: Williams (6/10) 8', 27', 32', 51', 68', 89'
 Gamesheet Try: Listmann 65' m
Harris 76' c
Con: Cameron-Dow (1/2) 77'
Pen: Cameron-Dow (1/1) 6'
Nelson Mandela Sports Centre, Brussels
Attendance: 1,600
Referee: Pierre Brousset (France)
LP1Alexis Cuffolo 45'
HK2Thomas Dienst 41'
TP3Maxime Jadot 53'
LL4Tuur Moelants 50'
RL5Thomas Vervoort 59'
BF6Gillian Benoy 10' to 14'
OF7Bertrand Billi
N88Thomas Demolder
SH9Julien Berger 55'
FH10Vincent Hart 55'
LW11Craig Dowsett
IC12Jens Torfs (c)
OC13Guillaume Piron 55'
RW14Charles Reynaert
FB15Alan Williams
Replacements:
PR16Victor Paquet 41'
PR17Lucas Sotteau 45'
LK18Sven d'Hooghe 50'
FL19Amin Hamzaoui 10' 14' 59'
FH20Sebastian Guns 55'
SH21Tom Cocqu 55'
CE22Nathan Bontems 55'
PR23Romain Pinte 53'
Coach:
Guillaume Ajac
LP1Marcus Bender 73'
HK2Michail Tyumenev 57'
TP3Paul Weiss 57'
LL4Jens Listmann 70'
RL5Stefan Mau 32'
BF6Falk Duwe
OF7Eric Marks (c)
N88Luke Dyckhoff
SH9Oliver Paine 57'
FH10Wynston Cameron-Dow
LW11Nico Müller
IC12Robin Plümpe 6'
OC13Sam Harris
RW14Pascal Fischer
FB15Lukas Deichmann
Replacements:
HK16Sam Ramsay 73'
PR17Senzokuhle Ngubane 70'
PR18Felix Martel 57'
FL19Elias Haase 32'
N820Carsten Lang 57'
FB21Jan Piosik 57'
FL22Robert Lehmann 70'
WG23Mark Sztyndera 6' 70'
Coach:
Pablo Lemoine

Touch judges:
Aurélie Groizeleau (France)
Clara Munarini (Italy)

Week 4
10 March 2018
13:00 EET (UTC+02)
(1 TBP) Romania  62–12  Belgium
Try: Penalty try (3) 11', 43', 74'
Umaga 17' m
Burcea 23' c
Moyake (2) 28' c, 51' c
Dumitru 54' m
Badiu 64' c
Con: Calafeteanu (2/3) 24', 30'
Fercu (1/2) 52'
Vlaicu (1/1) 64'
Pen: Calafeteanu 40'
 Gamesheet Try: Cocu 37' m
Muric 75' c
Con: Vassart (1/1) 76'
LP1Ionel Badiu 33' to 43' 66'
HK2Eugen Căpățână
TP3Alexandru Țăruș 60'
LL4Johan van Heerden 66'
RL5Valentin Popârlan
BF6Andrei Gorcioaia
OF7Kuselo Moyake
N88Stelian Burcea (c) 39' to 41' 55'
SH9Valentin Calafeteanu 47'
FH10Jack Umaga
LW11Ionuț Dumitru
IC12Sione Faka'osilea 56'
OC13Paula Kinikinilau
RW14Marius Simionescu 73'
FB15Cătălin Fercu
Replacements:
HK16Andrei Rădoi
PR17Constantin Pristăviță 39' 41' 66'
PR18Alex Gordaș 60'
LK19Adrian Motoc 66'
FL20Razvan Iliescu 55'
SH21Florin Surugiu 47'
WG22Robert Neagu 73'
FH23Florin Vlaicu 56'
Coach:
Lynn Howells
LP1Lucas Sotteau 41'
HK2Alexis Cuffolo 49'
TP3James Pearse 70' to 80'
LL4Tom Herenger
RL5Sven d'Hooghe
BF6Gillian Benoy 55'
OF7Amin Hamzaoui 47' to 57' 72'
N88Maxime Temmerman 35'
SH9Oliver Claxton
FH10Sebastien Guns 64'
LW11Ervin Muric
IC12Florian Piron 61'
OC13Benjamin Cocu
RW14Thomas Wallraf
FB15Craig Dowsett (c) 55'
Replacements:
HK16Thomas Dienst 49'
PR17Romain Pinte 41'
LK18Tuur Moelants 55'
N819Keran Caro 35'
CE20Louis Debatty 61'
SH21Isaac Montoisy 64'
CE22Antoine Vassart 55'
PR23Adelin Mehrez 72'
Coach:
Guillaume Ajac (France)

Touch judges:
Keith Allen (Scotland)
Graeme Ormiston (Scotland)

10 March 2018
15:00 MSK (UTC+03)
Russia  9–29  Georgia (1 TBP)
Pen: Kushnarev (3/3) 17', 30', 39'
 Gamesheet Try: Peikrishvili 25' c
Asieshvili 66' c
Gachechiladze 72' c
Kvirikashvili 76' m
Con: Matiashvili (3/3) 26', 67', 73'
Pen: Matiashvili (1/1) 48'
Kuban Stadium, Krasnodar
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe (England)
LP1Sergey Sekisov 58'
HK2Stanislav Selskiy 64'
TP3Evgeny Pronenko 74'
LL4Andrei Garbuzov
RL5Evgeny Elgin
BF6Viktor Gresev
OF7Tagir Gadzhiev 52'
N88Anton Rudoy 68'
SH9Vasily Dorofeev 64'
FH10Yuri Kushnarev (c)
LW11Evgeni Nepeivoda 71'
IC12Dmitri Gerasimov
OC13Sergey Trishin 74'
RW14Mikhail Babaev
FB15Ramil Gaisin
Replacements:
HK16Nazir Gazanov 64'
PR17Andrei Polivalov 58'
PR18Magomed Davudov 74'
LK19Alexander Ilyin 68'
LK20Anton Sychev 52'
SH21Alexei Shcherban 64'
WG22Alexey Mikhaltsov 71'
FB23Alexander Budychenko 74'
Coach:
Mark McDermott
LP1Mikheil Nariashvili 58'
HK2Shalva Mamukashvili 68'
TP3Anton Peikrishvili 49'
LL4Giorgi Nemsadze (c)
RL5Nodar Tcheishvili 61'
BF6Giorgi Tkhilaishvili
OF7Viktor Kolelishvili
N88Lasha Lomidze
SH9Vasil Lobzhanidze
FH10Lasha Khmaladze
LW11Soso Matiashvili 74'
IC12Giorgi Kveseladze 71'
OC13David Kacharava
RW14Anzor Sitchinava 76'
FB15Merab Kvirikashvili
Replacements:
HK16Badri Alkhazashvili 68'
PR17Karlen Asieshvili 58'
PR18Giorgi Melikidze 49'
LK19Shalva Sutiashvili 61'
FL20Mikheil Gachechiladze
SH21Gela Aprasidze 76'
FH22Lasha Malaguradze 71'
CE23Giorgi Koshadze 74'
Coach:
Milton Haig

Touch judges:
Michael Hudson (England)
Alex Bryzgalin (Russia)

11 March 2018
12:30 CET (UTC+01)
(1 TBP) Spain  84–10  Germany
Try: Barthère 13' c
Contardi Medina 17' c
Penalty try 20'
Bonán (2) 27' m, 64' m
Álvarez 33' c
Gibouin 41'
López Pérez (2) 49' c, 68' c
Visensang 55' c
Ascarat 76' m
Linklater 80+4'
Con: Peluchon (6/7) 13', 18', 33', 41', 49', 55'
Linklater (2/4) 68', 80+4'
Pen: Peluchon (2/2) 3', 7'
 Gamesheet Try: Hees 60' c
Con: Koch (1/1) 60'
Pen: Koch (1/1) 52'
LP1Beñat Auzqui 41'
HK2Marco Pinto Ferrer 41'
TP3Jesús Moreno Rodríguez 41'
LL4Anibal Bonán
RL5David Barrera
BF6Pierre Barthère 48'
OF7Gautier Gibouin 55'
N88Jaime Nava de Olano (c) 25' to 39'
SH9Guillaume Rouet 41'
FH10Mathieu Bélie 41'
LW11Sébastien Ascarat
IC12Thibaut Álvarez
OC13Fabien Perrin
RW14Ignacio Contardi Medina
FB15Mathieu Peluchon 61'
Replacements:
PR16Fernando López Pérez 41'
HK17Juan Anaya Lazaro 41'
FL18Ilaitia Gavidi 55'
FL19Thibaut Visensang 25' 39' 48'
SH20Sébastien Rouet 41'
CE21Daniel Snee 41'
FB22Bradley Linklater 61'
PR23Alberto Blanco Alfonso 41'
Coach:
Santiago Santos
LP1Senzokuhle Ngubane 47'
HK2Michail Tyumenev 47'
TP3Matthias Schösser 70'
LL4Jens Listmann
RL5Eric Marks (c) 79' to 80+4'
BF6Elias Haase 57'
OF7Falk Duwe 20' to 30' 70'
N88Carsten Lang 41'
SH9Jan Piosik
FH10Kieron Davies
LW11Nico Müller 41'
IC12Tomás van Gelderen
OC13Yassin Ayachi 55'
RW14Zinzan Hees
FB15Daniel Koch
Replacements:
HK16Sam Ramsay 70'
PR17Felix Martel 70'
PR18Marcus Bender 47'
HK19Gilles Valette 47'
FL20Robert Lehmann 57'
WG21Christopher Korn 55'
CE22Pascal Fischer 41'
CE23Kain Rix 41'
Coach:
Pablo Lemoine

Touch judges:
Andrea Piardi (Italy)
Matteo Franco (Italy)

Week 5
18 March 2018
16:00 GET (UTC+04)
Georgia  25–16  Romania
Try: Lomidze 20' c
Sitchinava 42' c
Asieshvili 69' m
Con: Matiashvili (2/3) 21', 43'
Pen: Matiashvili (2/2) 8', 47'
 Gamesheet Try: Rădoi 78' c
Con: Vlaicu (1/1) 78'
Pen: Vlaicu (3/3) 11', 37', 60'
Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Ludovic Cayre (France)
LP1Mikheil Nariashvili 51'
HK2Shalva Mamukashvili 54'
TP3Levan Chilachava 60'
LL4Giorgi Nemsadze (c) 36' to 46'
RL5Nodar Tcheishvili 54' 57' 60'
BF6Giorgi Tkhilaishvili
OF7Viktor Kolelishvili 54'
N88Lasha Lomidze 57' to 60'
SH9Vasil Lobzhanidze 71'
FH10Lasha Khmaladze
LW11Soso Matiashvili
IC12Giorgi Kveseladze 74'
OC13David Kacharava
RW14Anzor Sitchinava
FB15Merab Kvirikashvili 63'
Replacements:
HK16Badri Alkhazashvili 54'
PR17Karlen Asieshvili 51'
PR18Giorgi Melikidze 60'
LK19Shalva Sutiashvili 54'
FL20Mikheil Gachechiladze 54'
SH21Gela Aprasidze 71'
FH22Lasha Malaguradze 74'
WG23Alexander Todua 63'
Coach:
Milton Haig
LP1Ionel Badiu 19' to 30' 70'
HK2Eugen Căpățână 59'
TP3Alexandru Țăruș 60'
LL4Johan van Heerden 48' to 58'
RL5Valentin Popârlan
BF6Dumani Mtya 65'
OF7Kuselo Moyake
N88Stelian Burcea (c) 72'
SH9Florin Surugiu 62'
FH10Jack Umaga
LW11Ionuț Dumitru 19' 30'
IC12Florin Vlaicu
OC13Paula Kinikinilau 41'
RW14Tangimana Fonovai
FB15Cătălin Fercu 70'
Replacements:
HK16Andrei Rădoi 59'
PR17Mihăiţă Lazăr 19' 30' 70'
PR18Constantin Pristăviță 60'
LK19Adrian Motoc 72'
FL20Christian Chirica 65'
SH21Valentin Calafeteanu 62'
WG22Marius Simionescu 70'
CE23Sione Faka'osilea 41'
Coach:
Lynn Howells

Touch judges:
Nicolas Dabas (France)
Sébastien Boyer (France)

18 March 2018
13:00 CET (UTC+01)
Germany  3–57  Russia (1 TBP)
Pen: Müller 6'
 Gamesheet Try: Tsnobiladze (2) 10' c, 18' m
Rudoy (3) 26' c, 29' c, 80+1' m
Krotov 32' c
Budychenko 49'
Mikhaltsov (2) 57' c, 75' m
Con: Kushnarev (6/7) 11', 26', 30', 34', 50', 58'
Sportpark Höhenberg, Köln
Attendance: 2,600
Referee: Ian Tempest (England)
LP1Alexander Lidell 66'
HK2Senzokuhle Ngubane
TP3Felix Martel 53'
LL4Stefan Mau 23' to 33' 55'
RL5Jens Listmann
BF6Eric Marks (c)
OF7Robert Lehmann 64'
N88Falk Duwe 69'
SH9Jan Piosik 53'
FH10Oliver Paine
LW11Nico Müller
IC12Pascal Fischer
OC13Christopher Korn
RW14Florian Wehrspann
FB15Manuel Müller
Replacements:
HK16Sam Ramsay 66'
PR17
PR18Marcus Bender 53'
LK19Christian Hug 55'
N820Carsten Lang 64'
FH21Kieron Davies 53'
FL22Elias Haase 69'
CE23Yassin Ayachi
Coach:
Pablo Lemoine
LP1Andrei Polivalov 53'
HK2Valery Tsnobiladze 53'
TP3Evgeny Pronenko 61'
LL4Andrei Garbuzov 53'
RL5Evgeny Elgin
BF6Viktor Gresev 61'
OF7Dmitri Krotov
N88Anton Rudoy
SH9Vasily Dorofeev 58'
FH10Yuri Kushnarev (c) 69'
LW11Alexey Mikhaltsov
IC12Dmitri Gerasimov
OC13Sergey Trishin 66'
RW14Mikhail Babaev
FB15Alexander Budychenko
Replacements:
HK16Stanislav Selskiy 53'
PR17Sergey Sekisov 53'
PR18Evgeny Mishechkin 61'
LK19Alexander Ilyin 53'
FL20Nikita Vavilin 61'
SH21Alexei Shcherban 58'
SH22Konstantin Uzunov 69'
FB23Viktor Kononov 66'
Coach:
Mark McDermott

Touch judges:
Simon Harding (England)
Clive Sharp (England)

18 March 2018
13:00 CET (UTC+01)
Belgium  18–10  Spain
Pen: Hart (6/7) 20', 24', 29', 37', 49', 76'
 Gamesheet Try: López Pérez 70' c
Con: Peluchon (1/1) 70'
Pen: Peluchon (1/1) 74'
King Baudouin Stadium – Annex 2, Brussels
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Vlad Iordăchescu (Romania)
LP1Julien Massimi 46'
HK2Thomas Dienst 61'
TP3Maxime Jadot 70'
LL4Bertrand Billi 78'
RL5Tuur Moelants 60'
BF6Gillian Benoy
OF7Jean-Maurice Decubber 79'
N88Thomas Demolder
SH9Julien Berger 79'
FH10Vincent Hart
LW11Craig Dowsett
IC12Jens Torfs (c)
OC13Guillaume Piron
RW14Ervin Muric
FB15Charles Reynaert 63'
Replacements:
PR16Alexis Cuffolo 61'
PR17Lucas Sotteau 46'
LK18Sven d'Hooghe 79'
N819Keran Caro 60'
FL20Amin Hamzaoui 79'
SH21Sebastien Guns 79'
WG22Thomas Wallraf 63'
PR23Romain Pinte 70'
Coach:
Guillaume Ajac
LP1Beñat Auzqui 48' to 58' 60'
HK2Marco Pinto Ferrer 56'
TP3Jesús Moreno Rodríguez 66'
LL4David Barrera 49'
RL5Ilaitia Gavidi 70'
BF6Pierre Barthère
OF7Lucas Guillaume
N88Gautier Gibouin (c)
SH9Guillaume Rouet
FH10Mathieu Bélie
LW11Sébastien Ascarat 60'
IC12Daniel Snee 66'
OC13Fabien Perrin
RW14Bradley Linklater
FB15Charlie Malie
Replacements:
PR16Fernando López Pérez 60'
HK17Quentin García 56'
LK18Anibal Bonán 49'
FL19Thibaut Visensang 70'
SH20Sébastien Rouet
FB21Mathieu Peluchon 66'
CE22Ignacio Contardi Medina 60'
PR23Alberto Blanco Alfonso 66'
Coach:
Santiago Santos

Touch judges:
Radu Petrescu (Romania)
Alexandru Ionescu (Romania)

Relegation/promotion play-off
10 November 2018
16:00 EET (UTC+02)
Romania  36–6  Portugal
Gamesheet
Stadionul Lascăr Ghineț (Arena Zimbrilor), Baia Mare
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Ian Tempest (England)

See also

References
  1. rugbyworldcup.com. "Rugby World Cup 2019". rugbyworldcup.com. Archived from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  2. Release, Press (15 May 2018). "Independent Judicial and Disputes Committee decision: Rugby World Cup 2019 European qualification tournament". World Rugby. Archived from the original on 15 May 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2017.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Judicial Committee judgement" (PDF). Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  5. https://pulse-static-files.s3.amazonaws.com/worldrugby/document/2018/06/06/1a671241-08fe-4060-bfb9-3696cfe3cff0/180606-Appeal-Committee-Decision-RWC-2019-Qualifier-Dispute-FINAL-.pdf
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. Though rugbyeurope names Paula Kinikinilau, he did not score the try against Spain. Though he is mentioned on the gamesheet as try scorer with the shirt number 13, video footage clearly shows Sione Fakaosilea with the shirt number 12 as the true try scorer
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