2021 Rugby Europe Championship squads
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This is a list of the complete squads for the rugby union 2021 Rugby Europe Championship contested annually by the national rugby teams of Georgia, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Russia and Spain. Georgia are the defending champions.
Note: Number of caps and players' ages are indicated as of 6 March 2021 – the tournament's opening day (except for the Netherlands who played their first match in July). For players added to a squad during the tournament, their caps and age are indicated as of the date of their call-up.[1][2][3][4][5]
Head Coach: 
Zane Gardiner
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.
Georgia
On the 26th of February 2021, Maisahvili named a 32-man squad for the Rugby Europe Championship.[6]
Head coach: 
Levan Maisashvili
| Player | Position | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club/province |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaba Bregvadze | Hooker | 23 April 1987 (aged 33) | 62 |  Agen |
| Giorgi Chkoidze | Hooker | 17 May 1991 (aged 29) | 14 |  Lokomotiv Penza |
| Shalva Mamukashvili | Hooker | 2 October 1990 (aged 30) | 79 | Unattached |
| Nika Abuladze | Prop | 29 October 1995 (aged 25) | 0 | Qochebi |
| Beka Gigashvili | Prop | 17 February 1992 (aged 29) | 19 | Toulon |
| Guram Gogichashvili | Prop | 4 September 1998 (aged 22) | 18 | Racing 92 |
| Giorgi Kharaishvili | Prop | 13 February 1999 (aged 22) | 0 | Racing 92 |
| Giorgi Melikidze | Prop | 24 June 1996 (aged 24) | 23 | Stade Français |
| Davit Gigauri | Lock | 3 April 1994 (aged 26) | 7 | Tarbes |
| Lasha Jaiani | Lock | 21 April 1998 (aged 22) | 7 |  Wasps |
| Giorgi Javakhia | Lock | 24 September 1996 (aged 24) | 5 | Aurillac |
| Nodar Tcheishvili | Lock | 13 November 1990 (aged 30) | 27 | AIA Kutaisi |
| Mikheil Gachechiladze | Back row | 24 December 1990 (aged 30) | 13 | Enisei-STM |
| Tornike Jalaghonia | Back row | 12 December 1998 (aged 22) | 5 | Biarritz |
| Beka Saghinadze | Back row | 29 October 1998 (aged 22) | 19 | Aurillac |
| Giorgi Tkhilaishvili | Back row | 8 April 1991 (aged 29) | 60 | Batumi |
| Irakli Tskhadadze | Back row | 1 August 1996 (aged 24) | 0 | Brive |
| Mikheil Alania | Scrum-half | 19 November 2000 (aged 20) | 1 | Aurillac |
| Gela Aprasidze | Scrum-half | 14 January 1998 (aged 23) | 30 | Montpellier |
| Vasil Lobzhanidze | Scrum-half | 14 October 1996 (aged 24) | 57 | Brive |
| Tedo Abzhandadze | Fly-half | 13 June 1999 (aged 21) | 21 | Brive |
| Giorgi Babunashvili | Fly-half | 15 November 1995 (aged 25) | 0 | AIA Kutaisi |
| Lasha Khmaladze | Fly-half | 20 January 1988 (aged 33) | 85 | Batumi |
| Giorgi Kveseladze | Centre | 11 November 1997 (aged 23) | 29 | Gloucester |
| Merab Sharikadze (c) | Centre | 17 May 1993 (aged 27) | 72 | Unattached |
| Sandro Svanidze | Centre | 27 October 1998 (aged 22) | 1 | Armazi |
| Demur Tapladze | Centre | 18 March 2000 (aged 20) | 6 | Lelo Saracens |
| Mirian Modebadze | Wing | 27 October 1997 (aged 23) | 14 | AIA Kutaisi |
| Aka Tabutsadze | Wing | 18 August 1997 (aged 23) | 8 | Lelo Saracens |
| Alexander Todua | Wing | 2 November 1987 (aged 33) | 89 | Batumi |
| Soso Matiashvili | Fullback | 27 January 1993 (aged 28) | 30 | Akademia |
| Davit Niniashvili | Fullback | 14 July 2002 (aged 18) | 3 | Khvamli |
Portugal
On the 1st of March 2021, Lagisquet named a 30-man squad for the Rugby Europe Championship.[7]
Head Coach: Patrice Lagisquet
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.
| Player | Position | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club/province |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuno Mascarenhas | Hooker | 18 May 1998 (aged 22) | 19 |  Cascais |
| Mike Tadjer | Hooker | 10 March 1989 (aged 31) | 17 | Montauban |
| David Costa | Prop | 5 July 1999 (aged 21) | 6 | Direito |
| Diogo Hasse Ferreira | Prop | 17 October 1996 (aged 24) | 14 | Dijon |
| Geoffrey Moïse | Prop | 20 August 1991 (aged 29) | 1 | Pau |
| Thibault Nardi | Prop | 1 August 1997 (aged 23) | 0 | Blagnac |
| José Madeira | Lock | 19 March 2001 (aged 19) | 9 | Grenoble |
| José Rebelo de Andrade | Lock | 24 November 1997 (aged 23) | 9 | Agronomia |
| Eric dos Santos | Lock | 6 May 1993 (aged 27) | 15 | Anglet |
| Rafael Simões | Lock | 20 June 1991 (aged 29) | 8 | CDUL |
| Frederico Couto | Back row | 24 April 1993 (aged 27) | 2 | Benfica |
| Luigi Dias | Back row | 24 February 1998 (aged 23) | 0 | Dax |
| João Granate | Back row | 21 February 1997 (aged 24) | 12 | Direito |
| Manuel Picão | Back row | 10 April 1997 (aged 23) | 12 | Direito |
| Francisco Sousa | Back row | 3 March 1990 (aged 31) | 20 | Cascais |
| João Belo | Scrum-half | 2 August 1995 (aged 25) | 17 | CDUL |
| Théo Entraygues | Scrum-half | 16 October 1993 (aged 27) | 0 | Rumilly |
| Samuel Marques | Scrum-half | 8 December 1988 (aged 32) | 8 | Pau |
| Jorge Abecasis | Fly-half | 25 May 1997 (aged 23) | 10 | CDUL |
| João Lima | Fly-half | 28 August 1998 (aged 22) | 8 | Agronomia |
| Jerónimo Portela | Fly-half | 2 November 2000 (aged 20) | 4 | Direito |
| Tomás Appleton (c) | Centre | 29 July 1993 (aged 27) | 42 | CDUL |
| José Lima | Centre | 24 April 1992 (aged 28) | 34 | Carcassonne |
| Vasco Ribeiro | Centre | 13 October 1997 (aged 23) | 13 | Agronomia |
| Antonio Vidinha | Centre | 29 December 1997 (aged 23) | 15 | Cascais |
| Dany Antunes | Wing | 15 September 1997 (aged 23) | 7 | Massy |
| Rodrigo Marta | Wing | 18 November 1999 (aged 21) | 11 | Belenenses |
| Raffaele Storti | Wing | 19 December 2000 (aged 20) | 4 | Técnico |
| Simão Bento | Fullback | 21 June 2001 (aged 19) | 2 | Agronomia |
| Nuno Sousa Guedes | Fullback | 21 November 1994 (aged 26) | 18 | CDUP |
Call-ups
On the 8th of March, Duarte Diniz, Anthony Alves, Francisco Fernandes, Duarte Torgal and José Roque were called up to the squad, while Thibault Nardi returned to their club.[8]
On the 19th of March, Loïc Bournonville was called up to the squad, while Nuno Mascarenhas and Luigi Dias returned to their club.[9]
On the 6th of July, João Mateus, Bruno Rocha, Jean Sousa, Thibault de Freitas, Boaventura Almeida, Pedro Rosa, Pedro Lucas, João Freudenthal and Manuel Cardoso Pinto were called up to the squad for the first time this season, while Loïc Bournonville, Geoffrey Moïse, Eric dos Santos, Frederico Couto, José Roque, Francisco Sousa, Vasco Ribeiro, Antonio Vidinha and Simão Bento were not re-called to the national team.[10]
| Player | Position | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club/province |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loïc Bournonville | Hooker | 8 August 1993 (aged 27) | 1 | Rumilly |
| Duarte Diniz | Hooker | 8 November 1995 (aged 25) | 20 | Direito |
| Anthony Alves | Prop | 23 June 1989 (aged 31) | 19 | Grenoble |
| Francisco Fernandes | Prop | 6 September 1985 (aged 35) | 26 | Béziers |
| João Mateus | Prop | 15 July 1990 (aged 30) | 3 | Coimbra |
| Bruno Rocha | Prop | 28 September 1992 (aged 28) | 27 | Técnico |
| Jean Sousa | Lock | 7 November 1990 (aged 30) | 4 | Montauban |
| Duarte Torgal | Lock | 23 December 1997 (aged 23) | 8 | Direito |
| Boaventura Almeida | Back row | 18 April 2001 (aged 20) | 0 | Cascais |
| Thibault de Freitas | Back row | 8 January 1992 (aged 29) | 12 | Benfica |
| José Roque | Back row | 23 November 1999 (aged 21) | 4 | CDUL |
| Pedro Rosa | Back row | 25 December 1995 (aged 25) | 1 | Direito |
| Pedro Lucas | Scrum-half | 16 October 2000 (aged 20) | 5 | Direito |
| Pedro Bettencourt | Centre | 18 November 1994 (aged 26) | 20 | Oyonnax |
| Manuel Cardoso Pinto | Fullback | 7 April 1998 (aged 23) | 14 | Narbonne |
| João Freudenthal | Fullback | 28 December 1995 (aged 25) | 7 | Belenenses |
Romania
On the 2nd of March 2021, Robinson named a 36-man squad for the Rugby Europe Championship.[11]
Head Coach: Andy Robinson
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.
Call-ups
On the 9th of March, Alexandru Țiglă was called up to the squad, while Alexandru Țăruș and Marius Antonescu temporarily returned to their club, yet Julien Bartoli permanently returned to their club.[12]
On the 15th of March, Kamil Sobota was called up to the squad to replace Mihai Macovei who will temporarily return to their club while Ionel Badiu, Cristi Chirică and Dragoș Ser returned to their clubs due to injuries.[13]
On the 22nd of March, Florian Roșu and Cosmin Iliuță were called up to the squad along with Cristi Chirică who re-joined the squad while Alex Gordaș, Ionuț Mureșan, Damian Strătilă and Cătălin Fercu returned to their clubs.[14]
On the 18th of October, Florin Bărdașu, Dorin Tică, Bogdan Doroftei, Andrei Toader, Alexandru Alexe, Moa Mua Maliepo, Jason Tomane, Hinckley Vaovasa, Sioeli Lama and Marius Simionescu were called up to the squad for the first time this season while Cristi Chirică was re-called to the national team, whereas Eugen Căpățână, Johannes van Heerden, Kamil Sobota, Alexandru Țiglă and Stephen Shennan were not re-called to the national team.[15]
On the 9th of November, Robert Neagu was called up to the squad while Alex Gordaș, Dorin Tică, Bogdan Doroftei, Alexandru Alexe, Vlad Neculau, Moa Mua Maliepo, Vlăduț Popa and Sioeli Lama returned to their clubs.[16]
| Player | Position | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club/province |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florin Bârdașu | Hooker | 23 September 1991 (aged 30) | 5 |  Steaua București |
| Dorin Tică | Prop | 6 March 2001 (aged 20) | 0 |  Colorno |
| Bogdan Doroftei | Lock | 13 November 1995 (aged 25) | 0 | Steaua București |
| Florian Roșu | Lock | 20 April 1993 (aged 27) | 0 | Baia Mare |
| Andrei Toader | Lock | 17 November 1996 (aged 24) | 0 | Dinamo București |
| Alexandru Alexe | Back row | 26 August 1997 (aged 24) | 0 | Baia Mare |
| Kamil Sobota | Back row | 31 March 1992 (aged 28) | 2 | Steaua București |
| Alexandru Țiglă | Scrum-half | 19 February 1993 (aged 28) | 4 | Baia Mare |
| Moa Mua Maliepo | Centre | 12 May 1996 (aged 25) | 2 | College Rifles |
| Jason Tomane | Centre | 4 March 1995 (aged 26) | 0 | Baia Mare |
| Hinckley Vaovasa | Centre | 24 September 1998 (aged 23) | 0 | Steaua București |
| Sioeli Lama | Wing | 21 October 1995 (aged 25) | 0 | Steaua București |
| Cosmin Iliuță | Wing | 2 March 1998 (aged 23) | 0 | Steaua București |
| Robert Neagu | Wing | 20 July 1991 (aged 30) | 7 | Steaua București |
| Marius Simionescu | Wing | 5 September 1997 (aged 24) | 14 | Dinamo București |
