2024–25 Rugby Europe Trophy
European national rugby tournament
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The 2024–25 Rugby Europe Trophy is the seventh season of the second premier rugby union competition for European national teams outside the Six Nations Championship which itself is a part of the Rugby Europe International Championships. The confirmed teams that are competing include Czechia, Croatia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Poland and Sweden.
Date26 October 2024 - 12 April 2025
Countries
Croatia
Czech Republic
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Poland
Sweden
Croatia
Czech Republic
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Poland
SwedenMatches played15
| 2024–25 Rugby Europe Trophy | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 26 October 2024 - 12 April 2025 | ||
| Countries | Croatia Czech Republic Lithuania Luxembourg Poland Sweden | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Champions | Poland (2nd title) | ||
| Matches played | 15 | ||
| Attendance | 9,750 (650 per match) | ||
| Tries scored | 116 (7.73 per match) | ||
| |||
Participants
| Nation | Stadium | Head coach | Captain | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home stadium | Capacity | Location | |||
| Croatia |
Stadion Lučko | 1,500 | Zagreb |  Anthony Posa |
Nik Jurišić |
| Czech Republic |
Markéta Stadium | 10,000 | Prague | Miroslav Němeček |
Dan Hošek |
| Lithuania |
Šiauliai Rugby Academy Stadium Aukštaitija Stadium |
4,000 6,600 |
Šiauliai Panevėžys |
Gediminas Marcišauskas |
Tautvydas Krasauskas |
| Luxembourg |
Stade de Luxembourg | 9,471 | Luxembourg | Alexandre Benedetti |
Christian Olsen |
| Poland |
Narodowy Stadion Rugby | 2,425 | Gdynia |  Christian Hitt |
Piotr Zeszutek |
| Sweden |
Trelleborg Rugby Arena | 2,000 | Trelleborg |  Alex Laybourne |
Axel Kalling-Smith |
Table
| Champions |
| Relegated to Rugby Europe Conference |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poland |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 182 | 90 | +92 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 22 |
| 2 | Sweden |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 192 | 113 | +79 | 26 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 19 |
| 3 | Czech Republic |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 164 | 89 | +75 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
| 4 | Croatia |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 147 | 203 | −56 | 22 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | Lithuania |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 105 | 182 | −77 | 13 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | Luxembourg |
5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 95 | 208 | −113 | 11 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Source: Rugby Europe[1]
Rules for classification:
If two teams have the same number of points the best ranked will be: 1) match points in the games played between the tied Unions; 2) tries in the games played between the tied Unions; 3) match points difference in all pool games; 4) tries difference for in all pool games; 5) match points for in all pool games.
If three or more teams have same number of points, the best ranked will be: 1) match points difference in all pool games; 2) tries for in all pool games; 4) match points for in all pool games.
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[2]
Rules for classification:
If two teams have the same number of points the best ranked will be: 1) match points in the games played between the tied Unions; 2) tries in the games played between the tied Unions; 3) match points difference in all pool games; 4) tries difference for in all pool games; 5) match points for in all pool games.
If three or more teams have same number of points, the best ranked will be: 1) match points difference in all pool games; 2) tries for in all pool games; 4) match points for in all pool games.
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[2]
Fixtures
| 26 October 2024 14:00 EEST (UTC+2) |
| (1 TBP) Lithuania | 47–20 | Luxembourg |
| Repjrt |
| Siauliai Rugby Academy Stadium, Šiauliai Attendance: n/a Referee: Adrian Pawlik (Poland) |
| 26 October 2024 14:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Sweden | 22–16 | Czech Republic (1 LBP) |
| Report |
| Trelleborg Rugby Arena, Trelleborg Attendance: 600 Referee: Andrei Gheorghe (Romania) |
| 2 November 2024 14:00 EET (UTC+2) |
| Lithuania | 19–46 | Sweden (1 TBP) |
| Report |
| Aukštaitija Stadium, Panevėžys Attendance: 300 Referee: Francisco Serra (Portugal) |
| 9 November 2024 14:00 CET (UTC +1) |
| Czech Republic | 49–26 | Croatia |
| Report |
| Markéta Stadium, Prague Attendance: 500 Referee: Adele Robert (Belgium) |
| 16 November 2024 14:00 CET (UTC +1) |
| Croatia | 31–42 | Sweden |
| Report |
| Stadion Lučko, Zagreb Attendance: 300 Referee: Maria Latos (Germany) |
| 16 November 2024 16:00 CET (UTC +1) |
| (1 TBP) Poland | 40–13 | Lithuania |
| Report |
| Narodowy Stadion Rugby, Gdynia Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Edwin Van Der Spek (Netherlands) |
| 23 November 2024 14:00 CET (UTC +1) |
| Croatia | 32–23 | Lithuania |
| Report |
| Stadion Lučko, Zagreb Attendance: 200 Referee: Eugeniu Procopi (Moldova) |
| 23 November 2024 20:15 CET (UTC +1) |
| (1 LBP) Czech Republic | 15–22 | Poland |
| Report |
| Markéta Stadium, Prague Attendance: 200 Referee: Papuna Chiqaberidze (Georgia) |
| 30 November 2024 18:00 CET (UTC+1) |
| Luxembourg | 31–31 | Croatia |
| Report |
| Stade de Luxembourg, Luxembourg Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Phila Bitterhout (Netherlands) |
| 22 February 2025 16:00 CET (UTC +1) |
| (1 TBP) Poland | 58–27 | Croatia |
| Report |
| Narodowy Stadion Rugby, Gdynia Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Inigo Atorrasagasti (Spain) |
| 8 March 2025 14:00 CET (UTC +1) |
| (1 TBP) Czech Republic | 40–16 | Luxembourg |
| Report |
| Markéta Stadium, Prague Attendance: 300 Referee: Diogo Miranda (Portugal) |
| 29 March 2025 14:00 EET (UTC+2) |
| Lithuania | 3–44 | Czech Republic (1 TBP) |
| Report |
| Siauliai Rugby Academy Stadium, Šiauliai Attendance: 500 Referee: Ethan Glass (Switzerland) |
| 29 March 2025 18:00 CET (UTC+1) |
| Luxembourg | 18–57 | Sweden (1 TBP) |
| Report |
| Stade de Luxembourg, Luxembourg Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Saba Makharadze (Georgia) |
| 5 April 2025 18:00 CEST (UTC+1) |
| Luxembourg | 10–33 | Poland |
| Report |
| Stade de Luxembourg, Luxembourg Attendance: 900 Referee: Eki Fanlo (Spain) |
| 12 April 2025 15:00 CEST (UTC+1) |
| (1 LBP) Sweden | 25–29 | Poland |
| Report |
| Trelleborg Rugby Arena, Trelleborg[3] Attendance: 850 Referee: Nicolae Fratila (Romania) |