2019 Rugby World Cup – Europe qualification

Qualifying for the 2019 Rugby World Cup for European Rugby will begin in September 2016, where 5 teams will compete for one direct qualification spot into the final tournament, and a further 26 teams competing, along side the initial 5 teams, for a place in the Europe/Oceania play-off and or repechage.

Format

The Rugby Europe Championship, controlled by Rugby Europe, will be the regional qualification tournament for Rugby World Cup 2019, with the Championship, Trophy and Conference 1 and 2 being involved in the process. The 2016/17 (or 2017 for the Championship) will be the sole season used for the qualification process before the round final's take place in May 2017. The respective winners of Round 1A and 1B, Rugby Europe Conference 2 North and South, will progress to the Round 1 Final. The overall winner of Round 1, will advance to the Round 2 Final, where they will play against the winner of Conference 1. The overall winner of Round 2 will advance to the Round 3 Finals, and will play against the winner of the Rugby Europe Trophy tournament, where the winner of that final will parachute down to Round 5. The winner of Round 4, Rugby Europe Championship, will qualifying directly to the World Cup as Europe 1, while the runner up will advance to Round 5. Round 5 will see the winner of Round 3 and the runner-up of Round 4 play against each other to earn the right to progress to the Europe/Oceania play-off.

Entrants

Thirty one teams will compete for the 2019 Rugby World Cup – European qualification.

Nation Rank
(19 June 2016) 		Begins play Qualifying status
 Andorra 62 22 October 2016 Eliminated by Israel on 12 November 2016
 Austria 87 8 October 2016
 Belgium 25 18 February 2017
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 74 8 October 2016
 Croatia 54 29 October 2016
 Cyprus NR 29 October 2016 Eliminated by Israel on 12 November 2016
 Czech Republic 34 3 September 2016
 Denmark 88 8 October 2016
 England 2 N/A Qualified with Top 12 finish at 2015 World Cup
 Estonia NR 1 October 2016
 Finland 97 8 October 2016
 France 7 N/A Qualified with Top 12 finish at 2015 World Cup
 Georgia 11 N/A Qualified with Top 12 finish at 2015 World Cup
 Germany 26 11 February 2017
 Hungary 82 1 October 2016
 Ireland 6 N/A Qualified with Top 12 finish at 2015 World Cup
 Israel 63 5 November 2016
 Italy 13 N/A Qualified with Top 12 finish at 2015 World Cup
 Latvia 51 22 October 2016
 Lithuania 45 5 November 2016
 Luxembourg 59 22 October 2016
 Malta 48 22 October 2016
 Moldova 32 12 November 2016
 Netherlands 35 5 November 2016
 Norway 90 8 October 2016
 Poland 27 24 September 2016
 Portugal 30 19 November 2016
 Romania 16 11 February 2017
 Russia 21 12 February 2017
 Scotland 8 N/A Qualified with Top 12 finish at 2015 World Cup
 Serbia 79 29 October 2016
 Slovenia 67 29 October 2016
 Spain 23 12 February 2017
 Sweden 58 3 September 2016
  Switzerland 31 19 November 2016
 Turkey NR 5 November 2016
 Ukraine 27 24 September 2016 Eliminated by Moldova on 12 November 2016
 Wales 5 N/A Qualified with Top 12 finish at 2015 World Cup

Round 1: Rugby Europe Conference 2

Round 1A: North

Advances to Round 1 Final
Place Nation Games Points Bonus
points		 Table
points
played won drawn lost for against diff
1 Hungary22007818+6019
2 Finland21018254+2815
3 Denmark21013325+815
4 Norway21014851–304
5 Estonia200211104–9700
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

Round 1B: South

Advances to Round 1 Final
Place Nation Games Points Bonus
points		 Table
points
played won drawn lost for against diff
1 Slovenia11007413+6115
2 Austria11002922+704
3 Bosnia and Herzegovina10012229–711
4 Turkey000000000
5 Serbia10011374-6100
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

Round 1 Final

20th May 2017
Winner Round 1A v Winner Round 1B
TBD

Round 2: Rugby Europe Conference 1

Round 2A: North

Advances to Conference Final
Place Nation Games Points Bonus
points		 Table
points
played won drawn lost for against diff
1 Czech Republic22007120+5119
2 Latvia21013735+225
3 Sweden21013356–2315
4 Lithuania21011721–404
5 Luxembourg20022450–2611
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

Round 2B: South

Advances to Conference Final
Place Nation Games Points Bonus
points		 Table
points
played won drawn lost for against diff
1 Malta22009418+76210
2 Israel22006144+1719
3 Croatia21016338+2526
4 Cyprus20023169–3800
5 Andorra200230110–8000
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

Round 2 Final

20th May 2017
Winner Round 2A v Winner Round 2B
TBD

Round 3

27 May 2017
Winner Round 1 v Winner Round 2
TBD

Round 4

Round 4A: Rugby Europe Trophy

Advances to Round 4 Final
Place Nation Games Points Bonus
points		 Table
points
played won drawn lost for against diff
1 Netherlands22009829+69210
2 Moldova31029788+926
3 Poland1100220+2204
4 Portugal11002810+1804
5  Switzerland21013954-1504
6 Ukraine300327130–10300
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

Round 4 Final

November 2017
Winner Round 3 v Winner Round 4A
TBD

Round 5: Rugby Europe Championship

For the Rugby Europe Championship teams, results will be considered on a 2-year aggregate from the 2017 and 2018 seasons, with the winner advancing to the Rugby World Cup and the runner-up advancing to the Round 6 playoffs.[1]

Qualified as Europe 1
Advances to Round 6
Place Nation Games Points Bonus
points		 Table
points
played won drawn lost for against diff
1 Belgium000000+000
2 Germany000000+000
3 Romania000000+000
4 Russia000000+000
5 Spain000000+000
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

Round 6: Final play-off

The winner of this play-off, advances to the Europe/Oceania play-off.

April / May 2018
Winner Round 4 v Runner-up Round 5
TBD

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/qualifying/europe/bracket

External links

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