2018–19 Rugby Europe International Championships
The 2018–19 Rugby Europe International Championships is the European Championship for tier 2 and tier 3 rugby union nations. The 2018–19 season is the third of its new format and structure, where all Levels play on a one-year cycle, replacing the old format of a two-year cycle, with the teams playing each other both home and away.
| 2018–19 Rugby Europe International Championships | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | September 2018 – June 2019 | ||
| Countries | 35 | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Champions | Championship Georgia (11) Trophy Portugal (3) Conference 1 Ukraine (1) Malta (3) Conference 2 Latvia (2) Slovenia (2) Development Turkey (1) | ||
| Antim Cup | Georgia (12th title) | ||
| Matches played | 72 | ||
| Attendance | 114,468 (1,590 per match) | ||
| Tries scored | 454 (6.31 per match) | ||
| Top point scorer(s) | Championship Florin Vlaicu (34) Trophy Jorge Abecassis (49) Conference Petar Nikolov (60) Development Mihraç Ertürk (24) | ||
| Top try scorer(s) | Championship Mirian Modebadze (4) Trophy João Belo (5) Rodrigo Marta (5) Conference Ivayilo Ivanov (4) Edisher Jamrulidze (4) Blaž Pilko (4) Development Mihraç Ertürk (4) | ||
| Official website | Rugby Europe | ||
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After the eligibility controversy of the 2018 Championship season, and the following points deduction, Romania faced and defeated Portugal in the relegation play-off to determine the last competitor for the 2019 Championship edition.
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