2018–19 Rugby Europe Trophy

The 2018–19 Rugby Europe Trophy is the second-level rugby union competition below the premier Championship. It is the third Trophy competition under its new format, that will see Czech Republic, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, and Switzerland compete for the title, and a place in the Championship-Trophy promotion play-off.

2018-19 Rugby Europe Trophy
Date28 September 2018 – 14 April 2019
Countries
  •  Czech Republic
  •  Lithuania
  •  Netherlands
  •  Poland
  •  Portugal
  •   Switzerland
Tournament statistics
Champions Portugal (3rd title)
Grand Slam Portugal (3)
Matches played14
Attendance29,521 (2,109 per match)
Tries scored94 (6.71 per match)
Top point scorer(s) Jorge Abecassis (49)
Top try scorer(s) João Belo (5)
Rodrigo Marta (5)
Official website2018-19 Rugby Europe International Championships
2017–18 (Previous) (Next) 2019–20

This year's competition sees Lithuania joining the Trophy after winning the Trophy-Conference 1 promotion play-off against Malta. After the Championship-Trophy promotion play-off of the 2017-18 season, which was played on 3 November 2018 between Portugal and Romania after the eligibility case of the 2018 Rugby Europe Championship, Portugal remained on the Trophy level and lost the relegation play-off for the second year in a row.

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