2021 Rugby Europe Championship

2021 Rugby Europe Championship
2021 Rugby Europe Championship
Date	6 March 2021 – 18 December 2021
Countries	Georgia; Netherlands; Portugal; Spain; Romania; Russia
Tournament statistics
Champions	Georgia (13th title)
Grand Slam	Georgia (10th title)
Antim Cup	Georgia (14th title)
Kiseleff Cup	Russia (1st title)
Matches played	15
Attendance	35,339 (2,356 per match)
Tries scored	96 (6.4 per match)
Top point scorer(s)	Samuel Marques (74 points)
Top try scorer(s)	Raffaele Storti (7 tries)
Official website	2021 Rugby Europe Championship
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The 2021 Rugby Europe Championship was the 5th Rugby Europe Championship, the annual rugby union competition contested by the national teams of Georgia, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Spain and the Netherlands (who promoted to the Championship after defeating Belgium in the promotion/relegation play-off of the 2020 Rugby Europe Championship), and the 52nd edition of the competition (including all its previous incarnations as FIRA Tournament, Rugby Union European Cup, FIRA Nations Cup, FIRA Trophy and European Nations Cup). Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament spanned from March to December, compared to previous editions where the tournament would have been held between February and March.

This year's edition of the Rugby Europe Championship doubles as the first year of the 2023 Rugby World Cup qualifiers for the European region, where the winner and runner-up of the two-year cycle automatically qualify to the tournament as Europe 1 and Europe 2 respectively while the team in third place advances to the final qualification tournament as Europe 3.

Squads

Participants

Nation	Stadium			Head coach	Captain
Nation	Home stadium	Capacity	Location	Head coach	Captain
Georgia	Mikheil Meskhi Stadium Caucasus Arena	27,223 1,000	Tbilisi Telavi	Levan Maisashvili	Merab Sharikadze
Netherlands	NRCA Stadium	7,000	Amsterdam	Zane Gardiner	Dirk Danen
Portugal	Estádio de Rugby Jamor	2,500	Lisbon	Patrice Lagisquet	Tomás Appleton
Romania	Stadionul Arcul de Triumf Stadionul Steaua II	8,207 2,000	Bucharest	Andy Robinson	André Gorin
Russia	Fisht Olympic Stadium Kaliningrad Stadium Nizhny Novgorod Stadium	47,659 35,212 44,899	Sochi Kaliningrad Nizhny Novgorod	Lyn Jones	Vitaly Zhivatov
Spain	Estadio Nacional Complutense	12,400	Madrid	Santiago Santos	Fernando López

Table

Champions

Pos.	Team	Games				Points			Tries			TBP	LBP	GS	Table points
Pos.	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Diff	For	Against	Diff	TBP	LBP	GS	Table points
1	Georgia	5	5	0	0	153	73	+80	22	6	+16	3	0	1	24
2	Romania	5	3	0	2	136	104	+32	16	9	+7	1	1	0	14
3	Portugal	5	3	0	2	196	139	+57	25	20	+5	1	1	0	14
4	Russia	5	2	0	3	97	142	−45	11	18	−7	1	0	0	9
5	Spain	5	2	0	3	164	109	+55	21	14	+7	2	2	0	7*
6	Netherlands	5	0	0	5	73	252	−179	10	38	−28	0	0	0	0
Source - ^[1] 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 \| Completing a Grand Slam – 1 point^[2] * deducted points^[3]^[4]

Fixtures

Week 1

6 March 2021
15:00 MSK (UTC+03)

Russia	18–13	Romania (1 LBP)
Pen: Gaisin 2', 24', 45', 57', 64', 72'	Report	Try: Antonescu 7' Con: Vlaicu 8' Pen: Vlaicu 21', 76'

Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi
Attendance: 2,895
Referee: Shota Tevzadze (Georgia)


LP	1	Valery Morozov	76'
HK	2	Stanislav Sel'skiy	59'
TP	3	Kirill Gotovtsev	19'
LL	4	Andrei Ostrikov
RL	5	Bogdan Fedotko
BF	6	Nikita Vavilin
OF	7	Vladislav Perestyak	45'
N8	8	Victor Gresev (c)
SH	9	Konstantin Uzunov
FH	10	Ramil Gaisin
LW	11	Vasily Artemyev
IC	12	Kirill Golosnitsky
OC	13	German Davydov
RW	14	Andrei Karzanov
FB	15	Alexandr Budychenko
Replacements:
HK	16	Shamil Magomedov	59'
PR	17	Evgeny Mishechkin	76'
PR	18	Vladimir Podrezov	19'
LK	19	German Silenko
FL	20	Anton Sychev	45'
SH	21	Alexandr Belosludtsev
FH	22	Yuri Kushnarev
WG	23	Khetag Dzobelov
Coach:
Lyn Jones


LP	1	Ionel Badiu	41'
HK	2	Eugen Căpățână	76'
TP	3	Alexandru Țăruș	58'
LL	4	Marius Antonescu
RL	5	Adrian Moțoc	71'
BF	6	Mihai Macovei (c)
OF	7	Dragoș Ser	54'
N8	8	André Gorin
SH	9	Florin Surugiu
FH	10	Tudor Boldor
LW	11	Nicolas Onuțu
IC	12	Florin Vlaicu
OC	13	Vlăduț Popa
RW	14	Ionuț Dumitru
FB	15	Ionel Melinte	73'
Replacements:
HK	16	Ovidiu Cojocaru	76'
PR	17	Alexandru Savin	41'
PR	18	Alex Gordaș	58'
LK	19	Ionuț Mureșan
FL	20	Cristi Chirică	54'
SH	21	Gabriel Rupanu
FB	22	Daniel Plai	73'
FB	23	Paul Popoaia
Coach:
Andy Robinson

Touch judges:
Eugeniu Procopi (Moldova)
Saba Abulashvili (Georgia)
Television match official:
Tornike Gvirjishvili (Georgia)

6 March 2021
15:00 WET (UTC+00)

Portugal	16–29	Georgia (1 TBP)
Try: Marta 39' Con: Marques 40' Pen: Marques 5', 14', 44'	Report	Try: Modebadze 18' Bregvadze 29' Melikidze 50' Kharaishvili 66' Jalaghonia 80+5' Con: Matiashvili 51', 80+6'

Estádio de Rugby Jamor, Lisbon
Attendance: 0
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi (Italy)


LP	1	Geoffrey Moïse	43' to 51'	65'
HK	2	Mike Tadjer	75'
TP	3	Diogo Hasse Ferreira	70'
LL	4	Rafael Simões
RL	5	José Rebelo de Andrade	55'
BF	6	João Granate
OF	7	José Madeira
N8	8	Luigi Dias	60'
SH	9	Samuel Marques	80'
FH	10	Jerónimo Portela
LW	11	Rodrigo Marta
IC	12	Tomás Appleton (c)	65' to 75'
OC	13	José Lima
RW	14	Raffaele Storti
FB	15	Dany Antunes	75'
Replacements:
PR	16	David Costa	43' 51'	65'
HK	17	Nuno Mascarenhas	75'
PR	18	Thibault Nardi	70'
LK	19	Francisco Sousa	55'
N8	20	Eric dos Santos	60'
SH	21	Théo Entraygues	80'
FH	22	Jorge Abecasis
FB	23	Nuno Sousa Guedes	75'
Coach:
Patrice Lagisquet


LP	1	Guram Gogichashvili	60'
HK	2	Jaba Bregvadze	53'
TP	3	Giorgi Melikidze	53'
LL	4	Lasha Jaiani
RL	5	Nodar Tcheishvili	78'
BF	6	Giorgi Tkhilaishvili	55' to 65' 65'
OF	7	Beka Saghinadze
N8	8	Tornike Jalaghonia
SH	9	Gela Aprasidze	66'
FH	10	Lasha Khmaladze
LW	11	Alexander Todua
IC	12	Merab Sharikadze (c)
OC	13	Giorgi Kveseladze	35' to 45'
RW	14	Mirian Modebadze	67'
FB	15	Soso Matiashvili
Replacements:
HK	16	Shalva Mamukashvili	53'
PR	17	Beka Gigashvili	60'
PR	18	Giorgi Kharaishvili	53'
LK	19	Davit Gigauri	78'
FL	20	Irakli Tskhadadze	65'
SH	21	Mikheil Alania	66'
FH	22	Giorgi Babunashvili
WG	23	Demur Tapladze	67'
Coach:
Levan Maisashvili

Touch judges:
Federico Vedovelli (Italy)
Filippo Bertelli (Italy)
Television match official:
Stefano Roscini (Italy)

Week 2

13 March 2021
13:00 WET (UTC+00)

(1 LBP) Portugal	27–28	Romania
Try: Antunes 10' Portela 34' Storti 66' Con: Marques 11', 35', 67' Pen: Marques 17', 60'	Report	Try: Savin 49' Onuțu 74' Cojocaru 79' Con: Melinte 75', 80' Pen: Vlaicu 4', 21', 29'

Estádio de Rugby Jamor, Lisbon
Attendance: 30
Referee: Luc Ramos (France)


LP	1	Francisco Fernandes	71'
HK	2	Mike Tadjer	40+4' to 54'
TP	3	Anthony Alves	53'
LL	4	Rafael Simões	49'
RL	5	José Rebelo de Andrade	3' to 13' 32' to 39'
BF	6	João Granate
OF	7	José Madeira
N8	8	Manuel Picão
SH	9	Samuel Marques
FH	10	Jerónimo Portela	40'
LW	11	Rodrigo Marta
IC	12	Tomás Appleton (c)
OC	13	José Lima
RW	14	Raffaele Storti
FB	15	Dany Antunes	40+4' 49' 53'
Replacements:
PR	16	David Costa	71'
HK	17	Duarte Diniz	40+4' 49'
PR	18	Geoffrey Moïse	53'
LK	19	Eric dos Santos	32' 39' 49' 79'
FL	20	Francisco Sousa
SH	21	Théo Entraygues
FH	22	Jorge Abecasis	40'
FB	23	Nuno Sousa Guedes	53'
Coach:
Patrice Lagisquet


LP	1	Alexandru Savin	59'
HK	2	Eugen Căpățână	23' to 33' 54'
TP	3	Alex Gordaș	40'
LL	4	Ionuț Mureșan	68'
RL	5	Adrian Moțoc
BF	6	Johannes van Heerden
OF	7	Cristi Chirică	23'
N8	8	André Gorin (c)
SH	9	Florin Surugiu	68'
FH	10	Tudor Boldor	68'
LW	11	Nicolas Onuțu
IC	12	Florin Vlaicu	64'
OC	13	Vlăduț Popa
RW	14	Ionuț Dumitru	23' 34'
FB	15	Ionel Melinte
Replacements:
HK	16	Ovidiu Cojocaru	23' 33' 54'
PR	17	Constantin Pristăviță	59'
PR	18	Costel Burțilă	40'
LK	19	Marius Iftimiciuc	68'
FL	20	Vlad Neculau	23'
SH	21	Gabriel Rupanu	68'
FH	22	Daniel Plai	68'
CE	23	Paul Popoaia	64'
Coach:
Andy Robinson

Touch judges:
Pierre-Baptiste Nuchy (France)
Richard Duhau (France)
Television match official:
Patrick Dellac (France)

14 March 2021
12:45 CET (UTC+01)

(1 LBP) Spain	19–25	Georgia
Try: Linklater 4' Con: Güemes 4' Pen: Güemes 40', 47' Linklater 64', 69'	Report	Try: Jalaghonia 3' Tabutsadze 48' Bregvadze 67' Con: Abzhandadze 3', 68' Pen: Abzhandadze 14', 61'

Estadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid
Attendance: 0
Referee: Pierre Brousset (France)


LP	1	Fernando López (c)	40'
HK	2	Marco Pinto Ferrer	40'
TP	3	Jon Zabala	42'
LL	4	Victor Sánchez	9' 14'	18' 32'
RL	5	Manuel Mora	61'
BF	6	Kalokalo Gavidi
OF	7	Pierre Barthere	58'
N8	8	Fréderic Quercy
SH	9	Tomás Munilla	67'
FH	10	Bautista Güemes	53'
LW	11	Jordi Jorba	50'
IC	12	Álvar Gimeno
OC	13	Alejandro Alonso
RW	14	Brad Linklater
FB	15	Charly Malié
Replacements:
PR	16	Thierry Futeu	40'
HK	17	Vicento del Hoyo	40'
PR	18	Bittor Aboitiz	42'
LK	19	Aníbal Bonan	9' 14'	18' 32'
FL	20	Brice Ferrer	58'
SH	21	Kerman Aurrekoetxea	67'
FH	22	Gonzalo Vinuesa	53'
WG	23	Federico Casteglioni	50'
Coach:
Santiago Santos


LP	1	Beka Gigashvili	52'
HK	2	Shalva Mamukashvili	40'
TP	3	Giorgi Kharaishvili	52'
LL	4	Lasha Jaiani
RL	5	Davit Gigauri
BF	6	Mikheil Gachechiladze
OF	7	Irakli Tskhadadze	58'
N8	8	Tornike Jalaghonia
SH	9	Gela Aprasidze	66' 78'
FH	10	Tedo Abzhandadze
LW	11	Demur Tapladze
IC	12	Merab Sharikadze (c)
OC	13	Giorgi Kveseladze
RW	14	Aka Tabutsadze
FB	15	Davit Niniashvili
Replacements:
HK	16	Jaba Bregvadze	40'
PR	17	Guram Gogichashvili	52'
PR	18	Giorgi Melikidze	52'
LK	19	Nodar Tcheishvili
FL	20	Giorgi Tkhilaishvili	58'
SH	21	Mikheil Alania	66' 78'
FH	22	Giorgi Babunashvili
WG	23	Alexander Todua
Coach:
Levan Maisashvili

Touch judges:
Sébastien Minery (France)
Jean-Claude Labarbe (France)
Television match official:
Philippe Bonhoure (France)

Week 3

20 March 2021
13:00 KALT (UTC+02)

Russia	6–23	Georgia (1 TBP)
Pen: Gaisin 38', 48'	Report	Try: Tabutsadze 29' Abzhandadze 39' Niniashvili 60' Con: Abzhandadze 61' Pen: Abzhandadze 3', 21'

Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad
Attendance: 9,564
Referee: Andrea Piardi (Italy)


LP	1	Valery Morozov	62'
HK	2	Stanislav Sel'skiy	63'
TP	3	Vladimir Podrezov	63'
LL	4	Andrei Ostrikov
RL	5	Bogdan Fedotko	67'
BF	6	German Silenko
OF	7	Nikita Vavilin	14' 28' 41'
N8	8	Victor Gresev (c)
SH	9	Konstantin Uzunov	72'
FH	10	Ramil Gaisin
LW	11	Vasily Artemyev
IC	12	Kirill Golosnitsky	50' 53' 70'
OC	13	German Davydov
RW	14	Andrei Karzanov
FB	15	Alexandr Budychenko	66'
Replacements:
HK	16	Shamil Magomedov	63'
PR	17	Evgeny Mishechkin	63'
PR	18	Stepan Seryakov	63'
LK	19	Alexander Ilin	67'
FL	20	Anton Sychev	14' 28' 41'
SH	21	Denis Barabantsev	72'
FH	22	Yuri Kushnarev	50' 53' 70'
FB	23	Khetag Dzobelov	66'
Coach:
Lyn Jones


LP	1	Beka Gigashvili	50'
HK	2	Giorgi Chkoidze	50'
TP	3	Giorgi Melikidze	50'
LL	4	Lasha Jaiani	63'
RL	5	Davit Gigauri
BF	6	Mikheil Gachechiladze
OF	7	Giorgi Tkhilaishvili	75'
N8	8	Tornike Jalaghonia
SH	9	Gela Aprasidze	77'
FH	10	Tedo Abzhandadze	68'
LW	11	Alexander Todua
IC	12	Merab Sharikadze (c)
OC	13	Giorgi Kveseladze
RW	14	Aka Tabutsadze
FB	15	Davit Niniashvili	70'
Replacements:
HK	16	Jaba Bregvadze	50'
PR	17	Guram Gogichashvili	50'
PR	18	Giorgi Kharaishvili	50'
LK	19	Nodar Tcheishvili	63'
FL	20	Irakli Tskhadadze	75'
SH	21	Mikheil Alania	77'
FH	22	Giorgi Babunashvili	68'
FB	23	Soso Matiashvili	70'
Coach:
Levan Maisahvili

Touch judges:
Manuel Bottino (Italy)
Matteo Franco (Italy)
Television match official:
Matteo Liperini (Italy)

20 March 2021
15:00 EET (UTC+02)

Romania	22–16	Spain (1 LBP)
Try: Căpățână 60' Melinte 79' Pen: Vlaicu 25', 40', 47', 52'	Report	Try: Rouet 42' Con: Ordas 43' Pen: Ordas 8', 34', 77'

Stadionul Steaua II, Bucharest
Attendance: 50
Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)


LP	1	Alexandru Savin	73'
HK	2	Eugen Căpățână	73'
TP	3	Alexandru Țăruș
LL	4	Marius Antonescu	80'
RL	5	Adrian Moțoc
BF	6	Johannes van Heerden	77'
OF	7	Vlad Neculau
N8	8	André Gorin (c)
SH	9	Florin Surugiu
FH	10	Daniel Plai
LW	11	Nicolas Onuțu
IC	12	Florin Vlaicu
OC	13	Vlăduț Popa	40'
RW	14	Ionuț Dumitru	70'
FB	15	Ionel Melinte
Replacements:
HK	16	Ovidiu Cojocaru	73'
PR	17	Constantin Pristăviță	73'
PR	18	Alex Gordaș
LK	19	Marius Iftimiciuc	80'
FL	20	Cristi Boboc	77'
SH	21	Gabriel Rupanu
CE	22	Tudor Boldor	40'
WG	23	Paul Popoaia	70'
Coach:
Andy Robinson


LP	1	Fernando López (c)	63'
HK	2	Marco Pinto Ferrer	64'
TP	3	Jon Zabala	70'
LL	4	Lucas Guillaume
RL	5	Manuel Mora	49' to 59' 72'
BF	6	Gauthier Gibouin
OF	7	Matthew Foulds	77'
N8	8	Fréderic Quercy	58'
SH	9	Guillaume Rouet	66' to 76'
FH	10	Manuel Ordas
LW	11	Fabien Perrin
IC	12	Bautista Güemes	54'
OC	13	Álvar Gimeno
RW	14	Brad Linklater	78'
FB	15	Charly Malié	70' to 80'
Replacements:
PR	16	Thierry Futeu	63'
HK	17	Vicento del Hoyo	64'
PR	18	Bittor Aboitiz	70'
LK	19	Josh Peters	72'
FL	20	Brice Ferrer	77'
SH	21	Tomás Munilla
CE	22	Richard Stewart	54'
WG	23	Jordi Jorba	78'
Coach:
Santiago Santos

Touch judges:
Papuna Chiqaberidze (Georgia)
Giga Mshvenieradze (Georgia)
Television match official:
Sulkhan Chikhladze (Georgia)

Week 4

27 March 2021
16:00 WET (UTC+00)

Portugal	43–28	Spain
Try: Simões 28' Portela 39' Marta 47' Storti 59' Marques 77' Fernandes 80' Con: Marques 29', 40', 48', 59', 79 Pen: Marques 71'	Report	Try: Pinto Ferrer 6' Rouet 16' Linklater 36' Ordas 80' Con: Ordas 7', 17', 37', 80'

Estádio de Rugby Jamor, Lisbon
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ludovic Cayre (France)


LP	1	Geoffrey Moïse	45'
HK	2	Mike Tadjer
TP	3	Anthony Alves	68'
LL	4	José Madeira	17' to 27'
RL	5	Eric dos Santos
BF	6	João Granate	19'
OF	7	Manuel Picão
N8	8	Rafael Simões	57'
SH	9	Samuel Marques	8' to 18'
FH	10	Jerónimo Portela	79'
LW	11	Rodrigo Marta
IC	12	Tomás Appleton (c)
OC	13	José Lima	68'
RW	14	Raffaele Storti
FB	15	Nuno Sousa Guedes
Replacements:
PR	16	Francisco Fernandes	45'
HK	17	Loïc Bournonville	71'
PR	18	Diogo Hasse Ferreira	68'
FL	19	Duarte Torgal	19'
N8	20	Francisco Sousa	57'
SH	21	Théo Entraygues
FH	22	Jorge Abecasis	79'
CE	23	Dany Antunes	68'
Coach:
Patrice Lagisquet


LP	1	Fernando López (c)	45'
HK	2	Marco Pinto Ferrer	54'
TP	3	Jon Zabala	51'
LL	4	Victor Sánchez
RL	5	Manuel Mora	51'
BF	6	Lucas Guillaume
OF	7	Kalokalo Gavidi	64'
N8	8	Gautier Gibouin
SH	9	Guillaume Rouet	68'
FH	10	Manuel Ordas
LW	11	Fabien Perrin	49'
IC	12	Bautista Güemes	56'
OC	13	Álvar Gimeno
RW	14	Brad Linklater
FB	15	Charly Malié	61' to 71' 71'
Replacements:
PR	16	Thierry Futeu	45' 45' to 55'
HK	17	Vicente del Hoyo	54'
PR	18	Bittor Aboitiz	51'
LK	19	Aníbal Bonan	51'
FL	20	Matthew Foulds	64'
SH	21	Tomás Munilla	68'
CE	22	Richard Stewart	56'
FB	23	Jordi Jorba	71'
Coach:
Santiago Santos

Touch judges:
Cedric Marchat (France)
Stéphane Crapoix (France)
Television match official:
Denis Grenouillet (France)

28 March 2021
15:00 GET (UTC+04)

Georgia	28–17	Romania
Try: Penalty try 10' Gigashvili 51' Tabutsadze 70' Con: Abzhandadze 52' Pen: Abzhandadze 20', 40' Drop: Babunashvili 80'	Report	Try: Gorin 21' Căpățână 61' Con: Plai 22' Vlaicu 62' Pen: Vlaicu 44'

Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)


LP	1	Beka Gigashvili
HK	2	Shalva Mamukashvili	18'
TP	3	Giorgi Melikidze	56'
LL	4	Lasha Jaiani
RL	5	Davit Gigauri	64'
BF	6	Mikheil Gachechiladze	24'
OF	7	Beka Saghinadze
N8	8	Tornike Jalaghonia
SH	9	Gela Aprasidze
FH	10	Tedo Abzhandadze	65'
LW	11	Alexander Todua
IC	12	Merab Sharikadze (c)
OC	13	Giorgi Kveseladze
RW	14	Aka Tabutsadze
FB	15	Lasha Khmaladze
Replacements:
HK	16	Giorgi Chkoidze	24'
PR	17	Nika Abuladze
PR	18	Giorgi Kharaishvili	56'
LK	19	Nodar Tcheishvili	64'
FL	20	Giorgi Tkhilaishvili
SH	21	Mikheil Alania
FH	22	Giorgi Babunashvili	65'
FB	23	Soso Matiashvili
Coach:
Levan Maisahvili


LP	1	Alexandru Savin	6' to 16' 30'
HK	2	Ovidiu Cojocaru	54'
TP	3	Alexandru Țăruș	63'
LL	4	Marius Antonescu	72'
RL	5	Adrian Moțoc
BF	6	Cristi Chirică	56'
OF	7	Cristi Boboc
N8	8	André Gorin (c)
SH	9	Florin Surugiu	64'
FH	10	Daniel Plai
LW	11	Nicolas Onuțu	35'
IC	12	Tudor Boldor
OC	13	Alexandru Bucur
RW	14	Ionuț Dumitru
FB	15	Ionel Melinte	32'
Replacements:
HK	16	Eugen Căpățână	54'
PR	17	Constantin Pristăviță	30'
PR	18	Costel Burțilă	63'
LK	19	Marius Iftimiciuc	72'
FL	20	Johannes van Heerden	56'
SH	21	Gabriel Rupanu	64'
FB	22	Florin Vlaicu	35'
WG	23	Paul Popoaia	32'
Coach:
Andy Robinson

Touch judges:
Francisco Serra (Portugal)
José Moita (Portugal)
Television match official:
Pedro Mendes Silva (Portugal)

Week 5

26 June 2021^[5]^[6]^[7]
17:00 GET (UTC+04)

(1 TBP) Georgia	48–15	Netherlands
Try: Niniashvili 10', 72', 79' Tabutsadze 25', 65' Lobzhanidze 37' Gogichashvili 54' Javakhia 60' Con: Abzhandadze 55' Babunashvili 61', 66', 73'	Report	Try: Hop 35' v. Dijk 75' Con: Wierenga 76' Pen: Rademaker 16'

Caucasus Arena, Telavi^[8]
Attendance: 700
Referee: Alexandru Ionescu (Romania)


LP	1	Nika Khatiashvili	40'
HK	2	Jaba Bregvadze	40'
TP	3	Giorgi Melikidze	40'
LL	4	Nodar Tcheishvili
RL	5	Konstantin Mikautadze	58'
BF	6	Mikheil Gachechiladze
OF	7	Beka Saghinadze	69'
N8	8	Ilia Spanderashvili	34' to 44'
SH	9	Vasil Lobzhanidze	63'
FH	10	Tedo Abzhandadze	56'
LW	11	Mirian Modebadze
IC	12	Merab Sharikadze (c)
OC	13	Giorgi Kveseladze	63'
RW	14	Aka Tabutsadze
FB	15	Davit Niniashvili
Replacements:
HK	16	Shalva Mamukashvili	40'
PR	17	Guram Gogichashvili	40'
PR	18	Giorgi Kharaishvili	40'
LK	19	Giorgi Javakhia	58'
FL	20	Irakli Tskhadadze	69'
SH	21	Mikheil Alania	63'
CE	22	Demur Tapladze	63'
FH	23	Giorgi Babunashvili	56'
Coach:
Levan Maisahvili


LP	1	Hugo Langelaan	40'
HK	2	Ross Bennie-Coulson	73'
TP	3	Andrew Darlington	73'
LL	4	Koen Bloemen	60'
RL	5	Mark Wokke	73'
BF	6	Niels van de Ven	67'
OF	7	Wolf van Dijk	63' to 73'
N8	8	Dave Koelman
SH	9	Amir Rademaker	60'
FH	10	Mees van Oord
LW	11	Jordy Hop
IC	12	David Weersma	4' to 14'
OC	13	Bart Wierenga (c)
RW	14	Siem Noorman	9'
FB	15	Te Campbell
Replacements:
HK	16	Michael Mbaud	73'
PR	17	Lodi Buijs	40'
PR	18	Delano van der Sligte	73'
LK	19	Marijn Huis	60'
FL	20	Jim Boelrijk	73'
SH	21	Hugo Schöller	60'
WG	22	Daily Limmen	9'
FL	23	Blake Nightingale	67'
Coach:
Zane Gardiner

Touch judges:
Mihai Văcaru (Romania)
Vlad Iordăchescu (Romania)
Television match official:
Cristian Răduță (Romania)

Week 6

10 July 2021
15:00 CEST (UTC+02)

Netherlands	28–61	Portugal (1 TBP)
Try: Wierenga 37' Campbell 54', 84' Hop 65' Con: Weersma 38', 54', 66', 85'	Report	Try: Tadjer 2' Storti 12', 14', 60', 75', 80' Marta 37', 50', 67' Con: Marques 9', 13', 15', 40', 51', 61', 68', 76'

NRCA Stadium, Amsterdam
Attendance: 1,600 ^[9]
Referee: Aled Evans (Wales)


LP	1	Hugo Langelaan	73'
HK	2	Ross Bennie-Coulson	73'
TP	3	Andrew Darlington	40'
LL	4	Koen Bloemen
RL	5	Christopher van Leeuwen	62'
BF	6	Dirk Danen (c)	49'
OF	7	Niels van de Ven
N8	8	Dave Koelman	17'
SH	9	Amir Rademaker	62'
FH	10	Mees van Oord
LW	11	Jordy Hop
IC	12	David Weersma
OC	13	Daily Limmen	73'
RW	14	Bart Wierenga
FB	15	Te Campbell
Replacements:
HK	16	Michael Mbaud	73'
PR	17	Robin Moenen	40'
PR	18	Lodi Buijs	73'
LK	19	Mark Wokke	62'
N8	20	Marijn Huis	17'
FL	21	Blake Nightingale	49'
SH	22	Hugo Schöller	62'
CE	23	Robbin Schut	73'
Coach:
Zane Gardiner


LP	1	Francisco Fernandes	62'
HK	2	Mike Tadjer	71'
TP	3	Anthony Alves	55'
LL	4	José Madeira
RL	5	Jean Sousa	71'
BF	6	João Granate
OF	7	Rafael Simões
N8	8	Thibault de Freitas	66'
SH	9	Samuel Marques	78'
FH	10	Jerónimo Portela
LW	11	Rodrigo Marta
IC	12	Tomás Appleton (c)
OC	13	José Lima	66'
RW	14	Raffaele Storti
FB	15	Nuno Sousa Guedes	69'
Replacements:
PR	16	David Costa	62'
HK	17	Duarte Diniz	71'
PR	18	Diogo Hasse Ferreira	55'
LK	19	José Rebelo de Andrade	71'
N8	20	Manuel Picão	66'
SH	21	Pedro Lucas	78'
FB	22	Manuel Cardoso Pinto	69'
CE	23	Pedro Bettencourt	66'
Coach:
Patrice Lagisquet

Touch judges:
Gareth Newman (Wales)
Dewi Phillips (Wales)
Television match official:
Sean Brickell (Wales)

Week 7

17 July 2021
13:30 MSK (UTC+03)

Russia	26–49	Portugal
Try: Gresev 29' Silenko 38', 59' Sychev 77' Con: Kushnarev 30', 39', 77	Report	Try: Appleton 7' Granate 15' Lima 45' Simões 56' Penalty try 61' Portela 67' Con: Marques 8', 16', 46', 68' Pen: Marques 3', 32', 50'

Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Ben Blain (Scotland)


LP	1	Valery Morozov	66'
HK	2	Shamil Magomedov	14'
TP	3	Vladimir Podrezov	63'
LL	4	Evgeny Elgin	65'
RL	5	German Silenko	60'
BF	6	Nikita Bekov
OF	7	Nikita Vavilin	12' to 22'
N8	8	Victor Gresev (c)
SH	9	Konstantin Uzunov	78'
FH	10	Ramil Gaisin	12'
LW	11	Andrei Karzanov
IC	12	Dmitry Gerasimov
OC	13	Denis Simplikevich	54'
RW	14	German Davydov
FB	15	Nikita Churashov	61' to 71'
Replacements:
HK	16	Shamil Davudov	14'
PR	17	Evgeny Mishechkin	66'
PR	18	Magomed Davudov	63'
LK	19	Vadim Zharkov	60'
FL	20	Anton Sychev	65'
SH	21	Stepan Khokhlov	78'
FH	22	Yuri Kushnarev	12'
CE	23	Luc Brocas	54'
Coach:
Lyn Jones


LP	1	Francisco Fernandes	50'
HK	2	Mike Tadjer	68' 78'
TP	3	Anthony Alves	50'
LL	4	José Madeira	26' to 36'
RL	5	Jean Sousa
BF	6	João Granate	68'
OF	7	Rafael Simões	63'
N8	8	Thibault de Freitas	78'
SH	9	Samuel Marques
FH	10	Jerónimo Portela
LW	11	Rodrigo Marta
IC	12	Tomás Appleton (c)
OC	13	José Lima	73'
RW	14	Raffaele Storti
FB	15	Nuno Sousa Guedes	65'
Replacements:
PR	16	David Costa	50'
HK	17	Duarte Diniz	68'
PR	18	Diogo Hasse Ferreira	50' 73' to 83'
FL	19	José Rebelo de Andrade	68'
FL	20	Manuel Picão	63'
SH	21	Pedro Lucas
FB	22	Manuel Cardoso Pinto	65'
CE	23	Pedro Bettencourt	73'
Coach:
Patrice Lagisquet

Touch judges:
Alexandru Ionescu (Romania)
Radu Petrescu (Romania)
Television match official:
Charles Samson (Scotland)

Week 8

6 November 2021
15:00 CET (UTC+01)

Netherlands	8–35	Russia (1 TBP)
Try: van der Avoird 58' Pen: Weersma 42'	Report	Try: Zhivatov 8' Brocas 28' Karzanov 43' Morozov 51' Ivanov 54' Con: Gaisin 9', 29', 44', 52', 55'

NRCA Stadium, Amsterdam
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Keith Allen (Scotland)


LP	1	Hugo Langelaan	70'
HK	2	Mark Darlington	52'
TP	3	Andrew Darlington	56'
LL	4	Christopher van Leeuwen
RL	5	Jim Boelrijk	52'
BF	6	Dirk Danen (c)	63'
OF	7	Wolf van Dijk
N8	8	Niels van de Ven	70'
SH	9	Amir Rademaker	56'
FH	10	David Weersma	52'
LW	11	Daan van der Avoird
IC	12	Oliva Sialau
OC	13	Bart Wierenga
RW	14	Jordy Hop
FB	15	Te Campbell
Replacements:
HK	16	Ross Bennie-Coulson	52'
PR	17	Robin Moenen	70'
PR	18	Lodi Buijs	56'
LK	19	Rikkert Verhofstad	70'
FL	20	Blake Nightingale	52'
FL	21	Christopher Raymond	63'
SH	22	Hugo Schöller	56'
FH	23	Mees van Oord	52'
Coach:
Zane Gardiner


LP	1	Valery Morozov	68'
HK	2	Alexander Ivanov	70'
TP	3	Kirill Gotovtsev	65'
LL	4	Igor Zykov	68'
RL	5	German Silenko
BF	6	Vitaly Zhivatov (c)
OF	7	Artémy Gallo	70'
N8	8	Nikita Vavilin
SH	9	Konstantin Uzunov	72'
FH	10	Ramil Gaisin	72'
LW	11	Andrei Karzanov
IC	12	Kirill Golosnitsky
OC	13	Luc Brocas
RW	14	Daniil Potikhanov	65' to 75' 75'
FB	15	German Davydov
Replacements:
HK	16	Alishan Umarov	70'
PR	17	Evgeny Mishechkin	68'
PR	18	Vladimir Podrezov	65'
LK	19	Alexander Ilin	68'
FL	20	Anton Sychev	70'
SH	21	Stepan Khokhlov	72'
FH	22	Yuri Kushnarev	72'
WG	23	Victor Kononov	75'
Coach:
Lyn Jones

Touch judges:
David Sutherland (Scotland)
Graeme Ormiston (Scotland)
Television match official:
Neil Paterson (Scotland)

Week 9

13 November 2021
17:30 EET (UTC+02)

(1 TBP) Romania	56–15	Netherlands
Try: Simionescu 10' Dumitru 19', 48', 56' Cojocaru 29', 43' Vaovasa 31' Bărdașu 80' Con: Melinte 11', 20', 30', 32', 44', 49', 57', 80'	Report	Try: Bloemen 25' van de Avoird 71' Con: van Oord 26' Pen: van Oord 35'

Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest^[10]
Attendance: 0
Referee: Peter Martin (Ireland)


LP	1	Constantin Pristăviță	60'
HK	2	Ovidiu Cojocaru	60'
TP	3	Vasile Bălan	60'
LL	4	Marius Antonescu	73'
RL	5	Adrian Moțoc
BF	6	Cristi Chirică
OF	7	Mihai Macovei (c)	29' to 32'
N8	8	André Gorin	65'
SH	9	Gabriel Rupanu	49'
FH	10	Daniel Plai
LW	11	Marius Simionescu
IC	12	Jason Tomane
OC	13	Hinckley Vaovasa	57'
RW	14	Ionuț Dumitru	65'
FB	15	Ionel Melinte
Replacements:
HK	16	Florin Bărdașu	60'
PR	17	Alexandru Savin	60'
PR	18	Costel Burțilă	60'
LK	19	Marius Iftimiciuc	73'
N8	20	Florian Roșu	29' 32' 65'
SH	21	Florin Surugiu	49'
CE	22	Taylor Gontineac	57'
WG	23	Paul Popoaia	65'
Coach:
Andy Robinson


LP	1	Hugo Langelaan	73'
HK	2	Ross Bennie-Coulson	57'
TP	3	Andrew Darlington	60'
LL	4	Koen Bloemen
RL	5	Louis Bruinsma	52'
BF	6	Wolf van Dijk
OF	7	Blake Nightingale	52'
N8	8	Dirk Danen (c)	58'
SH	9	Hugo Schöller	57'
FH	10	Mees van Oord	57'
LW	11	Daan van der Avoird
IC	12	Oliva Sialau
OC	13	Bart Wierenga
RW	14	Jordy Hop
FB	15	Te Campbell
Replacements:
HK	16	Ross Bennie-Coulson	57'
PR	17	Robin Moenen	73'
PR	18	Lodi Buijs	60'
LK	19	Marijn Huis	52'
FL	20	Niels van de Ven	52'
N8	21	Christopher Raymond	58'
SH	22	Amir Rademaker	57'
FH	23	Storm Carroll	57'
Coach:
Zane Gardiner

Touch judges:
Nigel Correll (Ireland)
Stuart Douglas (Ireland)
Television match official:
Leo Colgan (Ireland)

14 November 2021
12:45 CET (UTC+01)

(1 TBP) Spain	49–12	Russia
Try: Pinto Ferrer 7' Gimeno 23' Mora 35', 44' Perrin 62' Losada 67' Aboitiz 73' Con: Güemes 7', 23', 36', 45' Ordas 63', 68', 73'	Report	Try: Uzonov 47' Kononov 65' Con: Golov 65'

Estadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid^[11]
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Ben Breakspear (Wales)


LP	1	Fernando López (c)	50'
HK	2	Marco Pinto Ferrer	64'
TP	3	Jon Zabala	66'
LL	4	Manuel Mora	66' 80'
RL	5	Lucas Guillaume
BF	6	Gautier Gibouin
OF	7	Matthew Foulds
N8	8	Afaese Tauli	43'
SH	9	Guillaume Rouet	64'
FH	10	Bautista Güemes	47'
LW	11	Gauthier Minguillon	68'
IC	12	Álvar Gimeno	41' to 51'
OC	13	Fabien Perrin
RW	14	Joan Losada
FB	15	J. W. Bell
Replacements:
PR	16	Thierry Futeu	50'
HK	17	Santiago Ovejero	64'
PR	18	Bittor Aboitiz	66'
LK	19	Victor Sánchez	66'
N8	20	Facundo Domínguez	43' 80'
SH	21	Tomás Munilla	64'
FH	22	Manuel Ordas	47'
WG	23	Jordi Jorba	68'
Coach:
Santiago Santos


LP	1	Valery Morozov	10'
HK	2	Alexander Ivanov	41' 73'
TP	3	Kirill Gotovtsev	55'
LL	4	Igor Zykov	55'
RL	5	German Silenko
BF	6	Vitaly Zhivatov (c)	16'
OF	7	Artémy Gallo	34' to 44'
N8	8	Nikita Vavilin	58'
SH	9	Konstantin Uzunov	65'
FH	10	Ramil Gaisin	68'
LW	11	Andrei Karzanov
IC	12	Kirill Golosnitsky	63'
OC	13	Luc Brocas
RW	14	Daniil Potikhanov
FB	15	German Davydov
Replacements:
HK	16	Dmitry Parkhomenko	41' 73'
PR	17	Evgeny Mishechkin	16'
PR	18	Vladimir Podrezov	55'
LK	19	Alexander Ilin	55'
N8	20	Anton Sychev	58'
SH	21	Stepan Khokhlov	65'
FH	22	Alexei Golov	68'
CE	23	Victor Kononov	63'
Coach:
Lyn Jones

Touch judges:
Jason Bessant (Wales)
Tom Spurrier (Wales)
Television match official:
Wayne Davies (Wales)

Week 10

18 December 2021^[12]
14:00 CET (UTC+01)

Netherlands	7–52	Spain (1 TBP)
	Report

NRCA Stadium, Amsterdam
Attendance: 0
Referee: Eoghan Cross (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Andrew Cole (Ireland)
Jonny Erskine (Ireland)
Television match official:
Colin Stanley (Ireland)

International broadcasters

Country	Broadcaster	Summary
Georgia	Rugby TV Imedi TV	All games exclusively live and free on Rugby TV and Imedi TV
Netherlands	Ziggo	All games exclusively live and free on Ziggo
Portugal	RTP2 Rugby TV Portugal	Home games live and free on RTP2 and Rugby TV Portugal
Romania	TVR	All games exclusively live and free on TVR 1
Russia	Match TV Sportrecs.com	All games exclusively broadcast on Match TV and streamed for free on Sportrecs.com
Spain	GOL TEN	Home games live and free on either GOL or TEN, deferred broadcasts on GOL
Europe	Rugby Europe	All games exclusively streamed and free on Rugby Europe (registration required). Some games are streamed and free on Rugby Europe Youtube channel

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[3] "Independent Judicial Committee decision: Rugby World Cup 2023 European qualifying ｜ Rugby World Cup 2023".

[4] "WR Independent Judicial Committee decision: RWC 2023 European qualifying".

[2021-schedule-rugby-europe-5] "2021 Rugby Europe Championship Fixtures announced".

[new-dates-unveiled-for-rugby-europe-6] "New dates unveiled for Rugby Europe Championship".

[Netherlands-7] "Netherlands confirm REC home fixtures".

[georgia-rugby-8] "ზაფხულის სანაკრებო სეზონი თელავში გაიხსნება". 18 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.

[9] "2020/21 Men - Women Rugby Europe International Championships Game Sheet - Netherlands v Portugal" (PDF). Rugby Europe. 10 July 2021.

[10] "Stejarii vor întâlni Uruguay, Țările de Jos și Tonga în meciurile din luna noiembrie, pe Stadionul Național de Rugby Arcul de Triumf". Rugby Romania (in Romanian). 5 October 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.

[11] "Italia A, Fiyi y Rusia, rivales en un otoño de nivel para el XV del León en Madrid". FER (in Spanish). 4 October 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.

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