The 2016–17 Rugby Europe Conference is the third-level rugby union competition below the premier Championship and Trophy competitions. It is the inaugural Conference under its new format, that will see Andorra, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Israel, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta and Sweden compete for the Conference 1 title. While Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Norway, Serbia, Slovenia and Turkey will compete for the Conference 2 title.
The winners of Conference 1 North and South will play an additional match, a promotion play-off to the Trophy competition for the 2017–18 season. While the bottom placed teams of Conference 1 North and South will be relegated to Conference 2 for the following season, replacing the North and South winners of Conference 2. The team with the worst record in an aggregated Conference 2 table, will be relegated to the Development league for the following season.
Conference 1
North
Table Champions and advances toPromotion play-offRelegated PlaceNationGamesPointsTryBPLosingBPGrand SlamBPTablepointsplayedwondrawnlostforagainstdifference1440015826+13230019243019347+4620014342025698−4201094410356124−6811065400439107−680101Points were awarded to the teams as follows:Win – 4 pointsDraw – 2 points At least 3 more tries than opponent- 1 point Loss within 8 points – 1 pointLoss greater than 8 points – 0 pointsCompleting a Grand Slam – 2 points (will not be counted towards World Cup Qualification)
Fixtures
South
Table Champions and advances toPromotion play-offRelegated PlaceNationGamesPointsTryBPLosingBPGrand SlamBPTablepointsplayedwondrawnlostforagainstdifference1431014749+983001724301135100+3520014331117752+2511084410362181−1190004530034584−390101Points were awarded to the teams as follows:Win – 4 pointsDraw – 2 points At least 3 more tries than opponent- 1 point Loss within 8 points – 1 pointLoss greater than 8 points – 0 pointsCompleting a Grand Slam – 2 points (will not be counted towards World Cup Qualification)
Fixtures
Conference 2
North
Table ChampionsPossibly relegated PlaceNationGamesPointsTryBPLosingBPGrand SlamBPTablepointsplayedwondrawnlostforagainstdifference1430116142+119300152330012025+95200143310287107−201005431025593−3800045300323179−1560000Points were awarded to the teams as follows:Win – 4 pointsDraw – 2 points At least 3 more tries than opponent- 1 point Loss within 8 points – 1 pointLoss greater than 8 points – 0 pointsCompleting a Grand Slam – 2 points (will not be counted towards World Cup Qualification)
Fixtures
South
Table Champions and PromotedRelegated PlaceNationGamesPointsTryBPLosingBPGrand SlamBPTablepointsplayedwondrawnlostforagainstdifference143019054+3601013243017951+28000123420211448+66110104420277107−3010095*40040100−1000000Points were awarded to the teams as follows:Win – 4 pointsDraw – 2 points At least 3 more tries than opponent- 1 point Loss within 8 points – 1 pointLoss greater than 8 points – 0 pointsCompleting a Grand Slam – 2 points (will not be counted towards World Cup Qualification)
Fixtures
Due to financial problems could not compete. All games are counted as a 25–0 victory for the opposing side
Conference 2 aggregate table relegated PlaceNationGamesPointsBonuspointsTablepointsplayedwondrawnlostforagainstdifference122007818+60114222009913+8619333006722+45012421018254+2815521014729+1815621014851−315721013325+804821013874−36049200211104−93001040040100−10000Points were awarded to the teams as follows:Win – 4 pointsDraw – 2 points 4 or more tries – 1 point Loss within 7 points – 1 pointLoss greater than 7 points – 0 points
See also Rugby Europe International Championships 2016–17 Rugby Europe International Championships Six Nations Championship
References
External links FIRA-AER official website