2017–18 Rugby Europe International Championships

Date

October 2017 – May 2018

Countries

Tournament statistics

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Champions
Advances Promotion/ Relegation play-off

Champions and advances to Promotion/ Relegation play-off
Relegated

Champions and advances to Promotion play-off
Relegated

Champions and advances to Promotion play-off
Relegated

Champions and Promoted
Relegation play-offs

Champions and Promoted
Relegation play-offs

Champions and Promoted

The 2017–18 Rugby Europe International Championships is the European Championship for tier 2 and tier 3 rugby union nations. The 2017–18 season is the second 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.

For all teams competing in the Championship, except for Georgia, this year's edition of the Rugby Europe International Championships doubles as the second year of 2019 Rugby World Cup qualifiers for the European region, where the winner of the two year cycle, excluding Georgia, automatically qualifies to the tournament as Europe 1. All other teams remain in contention, playing in their respective leagues, but also playing in World Cup play-offs, for the right to play in the Europe/Oceania play-off against Oceania 3.

Pre-tournament World Rugby rankings in parentheses.

Championship

Conference 1
North

Conference 2
North

Development

Trophy

South

Legend:
* Champion of 2016-17 season; ↑ Promoted from lower division during 2016-17 season; • Division Champion but not promoted during 2016-17 season; ‡ Last place inside own division but not relegated during 2016-17 season; ↓ Relegated from higher division during 2016-17season

The six teams participating in the 2018 Championship remain the same as the 2017 season, after Belgium survived a relegation threat by defeating Portugal in a playoff in May 2017.

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