2019–20 Rugby Europe International Championships


The 2019–20 Rugby Europe International Championships is the European Championship for tier 2 and tier 3 rugby union nations. The 2019–20 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.
After their win against Germany in the relegation play-off of the 2019 Championship season, Portugal was promoted to the Championship for 2020.
On 12 March 2020, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Rugby Europe announced a suspension of all its matches and tournaments from 13 March 2020 until 15 April 2020. On 26 March, Rugby Europe decided to extend the suspension of all its matches and tournaments indefinitely. On 8 April, Rugby Europe Board of Directors decided to call off the season of Men's Senior XV Conference 1, Conference 2 and Development. There will be no promotion or relegation this year. The same pools will be kept for the 2020–21 season.

Countries

Pre-tournament World Rugby rankings in parentheses. Conference as of 16 September 2019. Trophy as of 21 October 2019. After winning the relegation play-off between the winner of the 2019 Trophy, Portugal, and the last placed 2019 Championship team, Germany, and the win by the former Germany go relegated to the Trophy level, whereas Portugal was promoted to the Championship. Following the 2018–19 season and the promotion of Turkey as well as the relegation of Slovakia, Rugby Europe no changes to the reallocated groups were made, after last year's switch by Austria from Conference 2 South to Conference 2 North for the 2018–19 Conference season.
Championship
Conference 1

North
Conference 2

North
Development
Trophy
South
South
Legend:
Matches

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2019–20 Rugby Europe Trophy

Matches

2019–20 Rugby Europe Conference

Conference 1

Conference 1 North

Matches

Conference 1 South

Matches

Conference 2

Conference 2 North

Matches

Conference 2 South

Matches

2020 Rugby Europe Development

Matches

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Play-offs

Championship–Trophy promotion play-off

Trophy–Conference 1 promotion play-off