2022 Rugby Europe Championship
The 2022 Rugby Europe Championship was the sixth Rugby Europe Championship, the annual rugby union for the top European national teams outside the Six Nations Championship, and the 52nd edition of the competition.
The 2022 Championship was contested by Georgia, The Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Russia and Spain.
Georgia enter the tournament as defending champions. They topped the table after winning all of their matches in the 2021 tournament, claiming their 13th title and 10th Grand Slam as a result.
As in several other sports, Russia were disqualified after Week 3 due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
This year's edition of the Rugby Europe Championship doubles as the second year of the 2023 Rugby World Cup qualifiers for the European region. The winner and runner-up of the two-year cycle automatically qualify for the tournament as Europe 1 and Europe 2 respectively while the team in third place advances to the final qualification tournament as Europe 3.
Table
| Champions |
| Disqualified |
Fixtures
Week 1
Touch judges:George Selwood
Mike Woods
Television match official:
Rowan Kitt
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Touch judges:
Manuel Bottino
Leonardo Masini
Television match official:
Emanuele Tomo
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Touch judges:
Ludovic Cayre
Stéphane Boyer
Television match official:
Denis Grenouillet
Week 2
Touch judges:Federico Vedovelli
Filippo Bertelli
Television match official:
Stefano Roscini
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Touch judges:
Cédric Marchat
Stéphane Crapoix
Television match official:
Patrick Pechambert
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Touch judges:
Oisin Quinn
Nigel Correll
Television match official:
Leo Colgan
Week 3
Touch judges:Riccardo Angelucci
Simone Boaretto
Television match official:
Alan Falzone
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Touch judges:
Graeme Ormiston
Jonny Perriam
Television match official:
Neil Paterson
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- Georgia awarded 4 points.
Week 4
- Netherlands awarded 4 points.
Touch judges:
Gareth Newman
Mark Butcher
Television match official:
Elgan Williams
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Touch judges:
David Beun
Christophe Bultet
Television match official:
Eric Briquet-Campin
Week 5
Touch judges:Ru Campbell
Bob Nevins
Television match official:
Andrew Mac Menemy
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- Portugal awarded 4 points.
Touch judges:
Ben Breakspear
Ian Davies
Television match official:
Jon Mason