The fixtures, dates, and venues have been released for the 2027 edition of one of Rugby Europe’s flagship XV competitions.
Rugby Europe is delighted to confirm that Bucharest will host Finals Day, in collaboration with the Romanian Rugby Union, with all eight teams battling it out on one day in the Romanian capital on Sunday, March 14th.
The 2027 edition will be the last European tournament before Rugby World Cup 2027, which will be held in Australia, where Georgia, Portugal, Romania and Spain all qualified through the Championship.
After a successful 2026 edition which saw Portugal winning its first Rugby Europe Championship - which was the first time since their Nations Cup victory in 2004 - defeating the reigning champions Georgia, who had previously conquered 10 times from the previous 11 editions.
The 2027 edition will be a “single year” cycle to be played between February 6th to March 14th.
Poland make their return to the Championship, securing promotion last year after a hard-fought two-year cycle battle, replacing Germany.
The eight teams have been dispatched in two pools based on the ranking from the last two-year cycle.
In Pool A, Georgia will play in Poland and Belgium before contesting the Antim Cup against Romania.
In the other pool, Portugal will travel to Switzerland and the Netherlands before hosting the Iberian derby against neighbours, Spain.
Pool A: Georgia, Romania, Belgium, Poland
Pool B: Portugal, Spain, Netherlands, Switzerland
Round 1 – All times Central European Time (UTC+1)
- Netherlands v Spain, 6 February, 12:30pm, Amsterdam
- Belgium v Romania, 6 February, 3:15pm, Brussels
- Poland v Georgia, 6 February, 7:30pm, Gdynia
- Switzerland v Portugal, 7 February, 1pm Yverdon-les-Bains
Round 2
- Romania v Poland, 12 February, 5pm, Bucharest
- Netherlands v Portugal, 13 February, 1pm, Amsterdam
- Belgium v Georgia, 13 February, 8pm, Brussels
- Spain v Switzerland, 14 February, 12:30pm, Madrid
Round 3
- Georgia v Romania, 20 February, 12pm, Tbilisi
- Poland v Belgium, 20 February, 7:30pm, Gdynia
- Switzerland v Netherlands, 21 February, 1pm, Yverdon-les-Bains
- Portugal v Spain, 21 February, 6:30pm, TBC
Following the three rounds, the competition then goes to knock-out format with the Cup and Rankings semi-finals, which will be on the weekend of the 6-7th of March. The games will be hosted by the teams ranked 1st and 3rd in each pool.
More details will be announced in due course.
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