2021–22 Rugby Europe Super Cup

2021–22 Rugby Europe Super Cup
Tournament details
Countries Belgium
 Georgia
 Israel
 Netherlands
 Portugal
 Russia
 Spain
Date18 September 2021 – 7 May 2022
Tournament statistics
Teams8
Matches played27
Attendance12,063 (447 per match)
Highest attendance1,000
Lowest attendance130
Tries scored185 (6.85 per match)
Final
ChampionsGeorgia (country) The Black Lion (1st title)
Runners-upPortugal Lusitanos XV
(Next) 2022 →

The 2021–22 Rugby Europe Super Cup is the first edition of the Rugby Europe Super Cup, an annual rugby union competition for professional franchises and clubs outside the three 'big leagues' of European Rugby.

Each participant will play home and away-fixtures in six rounds of action played between September and December. At the end of the pool stage, the top two teams of each conference will qualify for the semi-finals, which will be played during April 2022, with the conference winners hosting the ties.

The final between Lusitanos XV representing Lisbon, Portugal, and The Black Lion representing Tbilisi, Georgia, took place on 7 May 2022 to crown the inaugural champion of the Rugby Europe Super Cup. Georgian professional side The Black Lion took the crown.[1]

Group stage

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Eight clubs or franchises, representing seven nations took part in the initial group stage; two from Russia, and one each from Georgia and Israel (the four forming the Eastern Conference) and one each from the Netherlands, Spain, Belgium and Portugal (forming the Western Conference). As a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Russian franchises were excluded from the latter parts of the competition.

Eastern conference

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Team
 P W D L PF PA Diff TF TA TDiff TB LB Pts
Georgia (country) The Black Lion 5 4 0 1 155 88 +67 19 10 +9 3 1 20
Israel Tel Aviv Heat[b] 6 3 0 3 165 187 −22 22 24 −2 1 1 14
Russia Yenisey-STM[a] 5 3 0 2 151 119 +32 21 14 +7 2 2 16
Russia Lokomotiv Penza[a] 6 1 0 5 94 171 −77 9 23 −14 0 1 5
a Disqualified due to Russian invasion of Ukraine
b Tel Aviv Heat advanced to Semi Final after Yenisey-STM's disqualification

Round 1

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19 September 2021
18:00 KRAT (UTC+07)
(1 TBP) Yenisey-STM Russia22 – 6Russia Lokomotiv Penza
Report
Avangard Stadium, Krasnoyarsk[2]
Attendance: 1,000[3]
Referee: Romania Alexandru Ionescu
16 October 2021[a]
17:00 GET (UTC+04)
(1 TBP) The Black Lion Georgia (country)33 – 10Israel Tel Aviv Heat
Report
Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi
Attendance: 0
Referee: Russia Alexey Lebedev

Round 2

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25 September 2021
16:30 MSK (UTC+03)
Lokomotiv Penza Russia21 – 44Russia Yenisey-STM (1 TBP)
Report
Pervomayskiy Stadium, Penza[4]
Attendance: 400
Referee: Italy Vincenzo Schipani
18 December 2021[a]
20:00 IST (UTC+02)
Tel Aviv Heat Israel28 – 52Georgia (country) The Black Lion (1 TBP)
Report
Shlomo Bituach Stadium, Petah Tikva
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Italy Manuel Bottino

Round 3

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23 October 2021
12:30 MSK (UTC+03)
Lokomotiv Penza Russia11 – 27Georgia (country) The Black Lion (1 TBP)
Report
Pervomayskiy Stadium, Penza[4]
Attendance: 0
Referee: Portugal Paulo Duarte
23 October 2021
14:30 MSK (UTC+03)
(1 LBP) Yenisey-STM Russia31 – 34Israel Tel Aviv Heat
Report
Slava Stadium, Moscow[5]
Attendance: 400
Referee: Scotland Ian Kenny

Round 4

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30 October 2021
14:00 MSK (UTC+03)
(1 LBP) Lokomotiv Penza Russia23 – 29Israel Tel Aviv Heat
Report
Mordovia Arena, Saransk[6]
Attendance: 500
Referee: Spain Iñigo Atorrasagasti
N/A
N/A
Yenisey-STM RussiaCancelled[7]Georgia (country) The Black Lion
N/A
N/A
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Round 5

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4 December 2021
16:00 GET (UTC+04)
(1 LBP) The Black Lion Georgia (country)16 – 19Russia Lokomotiv Penza
Report
Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi
Attendance: n/a
Referee: Romania Cristian Serban
15 December 2021[a]
20:00 GET (UTC+04)
(1 LBP) Tel Aviv Heat Israel31 – 34Russia Yenisey-STM
Report
Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi[b]
Attendance: 0
Referee: Georgia (country) Shota Tevzadze

Round 6

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10 December 2021
14:00 GET (UTC+04)
(1 TBP) Tel Aviv Heat Israel33 – 14Russia Lokomotiv Penza
Report
Rustavi Stadium, Rustavi[b]
Attendance: 130
Referee: Portugal Paulo Duarte
11 December 2021
17:00 GET (UTC+04)
The Black Lion Georgia (country)27 – 20Russia Yenisey-STM (1 LBP)
Report
Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi
Attendance: 400
Referee: Romania Alexandru Ionescu

Western conference

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Team
 P W D L PF PA Diff TF TA TDiff TB LB Pts
Portugal Lusitanos XV 6 6 0 0 257 67 +190 35 7 +28 5 0 29
Spain Castilla y León Iberians 6 4 0 2 205 101 +104 28 12 +16 3 1 20
Netherlands The Delta 6 1 0 5 106 195 −89 16 34 −18 1 2 7
Belgium Brussels Devils 6 1 0 5 77 256 −179 9 36 −27 0 0 4

Round 1

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18 September 2021
15:30 CEST (UTC+02)
(1 TBP) The Delta Netherlands34 – 13Belgium Brussels Devils
Report
RC Eemland, Amersfoort[8]
Attendance: 500
Referee: Spain Iñigo Atorrasagasti
18 September 2021
17:00 WEST (UTC+01)
(1 TBP) Lusitanos XV Portugal34 – 19Spain Castilla y León Iberians
Report
Estádio Nacional, Lisbon
Attendance: 600
Referee: France Jonathan Dufort

Round 2

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25 September 2021
18:00 CEST (UTC+02)
Brussels Devils Belgium27 – 21Netherlands The Delta (1 LBP)
Report
Nelson Mandela Stadium, Brussels[9]
Attendance: 500
Referee: Romania Cristian Șerban
26 September 2021
12:00 CEST (UTC+02)
(1 LBP) Castilla y León Iberians Spain13 – 20Portugal Lusitanos XV
Report
Estadio Pepe Rojo, Valladolid[10]
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Georgia (country) Shota Tevzadze

Round 3

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23 October 2021
15:30 CEST (UTC+02)
The Delta Netherlands7 – 50Portugal Lusitanos XV (1 TBP)
Report
RC Eemland, Amersfoort[8]
Attendance: 500
Referee: Russia Georgiy Kopp
24 October 2021
12:30 CEST (UTC+02)
Brussels Devils Belgium7 – 47Spain Castilla y León Iberians (1 TBP)
Report
Nelson Mandela Stadium, Brussels
Attendance: 500
Referee: Ireland Dan Carson

Round 4

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30 October 2021
15:00 CEST (UTC+02)
The Delta Netherlands7 – 41Spain Castilla y León Iberians (1 TBP)
Report
RC Eemland, Amersfoort[8]
Attendance: 300
Referee: Italy Manuel Bottino
30 October 2021
18:00 CEST (UTC+02)
Brussels Devils Belgium13 – 38Portugal Lusitanos XV (1 TBP)
Report
Nelson Mandela Stadium, Brussels
Attendance: 0
Referee: Georgia (country) Saba Abulashvili

Round 5

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4 December 2021
15:00 WET (UTC+00)
(1 TBP) Lusitanos XV Portugal53 – 14Belgium Brussels Devils
Report
Estádio Nacional, Lisbon
Attendance: 600
Referee: Italy Federico Vedovelli
5 December 2021
12:30 CET (UTC+01)
Castilla y León Iberians Spain32 – 30Netherlands The Delta (1 LBP)
Report
Estadio Pepe Rojo, Valladolid[10]
Attendance: 500
Referee: Ireland Andrew Cole

Round 6

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11 December 2021
12:00 CET (UTC+01)
(1 TBP) Castilla y León Iberians Spain53 – 3Belgium Brussels Devils
Report
Estadio Pepe Rojo, Valladolid[10]
Attendance: 700
Referee: Netherlands Gert Visser
11 December 2021
15:00 WET (UTC+00)
(1 TBP) Lusitanos XV Portugal62 – 7Netherlands The Delta
Report
Estádio Nacional, Lisbon
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Switzerland Ethan Glass

Play-Offs

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
16 April – Lisbon
 
 
Portugal Lusitanos XV42
 
7 May 2022 – Lisbon
 
Israel Tel Aviv Heat26
 
Portugal Lusitanos XV14
 
17 April – Tbilisi
 
Georgia (country) The Black Lion17
 
Georgia (country) The Black Lion43
 
 
Spain Castilla y León Iberians40
 

Semi-finals

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16 April 2022
15:00 WEST (UTC+01)
Lusitanos XV Portugal42 – 26Israel Tel Aviv Heat
Report
Estádio Nacional, Lisbon
Attendance: 600
Referee: Georgia (country) Shota Tevzadze
17 April 2022
18:00 GET (UTC+04)
The Black Lion Georgia (country)43 – 40Spain Castilla y León Iberians
Report
Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi
Attendance: 933
Referee: Italy Federico Vedovelli

Final

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7 May 2022[11]
15:00 WEST (UTC+01)
Lusitanos XV Portugal14 – 17Georgia (country) The Black Lion
Report
Jamor High Performance Sport Centre, Lisbon
Attendance: n/a
Referee: Ireland Peter Martin

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Due to the COVID-19 travel restrictions, the match was postponed to a later date.
  2. ^ a b Originally meant to be played in Israel, moved to Georgia due to the COVID-19 travel restrictions.

References

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  1. ^ "Super Cup 2021 Fixtures Announced". Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Начнем Суперкубок с домашней игры против "Локомотива"" (in Russian). Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Enisei-STM match report". Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  4. ^ a b "В ожидании 19 сентября. Названы даты матчей Суперкубка Европы" (in Russian). Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Schedule". Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  6. ^ ""Локомотив-Пенза" и "Tel Aviv Heat" сыграют в Саранске" (in Russian). 19 October 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  7. ^ World Rugby confirms sporting sanctions for Russia and Belarus
  8. ^ a b c "Nederland neemt deel aan Rugby Europe Super Cup 2021-2022" (in Dutch). 7 July 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  9. ^ "Super Cup : un groupe de 36 joueurs pour toute la compétition" (in French). 14 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  10. ^ a b c "Los Castilla y León Iberians inician su preparaciópn para la SuperCup europea" (in Spanish). 31 August 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  11. ^ "Lusitanos v Black Lion".
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