2015 Rugby World Cup – Europe qualification

2015 Rugby World Cup – Europe qualification
Tournament details
Dates6 October 2012 – 24 May 2014
No. of nations31
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The European Zone of qualification for the 2015 Rugby World Cup saw 31 teams competing for two places at the finals in England and one place in the Repechage playoff. Georgia and Romania qualified directly to the Rugby World Cup as Europe 1 and Europe 2, and will play in Pools C and D respectively. Russia finished third to qualify for the repechage playoff, but losing to Uruguay in the final Qualification round.[1]

Format

31 national teams from FIRA–AER (which changed its name to Rugby Europe during the qualifying cycle) entered qualification, and two or three teams could qualify for the 2015 World Cup. The qualification format was the same as that used for 2011 competition. The teams competed in two groups of six teams, three groups of five and one group of four. There were two levels of playoff. The direct qualification to the 2015 Rugby World Cup (Round 5) took place in the 2012–2014 European Nations Cup - Division 1A, with Georgia and Romania qualifying directly to the 2015 Rugby World Cup as Europe 1 and Europe 2.

Each winning team in the 2012-2013 European Nations Cup Division 2 played off in succession, starting with the lowest two divisions. After the 2013–14 season, the winning team from Division 2 (Netherlands) played off against the winner of Division 1B (Germany). Germany won this match and played off against Russia, who finished third in Division 1A. Russia won this match and qualified for the repechage. No team from the 2012–14 3rd division tournament was eligible to qualify for the Rugby World Cup.

Entrants

The 2015 Rugby World Cup qualifying teams that competed for the 2015 Rugby World Cup – European qualification. (World rankings, shown in brackets, are to first European qualification match on 6 October 2012)

Qualified nations

Round 1

Round 1A: European Nations Cup Division 2D 2012–13

The winner of Round 1A, Luxembourg, advanced to the Round 1 Final to play the winner of Division 2C, Slovenia. The other four teams were eliminated from Rugby World Cup qualifying.

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD BP Pts Qualification
1  Luxembourg 4 3 0 1 74 62 +12 0 12 Advances to Round 1 Final
2  Norway 4 2 0 2 65 48 +17 3 11
3  Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 2 0 2 78 71 +7 2 10
4  Greece 4 2 0 2 61 64 −3 1 9
5  Finland 4 1 0 3 45 78 −33 2 6
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Points were awarded to the teams as follows: Win - 4 points; Draw - 2 points; 4 or more tries - 1 point ;Loss within 7 points - 1 point; Loss greater than 7 points - 0 points
Matches[2]
6 October 2012
15:00 EEST (UTC+03)
(1 BP) Finland 14–16 Luxembourg
Stats[3]
Myllypuro Sports Park, Helsinki
Referee: Michael Vestorp (Denmark)
20 October 2012
15:00 CEST (UTC+02)
(1 BP) Norway 32–3 Finland
Stats[4]
Bislett Stadion, Oslo
Referee: Kacper Michalkiewicz (Poland)
3 November 2012
15:00 CET (UTC+01)
Norway 11–9 Bosnia and Herzegovina (1 BP)
Stats[5]
Fana Stadion, Bergen
Referee: Ramonas Grumbinas (Lithuania)
10 November 2012
15:00 CET (UTC+01)
Luxembourg 15–8 Norway (1 BP)
Stats[6]
Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Attendance: 700
Referee: Christophe Secat (Switzerland)
17 November 2012
14:30 CET (UTC+01)
Greece 22–17 Bosnia and Herzegovina (1 BP)
Stats[7]
Kaftanzoglio Stadium, Thessaloniki
Referee: Afonso Nogueira (Portugal)
30 March 2013
14:30 EET (UTC+02)
(1 BP) Greece 11–13 Finland
Stats[8]
Dasos Haidariou Municipal Stadium, Athens
Attendance: 300
Referee: Csaba Priskin (Hungary)
13 April 2013
14:00 CEST (UTC+02)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 33–23 Luxembourg
Stats[9]
Stadion Tosk, Tešanj
Attendance: 800
Referee: Alan Falzone (Italy)
13 April 2013
15:00 EEST (UTC+03)
Greece 21–14 Norway (1 BP)
Stats[10]
Dasos Haidariou Municipal Stadium, Athens
Referee: Ariel Cabral (Israel)
20 April 2013
16:00 CEST (UTC+02)
Luxembourg 20–7 Greece
Stats[11]
Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Attendance: 500
Referee: Christian Doering (Denmark)
20 April 2013
14:00 CEST (UTC+02)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 19–15 Finland (1 BP)
Stats[12]
Bilino Polje, Zenica
Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)

Round 1B: European Nations Cup Division 2C 2012–13

The winner of Round 1B, Slovenia, advanced to Round 1 Final and will play the winner of Division 2D, Luxembourg. The other three teams were eliminated from Rugby World Cup qualifying.

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD BP Pts Qualification
1  Slovenia 3 2 0 1 44 47 −3 2 10 Advances to Round 1 Final
2  Hungary 3 2 0 1 46 41 +5 1 9
3  Bulgaria 3 2 0 1 55 49 +6 1 9
4  Austria 3 0 0 3 37 45 −8 3 3
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Points were awarded to the teams as follows: Win - 4 points; Draw - 2 points; 4 or more tries - 1 point ;Loss within 7 points - 1 point; Loss greater than 7 points - 0 points
Matches[13]
6 October 2012
14:00 CEST (UTC+02)
Hungary 28–23 Bulgaria (1 BP)
Stats[14]
Széktói Stadion, Kecskemét
Referee: Jean-Luc Rebollal (France)
20 October 2012
14:00 EEST (UTC+03)
Bulgaria 12–7 Austria (1 BP)
Stats[15]
National Sports Academy, Sofia
Referee: Gia Amirkhanashvili (Georgia)
27 October 2012
15:00 CEST (UTC+02)
Slovenia 8–7 Hungary (1 BP)
Stats[16]
Oval Stanezici, Ljubljana
Attendance: 400
Referee: George Kaloxilos (Georgia)
6 April 2013
16:00 CEST (UTC+02)
(1 BP) Austria 10–11 Hungary
Stats[17]Cards: Andre Brand Yellow card 21'
Gareth Lloyd Yellow card 25'
Sportanlage Dirnelwiese, Vienna
Attendance: 500
Referee: Stepan Cekal (Czech Republic
6 April 2013
14:00 EEST (UTC+03)
Bulgaria 20–14 Slovenia (1 BP)
Stats[18]
National Sports Academy, Sofia
Attendance: 500
Referee: Sergii Poplavskyi (Ukraine)
20 April 2013
14:00 CEST (UTC+02)
(1 BP) Slovenia 22–20 Austria (1 BP)
Stats[19]
Oval Stanezici, Ljubljana
Referee: Iñaki Atorrasagasti (Spain)

Round 1 Final

Luxembourg, the winner of Round 1A, defeated Slovenia, the winner of Round 1B, to advance to Round 2 Final to play Israel.

5 May 2013
16:00 CEST (UTC+02)
Luxembourg 22–10 Slovenia
Report[20]
Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg
Attendance: 800
Referee: Claudio Blessano (Italy)

Round 2

Round 2A: European Nations Cup Division 2B 2012–13

The winner of Round 2A, Israel, advanced to Round 2 Final to play the winner of Round 1. The other four teams were eliminated from Rugby World Cup qualifying.

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD BP Pts Qualification
1  Israel 4 4 0 0 137 45 +92 3 19 Advances to Round 2 Final
2  Latvia 4 2 0 2 85 82 +3 3 11
3  Denmark 4 1 1 2 62 79 −17 1 7
4  Andorra 4 1 1 2 48 77 −29 0 6
5  Serbia 4 1 0 3 84 133 −49 2 6
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Points were awarded to the teams as follows: Win - 4 points; Draw - 2 points; 4 or more tries - 1 point; Loss within 7 points - 1 point; Loss greater than 7 points - 0 points
Matches[21]
13 October 2012
15:00 CEST (UTC+02)
Denmark 6–6 Andorra
Stats[22]
Odense Atletikstadion, Odense
Attendance: 500
Referee: Mike Hoyer (Netherlands)
13 October 2012
14:00 (IST) (UTC+02)
(1 BP) Israel 48–22 Serbia
Stats[23]
Wingate Institute, Netanya
Referee: Frank Himmer (Germany)
27 October 2012
15:00 CEST (UTC+02)
Andorra 5–26 Israel (1 BP)
Stats[24]
M.I.C.G., Andorra la Vella
Referee: Ken Lambrechts (Belgium)
27 October 2012
14:00 CEST (UTC+02)
(1 BP) Serbia 39–21 Latvia
Stats[25]
Stadion Milicionar, Belgrade
Referee: Sergii Poplavskyi (Ukraine)
3 November 2012
14:00 EET (UTC+02)
(1 BP) Latvia 27–15 Denmark
Stats[26]
Daugava Stadium, Riga
Referee: Ucha Narimanidze (Georgia)
3 November 2012
14:00 CET (UTC+01)
(1 BP) Serbia 23–26 Andorra
Stats[27]
Stadion Milicionar, Belgrade
Referee: Grzegorz Michalik (Poland)
30 March 2013
15:00 CEST (UTC+02)
Andorra 11–22 Latvia (1 BP)
Stats[28]
M.I.C.G., Andorra la Vella
Referee: Hrvoje Bartolic (Croatia)
6 April 2013
15:00 (IST) (UTC+02)
Israel 17–15 Latvia (1 BP)
Stats[29]
Wingate Institute, Netanya
Referee: Mario Jelavic (Croatia)
13 April 2013
14:00 CEST (UTC+02)
(1 BP) Denmark 38–0 Serbia
Stats[30]
Odense Atletikstadion, Odense
Attendance: 300
Referee: George Mossford (Finland)
20 April 2013
15:00 (IST) (UTC+02)
(1 BP) Israel 46–3 Denmark
Stats[31]
Wingate Institute, Netanya
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Tomáš Tuma (Czech Republic)

Round 2 Final

Israel, the winner of Round 2A, played the winner of Round 1, Luxembourg, to advance to the Round 3 Final to play Netherlands.

5 October 2013
15:00 CEST (UTC+02)
Luxembourg 12–26 Israel
Stats[32]
Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg
Attendance: 1,250
Referee: Iñigo Atorrasagasti (Spain)

Round 3

Round 3A: European Nations Cup Division 2A 2012–13

The winner of Round 3A, Netherlands, advanced to Round 3 Final to play the winner of Round 2. The other four teams were eliminated from Rugby World Cup qualifying.

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 4 4 0 0 125 57 +68 18 Advances to Round 3 Final
2   Switzerland 4 3 0 1 92 75 +17 14
3  Croatia 4 1 0 3 78 92 −14 6
4  Malta 4 1 0 3 73 104 −31 5
5  Lithuania 4 1 0 3 69 109 −40 4
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Points were awarded to the teams as follows: Win - 4 points; Draw - 2 points; 4 or more tries - 1 point; Loss within 7 points - 1 point; Loss greater than 7 points - 0 points
Matches[33]
27 October 2012
14:00 CEST (UTC+02)
Croatia 20–19 Malta (1 BP)
Stats[34]
City Stadium, Makarska
Referee: Tomáš Tuma (Czech Republic)
3 November 2012
14:30 CET (UTC+01)
Malta 34–17 Lithuania
Stats[35]
Hibernians Ground, Paola
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Luc Janssens (Belgium)
3 November 2012
15:00 CET (UTC+01)
(1 BP) Switzerland 29–20 Croatia
Stats[36]
Stade de Colovray, Nyon
Attendance: 1,053
Referee: Pedro Montoya (Spain)
10 November 2012
14:00 EET (UTC+02)
Lithuania 16–24 Netherlands
Stats[37]
Radviliškio miesto centrinis stadionas, Šiauliai
Referee: Alexey Bryzgalin (Russia)
17 November 2012
15:00 CET (UTC+01)
Netherlands 24–7  Switzerland
Stats[38]
National Rugby Centre, Amsterdam
Referee: Frank Himmer (Germany)
6 April 2013
14:00 CEST (UTC+02)
Malta 10–19  Switzerland
Stats[39]
Hibernians Ground, Paola
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Vlad Iordăchescu (Romania)
13 April 2013
16:00 CEST (UTC+02)
(1 BP) Switzerland 37–21 Lithuania
Stats[40]
Stade de Colovray, Nyon
Attendance: 1,545
Referee: Stefano Penne (Italy)
13 April 2013
15:00 CEsT (UTC+02)
(1 BP) Netherlands 48–10 Malta
Stats[41]
National Rugby Centre, Amsterdam
Attendance: 1,012
Referee: Tomasz Jarowicz (Poland)
20 April 2013
14:1 CEST (UTC+02)
(1 BP) Croatia 24–29 Netherlands (1 BP)
Stats[42]
City Stadium, Makarska
Referee: Marcin Zeszutek (Poland)
27 April 2013
15:00 EET (UTC+02)
Lithuania 15–14 Croatia (1 BP)
Stats[43]
Academy of Rugby, Vilnius
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Volovik Vladimir (Russia)

Round 3 Final

Netherlands, the winner of Round 3A, played the winner of Round 2, Israel, for the right to advance to Round 4 Final to play the winner of 2012-13 Division 2A, Germany.

26 October 2013
15:00 IST (UTC+02)
Israel 8–52 Netherlands
Stats[44]
Wingate Institute, Netanya
Attendance: 1,290
Referee: Jerome Lamirand (France)

Round 4

Round 4A: Division 1B 2012–14

The winner of Division 1B, Germany, advanced to Round 4 Final to play the winner of Round 3. The other five teams were eliminated from Rugby World Cup qualifying.

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD BP Pts Qualification  GER  MDA  UKR  POL  SWE  CZE
1  Germany 10 8 0 2 398 180 +218 7 39 Advances to Round 4 final — 32–14 46–28 43–13 73–17 76–12
2  Moldova 10 7 0 3 267 228 +39 6 34 30–15 — 28–8 24–20 50–20 37–12
3  Ukraine 10 5 0 5 227 227 0 4 24 16–28 18–38 — 29–28 35–11 42–15
4  Poland 10 5 0 5 208 183 +25 2 22 22–13 12–21 13–12 — 30–9 30–10
5  Sweden 10 3 0 7 193 307 −114 2 14 20–45 54–6 10–22 19–11 — 11–17
6  Czech Republic 10 2 0 8 142 310 −168 3 11 8–27 37–19 10–17 3–29 18–22 —
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Points were awarded to the teams as follows: Win - 4 points; Draw - 2 points; 4 or more tries - 1 point; Loss within 7 points - 1 point; Loss greater than 7 points - 0 points
Matches 2012–2013
6 October 2012
14:05 CEST (UTC+02)
Czech Republic 3–29 Poland
Stats[45]
Stadion Josefa Kohouta, Říčany
Referee: Jean Pierre Matheu (France)
20 October 2012
15:00 CEST (UTC+02)
Sweden 10–22 Ukraine
Stats[46]
Kristinebergs IP, Stockholm
Attendance: 789
Referee: Pedro Murinello (Portugal)
27 October 2012
15:00 CEST (UTC+02)
(1 BP) Sweden 54–6 Moldova
Stats[47]
Kristinebergs IP, Stockholm
Referee: Igotz Gallastegi (Spain)
27 October 2012
14:30 CEST (UTC+02)
(1 BP) Germany 46–28 Ukraine (1 BP)
Stats[48]
SC Siemensstadt, Berlin
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Robert Diaconescu (Romania)
3 November 2012
17:00 CET (UTC+01)
Poland 22–13 Germany
Stats[49]
MOSiR Stadium, Gdańsk
Referee: Vladim Pikhovkin (Russia)
10 November 2012
14:00 CET (UTC+01)
(1 BP) Czech Republic 18–22 Sweden
Stats[50]
Tatra Smichov Stadium, Prague
Referee: Ken Lambrechts (Belgium)
17 November 2012
15:00 CET (UTC+01)
(1 BP) Germany 32–14 Moldova
Stats[51]
Fritz-Grunebaum-Sportpark, Heidelberg
Referee: Claudio Blessano (Italy)
17 November 2012
13:00 EET (UTC+02)
Ukraine 42–15 Czech Republic
Stats[52]
Meteor Stadium, Dnipropetrovsk
Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)
9 March 2013
14:00 CET (UTC+01)
Czech Republic 8–27 Germany (1 BP)
Stats[53]
CE Group Rugby Arena, Prague
Attendance: 500
Referee: Vlad Iordăchescu (Romania)
16 March 2013
16:00 EET (UTC+02)
(1 BP) Moldova 37–12 Czech Republic
Stats[54]
Dinamo Stadium, Chișinău
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Andrea Spadoni (Italy)
30 March 2013
15:00 CET (UTC+01)
Poland 13–12 Ukraine (1 BP)
Stats[55]
Stadion GOSiR, Gdynia
Referee: Lloyd Linton (Scotland)
6 April 2013
14:30 CEST (UTC+02)
(1 BP) Germany 73–17 Sweden
Stats[56]
Wolfgang-Meyer-Sportanlage, Hamburg
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Pedro Montoya (Spain)
7 April 2013
14:35 EEST (UTC+03)
Ukraine 18–38 Moldova (1 BP)
Stats[57]
Spartak Stadium, Odesa
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)
13 April 2013
13:00 EEST (UTC+03)
(1 BP) Moldova 24–20 Poland
Stats[58]
Dinamo Stadium, Chișinău
Referee: Cyril Lafon (France)
1 June 2013
14:30 CEST (UTC+02)
Sweden 19–11 Poland (1 BP)
Stats[59]
Enköpings RK, Enköping
Attendance: 600
Referee: Afonso Nogueira (Portugal)
Matches 2013–2014
7 September 2013
15:00 CEST (UTC+02)
Poland 30–9 Sweden
Stats[60]
Polonia Stadium, Warsaw
Referee: Burlet Maxime (Belgium)
12 October 2013
20:00 CEST (UTC+02)
Poland 30–10 Czech Republic
Stats[61]
Polonia Stadium, Warsaw
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Frank Himmer (Germany)
19 October 2013
15:00 CEST (UTC+02)
(1 BP) Sweden 11–17 Czech Republic
Stats[62]
Kristinebergs IP, Stockholm
Attendance: 478
Referee: Alexei Bryzgalin (Russia)
26 October 2013
14:00 EET (UTC+03)
Ukraine 16–28 Germany
Stats[63]
Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv
Referee: Vlad Iordăchescu (Romania)
2 November 2013
13:00 EET (UTC+02)
(1 BP) Ukraine 35–11 Sweden
Stats[64]
Uni. of Tax Service, Kyiv
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)
9 November 2013
12:00 EET (UTC+02)
(1 BP) Moldova 50–20 Sweden
Stats[65]
Dinamo Stadium, Chișinău
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Andrea Spadoni (Italy)
9 November 2013
14:30 CET (UTC+01)
(1 BP) Germany 43–13 Poland
Stats[66]
Sportforum, Berlin
Referee: Cammy Rudkin (Scotland)
16 November 2013
12:00 EET (UTC+02)
(1 BP) Moldova 30–15 Germany
Stats[67]
Dinamo Stadium, Chișinău
Referee: Eric Soulan (France)
16 November 2013
15:00 CET (UTC+01)
(1 BP) Czech Republic 10–17 Ukraine
Stats[68]
Stadion Mládeže, Zlín
Attendance: 600
Referee: Iñaki Atorrasagasti (Spain)
5 April 2014
15:00 CEST (UTC+02)
(1 BP) Germany 76–12 Czech Republic
Stats[69]
Fritz-Grunebaum-Sportpark, Heidelberg
Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)
5 April 2014
14:00 CEST (UTC+02)
Poland 12–21 Moldova
Stats[70]
Municipal Stadium, Siedlce
Referee: Alexey Bryzgalin (Russia)
12 April 2014
16:00 EEST (UTC+03)
(1 BP) Moldova 28–8 Ukraine
Stats[71]
Dinamo Stadium, Chișinău
Referee: Ken Lambrechts (Belgium)
26 April 2014
14:00 EEST (UTC+03)
Ukraine 29–28 Poland (1 BP)
Stats[72]
Yunist Stadium, Lviv
Referee: Maxime Chalon (France)
26 April 2014
14:00 CEST (UTC+02)
(1 BP) Czech Republic 37–19 Moldova
Stats[73]
CE Group Rugby Arena, Prague
Referee: Graeme Wells (Scotland)
26 April 2014
15:00 CEST (UTC+02)
Sweden 20–45 Germany (1 BP)
Stats[74]
Enköpings RK, Enköping
Referee: Iñigo Atorrasagasti (Spain)

Round 4 Final

The winner of Round 4A, Germany, defeated Netherlands, the winner of Round 3, for the right to advance to Round 6 Final.

10 May 2014
15:00 CEST (UTC+02)
Netherlands 7–17 Germany
Stats[75]
National Rugby Centre, Amsterdam
Referee: Claudio Blessano (Italy)

Round 5: European Nations Cup Division 1A 2012–14

The winner of Round 5, Georgia, qualified for the 2015 Rugby World Cup as Europe 1 and will join New Zealand, Argentina, Tonga and Namibia in Pool C. The runner-up, Romania, qualified as Europe 2, joining France, Ireland, Italy and Canada in Pool D. Third place, Russia, advanced to Round 6 to play the winner of Round 4 for the opportunity to qualify for the repechage. Fourth through sixth were eliminated from Rugby World Cup qualifying.

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD BP Pts Qualification
1  Georgia 10 9 1 0 286 106 +180 3 41 Qualified as Europe 1
2  Romania 10 8 1 1 242 106 +136 4 38 Qualified as Europe 2
3  Russia 10 6 0 4 219 249 −30 4 28 Advances to Round 6
4  Spain 10 2 2 6 159 243 −84 3 15
5  Portugal 10 2 1 7 145 222 −77 2 12
6  Belgium 10 0 1 9 134 259 −125 4 6
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Points were awarded to the teams as follows: Win - 4 points; Draw - 2 points; 4 or more tries - 1 point; Loss within 7 points - 1 point; Loss greater than 7 points - 0 points
Matches 2013
2 February 2013
14:00 MSKT (UTC+04)
Russia 13–9 Spain (1 BP)
Stats[76]
FGUP Yug-Sport, Sochi
Attendance: 400
Referee: David Wilkinson (Ireland)
2 February 2013
15:00 CET (UTC+01)
(1 BP) Belgium 13–17 Georgia
Stats[77]
Stade Roi Baudouin, Brussels
Referee: Matteo Liperini (Italy)
2 February 2013
15:30 WET (UTC+00)
(1 BP) Portugal 13–19 Romania
Stats[78]
Estádio Universitário de Lisboa, Lisbon
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Neil Hennessy (Wales)
9 February 2013
15:00 GET (UTC+04)
Georgia 25–12 Portugal
Stats[79]
Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi
Referee: Gia Amirkhanashvili (Georgia) [80]
9 February 2013
15:00 EET (UTC+02)
Romania 29–14 Russia
Stats[81]
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Luke Pearce (England)
9 February 2013
15:00 CET (UTC+01)
Belgium 21–21 Spain
Stats[82]
Stade Roi Baudouin, Brussels
Referee: Stephan Pomarede (France)
23 February 2013
15:00 MSKT (UTC+04)
Russia 9–23 Georgia
Stats[83]
FGUP Yug-Sport, Sochi
Referee: Laurent Cardona (France
23 February 2013
15:00 WET (UTC+00)
Portugal 18–12 Belgium (1 BP)
Stats[84]
Estádio Universitário de Lisboa, Lisbon
Attendance: 2,310
Referee: Vlad Iordăchescu (Romania)
23 February 2013
16:00 CET (UTC+01)
Spain 15–25 Romania
Stats[85]Cards: Mihai Macovei Yellow card 41'
Las Mestas, Gijón
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Giuseppe Vivarini (Italy)
9 March 2013
15:00 GET (UTC+04)
(1 BP) Georgia 61–18 Spain
Stats[86]
Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi
Referee: Stuart Gaffikin (Ireland)
9 March 2013
15:00 CET (UTC+01)
Belgium 14–32 Romania (1 BP)
Stats[87]
Stade Roi Baudouin, Brussels
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Andy Ireland (Scotland)
9 March 2013
15:00 WET (UTC+00)
Portugal 23–31 Russia (1 BP)
Stats[88]
Estádio Universitário de Lisboa, Lisbon
Referee: Jean Pierre Matheu (France)
16 March 2013
15:00 MSKT (UTC+04)
(1 BP) Russia 43–32 Belgium (1 BP)
Stats[89]
FGUP Yug-Sport, Sochi
Referee: Claudio Blessano (Italy)
16 March 2013
15:00 EET (UTC+02)
Romania 9–9 Georgia
Stats[90]
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Ian Davies (Wales)
16 March 2013
18:00 CET (UTC+01)
Spain 9–9 Portugal
Stats[91]
Estadio San Lazaro, Santiago de Compostela
Referee: Cedric Marchat (France)
Matches 2014
1 February 2014
14:00 EET (UTC+02)
Romania 24–0 Portugal
Stats[92]
Cluj Arena, Cluj
Referee: Sean Gallagher (Ireland)
1 February 2014
16:00 CET (UTC+01)
(1 BP) Spain 25–28 Russia
Stats[93]
Estadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Lloyd Linton (Scotland)
1 February 2014
15:00 GET (UTC+04)
(1 BP) Georgia 35–0 Belgium
Stats[94]
Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi
Referee: Vlad Iordăchescu (Romania)
8 February 2014
15:00 WET (UTC+00)
Portugal 9–34 Georgia
Stats[95]
Estádio Universitário de Lisboa, Lisbon
Referee: Cedric Marchat (France)
8 February 2014
14:00 MSKT (UTC+04)
Russia 3–34 Romania (1 BP)
Stats[96]
Gazprom Yamal Health Resort, Tuapse
Attendance: 250
Referee: David Wilkinson (Ireland)
8 February 2014
16:00 CET (UTC+01)
Spain 11–6 Belgium (1 BP)
Stats[97]
Estadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Marius Mitrea (Italy)
22 February 2014
14:30 EET (UTC+02)
(1 BP) Romania 32–6 Spain
Stats[98]
Cluj Arena, Cluj
Referee: James McPhail (Netherlands)
22 February 2014
17:00 GET (UTC+04)
(1 BP) Georgia 36–10 Russia
Stats[99]
Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi
Attendance: 54,827
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz (France)
22 February 2014
15:00 CET (UTC+01)
Belgium 6–19 Portugal
Stats[100]
Stade Roi Baudouin, Brussels
Referee: Neil Hennessy (Wales)
8 March 2014
16:00 CET (UTC+01)
(1 BP) Spain 17–24 Georgia
Stats[101]
Estadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Neil Hennessy (Wales)
8 March 2014
15:00 MSKT (UTC+04)
(1 BP) Russia 34–18 Portugal
Stats[102]
Sochi Central Stadium, Sochi
Attendance: 500
Referee: Matthew Carley (England)
8 March 2014
14:00 EET (UTC+02)
(1 BP) Romania 29–10 Belgium
Stats[103]
Stadionul Farul, Constanța
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Claudio Blessano (Italy)
15 March 2014
17:00 WET (UTC+00)
(1 BP) Portugal 24–28 Spain
Stats[104]
Estádio Universitário de Lisboa, Lisbon
Referee: Laurent Cardona (France)
15 March 2014
18:00 CET (UTC+01)
Belgium 20–34 Russia (1 BP)
Stats[105]
King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels
Referee: Giuseppe Vivarini (Italy
15 March 2014
17:00 GET (UTC+04)
Georgia 22–9 Romania
Stats[106]
Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Luke Pearce (England)

Round 6: Repechage playoff

The winning team from Round 4, Germany, advanced to play the third place team from Round 5, Russia. Russia won and advanced to the repechage.

24 May 2014
15:00 CEST (UTC+02)
Germany 20–31 Russia
Try: Armstrong 46' c
Vollenkemper 52' c
Con: Hilsenbeck (2/2) 47', 53'
Pen: Hilsenbeck (2/5) 27', 56'		Stats[107]Try: Ostroushko (2) 10' m, 44' c
Igretsov 19' m
Kushnarev 76' c
Matveyev 80' c
Con: Kushnarev (3/5) 45', 77', 80'
Wolfgang-Meyer-Sportanlage, Hamburg
Referee: Iñaki Atorrasagasti (Spain)
Team details
FB 15 Steffen Liebig
RW 14 Mark Syntzdera
OC 13 Clemens von Grumbkow
IC 12 Anjo Buckman downward-facing red arrow 56' upward-facing green arrow 64'
LW 11 Marten Strauch
FH 10 Chris Hilsenbeck
SH 9 Sean Armstrong (c)
N8 8 Timo Vollenkemper
OF 7 Alexander Hug
BF 6 Kehoma Brenner downward-facing red arrow 60'
RL 5 Rob May
LL 4 Manuel Wilhelm downward-facing red arrow 40'
TP 3 Samy Füchsel
HK 2 Mika Tyumenev downward-facing red arrow 40' upward-facing green arrow 56' downward-facing red arrow 64'
LP 1 Arthur Zeiler downward-facing red arrow 64'
Replacements:
PR 16 Marcus Bender
PR 17 Chris Howells upward-facing green arrow 64'
HK 18 Alexander Widiker Yellow card 53' upward-facing green arrow 40'
N8 19 Robert Mohr upward-facing green arrow 40'
FL 20 Umberto Pilla upward-facing green arrow 60'
CE 21 Carlos Soteras-Merz
SH 22 Tim Menzel
FB 23 Raphael Hackl
Coach:
South Africa Kobus Potgieter
FB 15 Igor Klyuchnikov
RW 14 Igor Galinovsky
OC 13 Dimitry Gerasimov
IC 12 Alexey Makovetsky
LW 11 Vladimir Ostroushko
FH 10 Yuri Kushnarev
SH 9 Alexander Yanyushkin
N8 8 Andrey Temnov
OF 7 Andrey Garbuzov downward-facing red arrow 58'
BF 6 Pavel Butenko
RL 5 Kirill Kulemin
LL 4 Andrey Voytov
TP 3 Andrey Igretsov downward-facing red arrow 53'
HK 2 Valery Tsnobiladze downward-facing red arrow 53'
LP 1 Gregory Tsnobiladze Yellow card 47' downward-facing red arrow 59'
Replacements:
HK 16 Yevgeny Matveyev upward-facing green arrow 53'
PR 17 Aleksey Volkov upward-facing green arrow 59'
PR 18 Innokenty Zykov upward-facing green arrow 53'
FL 19 Viktor Gresev upward-facing green arrow 58'
FL 20 Artem Fatakhov
CE 21 Mikhail Babaev
SH 22 Anton Ryabov
FH 23 Sergey Yanyushkin
Coach:
Wales Kingsley Jones

Touch judges:
Igotz Gallastegi (Spain)
Jorge Molpeceres (Spain)

See also

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