Rugby Europe International Championships
From September 2016, there will still be an annual champion, but a format change means each year sees teams promoted and relegated between the levels.Following the Second World War, France was readmitted into the Five Nations Championship, but they also competed in the only two tournaments organised by FIRA, the Rugby Union European Cup, held in 1952 and 1954, winning them both.After the setup of the divisional system in 2000, Romania won the first competition with maximum points, The initial season also included Morocco.Russia then replaced Morocco in 2001 when Georgia secured the title and were crowned champions after a 31–20 win over Romania in Bucharest.Romania started 2002 trailing Georgia after the 2001 results, but managed to win all of the remaining five games, including a 31–23 victory in Tbilisi.The Russia – Czech Republic game was rescheduled due to bad weather and was eventually cancelled.The Czech Republic were the team to finish on the bottom of the table, losing all of their matches, relegating them back to Division 2A.The 2009 season saw the début of Germany in the top division, Georgia defended their title, and there were wins for Portugal and Russia in Bucharest.Faced with the possibility of missing a Rugby World Cup for the first time, Romania were managed the 2010 title.[2] This was further altered by Russia's expulsion from international sport following the invasion of Ukraine, which left only five teams from those who had contested the 2022 Championship.
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