Rugby Europe Super Cup

Rugby union club competition

Rugby Europe Super Cup

Sport| Rugby Union
Instituted| 2021; 3 years ago (2021)
Number of teams| 7
Country|  Belgium
Czech Republic
Georgia
Netherlands
Portugal
Romania
Spain
Holders|  Black Lion (4th title)  (2024)
Website| www.rugbyeurope.eu/super-cup/

The Rugby Europe Super Cup is an annual men's rugby union club tournament organised by the continental governing body, Rugby Europe. Featuring clubs outside the traditional Six Nations strongholds of the sport, it effectively forms a third tier of European club rugby beneath the EPCR-organised European Rugby Champions Cup and European Rugby Challenge Cup.[1] The first Super Cup competition took place in 2021–22.

## Format

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The tournament was announced as an annual event for emerging nations in Europe. Professional rugby clubs and franchise teams can take part in it. Teams are divided into two conferences: western and eastern. Each team plays every conference rival home and away. The two best teams from each conference advance to the semi-finals, where they play for a ticket to the final. In 2023 for the first time the Czech Rugby Union was involved in the European club competition with Bohemia Rugby Warriors taking part. [2]

Group A  | Joined  | Group B  | Joined

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Black Lion |  Georgia | 2021–22 | Brussels Devils  |  Belgium | 2021–22
Castilla y León Iberians |  Spain | 2021–22 | Delta |  Netherlands | 2021–22
Lusitanos XV |  Portugal | 2021–22 | Romanian Wolves |  Romania | 2022
—  | Bohemia Rugby Warriors  |  Czech Republic | 2023

The first competition included two Russian teams who were expelled following the invasion of Ukraine, to be replaced with teams from Romania and Georgia in the second season.

Former teams  | Seasons

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Batumi RC |  Georgia | 2022
Lokomotiv Penza |  Russia | 2021–22
Yenisey-STM
Tel Aviv Heat |  Israel | 2021–22, 2022, 2023

The goal of the tournament is to bridge the development gap between European countries and attract new sponsors in new markets. All 27 matches are filmed and widely broadcast on TV and digital platforms.

The plan was to expand the Super Cup to include 12 teams by 2023 and 16 teams by 2025.[3]

## Finals

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### 2021–23

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Year  |  | Final  |  | Third place match

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Host  | Winner  | Score  | Runner-up  | Host  | 3rd place  | Score  | 4th place
2021–22 | Lisbon |  Black Lion | 17–14 |  Lusitanos XV | —
2022 | Tbilisi |  Black Lion | 29–17 |  Tel Aviv Heat
2023 | Tbilisi |  Black Lion | 27–17 |  Tel Aviv Heat | Amsterdam |  Romanian Wolves | 41–17 |  Castilla y León Iberians

### 2024–present

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Year  |  | Pool A  |  | Pool B

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Winner  | Runner-up  | 3rd place  | Winner
2024 |  Black Lion |  Lusitanos XV |  Castilla y León Iberians |  Romanian Wolves

## Performances by team

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Team  | Winners  | Runner-up  | 3rd place  | 4th place  | 5th place  | 6th place  | 7th place  | 8th place

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1st place (B)  | 2nd place (B)  | 3rd place (B)  | 4th place (B)  | —
Black Lion | 4 (2021–22, 2022, 2023, 2024)  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
Lusitanos XV | —  | 2 (2021–22, 2024)  | 1 (2022)  | —  | 1 (2023)  | —  | —  | —
Tel Aviv Heat | —  | 2 (2022, 2023)  | 1 (2021–22)  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
Castilla y León Iberians | —  | —  | 3 (2021–22, 2022, 2024)  | 1 (2023)  | —  | —  | —  | —
Romanian Wolves | —  | —  | 1 (2023)  | 1 (2024)  | —  | —  | 1 (2022)  | —
The Delta | —  | —  | —  | 1 (2021–22)  | 1 (2024)  | —  | 2 (2022, 2023)  | —
Brussels Devils  | —  | —  | —  | —  | 2 (2021–22, 2022)  | 2 (2023, 2024)  | —  | —
Batumi RC | —  | —  | —  | —  | 1 (2022)  | —  | —  | —
Bohemia Rugby Warriors  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | 1 (2024)  | 1 (2023)
Lokomotiv Penza[a] | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
Yenisey-STM[a] | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
a Disqualified due to Russian invasion of Ukraine

### Number of participating clubs by country

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The following is a list of clubs that have played or will be playing in the Rugby Europe Super Cup group stage.

Nation  | No.  | Clubs  | Years

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Georgia (2)  | 4  | Black Lion | 2021-22, 2022, 2023, 2024
1  | RC Batumi | 2022
Russia (2)  | 1  | Lokomotiv Penza | 2021-22
1  | Yenisey-STM | 2021-22
Belgium (1)  | 4  | Brussels Devils  | 2021-22, 2022, 2023, 2024
Netherlands (1)  | 4  | Delta | 2021-22, 2022, 2023, 2024
Portugal (1)  | 4  | Lusitanos | 2021-22, 2022, 2023, 2024
Spain (1)  | 4  | Castilla y León Iberians | 2021-22, 2022, 2023, 2024
Israel (1)  | 3  | Tel Aviv Heat | 2021-22, 2022, 2023
Romania (1)  | 3  | Romanian Wolves | 2022, 2023, 2024
Czech Republic (1)  | 2  | Bohemia Rugby Warriors  | 2023, 2024

## References

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1. ^ "Rugby Europe launch The Super Cup". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
2. ^ "Rugby Europe has confirmed the details of the third season of the Rugby Europe Super Cup, its club competition for the emerging rugby unions in Europe". rugbyeurope.eu. 2023-07-06. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
3. ^ "A new dawn for Israeli rugby". Jerusalem Post. 2021-07-18. Retrieved 2021-07-27.

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