2021–2022 Rugby Europe Super Cup

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.

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 played26
Attendance12,063 (464 per match)
Highest attendance1000
Lowest attendance130
Tries scored182 (7 per match)
Final

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, will take place in May 2022 to crown the inaugural champion of the Rugby Europe Super Cup.[1]

Group stage

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 Russo-Ukraine War, the Russian franchises were excluded from the latter parts of the competition.

Eastern conference
Team
 P W D L PF PA Diff TF TA TDiff TB LB Pts
The Black Lion 540115588+671910+93120
Yenisey-STM[a] 5302151119+322114+72216
Tel Aviv Heat[b] 6303165187−222224−21114
Lokomotiv Penza[a] 610594171−77923−14015
Source - a Disqualified due to Russian invasion of Ukraine
b Tel Aviv Heat advanced to Semi Final after Yenisey-STM's disqualification

Round 1
19 September 2021
18:00 KRAT (UTC+07)
(1 TBP) Yenisey-STM 22 – 6 Lokomotiv Penza
Report
Avangard Stadium, Krasnoyarsk[2]
Attendance: 1,000[3]
Referee: Alexandru Ionescu
16 October 2021[lower-alpha 1]
17:00 GET (UTC+04)
(1 TBP) The Black Lion 33 – 10 Tel Aviv Heat
Report
Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alexey Lebedev

Round 2
25 September 2021
16:30 MSK (UTC+03)
Lokomotiv Penza 21 – 44 Yenisey-STM (1 TBP)
Report
Pervomayskiy Stadium, Penza[4]
Attendance: 400
Referee: Vincenzo Schipani
18 December 2021[lower-alpha 1]
20:00 IST (UTC+02)
Tel Aviv Heat 28 – 52 The Black Lion (1 TBP)
Report
Shlomo Bituach Stadium, Petah Tikva[5]
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Manuel Bottino

Round 3
23 October 2021
12:30 MSK (UTC+03)
Lokomotiv Penza 11 – 27 The Black Lion (1 TBP)
Report
Pervomayskiy Stadium, Penza[4]
Attendance: 0
Referee: Paulo Duarte
23 October 2021
14:30 MSK (UTC+03)
(1 LBP) Yenisey-STM 31 – 34 Tel Aviv Heat
Report
Slava Stadium, Moscow[6]
Attendance: 400
Referee: Ian Kenny

Round 4
30 October 2021
14:00 MSK (UTC+03)
(1 LBP) Lokomotiv Penza 23 – 29 Tel Aviv Heat
Report
Mordovia Arena, Saransk[7]
Attendance: 500
Referee: Iñigo Atorrasagasti
N/A
N/A
Yenisey-STM Cancelled[8] The Black Lion
N/A
N/A
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Round 5
4 December 2021
16:00 GET (UTC+04)
(1 LBP) The Black Lion 16 – 19 Lokomotiv Penza
Report
Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi
Attendance: n/a
Referee: Cristian Serban
15 December 2021[lower-alpha 1]
20:00 GET (UTC+04)
(1 LBP) Tel Aviv Heat 31 – 34 Yenisey-STM
Report
Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi[lower-alpha 2]
Attendance: 0
Referee: Shota Tevzadze

Round 6
10 December 2021
14:00 GET (UTC+04)
(1 TBP) Tel Aviv Heat 33 – 14 Lokomotiv Penza
Report
Rustavi Stadium, Rustavi[lower-alpha 2]
Attendance: 130
Referee: Paulo Duarte
11 December 2021
17:00 GET (UTC+04)
The Black Lion 27 – 20 Yenisey-STM (1 LBP)
Report
Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi
Attendance: 400
Referee: Alexandru Ionescu

Western conference
Team
 P W D L PF PA Diff TF TA TDiff TB LB Pts
Lusitanos XV 660025767+190357+285029
Castilla y Leon Iberians 6402205101+1042812+163120
The Delta 6105106195−891634−18127
Brussels Devils 610577256−179936−27004

Round 1
18 September 2021
15:30 CEST (UTC+02)
(1 TBP) The Delta 34 – 13 Brussels Devils
Report
RC Eemland, Amersfoort[9]
Attendance: 500
Referee: Iñigo Atorrasagasti
18 September 2021
17:00 WEST (UTC+01)
(1 TBP) Lusitanos XV 34 – 19 Castilla y Leon Iberians
Report
Estádio Nacional, Lisbon
Attendance: 600
Referee: Jonathan Dufort

Round 2
25 September 2021
18:00 CEST (UTC+02)
Brussels Devils 27 – 21 The Delta (1 LBP)
Report
Nelson Mandela Stadium, Brussels[10]
Attendance: 500
Referee: Cristian Șerban
26 September 2021
12:00 CEST (UTC+02)
(1 LBP) Castilla y Leon Iberians 13 – 20 Lusitanos XV
Report
Estadio Pepe Rojo, Valladolid[11]
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Shota Tevzadze

Round 3
23 October 2021
15:30 CEST (UTC+02)
The Delta 7 – 50 Lusitanos XV (1 TBP)
Report
RC Eemland, Amersfoort[9]
Attendance: 500
Referee: Georgiy Kopp
24 October 2021
12:30 CEST (UTC+02)
Brussels Devils 7 – 47 Castilla y Leon Iberians (1 TBP)
Report
Nelson Mandela Stadium, Brussels
Attendance: 500
Referee: Dan Carson

Round 4
30 October 2021
15:00 CEST (UTC+02)
The Delta 7 – 41 Castilla y Leon Iberians (1 TBP)
Report
RC Eemland, Amersfoort[9]
Attendance: 300
Referee: Manuel Bottino
30 October 2021
18:00 CEST (UTC+02)
Brussels Devils 13 – 38 Lusitanos XV (1 TBP)
Report
Nelson Mandela Stadium, Brussels
Attendance: 0
Referee: Saba Abulashvili

Round 5
4 December 2021
15:00 WET (UTC+00)
(1 TBP) Lusitanos XV 53 – 14 Brussels Devils
Report
Estádio Nacional, Lisbon
Attendance: 600
Referee: Federico Vedovelli
5 December 2021
12:30 CET (UTC+01)
Castilla y Leon Iberians 32 – 30 The Delta (1 LBP)
Report
Estadio Pepe Rojo, Valladolid[11]
Attendance: 500
Referee: Andrew Cole

Round 6
11 December 2021
12:00 CET (UTC+01)
(1 TBP) Castilla y Leon Iberians 53 – 3 Brussels Devils
Report
Estadio Pepe Rojo, Valladolid[11]
Attendance: 700
Referee: Gert Visser
11 December 2021
15:00 WET (UTC+00)
(1 TBP) Lusitanos XV 62 – 7 The Delta
Report
Estádio Nacional, Lisbon
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Ethan Glass

Play-Offs

Semi Finals
16 April 2022
15:00 WEST (UTC+01)
Lusitanos XV 42 – 26 Tel Aviv Heat
Report
Estádio Nacional, Lisbon
Attendance: 600
Referee: Shota Tevzadze
17 April 2022
18:00 GET (UTC+04)
The Black Lion 43 – 40 Castilla y Leon Iberians
Report
Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi
Attendance: 933
Referee: Federico Vedovelli

Final
7 May 2022[12]
15:00 WEST (UTC+01)
Lusitanos XV v The Black Lion

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

References
  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. "В ожидании 19 сентября. Названы даты матчей Суперкубка Европы" (in Russian). Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  5. "Shlomo Bituach Stadium to Serve as Home to the Tel Aviv Heat for the Super Cup Home Games in December". 21 October 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  6. "Schedule". Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  7. "«Локомотив-Пенза» и «Tel Aviv Heat» сыграют в Саранске" (in Russian). 19 October 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  8. World Rugby confirms sporting sanctions for Russia and Belarus
  9. "Nederland neemt deel aan Rugby Europe Super Cup 2021-2022" (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  10. "Super Cup : un groupe de 36 joueurs pour toute la compétition" (in French). Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  11. "Los Castilla y León Iberians inician su preparaciópn para la SuperCup europea" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  12. https://www.rugbyeurope.eu/rugby-europe-super-cup-competition/rugby-europe-super-cup/lusitanos-v-black-lion/
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