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Les dates du Rugby Europe Championship 2024 sont connues
On sait déjà quand on retrouvera les trois nations émergentes du rugby européen qui ont participé à la Coupe du Monde de Rugby 2023 : la Géorgie, la Roumanie et le Portugal.
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Au lendemain de la phase de poules de France 2023, Rugby Europe a dévoilé le calendrier de son Championship 2024.
Le Championship est le plus haut niveau des compétitions de Rugby Europe. Le tournoi masculin entre maintenant dans sa deuxième année après une expansion des équipes (passant de six à huit équipes) et l’introduction d’un nouveau format, qui s’est avéré un succès en augmentant la visibilité et la compétitivité en 2023.
Ce sera donc une nouvelle occasion de voir les trois équipes, le Portugal, la Géorgie et la Roumanie, qui ont participé à la Coupe du Monde de Rugby 2023 en France, après la victoire historique du Portugal sur les Fidji lors de la finale des phases de poules.
A l’inverse, ni la Roumanie, ni la Géorgie n’ont pu remporter la moindre victoire malgré l’envie et la détermination que les équipes ont montré tout au long de leur campagne.
Des trois équipes européennes en lice à la Coupe du Monde, aucune ne s’est qualifiée pour le prochain tournoi mondial en 2027 en Australie. Elles devront donc en passer par les tournois de qualification.
Deux poules de quatre équipes
Les équipes seront réparties en deux poules de quatre équipes. La Géorgie a été versée dans la poule A avec l’Espagne, les Pays-Bas et l’Allemagne. La concurrence sera plus exacerbée dans la poule B avec la Roumanie, le Portugal, la Belgique et la Pologne.
La phase de poule se déroulera sur trois week-ends en 2024 : les 3 et 4 février, les 10 et 11 février et les 17 et 18 février.
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Les équipes s’affronteront avant de passer à l’étape des demi-finales qui sont prévues les 2 et 3 mars, en vue de la grande finale qui aura lieu le 17 mars.
Les Pays-Bas joueront leurs matchs au National Rugby Centre à Amsterdam. L’Allemagne jouera son match contre la Géorgie et la Roumanie les siens à domicile à l’Arcuf de Triumf, à Bucarest.
D’autres sites d’accueil sont encore en cours de finalisation ainsi que les heures de coup d’envoi.
C’est la deuxième année que ce format en deux poules est adopté, la relégation et la promotion entrant en jeu à la fin de la compétition de cette saison avec la division Trophée, le deuxième niveau des compétitions de Rugby Europe.
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La saison dernière, la Géorgie a récupéré sa couronne en battant le Portugal en finale, tandis que la Roumanie a remporté la troisième place en battant l’Espagne lors de la première journée de la grande finale à Badajoz.
Calendrier du Rugby Europe Championship 2024 :
- 3 février 2024 : Pays-Bas – Espagne et Belgique – Portugal
- 4 février 2024 : Pologne – Roumanie et Allemagne – Géorgie
- 10 février 2024 : Géorgie – Pays-Bas, Portugal – Pologne et Roumanie – Belgique
- 11 février 2024 : Espagne – Allemagne
- 17 février 2024 : Belgique – Pologne, Géorgie – Espagne et Roumanie- Portugal
- 18 février 2024 : Pays-Bas – Allemagne
- 2-3 mars 2024 : demi-finales
- 17 mars 2024 : finale
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1 Go to commentsCome back to Christchurch Robbie, please!
1 Go to commentsI think there is zero chance Sam Cane will be selected for another Test. There is simply no point except sentimentality. Razor is not sentimental- ask Wyatt Crocket. Razor is a ruthless selector
4 Go to comments> It would be best described as an elegant solution to what was potentially going to be a significant problem for new All Blacks coach Scott Robertson. It is a problem the mad population of New Zealand will have to cope with more and more as All Blacks are able to continue their careers in NZ post RWCs. It will not be a problem for coaches, who are always going to start a campaign with the captain for the next WC in mind. > Cane, despite his warrior spirit, his undoubted commitment to every team he played for and unforgettable heroics against Ireland in last year’s World Cup quarter-final, was never unanimously admired or respected within New Zealand while he was in the role. Neither was McCaw, he was considered far too passive a captain and then out of form until his last world cup where everyone opinions changed, just like they would have if Cane had won the WC. > It was never easy to see where Cane, or even if, he would fit into Robertson’s squad given the new coach will want to be building a new-look team with 2027 in mind. > Cane will win his selections on merit and come the end of the year, he’ll sign off, he hopes, with 100 caps and maybe even, at last, universal public appreciation for what was a special career. No, he won’t. Those returning from Japan have already earned the right to retain their jersey, it’s in their contract. Cane would have been playing against England if he was ready, and found it very hard to keep his place. Perform, and they keep it however. Very easy to see where Cane could have fit, very hard to see how he could have accomplished it choosing this year as his sabbatical instead of 2025, and that’s how it played out (though I assume we now know what when NZR said they were allowing him to move his sabbatical forward and return to NZ next year, they had actually agreed to simply select him for the All Blacks from overseas, without any chance he was going to play in NZ again). With a mammoth season of 15 All Black games they might as well get some value out of his years contract, though even with him being of equal character to Richie, I don’t think they should guarantee him his 100 caps. That’s not what the All Blacks should be about. He absolutely has to play winning football.
4 Go to commentswhat’s happening to Ian Peel?
1 Go to commentsAs a Crusaders fan , so disappointed , again.But I think Fergus Burke was all class for the Crusaders in his first game since October last year. Fletcher Newell , was so good at prop. Johnny McNicoll has been gold since returning from Wales. Noah Hotham brilliant , in a coming of age second season for the Crusaders.Jone Rova did really well at centre. The end of the game was tough.Sevu Reece , what a game/season in tough times.
1 Go to commentsFellas a balloon
3 Go to commentsBlues B team on display and made no race of it. By far the best team in SR with the Hurricanes barely getting past the winning post. Up the Blues 💙
7 Go to commentsWould be amazing to have Servette Genève reaching this level
3 Go to commentsThe Crusaders can't buy a win this season. Surely Penney's contract won't be renewed. There's still enough talent in the squad that they oughta be winning more.
1 Go to commentsABs captain for 23 seasons. Decent record. Surely nobody will surpass it. Legend. But alas a typo…
4 Go to commentsJust FYI Rugbypass, I for one am tired of your clickbait titles and thumbnails and will be clicking them no longer. Good day.
1 Go to commentsI think Farrell despite all of the stick he gets in the media is still one of if not the best fly half in the world. He is literally the full package. He can kick one of the best in the world, probably has the best defensive game of a fly half in the world and if he wants to he can run, take contact and find an offload to keep the pace of the attack. I dont know why he isnt spoken more about still being one of the best in the world with the likes of dupont. Farrell is the ultimate captain and team leader and is experienced- he has been in nearly any situation you can think of. I still believe due to these reasons that he is England’s best ever player and is still one of the best players in the world.
48 Go to commentsBlues are dominating up front and that’s been a long time coming. They have won the up front confrontation which is where canes, hilanders and act brumbies are also strong.
7 Go to commentsJust watched brumbies v safas game sadly not a show in he’ll thryr anywhere near quarters or semi contention. Admittedly some issues around new comers bot what stands out for me is coaching management, poor game planning and accuracy.
5 Go to commentsOne tough SOB!
16 Go to commentsI’ve put on 4/5 kilos since the beginning of the season too. Not good kilos. Bad kilos.
7 Go to commentsSurely there’s a ‘no knobheads’ policy ?
3 Go to commentsWallaroos have no chance of beating the Black Ferns unless Canada upsets them in Christchurch tomorrow but I doubt that as well!
1 Go to commentsWhat a joke. Could the victim do a course to reverse the long term CTE damage from the cheapshot?
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