2010 European Under-18 Rugby Union Championship

December 2022 FIRA U 18 Championship.jpg 27 March 2010 3 April 2010 Italy 24 18 FRA 18 IRE 36 2009 2011 The 2010 European Under-18 Rugby Union Championship was the seventh annual international rugby union competition for Under 18 national rugby union teams in Europe.2010 European Under-18 Rugby Union Championship official website – History https://web.archive.org/web/20110313200250/http://mediaofficina.com/rugbyeu18/albo-doro/ 13 March 2011 accessed: 1 May 2010 The event was organised by rugby's European governing body, the FIRA – Association of European Rugby (FIRA-AER). U18 – 2010 FIRA-AER Justin Bridou European Championship FIRA-AER website, accessed: 1 May 2010 The competition was contested by 24 men's junior national teams and was held in late March and early April 2010.FIRA AER U18 Euro Championship https://web.archive.org/web/20080319105014/http://www.irishrugby.ie/11243_11238.php 19 March 2008 IRFU website, accessed: 2 May 2010 It was hosted by the Italian region of Veneto, with the final played at the home ground of Benetton Treviso.2010 European Under-18 Rugby Union Championship official website – Stadiums https://web.archive.org/web/20110313200311/http://mediaofficina.com/rugbyeu18/campi-da-gioco-stadiums/ 13 March 2011 accessed: 1 May 2010 The tournament was won by France, who won its fifth European championship and its fourth in a row,2010 European Under-18 Rugby Union Championship official website – Home https://web.archive.org/web/20110311101133/http://mediaofficina.com/rugbyeu18/ 11 March 2011 it accessed: 15 May 2010 with Ireland finishing runners-up.2010 European Under-18 Rugby Union Championship official website – Fixtures https://web.archive.org/web/20100413225330/http://mediaofficina.com/rugbyeu18/calendario-fixtures/ 13 April 2010 accessed: 1 May 2010 It was sponsored by French company Justin Bridou and therefore officially called the 2010 Justin Bridou European Under-18 Rugby Union Championship. Overview History The European Under-18 Rugby Union Championship was first held in 2004, in Treviso, Italy. It replaced the previously held European Under-18 Emergent Nations Championship, which had first been held in 2000.Forty years of age grade growth in Europe https://web.archive.org/web/20100203040615/http://www.irb.com/newsmedia/regional/newsid%3D2030622.html 3 February 2010 IRB website, published: 16 April 2009, accessed: 2 May 2010 The first championship in 2004 was won by France. The following two championships, held in Lille, France, in 2005 and again in Treviso in 2006, were won by England. Alternating between France and Italy, the next four championships were held in Biarritz, Treviso again, Toulon and once more in Treviso in 2010. All four were taken out by France, but of Europes top rugby playing nations, England, Wales and Scotland did not take part in the latest edition. Format The championship, similar to previous editions, was organised in an A, B and C Division, with A being the highest and C the lowest. Each division consisted of eight teams and each team played three competition games, with a quarter final, semi final and final/placing game. The quarter finals were played according to a seeding list, with the winners moving on to the first to fourth place semi finals while the losers would enter the fifth to eighth place semi finals. The winners of the semi-finals one to four would play in the division final while the losers would play for third place. Similarly, the winners of the fifth to eighth semi finals would play for fifth place while the losers would play for seventh. The winner of the A division was crowned European champions while the eighth placed team would be relegated to the B division. Similarly, the winner of B and C division would move up a division for 2011 while the last placed teams would be relegated. This meant, France was crowned European champions while Romania finished on the relegation spot. Portugal won the B division and earned promotion while Ukraine was relegated and replaced by Sweden, the C champions. Venues The games of the 2010 championship were played at five different locations and stadiums: Casale sul Sile – Stadio Comunale Giovanni Eugenio Conegliano – Stadio Comunale San Donà di Piave – Stadio Mario e Romolo Pacifici San Michele al Tagliamento – Impianto sportivo Malafesta Treviso – Stadio Comunale di Monigo Changes for 2011 The 2011 edition of the championship is scheduled to see a return of the absent three home nations, England, Scotland and Wales. For this purpose, the A division will be enlarged to twelve teams, while B and C remain at their current strength.U18-EM: Frankreich verteidigt Titel https://web.archive.org/web/20110311120954/http://www.rugby-journal.de/index.php/basis/meldung/u18-em_frankreich_verteidigt_titel 11 March 2011 de Rugby-Journal, published: 3 April 2010, accessed: 2 May 2010 D Division The D division forms the fourth level, below the C division, of European Under-18 rugby. In 2010, only four teams compete at this level, at a tournament held at Chișinău, Moldova, from 19 to 22 May 2010. It consists of the teams of Moldova, Israel, Croatia and Norway.U18 – 2010 Group D FIRA-AER website, accessed: 2 May 2010 Teams and final standings The participating teams and their final standings were:2010 European Under-18 Rugby Union Championship official website – Standings https://web.archive.org/web/20110313200136/http://mediaofficina.com/rugbyeu18/squadre-teams/ 13 March 2011 accessed: 1 May 2010 Pos A Division 1 18 FRA 2 18 IRE 3 18 GEO 4 18 BEL 5 18 ITA 6 18 GER 7 18 RUS 8 18 ROU Pos B Division 1 18 POR 2 18 ESP 3 18 NED 4 18 POL 5 18 CZE 6 18 SUI 7 18 LTU 8 18 UKR Pos C Division 1 18 SWE 2 18 HUN 3 18 SRB 4 18 LAT 5 18 LUX 6 18 DEN 7 18 AUT 8 18 BUL Pos D Division 1 18 MDA 2 18 CRO 3 18 ISR 4 18 NOR Games The results of the games: A Division Championship Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final 40px 100px 18 FRA 50 18 ITA 10 18 BEL 27 18 RUS 14 18 IRE 20 18 GER 11 18 ROU 7 18 GEO 25 18 FRA 21 18 BEL 0 18 IRE 19 18 GEO 11 18 FRA 27 18 IRE 3 3rd Place Final 40px 100px 18 GEO 18 18 BEL 15 Relegation Semi-finals 5th Place Final 40px 100px 18 ITA 13 18 RUS 8 18 GER 44 18 ROU 0 18 ITA 18 18 GER 13 7th Place Final 40px 100px 18 RUS 34 18 ROU 12 B Division Championship Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final 40px 100px 18 POR 104 18 SUI 3 18 NED 55 18 UKR 0 18 ESP 53 18 CZE 5 18 POL 23 18 LTU 7 18 POR 25 18 NED 10 18 ESP 26 18 POL 3 18 POR 43 18 ESP 3 3rd Place Final 40px 100px 18 NED 42 18 POL 8 Relegation The Switzerland versus Ukraine game was tied after regular time and was decided by penalty kicks.FIRA – AER website – Switzerland versus Ukraine game accessed: 1 May 2010 Semi-finals 5th Place Final 40px 100px 18 SUI 16 18 UKR 16 18 CZE 8 18 LTU 5 18 SUI 3 18 CZE 54 7th Place Final 40px 100px 18 LTU 21 18 UKR 5 C Division Championship Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final 40px 100px 18 SWE 13 18 AUT 0 18 DEN 5 18 SRB 24 18 HUN 21 18 LUX 11 18 BUL 0 18 LAT 34 18 SWE 19 18 SRB 9 18 HUN 13 18 LAT 0 18 SWE 30 18 HUN 24 3rd Place Final 40px 100px 18 SRB 14 18 LAT 12 Relegation The Denmark versus Austria game was tied after regular time and was decided by penalty kicks.FIRA – AER website – Denmark versus Austria game accessed: 1 May 2010 Semi-finals 5th Place Final 40px 100px 18 AUT 12 18 DEN 12 18 LUX 8 18 BUL 0 18 DEN 14 18 LUX 29 7th Place Final 40px 100px 18 AUT 31 18 BUL 3 D Division Held at a different time and location as the other three divisions, in Moldova, these are the results: Semi-finals Final 40px 100px 18 MDA 90 18 NOR 0 18 CRO 25 18 ISR 18 18 MDA 23 18 CRO 5 3rd Place Final 40px 100px 18 NOR 0 18 ISR 76 References External links FIRA-AER official website it en 2010 European Under-18 Rugby Union Championship official website 2010 Europe Category:2009–10 in European rugby union Category:2009–10 in Italian rugby union Category:International rugby union competitions hosted by Italy Rugby union Rugby union