2011 European Under-18 Rugby Union Championship

December 2022 FIRA U 18 Championship 2011.jpg 100px 15 April 2011 24 April 2011 France 28 18 IRE 18 ENG 40 2010 2012 The 2011 European Under-18 Rugby Union Championship was the eighth annual international rugby union competition for Under 18 national rugby union teams in Europe. The event was organised by rugby's European governing body, the FIRA – Association of European Rugby (FIRA-AER). The competition was contested by 28 men's junior national teams and will be held in April 2011. It was hosted by the French region of Armagnac and Bigorre.http://www.fira-aer-rugby.com/article-127.htm U18 - 6 Nations play off FIRA-AER 6 April 2011 The tournament was won by the under-18 team of Ireland, who took out the title for the first time, beating England in the final.Ireland overcome England U18 in FIRA/AER final https://web.archive.org/web/20110427100051/http://www.rfu.com/News/2011/April/News%20Articles/230411_EngU18_Ire_Final.aspx 27 April 2011 RFU website, published: 23 April 2011, accessed: 23 April 2011European Glory For Ireland Schools Team https://web.archive.org/web/20110425223346/http://www.irishrugby.ie/rugby/23003.php 25 April 2011 IRU website, published: 23 April 2011, accessed: 23 April 2011 For the first time, France did not reach the championship game and finished in fourth place only. The tournament's defending champion was France, who had won five European championships and the last four in a row.http://mediaofficina.com/rugbyeu18/albo-doro/ 2010 European Under-18 Rugby Union Championship – History MediaOfficina.com 6 April 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110313200250/http://mediaofficina.com/rugbyeu18/albo-doro/ 13 March 2011 http://www.irb.com/newsmedia/regional/newsid=2030622.html Forty years of age grade growth in Europe International Rugby Board 16 April 2009 6 April 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100203040615/http://www.irb.com/newsmedia/regional/newsid%3D2030622.html 3 February 2010 The 2011 edition of the competition saw the introduction of an elite division, above division one, made up of four teams, France, England, Wales and Ireland. The divisions below remained unchanged. It marked the first time that all countries participating in the Six Nations Championship send a team to the European championship.http://www.irishrugby.ie/firau18/index.php About the FIRA AER U18 Championship Irish Rugby Football Union 6 April 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110413010535/http://www.irishrugby.ie/firau18/index.php 13 April 2011 dead It was sponsored by French company Justin Bridou and therefore officially called the 2011 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. 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 won by France, but of Europe's top rugby playing nations, England, Wales and Scotland did not take part in the 2010 edition. Format The 2011 edition saw the introduction of an Elite division, consisting of four teams, two of which, England and Wales, had not taken part in the 2010 competition or, in the case of Wales, never taken part in the European championship. Below the elite level, the championship was organised in First, Second and Third Divisions, with First being the highest and Third 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.http://www.fira-aer-rugby.com/competition-11.htm FIRA-AER 2011 groups 6 April 2011 The winner of the Elite division, Ireland, was crowned European champions while the fourth placed team was to be relegated to the First division. Similarly, the winner of the Second and Third divisions would move up a division for 2012 while the last placed teams would be relegated. To determine the four teams playing in the Elite Division, a qualifying tournament was held between the Six Nations U-18 sides in late February and early March, with the teams drawn into two groups of three teams each. France and England won their groups, with Wales and Ireland finishing second, qualifying all four teams for the Elite Division. Italy and Scotland finished third, placing them in the First Division. For Italy, this was still a bonus as it obtained the second seed for the division, behind Scotland. After an unsuccessful 2010 tournament, where the team had finished only fifth, it would have been entitled to only the fifth seed otherwise. Scotland made a return to the European championship for the first time since 2006.http://www.fira-aer-rugby.com/competition-17.htm 2011 U18 – VI Nations play-off FIRA-AER 6 April 2011 Venues The games of the 2011 championship were played at venues in Armagnac and Bigorre, two regions in southern France. The first round of games in all divisions except the elite one was played on 16 April 2011. The elite division played their first games in Auch the following day. The second round was played on 19 April while the finals for all divisions were held on 22 and 23 April, with Division two and three playing on the 22 and the Elite and First Division on the 23. The venues for the Elite Group where: Auch Tarbes The venues for the first round were:http://www.fira-aer-rugby.com/upload/file/1302001287_110405%20AG%20press%20release%20FIRA%20AER%20U18.PDF U18 Justin Bridou European Championship: the Organisation Committee in a turmoil FIRA-AER 5 April 2011 6 April 2011 Condom Eauze Fleurance Lombez Magnoac Vic-en-Bigorre The venues for the second round were: Gimont Lourdes Masseube Miélan Ossun Vic-Fezensac The venues for the third round were: Bagnères Capvern L'Isle-Jourdain Laloubère Lannemezan Louey Sémléac D Division The D division forms the fourth level, below the Third division, of European Under-18 rugby. In 2011, only three teams compete at this level, at a separate tournament. It consists of the teams of Israel, Croatia and Bosnia & Herzegovina. The tournament was held independently of the other divisions on 14 April at Sinj, Croatia and won by the home nation.http://www.fira-aer-rugby.com/competition-19.htm European Championship U18 – Group D FIRA-AER 6 April 2011http://www.rugby.hr/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=297&Itemid=42 U NEDJELJU 3.4.HRVATSKA U18-MAĐARSKA U18 Croatian Croatian Rugby Federation 6 April 2011 Teams and standings The participating teams and their divisions are in order of their ranking after the tournament: 5 Pos Elite Division 1 18 IRE 2 18 ENG 3 18 WAL 4 18 FRA Pos First Division 1 18 SCO 2 18 ITA 3 18 GEO 4 18 GER 5 18 POR 6 18 BEL 7 18 ROU 8 18 RUS Pos Second Division 1 18 ESP 2 18 SWE 3 18 LTU 4 18 CZE 5 18 POL 6 18 UKR 7 18 NED 8 18 SUI Pos Third Division 1 18 SRB 2 18 HUN 3 18 LUX 4 18 LAT 5 18 MDA 6 18 DEN 7 18 BUL 8 18 AUT Pos D Division 1 18 CRO 2 18 BIH 3 18 ISR Games The scheduled games: Elite Division The games of the elite division:http://www.fira-aer-rugby.com/group-38.htm 2011 U18 Justin Bridou European Championship > Elite Group FIRA-AER 6 April 2011 Semi-finals Final 40px 100px 1 18 FRA 17 4 18 IRE 19 2 18 ENG 38 3 18 WAL 34 4 18 IRE 17 2 18 ENG 8 3rd Place Final 40px 100px 1 18 FRA 6 3 18 WAL 15 First Division The games of the first division:http://www.fira-aer-rugby.com/group-50.htm 2011 U18 Justin Bridou European Championship > Division 1 FIRA-AER 6 April 2011 Championship Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final 40px 100px 1 18 SCO 65 8 18 ROM 3 4 18 BEL 11 5 18 GER 27 2 18 ITA 14 7 18 POR 3 3 18 GEO 38 6 18 RUS 3 1 18 SCO 87 5 18 GER 3 2 18 ITA 36 3 18 GEO 16 1 18 SCO 17 2 18 ITA 12 3rd Place Final 40px 100px 3 18 GEO 40 5 18 GER 0 Relegation Semi-finals 5th Place Final 40px 100px 4 18 BEL 19 8 18 ROM 6 6 18 RUS 7 7 18 POR 8 4 18 BEL 5 7 18 POR 10 7th Place Final 40px 100px 6 18 RUS 3 8 18 ROM 11 Second Division The games of the second division:http://www.fira-aer-rugby.com/group-40.htm 2011 U18 Justin Bridou European Championship > Division 2 FIRA-AER 6 April 2011 Championship Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final 40px 150px 1 18 ESP 50 8 18 UKR 0 4 18 CZE 67 5 18 SWI 5 2 18 NED 12 7 18 SWE 18 3 18 POL 10 6 18 LIT 12 1 18 ESP 52 4 18 CZE 20 7 18 SWE 19 6 18 LIT 10 1 18 ESP 47 7 18 SWE 7 3rd Place Final 40px 100px 4 18 CZE 12 6 18 LIT 15 Relegation Semi-finals 5th Place Final 40px 100px 2 18 NED 17 3 18 POL 27 5 18 SWI 5 8 18 UKR 31 3 18 POL 41 8 18 UKR 10 7th Place Final 40px 100px 2 18 NED 34 5 18 SWI 0 Third Division The games of the third division:http://www.fira-aer-rugby.com/group-41.htm 2011 U18 Justin Bridou European Championship > Division 3 FIRA-AER 6 April 2011 Championship Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final 40px 100px 1 18 HUN 66 8 18 BUL 11 4 18 LUX 51 5 18 DEN 0 2 18 SER 13 7 18 MDA 0 3 18 LAT 15 6 18 AUT 11 1 18 HUN 27 4 18 LUX 17 2 18 SER 12 3 18 LAT 5 1 18 HUN 7 2 18 SER 13 3rd Place Final 40px 100px 3 18 LAT 7 4 18 LUX 12 Relegation Semi-finals 5th Place Final 40px 100px 5 18 DEN 14 8 18 BUL 13 6 18 AUT 0 7 18 MDA 32 5 18 DEN 7 7 18 MDA 25 7th Place Final 40px 100px 6 18 AUT 10 8 18 BUL 15 European Championship final The European Championship final was held on 23 April at 18:30 at Tarbes and was broadcast live on Eurosport 2.U18 – The final will be Ireland Vs England FIRA-AER website, accessed: 18 April 2011 The final was played in wet conditions and a well organised Ireland side went up 11–3 by half time. England's head coach, John Fletcher, conceded that it was a well-deserved Irish victory but that the game was an important lesson to learn and would help his players in their future development. For Ireland, which was, for the first time, represented by a schools team rather than a Club XV, captain Luke McGrath was the most influential figure on the field, scoring twelve points. 23 April 2011 18:30 Report 18 IRE 17–8 18 ENG McEllin 25' McGrath (4) 4', 11', 58', 61' Hepburn 66' Slade 33' Stade Maurice Trélut, Tarbes Arnaud Blondel (France) Ireland: FB 15 Rory Scholes 15 RW 14 Conor McEllin 67 CT 13 Robbie HenshawSF 12 Chris FarrellLW 11 Mark RocheFF 10 Stuart Olding 68 HB 9 Luke McGrath (c) 68 N8 8 Ryan MurphyOF 7 Dan LeavyBF 6 Donagh LawlerRL 5 Gavin Thornbury 40 LL 4 Jerry Sexton 15 TP 3 Ed ByrneHK 2 Bryan ByrneLP 1 Gordon Frayne 45 Substitutes: 16 Andrew Murphy 17 Thomas Ferrari 18 Christopher Taylor 45 19 Luke Satchwell 15 20 Mark Best 21 Jack O'Neill 40 22 David Shanahan 68 23 Rory Scannell 68 24 Jack Fitzpatrick 24 25 Cian O'Halloran 67 26 Seamus GlynnCoach: Terry McMasterEngland: FB 15 Jack NowellRW 14 Tony WatsonCT 13 Mark JenningsCT 12 Sam HillLW 11 Jack Arnott 50 FH 10 Henry Slade 38 SH 9 Alex Day 38 N8 8 Jack CliffordOF 7 Matt Hankin 50 BF 6 David Sisi 45 RL 5 Dominic Barrow (c) LL 4 Tom JubbTP 3 Daniel Herriot 45 HK 2 Nathan Morris 39 LP 1 Alec HepburnSubstitutions: 16 Max Crumpton 17 Tom Smallbone 45 18 Scott Spurling 39 19 Joe Robinson 45 20 Joe Buckle 50 21 James Lightfoot-Brown 38 22 Will Hooley 38 23 Marcus Webber 50 24 Tom StephensonCoach: John Fletcher References External links FIRA-AER official website it en 2010 European Under-18 Rugby Union Championship official website 2011 Europe Category:2010–11 in European rugby union Category:2010–11 in French rugby union Category:International rugby union competitions hosted by France