The Qualifying Competition was first announced in April 2014, at the same time as the announcement of the creation of the European Rugby Champions Cup and Challenge Cup competitions. The tournament featured teams from non-EPCR countries, such as Spain, Germany, Belgium, Romania, Georgia, Russia and Portugal, as well as select Italian Eccellenza clubs. In 2016–17, the qualification competition also became a European Rugby competition in its own right, the third tier European Rugby Continental Shield, with both successful play-off teams meeting in a final as a part of European Rugby Finals weekend.
Both editions of the Shield final were won by Russian club Enisey-STM.[1]
The competition is the first third-tier European tournament since the suspension of the Parker Pen Shield in 2005.[2]
The competition was discontinued after the 2018–19 edition.[3]
Under the Heads of Agreement announced on 10 April 2014, there were two places available in the European Rugby Challenge Cup through the Qualifying Competition.[4]
For the 2014–15 season, given the time constraints in filling the competition, this was a reduced competition the form of 2 two-legged play-off matches, with the aggregate winners of each taking one of the two Rugby Europe spots in the draw, and it involved the 2 best teams from Italy's National Championship of Excellence, plus a Romanian and Georgian selection.[5]
An expanded format was announced on 22 December 2014,[6] the expanded format includes clubs from non-EPCR Unions Russia, Spain and Portugal alongside representatives from the Italian Eccellenza.
The 6 teams in the Qualifying Competition are split into 2 pools of 3 teams each. Each team will play the other teams in their pool once, before the two pool winners compete in a two-legged play-off against the teams currently competing in the Challenge Cup from the previous Qualifying Competition.
The winners, on aggregate, of these two play-offs will take up the Qualifying Competition places in the Challenge Cup.[6]
In 2017, the competition was rebranded as the European Rugby Continental Shield, and it was announced that the two qualifiers would play each other as part of the EPCR's finals weekend,[7] a practice which was discontinued for 2018–19.
Winners qualified to the European Rugby Challenge Cup
Winners continue in the European Rugby Challenge Cup
Winners advance to the European Rugby Challenge Cup
Runners-up advanced to the European Rugby Challenge Cup (winners ineligible)
Tournamentsedit
2014edit
The reduced format for the inaugural Qualifying Competition included two Italian Clubs, a Romanian and a Georgian side. Sides were paired up and competed in two matches, home and away. The winners, on aggregate, of these two games received one of the two places in the 2014–15 European Rugby Challenge Cup.
The expanded competition for entry into the 2015–16 European Rugby Challenge Cup features six teams, in two pools of three. Russia is represented in European competition for the first time.[8] Matches are scheduled for the same weekends as the 2014–15 Challenge Cup, beginning with the 5th Round of the Challenge Cup.
The Qualifying Competition was once again expanded, this time featuring 8 teams in two pools of four. Each team will play the teams in the other pool once. Belgium and Germany are represented in pan-European Rugby competition for the first time, through Royal Kituro and Heidelberger RK respectively.
In the wake of the Paris attacks, Brussels was placed on a Level 4 Alert. In agreement with EPCR, FBRB and the municipal authorities, this game was postponed.[10]
Main article: 2016–17 European Rugby Continental Shield
The format of the Qualifying Competition remains similar to the previous season. As before, two places in the next year's Challenge Cup will be available for teams in the Qualifying Competition.
This season's competition features clubs from the domestic leagues of non-EPCR unions Russia, Spain, Germany and Belgium, as well as four representatives from the Italian Eccellenza.
The eight participating clubs will compete in two pools with each club in Pool A playing once against each club in Pool B.
The two pool winners will then play off against Timișoara Saracens of Romania and Russia's Enisei-STM on a home and away basis to decide which two clubs will qualify for the 2017–18 Challenge Cup.
Mid-season it was announced the competition would become the European Rugby Continental Shield and the two qualifiers will play a final match as part of EPCR's 2017 Edinburgh Finals weekend.[7]
EPCR will determine about one open question: If it was like the past years, according to the rating, Krasny Yar Krasnoyarsk would meet with the Romanian Timișoara. But Krasny Yar received a letter that EPCR will hold a meeting on the final round of qualifying Challenge Cup, which will be determined the opponents.[11] On February 14, at the office of RK "Yenisei-STM" received a letter signed by the coordinator of the qualifying competitions EPCR Vincent Prebande. Mr. Prebande reports that, like last year, the second stage of Qualifying teams will play in accordance with the principle of sport. The two-legged confrontation "Yenisei-STM" will meet the Italian club "Mogliano" and "Krasny Yar" - with the Romanian club "Timișoara Saracens".[12]
The format of the Qualifying Competition remains similar to the previous season. As before, two places in the next year's Challenge Cup will be available for teams in the Continental Shield. Clubs from six countries will compete in the 2017–18 Continental Shield.
Four representatives from the Italian Eccellenza – Pataro Rugby Calvisano, Femi-CZ Rugby Rovigo, Rugby Petrarca and Rugby Viadana – will be joined by Romania's Timișoara Saracens, RC Batumi from Georgia, Heidelberger RK of Germany and Portugal's Centro Desportivo Universitario de Lisboa (CDUL Rugby) competing in two pools of four.
Following the pool stage matches, the winners of Pool A will play the runners-up in Pool B, and the winners of Pool B will play the runners-up in Pool A on a home and away basis.
The two clubs which advance will then play each other home and away with the winners securing a place in the Continental Shield final in Bilbao next May and also qualifying for the 2018–19 Challenge Cup.
The other Continental Shield finalist will be decided by a home and away play-off between Russia's Enisei-STM and Krasny Yar who have both received a bye into the knockout stage of the competition due to their participation in this season's Challenge Cup and to their success in last season's Continental Shield.
The winners of the Enisei-STM v Krasny Yar play-offs will go through to the Continental Shield final in Bilbao and will also qualify for the 2018–19 Challenge Cup.
The aim of the Continental Shield is to widen the footprint of club rugby across Europe and to give both emerging and established clubs in different territories the opportunity to qualify for the Challenge Cup.
Clubs from Italy, Georgia and Belgium competed in the 2018/19 Continental Shield with a place in the Challenge Cup up for grabs.
Four sides from the Italian Eccellenza – Argos Rugby Petrarca, Pataro Calvisano, Femi-CZ Rugby Rovigo Delta and GS Fiamme Oro Rugby – were joined by Georgia's RC Locomotive Tbilisi and Belgian representatives, Belgium Rugby Barbarians XV, competing in two pools of three.
Locomotive Tbilisi, Calvisano and Fiamme Oro from Rome were drawn in Pool A while Pool B was made up of Petrarca, Belgium Rugby Barbarians XV and Rovigo. Clubs in the same pool played one another on a home and away basis and the two pool winners played off over two legs to decide which club qualified for the 2019/20 Challenge Cup.
A further place in the 2019/20 Challenge Cup was decided by a home and away play-off between Russia's Enisei-STM and Timișoara Saracens of Romania who are both competing in this season's Challenge Cup.
The aim of the Continental Shield is to widen the footprint of club rugby across Europe and to give both emerging and established clubs in different territories the opportunity to qualify for the Challenge Cup.
The Continental Shield, which was won for the second time by Enisei-STM in Bilbao in 2017–18, is organised by EPCR in conjunction with Rugby Europe and the Italian Rugby Federation (FIR).
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european, rugby, continental, shield, third, tier, competition, from, 2003, 2005, organised, european, rugby, european, shield, formerly, european, rugby, challenge, qualifying, competition, rugby, union, competition, organised, european, professional, club, r. For the third tier competition run from 2003 to 2005 and organised by European Rugby Cup see European Shield The European Rugby Continental Shield formerly the European Rugby Challenge Cup Qualifying Competition was a rugby union competition organised by European Professional Club Rugby Rugby Europe and the Federazione Italiana Rugby for entry into the European Rugby Challenge Cup European Rugby Continental ShieldSportRugby unionInaugural season2014 15 as Qualifying Competition 2016 17 as Continental Shield OrganisersEPCRRugby EuropeFIRNumber of teams10 8 pools 2 play off Country Italy Georgia Romania Russia Spain Portugal Germany BelgiumHoldersEnisey STM 2 titles 2018 19 WebsiteEuropean Rugby Continental Shield WebsiteRugby Europe WebsiteRelated competitionsEuropean Rugby Champions CupEuropean Rugby Challenge CupThe Qualifying Competition was first announced in April 2014 at the same time as the announcement of the creation of the European Rugby Champions Cup and Challenge Cup competitions The tournament featured teams from non EPCR countries such as Spain Germany Belgium Romania Georgia Russia and Portugal as well as select Italian Eccellenza clubs In 2016 17 the qualification competition also became a European Rugby competition in its own right the third tier European Rugby Continental Shield with both successful play off teams meeting in a final as a part of European Rugby Finals weekend Both editions of the Shield final were won by Russian club Enisey STM 1 The competition is the first third tier European tournament since the suspension of the Parker Pen Shield in 2005 2 The competition was discontinued after the 2018 19 edition 3 Contents 1 Format 2 Summary of results 2 1 Continental Shield Finals 2 2 Qualifying play off results 3 Tournaments 3 1 2014 3 1 1 Rugby Europe 1 play off 3 1 2 Rugby Europe 2 play off 3 2 2015 3 2 1 Pool 1 3 2 2 Pool 2 3 3 2015 16 3 3 1 Fixtures 3 3 2 Qualifying play offs 3 4 2016 17 3 4 1 Fixtures 3 4 2 Qualifying play offs 3 4 3 Continental Shield Final 3 5 2017 18 3 5 1 Fixtures 3 5 2 Pool play offs 3 5 3 Qualifying play offs 3 5 4 Continental Shield Final 3 6 2018 19 3 6 1 Fixtures 3 6 2 Qualifying play offs 4 See also 5 ReferencesFormat editUnder the Heads of Agreement announced on 10 April 2014 there were two places available in the European Rugby Challenge Cup through the Qualifying Competition 4 For the 2014 15 season given the time constraints in filling the competition this was a reduced competition the form of 2 two legged play off matches with the aggregate winners of each taking one of the two Rugby Europe spots in the draw and it involved the 2 best teams from Italy s National Championship of Excellence plus a Romanian and Georgian selection 5 An expanded format was announced on 22 December 2014 6 the expanded format includes clubs from non EPCR Unions Russia Spain and Portugal alongside representatives from the Italian Eccellenza The 6 teams in the Qualifying Competition are split into 2 pools of 3 teams each Each team will play the other teams in their pool once before the two pool winners compete in a two legged play off against the teams currently competing in the Challenge Cup from the previous Qualifying Competition The winners on aggregate of these two play offs will take up the Qualifying Competition places in the Challenge Cup 6 In 2017 the competition was rebranded as the European Rugby Continental Shield and it was announced that the two qualifiers would play each other as part of the EPCR s finals weekend 7 a practice which was discontinued for 2018 19 Summary of results editContinental Shield Finals edit Season Country Winners Score Runners up Country Venue2016 17 nbsp Russia Enisey STM 36 8 Krasny Yar nbsp Russia Murrayfield Complex Edinburgh2017 18 nbsp Russia Enisey STM 24 20 Heidelberger RK nbsp Germany Campos Deportivos de Fadura Getxo BiscayQualifying play off results edit Season Play off 1 Play off 2 Qualify forWinners Score Runners up Winners Score Runners up2013 14 nbsp Rovigo Delta 46 39 nbsp Tbilisi Caucasians nbsp București Wolves 28 26 nbsp Calvisano 2014 15 European Rugby Challenge CupSeason Play off 1 Play off 2 Qualify forChallenge Cup Side Score Continental Shield Side Challenge Cup Side Score Continental Shield Side2014 15 nbsp CSM Baia Mare 32 63 nbsp Enisey STM nbsp Rovigo Delta 24 52 nbsp Calvisano 2015 16 European Rugby Challenge Cup2015 16 nbsp Enisey STM 70 5 nbsp Rovigo nbsp Calvisano 40 64 nbsp Timișoara Saracens 2016 17 European Rugby Challenge Cup2016 17 nbsp Enisey STM 97 7 nbsp Mogliano nbsp Timișoara Saracens 35 39 nbsp Krasny Yar 2017 18 European Rugby Challenge CupSeason Play off from Challenge Cup Play off from Continental Shield Qualify forChallenge Side 1 Score Challenge Side 2 C Shield Side 1 Score C Shield Side 22017 18 nbsp Enisey STM 74 48 nbsp Krasny Yar nbsp Heidelberger RK 47 41 nbsp Timișoara Saracens 2018 19 European Rugby Challenge Cup2018 19 nbsp Enisey STM 58 52 nbsp Timișoara Saracens nbsp Calvisano 57 43 nbsp Rovigo Delta 2019 20 European Rugby Challenge CupKey Winners qualified to the European Rugby Challenge Cup Winners continue in the European Rugby Challenge Cup Winners advance to the European Rugby Challenge Cup Runners up advanced to the European Rugby Challenge Cup winners ineligible Tournaments edit2014 edit The reduced format for the inaugural Qualifying Competition included two Italian Clubs a Romanian and a Georgian side Sides were paired up and competed in two matches home and away The winners on aggregate of these two games received one of the two places in the 2014 15 European Rugby Challenge Cup Pool 1 Pool 2 nbsp Rovigo Delta nbsp București Wolves nbsp Tbilisi Caucasians nbsp CalvisanoRugby Europe 1 play off edit 20 September 201416 00 CESTRovigo Delta nbsp 22 18 nbsp Tbilisi CaucasiansStadio Mario Battaglini Referee Lloyd Linton SRU 27 September 201417 00 GETTbilisi Caucasians nbsp 21 24 nbsp Rovigo DeltaVake Stadium aka Meskhi Referee Matthew Carley RFU Rovigo Delta won the play off 46 39 on aggregate and qualifies as Rugby Europe 1 for the 2014 15 European Rugby Challenge Cup Rugby Europe 2 play off edit 20 September 201421 00 EESTBucurești Wolves nbsp 18 13 nbsp CalvisanoStadium Arcul de Triumf Referee Gary Conway IRFU 27 September 201419 30 CESTCalvisano nbsp 13 10 nbsp București WolvesPeroni Stadium Referee Alexandre Ruiz FFR București Wolves won the play off 28 26 on aggregate and qualified as Rugby Europe 2 for the 2014 15 European Rugby Challenge Cup 2015 edit The expanded competition for entry into the 2015 16 European Rugby Challenge Cup features six teams in two pools of three Russia is represented in European competition for the first time 8 Matches are scheduled for the same weekends as the 2014 15 Challenge Cup beginning with the 5th Round of the Challenge Cup Pool 1 Pool 2 nbsp Calvisano nbsp Enisey STM nbsp Viadana nbsp Centro Desportivo Universitario de Lisboa nbsp El Salvador nbsp MoglianoPool 1 edit Matches17 January 2015Calvisano nbsp 34 3 nbsp Viadana 24 January 2015Viadana nbsp 36 7 nbsp El Salvador 4 April 2015El Salvador nbsp 12 62 nbsp CalvisanoAdvances to Qualifying play offsP W D L PF PA Diff TF TA TB LB Pts nbsp Calvisano 2 2 0 0 96 15 81 13 2 2 0 10 nbsp Viadana 2 1 0 1 39 41 2 6 5 1 0 5 nbsp El Salvador 2 0 0 2 19 98 79 3 15 0 0 0Qualifying play off 18 April 2015Rovigo Delta nbsp 17 17 nbsp Calvisano 2 May 2015Calvisano nbsp 35 7 nbsp Rovigo Delta Calvisano won the play off 52 24 on aggregate and will play in the 2015 16 European Rugby Challenge Cup Pool 2 edit Matches17 January 2015Mogliano nbsp 45 17 nbsp Centro Desportivo Universitario de Lisboa 24 January 2015Centro Desportivo Universitario de Lisboa nbsp 6 28 nbsp Enisey STM 4 April 2015Enisey STM nbsp 19 15 nbsp MoglianoAdvances to Qualifying play offsP W D L PF PA Diff TF TA TB LB Pts nbsp Enisey STM 2 2 0 0 47 15 32 5 2 1 0 9 nbsp Mogliano 2 1 0 1 60 19 41 6 4 1 1 6 nbsp Centro Desportivo Universitario de Lisboa 2 0 0 2 17 73 56 3 10 0 0 0Qualifying play off 18 April 2015CSM Baia Mare nbsp 20 30 nbsp Enisey STM 2 May 2015Enisey STM nbsp 33 12 nbsp CSM Baia Mare Enisey STM won the play off 63 32 on aggregate and will play in the 2015 16 European Rugby Challenge Cup 2015 16 edit The Qualifying Competition was once again expanded this time featuring 8 teams in two pools of four Each team will play the teams in the other pool once Belgium and Germany are represented in pan European Rugby competition for the first time through Royal Kituro and Heidelberger RK respectively Advances to Qualifying play offsPool A P W D L PF PA Diff TB LB Pts nbsp Rovigo 4 3 0 1 136 77 59 3 0 15 nbsp Heidelberger RK 4 3 0 1 109 71 38 2 1 15 nbsp Fiamme Oro 4 3 0 1 74 51 23 0 0 12 nbsp Valladolid RAC 4 2 0 2 114 68 46 1 0 9Pool B P W D L PF PA Diff TB LB Pts nbsp Timișoara Saracens 4 4 0 0 126 48 78 3 0 19 nbsp GD Direito 4 1 0 3 72 82 10 0 2 6 nbsp Mogliano 4 0 0 4 49 105 56 1 1 2 nbsp Royal Kituro 4 0 0 4 20 198 178 0 0 0Fixtures edit Matches14 November 201514 00Royal Kituro nbsp 6 24 nbsp Fiamme OroFiamme OroComplexe Wahis Schaerbeek Attendance 550Referee Cristophe Ridley England 14 November 201515 00 BP Rovigo nbsp 29 19 nbsp GD DireitoReportStadio Mario Battaglini Attendance 800Referee Craig Evans Wales 9 21 November 201516 00Valladolid RAC nbsp 18 36 nbsp Timișoara Saracens BP Valladolid RACCampos de Pepe Rojo Referee Elia Rizzo Italy 21 November 201515 00 BP GD Direito nbsp 21 24 nbsp Heidelberger RKHeidelberger RKCampo de Monsanto Referee Inigo Atorrasagasti Spain 21 November 201515 00Royal Kituro nbsp P P nbsp RovigoComplexe Wahis Schaerbeek In the wake of the Paris attacks Brussels was placed on a Level 4 Alert In agreement with EPCR FBRB and the municipal authorities this game was postponed 10 21 November 201515 00Fiamme Oro nbsp 19 0 nbsp MoglianoReportStadio Gelsomini Attendance 250Referee Sam Grove White Scotland 12 December 201513 30 BP Timișoara Saracens nbsp 45 13 nbsp RovigoStadionul Dan Păltinișanu Referee Sean Gallagher Ireland 12 December 201515 00Fiamme Oro nbsp 17 10 nbsp GD Direito BP Stadio Gelsomini Referee Inigo Atorrasagasti Spain 12 December 201515 00 2 BPs Mogliano nbsp 26 32 nbsp Heidelberger RK BP Stadio Maurizio Quaggia Referee Graeme Wells Scotland 12 December 201516 00 BP Valladolid RAC nbsp 62 0 nbsp Royal KituroValladolid RACCampos de Pepe Rojo Referee Elia Rizzo Italy 19 December 201513 30 BP Timișoara Saracens nbsp 35 14 nbsp Fiamme OroFiamme OroStadionul Dan Păltinișanu Referee Philippe Brousset France 19 December 201514 00 BP Heidelberger RK nbsp 50 14 nbsp Royal KituroHeidelberger RKHeidelberger RK Heidelberg Attendance 800Referee Vlad Iordăchescu Romania 19 December 201515 00Mogliano nbsp 10 22 nbsp Valladolid RACReportStadio Maurizio Quaggia Attendance 500Referee Craig Evans Wales 9 January 201615 00GD Direito nbsp 22 12 nbsp Valladolid RACValladolid RACEstadio Nacional Jamor Referee Sam Grove White Scotland 16 January 201614 00 BP Heidelberger RK nbsp 3 10 nbsp Timișoara SaracensHeidelberger RKTimișoaraHeidelberger RK Heidelberg 16 January 201615 00 BP Rovigo nbsp 32 13 nbsp MoglianoMoglianoStadio Mario Battaglini Attendance 1 100Referee Elia Rizzo Italy 23 January 201615 00Royal Kituro nbsp 0 62 nbsp RovigoComplexe Wahis SchaerbeekQualifying play offs edit 9 April 2016Rovigo nbsp 0 31 nbsp Enisey STMStadio Mario Battaglini 9 April 2016Timișoara Saracens nbsp 36 23 nbsp CalvisanoDan Paltinisanu Stadium 23 April 2016Enisey STM nbsp 39 5 nbsp RovigoTrud Stadium Krasnodar 23 April 2016Calvisano nbsp 17 28 nbsp Timișoara SaracensPeroni Stadium On aggregate Enisey STM Aggregate score 70 5 and Timișoara Saracens Aggregate score 64 40 qualify for the 2016 17 European Rugby Challenge Cup 2016 17 edit Main article 2016 17 European Rugby Continental Shield The format of the Qualifying Competition remains similar to the previous season As before two places in the next year s Challenge Cup will be available for teams in the Qualifying Competition This season s competition features clubs from the domestic leagues of non EPCR unions Russia Spain Germany and Belgium as well as four representatives from the Italian Eccellenza The eight participating clubs will compete in two pools with each club in Pool A playing once against each club in Pool B The two pool winners will then play off against Timișoara Saracens of Romania and Russia s Enisei STM on a home and away basis to decide which two clubs will qualify for the 2017 18 Challenge Cup Mid season it was announced the competition would become the European Rugby Continental Shield and the two qualifiers will play a final match as part of EPCR s 2017 Edinburgh Finals weekend 7 Advances to Qualifying play offsPool A P W D L PF PA Diff TB LB Pts nbsp Krasny Yar 4 4 0 0 172 61 111 4 0 20 nbsp Petrarca 4 4 0 0 149 45 104 3 0 19 nbsp Calvisano 4 3 0 1 134 92 42 3 0 15 nbsp Dendermondse RC 4 0 0 4 50 167 117 0 0 0Pool B P W D L PF PA Diff TB LB Pts nbsp Mogliano 4 2 0 2 129 126 7 4 0 12 nbsp El Salvador 4 1 0 3 84 105 21 1 1 6 nbsp Rovigo 4 1 0 3 72 95 23 1 1 6 nbsp Heidelberger RK 4 1 0 3 80 181 101 1 0 5Fixtures edit Matches15 October 201616 00Petrarca nbsp 24 13 nbsp RovigoCentro Sportivo Plebiscito Padua Referee Craig Evans Wales 15 October 201617 00 BP El Salvador nbsp 57 8 nbsp Dendermondse RCEstadio Pepe Rojo Valladolid Referee Emanuele Tomo Italy 15 October 201615 00 BP Calvisano nbsp 60 19 nbsp Heidelberger RKPeroni Stadium Brescia Referee Dan Jones Wales 16 October 201613 00 BP Krasny Yar nbsp 48 24 nbsp Mogliano BP Monino Stadium Moscow Referee Graeme Wells Scotland 22 October 201614 00 BP Krasny Yar nbsp 32 5 nbsp El SalvadorSlava Stadium Moscow Referee Christophe Ridley England 22 October 201615 00 BP Rovigo nbsp 19 22 nbsp CalvisanoStadio Mario Battaglini Referee Frank Murphy Ireland 22 October 201616 00 BP Petrarca nbsp 31 22 nbsp Mogliano BP Centro Sportivo Memo Geremia Padua Referee Sam Grove White Scotland 10 December 201613 00El Salvador nbsp 3 39 nbsp Petrarca BP Estadio Pepe Rojo Valladolid Referee Sean Gallagher Ireland 10 December 201617 00Heidelberger RK nbsp 21 50 nbsp Krasny Yar BP Sportzentrum Sud Heidelberg Referee Elia Rizzo Italy 10 December 201615 30Dendermondse RC nbsp 7 29 nbsp Rovigo BP Sportcomplex Sint Gillis Dendermonde Referee Vlad Iordăchescu Romania 10 December 201614 30 BP Mogliano nbsp 35 26 nbsp Calvisano BP Stadio Maurizio Quaggia Referee Dan Jones Wales 17 December 201614 30Rovigo nbsp 11 42 nbsp Krasny Yar BP Stadio Mario Battaglini Referee Sam Grove White Scotland 17 December 201614 30 BP Calvisano nbsp 26 19 nbsp El Salvador BP Peroni Stadium Brescia Referee Graeme Wells Scotland 17 December 201614 30Heidelberger RK nbsp 7 55 nbsp Petrarca BP Sportzentrum Sud Heidelberg Referee Inigo Atorrasagasti Spain 17 December 201614 30 BP Mogliano nbsp 48 17 nbsp Dendermondse RCStadio Maurizio Quaggia Referee Frank Murphy Ireland 14 January 201715 30Dendermondse RC nbsp 16 33 nbsp Heidelberger RKSportcomplex Sint Gillis Dendermonde Referee Christophe Ridley England Qualifying play offs edit EPCR will determine about one open question If it was like the past years according to the rating Krasny Yar Krasnoyarsk would meet with the Romanian Timișoara But Krasny Yar received a letter that EPCR will hold a meeting on the final round of qualifying Challenge Cup which will be determined the opponents 11 On February 14 at the office of RK Yenisei STM received a letter signed by the coordinator of the qualifying competitions EPCR Vincent Prebande Mr Prebande reports that like last year the second stage of Qualifying teams will play in accordance with the principle of sport The two legged confrontation Yenisei STM will meet the Italian club Mogliano and Krasny Yar with the Romanian club Timișoara Saracens 12 1 April 2017Mogliano nbsp 0 46 nbsp Enisey STMStadio Maurizio Quaggia 1 April 2017Krasny Yar nbsp 12 17 nbsp Timișoara SaracensRustavi Arena Georgia 22 April 2017Enisey STM nbsp 51 7 nbsp MoglianoSlava Stadium Moscow 22 April 2017Timișoara Saracens nbsp 18 27 nbsp Krasny YarStadionul Dan Păltinișanu On aggregate Enisey STM Aggregate score 97 7 and Krasny Yar Aggregate score 39 35 qualify for the 2017 18 European Rugby Challenge Cup Continental Shield Final edit 13 May 2017Enisey STM nbsp 36 8 nbsp Krasny YarMurrayfield Complex Edinburgh 2017 18 edit Main article 2017 18 European Rugby Continental Shield The format of the Qualifying Competition remains similar to the previous season As before two places in the next year s Challenge Cup will be available for teams in the Continental Shield Clubs from six countries will compete in the 2017 18 Continental Shield Four representatives from the Italian Eccellenza Pataro Rugby Calvisano Femi CZ Rugby Rovigo Rugby Petrarca and Rugby Viadana will be joined by Romania s Timișoara Saracens RC Batumi from Georgia Heidelberger RK of Germany and Portugal s Centro Desportivo Universitario de Lisboa CDUL Rugby competing in two pools of four Following the pool stage matches the winners of Pool A will play the runners up in Pool B and the winners of Pool B will play the runners up in Pool A on a home and away basis The two clubs which advance will then play each other home and away with the winners securing a place in the Continental Shield final in Bilbao next May and also qualifying for the 2018 19 Challenge Cup The other Continental Shield finalist will be decided by a home and away play off between Russia s Enisei STM and Krasny Yar who have both received a bye into the knockout stage of the competition due to their participation in this season s Challenge Cup and to their success in last season s Continental Shield The winners of the Enisei STM v Krasny Yar play offs will go through to the Continental Shield final in Bilbao and will also qualify for the 2018 19 Challenge Cup The aim of the Continental Shield is to widen the footprint of club rugby across Europe and to give both emerging and established clubs in different territories the opportunity to qualify for the Challenge Cup Advances to Pool play offsPool A P W D L PF PA Diff TB LB Pts nbsp Timișoara Saracens 4 3 0 1 106 68 38 1 1 14 nbsp Heidelberger RK 4 3 0 1 96 74 22 1 0 13 nbsp Rovigo 4 2 0 2 89 86 3 2 1 11 nbsp Viadana 4 1 0 3 66 128 62 1 1 6Pool B P W D L PF PA Diff TB LB Pts nbsp Calvisano 4 2 0 2 107 52 55 2 2 12 nbsp Batumi 4 2 0 2 107 95 12 2 2 12 nbsp Petrarca 4 2 0 2 99 68 31 1 2 11 nbsp CDUL 4 1 0 3 43 142 99 0 0 4Fixtures edit Matches14 October 201715 00Timișoara Saracens nbsp 29 25 nbsp Petrarca BP Dan Paltinisanu Stadium Timișoara Referee Lloyd Linton nbsp 14 October 201715 00 BP Rovigo nbsp 31 27 nbsp Batumi 2 BP Stadio Comunale Mario Battaglini Rovigo Referee Maxime Burlet nbsp 14 October 201715 00Heidelberger RK nbsp 23 19 nbsp Calvisano BP Sportzentrum Sud Heidelberg Referee Inigo Atorrasagasti nbsp 14 October 201715 00 BP Viadana nbsp 14 19 nbsp CDULStadio Luigi Zaffanella Viadana Referee Nika Amashukeli nbsp 21 October 201715 00 BP Calvisano nbsp 41 14 nbsp ViadanaCentro Sportivo San Michele Calvisano Referee Sam Grove White nbsp 21 October 201715 00Petrarca nbsp 18 13 nbsp Rovigo BP Centro Sportivo Plebiscito Padua Referee Shota Tevzadze nbsp 21 October 201715 00 BP Batumi nbsp 33 16 nbsp Heidelberger RKRugby Arena Batumi Referee Maxime Burlet nbsp 21 October 201715 00CDUL nbsp 10 45 nbsp Timișoara Saracens BP Estadio Universitario de Lisboa Lisboa Referee Andrea Piardi nbsp 9 December 201715 00Heidelberger RK nbsp 19 15 nbsp Petrarca BP Sportzentrum Sud Heidelberg Referee Andrea Piardi nbsp 9 December 201715 00Timișoara Saracens nbsp 15 13 nbsp Calvisano BP Dan Paltinisanu Stadium Timișoara Referee Nika Amashukeli nbsp 9 December 201715 00 BP Viadana nbsp 31 27 nbsp Batumi BP Stadio Luigi Zaffanella Viadana Referee Inigo Atorrasagasti nbsp 9 December 201715 00 BP Rovigo nbsp 45 7 nbsp CDULStadio Comunale Mario Battaglini Rovigo Referee Ben Blain nbsp 16 December 201715 00 BP Calvisano nbsp 34 0 nbsp RovigoCentro Sportivo San Michele Calvisano Referee Lloyd Linton nbsp 16 December 201715 00CDUL nbsp 7 38 nbsp Heidelberger RK BP Estadio Universitario de Lisboa Lisboa Referee Shota Tevzadze nbsp 16 December 201715 00Batumi nbsp 20 17 nbsp Timișoara Saracens BP Rugby Arena Batumi Referee Keith Allen nbsp 16 December 201715 00 BP Petrarca nbsp 41 7 nbsp ViadanaImpianti Sportivi Memo Geremia Padua Referee Andrea Piardi nbsp Pool play offs edit 13 January 201815 00Batumi nbsp 6 11 nbsp Timișoara SaracensRugby Arena Batumi 13 January 201815 00Heidelberger RK nbsp 34 29 nbsp CalvisanoSportzentrum Sud Heidelberg 20 January 201814 00Timișoara Saracens nbsp 21 12 nbsp BatumiCluj Arena Cluj 20 January 201815 00Calvisano nbsp 13 17 nbsp Heidelberger RKCentro Sportivo San Michele Calvisano On aggregate Timișoara Saracens Aggregate score 32 18 and Heidelberger RK Aggregate score 51 42 qualify for Qualifying play offs Qualifying play offs edit 31 March 201815 00Enisey STM nbsp 47 22 nbsp Krasny YarTrud Stadium Krasnodar 31 March 201814 00Timișoara Saracens nbsp 26 20 nbsp Heidelberger RKDan Paltinisanu Stadium Timișoara 21 April 201815 00Krasny Yar nbsp 26 27 nbsp Enisey STMKrasny Yar Stadium Krasnoyarsk 21 April 201815 00Heidelberger RK nbsp 27 15 nbsp Timișoara SaracensSportzentrum Sud Heidelberg Despite Heidelberger RK defeating Timișoara Saracens with the aggregate score of 47 41 and going into the Challenge Cup for the first time Heidelberger RK have been disqualified from the Challenge Cup so Timișoara Saracens will replace them Continental Shield Final edit 12 May 201812 00Enisey STM nbsp 24 20 nbsp Heidelberger RKCampos Deportivos de Fadura Getxo Biscay 2018 19 edit Main article 2018 19 European Rugby Continental Shield Clubs from Italy Georgia and Belgium competed in the 2018 19 Continental Shield with a place in the Challenge Cup up for grabs Four sides from the Italian Eccellenza Argos Rugby Petrarca Pataro Calvisano Femi CZ Rugby Rovigo Delta and GS Fiamme Oro Rugby were joined by Georgia s RC Locomotive Tbilisi and Belgian representatives Belgium Rugby Barbarians XV competing in two pools of three Locomotive Tbilisi Calvisano and Fiamme Oro from Rome were drawn in Pool A while Pool B was made up of Petrarca Belgium Rugby Barbarians XV and Rovigo Clubs in the same pool played one another on a home and away basis and the two pool winners played off over two legs to decide which club qualified for the 2019 20 Challenge Cup A further place in the 2019 20 Challenge Cup was decided by a home and away play off between Russia s Enisei STM and Timișoara Saracens of Romania who are both competing in this season s Challenge Cup The aim of the Continental Shield is to widen the footprint of club rugby across Europe and to give both emerging and established clubs in different territories the opportunity to qualify for the Challenge Cup The Continental Shield which was won for the second time by Enisei STM in Bilbao in 2017 18 is organised by EPCR in conjunction with Rugby Europe and the Italian Rugby Federation FIR Pool A Pool B nbsp Calvisano nbsp Petrarca nbsp Fiamme Oro nbsp Rovigo Delta nbsp RC Locomotive Tbilisi nbsp Belgium Rugby Barbarians XV fr Advances to Pool play offsPool A P W D L PF PA Diff TB LB Pts nbsp Calvisano 4 3 0 1 98 56 42 2 1 15 nbsp RC Locomotive Tbilisi 4 3 0 1 102 62 40 2 0 14 nbsp Fiamme Oro 4 0 0 4 62 144 82 0 1 1Pool B P W D L PF PA Diff TB LB Pts nbsp Rovigo Delta 4 3 1 0 218 73 145 2 0 16 nbsp Petrarca 4 2 1 1 121 87 34 3 1 14 nbsp Belgium Barbarians XV 4 0 0 4 45 224 179 0 0 0Fixtures edit MatchesSaturday 13 October15 00RC Locomotive Tbilisi nbsp 6 17 nbsp CalvisanoPool AAvchala Stadium Tbilisi Saturday 13 October15 00Rovigo Delta nbsp 34 34 nbsp Petrarca BP Pool BStadio Comune Mario Battaglini Rovigo Saturday 20 October15 00 BP Calvisano nbsp 35 20 nbsp Fiamme OroPool APata Stadium Calvisano Attendance 1000 Saturday 20 October13 00Belgium Barbarians XV nbsp 12 31 nbsp Petrarca BP Pool BStade Nelson Mandela Brussels Attendance 300 Saturday 8 December15 00 BP Fiamme Oro nbsp 22 29 nbsp RC Locomotive Tbilisi BP Pool AFiamme Oro Stadium Italy Attendance 400 Saturday 8 December15 00 BP Petrarca nbsp 36 14 nbsp Belgium Barbarians XVPool BArgos Arena Italy Attendance 500 Saturday 15 December15 00 BP Calvisano nbsp 13 20 nbsp RC Locomotive TbilisiPool APata Stadium Calvisano Saturday 15 December15 00 BP Rovigo Delta nbsp 68 12 nbsp Belgium Barbarians XVPool BStadio Comune Mario Battaglini Rovigo Saturday 12 January 201915 00 BP RC Locomotive Tbilisi nbsp 47 10 nbsp Fiamme OroPool AAvchala Stadium Tbilisi Saturday 12 January 201918 00Petrarca nbsp 20 27 nbsp Rovigo DeltaPool BArgos Arena Italy Saturday 19 January 201918 00Fiamme Oro nbsp 10 33 nbsp Calvisano BP Pool AFiamme Oro Stadium Italy Saturday 19 January 201918 00Belgium Barbarians XV nbsp 7 89 nbsp Rovigo Delta BP Pool BStade du Pachy WaterlooQualifying play offs edit 30 March 201914 00 CET Timișoara Saracens nbsp 20 18 nbsp Enisey STMDan Paltinisanu Stadium Timișoara 30 March 201915 00 CET Calvisano nbsp 29 13 nbsp Rovigo DeltaPata Stadium Calvisano 20 April 201910 00 CEST Enisey STM nbsp 40 32 nbsp Timișoara SaracensAvangard Stadium Krasnoyarsk 20 April 201915 00 CEST Rovigo Delta nbsp 30 28 nbsp CalvisanoStadio Mario Battaglini Rovigo On aggregate Enisey STM aggregate score 58 52 and Calvisano aggregate score 57 43 qualify for the 2019 20 European Rugby Challenge Cup See also editEuropean Rugby Challenge Cup Rugby EuropeReferences edit European Shield European Shield at Rugbyarchive net La LNR propone a la FER gestionar la Division de Honor 11 October 2019 http www epcrugby com news 28828 php New Tournament Formats Agreed EPCRugby com 10 April 2014 Two places up for grabs in Challenge Cup European Professional Club Rugby Official website Archived from the original on 2014 08 27 Retrieved 2014 08 26 a b Challenge Cup Qualifying Competition Expanded a b New identity for the Challenge Cup Qualifying Competition epcrugby com News Match Appointments for November 2015 Welsh Rugby Union Retrieved 17 November 2015 COUPE D EUROPE KITURO v ROVIGO MATCH ANNULE in French En raison du passage au niveau d alerte 4 et en accord avec EPCR FBRB et les autorites communales le match de ce samedi est annule Retrieved 23 November 2015 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint others link Igor Nikolajchuk EPCR na zasedanii opredelit nashego sopernika in Russian EPCR will determined the opponents Retrieved 21 December 2016 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint others link SPORTIVNYJ PRINCIP VOSTORZhESTVOVAL in Russian Sports principle prevail Retrieved 14 February 2017 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint others link Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title European Rugby Continental Shield amp oldid 1164060843, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, 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