Rugby

Rugby Europe's men's 15s competition is organized in a tiered system. The top tier is the Rugby Europe Championship (Tier 1), below which sit the Trophy (Tier 2), Conference 1 North/South (Tier 3), and Conference 2 (Tier 4). Teams are promoted and relegated annually based on results. Before 2014, this structure was called the European Nations Cup with parallel divisions (Division 1A/1B/2A/2B). The chart maps both periods onto a single tier scale for comparability. Note: the women's 15s side has no source-attested international results, so this chart covers men's 15s only.