2017–18 Rugby Europe Trophy
| 2017–18 Rugby Europe Trophy | |||
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| Date | 28 October 2017 – 14 April 2018 | ||
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| Tournament statistics | |||
| Champions | Portugal (2nd title) | ||
| Grand Slam | Portugal (2) | ||
| Matches played | 15 | ||
| Attendance | 20,850 (1,390 per match) | ||
| Tries scored | 98 (6.53 per match) | ||
| Top point scorer(s) | Liam McBride (57) | ||
| Top try scorer(s) | Sep Visser (8) | ||
| Official website | 2018 Rugby Europe International Championships | ||
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The 2017–18 Rugby Europe Trophy is the second-level rugby union competition below the premier Championship. It is the second Trophy competition under its new format, that will see Czech Republic, Moldova, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal and Switzerland compete for the title, and a place in the Championship-Trophy promotion play-off.
This year's competition sees Czech Republic joining the Trophy after winning the Trophy-Conference 1 promotion play-off against Malta. This year sees no relegated team from the Rugby Championship, after last year's winner Portugal lost the Championship-Trophy promotion play-off against Belgium.