STEVE HILL

While Ireland and Georgia have recently been crowned champions of their respective European tournaments, the fight to see who wins the men’s Europe Rugby Trophy Competition – the third tier of European Competition – continues.
Perhaps the most fascinating team taking part is Ukraine, a country that has been at war with Russia since February 2022. Despite this the national team which is made up entirely of Ukrainians, 90 per cent of whom are based currently in Ukraine, are committed to playing all five of their matches against Croatia, Lithuania, Czech Republic, Sweden and Switzerl...