1975 European Rugby League Championship

The revived 1975 European Rugby League Championship used traditional structures that saw a return to the one game format. It was also known as the International Triangular Tournament, as it involved only three nations, England, France and Wales. This was the seventeenth competition and was won for the eighth time by England.[1]

1975 (1975) European Championship  ()
Number of teams3
Winner England (8th title)
Matches played3
Tournaments
 < 1969–70
1977 > 

Results
19 January
France  9 – 11  England
16 February
Wales  21 – 8  France
St Helens Rugby Ground, Swansea
Attendance: 23,000
25 February
England  12 – 8  Wales
The Willows, Salford
Attendance: 8,494

Final standings
TeamPlayedWonDrewLostForAgainstDiffPoints
 England22002317+64
 Wales21012920+92
 France20021732−150
  • England win the tournament with two victories.

References
  1. Raymond Fletcher; David Howes (1995). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1995-1996. London: Headline Book Publishing. p. 425. ISBN 0-7472-7817-2.
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