2014 Balkans Cup (rugby league)
The 2014 Balkans Cup was a rugby league football tournament that was held in Serbia between 17 October and 19 October. The winner won the inaugural Balkans Cup Trophy.[1]
2014 | Balkans Cup|
---|---|
Number of teams | 4 |
Host country | Serbia |
Winner | Greece (1st title) |
Matches played | 4 |
Attendance | 750 (188 per match) |
Points scored | 212 (53 per match) |
Tries scored | 42 (10.5 per match) |
Four teams competed in the 2014 event. These teams were: Serbia, Greece, Hungary and Bosnia.[2]
After winning the European Championship C a week before the tournament began, Greece transferred their form to the tournament and were crowned inaugural Balkans Cup winners after defeating Bosnia and then Serbia in the final.[3]
Teams
Team | Coach | Captain | RLIF Rank |
---|---|---|---|
Serbia | Marko Jankovic | Stefan Nedeljković | 17 |
Greece | Steve Georgallis | Jordan Meads | 26 |
Hungary | Laurent Dupuy | Norbert Csapkai | 33 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Sreten Zec | Sreten Zec | NA |
Venues
Stadium | Games | City | State | Capacity | Best Crowd |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Makiš Stadium | 3 | Čukarica | Belgrade | 4,000 | 450 (Final) |
Stadion FK Dorćol | 1 | Dorćol | Belgrade | 1,000 | 150 |
Fixtures
Serbia v. Hungary
Bosnia v. Greece
17 October 2014 15:00 (GMT+2) |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4 – 58 | Greece |
---|---|---|
Try: Nedeljko Suvajčević 80' Goals: Vladan Kikanović (0/1) |
Tries: Jordan Kidis (2) 2', 60' Alvaro Zota 15' George Tsikrikas (2) 26' c, 42' c Jordan Meads (2) 34' c, 63' c Nikolaos Bosmos 37' c Jake Vrahnos (2) 55' c, 74' Ioannis Nake 76' c Goals: Liam Sue-Tin (5/9) 26', 34', 37', 42', 55' Jordan Meads (1/2) 63' Jordan Kidis (1/1) 76' Terry Constantinou (0/1) |
Third Place Final: Bosnia v. Hungary
19 October 2014 12:30 (GMT+2) |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 32 – 6 | Hungary |
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Tries: Miloš Kulašević 3' c Aleksandar Sakan 11' Vladan Kikanović 24' c Sreten Zec 38' c Elvis Martić 44' Slaviša Zekić 59' c Goals: Vladan Kikanović (3/5) 3', 24', 38' Ognjen Dedić (1/1) 59' |
Try: Grimm 62' c Goals: Nikowitz (1/1) 62' |
Grand Final: Serbia v. Greece
19 October 2014 15:00 (GMT+2) |
Serbia | 22 – 50 | Greece |
---|---|---|
Tries: Džavid Jašari 19' c Nikola Srbljanin 34' c Pero Madžarević (2) 54' c, 71' Goals: Stefan Nedeljković (3/5) 19', 34', 54' |
Report | Tries: Sebastian Sell 2' Billy Tsikrikas 4', 45' c, 59' Jake Vrahnos 9' c Panagiotis Lampoussis 39' Jordan Meads (2) 49', 62' c George Tsikrikas 65' c Terry Constantinou 68' c Goals: Liam Sue-Tin (4/9) 9', 45', 62', 65' Jordan Meads (1/1) 68' |
- Greece are the inaugural Balkans Cup champions
References
- "First Balkans Championship Announced for rugby league". RLEF. 2014-10-06. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
- "Balkans Cup matches". facebook. 2014-10-13. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
- "BALKANS CHAMPIONSHIP - FINAL". RLEF. 2014-10-19. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
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