2018 Rugby League European Championship

The 2018 European Championship is an international rugby league tournament that took place in October and November 2018. Four teams competed in the tournament, which forms the top tier of European international competition, and the first stage of qualification for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup. The winner and runner-up will automatically qualify for the World Cup, while the third and fourth placed teams will enter the European play-off qualifying competition.

2018 (2018) European Championship  ()
Number of teams4
Host countries Wales
 France
 Scotland
 Ireland
Winner France (8th title)
Matches played6
Attendance8,866 (1,478 per match)
Points scored300 (50 per match)
Tries scored52 (8.67 per match)
Top scorer James Olds (40)
Top try scorer Morgan Escaré
Rhys Williams
Josh Ralph
(4 tries each)
Tournaments
 < 2015
2020 > 

Teams

The championship will be contested by the national teams of France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.[1] Wales are the defending champions having won the previous competition, the 2015 European Cup.[2]

Standings

The championship is a single round-robin tournament with two points awarded for a win and one point for a draw. The matches will take place over three consecutive weekends commencing 26 October 2018.[1]

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  France 3 3 0 0 106 38 +68 6 Champions & qualifies for 2021 World Cup
2  Wales 3 2 0 1 108 76 +32 4 Qualifies for 2021 World Cup
3  Ireland 3 1 0 2 54 74 −20 2 Advances to European qualifying play-off
4  Scotland 3 0 0 3 32 114 −82 0
Updated to match(es) played on 3 November 2018. Source:

Fixtures

Week 1
27 October 2018
14:00 IST (UTC+01)
Ireland  36 − 10  Scotland
Try: Higginson (2), Bentley, McCarthy, McMahon, O'Donnell, Ryan
Goal: Finn (4/7)
 Report Try: Glohe, Kavangh
Goal: Brierley (1/2)
Morton Stadium, Santry[3]
Attendance: ≈200
Referee: Tom Grant (England)[4]

Notes:

27 October 2018
18:00 CEST (UTC+02)
France  54 – 18  Wales
Try: Escaré (2), Marcon (2), Ader, Curran, Gigot, Miloudi, Navarette
Goal: Gigot (7/8), Albert (1/1), Curran (1/1)
 Report Try: Kear, Olds, Ralph
Goal: Olds (3/3)

Notes:

Week 2
2 November 2018
19:30 GMT (UTC+00)
Scotland  12 – 50  Wales
Try: Bell, Dixon
Goal: Brierley (2/2)
 Report Try: Williams (3), Jenkins (2), Ralph (2), Butler, Evans
Goal: Olds (7/9)
Netherdale, Galashiels[5]
Attendance: ≈250
Referee: Ben Casty (France)[4]

Notes:

  • Craig Borthwick, Craig Robertson (both Scotland), Mike Butt, and Elliott Jenkins (both Wales) made their Test debuts.
3 November 2018
14:00 GMT (UTC+00)
Ireland  10 – 24  France
Try: McNally, Ryan
Goal: Finn (1/2)
 Report Try: De Costa (2), Ader, Marcon
Goal: Gigot (4/5)
Morton Stadium, Santry[3]
Attendance: ≈250
Referee: Scott Mikalauskas (England)[4]

Notes:

Week 3
10 November 2018
18:00 CET (UTC+01)
France  28 – 10  Scotland
Try: Escaré (2), Fages, Marion
Goal: Escaré (6/6)
 Report Try: Dixon, Robertson
Goal: Brierley (0/1), Thomas (1/1)
Stade Albert Domec, Carcassonne[3]
Attendance: 2,854
Referee: Greg Dolan (England)[4]

Notes:

  • Gavin Marguerite (France), Hamish Bentley, Matt Hogg, Niall Sidney, and Dan Turland (all Scotland) made their Test debuts.
11 November 2018
15:00 GMT (UTC+00)
Wales  40 – 8  Ireland
Try: Bennion, Butler, Evans, Lloyd, Ralph, Williams
Goal: Olds (8/10)
 Report Try: Grix, King
Goal: Finn (0/2)
Racecourse Ground, Wrexham[6]
Attendance: 1,257
Referee: Gareth Hewer (England)[4]

Notes:

Media coverage
Country or region Broadcaster Ref.
 Australia Fox League [7]
 United Kingdom BBC Worldwide [7]
 France viàOccitanie [7]

References
  1. "World Cup qualification up for grabs this autumn as Wales face France, Ireland and Scotland in European Championship". Wales Rugby League. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  2. "Wales rugby league stars crowned European champions". 8 November 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  3. "Euro 2018: France – Galles et France – Ecosse à Domec (Carcassonne)" (in French). FFR XIII. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  4. "Most diverse ever match official panel named for European Championship". Wales Rugby League. 26 October 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  5. "Wales face Scotland at Netherdale, Galashiels this autumn". Wales Rugby League. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  6. "Wrexham's Racecourse Stadium will host Wales' international with Ireland". Wales Rugby League. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  7. https://twitter.com/RLEFofficial/status/1056206173500624896
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