2015 Rugby League European Championship Explained

Year:2015
Rugby League European Championship
Finalists:4
Country:Wales
Country2:France
Country3:Scotland
Country4:Ireland
Count:7
Matches:6
Points:225
Tries:41
Topscorer-Flag:WAL
Topscorer:Courtney Davies (22)
Top Try Scorer-Flag:France
Top Try Scorer:Tony Gigot (4)
Tournaments:Rugby League European Championship
Last:2014
Next:2018

The 2015 Rugby League European Championship was an international rugby league football tournament. The tournament took place between 16 October and 7 November in Wales, France, Scotland and Ireland.

Scotland were the defending champions. Four teams competed in the 2015 event; Wales, Scotland, France and Ireland.[1] Wales won the European Championship after winning all of their games putting them on top of the table with the maximum points tally of 6.[2]

After the tournament's last game there would be no European Championship tournament until the 2018 Championship due to the events occurring such as the 2016 Four Nations, 2017 World Cup qualifying competitions and the 2017 World Cup Finals.

Teams

TeamCoachCaptainRLIF Rank
Richard AgarJason Baitieri5
Mark AstonLiam Finn7
Steve McCormackDanny Brough8
John KearCraig Kopczak9

Squads

France

Head Coach: Richard Agar

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Morgan Escaré34FB Catalans Dragons
Jordan Sigismeau34WG AS Saint Estève
Damien Cardace10WG Lézignan Sangliers
Jean-Philippe Baile30CE Bradford Bulls
Tony Gigot316CE Catalans Dragons
Benjamin Jullien30CE Warrington Wolves
Olivier Arnaud24CE Sporting Olympique Avignon
Théo Fages24SO Salford Red Devils
Stanislas Robin38SO AS Saint Estève
William Barthau22SH London Broncos
Rémy Marginet214SH AS Saint Estève
Mourad Kriouache00SH Toulouse Olympique
Julian Bousquet30PR Catalans Dragons
Mickaël Simon34PR Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Gadwin Springer30PR Castleford Tigers
Clément Boyer10PR Toulouse Olympique
John Boudebza31HK Hull Kingston Rovers
Kevin Larroyer38SR Hull Kingston Rovers
Antoni Maria20SR Catalans Dragons
Florent Rouanet10SR Lézignan Sangliers
00SR Sporting Olympique Avignon
Jason Baitieri (C)20LF Catalans Dragons
Ugo Perez34LF AS Saint Estève

Ireland

Head Coach: Mark Aston

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Scott Grix34FB Huddersfield Giants
Callum Mulkeen34WG Gloucestershire All Golds
Casey Dunne34WG Athboy Longhorns
Bradley Hargreaves38CE Rochdale Hornets
James Mendeika20CE Bradford Bulls
Liam Finn (C)314SO Castleford Tigers
Ben Johnston30SH Halifax
Gregg McNally00SH Leigh Centurions
Joseph Keyes30SH London Broncos
Matty Hadden30PR Rochdale Hornets
Sean Hesketh10PR Batley Bulldogs
Luke Ambler38PR Halifax
Colton Roche00PR York City Knights
Gareth Gill10PR Ballynahinch Rabbitohs
Danny Bridge30SR Rochdale Hornets
Will Hope30SR Oldham R.L.F.C.
Elliot Cosgrove30SR Batley Bulldogs
Oliver Roberts30SR Huddersfield Giants
Haydn Peacock20SR AS Carcassonne
Graham O'Keeffe20SR Oxford RLFC
Dave Allen00SR Whitehaven
Bob Beswick30LF Leigh Centurions

Scotland

Head Coach: Steve McCormack

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Alex Walker30FB London Broncos
Harvey Burnett30WGUnattached
Richard Harris30WG Warrington Wolves
David Scott34WG Doncaster
Craig Robertson00WG Edinburgh Eagles
Ben Hellewell20CE London Broncos
Shane Toal28CE Barrow Raiders
Finlay Hutchison10CE Edinburgh Eagles
Scott Plumridge20CE Edinburgh Eagles
Danny Brough (C)210SO Huddersfield Giants
Oscar Thomas310SO London Broncos
Louis Senter00SH Easterhouse Panthers
Finn Murphy00SH Edinburgh Eagles
Sam Barlow00PR Leigh Centurions
Ben Kavanagh30PR Widnes Vikings
Adam Walker10PR Hull Kingston Rovers
Jonathan Walker20PR Leigh Centurions
Joe McLean30PR Gloucestershire All Golds
Billy McConnachie00PR Ipswich Jets
Josh Barlow00HK Swinton Lions
Liam Hood34HK Salford Red Devils
Lewis Clarke20HK Edinburgh Eagles
Sonny Esslemont30SR Hull Kingston Rovers
Corbyn Kilday20SR Central Queensland Capras
Danny Addy38LF Bradford Bulls
Dale Ferguson38LF Bradford Bulls

Wales

Head Coach: John Kear

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Elliot Kear34FB London Broncos
Lewis Reece34FB Gloucestershire All Golds
Jamie Murphy10FB Gloucestershire All Golds
Dalton Grant312WG Dewsbury Rams
Rhys Williams30WG London Broncos
Michael Channing30WG Castleford Tigers
Regan Grace20WG St. Helens
Christiaan Roets30CE North Wales Crusaders
Rob Massam00CE North Wales Crusaders
Courtney Davies322SO Gloucestershire All Golds
Steve Parry38SO Gloucestershire All Golds
Ollie Olds30SH Souths Logan Magpies
Joe Burke34PR North Wales Crusaders
Dan Fleming00PR Bradford Bulls
Craig Kopczak (C)30PR Huddersfield Giants
Anthony Walker34PR Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Morgan Evans20PR Coventry Bears
James Geurtjens00PR Coventry Bears
Philip Joseph30HK Widnes Vikings
Connor Farrer20HK South Wales Scorpions
Matt Barron10SR Newcastle Thunder
Ricky Hough00SR Newcastle Thunder
Rhodri Lloyd34SR Wigan Warriors
Morgan Knowles10LF St. Helens

Venues

The games will be played at the following venues in Wales, France, Scotland and Ireland.

WrexhamAlbiGalashielsCardiffAvignonBray
Racecourse GroundStadium Municipal d'AlbiNetherdaleCardiff Arms ParkParc des SportsCarlisle Grounds
Capacity: 15,550Capacity: 13,058Capacity: 4,000Capacity: 12,125Capacity: 17,518Capacity: 7,000

Standings

Team Played Won Drew Lost For Ag. Diff Points
3 3 0 0 62 22 +40 6
3 2 0 1 69 46 +23 4
3 1 0 2 42 83 –41 2
3 00 3 52 74 –22 0

Fixtures

Note*France vs Wales Round 2 fixture has been moved to the 30th due to France's fixture with England on 24 October before England's series against New Zealand.

Round 3

Matches details

All times are local: UTC+1/CET in French venues. UTC+0/WET in Irish venues. UTC+0/GMT in Welsh venues. UTC+0/GMT in Scottish venues.

Wales vs Scotland

FB 1Elliot Kear
RW 2Rhys Williams
RC 3Michael Channing
LC 4Christiaan Roets
LW 5Dalton Grant
SO 7Ollie Olds
SH 24Courtney Davies
PR 17Anthony Walker
HK 18Steve Parry
PR 10Craig Kopczak (c)
SR 11Rhodri Lloyd
SR 14Lewis Reece
LF 13Philip Joseph
Substitutions:
IC 12Morgan Knowles
IC 20Joe Burke
IC 21Matty Barron
IC 25Jamie Murphy
Coach:
John Kear
FB 1Oscar Thomas
RW 2David Scott
RC 3Ben Hellewell
LC 4Harvey Burnett
LW 5Alex Walker
SO 6Danny Brough (c)
SH 7Danny Addy
PR 8Adam Walker
HK 9Liam Hood
PR 10Jonathan Walker
SR 11Sonny Esslemont
SR 12Dale Ferguson
LF 13Ben Kavanagh
Substitutions:
IC 14Joe McClean
IC 15Corbyn Kilday
IC 16Richard Harris
IC 17Scott Plumridge
Coach:
Steve McCormack

France vs Ireland

FB 1Morgan Escaré
RW 2Jordan Sigismeau
RC 3Tony Gigot
LC 4Benjamin Jullien
LW 5Damien Cardace
SO 6Théo Fages (c)
SH 7Rémy Marginet
PR 8Julian Bousquet
HK 9John Boudebza
PR 10Mickaël Simon
SR 11Kevin Larroyer
SR 12Ugo Perez
LF 13
Substitutes
IC 14Stanislas Robin
IC 15Jean-Philippe Baile
IC 16Antoni Maria
IC 17Clément Boyer
Coach:
Richard Agar
FB 1Scott Grix
RW 2Bradley Hargreaves
RC 3James Mendeika
LC 4Elliot Cosgrove
LW 5Casey Dunne
SO 6Ben Johnston
SH 7Liam Finn (c)
PR 8Danny Bridge
HK 9Bob Beswick
PR 10Luke Ambler
SR 11Haydn Peacock
SR 12Will Hope
LF 13Oliver Roberts
Substitutes
IC 14Joseph Keyes
IC 15Callum Mulkeen
IC 16Graham O'Keeffe
IC 17Matty Hadden
Coach:
Mark Aston

Scotland vs Ireland

FB 1David Scott
RW 2Shane Toal
RC 3Ben Hellewell
LC 4Richard Harris
LW 5Alex Walker
SO 6Danny Brough (c)
SH 7
PR 8Ben Kavanagh
HK 9Liam Hood
PR 10Jonathan Walker
SR 11Sonny Esslemont
SR 12Dale Ferguson
LF 13Danny Addy
Substitutions:
IC 14Joe McClean
IC 15Corbyn Kilday
IC 16Lewis Clarke
IC 17Harvey Burnett
Coach:
Steve McCormack
FB 1Scott Grix
RW 2Bradley Hargreaves
RC 3James Mendeika
LC 4Elliot Cosgrove
LW 5Casey Dunne
SO 6Ben Johnston
SH 7Liam Finn (c)
PR 8Matty Hadden
HK 9Bob Beswick
PR 10Luke Ambler
SR 11
SR 12Will Hope
LF 13Oliver Roberts
Substitutes
IC 14Callum Mulkeen
IC 15Graham O'Keeffe
IC 16Joseph Keyes
IC 17Sean Hesketh
Coach:
Mark Aston

Wales vs France

FB 1Elliot Kear
RW 2Rhys Williams
RC 3Michael Channing
LC 4Christiaan Roets
LW 5Dalton Grant
SO 7Ollie Olds
SH 24Courtney Davies
PR 17Anthony Walker
HK 18Steve Parry
PR 10Craig Kopczak (c)
SR 11Rhodri Lloyd
SR 14Lewis Reece
LF 13Philip Joseph
Substitutions:
IC 8Morgan Evans
IC 19Connor Farrer
IC 20Joe Burke
IC 22Regan Grace
Coach:
John Kear
FB 1Morgan Escaré
RW 2Jordan Sigismeau
RC 3Tony Gigot
LC 4Jean-Philippe Baile
LW 5Olivier Arnaud
SO 6
SH 7William Barthau
PR 8Julian Bousquet
HK 9John Boudebza
PR 10Mickaël Simon
SR 11Kevin Larroyer
SR 12Ugo Perez
LF 13Jason Baitieri (c)
Substitutes
IC 14Stanislas Robin
IC 15Antoni Maria
IC 16Gadwin Springer
IC 17
Coach:
Richard Agar

France vs Scotland

FB 1Morgan Escaré
RW 2Jordan Sigismeau
RC 3Tony Gigot
LC 4
LW 5Olivier Arnaud
SO 6Stanislas Robin
SH 7Rémy Marginet
PR 8Julian Bousquet
HK 9John Boudebza
PR 10Mickaël Simon
SR 11Kevin Larroyer
SR 12Ugo Perez
LF 13Jason Baitieri (c)
Substitutes
IC 14
IC 15
IC 16Gadwin Springer
IC 17Florent Rouanet
Coach:
Richard Agar
FB 1David Scott
RW 2Shane Toal
RC 3Harvey Burnett
LC 4Richard Harris
LW 5Alex Walker
SO 6Danny Addy
SH 7
PR 8Joe McClean
HK 9Liam Hood
PR 10
SR 11Sonny Esslemont
SR 12Dale Ferguson (c)
LF 13Sam Brooks
Substitutions:
IC 14Scott Plumridge
IC 15Gavin Grant
IC 16Lewis Clarke
IC 17Finlay Hutchison
Coach:
Steve McCormack

Ireland vs Wales

FB 1Scott Grix
RW 2Bradley Hargreaves
RC 3Callum Mulkeen
LC 4Elliot Cosgrove
LW 5Casey Dunne
SO 6Ben Johnston
SH 7Liam Finn (c)
PR 8Matty Hadden
HK 9Bob Beswick
PR 10Luke Ambler
SR 11
SR 12Will Hope
LF 13Oliver Roberts
Substitutes
IC 14Joseph Keyes
IC 15Robbie Mulhern
IC 16Haydn Peacock
IC 17Gareth Gill
Coach:
Mark Aston
FB 1Elliot Kear
RW 2Rhys Williams
RC 3Michael Channing
LC 4Christiaan Roets
LW 5Dalton Grant
SO 7Ollie Olds
SH 24Courtney Davies
PR 17Anthony Walker
HK 18Steve Parry
PR 10Craig Kopczak (c)
SR 11Rhodri Lloyd
SR 14Lewis Reece
LF 13Philip Joseph
Substitutions:
IC 8Morgan Evans
IC 19Connor Farrer
IC 20Joe Burke
IC 22Regan Grace
Coach:
John Kear

Attendances

Date Game Stadium Attendance
16 October 18 – 12 1,253
17 October 31 – 14 4,681
23 October 22 – 24 1,197
30 October 14 – 6 1,028
7 November 32 – 18 5,737
7 November 4 – 30 1,405

Broadcasting

beIN Sports broadcast both of France's home matches against Ireland and Scotland as well as their away match against Wales.[17]

Notes and References

  1. News: 2015 European Championship details confirmed . rlef.eu.com . 2015-07-12 . 2015-07-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150713080126/http://www.rlef.eu.com/news/article/1102/2015-european-championship-details-confirmed . 13 July 2015 . dead.
  2. News: Wales rugby league stars crowned European champions . WalesOnline . 2015-11-08 . 2015-07-13.
  3. News: Agar names France's 23-Man Squad . rlef.eu.com . 2015-10-01 . 2015-10-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151003143759/http://www.rlef.eu.com/news/article/1144/agar-names-france%E2%80%99s-23-man-squad . 3 October 2015 . dead.
  4. News: Ireland name strong squad for European Championship . rlef.eu . 2015-10-02 . 2015-10-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151003080733/http://www.rlef.eu.com/news/article/1143/ireland-name-strong-squad-for . 3 October 2015 . dead.
  5. News: Three nations vie for 2015 Rugby League European Championship on Showdown Saturday . RUGBY LEAGUE PLANET . 2015-11-07 . 2015-11-08.
  6. News: Brough to lead Bravehearts once more . rlef.eu.com . 2015-09-30 . 2015-09-30.
  7. News: European Championship: Ban for Scotland's Billy McConnachie . BBC Sport . 2015-10-09 . 2015-10-19.
  8. News: Scotland call-up icing on cake for Whitehaven's Brooks . News & Star . 2015-11-13 . 2015-11-07.
  9. News: Scotland to field youngest ever side against France . LOVE RUGBY LEAGUE . 2015-11-13 . 2015-11-06.
  10. News: Wales name captain for Rugby League European Championship . rlef.eu.com . 2015-09-16 . 2015-09-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150928172642/http://www.rlef.eu.com/news/article/1128/wales-name-captain-for-rugby . 28 September 2015 . dead.
  11. News: Wales name squad for Rugby League European Championship . rlef.eu.com . 2015-09-29 . 2015-09-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150930191925/http://www.rlef.eu.com/news/article/1140/wales-name-squad-for-rugby . 30 September 2015 . dead.
  12. News: Matty Fozard forced to pull out of Wales squad . Sky Sports . 2015-10-02 . 2015-10-31.
  13. News: Coventry Bears prop James Geurtjens called up to Wales squad . Coventry Telegraph . 2015-10-08 . 2015-10-13.
  14. News: Wigan's Ben Flower could captain Wales in European Championship . Sky Sports . 2015-10-12 . 2015-10-13.
  15. News: Craig Kopczak to captain Wales in European Championship . Sky Sports . 2015-10-13 . 2015-10-15.
  16. News: Morgan Knowles replaces Wigan's injured prop Ben Flower . Wales Rugby League . 2015-10-21 . 2015-10-21.
  17. News: beIN Sports to broadcast France's European Championship games . Love Rugby League . 2015-10-13 . 2015-10-15.

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