2009 European Cup

2009 (2009) European Cup  ()
2009 European Cup logo
Number of teams 6
Winner  Wales (5th title)
Matches played 9
Top scorer Scotland Mick Nanyn (46)
Top try scorers Ireland Karl Fitzpatrick (4)
Scotland James Nixon (4)
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The 2009 European Cup, known as the rugbyleague.com European Cup due to sponsorship,[1] was a rugby league football tournament.

The revamped European Cup 2009 involved six teams competing in two groups of three. Participating teams were: Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Serbia, Lebanon and Italy. Russia were scheduled to take part in the competition, but were forced to pull out due to board restructuring within the Russian Rugby League Federation. They were replaced by the RLEF European Shield winners, Italy.[2]

Squads

Lebanon

Coach: Lebanon John Elias[3]

Club TeamPlayers
Canterbury BulldogsLiam Ayoub and Jamie Clarke
Sydney RoostersSteven Azzi
Bankstown CityDanny Barakat, Adnan Saleh and Chris Salem (Captain)
Windsor WolvesDanny Chiha and Wael Harb
Jounieh RLFCGhassan Dandach and Youssef El Helou
Newtown JetsKhaled Deeb
Cronulla SharksAhmad Ellaz
LAURobin Hachache and Jad Hashem
Wentworthville MagpiesJohn Koborsi
South Sydney RabbitohsJosh Mansour
Newcastle KnightsGeorge Ndaira
North Sydney BearsReece Robinson
Chester Hill RhinosTravis Robinson
Western Suburbs MagpiesAllen Soultan

Wales

Coach: Wales Iestyn Harris (Crusaders Rugby League)[4]

Club TeamPlayers
Gateshead ThunderMatt Barron
Celtic CrusadersAshley Bateman, Chris Beasley, Neil Budworth, Geraint Davies, Gil Dudson, Ben Flower (Captain), Jordan James, Elliot Kear, Lewis Mills, Ross Wardle, Lloyd White and Lee Williams
Featherstone RoversRoss Divorty
Leeds Met UniversityRhys Griffiths
Bridgend Blue BullsChristian Roets
London SkolarsMatt Thomas
Leigh CenturionsIan Watson
Central CometsIan Webster
Warrington WolvesRhys Williams

Serbia

Coach: New Zealand Gerard Stokes (Whitehaven) [5]

Club TeamPlayers
WhitehavenSoni Radovanovic (Captain)
RK DorćolDalibor Vukanović, Stevan Stevanović, Milan Šušnjara, Vladan Kikanović, Dejan Lukenić, Nikša Unković, Dimitris Dajč, Filip Brkić
R13K PodbaraMario Milosavljević, Nenad Grbić, Zoran Pešić and Marko Žebeljan
Oldham R.L.F.C.Austen Novaković
Souths SunnybankMilan Radojević
RK Beogradski UniverzitetIvan Šušnjara
R13K NišAleksandar Sič
RLK Crvena ZvezdaIvan Djordjević

Kryztof Konstantinov unattached

Scotland

Coach: England Steve McCormack [6]

Club TeamPlayers
Barrow RaidersJames Nixon
Featherstone RoversJon Steel
DoncasterDean Colton
Wakefield Trinity WildcatsKevin Henderson
Leigh CenturionsMick Nanyn
Widnes VikingsLee Paterson, John Duffy and Iain Morrison
York City KnightsGareth Moore
Huddersfield GiantsPaul Jackson
Sheffield EaglesMitch Stringer, Alex Szostak, Jack Howieson and Brendon Lindsay
Hunslet HawksNeil Lowe
Hull Kingston RoversBen Fisher (Captain) and Rhys Lovegrove
Gateshead ThunderAndrew Henderson, Mark Dack, Dave Vernon and Crawford Mathews
WhitehavenDexter Miller
Workington TownRob Lunt, Paddy Coupar and Dave Arnott
Edinburgh EaglesJohn Cox
Castleford PanthersJamie Benn

Ireland

Coach: England Andy Kelly[7]

Club TeamPlayers
Barrow RaidersLiam Harrison and Dave Allen
Wakefield Trinity WildcatsScott Grix (Captain)
HalifaxBob Beswick
Salford City RedsKarl Fitzpatrick
Dewsbury RamsLiam Finn
Leeds RhinosLuke Ambler
Oldham R.L.F.C.Marcus St Hilaire and Wayne Kerr
Wigan WarriorsPat Richards and Michael McIlorum
Warrington WolvesTyrone McCarthy
Harlequins RLJason Golden
York City KnightsSean Hesketh
Castleford TigersRyan Boyle
Dublin City ExilesJohn Coleman
Treaty City TitansBrendan Guilfoyle
Laois PanthersTim Bergin
Carlow CrusadersStevie Gibbons and Paddy Barcoe

Italy

Coach: Italy Carlo Napolitano [8]

Club TeamPlayers
Hinterland StormDominic Brambani
Woodrush RUEdoardo Lerna
QueensburyAngelo Ricci
West BowlingJonathan Marcinzack
Leeds AkkiesJason Dubas-Fisher
Avignon XIIICyril Armani
Cumbria rugby leagueAlex D'aprile
Piemonte XIIIFilippo Maserati and Pier Luigi Gentile
Lyon VilleurbanneMatthew Sands
Mastini XIIIMauro Di Maggio, Fabio Berzieri, Daniele Pasqualini, Giovanni Franchi, Filippo Righetto and Matteo Foschi
Nafit XIIIPaul Stanica, Claudio Forte, Nicolino Facco, Daniele Gnata and Ludovico Torreggiani
La Rocca XIIIFilippo Veronese and Andrea Zacchia
Melbourne StormAidan Guerra
Redcliffe DolphinsChris Borgese
Paris XIIIAnthony Severin
Gateshead ThunderPaul Franze
Wests TigersFranco Kmet
UnattachedMarco Ferrazzano and Mark Dalle Cort

Group 1

Results

17 October 2009
Italy  0 - 104  Scotland
Report Try: Nixon (4)
Steel (2)
Henderson (2)
Fletcher (2)
Benn (2)
Nanyn (2)
Paterson
Moore
Cox
Fisher
Goal: Nanyn (16)
Stadio Plebiscito, Padova, Italy
Attendance: 2,139
Referee: Steve Ganson England[9]
24 October 2009
Lebanon  86 - 0  Italy
Tries: T. Robinson (2)
Ellaz
Saleh (4)
Mansour
R. Robinson (3)
Clark, Harb (2)
El Helou

Goals: Ndeira (12)
Clark

 Report
1 November 2009
Scotland  22 - 10  Lebanon
Report

Final standings

TeamPlayedWonDrewLostForAgainstDiffPoints
 Scotland2200126101164
 Lebanon21019622742
 Italy200210190-1800

Group 2

Results

18 October 2009
Ireland  82 - 0  Serbia
Try: Fitzpatrick (4)
Ambler (2)
Bergin (2)
Coleman
Finn
Allen
Hesketh
Harrison
Guilfoyle
Goal: Finn (9)
Hesketh (4)		 Report
Spollanstown, Tullamore, Ireland
Attendance: 295
Referee: Leon Williamson New Zealand
25 October 2009
Serbia  8 - 88  Wales
Try: Konstantinov
Goals: Brkic (2)		 Report Tries: Roets (3)
James (2)
Divorty (2)
R. Williams (2)
Kear
Thomas
L. Williams
Bateman
Watson
Goals: Webster (14)

Final standings

TeamPlayedWonDrewLostForAgainstDiffPoints
 Wales2200130201104
 Ireland21019442522
 Serbia20028170-1620

Finals

Championship Final

08-11-2009
Scotland  16 - 28  Wales
Report
Brewery Field, Bridgend, Wales
Attendance: 1,608[10]
Referee: Shayne Hayne Australia
Man of the Match: Elliot Kear[10]

3rd Place Match

08-11-2009
Lebanon  40 - 16  Ireland
Tries: Saleh (2)

Mansour (9) Travis Robinson (12, 27) Clark (22) Reece Robinson (40, 75) Chiha (48) Goals: Clark (0/2) Reece Robinson (4/5) Travis Robinson (0/1)

 Report Tries: Haley (30, 36)

Beswick (64) Goals: Finn 2/3

Brewery Field, Bridgend, Wales
Attendance: 1,608
Referee: Steve Ganson England

5th place Match

08-11-2009
Italy  42 - 14  Serbia
Try: Falcone (28, 65, 76)

Vicelich (30, 37, 69) Nasso (39)

Goals: Veronese 7/7

 Report Try: Brkić (13)

Vukanović (16, 44)

Goals: Brkić 1/3

Maesteg, Wales
Attendance: TBA
Referee: Phil Bentham England

Sources

References

  1. ↑ "Rugby League Europe Federation". Archived from the original on 2009-10-02. Retrieved 2009-09-28.
  2. ↑ "Rugby League Europe Federation". Archived from the original on 2009-09-07. Retrieved 2009-09-03.
  3. ↑ "Lebanon Set To Do It Tough". Retrieved 2009-10-09.
  4. ↑ Welsh confirm squad for European Cup NRL.com, 23 October 2009
  5. ↑ "Rugby League Europe Federation". Archived from the original on 2009-09-27. Retrieved 2009-09-21.
  6. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
  7. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
  8. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2011-07-15.
  9. ↑ http://www.rleague.com/db/article.php?id=34805%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
  10. 1 2 "EUROPEAN CUP FINAL - WALES 28 SCOTLAND 16". RLEF. 2009-09-09. Retrieved 2009-11-09.
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