Hellenic Federation of Rugby League

Hellenic Federation of Rugby League
Founded 2013
RLEF affiliation 2013 to 2016
Responsibility Greece
Key people Anastasios Pantazidis (Chair)
Website www.rugbyleague.gr
Greece

The Hellenic Federation of Rugby League, or simply Hellas Rugby League, was the governing body for the sport of rugby league football in Greece between 2013 and 2016. The association was founded in 2013 by Anastasios "Tasos" Pantazidis.[1]

The body was accorded observer status within the Rugby League European Federation (RLEF) in August 2013,[2] and affiliate status in February 2014.[3]

In April 2016, the HFRL was suspended from the RLEF following a year-long investigation for "wilfully [sic] acting in a manner prejudicial to the interests of the RLEF and international rugby league."[4] The HRFL was expelled from the RLEF in August 2016 for failing to meet membership requirements.[5] Pantazidis subsequently founded a rebel international federation, World Rugby League,[6] in order to gain recognition from the Ministry of Culture and Sports, which allowed them to form a committee within the Hellenic Federation of Modern Pentathlon (HFoMP) in July 2016.

The federation was succeeded by the Greek Rugby League Association as the representative of rugby league in Greece. This led to a court case between the Greek Rugby League Association and the Hellenic Federation of Modern Pentathlon.[7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-09-25. Retrieved 2015-11-07.
  2. ↑ "Greek Rugby League Federation Formed and Accepted". RLEF. 26 August 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "RLEF Statement on International Calendar and SportAccord". RLEF. 14 February 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "Greece suspended from RLEF". SBS. 8 April 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  5. ↑ "Hellenic Federation of Rugby League Excluded From RLEF". RLEF. 9 August 2016.
  6. ↑ Mascord, Steve (26 October 2017). "League boss says union is behind international snub". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  7. ↑ https://www.rugbyleagueplanet.com/greece/3063-court-upholds-greek-rugby-league-association-position
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