2020 Rugby League European Championship

The 2020 European Championship is an international rugby league tournament that will take place in October and November 2020. Six teams will compete in the 2020 edition, an increase from the four teams that participated in 2018. The teams will be split into two pools of three, where the winners will contest a final and the bottom teams will be relegated to the 2022 European Championship B.[1]

2020 European Championship
LeagueEuropean Championship
Duration6 Rounds
Teams6
2020 season

Teams

The championship will be contested by the same four teams as 2018, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, as well as Italy and Spain. France go in as the defending champions having won the 2018 edition.

Group Stage

Draw

The draw was conducted on 31 January 2020 at the Red Star Sport Society Media Centre in Belgrade by Stevan Stevanovic and Jelena Stojiljkovic, the captains of Serbia's mens and women's rugby league teams respectively.[2]

Pot Group A1 Group A2
1  France  Wales
2  Scotland  Ireland
3  Italy  Spain

Group A1
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advances to European Championship Final
2  Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Scotland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to 2022 European Championship B
Updated to match(es) played on 20 October 2018. Source: [=]
17/18 October 2020
France  v  Italy
Report
24/25 October 2020
Italy  v  Scotland
Report
31 October/1 November 2020
Scotland  v  France
Report

Group A2
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Ireland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advances to European Championship Final
2  Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Wales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to 2022 European Championship B
Updated to match(es) played on 31 January 2020. Source:
17/18 October 2020
Ireland  v  Spain
Report
24/25 October 2020
Wales  v  Ireland
Report
31 October/1 November 2020
Spain  v  Wales
Report

Final
7/8 November 2020
Winner of A1 v Winner of A2

References
  1. "MEN'S EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS TO EXPAND IN 2020". www.rlef.eu.com. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
  2. "Draw for the Euros to be Live Streamed". www.rlef.eu.com. Retrieved 2020-02-07.
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