The 2015 European Championship C tournament was the eighth staging of the Rugby League European Bowl tournament played in the respective European countries participating between 26 September to 17 October 2015.
| 2015 European Championship C | |
|---|---|
| Number of teams | 3 |
| Host country |  Europe |
| Winner |  Spain (1st title) |
| Matches played | 3 |
| Top try scorer | Daniel Garcia (3) |
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Qualification edit
A preliminary match was played between Latvia and Spain on 9 May 2015 for the third place in the competition.
9 May 2015
15:00 |
Latvia 
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12–32 | Spain
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| Tries: Ozols 56' Gabrāns 62' Garokalns 79' Goals: Brovackis 0/2 Bajārs 0/1 |
Report |
Tries: Pérez-Fuster 8' D'Alessandro (3) 27', 35', 38, Pilkington 46' Garcia 78' Goals: Garcia 3/6 Pilkington 1/1 |
Upesciema Stadionā, Riga
Attendance: 150 Referee:  Chris HancockPlayer of the Match: Mikus Ozols, Daniel Garcia |
Standings edit
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 34 | 82 | 4 |
 Malta |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 40 | 20 | 2 |
 Greece |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 106 | -102 | 0 |
Fixtures edit
The winner of the competition will join the top three 2014–15 European Championship B nations along with Ireland and Wales in a two group round robin competition to qualify for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup.[1]
26 September 2015
18:00 |
| Spain
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40–30 | Malta
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| Tries: Morro Garcia (3) O'Doutres Puerta Pilkington Goals: Garcia 6/7 |
Report |
Tries: Blyton-Keep Francois Hussain Burke Zarb Lynch Goals: Blyton-Keep 5/5 |
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- Notes
- ^ Malta were awarded a 30-0 victory by the RLEF after Greece defaulted. The Hellenic Federation of Rugby League has struggled to keep financially stable due to Greece's recent economic troubles. The Greek side was unable to make the trip to Malta following the withdrawal of two sponsors.[2]
17 October 2015
16:30 |
| Greece
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4–76 | Spain
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| Tries: Roussos 57' Goals: Koutsimbogiorgos 0/1 |
Report |
Tries: Puerta (2) 11', 47' Lopez (2) 24', 64' Lagunas (2) 33', 75' Doutres 4' Blanco 7' Dulley 16' Morro 18' Mehamed González 27' Thorp 61' Perez-Fuster 68' Bringuier 78' Goals: Doutres 8/12 Ivan Mendez 1/1 Aitor Davila 1/1 |
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ "European Qualifiers for World Cup 2017 Announced". rlif.com. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ^ "Greece withdraw from Malta trip". rlef.eu.com. 2015-09-02. Archived from the original on 2015-10-03. Retrieved 2015-09-02.