Rugby League European Championship C

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The Rugby League European Championship C (formerly the European Bowl) is an international European rugby league football tournament organised by the European Rugby League for third tier rugby league nations.

European Championship C
SportRugby league
Founded2008; 16 years ago (2008)
Organising bodyEuropean Rugby League
No. of teams3
CountryEurope
Most recent
champion(s)
 Greece (2nd title)
Most titles Ukraine (3 titles)
Level on pyramid3
Promotion toEuropean Championship B
Relegation toEuropean Championship D

History edit

The tournament was first contested in 2008, with the proposed participating teams being Estonia, Latvia and Ukraine. In 2020, it was announced promotion and relegation would be introduced with three teams in each division, with the top team being promoted and the bottom relegated.[1]

Results edit

Championship era (2008–2019) edit

Year Champions Runners-up Third place Number of teams
2008
Details
 
Latvia
 
Estonia
2
2009
Details
 
Ukraine
 
Latvia
 
Estonia
3
2010
Details
 
Malta
 
Norway
2
2011
Details
 
Czech Republic
 
Hungary
2
2012
Details
 
Czech Republic
 
Hungary
2
2013
Details
 
Ukraine
 
Norway
 
Czech Republic
3
2014
Details
 
Greece
 
Malta
 
Czech Republic
3
2015
Details
 
Spain
 
Malta
 
Greece
3
2016
Details
 
Ukraine
 
Czech Republic
2
2018–19
Details
 
Greece
 
Norway
  Germany and   Ukraine 6

Promotion and relegation era (2020–present) edit

Year Champions / Promoted Runners-up Relegated Number of teams
2020
Details
Tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic. 3
2023
Details
Euro A and Euro B only due to tournament expansion

Summary edit

Champions Count Years
  Ukraine 3 2009, 2013, 2016
  Czech Republic 2 2011, 2012
  Greece 2 2014, 2018–19
  Latvia 1 2008
  Malta 1 2010
  Spain 1 2015

Overall performances by season edit

This list shows the performances of all teams from all four divisions of the European Championships during the promotion and relegation era only.

  •   – Promoted
  •   – No movement
  •   – Relegated
National team Season
2020[a] 2023
LG P/NM/R LG P/NM/R
  Czech Republic D    B
  England N/A[b] A
  France A   A
  Germany C   B
  Greece N/A B
  Ireland A   A
  Italy A   A
  Malta D   N/A
  Netherlands D    B
  Norway C   B
  Russia B   Suspended
  Scotland A   A
  Serbia B   A
  Spain A   A
  Turkey D   N/A
  Ukraine B/C[c]    B
  Wales A   A
  1. ^ The 2020 tournaments were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Euro B and D took place in 2021, while Euro C took place in 2022. Euro A did not take place as teams were competing in the 2021 Men's Rugby League World Cup. Expansion for 2023 meant that some teams were promoted despite not winning their competition.
  2. ^ Between 2005 and 2021 England did not compete in the European Championship, instead favouring the Four Nations.
  3. ^ Ukraine played in both Euro B and Euro C in 2020.


See also edit

Notes edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Men's European Rugby League Championships expanded in 2020 | Rugby League Planet".