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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

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.

History

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

Championship era (2008–2019)

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)

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

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

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

National team Season
2020[a] 2023
LG P/NM/R LG P/NM/R
 Czech Republic D RiseRise B
 England N/A[b] A
 France A Same position A
 Germany C Rise B
 Greece N/A B
 Ireland A Same position A
 Italy A Same position A
 Malta D Same position N/A
 Netherlands D RiseRise B
 Norway C Rise B
 Russia B Same position Suspended
 Scotland A Same position A
 Serbia B Rise A
 Spain A Same position A
 Turkey D Same position N/A
 Ukraine B/C[c] Same positionRise B
 Wales A Same position 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

Notes

References

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