2015 European Cup
2015 | European Cup|
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Number of teams | 4 |
Host countries |
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Winner |
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Matches played | 6 |
Attendance | 15,301 (2,550 per match) |
Points scored | 225 (37.5 per match) |
Tries scored | 41 (6.83 per match) |
Top scorer |
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Top try scorer |
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The 2015 European Cup was an international rugby league football tournament. The tournament took place between 16 October and 7 November in Wales, France, Scotland and Ireland.
Scotland were the defending champions. Four teams competed in the 2015 event; Wales, Scotland, France and Ireland.[1] Wales were crowned 2015 European Cup champions after winning all of their games putting them on top of the table with the maximum points tally of 6.[2]
After the tournament's last game there would be no European Cup tournament until at least 2018 due to the events occurring such as the 2016 Four Nations, 2017 World Cup qualifying and the 2017 World Cup.
Teams
Team | Coach | Captain | RLIF Rank |
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Richard Agar | Jason Baitieri | 5 |
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Mark Aston | Liam Finn | 7 |
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Steve McCormack | Danny Brough | 8 |
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John Kear | Craig Kopczak | 9 |
Squads
France
Head Coach: Richard Agar
- On the 1st of October, Richard Agar named the following 23 players as part of his squad in preparation for the tournament.[3]
Player | Games | Points | Position | 2015 Club |
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Morgan Escaré | 3 | 4 | FB | ![]() |
Jordan Sigismeau | 3 | 4 | WG | ![]() |
Damien Cardace | 1 | 0 | WG | ![]() |
Jean-Philippe Baile | 3 | 0 | CE | ![]() |
Tony Gigot | 3 | 16 | CE | ![]() |
Benjamin Jullien | 3 | 0 | CE | ![]() |
Olivier Arnaud | 2 | 4 | CE | ![]() |
Théo Fages | 2 | 4 | SO | ![]() |
Stanislas Robin | 3 | 8 | SO | ![]() |
William Barthau | 2 | 2 | SH | ![]() |
Rémy Marginet | 2 | 14 | SH | ![]() |
Mourad Kriouache | 0 | 0 | SH | ![]() |
Julian Bousquet | 3 | 0 | PR | ![]() |
Mickaël Simon | 3 | 4 | PR | ![]() |
Gadwin Springer | 3 | 0 | PR | ![]() |
Clément Boyer | 1 | 0 | PR | ![]() |
John Boudebza | 3 | 1 | HK | ![]() |
Kevin Larroyer | 3 | 8 | SR | ![]() |
Antoni Maria | 2 | 0 | SR | ![]() |
Florent Rouanet | 1 | 0 | SR | ![]() |
Mickaël Goudemand | 0 | 0 | SR | ![]() |
Jason Baitieri (C) | 2 | 0 | LF | ![]() |
Ugo Perez | 3 | 4 | LF | ![]() |
Ireland
Head Coach: Mark Aston
- On the 2nd of October, Mark Aston named the following 22 players as part of his squad in preparation for the tournament.[4]
- On the 6th of November, Robbie Mulhern was a late call-up for Mark Aston's team in the lead up to their crucial final match against Wales.[5]
Player | Games | Points | Position | 2015 Club |
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Scott Grix | 3 | 4 | FB | ![]() |
Callum Mulkeen | 3 | 4 | WG | ![]() |
Casey Dunne | 3 | 4 | WG | ![]() |
Bradley Hargreaves | 3 | 8 | CE | ![]() |
James Mendeika | 2 | 0 | CE | ![]() |
Liam Finn (C) | 3 | 14 | SO | ![]() |
Ben Johnston | 3 | 0 | SH | ![]() |
Gregg McNally | 0 | 0 | SH | ![]() |
Joseph Keyes | 3 | 0 | SH | ![]() |
Matty Hadden | 3 | 0 | PR | ![]() |
Sean Hesketh | 1 | 0 | PR | ![]() |
Luke Ambler | 3 | 8 | PR | ![]() |
Colton Roche | 0 | 0 | PR | ![]() |
Gareth Gill | 1 | 0 | PR | ![]() |
Danny Bridge | 3 | 0 | SR | ![]() |
Will Hope | 3 | 0 | SR | ![]() |
Elliot Cosgrove | 3 | 0 | SR | ![]() |
Oliver Roberts | 3 | 0 | SR | ![]() |
Haydn Peacock | 2 | 0 | SR | ![]() |
Graham O’Keeffe | 2 | 0 | SR | ![]() |
Dave Allen | 0 | 0 | SR | ![]() |
Bob Beswick | 3 | 0 | LF | ![]() |
Scotland
Head Coach: Steve McCormack
- On the 30th of September, Steve McCormack named the following 29 players as part of his squad in preparation for the tournament.[6]
- On the 9th of October, Steve McCormack brought in two new players to the squad after the withdrawals from seven players: Craig Borthwick, Mitch Stringer, Brett Carter, Jon Molloy, Callum Phillips and Brett Phillips. Billy McConnachie was also suspended for the first two games. The two new players McCormack brought in are: Louis Senter and Joe McLean.[7]
- On the 7th of November, Sam Brooks was called up to play for Steve McCormack's side in the final game of the tournament against France to fill in for injuries.[8] Gavin Grant was also called up to play in the team, for the game against France, which became the youngest ever international senior Scottish team to play an international match with an average age of 22.[9]
Player | Games | Points | Position | 2015 Club |
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Alex Walker | 3 | 0 | FB | ![]() |
Harvey Burnett | 3 | 0 | WG | Unattached |
Richard Harris | 3 | 0 | WG | ![]() |
David Scott | 3 | 4 | WG | ![]() |
Craig Robertson | 0 | 0 | WG | ![]() |
Ben Hellewell | 2 | 0 | CE | ![]() |
Shane Toal | 2 | 8 | CE | ![]() |
Finlay Hutchison | 1 | 0 | CE | ![]() |
Scott Plumridge | 2 | 0 | CE | ![]() |
Danny Brough (C) | 2 | 10 | SO | ![]() |
Oscar Thomas | 3 | 10 | SO | ![]() |
Louis Senter | 0 | 0 | SH | ![]() |
Finn Murphy | 0 | 0 | SH | ![]() |
Sam Barlow | 0 | 0 | PR | ![]() |
Ben Kavanagh | 3 | 0 | PR | ![]() |
Adam Walker | 1 | 0 | PR | ![]() |
Jonathan Walker | 2 | 0 | PR | ![]() |
Joe McLean | 3 | 0 | PR | ![]() |
Billy McConnachie | 0 | 0 | PR | ![]() |
Josh Barlow | 0 | 0 | HK | ![]() |
Liam Hood | 3 | 4 | HK | ![]() |
Lewis Clarke | 2 | 0 | HK | ![]() |
Sonny Esslemont | 3 | 0 | SR | ![]() |
Corbyn Kilday | 2 | 0 | SR | ![]() |
Danny Addy | 3 | 8 | LF | ![]() |
Dale Ferguson | 3 | 8 | LF | ![]() |
Wales
Head Coach: John Kear
- On the 16th of September, John's first selection move of 2015 was naming his new captain as Lloyd White.[10]
- On the 29th of September, John Kear named the following 24 players as part of his squad in preparation for the tournament.[11]
- On the 2nd of October, Matty Fozard pulled out of the squad due to a broken jaw. He was replaced by Connor Farrer.[12]
- On the 8th of October, James Geurtjens of the Coventry Bears was called up into John Kear's squad.[13]
- On the 12th of October, captain Lloyd White withdrew from the team due to a knee injury.[14] Craig Kopczak was therefore announced as the new captain.[15]
- On the 21st of October, Coventry Bears prop Morgan Evans replaced Ben Flower in the team.[16]
Venues
The games will be played at the following venues in Wales, France, Scotland and Ireland.
Wrexham | Albi | Galashiels | Cardiff | Avignon | Bray |
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Racecourse Ground | Stadium Municipal d'Albi | Netherdale | Cardiff Arms Park | Parc des Sports | Carlisle Grounds |
Capacity: 15,550 | Capacity: 13,058 | Capacity: 4,000 | Capacity: 12,125 | Capacity: 17,518 | Capacity: 7,000 |
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Standings
Team | Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Ag. | Diff | Points |
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![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 22 | +40 | 6 |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 46 | +23 | 4 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 83 | –41 | 2 |
![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 74 | –22 | 0 |
Fixtures
Note*France vs Wales Round 2 fixture has been moved to the 30th due to France's fixture with England on the 24th of October before England's series against New Zealand.
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Matches details
All times are local: UTC+1/CET in French venues. UTC+0/WET in Irish venues. UTC+0/GMT in Welsh venues. UTC+0/GMT in Scottish venues.
Wales vs Scotland
16 October 2015 20:00 |
Wales ![]() |
18 – 12 | ![]() |
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Try: Parry 9' c Grant 37' Walker 64' c Goal: Davies (3/5) 10', 15', 65' |
Report | Try: Ferguson 27' c Thomas 78' c Goal: Brough (2/2) 28', 80' |
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- The victory for Wales ended their spree of 12 consecutive defeats with their last victory occurring four years ago.
France vs Ireland
17 October 2015 15:30 |
France ![]() |
31 – 14 | ![]() |
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Try: Robin 24' Sigismeau 30' Gigot (2) 44' c, 74' Fages 50' c Larroyer 78' c Goal: Marginet (3/6) 45', 51', 79' Drop Goal: Boudebza (1/1) 73' |
Report | Try: Dunne 19' c Hargreaves 55' c Goal: Finn (3/3) 20', 40', 56' |
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Scotland vs Ireland
23 October 2015 19:30 |
Scotland ![]() |
22 – 24 | ![]() |
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Try: Addy (2) 22', 43' c Toal 47' c Ferguson 60' c Goal: Brough (3/4) 44', 48', 61' |
Report | Try: Ambler (2) 7' c, 34' c Hargreaves 13' Grix 72' c Goal: Finn (4/5) 8', 35', 38', 73' |
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Wales vs France
30 October 2015 13:30 |
Wales ![]() |
14 – 6 | ![]() |
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Try: Grant 27' Burke 46' c Davies 51' Goal: Davies (1/3) 47' |
Report | Try: Simon 73' c Goal: Barthau (1/1) 73' |
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- With the defeat, France still haven’t won a test in South Wales since 1948.
France vs Scotland
7 November 2015 15:30 |
France ![]() |
32 – 18 | ![]() |
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Try: Arnaud 3' Gigot (2) 15', 38' Larroyer 22' Escaré 26' Robin 30' Perez 60' Goal: Marginet (4/7) |
Report | Try: Toal 9' c Scott 66' c Hood 70' c Goal: Thomas (3/3) |
Parc des Sports, Avignon Attendance: 5,737 Referee/s: Gareth Hewer Man of the Match: Tony Gigot (France) |
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Ireland vs Wales
7 November 2015 17:00 |
Ireland ![]() |
4 – 30 | ![]() |
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Try: Mulkeen 72' Goal: Finn (0/1) |
Report | Try: Grant 7' c Reece 20' c Parry 33' c Lloyd 38' Kear 57' c Goal: Davies (5/6) 7', 20', 33', 57', 60' |
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Attendances
Date | Game | Stadium | Attendance |
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16 October | ![]() ![]() | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham | 1,253 |
17 October | ![]() ![]() | Stadium Municipal d'Albi, Albi | 4,681 |
23 October | ![]() ![]() | Netherdale, Galashiels | 1,197 |
30 October | ![]() ![]() | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | 1,028 |
7 November | ![]() ![]() | Parc des Sports, Avignon | 5,737 |
7 November | ![]() ![]() | Carlisle Grounds, Bray | 1,405 |
Broadcasting
beIN Sports broadcast both of France's home matches against Ireland and Scotland as well as their away match against Wales.[17]
References
- ↑ "2015 European Championship details confirmed". rlef.eu.com. 2015-07-12. Retrieved 2015-07-13.
- ↑ "Wales rugby league stars crowned European champions". WalesOnline. 2015-11-08. Retrieved 2015-07-13.
- ↑ "Agar names France's 23-Man Squad". rlef.eu.com. 2015-10-01. Retrieved 2015-10-03.
- ↑ "Ireland name strong squad for European Championship". rlef.eu. 2015-10-02. Retrieved 2015-10-02.
- ↑ "Three nations vie for 2015 Rugby League European Championship on Showdown Saturday". RUGBY LEAGUE PLANET. 2015-11-07. Retrieved 2015-11-08.
- ↑ "Brough to lead Bravehearts once more". rlef.eu.com. 2015-09-30. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
- ↑ "European Championship: Ban for Scotland's Billy McConnachie". BBC Sport. 2015-10-09. Retrieved 2015-10-19.
- ↑ "Scotland call-up icing on cake for Whitehaven's Brooks". News & Star. 2015-11-13. Retrieved 2015-11-07.
- ↑ "Scotland to field youngest ever side against France". LOVE RUGBY LEAGUE. 2015-11-13. Retrieved 2015-11-06.
- ↑ "Wales name captain for Rugby League European Championship". rlef.eu.com. 2015-09-16. Retrieved 2015-09-27.
- ↑ "Wales name squad for Rugby League European Championship". rlef.eu.com. 2015-09-29. Retrieved 2015-09-29.
- ↑ "Matty Fozard forced to pull out of Wales squad". Sky Sports. 2015-10-02. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
- ↑ "Coventry Bears prop James Geurtjens called up to Wales squad". Coventry Telegraph. 2015-10-08. Retrieved 2015-10-13.
- ↑ "Wigan's Ben Flower could captain Wales in European Championship". Sky Sports. 2015-10-12. Retrieved 2015-10-13.
- ↑ "Craig Kopczak to captain Wales in European Championship". Sky Sports. 2015-10-13. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
- ↑ "Morgan Knowles replaces Wigan's injured prop Ben Flower". Wales Rugby League. 2015-10-21. Retrieved 2015-10-21.
- ↑ "beIN Sports to broadcast France's European Championship games". Love Rugby League. 2015-10-13. Retrieved 2015-10-15.