2018–19 Rugby League European Championship C

The 2018–19 Rugby League European Championship C (also known as Euro C) was the tenth edition of the Rugby League European Championship C and acted as the initial phase of European qualifying to the 2021 Men's Rugby League World Cup. The series involves two pools of three teams in a round-robin tournament. These matches took place between 16 June and 15 September 2018, with the final match taking place on 18 May 2019, where Greece defeat Norway to progress to the next round of European repechage qualifying against Scotland and Serbia.

2018–19 (2018–19) European Championship C  ()
Number of teams6
Host country Europe
Winner Greece (2nd title)
Matches played7
Attendance3,820 (546 per match)
Points scored378 (54 per match)
Tries scored69 (9.86 per match)
Top scorerGreece Jordan Meads (50)
Top try scorersNorway Kristoffer Borsheim (5)
Greece Terry Constantinou (5)
Tournaments
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2020 > 

Fixtures

Group A

Group A consisted of northern European nations; Czech Republic, Germany and Norway.

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Norway 2 1 0 1 52 42 +10 2 Advance to Championship Final
2  Germany 2 1 0 1 46 44 +2 2
3  Czech Republic 2 1 0 1 24 36 −12 2
Source: ERL
16 June 2018
17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Czech Republic  20–12  Norway
Tries: Chrbolka, Heininger, Kittl
Goals: Koliska (4/5)
 Report
 Tries: Cummins, McIntyre
Goals: Cummins (2/2)
Vrchlabí Football Stadium, Vrchlabí[1][2]
Attendance: 1,000[3]
Referee: Radoslav Novaković (Serbia)
Player of the Match: Patrik Koliska (Czech Republic)
25 August 2018
16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Germany  24–4  Czech Republic
Tries: Wood (2), Billsborough, Dent
Goals: Billsborough (4/5)
 Report
 Tries: Chrbolka
Goals: Řičica (0/1)
Ballsport e.V., Osnabrück[1]
Attendance: 250[4][5]
Referee: Andrew Pilkington (Spain)
Touch judges: Max Doughton (Germany), Nikos Hatzinikos (Greece)
Player of the Match: Brad Billsborough (Germany)
15 September 2018
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Norway  40–22  Germany
Tries: Borsheim (4), Cummins, Kalvik, Milligan, Viljoen
Goals: Cummins (2/6), Nordtun (2/2)
 Report
 Tries: Billsborough, Hampson, Hoggins, Hunz
Goals: Billsborough (3/4)
Kjølnes Idrettspark, Porsgrunn[1]
Attendance: 562[6]
Referee: James Spencer (Ireland)[7]

Group B

Group B consisted of southern European nations; Greece, Malta and Ukraine.

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Greece 2 2 0 0 88 30 +58 4 Advance to Championship Final
2  Ukraine 2 1 0 1 60 50 +10 2
3  Malta 2 0 0 2 26 94 −68 0
Source: ERL
30 June 2018
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Malta  22–34  Ukraine
Tries: Falzon (2), J. Attard, Maylor
Goals: M. Attard (2/3), Chircop (1/1)
 Report
 Tries: Semerenko (2), Andreychenko, Scherbina, Skorbach, Troyan
Goals: Mazepa (5/6)
Marsa Sports Complex, Marsa[1]
Attendance: 500[8]
Referee: Radoslav Novaković (Serbia)[9]
Touch judges: Roman Bykhov (Ukraine), Adrian Seglem (Norway)
8 September 2018
17:00 EEST (UTC+03:00)
Ukraine  26–28  Greece
Tries: Andreychenko, Shalaev, Sivokoz, Skorbach, Veprik
Goals: Skorbach (3/5)
 Report
 Tries: Meads (2), N. Bosmos, Constantinou, Kartsonakis
Goals: Meads (4/6)
Dynamo Stadium, Kharkiv[1][10]
Attendance: 700[11]
Referee: Matthew Rossleigh (England)
Touch judges: Aleksey Markov (Ukraine), Aleksey Shkolny (Ukraine)
15 September 2018
16:00 EEST (UTC+03:00)
Greece  60–4  Malta
Tries: Constantinou (2), Katsidonis (2), Meads (2), Tsattalios (2), Malai, Tuliatu, Zampetides
Goals: Meads (6/9), N. Bosmos (2/2)
 Report
 Tries: Caruana
Goals: Chircop (0/1)
Glyka Nera Stadium, Athens[1]
Attendance: 200[12]
Referee: Benjamin Casty (France)[13]
Touch judges: Aris Dardamanis (Greece), Dimitris Kogianos (Greece)

Final

At the draw for the groupings for the 2019 Rugby League European play-off tournament it was announced that the Championship C final will be played in London on 18 May 2019.[14] This match acted as a curtain raiser for a League 1 fixture between the London Skolars and Doncaster, which posted a crowd of 608.[15][16]

Championship Final
18 May 2019
13:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
Greece  56–26  Norway
Tries: Mamouzelos (4), Constantinou (2), Nianiakas (2), Kartsonakis, Tuliatu
Goals: Meads (7/8), Bastas (1/1), Mamouzelos (0/1)
 Report
 Tries: Diggs (2), Borsheim, Milligan, Nordtun
Goals: Nordtun (2/4), Cummins (1/1)
New River Stadium, London[17]
Attendance: 608[18]
Referee: Cameron Worsley (England)[19]
Touch judges: Shane Daniel (England), Joe Turner (England)[19]
Team details
FB1Terry Constantinou
WG2Ioannis Nake
CE3Konstantinos Katsidonis
CE4Dimosthenis Kartsonakis
WG5Nikolaos Kourkakis
FE6Nikolaos Bosmos
HB7Jordan Meads (c)
PR8Stefanos Bastas
HK9Peter Mamouzelos
PR12Ioannis Rousoglou
SR11Theodoros Nianiakas
SR10Grigoris Koutsimpogiorgos
LK13Robert Tuliatu
Interchange:
BE14Aris Dardamanis
BE15Pantelis Tsattalios
BE17Ioannis Dimakas
BE18Giorgos Tsiakos
Coach:
Jim Pizanias
FB1Stephen Mwikaria
WG2Casey Diggs
CE3Kristoffer Borsheim
CE4Fredrik Nordtun
WG5Bendik Kalvik
FE6Nathan Cummins
HB7Simon Viljoen
PR8Sam Mullins
HK9Kristoffer Milligan (c)
PR10Ezra McIntyre
SR11Nils Kristian Holte
SR12Kristian Nordin-Skipnes
LK13Brett Harvey
Interchange:
BE14Sonny Mellor
BE15Christoffer Stalsberg
BE16Lucas Zuniga
BE17Josh Skidmore-Hornby
Coach:
Dave Hunter

See also

References
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  7. "On the back of his appointment to the European Under 19's championships as one of the 12 match officials Rugby League Ireland can proudly announce that James Spencer has been appointed to Officiate the Senior European Championship fixture between Norway and Germany on 15th Sept at North Kjølnes Idrettspark, Porsgrunn". Facebook. Rugby League Ireland. 24 June 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
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  13. "L'arbitrage français vers l'international!" (in French). FFR13. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  14. "European play-off draw made". Rugby League World Cup. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  15. "Match Report | London Skolars vs Doncaster". skolarsrl.com. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  16. "NORWAY TO FACE GREECE IN LONDON". www.rlef.eu.com. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
  17. "Norway to face Greece in London". RLEF. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  18. "European Championship C Final 2019 - Greece 56 def. Norway 26".
  19. "Match Officials for the @RLWC2021 Qualifier at the home of @LondonSkolarsRL between Norway and @GreekRL Sat May 18 KO 1:00". Twitter. RLIF. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
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