2010 European Cup

The 2010 European Cup, known as the Alitalia European Cup for sponsorship purposes,[1] is a rugby league football tournament. Three of the competing teams participated in the 2009 European Cup, with France also being included in the tournament after competing in the 2009 Four Nations. The winner of the competition, Wales, competed in the 2011 Four Nations tournament.[2]

2010 (2010) European Cup  ()
2010 European Cup logo
Number of teams4
Winner Wales

Matches played6
Attendance35,687 (5,948 per match)
Top scorer Ireland Gregg McNally (30)
Top try scorer Wales Rhys Williams (5)
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2012 > 

Squads

France

preliminary squad:[3]

Club TeamPlayers
France AS CarcassonneRomaric Bemba, Roman Gagliazzo, Teddy Sadaoui
France Catalans DragonsJean-Philippe Baile, Thomas Bosc, Rémi Casty, Olivier Elima (c), Jamal Fakir, David Ferriol,
Cyril Gossard, Clint Greenshields, Grégory Mounis, Sébastien Raguin
France Lézignan SangliersMatthew Alberola, Thibault Ancely, Andrew Bentley, Julian Bousquet, Nicolas Munoz, Florian Quintilla, Micheal Tribillac
Australia Melbourne StormDane Chisholm
France Pia DonkeysMaxime Grésèque, Christophe Moly
Australia Sydney RoostersJason Baitieri
France Toulouse OlympiqueVincent Duport, Mathieu Griffi, Kevin Larroyer, Antoni Maria, Yoan Tisseyre
France Union Treiziste CatalansWilliam Barthau, Kane Bentley, Tony Gigot, Sebastien Martins, Quentin Nauroy, Éloi Pélissier,
Michael Simon, Cyril Stacul, Julien Touxagas, Frédéric Vaccari

Ireland

30 Man Squad

Club TeamPlayers
England Barrow RaidersLiam Harrison, Brett McDermott
England Batley BulldogsSean Hesketh
England Bradford BullsMichael Platt
Ireland Carlow CrusadersPaddy Barcoe
England Dewsbury RamsMatthew Fox
England Featherstone RoversLiam Finn
England HalifaxBob Beswick
England Harlequins RLJason Golden, Jamie O'Callaghan
England Huddersfield GiantsSimon Finnigan, Scott Grix, Gregg McNally
Ireland Irish StudentsAdam Aigbokhae
England Leeds RhinosLuke Ambler, Kyle Amor
England Leeds MetStevie Gibbons
Ireland North Dublin EaglesJoseph Taylor
England OldhamJohn Gillam, Wayne Kerr, Marcus St Hilaire, Matty Ashe
England Salford City RedsSean Gleeson, Ryan Boyle
England Sheffield EaglesTim Bergin
Ireland Treaty City TitansBrendan Guilfoyle
England Warrington WolvesSimon Grix, Tyrone McCarthy
England Widnes VikingsDavid Allen
England Wigan WarriorsMichael McIlorum, Eamon O'Carroll

Scotland

Preliminary Squad[4]

Club TeamPlayers
England Batley BulldogsGareth Moore
England Bradford BullsJoe Wardle
France Carpentras XIIILee Paterson
England Castleford PanthersJamie Benn
England Coventry BearsBrad Massey
England DoncasterDean Colton, Rob Lunt
Scotland Edinburgh EaglesCraig Borthwick, Giles Lomax
England Featherstone RoversJon Steel
England Gateshead ThunderCrawford Matthews
England HalifaxSam Barlow
England Harlequins RLOliver Wilkes
England Huddersfield GiantsDanny Brough
England Hull Kingston RoversBen Fisher
England Hunslet HawksNeil Lowe
England Leigh CenturionsJohn Duffy
England London SkolarsDave Arnot
England Sheffield EaglesAndrew Henderson, Jack Howieson, Brendon Lindsay, Mitch Stringer, Alex Szostak
England Swinton LionsRichard Hawkyard
England Wakefield Trinity WildcatsDale Ferguson, Kevin Henderson
England WhitehavenDexter Miller, Spencer Miller
England Workington TownBrett Carter, Paddy Coupar

Wales

48 Man Squad:[5]

Club TeamPlayers
France AS CarcassonneGareth Dean
England Barrow RaidersAndy Bracek, Matt James
England Batley BulldogsByron Smith
England Bradford BullsCraig Kopczak
Australia Burleigh BearsMark Lennon
England Castleford TigersJames Evans
Australia Central Queensland CometsChris Beasley, Ian Webster
Wales CrusadersAnthony Blackwood, Ben Flower, Chris Davies, Dafydd Carter, Elliot Kear, Gareth Thomas, Gil Dudson,
Jack Pring, Jamie Murphy, Jordan James, Lee Williams, Lewis Mills, Lloyd White, Luke Dyer, Rhodri Lloyd
England Featherstone RoversRoss Divorty
England Gateshead ThunderMatt Barron
England HalifaxSean Penkywicz
England Hull Kingston RoversDavid Mills
England Leeds MetRhys Griffiths
England Leigh EastOwain Brown
England London SkolarsMatt Thomas
Australia Mackay CuttersNeil Budworth
Wales South Wales ScorpionsAled James, Andrew Gay, Ashley Bateman, Christiaan Roets, Geraint Davies, Joe Burke, Lewis Reece, Steve Parry
England St Helens R.F.C.Jacob Emmitt
England Swinton LionsIan Watson, Phil Joseph
England Warrington WolvesBen Evans, Rhys Evans, Rhys Williams
England Wigan WarriorsBen Davies
UnattachedMark Roberts

Standings

TeamPlayedWonDrewLostForAgainstDiffPoints
 Wales330010363+406
 France32019548+474
 Scotland310276108-322
 Ireland300376131-550

Pre-tournament matches

Wales announced that they would be playing two friendly warm-up matches against Italy at the Racecourse Ground in Wrexham on 3 and 6 October in preparation for the European Cup.[6] However the first match was cancelled due to a waterlogged pitch, making it a one-off match.[7]

Wales vs Italy

6 October 2010
19:30
 Wales 6–13  Italy
Try: Gareth Thomas
Goal: Lewis Reece (1/1)
Report
Tries: Christophe Caligari
Ben Falcone
Goals: Josh Mantellato (2/2)
Field Goal: Ben Stewart

Fixtures

Round 1

9 October 2010
France  58–24  Ireland
Tries: Olivier Elima (4), Rémi Casty, Teddy Sadaoui, Cyril Stacul, Tony Gigot, Andrew Bentley, Jason Baitieri
Goals: Maxime Grésèque (4), Nicolas Munoz (5)
Report
Tries: John Gillam (2), Sean Hesketh, Jamie O'Callaghan, Greg McNally
Goals: Greg McNally, Liam Finn
Parc des Sports, Avignon, France
Attendance: 14,522
Referee: Phil Bentham (England)
Player of the Match: Rémi Casty
10 October 2010
Scotland  22–60  Wales
Tries: Ben Fisher (2), Andrew Henderson (2) Report
Tries: Rhys Williams (3), Elliot Kear (3), Gareth Thomas, Mark Lennon, Lloyd White, Jacob Emmitt, Jordan James
Goals: Lee Briers (8)
Old Anniesland, Glasgow, Scotland
Attendance: 787
Referee: Thierry Alibert (France)

Round 2

16 October 2010
France  26–12  Scotland
Tries: Frédéric Vaccari, Tony Gigot, Sébastien Martins, Mickaël Simon, Kane Bentley
Goals: T Munoz (3)
Report
Tries: Alex Szostack, Sam Barlow
Goals: T Danny Brough (2)
Stade Municipal d'Albi, Albi, France
Attendance: 7,150[8]
Referee: Phil Bentham

Teams:[9]

FRANCE: 1. William Barthau, 2. Frédéric Vaccari, 3. Jean-Philippe Baile, 4. Teddy Sadaoui, 5. Cyril Stacul, 6. Tony Gigot, 7. Nicolas Munoz, 8. Mickaël Simon, 9. Kane Bentley, 10. Rémi Casty, 11. Olivier Elima, 12. Julien Touxagas, 13. Jason Baitieri. Subs: 14. Andrew Bentley, 15. Mathieu Griffi, 16. Sébastien Martins, 17. Romaric Bemba.

SCOTLAND: 1 Lee Paterson, 2. Dave Arnot, 3. Joe Wardle, 4. Kevin Henderson, 5. Jon Steel, 6. Brendan Lindsay, 7. Danny Brough, 8. Oliver Wilkes, 9. Ben Fisher, 10, Mitch Stringer, 11. Alex Szostak, 12. Sam Barlow, 13. Dale Ferguson. Subs: 14. Andrew Henderson, 15. Paddy Coupar, 16. Neil Lowe, 17. Jack Howieson.

17 October 2010
Wales  31–30  Ireland
Tries: Lennon (2), Webster, Williams (2), Roets
Goals: White (3)
Drop-goal: Briers.
Report
Tries: Bergin, McNally (2), Boyle, Ambler
Goals: McNally (5)
The Gnoll, Neath, Wales
Attendance: 2,165
Referee: Thierry Alibert (France)
Player of the Match: Gregg McNally[10]

Round 3

23 October 2010
France  11–12  Wales
Tries: Nauroy, Sadaoui
Goals: Munoz (1/2)
Drop goals: Gigot
Report
Tries: Williams, Thomas
Goals: White (2/3)
Stade Municipal d'Albi, Albi, France
Attendance: 10,413
Referee: Phil Bentham (England)
24 October 2010
Ireland  22–42  Scotland
Tries: Gillam (5, 65) Grix (15), Finn (38)
Goals:McNally (3/4)
Report
Tries: Fisher, K.Henderson, A.Henderson, Ferguson 2, Carter, Stringer, Wardle
Goals:Patterson (5/8)
Tallaght Stadium, Dublin, Ireland
Attendance: 1,063
Referee: Thierry Alibert (France)
Player of the Match: Dale Ferguson

References

  1. RLEF (30 July 2010). "EUROPEAN CUP BRINGS BIG NAME SPONSOR ON BOARD". Rugby League European Federation. Archived from the original on 5 November 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
  2. "Rleague". Retrieved 26 October 2009.
  3. "France name Alitalia European Cup squad". rleague.com. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  4. "Brough returns to Scotland squad". Sporting Life. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  5. "Wales release 48-man training squad". rleague.com. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  6. "Wales plan autumn Test schedule". BBC News. 26 July 2010. Archived from the original on 30 July 2010. Retrieved 31 July 2010.
  7. "Wales clash rained off" UKPA (4 October 2010)
  8. Black, Gareth (18 October 2010). "France 26 – 12 Scotland: French end Scots interest in Euro Cup". The Scotsman. UK: Johnston Press Digital Publishing. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
  9. Willacy, Gavin (17 October 2010). "Rugby League: France 26 – 12 Scotland". Scotland on Sunday. UK: Johnston Press Digital Publishing. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
  10. Press Association (17 October 2010). "Lee Briers steers Wales past Ireland to European Cup finale in France". The Guardian. UK. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
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