Current season, competition or edition: 2023 Rugby League European Championship
Sport
Rugby league
Founded
1935; 89 years ago (1935)
No. of teams
8 (as of 2023)
Country
Europe
Most recent champion(s)
France (9th title)
Most titles
England (14 titles)
Level on pyramid
1
Relegation to
European Championship B
Official website
Official website
The Rugby League European Championship (formerly known as the European Cup and European Nations Cup) is a rugby league football tournament for European national teams that was first held in 1935.
Originally, the European Cup had three teams, with England, Wales and France each playing each other once. Unlike the Tri-Nations series, there was no final; the team finishing at the top of the group was deemed the winner. From 1949 to 1956, a fourth Other Nationalities team entered the European Cup.
From 2003 to 2009, the tournament featured six teams, and the presence of a final. Between 2014 and 2018, the European Championship was reduced to four teams. 2020 saw a massive expansion with promotion and relegation introduced.
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Global Information
2023 Rugby League European Championship
France (9th title)
England (14 titles)