2014 Rugby League European Championship

2014 (2014) European Cup ()
2014 European Cup
Number of teams	4
Host countries	England; Scotland; Ireland; France; Wales
Matches played	2
Attendance	2,039 (1,020 per match)
Points scored	94 (47 per match)
Tries scored	19 (9.5 per match)
Top scorer	Danny Brough (14)
Top try scorers	David Scott (2); Connor Farrer (2); Shannon McDonnell (2); Hayden Peacock (2)
	Tournaments < 2012 2016 >

The 2014 European Cup, known as the Alitalia European Cup for sponsorship purposes, is a rugby league football tournament. The tournament will take place in England, Wales, France, Ireland and Scotland between 17 October and 2 November. The winner of the tournament will qualify for the 2016 Four Nations.^[1] It has also been confirmed that if Ireland or Wales win this tournament, they will automatically qualify for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup competition.^[2] France and Scotland have already qualified for that tournament.

Four teams will compete in the 2014 event. These teams are: Scotland, Ireland, France and Wales.^[3]

Teams

Team	Coach	Captain	RLIF Rank
Scotland	Steve McCormack	Danny Brough	11
Ireland	Mark Aston	Bob Beswick	10
France	Richard Agar	Jason Baitieri	4
Wales	John Kear	Peter Lupton	6

Squads

Scotland

Head Coach: Steve McCormack

On the 10th of October, Steve McCormack named the following 31 players as part of a train-on squad in preparation for the tournament.^[4]^[5]

Player	Games	Points	Position	Club
Brett Carter	0	0	FB	Workington Town
Alex Hurst	1	0	FB	Tweed Heads Seagulls
Nathan Massey	1	0	FB	Canterbury Bulldogs
Alex Walker	0	0	FB	London Broncos
Gregor Ramsey	0	0	FB	Easterhouse Panthers
Harvey Burnett	0	0	WG	London Broncos
Richard Harris	0	0	WG	Warrington Wolves
Lee Paterson	0	0	WG	York City Knights
David Scott	1	8	WG	Doncaster RLFC
Jack Stewart	0	0	WG	Hull Kingston Rovers
Ben Hellewell	1	0	CE	Featherstone Rovers
Shane Toal	0	0	CE	Barrow Raiders
Joe Wardle	1	0	CE	Huddersfield Giants
Danny Brough (C)	1	14	SO	Huddersfield Giants
Oscar Thomas	1	4	SO	London Broncos
Louis Senter	1	0	SO	Halifax RLFC
Callum Phillips	1	4	SH	Workington Town
Finn Murphy	0	0	SH	Edinburgh Eagles
Sam Barlow	0	0	PR	Leigh Centurions
Ben Kavanagh	1	0	PR	Widnes Vikings
Iain Morrison	0	0	PR	York City Knights
Adam Walker	1	0	PR	Hull Kingston Rovers
Jonathan Walker	1	4	PR	Leigh Centurions
Josh Barlow	1	0	HK	Swinton Lions
Ryan Maneely	0	0	HK	Warrington Wolves
Lewis Clarke	0	0	HK	Edinburgh Eagles
Brett Phillips	1	4	SR	Workington Town
Sonny Esslemont	1	0	SR	Hull Kingston Rovers
Corbyn Kilday	1	4	SR	Wakefield Wildcats
Joe McClean	0	0	SR	Gloucestershire All Golds
Danny Addy	1	0	LF	Bradford Bulls

Ireland

Head Coach: Mark Aston

On the 10th of October, Mark Aston named the following 29 players as part of a train-on squad in preparation for the tournament.^[6]

On the 16th of October, Mark Aston added Halifax RLFC halfback Ben Johnston to his squad for the tournament.^[7]

Player	Games	Points	Position	Club
Shannon McDonnell	1	8	FB	St Helens
Michael Platt	0	0	FB	Leigh Centurions
Callum Mulkeen	0	0	WG	Oxford Rugby League
James Toole	0	0	WG	Tweed Heads Seagulls
Casey Dunne	1	2	WG	Athboy Longhorns
Elliot Cosgrove	0	0	WG	Keighley Cougars
Stuart Littler	0	0	CE	Leigh Centurions
Joshua Toole	0	0	CE	North Sydney Bears
Brad Hargreaves	0	0	CE	Wigan St Patricks
Graham O’Keefe	0	0	CE	Treaty City Titans
Apirana Pewhairangi	0	0	SO	Parramatta Eels
Pat Smith	0	0	SO	York City Knights
Ben Johnston	0	0	SH	Halifax RLFC
Gregg McNally	0	0	SH	Leigh Centurions
Brendan Guilfoyle	0	0	PR	Treaty City Titans
Matty Hadden	0	0	PR	Antrim Eels
Sean Hesketh	0	0	PR	Batley Bulldogs
Luke Ambler	0	0	PR	Halifax RLFC
Colton Roche	0	0	PR	York City Knights
Robbie Mulhern	0	0	PR	Leeds Rhinos
Michael Russel	0	0	HK	Barnhall Butchers
Sean Casey	0	0	HK	Rochdale Hornets
Wayne Kelly	0	0	HK	Belfast Met Scholars
Danny Bridge	0	0	SR	Warrington Wolves
Will Hope	0	0	SR	Sheffield Eagles
Jobe Murphy	1	4	SR	Dewsbury Rams
Hayden Peacock	1	8	SR	AS Carcassonne
Lemeki Vaipulu	0	0	SR	Treaty City Titans
Bob Beswick (C)	0	0	LF	Leigh Centurions
Callum Casey	0	0	LF	Halifax RLFC

France

Head Coach: Richard Agar

On the 3rd of October, Richard Agar named the following 23 players as part of his squad in preparation for the tournament.^[8]

On the 7th of October, Aaron Wood and Tony Maurel of Toulouse Olympique were called into Richard Agar's squad to replace Morgan Escaré (medical reasons) and Vincent Duport (resting after Super League).^[9]

Player	Games	Points	Position	Club
Tony Maurel	1	4	FB	Toulouse Olympique
Mathias Pala	0	0	WG	AS Saint Estève
Frédéric Vaccari	0	0	WG	Palau Broncos
Clément Soubeyras	0	0	WG	AS Carcassonne
Damien Cardace	0	0	CE	Catalans Dragons
Jean-Philippe Baile	0	0	CE	AS Saint Estève
Aurélien Decarnin	0	0	CE	Villeneuve Leopards
Benjamin Julien	0	0	CE	SO Avignon
Théo Fages	0	0	SO	Salford Red Devils
Anthony Carrere	0	0	SO	FC Lézignan
William Barthau	0	0	SH	AS Saint Estève
Remy Marginet	1	4	SH	Palau Broncos
Julien Bousquet	0	0	PR	Catalans Dragons
Michael Simon	0	0	PR	AS Saint Estève
Jamal Fakir	0	0	PR	FC Lézignan
Aaron Wood	0	0	PR	Toulouse Olympique
Éloi Pélissier	0	0	HK	Catalans Dragons
John Boudebza	0	0	HK	FC Lézignan
Kevin Larroyer	1	4	SR	Hull Kingston Rovers
Benjamin Garcia	0	0	SR	Catalans Dragons
Antoni Maria	0	0	SR	Catalans Dragons
Jason Baitieri (C)	0	0	LF	Catalans Dragons
Thibaut Margalet	0	0	LF	AS Saint Estève

Wales

Head Coach: John Kear^[10]

On the 7th of October, John Kear named the following 25 players as part of his squad in preparation for the tournament.^[11]

On the 9th of October, John Kear brought in four new players to the team to add to his train-on squad after withdrawals from Garreth Carvell and Rob Massam. Carvell withdrew due to injury while Massam cited work commitments.^[12] The four new players Kear brought in are: Tom Hughes, Morgan Evans, Lewis Reece and Owain Griffiths.

Player	Games	Points	Position	Club
Elliot Kear	0	0	FB	Bradford Bulls
Lewis Reece	1	2	FB	Toowoomba Clydesdales
Jordan Sheridan	0	0	FB	South Wales Scorpions
Tom Hughes	1	0	FB	Coventry Bears
Dalton Grant	0	0	WG	Barrow Raiders
Rhys Williams	1	4	WG	Central Queensland Capras
Ashley Bateman	1	0	WG	South Wales Scorpions
Christiaan Roets	1	4	CE	North Wales Crusaders
Yannic Parker	1	0	CE	Oxford Rugby League
Kyle Scrivens	1	0	CE	South Wales Scorpions
Paul Emanuelli	0	0	SO	South Wales Scorpions
Ollie Olds	1	0	SH	Ipswich Jets
Jacob Emmitt	0	0	PR	Leigh Centurions
Joe Burke	1	0	PR	Barrow Raiders
Dan Fleming	1	0	PR	Castleford Tigers
Izaak Duffy	1	0	PR	Gloucestershire All Golds
Phil Carleton	1	0	PR	South Wales Scorpions
Morgan Evans	1	0	PR	South Wales Scorpions
Connor Farrer	1	8	HK	South Wales Scorpions
Matty Fozard	0	0	HK	St Helens
Owain Griffiths	0	0	HK	North Wales Crusaders
Byron Smith	0	0	SR	Batley Bulldogs
Matt Barron	1	0	SR	Gateshead Thunder
Ricky Hough	1	0	SR	Gateshead Thunder
Peter Lupton (C)	1	0	LF	Workington Town

Referees

England: Ben Thaler, James Child, Richard Silverwood, Tim Roby, Gareth Hewer, Craig Leatherbarrow and Andy Smith.
France: Mohammed Drizza.

Touch Judges

England: Antony Martin, Mark Craven, Paul Grundill, Tim Roby, Sam Ansell, Paul Marklove, John Roberts.
France: Cyrill Vergnes, Peter Milan

Venues

The games will be played at the following venues in England, Ireland, France, Scotland and Wales.

Workington	Dublin	Albi	Galashiels	Wrexham
Derwent Park	Tallaght Stadium	Stadium Municipal d'Albi	Netherdale	Racecourse Ground
Capacity: 10,000	Capacity: 6,000	Capacity: 13,058	Capacity: 4,000	Capacity: 10,771

Standings

Team	Played	Won	Lost	For	Ag.	Diff	Points
Scotland	2	2	0	67	22	+45	4
France	2	1	1	54	44	+10	2
Ireland	2	1	1	26	37	–11	2
Wales	2	0	2	40	84	–44	0

Fixtures

Round 1

17 October 2014

Scotland	42–18	Wales

Derwent Park, Workington
Attendance: 2,036
Referee:

James Child

18 October 2014

Ireland	22–12	France

Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 1,428
Referee:

Tim Roby

Round 2

25 October 2014

Ireland	4–25	Scotland

Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
Referee: Richard Silverwood

25 October 2014

France	42–22	Wales

Stadium Municipal d'Albi, Albi
Referee: Tim Roby

Round 3

31 October 2014

Scotland	–	France

Netherdale, Galashiels
Referee: Richard Silverwood

2 November 2014

Wales	–	Ireland

Racecourse Ground, Wrexham
Referee: Ben Thaler

Matches details

All times are local: UTC+0/GMT in English venues. UTC+1/CET in French venues. UTC+0/WET in Irish venues. UTC+0/GMT in Welsh venues. UTC+0/GMT in Scottish venues.

Scotland vs Wales

17 October 2014
20:00

Scotland	42 – 18	Wales
Try: Brough 12' c Thomas 17' Kilday 28' c Walker 46' c Scott (2) 49' c, 62' C Phillips 51' B Phillips 70' c Goal: Brough (5/8) 13', 29', 47', 50', 71'	Report	Try: Williams 10' Roets 39' Farrer (2) 44' c, 76' Goal: Hough (0/2) Reece (1/2) 45'

Derwent Park, Workington
Attendance: 2,036
Referee:

James Child


FB	1	Oscar Thomas
RW	2	David Scott
RC	3	Ben Hellewell
LC	4	Joe Wardle
LW	5	Alex Hurst
SO	6	Danny Brough (c)
SH	7	Nathan Massey
PR	8	Adam Walker
HK	9	Danny Addy
PR	10	Ben Kavanagh
SR	11	Brett Phillips
SR	12	Corbyn Kilday
LF	13	Sonny Esslemont
Substitutions:
IC	14	Callum Phillips
IC	15	Josh Barlow
IC	16	Jonathan Walker
IC	17	Louis Senter
Coach:
Steve McCormack


FB	1	Tom Hughes
RW	3	Yannic Parker
RC	8	Kyle Scrivens
LC	11	Christiaan Roets
LW	19	Rhys Williams
SO	6	Ollie Olds
SH	10	Peter Lupton (c)
PR	13	Daniel Fleming
HK	16	Ricky Hough
PR	12	Matt Barron
SR	9	Phil Carleton
SR	7	Ashley Bateman
LF	22	Joe Burke
Substitutions:
IC	14	Connor Farrer
IC	15	Izaak Duffy
IC	17	Lewis Reece
IC	18	Morgan Evans
Coach:
John Kear

Ireland vs France

18 October 2014
14:00

Ireland	22 – 12	France
Try: McDonnell (2) 7', 46' Peacock (2) 30', 53' Murphy 79' Goal: Dunne (1/5) 80'	Report	Try: Larroyer 58' c Pélissier 70' Goal: Marginet (2/2) 61' 71'

Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 1,428
Referee:

Tim Roby
Player of the Match: Josh Toole


FB	1	Shannon McDonnell
RW	2	Callum Mulkeen
RC	3	Haydn Peacock
LC	4	Michael Platt
LW	5	Casey Dunne
SO	6	Callum Casey
SH	7	Ben Johnston
PR	8	Robbie Mulhern
HK	9	Bob Beswick (c)
PR	10	Luke Ambler
SR	11	Elliot Cosgrove
SR	12	Josh Toole
LF	13	Will Hope
Substitutes
IC	14	Jobe Murphy
IC	15	Sean Hesketh
IC	16	Wayne Kelly
IC	17	Matty Hadden
Coach:
Mark Aston


FB	1	Tony Maurel
RW	2	Mathias Pala
RC	3	Jean-Philippe Baile
LC	4	Damien Cardace
LW	5	Frédéric Vaccari
SO	6	Théo Fages
SH	7	William Barthau
PR	8	Jamal Fakir
HK	9	Éloi Pélissier
PR	10	Michael Simon
SR	11	Kevin Larroyer
SR	12	Benjamin Garcia
LF	13	Jason Baitieri (c)
Substitutes
IC	14	Rémy Marginet
IC	15	Aaron Wood
IC	16	Julian Bousquet
IC	17	Antoni Maria
Coach:
Richard Agar

Ireland vs Scotland

25 October 2014
14:00

Ireland	v	Scotland
Try: Goal:		Try: Goal:

Tallaght Stadium, Dublin


FB	1
RW	2
RC	3
LC	4
LW	5
SO	6
SH	7
PR	8
HK	9
PR	10
SR	11
SR	12
LF	13
Substitutes
IC	14
IC	15
IC	16
IC	17
Coach:
Mark Aston


FB	1
RW	2
RC	3
LC	4
LW	5
SO	6
SH	7
PR	8
HK	9
PR	10
SR	11
SR	12
LF	13
Substitutes
IC	14
IC	15
IC	16
IC	17
Coach:
Steve McCormack

France vs Wales

25 October 2014
15:00

France	v	Wales
Try: Goal:		Try: Goal:

Stadium Municipal d'Albi, Albi


FB	1
RW	2
RC	3
LC	4
LW	5
SO	6
SH	7
PR	8
HK	9
PR	10
SR	11
SR	12
LF	13
Substitutes
IC	14
IC	15
IC	16
IC	17
Coach:
Richard Agar


FB	1
RW	2
RC	3
LC	4
LW	5
SO	6
SH	7
PR	8
HK	9
PR	10
SR	11
SR	12
LF	13
Substitutes
IC	14
IC	15
IC	16
IC	17
Coach:
John Kear

Scotland vs France

31 September 2014
19:30

Scotland	v	France
Try: Goal:		Try: Goal:

Netherdale, Galashiels


FB	1
RW	2
RC	3
LC	4
LW	5
SO	6
SH	7
PR	8
HK	9
PR	10
SR	11
SR	12
LF	13
Substitutes
IC	14
IC	15
IC	16
IC	17
Coach:
Steve McCormack


FB	1
RW	2
RC	3
LC	4
LW	5
SO	6
SH	7
PR	8
HK	9
PR	10
SR	11
SR	12
LF	13
Substitutes
IC	14
IC	15
IC	16
IC	17
Coach:
Richard Agar

Wales vs Ireland

2 November 2014
14:30

Wales	v	Ireland
Try: Goal:		Try: Goal:

Racecourse Ground, Wrexham


FB	1
RW	2
RC	3
LC	4
LW	5
SO	6
SH	7
PR	8
HK	9
PR	10
SR	11
SR	12
LF	13
Substitutes
IC	14
IC	15
IC	16
IC	17
Coach:
John Kear


FB	1
RW	2
RC	3
LC	4
LW	5
SO	6
SH	7
PR	8
HK	9
PR	10
SR	11
SR	12
LF	13
Substitutes
IC	14
IC	15
IC	16
IC	17
Coach:
Mark Aston

References

[1] ttp://asia.eurosport.com/rugby-league/four-nations-spot-for-euro-winners_sto4345490/story.shtml

[2] ttp://rlif.com/rugby-league-international-news/article/1492/extra-incentive-for-wales-

[3] ttp://www.rlef.eu.com/news/article/873/rugby-league-european-championship-fixtures

[4] ttp://www.scotlandrl.com/article/12430/scotland-mix-old-and-new

[5] ttp://scotlandrl.com/article/12462/four-local-youngsters-step-up

[6] ttp://www.totalrl.com/ireland-announce-train-squad-euro-championships/

[7] ttp://www.rlef.eu.com/european_cup/news/article/920/european-championship-game-2-–/

[8] ttp://ffr13.fr/le-groupe-france-pour-le-championnat-europeen/

[9] ttp://ffr13.fr/xiii-de-france-deux-toulousains-pour-remplacer-duport-et-escare/

[10] ttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/rugbyleague/article-2694060/John-Kear-replaced-Iestyn-Harris-Wales-coach-ahead-European-Championships.html

[11] ttp://www.walesrugbyleague.co.uk/article/12454/four-more-players-called-up

[12] ttp://www1.skysports.com/rugby-league/news/12040/9507938/garreth-carvell-withdraws-from-wales-squad-for-european-cup

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