2018–19 Rugby League European Championship C

The 2018–19 Rugby League European Championship C (known as Euro C) is the initial phase of European qualifying to the 2021 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.

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 scorer Jordan Meads (50)
Top try scorers Kristoffer Borsheim (5)
Terry Constantinou (5)
Tournaments
 < 2016

The final match took place on 18 May 2019, and saw Greece defeat Norway to progress to the next round of qualifying against Scotland and Russia.

Euro C North

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Norway 2 1 0 1 52 42 +10 2 European C Final
2  Germany 2 1 0 1 46 44 +2 2 Eliminated
3  Czech Republic 2 1 0 1 24 36 −12 2
Updated to match(es) played on 15 September 2018. Source:
16 June 2018
17:00 CEST (UTC+02)
Czech Republic  20 – 12  Norway
Try: Chrbolka, Heininger, Kittl
Goal: Koliska (4/5)
 Report Try: Cummins, McIntyre
Goal: Cummins (2/2)
Vrchlabí Football Stadium, Vrchlabí[1][2]
Attendance: ≈1,000
Referee: Radoslav Novaković (Serbia)
25 August 2018
16:00 CEST (UTC+02)
Germany  24 – 4  Czech Republic
Try: Wood (2), Billsborough, Dent
Goal: Billsborough (4/5)
 Report Try: Chrbolka
Goal: Řičica (0/1)
Ballsport e.V., Osnabrück[1]
Attendance: ≈250[3]
Referee: Andrew Pilkington (Spain)
15 September 2018
15:00 CEST (UTC+02)
Norway  40 – 22  Germany
Try: Borsheim (4), Cummins, Kalvik, Milligan, Viljoen
Goal: Cummins (2/6), Nordtun (2/2)
 Report Try: Billsborough, Hampson, Hoggins, Hunz
Goal: Billsborough (3/4)
Kjølnes Idrettspark, Porsgrunn[1]
Attendance: 562
Referee: James Spencer (Ireland)[4]

Euro C South

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Greece 2 2 0 0 88 30 +58 4 European C Final
2  Ukraine 2 1 0 1 60 50 +10 2 Eliminated
3  Malta 2 0 0 2 26 94 −68 0
Updated to match(es) played on 15 September 2018. Source:
30 June 2018
18:00 CEST (UTC+02)
Malta  22 – 34  Ukraine
Try: Falzon (2), J. Attard, Maylor
Goal: M. Attard (2/3), Chircop (1/1)
 Report Try: Semerenko (2), Andreychenko, Scherbina, Skorbach, Troyan
Goal: Mazepa (5/6)
Marsa Sports Complex, Marsa[1]
Attendance: ≈500
Referee: Radoslav Novaković (Serbia)[5]
8 September 2018
17:00 EEST (UTC+03)
Ukraine  26 – 28  Greece
Try: Andreychenko, Shalaev, Sivokoz, Skorbach, Veprik
Goal: Skorbach (3/5)
 Report Try: Meads (2), N. Bosmos, Constantinou, Kartsonakis
Goal: Meads (4/6)
Dynamo Stadium, Kharkiv[1][6]
Attendance: ≈700[7]
Referee: Matthew Rossleigh (England)
15 September 2018
16:00 EEST (UTC+03)
Greece  60 – 4  Malta
Try: Constantinou (2), Katsidonis (2), Meads (2), Tsattalios (2), Malai, Tuliatu, Zampetides
Goal: Meads (6/9), N. Bosmos (2/2)
 Report Try: Caruana
Goal: Chircop (0/1)
Glyka Nera Stadium, Athens[1]
Attendance: ≈200[8]
Referee: Benjamin Casty (France)[9]

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.[10] The game was a curtain-raiser to the League 1 game between London Skolars and Doncaster game.[11]

18 May 2019
13:00 BST (UTC+01)
Greece  56 – 26  Norway
Try: Mamouzelos (4), Constantinou (2), Nianiakas (2), Kartsonakis, Tuliatu
Goal: Meads (7/8), Bastas (1/1), Mamouzelos (0/1)
 Report Try: Diggs (2), Borsheim, Milligan, Nordtun
Goal: Nordtun (2/4), Cummins (1/1)
New River Stadium, London[12]
Attendance: 608
Referee: Cameron Worsley (England)[13]
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

Touch judges:
Shane Daniel (England)[13]
Joe Turner (England)[13]

Notes:

See also

References
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  2. "První zápas ME skupiny C začne ve Vrchlabí" (in Czech). rugbyleague.cz. 27 March 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  3. Hallmann, Sven (26 August 2018). "Deutsche Rugby-Nationalmannschaft schlägt Tschechien 24:4" (in German). Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  4. "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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  8. http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/dates/15-september-2018/greece-vs-malta.html
  9. "L'arbitrage français vers l'international!" (in French). FFR13. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  10. "European play-off draw made". Rugby League World Cup. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  11. "NORWAY TO FACE GREECE IN LONDON". www.rlef.eu.com. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
  12. "Norway to face Greece in London". RLEF. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  13. "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.
  14. "Match Report | London Skolars vs Doncaster". skolarsrl.com. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
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