2009 Rugby League European Cup
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The 2009 Rugby League European Cup, known as the rugbyleague.com European Cup due to sponsorship,[1] was a rugby league football tournament.
The revamped Rugby League European Cup 2009 involved six teams competing in two groups of three. Participating teams were: Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Serbia, Lebanon and Italy. Russia were scheduled to take part in the competition, but were forced to pull out due to board restructuring within the Russian Rugby League Federation. They were replaced by the RLEF European Shield winners, Italy.[2]
Squads
Lebanon
Coach: Template:Flagicon John Elias[3]
- Hazem El Masri was no longer available after retiring from the sport.
- Robbie Farah was unavailable due to being named in Australia's Four Nations squad.
- Charlie Farah, Anthony Farah, Nathan Dib and Jarrod Saffy were all injury withdrawals.
Wales
Coach: Template:Flagicon Iestyn Harris (Crusaders Rugby League)[4]
- Anthony Blackwood (Celtic Crusaders), Ben Evans (Warrington Wolves), Rhys Evans (Warrington Wolves) and Craig Kopczak (Bradford Bulls) were put on a four-man stand-by list that was used in case of injuries.
- Notable omissions included Glenn Morrison, David Mills and James Evans.
Serbia
Coach: Template:Flagicon Gerard Stokes (Whitehaven) [5]
Konstantin Putkin Unattached - Rugby Union
Scotland
Coach: Template:Flagicon Steve McCormack [6]
Ireland
Coach: Template:Flagicon Andy Kelly[7]
- Sean Gleeson, Gareth Haggerty and Eamon O'Carroll were not selected through injury.
Italy
Coach: Template:Flagicon Carlo Napolitano [8]
- Bradford's Chris Nero was forced to withdraw from the Italian squad.
Group 1
Results
17 October 2009
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| Italy File:Flag of Italy.svg | 0 - 104 | File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Try: Nixon (4) Steel (2) Henderson (2) Fletcher (2) Benn (2) Nanyn (2) Paterson Moore Cox Fisher Goal: Nanyn (16) |
24 October 2009
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| Lebanon File:Flag of Lebanon.svg | 86 - 0 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: T. Robinson (2) Ellaz Saleh (4) Mansour R. Robinson (3) Clark, Harb (2) El Helou |
Report |
International Olympic Stadium, Tripoli, Lebanon
Attendance: 2,100 Referee: Thierry Alibert Template:Flagicon |
Final standings
| Team | Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 10 | 116 | 4 |
| File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 96 | 22 | 74 | 2 |
| File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 190 | -190 | 0 |
Group 2
Results
18 October 2009
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| Ireland File:Four Provinces Flag.svg | 82 - 0 | File:Flag of Serbia (2004–2010).svg Serbia |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Fitzpatrick (4) Ambler (2) Bergin (2) Coleman Finn Allen Hesketh Harrison Guilfoyle Goal: Finn (9) Hesketh (4) |
Report |
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25 October 2009
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| Serbia File:Flag of Serbia (2004–2010).svg | 8 - 88 | File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Putkin Goals: Brkic (2) |
Report |
Tries: Roets (3) James (2) Divorty (2) R. Williams (2) Kear Thomas L. Williams Bateman Watson Goals: Webster (14) |
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1 November 2009
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Final standings
| Team | Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 20 | 110 | 4 |
| File:Four Provinces Flag.svg Ireland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 94 | 42 | 52 | 2 |
| File:Flag of Serbia (2004–2010).svg Serbia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 170 | -162 | 0 |
Finals
Championship final
08-11-2009
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| Scotland File:Flag of Scotland.svg | 16 - 28 | File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Brewery Field, Bridgend, Wales
Attendance: 1,608[10] Referee: Shayne Hayne Template:Flagicon Player of the Match: Elliot Kear[10] |
3rd Place Match
08-11-2009
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| Lebanon File:Flag of Lebanon.svg | 40 - 16 | File:Four Provinces Flag.svg Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Saleh (2)
Mansour (9) Travis Robinson (12, 27) Clark (22) Reece Robinson (40, 75) Chiha (48) Goals: Clark (0/2) Reece Robinson (4/5) Travis Robinson (0/1) |
Report |
Tries: Haley (30, 36)
Beswick (64) Goals: Finn 2/3 |
5th place Match
08-11-2009
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| Italy File:Flag of Italy.svg | 42 - 14 | File:Flag of Serbia (2004–2010).svg Serbia |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Falcone (28, 65, 76)
Vicelich (30, 37, 69) Nasso (39) Goals: Veronese 7/7 |
Report |
Try: Brkić (13)
Vukanović (16, 44) Goals: Brkić 1/3 |
Sources
References
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