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2014 Rugby League European Championship

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2014 (2014) Rugby League European Championship  ()
Number of teams4
Host countries England
 Ireland
 France
 Scotland
 Wales
Winner Scotland (1st title)

Matches played5
Attendance11,414 (2,283 per match)
Points scored307 (61.4 per match)
Tries scored57 (11.4 per match)
Top scorerFrance Rémy Marginet (48)
Top try scorerFrance Rémy Marginet (5)
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The 2014 Rugby League European Championship was an international rugby league football tournament. The tournament took place in England, Wales, France, Ireland and Scotland between 17 October and 2 November. It was announced beforehand that the winner of the tournament would qualify for the 2016 Four Nations,[1] and also that if Ireland or Wales won tournament, they will automatically qualify for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup (due to the World Cup qualifying tournament taking place at the same time as the 2016 Four Nations).[2] France and Scotland had already qualified for that tournament.

The England Knights were defending Champions but they did not compete in this year's tournament. Four teams competed in the 2014 event; Scotland, Ireland, France and Wales.[3] Scotland were crowned champions on points differential, and subsequently won their first Rugby League European Championship title. Scotland therefore qualified for the 2016 Four Nations, which will be their first appearance in a Four Nations tournament.

Teams

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

Squads

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France

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Head Coach: England Richard Agar

Player Games Points Position 2014 Club
Tony Maurel 1 4 FB France Toulouse Olympique
Mathias Pala 3 8 WG France AS Saint Estève
Frédéric Vaccari 3 0 WG France Palau Broncos
Clément Soubeyras 1 4 WG France AS Carcassonne
Damien Cardace 3 0 CE France Catalans Dragons
Jean-Philippe Baile 3 4 CE France AS Saint Estève
Aurélien Decarnin 2 4 CE France Villeneuve Leopards
Benjamin Jullien 0 0 CE France SO Avignon
Théo Fages 3 4 SO England Salford Red Devils
Anthony Carrere 0 0 SO France Lézignan Sangliers
William Barthau 1 0 SH France Catalans Dragons
Rémy Marginet 3 48 SH France Palau Broncos
Julian Bousquet 3 0 PR France Catalans Dragons
Mickaël Simon 3 0 PR France AS Saint Estève
Jamal Fakir 3 0 PR France Lézignan Sangliers
Aaron Wood 3 0 PR France Toulouse Olympique
Éloi Pélissier 3 4 HK France Catalans Dragons
John Boudebza 1 0 HK France Lézignan Sangliers
Kevin Larroyer 3 4 SR England Hull Kingston Rovers
Benjamin Garcia 3 0 SR France Catalans Dragons
Antoni Maria 2 0 SR France Catalans Dragons
Jason Baitieri (C) 3 4 LF France Catalans Dragons
Thibaut Margalet 0 0 LF France AS Saint Estève

Ireland

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Head Coach: England Mark Aston

  • On 10 October, Mark Aston named the following 29 players as part of a train-on squad in preparation for the tournament.[6]
  • On 16 October, Mark Aston added Halifax halfback Ben Johnston to his squad for the tournament.[7]
  • Liam Finn was a late addition for the Irish team. He arrived just in time to play for Ireland in their final tournament match against Wales.
Player Games Points Position 2014 Club
Shannon McDonnell 3 8 FB England St. Helens
Michael Platt 1 0 FB England Leigh Centurions
Callum Mulkeen 2 0 WG England Oxford Rugby League
James Toole 2 4 WG Australia Tweed Heads Seagulls
Casey Dunne 3 6 WG Ireland Athboy Longhorns
Elliot Cosgrove 1 0 WG England Keighley Cougars
Stuart Littler 2 0 CE England Leigh Centurions
Joshua Toole 3 0 CE Australia North Sydney Bears
Bradley Hargreaves 1 12 CE England Wigan St Patricks
Graham O'Keeffe 1 0 CE Ireland Treaty City Titans
Apirana Pewhairangi 0 0 SO Australia Parramatta Eels
Pat Smith 0 0 SO England York City Knights
Ben Johnston 2 0 SH England Halifax
Gregg McNally 0 0 SH England Leigh Centurions
Brendan Guilfoyle 0 0 PR Ireland Treaty City Titans
Matty Hadden 3 0 PR Ireland Antrim Eels
Sean Hesketh 3 0 PR England Batley Bulldogs
Luke Ambler 3 4 PR England Halifax
Colton Roche 0 0 PR England York City Knights
Robbie Mulhern 3 0 PR England Leeds Rhinos
Michael Russell 0 0 HK Ireland Barnhall Butchers
Sean Casey 0 0 HK England Rochdale Hornets
Wayne Kelly 2 0 HK Ireland Belfast Met Scholars
Danny Bridge 0 0 SR England Warrington Wolves
Will Hope 3 4 SR England Sheffield Eagles
Jobe Murphy 3 4 SR England Dewsbury Rams
Haydn Peacock 3 12 SR France AS Carcassonne
Lemeki Vaipulu 0 0 SR Ireland Treaty City Titans
Bob Beswick (C) 3 0 LF England Leigh Centurions
Callum Casey 3 0 LF England Halifax

Scotland

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Head Coach: England Steve McCormack

  • On 10 October, Steve McCormack named the following 31 players as part of a train-on squad in preparation for the tournament.[8][9]
Player Games Points Position 2014 Club
Brett Carter 0 0 FB England Workington Town
Alex Hurst 3 4 FB Australia Tweed Heads Seagulls
Nathan Massey 3 0 FB Australia Canterbury Bulldogs
Alex Walker 0 0 FB England London Broncos
Gregor Ramsey 0 0 FB Scotland Easterhouse Panthers
Harvey Burnett 1 0 WG England London Broncos
Richard Harris 0 0 WG England Warrington Wolves
Lee Paterson 0 0 WG England York City Knights
David Scott 3 8 WG England Doncaster
Jack Stewart 0 0 WG England Hull Kingston Rovers
Ben Hellewell 3 4 CE England London Broncos
Shane Toal 0 0 CE England Barrow Raiders
Joe Wardle 3 0 CE England Huddersfield Giants
Danny Brough (C) 3 29 SO England Huddersfield Giants
Oscar Thomas 3 8 SO England London Broncos
Louis Senter 3 0 SO England Halifax
Callum Phillips 3 8 SH England Workington Town
Finn Murphy 0 0 SH Scotland Edinburgh Eagles
Sam Barlow 0 0 PR England Leigh Centurions
Ben Kavanagh 3 4 PR England Widnes Vikings
Iain Morrison 0 0 PR England York City Knights
Adam Walker 3 4 PR England Hull Kingston Rovers
Jonathan Walker 2 8 PR England Leigh Centurions
Josh Barlow 3 0 HK England Swinton Lions
Ryan Maneely 0 0 HK England Warrington Wolves
Lewis Clarke 0 0 HK Scotland Edinburgh Eagles
Brett Phillips 2 4 SR England Workington Town
Sonny Esslemont 3 0 SR England Hull Kingston Rovers
Corbyn Kilday 3 4 SR England Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Joe McClean 1 0 SR England Gloucestershire All Golds
Danny Addy 3 4 LF England Bradford Bulls

Wales

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Head Coach: England John Kear[10]

  • On 7 October, John Kear named the following 25 players as part of his squad in preparation for the tournament.[11]
  • On 9 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 2014 Club
Elliot Kear 0 0 FB England Bradford Bulls
Lewis Reece 3 10 FB Australia Toowoomba Clydesdales
Jordan Sheridan 0 0 FB Wales South Wales Scorpions
Tom Hughes 3 4 FB England Coventry Bears
Dalton Grant 2 4 WG England Barrow Raiders
Rhys Williams 3 12 WG Australia Central Queensland Capras
Ashley Bateman 2 0 WG Wales South Wales Scorpions
Christiaan Roets 3 8 CE Wales North Wales Crusaders
Yannic Parker 1 0 CE England Oxford Rugby League
Kyle Scrivens 2 0 CE Wales South Wales Scorpions
Paul Emanuelli 2 0 SO Wales South Wales Scorpions
Ollie Olds 3 0 SH Australia Ipswich Jets
Jacob Emmitt 0 0 PR England Leigh Centurions
Joe Burke 2 0 PR England Barrow Raiders
Dan Fleming 3 4 PR England Castleford Tigers
Izaak Duffy 2 0 PR England Gloucestershire All Golds
Phil Carleton 1 0 PR Wales South Wales Scorpions
Morgan Evans 3 0 PR Wales South Wales Scorpions
Connor Farrer 3 8 HK Wales South Wales Scorpions
Matty Fozard 2 4 HK England St. Helens
Owain Griffiths 1 0 HK Wales North Wales Crusaders
Byron Smith 1 0 SR England Batley Bulldogs
Matt Barron 3 0 SR England Gateshead Thunder
Ricky Hough 3 0 SR England Gateshead Thunder
Peter Lupton (C) 3 0 LF England Workington Town

Venues

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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

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Team Played Won Drew Lost For Ag. Diff Points
 Scotland 3 2 0 1 89 60 +29 4
 France 3 2 0 1 92 66 +26 4
 Ireland 3 2 0 1 72 51 +21 4
 Wales 3 0 0 3 54 130 –76 0

Fixtures

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Round 1

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17 October 2014
Scotland  42–18  Wales
Derwent Park, Workington
18 October 2014
Ireland  22–12  France

Round 2

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25 October 2014
Ireland  4–25  Scotland
25 October 2014
France  42–22  Wales

Round 3

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31 October 2014
Scotland  22–38  France
Netherdale, Galashiels
2 November 2014
Wales  14–46  Ireland

Matches details

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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

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17 October 2014
20:00
Scotland  42 – 18  Wales
Try: Brough 12' c
Thomas 17'
Kilday 28' c
J 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
Player of the Match: Danny Brough (Scotland)
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:
England 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:
England John Kear

Ireland vs France

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18 October 2014
14:00
Ireland  22 – 12  France
Try: McDonnell (2) 7', 46'
Peacock (2) 30', 53'
Murphy 79' c
Goal: Dunne (1/5) 80'
Report
Try: Larroyer 58' c
Pélissier 70' c
Goal: Marginet (2/2) 61', 71'
Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 1,428
Referee: Ben Thaler
Player of the Match: Josh Toole (Ireland)
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:
England 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:
England Richard Agar

Ireland vs Scotland

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25 October 2014
14:00
Ireland  4 – 25  Scotland
Try: James Toole 73'
Goal: Dunne (0/1)
Report
Try: C Phillips 39' c
Hurst 48' c
Addy 57' c
Thomas 77'
Goal: Brough (3/4) 40', 49', 58'
Drop Goal: Brough (1/1) 63'
FB 1 Shannon McDonnell
RW 2 Callum Mulkeen
RC 3 Haydn Peacock
LC 4 Stuart Littler
LW 5 Casey Dunne
SO 6 Callum Casey
SH 7 James Toole
PR 8 Robbie Mulhern
HK 9 Bob Beswick (c)
PR 10 Luke Ambler
SR 11 Jobe Murphy
SR 12 Josh Toole
LF 13 Will Hope
Substitutes
IC 14 Wayne Kelly
IC 15 Sean Hesketh
IC 16 Graham O'Keeffe
IC 17 Matty Hadden
Coach:
England Mark Aston
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 Joe McClean
IC 17 Louis Senter
Coach:
England Steve McCormack

France vs Wales

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25 October 2014
15:00
France  42 – 22  Wales
Try: Soubeyras 7' c
Fages 20' c
Baile 34' c
Pala (2) 39' c, 52'c
Marginet (2) 41' c, 55' c
Goal: Marginet 7/7
Report
Try: Fleming 10' c
Fozard 47'c
Williams 64' c
Roets 68'
Goal: Reece 3/4
Stadium Municipal d'Albi, Albi
Attendance: 5,225
Referee: Tim Roby
FB 1 Mathias Pala
RW 2 Clément Soubeyras
RC 3 Aurélien Decarnin
LC 4 Damien Cardace
LW 5 Frédéric Vaccari
SO 6 Théo Fages
SH 7 Rémy Marginet
PR 8 Jamal Fakir
HK 9 John Boudebza
PR 10 Michael Simon
SR 11 Kevin Larroyer
SR 12 Benjamin Garcia
LF 13 Jason Baitieri (c)
Substitutes
IC 14 Éloi Pélissier
IC 15 Jean-Philippe Baile
IC 16 Julian Bousquet
IC 17 Aaron Wood
Coach:
England Richard Agar
FB 1 Tom Hughes
RW 3 Dalton Grant
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 5 Connor Farrer
PR 12 Matt Barron
SR 21 Lewis Reece
SR 16 Ricky Hough
LF 7 Matty Fozard
Substitutes
IC 14 Owain Griffiths
IC 15 Izaak Duffy
IC 17 Paul Emanuelli
IC 24 Morgan Evans
Coach:
England John Kear

Scotland vs France

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31 September 2014
19:30
Scotland  22 – 38  France
Try: Kavanagh 3' c
Hellewell 63'
A Walker 75' c
J Walker 77' c
Goal: Brough (3/4) 4', 76', 78'
Report
Try: Marginet (3) 14' c, 22', 28' c
Baitieri 19' c
Pélissier 24'
Decarnin 34' c
Gigot 38' c
Goal: Marginet (5/7) 15', 20', 29', 35', 39'
Netherdale, Galashiels
Attendance: 1,432
Referee: Richard Silverwood
Player of the Match: Rémy Marginet (France)
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 Jonathan Walker
SR 11 Sonny Esslemont
SR 12 Corbyn Kilday
LK 13 Ben Kavanagh
Substitutions:
IC 14 Callum Phillips
IC 15 Josh Barlow
IC 16 Harvey Burnett
IC 17 Louis Senter
Coach:
England Steve McCormack
FB 1 Mathias Pala
RW 2 Tony Gigot
RC 3 Aurélien Decarnin
LC 4 Damien Cardace
LW 5 Frédéric Vaccari
SO 6 Théo Fages
SH 7 Rémy Marginet
PR 8 Jamal Fakir
HK 9 Antoni Maria
PR 10 Michael Simon
SR 11 Kevin Larroyer
SR 12 Benjamin Garcia
LF 13 Jason Baitieri (c)
Substitutes
IC 14 Éloi Pélissier
IC 15 Jean-Philippe Baile
IC 16 Julian Bousquet
IC 17 Aaron Wood
Coach:
England Richard Agar

Wales vs Ireland

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2 November 2014
14:30
Wales  14 – 46  Ireland
Try: Williams 46' c
Grant 62'
Hughes 79'
Goal: Reece (1/2) 47'
Emanuelli (0/1)
Report
Try: Hope 4' c
Hargreaves (3) 12', 30' c, 50' c
Ambler 18' c
Finn 38' c
Peacock 72' c
Dunne 78' c
Goal: Finn (7/8) 5', 19', 31', 39', 51', 73', 79'
Racecourse Ground, Wrexham
Attendance: 1,293
Referee: Ben Thaler
FB 1 Tom Hughes
RW 3 Dalton Grant
RC 21 Lewis Reece
LC 11 Christiaan Roets
LW 19 Rhys Williams
SO 6 Ollie Olds
SH 10 Peter Lupton (c)
PR 34 Byron Smith
HK 18 Matty Fozard
PR 12 Matt Barron
SR 31 Ricky Hough
SR 7 Ashley Bateman
LF 13 Daniel Fleming
Substitutes
IC 22 Joe Burke
IC 5 Connor Farrer
IC 24 Morgan Evans
IC 17 Paul Emanuelli
Coach:
England John Kear
FB 1 Shannon McDonnell
RW 2 Brad Hargreaves
RC 3 Haydn Peacock
LC 4 Stuart Littler
LW 5 Casey Dunne
SO 6 Ben Johnston
SH 7 Liam Finn
PR 8 Robbie Mulhern
HK 9 Bob Beswick (c)
PR 10 Luke Ambler
SR 11 Will Hope
SR 12 Josh Toole
LF 13 Callum Casey
Substitutions:
IC 14 Jobe Murphy
IC 15 Sean Hesketh
IC 16 James Toole
IC 17 Matty Hadden
Coach:
England Mark Aston

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