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1938 European Rugby League Championship

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1938 (1938) European Championship  ()
Number of teams3
Winner Wales (3rd title)
Matches played3
 < 1936–37

This was the fourth European Championship and was won by Wales for the third time in a row. The tri-nation tournament was played between January and April 1938 as a single round robin game between England, France and Wales.[1]

Results

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England vs Wales

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29 January
England 6–7 Wales
Odsal Stadium, Bradford
Attendance: 8,637

France vs England

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20 March
France 15–17 England
Stade Buffalo, Paris
Attendance: 17,000

Wales vs France

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2 April
Wales 18–2 France
Stebonheath Park, Llanelli
Attendance: 17,000

Final standings

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Team Played Won Drew Lost For Against Diff Points
 Wales 2 2 0 0 25 8 +17 4
 England 2 1 0 1 23 22 +1 2
 France 2 0 0 2 17 35 −18 0

References

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  1. ^ Raymond Fletcher; David Howes (1995). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1995-1996. London: Headline Book Publishing. p. 424. ISBN 0-7472-7817-2.