2012 Rugby League European Cup
| 2012 European Cup | |
|---|---|
| Number of teams | 3 |
| Host countries |  England Ireland Scotland |
| Winner | England Knights (1st title) |
| Matches played | 3 |
| Points scored | 194 (64.67 per match) |
| Tries scored | 34 (11.33 per match) |
| Top scorer | Jordan Turner - (26) |
| Top try scorer | Jodie Broughton - (4) |
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The 2012 European Cup, known as the Alitalia European Cup for sponsorship purposes, is a rugby league football tournament.[1]
Four teams will compete in the 2012 event, with teams to be decided in November 2011 following the Four Nations. These were announced as Ireland, Scotland, Italy and the England Knights.[2]
In mid-2012, Italy had to withdraw from the competition due to travel commitments and were omitted from the league to leave 3 teams:- England Knights, Ireland and Scotland.
As they won both of their games the England Knights won the Alitalia European Cup and thus became European Champions. This would be England Knights 1st European Championship. However England have won 14 times.
Teams
| Team | Coach | Captain | RLIF Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England Knights
|
Kieran Purtill
|
TBA | n/a (non cap team) |
| Scotland
|
Steve McCormack
|
TBA | 10 |
 Ireland
|
Mark Aston
|
Scott Grix | 12 |
Scotland vs Ireland
14 October 2012
|
| Scotland
|
18 – 30 | Ireland
|
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Fisher, Stringer, Cockburn Goals: Scott 3/3 |
Report |
Tries: Bergin (2), Littler (2), Casey Goals: Finn 5/6 |
| Scotland
|
positions | Ireland
|
|---|---|---|
| 1. Brett Carter | Fullback | 1. Greg McNally |
| 2. Alex Hurst | Winger | 2. Tim Bergin |
| 3. Shae Lyon-Fraser | Centre | 3. Stuart Littler |
| 4. Josh Barlow | Centre | 4. Joshua O'Toole |
| 5. David Scott | Winger | 5. John O'Donnell |
| 6. Lee Paterson | Stand Off | 6. James Mendeika |
| 7. Liam Hood | Scrum Half | 7. Liam Finn |
| 8. Paul Jackson | Prop | 8. Sean Hesketh |
| 9. Andrew Henderson | Hooker | 9. Carl Sice |
| 10. Mitchell Stringer | Prop | 10. Luke Ambler |
| 11. Sam Barlow | 2nd Row | 11. Elliot Cosgrove |
| 12. Dale Ferguson | 2nd Row | 12. Callum Casey |
| 13. Alex Szostak | Loose Forward | 13. Tyrone McCarthy |
| 14. Ben Fisher | Interchange | 14. Colton Roche |
| 15. Adam Walker | Interchange | 15. Sam Wellens |
| 16. Jonathan Walker | Interchange | 16. Matty Hadden |
| 17. Callum Cockburn | Interchange | 17. Tom McKeown |
| Steve McCormack | Coach | Mark Aston |
Ireland vs England Knights
20 October 2012
|
| Ireland
|
4 – 56 | England Knights
|
|---|---|---|
| Tries: O'Toole Goals: Finn 0/1 |
Report |
Tries: Broughton (2), Dixon, Turner, T. Burgess, Houghton, Gale, Lawrence, G. Burgess (2) Goals: Gale 8/10 |
| Ireland
|
positions | England Knights
|
|---|---|---|
| 1. Greg McNally | Fullback | 1. Chris Riley |
| 2. Tim Bergin | Winger | 2. Kieran Dixon |
| 3. Stuart Littler | Centre | 3. Jordan Turner |
| 4. Joshua O'Toole | Centre | 4. Rhys Evans |
| 5. John O'Donnell | Winger | 5. Jodie Broughton |
| 6. James Mendeika | Stand Off | 6. Dan Sarginson |
| 7. Liam Finn | Scrum Half | 7. Luke Gale |
| 8. Sean Hesketh | Prop | 8. Scott Taylor |
| 9. Carl Sice | Hooker | 9. Danny Houghton |
| 10. Luke Ambler | Prop | 10. George Burgess |
| 11. Elliot Cosgrove | 2nd Row | 11. Jack Hughes |
| 12. Callum Casey | 2nd Row | 12. Michael Lawrence |
| 13. Tyrone McCarthy | Loose Forward | 13. Mike Cooper |
| 14. Colton Roche | Interchange | 14. Tom Burgess |
| 15. Sam Wellens | Interchange | 15. Shaun Lunt |
| 16. Matty Hadden | Interchange | 16. Chris Clarkson |
| 17. Tom McKeown | Interchange | 17. Ben Jones-Bishop |
| Mark Aston | Coach | Kieran Purtill |
England Knights vs Scotland
28 October 2012
|
| Scotland
|
24 – 62 | England Knights
|
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Stringer, Paterson, Phillips, Borthwick Goals: Scott 4/4 |
Report |
Tries: Sarginson (2), Evans (2), Broughton (2), Taylor (2), G. Burgess, Dixon, Turner Goals: Turner 9/11 |
| Scotland
|
positions | England Knights
|
|---|---|---|
| 1. Brett Carter | Fullback | 1. Chris Riley |
| 2. | Winger | 2. Kieran Dixon |
| 3. | Centre | 3. |
| 4. | Centre | 4. Rhys Evans |
| 5. David Scott | Winger | 5. Jodie Broughton |
| 6. Lee Paterson | Stand Off | 6. Jordan Turner |
| 7. Liam Hood | Scrum Half | 7. Dan Sarginson |
| 8. | Prop | 8. Scott Taylor |
| 9. Andrew Henderson | Hooker | 9. Danny Houghton |
| 10. Mitchell Stringer | Prop | 10. George Burgess |
| 11. | 2nd Row | 11. Jack Hughes |
| 12. | 2nd Row | 12. |
| 13. | Loose Forward | 13. Mike Cooper |
| 14. | Interchange | 14. Tom Burgess |
| 15. | Interchange | 15. Ben Currie |
| 16. | Interchange | 16. Chris Clarkson |
| 17. Craig Borthwick | Interchange | 17. Ben Jones-Bishop |
| Coach |
References
- ^ http://www.rlef.eu.com/news/article/213/france-scotland-and-ireland-in
- ^ Alitalia extends Rugby League European Cup sponsorship rleague.com, 20 October 2011