Rugby League European Championship C

European Championship C
Sport	Rugby league
Founded	2008; 16 years ago
Organising body	European Rugby League
No. of teams	3
Country	Europe
Most recent; champion(s)	Greece (2nd title)
Most titles	Ukraine (3 titles)
Level on pyramid	3
Promotion to	European Championship B
Relegation to	European Championship D

The Rugby League European Championship C (formerly the European Bowl) is an international European rugby league football tournament organised by the European Rugby League for third tier rugby league nations.

History[edit]

The tournament was first contested in 2008, with the proposed participating teams being Estonia, Latvia and Ukraine. In 2020, it was announced promotion and relegation would be introduced with three teams in each division, with the top team being promoted and the bottom relegated.^[1]

Results[edit]

Championship era (2008–2019)[edit]

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Third place	Number of teams
2008 Details	Latvia	Estonia	–	2
2009 Details	Ukraine	Latvia	Estonia	3
2010 Details	Malta	Norway	–	2
2011 Details	Czech Republic	Hungary	–	2
2012 Details	Czech Republic	Hungary	–	2
2013 Details	Ukraine	Norway	Czech Republic	3
2014 Details	Greece	Malta	Czech Republic	3
2015 Details	Spain	Malta	Greece	3
2016 Details	Ukraine	Czech Republic	–	2
2018–19 Details	Greece	Norway	Germany and Ukraine	6

Promotion and relegation era (2020–present)[edit]

Year	Champions / Promoted	Runners-up	Relegated	Number of teams
2020 Details	Tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.			3
2023 Details	Euro A and Euro B only due to tournament expansion

Summary[edit]

Champions	Count	Years
Ukraine	3	2009, 2013, 2016
Czech Republic	2	2011, 2012
Greece	2	2014, 2018–19
Latvia	1	2008
Malta	1	2010
Spain	1	2015

Overall performances by season[edit]

This list shows the performances of all teams from all four divisions of the European Championships during the promotion and relegation era only.

– Promoted
– No movement
– Relegated

National team	Season
	2020^[a]		2023
	LG	P/NM/R	LG	P/NM/R
Czech Republic	D		B
England	N/A^[b]		A
France	A		A
Germany	C		B
Greece	N/A		B
Ireland	A		A
Italy	A		A
Malta	D		N/A
Netherlands	D		B
Norway	C		B
Russia	B		Suspended
Scotland	A		A
Serbia	B		A
Spain	A		A
Turkey	D		N/A
Ukraine	B/C^[c]		B
Wales	A		A

^ The 2020 tournaments were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Euro B and D took place in 2021, while Euro C took place in 2022. Euro A did not take place as teams were competing in the 2021 Men's Rugby League World Cup. Expansion for 2023 meant that some teams were promoted despite not winning their competition.
^ Between 2005 and 2021 England did not compete in the European Championship, instead favouring the Four Nations.
^ Ukraine played in both Euro B and Euro C in 2020.

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

^ "Men's European Rugby League Championships expanded in 2020 | Rugby League Planet".

[2] The 2020 tournaments were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Euro B and D took place in 2021, while Euro C took place in 2022. Euro A did not take place as teams were competing in the 2021 Men's Rugby League World Cup. Expansion for 2023 meant that some teams were promoted despite not winning their competition.

[3] Between 2005 and 2021 England did not compete in the European Championship, instead favouring the Four Nations.

[4] Ukraine played in both Euro B and Euro C in 2020.

[1] "Men's European Rugby League Championships expanded in 2020 | Rugby League Planet".

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