Following the draw for the final European qualifying groups for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup, undertaken Friday night by St Helens’ international stars Tommy Makinson, Regan Grace and Theo Fages, the dates for nest year’s fixtures have been confirmed. In a quirk of fate, the nations in group one (Italy, Ireland and Spain) have all faced each other before…
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“It’s unbelievable, this result is very special for us,” said Brian Juliff, chairman of Wales Rugby League, as his nation became the tenth team to qualify for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup with a fine win in Wrexham. The opening exchanges were all Wales as they established a 20-0 lead inside 28 minutes, principally on the back of a…
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Respective head coaches John Kear and Stuart Littler have named their squads for the 2021 World Cup qualifying showdown between Wales and Ireland in Wrexham tomorrow, (Sunday, kick off 3pm); the final game of the 2018 European Championship. Ireland, thanks to their superior point’s difference, need a point to achieve automatic qualification, whilst the defending European Champions, Wales have to…
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France became the ninth nation to qualify for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup, and need a point at home to Scotland next week to claim their first European Championship title since 2011, after overcoming resistant Ireland 24-10 at the Morton Stadium. The significant damage was done in the first half when, with the strong Santry wind behind them, Les…
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Ireland and France have named their 19-man squads for the European Championship clash at the Morton Stadium, Santry tomorrow (Saturday, kick off 2pm) Both nations won their opening round matches, at home to Scotland and Wales respectively, and the winners stand on the verge of attaining automatic qualification to the 2021 Rugby League World Cup in England – the top…
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New Ireland head coach Stuart Littler, having taken over from Mark Aston, marked his first game in charge with a comfortable win at Santry’s Morton Stadium, to set the Wolfhounds on the road to 2021 World Cup qualification. His men ran in seven tries, establishing a decisive lead by the break, with veteran skipper Liam Finn at the heart of…
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The 2018 European Championship match officials list has been confirmed, with the group drawn from seven of the RLEF’s ember federations, the most diverse representation ever. A number of graduates from the RLEFs part EU-funded technical development programmes will feature after the appointments were made by the recently formed RLEF Match Officials Panel, made up of Steve Ganson (RFL), Mohammed Drizza…
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Ireland and Scotland have each named their 19-man squad for the Saturday’s European Championship clash at the Morton Stadium, Santry (kick off 2pm), which doubles as a qualifier for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup in England. Wakefield signing George King, fresh from Warrigton’s appearance in the Super League Grand Final, is included for the Wolfhounds alongside two new club…
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New Ireland head coach Stuart Littler has named his train-on squad for the forthcoming European Championship, which doubles as a qualifier for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup in England. The top two nations will be granted automatic passage, the bottom two playing in a further qualification group in 2019 which will include Italy, either Norway or Greece, and the…
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The dates, kick off times and venues have been confirmed for the 2018 Rugby League European Championship, which features France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The tournament also acts as a qualifier for the 2021 World Cup in England, with the top two nations going through automatically to join the current eight seeds. The bottom two nations will become the top…
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