Euro XIII

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Euro XIII's

Upcoming season or competition:
Sport	Rugby league
Founded	2020
Inaugural season	2022
CEO	Tiziano Franchini
No. of teams	16
Country	Belgium Czech Republic Denmark England Greece Hungary Ireland Italy Moldova Netherlands Norway Scotland Spain Sweden Turkey Wales

The Euro XIII is an upcoming European men's rugby league competition.

History[]

The Euro XIII was announced in May 2020. On May 28 it was announced that the 2021 cup competition would feature 16 teams, instead of the 8 originally planned. Tiziano Franchini is tasked with the governance of the league. On October 2nd 2020 it was announced the 2021 tournament would be pushed back to February 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe. It was also announced the competition format would be changed to include a Group stage.

Clubs[]

Any domestic club throughout Europe is eligible to enter an application to join the league.

2022 Clubs[]

All 16 clubs have been announced.

Club	Colours	City	Country	Home venue	Capacity	Est.	Euro XIII Seasons		Euro XIII Premierships
							First	Total	Total	Most recent
Anadolu XIII Pars		Istanbul	Turkey	TBA		2020	2022	0	0	—
Birmingham Jaguars		Birmingham	England	TBA		2020	2022	0	0	—
Budapest Rugby League		Budapest	Hungary	TBA		2020	2022	0	0	—
Chișinău Scorpions		Chișinău	Moldova	TBA		2020	2022	0	0	—
Copenhagen RLFC		Copenhagen	Denmark	TBA		2013	2022	0	0	—
Dublin Blues Rugby League		Dublin	Ireland	TBA		1989	2022	0	0	—
Edinburgh Eagles		Edinburgh	Scotland	TBA		1998	2022	0	0	—
Leoni Veneti		Venice	Italy	TBA		2020	2022	0	0	—
North Brussels Gorillas		Brussels	Belgium	TBA		2015	2022	0	0	—
Rhodes Knights		Rhodes	Greece	Kallipatera Sports Centre, Rhodes		2010	2022	0	0	—
		Rhondda	Wales	TBA		2015	2022	0	0	—
Rotterdam Pitbulls		Rotterdam	Netherlands	Rotterdam Rugby Club, Rotterdam		2014	2022	0	0	—
Skåne Stags		Lund	Sweden	, Lund		2013	2022	0	0	—
Stavanger RK		Stavanger	Norway	TBA		1978	2022	0	0	—
Valencia Huracanes		Valencia	Spain	, Villajoyosa		2018	2022	0	0	—
		Vrchlabí	Czech Republic	TBA		2009	2022	0	0	—

Blues

Gorillas

Budapest

Mad Squirrels

Huracanes

Pitbulls

Stags

Outlaws

Jaguars

Pars

Copenhagen

Scorpions

Eagles

Leoni

Knights

Stavanger

Locations of the participating clubs.

Draft[]

Euro XIII will include a player draft that will be held on December 1, 2020. The first draft location will be Brisbane, Australia on a date to be announced, the second draft location will be Atlanta, United States. Each team will receive 2-5 draft picks depending on squad strength, with there being 56 picks overall. The draft will work in a similar way to the NFL Draft with weaker clubs getting preference and more draft picks.^[1]

Draft Locations
First Location	Brisbane
Second Location	Atlanta
Third Location	Birmingham
Fourth Location	Lignano Sabbiadoro

2022 Cup Competition[]

Draw[]

The draw took place on October 16, 2020.

Group A1	Group A2	Group B1	Group B2
Rhondda Outlaws Leoni Veneti Anadolu XIII Pars Chișinău Scorpions	North Brussels Gorillas Valencia Huracanes Dublin Blues Rugby League Copenhagen RLFC	Stavanger RK Edinburgh Eagles Birmingham Jaguars	Rotterdam Pitbulls Budapest RL Skåne Stags Rhodes Knights

Group A1[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Rhondda Outlaws	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Leoni Veneti	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Anadolu XIII Pars	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Chisinau Scorpions	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Group A2[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	North Brussels Gorillas	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Valencia Huracanes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Dublin Blues	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Copenhagen RLFC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Group B1[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Stavanger RK	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Edinburgh Eagles	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Vrchlabi Mad Squirrels	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Birmingham Jaguars	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Group B2[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Rotterdam Pitbulls	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Skane Stags	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Budapest RL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Rhodes Knights	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Knockout Stage[]

References[]

External links[]

• Euro XIII on Facebook