Rugby League European Championship B

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European Championship B

Current season, competition or edition: 2021 Rugby League European Championship B
Sport	Rugby league
Founded	2006; 16 years ago (2006)
No. of teams	3
Country	Europe
Most recent champion(s)	Serbia (4th title)
Most titles	Serbia (4 titles)
Level on pyramid	2
Promotion to	European Championship
Relegation to	European Championship C

The European Championship B (formerly the European Shield), is a rugby league football competition. The competition is organised by the Rugby League European Federation and is the second tier of the European Championship competition. It was first held in 2006 as the Central Europe Development Tri-Nations.

History[]

The competition was first held in 2006 under the name of Central Europe Development Tri Nations, with the aim of developing teams in central and eastern Europe. Up until 2009 the competition was made up of only three teams until it was expanded in 2010 to six teams split into two conferences; East and West. In 2011 the competition was reverted to three teams with Norway and Malta making their debuts. The competition was expanded again the year after though with four teams playing in winter between 2012–13. This was repeated again in the 2014–15 edition of the competition and was used for qualification for the 2017 World Cup. The 2018 competition was the last year of its current incarnation after a two-year hiatus. 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]

Team appearances[]

Team	Appearances	Debut	Most recent	Best result
Germany	7	2006	2013	Champions (2006, 2011)
Serbia	5	2010	2020	Champions (2007, 2010 West, 2014–15, 2020)
Russia	5	2010	2020	Champions (2010 East, 2012–13, 2018)
Czech Republic	4	2007	2010	Runners-up (2009)
Italy	4	2008	2013	Champions (2008, 2009)
Ukraine	3	2010	2020	Runners-up (2014–15, 2020)
Austria	1	2006	2006	Runners-up (2006)
Estonia	1	2006	2006	Third place (2006)
Latvia	1	2010	2010	Third place (2010 East)
Malta	1	2011	2011	Runners-up (2011)
Norway	1	2011	2011	Third place (2006)
Spain	1	2018	2018	Runners-up (2018)

Results[]

Championship era (2006–2018)[]

Year			Champions	Runners-up		Third place	Fourth place		Number of teams
2006 Details			Germany	Austria		Estonia	–		3
2007 Details			Serbia	Germany		Czech Republic	–		3
2008 Details			Italy	Germany		Czech Republic	–		3
2009 Details			Italy	Czech Republic		Germany	–		3
2010 Details	West		Serbia	Germany		Czech Republic	–		3
	East		Russia	Ukraine		Latvia	–		3
2011 Details			Germany	Malta		Norway	–		3
2012–13 Details			Russia	Italy		Serbia	Germany		4
2014–15 Details			Serbia	Russia		Italy	Ukraine		4
2018 Details			Russia	Spain		Serbia	–		3

Promotion and relegation era (2020–present)[]

Year			Champions / Promoted	Runners-up	Relegated		Number of teams
2021 Details			Serbia	Ukraine	Russia		3

Summary[]

Team	Champions	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place
Serbia	4 (2007, 2010 West, 2014–15, 2020)	—	1 (2018)	—
Russia	3 (2010 East, 2012–13, 2018)	1 (2014–15)	1 (2020)	—
Italy	2 (2008, 2009)	1 (2012–13)	1 (2014–15)	—
Germany	2 (2006, 2011)	3 (2007, 2008, 2010 West)	1 (2009)	1 (2012–13)
Czech Republic	—	1 (2009)	3 (2007, 2008, 2010 West)	—
Ukraine	—	2 (2010 East, 2020)	—	1 (2012–13)
Austria	—	1 (2006)	—	—
Malta	—	1 (2011)	—	—
Spain	—	1 (2018)	—	—
Estonia	—	—	1 (2006)
Latvia	—	—	1 (2010 East)	—
Norway	—	—	1 (2011)	—

See also[]

• European Championship
• European Championship C
• European Championship D

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