Rugby League European Championship C

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European Championship C
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2022 Rugby League European Championship C
SportRugby league
Founded2008; 14 years ago (2008)
No. of teams3
Country Europe
Most recent
champion(s)
 Greece
(2nd title)
Most titles Ukraine
(3 titles)
Level on pyramid3
Promotion toEuropean Championship B
Relegation toEuropean Championship D

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

History[]

It 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[]

Championship era (2008–2019)[]

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

Ukraine

Czech Republic
2
2018–19
Details

Greece

Norway
 Germany and  Ukraine 6

Promotion and relegation era (2020–present)[]

Year Champions / Promoted Runners-up Relegated Number of teams
2020
Details
Tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic. 3
2022
Details
3

Summary[]

Champions Count Years
 Ukraine 3 2009, 2013, 2016
 Czech Republic 2 2011, 2012
 Greece 2 2014, 2019–18
 Latvia 1 2008
 Malta 1 2010
 Spain 1 2015

See also[]

References[]

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