| Year: | 2018 |
| European Championship | |
| Finalists: | 4 |
| Country: | Wales |
| Country2: | France |
| Country3: | Scotland |
| Country4: | Ireland |
| Count: | 8 |
| Matches: | 6 |
| Attendance: | 8866 |
| Points: | 300 |
| Tries: | 52 |
| Topscorer-Flag: | Wales |
| Topscorer: | James Olds (40) |
| Top Try Scorer-Flag: | France |
| Top Try Scorer: | Morgan Escaré Rhys Williams Josh Ralph (4 tries each) |
| Tournaments: | Rugby League European Cup |
| Last: | 2015 |
| Next: | 2020 |
The 2018 European Championship is an international rugby league tournament that took place in October and November 2018. Four teams competed in the tournament, which forms the top tier of European international competition, and the first stage of qualification for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup. The winner and runner-up will automatically qualify for the World Cup, while the third and fourth placed teams will enter the European play-off qualifying competition.
The championship will be contested by the national teams of France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.[1] Wales are the defending champions having won the previous competition, the 2015 European Cup.[2]
The championship is a single round-robin tournament with two points awarded for a win and one point for a draw. The matches will take place over three consecutive weekends commencing 26 October 2018.[1]
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