| Year: | 2010 |
| European Cup | |
| Finalists: | 4 |
| Winners: | Wales |
| Matches: | 6 |
| Attendance: | 35687 |
| Topscorer: | Gregg McNally (30) |
| Top Try Scorer: | Rhys Williams (5) |
| Tournaments: | Rugby League European Cup |
| Last: | 2009 |
| Next: | 2012 |
The 2010 European Cup, known as the Alitalia European Cup for sponsorship purposes,[1] is a rugby league football tournament. Three of the competing teams participated in the 2009 European Cup, with France also being included in the tournament after competing in the 2009 Four Nations. The winner of the competition, Wales, competed in the 2011 Four Nations tournament.[2]
preliminary squad:[3]
| Club Team | Players | |
|---|---|---|
| Romaric Bemba, Roman Gagliazzo, Teddy Sadaoui | ||
| Jean-Philippe Baile, Thomas Bosc, Rémi Casty, Olivier Elima (c), Jamal Fakir, David Ferriol, Cyril Gossard, Clint Greenshields, Grégory Mounis, Sébastien Raguin | ||
| Matthew Alberola, Thibault Ancely, Andrew Bentley, Julian Bousquet, Nicolas Munoz, Florian Quintilla, Micheal Tribillac | ||
| Dane Chisholm | ||
| Maxime Grésèque, Christophe Moly | ||
| Jason Baitieri | ||
| Vincent Duport, Mathieu Griffi, Kevin Larroyer, Antoni Maria, Yoan Tisseyre | ||
| William Barthau, Kane Bentley, Tony Gigot, Sebastien Martins, Quentin Nauroy, Éloi Pélissier, Michael Simon, Cyril Stacul, Julien Touxagas, Frédéric Vaccari |
30 Man Squad
| Club Team | Players | |
|---|---|---|
| Liam Harrison, Brett McDermott | ||
| Sean Hesketh | ||
| Michael Platt | ||
| Paddy Barcoe | ||
| Matthew Fox | ||
| Liam Finn | ||
| Bob Beswick | ||
| Simon Finnigan, Scott Grix, Gregg McNally | ||
| Irish Students | Adam Aigbokhae | |
| Luke Ambler, Kyle Amor | ||
| Stevie Gibbons | ||
| Joseph Taylor | ||
| John Gillam, Wayne Kerr, Marcus St Hilaire, Matty Ashe | ||
| Tim Bergin | ||
| Brendan Guilfoyle | ||
| Simon Grix, Tyrone McCarthy | ||
| David Allen | ||
| Michael McIlorum, Eamon O'Carroll |
Preliminary Squad[4]
| Club Team | Players | |
|---|---|---|
| Gareth Moore | ||
| Joe Wardle | ||
| Lee Paterson | ||
| Jamie Benn | ||
| Brad Massey | ||
| Craig Borthwick, Giles Lomax | ||
| Jon Steel | ||
| Sam Barlow | ||
| Oliver Wilkes | ||
| Danny Brough | ||
| Ben Fisher | ||
| Neil Lowe | ||
| Dave Arnot | ||
| Richard Hawkyard | ||
| Dexter Miller, Spencer Miller | ||
| Brett Carter, Paddy Coupar |
48 Man Squad:[5]
| Team | Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 63 | +40 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 95 | 48 | +47 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 76 | 108 | -32 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 76 | 131 | -55 | 0 |
Wales announced that they would be playing two friendly warm-up matches against Italy at the Racecourse Ground in Wrexham on 3 and 6 October in preparation for the European Cup.[6] However the first match was cancelled due to a waterlogged pitch, making it a one-off match.[7]
Teams:[8]
FRANCE: 1. William Barthau, 2. Frédéric Vaccari, 3. Jean-Philippe Baile, 4. Teddy Sadaoui, 5. Cyril Stacul, 6. Tony Gigot, 7. Nicolas Munoz, 8. Mickaël Simon, 9. Kane Bentley, 10. Rémi Casty, 11. Olivier Elima, 12. Julien Touxagas, 13. Jason Baitieri. Subs: 14. Andrew Bentley, 15. Mathieu Griffi, 16. Sébastien Martins, 17. Romaric Bemba.
SCOTLAND: 1 Lee Paterson, 2. Dave Arnot, 3. Joe Wardle, 4. Kevin Henderson, 5. Jon Steel, 6. Brendan Lindsay, 7. Danny Brough, 8. Oliver Wilkes, 9. Ben Fisher, 10, Mitch Stringer, 11. Alex Szostak, 12. Sam Barlow, 13. Dale Ferguson. Subs: 14. Andrew Henderson, 15. Paddy Coupar, 16. Neil Lowe, 17. Jack Howieson.