European Championship C | |
Sport: | Rugby league |
Organiser: | European Rugby League |
Teams: | 3 |
Promotion: | European Championship B |
Relegation: | European Championship D |
Levels: | 3 |
Champions: | (2nd title) |
Most Champs: | (3 titles) |
The Rugby League European Championship C (formerly the European Bowl) is an international European rugby league football tournament organised by the European Rugby League for third tier rugby league nations.
The tournament 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]
Year | width=14% | Champions | width=14% | Runners-up | width=14% | Third place | Number of teams | ||
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2008 Details | – | 2 | |||||||
2009 Details | 3 | ||||||||
2010 Details | – | 2 | |||||||
2011 Details | – | 2 | |||||||
2012 Details | – | 2 | |||||||
2013 Details | 3 | ||||||||
2014 Details | 3 | ||||||||
2015 Details | 3 | ||||||||
2016 Details | – | 2 | |||||||
2018–19 Details | and | 6 |
Year | width=14% | Champions / Promoted | width=14% | Runners-up | width=14% | Relegated | Number of teams | ||
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2020 Details | Tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic. | 3 | |||||||
2023 Details | Euro A and Euro B only due to tournament expansion |
width=24% | Champions | Count | Years |
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3 | 2009, 2013, 2016 | ||
2 | 2011, 2012 | ||
2 | 2014, 2018–19 | ||
1 | 2008 | ||
1 | 2010 | ||
1 | 2015 |