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1935 | European Championship|
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Number of teams | 3 |
Winner | ![]() |
Matches played | 3 |
Points scored | 94 (31.33 per match) |
The 1935 European Rugby League Championship was the first edition of the Rugby League European Championship, a rugby league tournament that took place in Europe. [1] The tournament was played from January - April 1935 and saw the three teams played in a single round-robin tournament.
At the end of the tournament, England won the title by point difference over France with Wales finishing last.
Team | Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff | Points |
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![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 26 | +13 | 3 |
![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 26 | +7 | 3 |
![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 42 | −20 | 0 |
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