2010 Rugby League European Cup

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2010 (2010) Rugby League European Cup  ()
2010 rugby league european cup logo.png
Number of teams4
WinnerFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales

Matches played6
Attendance35,687 (5,948 per match)
Top scorerFlag placeholder.svg Four Provinces Flag.svg Gregg McNally (30)
Top try scorerFlag placeholder.svg Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Rhys Williams (5)
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The 2010 Rugby League 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 Rugby League 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]

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Squads

France

preliminary squad: [3]

Club TeamPlayers
Flag of France.svg AS Carcassonne Romaric Bemba, Roman Gagliazzo, Teddy Sadaoui
Flag of France.svg Catalans Dragons Jean-Philippe Baile, Thomas Bosc, Rémi Casty, Olivier Elima (c), Jamal Fakir, David Ferriol,
Cyril Gossard, Clint Greenshields, Grégory Mounis, Sébastien Raguin
Flag of France.svg Lézignan Sangliers Matthew Alberola, Thibault Ancely, Andrew Bentley, Julian Bousquet, Nicolas Munoz, Florian Quintilla, Micheal Tribillac
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Storm Dane Chisholm
Flag of France.svg Pia Donkeys Maxime Grésèque, Christophe Moly
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sydney Roosters Jason Baitieri
Flag of France.svg Toulouse Olympique Vincent Duport, Mathieu Griffi, Kevin Larroyer, Antoni Maria, Yoan Tisseyre
Flag of France.svg Union Treiziste Catalans William Barthau, Kane Bentley, Tony Gigot, Sebastien Martins, Quentin Nauroy, Éloi Pélissier,
Michael Simon, Cyril Stacul, Julien Touxagas, Frédéric Vaccari

Ireland

30 Man Squad

Club TeamPlayers
Flag of England.svg Barrow Raiders Liam Harrison, Brett McDermott
Flag of England.svg Batley Bulldogs Sean Hesketh
Flag of England.svg Bradford Bulls Michael Platt
Four Provinces Flag.svg Carlow Crusaders Paddy Barcoe
Flag of England.svg Dewsbury Rams Matthew Fox
Flag of England.svg Featherstone Rovers Liam Finn
Flag of England.svg Halifax Bob Beswick
Flag of England.svg Harlequins RL Jason Golden, Jamie O'Callaghan
Flag of England.svg Huddersfield Giants Simon Finnigan, Scott Grix, Gregg McNally
Four Provinces Flag.svg Irish Students Adam Aigbokhae
Flag of England.svg Leeds Rhinos Luke Ambler, Kyle Amor
Flag of England.svg Leeds Met Stevie Gibbons
Four Provinces Flag.svg North Dublin Eagles Joseph Taylor
Flag of England.svg Oldham John Gillam, Wayne Kerr, Marcus St Hilaire, Matty Ashe
Flag of England.svg Salford City Reds Sean Gleeson, Ryan Boyle
Flag of England.svg Sheffield Eagles Tim Bergin
Four Provinces Flag.svg Treaty City Titans Brendan Guilfoyle
Flag of England.svg Warrington Wolves Simon Grix, Tyrone McCarthy
Flag of England.svg Widnes Vikings David Allen
Flag of England.svg Wigan Warriors Michael McIlorum, Eamon O'Carroll

Scotland

Preliminary Squad [4]

Club TeamPlayers
Flag of England.svg Batley Bulldogs Gareth Moore
Flag of England.svg Bradford Bulls Joe Wardle
Flag of France.svg Carpentras XIII Lee Paterson
Flag of England.svg Castleford Panthers Jamie Benn
Flag of England.svg Coventry Bears Brad Massey
Flag of England.svg Doncaster Dean Colton, Rob Lunt
Flag of Scotland.svg Edinburgh Eagles Craig Borthwick, Giles Lomax
Flag of England.svg Featherstone Rovers Jon Steel
Flag of England.svg Gateshead Thunder Crawford Matthews
Flag of England.svg Halifax Sam Barlow
Flag of England.svg Harlequins RL Oliver Wilkes
Flag of England.svg Huddersfield Giants Danny Brough
Flag of England.svg Hull Kingston Rovers Ben Fisher
Flag of England.svg Hunslet Hawks Neil Lowe
Flag of England.svg Leigh Centurions John Duffy
Flag of England.svg London Skolars Dave Arnot
Flag of England.svg Sheffield Eagles Andrew Henderson, Jack Howieson, Brendon Lindsay, Mitch Stringer, Alex Szostak
Flag of England.svg Swinton Lions Richard Hawkyard
Flag of England.svg Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Dale Ferguson, Kevin Henderson
Flag of England.svg Whitehaven Dexter Miller, Spencer Miller
Flag of England.svg Workington Town Brett Carter, Paddy Coupar

Wales

48 Man Squad: [5]

Club TeamPlayers
Flag of France.svg AS Carcassonne Gareth Dean
Flag of England.svg Barrow Raiders Andy Bracek, Matt James
Flag of England.svg Batley Bulldogs Byron Smith
Flag of England.svg Bradford Bulls Craig Kopczak
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Burleigh Bears Mark Lennon
Flag of England.svg Castleford Tigers James Evans
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Central Queensland Comets Chris Beasley, Ian Webster
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Crusaders Anthony Blackwood, Ben Flower, Chris Davies, Dafydd Carter, Elliot Kear, Gareth Thomas, Gil Dudson,
Jack Pring, Jamie Murphy, Jordan James, Lee Williams, Lewis Mills, Lloyd White, Luke Dyer, Rhodri Lloyd
Flag of England.svg Featherstone Rovers Ross Divorty
Flag of England.svg Gateshead Thunder Matt Barron
Flag of England.svg Halifax Sean Penkywicz
Flag of England.svg Hull Kingston Rovers David Mills
Flag of England.svg Leeds Met Rhys Griffiths
Flag of England.svg Leigh East Owain Brown
Flag of England.svg London Skolars Matt Thomas
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mackay Cutters Neil Budworth
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg South Wales Scorpions Aled James, Andrew Gay, Ashley Bateman, Christiaan Roets, Geraint Davies, Joe Burke, Lewis Reece, Steve Parry
Flag of England.svg St Helens R.F.C. Jacob Emmitt
Flag of England.svg Swinton Lions Ian Watson, Phil Joseph
Flag of England.svg Warrington Wolves Ben Evans, Rhys Evans, Rhys Williams
Flag of England.svg Wigan Warriors Ben Davies
Unattached Mark Roberts

Standings

TeamPlayedWonDrewLostForAgainstDiffPoints
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 330010363+406
Flag of France.svg  France 32019548+474
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 310276108-322
Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 300376131-550

Pre-tournament matches

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]

Wales vs Italy

6 October 2010
19:30
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 6–13Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Try: Gareth Thomas
Goal: Lewis Reece (1/1)
Report
Tries: Christophe Caligari
Ben Falcone
Goals: Josh Mantellato (2/2)
Field Goal: Ben Stewart

Fixtures

Round 1

9 October 2010
France  Flag of France.svg58–24Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland
Tries: Olivier Elima (4), Rémi Casty, Teddy Sadaoui, Cyril Stacul, Tony Gigot, Andrew Bentley, Jason Baitieri
Goals: Maxime Grésèque (4), Nicolas Munoz (5)
Report
Tries: John Gillam (2), Sean Hesketh, Jamie O'Callaghan, Greg McNally
Goals: Greg McNally, Liam Finn
Parc des Sports, Avignon, France
Attendance: 14,522
Referee: Phil Bentham (England)
Player of the Match: Rémi Casty
10 October 2010
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg22–60Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Tries: Ben Fisher (2), Andrew Henderson (2) Report
Tries: Rhys Williams (3), Elliot Kear (3), Gareth Thomas, Mark Lennon, Lloyd White, Jacob Emmitt, Jordan James
Goals: Lee Briers (8)
Old Anniesland, Glasgow, Scotland
Attendance: 787
Referee: Thierry Alibert (France)

Round 2

16 October 2010
France  Flag of France.svg26–12Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Tries: Frédéric Vaccari, Tony Gigot, Sébastien Martins, Mickaël Simon, Kane Bentley
Goals: T Munoz (3)
Report
Tries: Alex Szostack, Sam Barlow
Goals: T Danny Brough (2)
Stade Municipal d'Albi, Albi, France
Attendance: 7,150 [8]
Referee: Phil Bentham

Teams: [9]

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.

17 October 2010
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg31–30Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland
Tries: Lennon (2), Webster, Williams (2), Roets
Goals: White (3)
Drop-goal: Briers.
Report
Tries: Bergin, McNally (2), Boyle, Ambler
Goals: McNally (5)
The Gnoll, Neath, Wales
Attendance: 2,165
Referee: Thierry Alibert (France)
Player of the Match: Gregg McNally [10]

Round 3

23 October 2010
France  Flag of France.svg11–12Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Tries: Nauroy, Sadaoui
Goals: Munoz (1/2)
Drop goals: Gigot
Report
Tries: Williams, Thomas
Goals: White (2/3)
Stade Municipal d'Albi, Albi, France
Attendance: 10,413
Referee: Phil Bentham (England)
24 October 2010
Ireland  Four Provinces Flag.svg22–42Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Tries: Gillam (5, 65) Grix (15), Finn (38)
Goals:McNally (3/4)
Report
Tries: Fisher, K.Henderson, A.Henderson, Ferguson 2, Carter, Stringer, Wardle
Goals:Patterson (5/8)
Tallaght Stadium, Dublin, Ireland
Attendance: 1,063
Referee: Thierry Alibert (France)
Player of the Match: Dale Ferguson

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