2015 European Cup

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2015 (2015) European Cup  ()
Number of teams4
Host countriesFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
WinnerFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales (7th title)
Matches played6
Attendance15,301 (2,550 per match)
Points scored225 (37.5 per match)
Tries scored41 (6.83 per match)
Top scorer Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Courtney Davies (22)
Top try scorer Flag of France.svg Tony Gigot (4)
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The 2015 European Cup was an international rugby league football tournament. The tournament took place between 16 October and 7 November in Wales, France, Scotland and Ireland.

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Scotland were the defending champions. Four teams competed in the 2015 event; Wales, Scotland, France and Ireland. [1] Wales were crowned 2015 European Cup champions after winning all of their games putting them on top of the table with the maximum points tally of 6. [2]

After the tournament's last game there would be no European Cup tournament until the 2018 Championship due to the events occurring such as the 2016 Four Nations, 2017 World Cup qualifying competitions and the 2017 World Cup Finals.

Teams

TeamCoachCaptainRLIF Rank
Flag of France.svg  France Richard Agar Jason Baitieri 5
Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland Mark Aston Liam Finn 7
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Steve McCormack Danny Brough 8
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales John Kear Craig Kopczak 9

Squads

France

Head Coach: Flag of England.svg Richard Agar

PlayerGamesPointsPosition2015 Club
Morgan Escaré 34 FB Flag of France.svg Catalans Dragons
Jordan Sigismeau 34 WG Flag of France.svg AS Saint Estève
Damien Cardace 10 WG Flag of France.svg Lézignan Sangliers
Jean-Philippe Baile 30 CE Flag of England.svg Bradford Bulls
Tony Gigot 316 CE Flag of France.svg Catalans Dragons
Benjamin Jullien 30 CE Flag of England.svg Warrington Wolves
Olivier Arnaud 24 CE Flag of France.svg Sporting Olympique Avignon
Théo Fages 24 SO Flag of England.svg Salford Red Devils
Stanislas Robin 38 SO Flag of France.svg AS Saint Estève
William Barthau 22 SH Flag of England.svg London Broncos
Rémy Marginet 214 SH Flag of France.svg AS Saint Estève
Mourad Kriouache 00 SH Flag of France.svg Toulouse Olympique
Julian Bousquet 30 PR Flag of France.svg Catalans Dragons
Mickaël Simon 34 PR Flag of England.svg Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Gadwin Springer 30 PR Flag of England.svg Castleford Tigers
Clément Boyer 10 PR Flag of France.svg Toulouse Olympique
John Boudebza 31 HK Flag of England.svg Hull Kingston Rovers
Kevin Larroyer 38 SR Flag of England.svg Hull Kingston Rovers
Antoni Maria 20 SR Flag of France.svg Catalans Dragons
Florent Rouanet 10 SR Flag of France.svg Lézignan Sangliers
Mickaël Goudemand 00 SR Flag of France.svg Sporting Olympique Avignon
Jason Baitieri (C)20 LF Flag of France.svg Catalans Dragons
Ugo Perez 34 LF Flag of France.svg AS Saint Estève

Ireland

Head Coach: Flag of England.svg Mark Aston

PlayerGamesPointsPosition2015 Club
Scott Grix 34 FB Flag of England.svg Huddersfield Giants
Callum Mulkeen 34 WG Flag of England.svg Gloucestershire All Golds
Casey Dunne 34 WG Four Provinces Flag.svg Athboy Longhorns
Bradley Hargreaves 38 CE Flag of England.svg Rochdale Hornets
James Mendeika 20 CE Flag of England.svg Bradford Bulls
Liam Finn (C)314 SO Flag of England.svg Castleford Tigers
Ben Johnston 30 SH Flag of England.svg Halifax
Gregg McNally 00 SH Flag of England.svg Leigh Centurions
Joseph Keyes 30 SH Flag of England.svg London Broncos
Matty Hadden 30 PR Flag of England.svg Rochdale Hornets
Sean Hesketh 10 PR Flag of England.svg Batley Bulldogs
Luke Ambler 38 PR Flag of England.svg Halifax
Colton Roche 00 PR Flag of England.svg York City Knights
Gareth Gill 10 PR Four Provinces Flag.svg Ballynahinch Rabbitohs
Danny Bridge 30 SR Flag of England.svg Rochdale Hornets
Will Hope 30 SR Flag of England.svg Oldham R.L.F.C.
Elliot Cosgrove 30 SR Flag of England.svg Batley Bulldogs
Oliver Roberts 30 SR Flag of England.svg Huddersfield Giants
Haydn Peacock 20 SR Flag of France.svg AS Carcassonne
Graham O'Keeffe 20 SR Flag of England.svg Oxford RLFC
Dave Allen 00 SR Flag of England.svg Whitehaven
Bob Beswick 30 LF Flag of England.svg Leigh Centurions

Scotland

Head Coach: Flag of England.svg Steve McCormack

PlayerGamesPointsPosition2015 Club
Alex Walker 30 FB Flag of England.svg London Broncos
Harvey Burnett 30 WG Unattached
Richard Harris 30 WG Flag of England.svg Warrington Wolves
David Scott 34 WG Flag of England.svg Doncaster
Craig Robertson 00 WG Flag of Scotland.svg Edinburgh Eagles
Ben Hellewell 20 CE Flag of England.svg London Broncos
Shane Toal 28 CE Flag of England.svg Barrow Raiders
Finlay Hutchison 10 CE Flag of Scotland.svg Edinburgh Eagles
Scott Plumridge 20 CE Flag of Scotland.svg Edinburgh Eagles
Danny Brough (C)210 SO Flag of England.svg Huddersfield Giants
Oscar Thomas 310 SO Flag of England.svg London Broncos
Louis Senter 00 SH Flag of Scotland.svg Easterhouse Panthers
Finn Murphy 00 SH Flag of Scotland.svg Edinburgh Eagles
Sam Barlow 00 PR Flag of England.svg Leigh Centurions
Ben Kavanagh 30 PR Flag of England.svg Widnes Vikings
Adam Walker 10 PR Flag of England.svg Hull Kingston Rovers
Jonathan Walker 20 PR Flag of England.svg Leigh Centurions
Joe McLean 30 PR Flag of England.svg Gloucestershire All Golds
Billy McConnachie 00 PR Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ipswich Jets
Josh Barlow 00 HK Flag of England.svg Swinton Lions
Liam Hood 34 HK Flag of England.svg Salford Red Devils
Lewis Clarke 20 HK Flag of Scotland.svg Edinburgh Eagles
Sonny Esslemont 30 SR Flag of England.svg Hull Kingston Rovers
Corbyn Kilday 20 SR Flag of Australia (converted).svg Central Queensland Capras
Danny Addy 38 LF Flag of England.svg Bradford Bulls
Dale Ferguson 38 LF Flag of England.svg Bradford Bulls

Wales

Head Coach: Flag of England.svg John Kear

PlayerGamesPointsPosition2015 Club
Elliot Kear 34 FB Flag of England.svg London Broncos
Lewis Reece 34 FB Flag of England.svg Gloucestershire All Golds
Jamie Murphy 10 FB Flag of England.svg Gloucestershire All Golds
Dalton Grant 312 WG Flag of England.svg Dewsbury Rams
Rhys Williams 30 WG Flag of England.svg London Broncos
Michael Channing 30 WG Flag of England.svg Castleford Tigers
Regan Grace 20 WG Flag of England.svg St. Helens
Christiaan Roets 30 CE Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg North Wales Crusaders
Rob Massam 00 CE Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg North Wales Crusaders
Courtney Davies 322 SO Flag of England.svg Gloucestershire All Golds
Steve Parry 38 SO Flag of England.svg Gloucestershire All Golds
Ollie Olds 30 SH Flag of Australia (converted).svg Souths Logan Magpies
Joe Burke 34 PR Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg North Wales Crusaders
Dan Fleming 00 PR Flag of England.svg Bradford Bulls
Craig Kopczak (C)30 PR Flag of England.svg Huddersfield Giants
Anthony Walker 34 PR Flag of England.svg Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Morgan Evans 20 PR Flag of England.svg Coventry Bears
James Geurtjens00 PR Flag of England.svg Coventry Bears
Philip Joseph 30 HK Flag of England.svg Widnes Vikings
Connor Farrer 20 HK Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg South Wales Scorpions
Matt Barron 10 SR Flag of England.svg Newcastle Thunder
Ricky Hough 00 SR Flag of England.svg Newcastle Thunder
Rhodri Lloyd 34 SR Flag of England.svg Wigan Warriors
Morgan Knowles 10 LF Flag of England.svg St. Helens

Venues

The games will be played at the following venues in Wales, France, Scotland and Ireland.

Wrexham Albi Galashiels Cardiff Avignon Bray
Racecourse Ground Stadium Municipal d'Albi Netherdale Cardiff Arms Park Parc des Sports Carlisle Grounds
Capacity: 15,550Capacity: 13,058Capacity: 4,000Capacity: 12,125Capacity: 17,518Capacity: 7,000
Wrexham FC.jpg Stadium-albi.jpg Netherdale - geograph-302251.jpg Cardiff Arms Park and Millennium Stadium.jpg Stade Avignon.JPG Carlisle Stand.jpg

Standings

TeamPlayedWonDrewLostForAg.DiffPoints
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 33006222+406
Flag of France.svg  France 32016946+234
Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 31024283–412
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 30035274–220

Fixtures

Note*France vs Wales Round 2 fixture has been moved to the 30th due to France's fixture Archived 26 October 2015 at the Wayback Machine with England on 24 October before England's series against New Zealand.

Round 1

16 October 2015
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg 18 – 12 Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
17 October 2015
France  Flag of France.svg 31 – 14 Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland

Round 2

23 October 2015
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg 22 – 24 Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland
Netherdale, Galashiels
*30 October 2015
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg 14 – 6 Flag of France.svg  France

Round 3

7 November 2015
France  Flag of France.svg 32 – 18 Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Parc des Sports, Avignon
7 November 2015
Ireland  Four Provinces Flag.svg 4 – 30 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales

Matches details

All times are local: UTC+1/CET in French venues. UTC+0/WET in Irish venues. UTC+0/GMT in Welsh venues. UTC+0/GMT in Scottish venues.

Wales vs Scotland

16 October 2015
20:00
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg18 – 12Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Try: Parry 9' c
Grant 37'
Walker 64' c
Goal: Davies (3/5) 10', 15', 65'		 Report
Try: Ferguson 27' c
Thomas 78' c
Goal: Brough (2/2) 28', 80'
Racecourse Ground, Wrexham
Attendance: 1,253
Referee: Joe Cobb
FB1 Broncoscolours.png Elliot Kear
RW2 Broncoscolours.png Rhys Williams
RC3 Castleford colours.svg Michael Channing
LC4 NWCrucolours.png Christiaan Roets
LW5 Ramscolours.svg Dalton Grant
SO7 Souths-Logan Magpies Colours.svg Ollie Olds
SH24 New South Wales colours.svg Courtney Davies
PR17 Wcatscolours.svg Anthony Walker
HK18 New South Wales colours.svg Steve Parry
PR10 Giantscolours.svg Craig Kopczak (c)
SR11 Wigancolours.svg Rhodri Lloyd
SR14 New South Wales colours.svg Lewis Reece
LF13 Widnes colours.svg Philip Joseph
Substitutions:
IC12 Saintscolours.svg Morgan Knowles
IC20 NWCrucolours.png Joe Burke
IC21 Gthundercolours.svg Matty Barron
IC25 New South Wales colours.svg Jamie Murphy
Coach:
Flag of England.svg John Kear
FB1 Broncoscolours.png Oscar Thomas
RW2 Doncaster colours.svg David Scott
RC3 Broncoscolours.png Ben Hellewell
LC4 Harvey Burnett
LW5 Broncoscolours.png Alex Walker
SO6 Giantscolours.svg Danny Brough (c)
SH7 Bullscolours.svg Danny Addy
PR8 HKRcolours.svg Adam Walker
HK9 Redscolours.svg Liam Hood
PR10 Leigh colours.svg Jonathan Walker
SR11 HKRcolours.svg Sonny Esslemont
SR12 Bullscolours.svg Dale Ferguson
LF13 Widnes colours.svg Ben Kavanagh
Substitutions:
IC14 New South Wales colours.svg Joe McClean
IC15 Central Comets colours.svg Corbyn Kilday
IC16 Wolvescolours.svg Richard Harris
IC17 Scotland colours.svg Scott Plumridge
Coach:
Flag of England.svg Steve McCormack
  • The victory for Wales ended their spree of 12 consecutive defeats with their last victory occurring four years ago.

France vs Ireland

17 October 2015
15:30
France  Flag of France.svg31 – 14Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland
Try: Robin 24'
Sigismeau 30'
Gigot (2) 44' c, 74'
Fages 50' c
Larroyer 78' c
Goal: Marginet (3/6) 45', 51', 79'
Drop Goal: Boudebza (1/1) 73'		 Report
Try: Dunne 19' c
Hargreaves 55' c
Goal: Finn (3/3) 20', 40', 56'
Stadium Municipal d'Albi, Albi
Attendance: 4,681
Referee: Phil Bentham
FB1 Catalanscolours.svg Morgan Escaré
RW2 Catalanscolours.svg Jordan Sigismeau
RC3 Catalanscolours.svg Tony Gigot
LC4 Wolvescolours.svg Benjamin Jullien
LW5 LezignanRLcolours.PNG Damien Cardace
SO6 Redscolours.svg Théo Fages (c)
SH7 Catalanscolours.svg Rémy Marginet
PR8 Catalanscolours.svg Julian Bousquet
HK9 HKRcolours.svg John Boudebza
PR10 Wcatscolours.svg Mickaël Simon
SR11 HKRcolours.svg Kevin Larroyer
SR12 Catalanscolours.svg Ugo Perez
LF13 Castleford colours.svg Gadwin Springer
Substitutes
IC14 Catalanscolours.svg Stanislas Robin
IC15 Bullscolours.svg Jean-Philippe Baile
IC16 Catalanscolours.svg Antoni Maria
IC17 ToulouseRLcolours.png Clément Boyer
Coach:
Flag of England.svg Richard Agar
FB1 Giantscolours.svg Scott Grix
RW2 Rochdale colours.svg Bradley Hargreaves
RC3 Bullscolours.svg James Mendeika
LC4 Batley colours.svg Elliot Cosgrove
LW5 Ireland colours.svg Casey Dunne
SO6 Faxcolours.svg Ben Johnston
SH7 Castleford colours.svg Liam Finn (c)
PR8 Rochdale colours.svg Danny Bridge
HK9 Leigh colours.svg Bob Beswick
PR10 Faxcolours.svg Luke Ambler
SR11 CarcassonneRLcolours.PNG Haydn Peacock
SR12 Oldhamcolours.svg Will Hope
LF13 Giantscolours.svg Oliver Roberts
Substitutes
IC14 Broncoscolours.png Joseph Keyes
IC15 New South Wales colours.svg Callum Mulkeen
IC16 Oxfordcolours.png Graham O'Keeffe
IC17 Rochdale colours.svg Matty Hadden
Coach:
Flag of England.svg Mark Aston

Scotland vs Ireland

23 October 2015
19:30
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg22 – 24Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland
Try: Addy (2) 22', 43' c
Toal 47' c
Ferguson 60' c
Goal: Brough (3/4) 44', 48', 61'		 Report
Try: Ambler (2) 7' c, 34' c
Hargreaves 13'
Grix 72' c
Goal: Finn (4/5) 8', 35', 38', 73'
Netherdale, Galashiels
Attendance: 1,197
Referee: Chris Kendall
FB1 Doncaster colours.svg David Scott
RW2 Barrowcolours.svg Shane Toal
RC3 Broncoscolours.png Ben Hellewell
LC4 Wolvescolours.svg Richard Harris
LW5 Broncoscolours.png Alex Walker
SO6 Giantscolours.svg Danny Brough (c)
SH7 Broncoscolours.png Oscar Thomas
PR8 Widnes colours.svg Ben Kavanagh
HK9 Redscolours.svg Liam Hood
PR10 Leigh colours.svg Jonathan Walker
SR11 HKRcolours.svg Sonny Esslemont
SR12 Bullscolours.svg Dale Ferguson
LF13 Bullscolours.svg Danny Addy
Substitutions:
IC14 New South Wales colours.svg Joe McClean
IC15 Central Comets colours.svg Corbyn Kilday
IC16 Scotland colours.svg Lewis Clarke
IC17 Harvey Burnett
Coach:
Flag of England.svg Steve McCormack
FB1 Giantscolours.svg Scott Grix
RW2 Rochdale colours.svg Bradley Hargreaves
RC3 Bullscolours.svg James Mendeika
LC4 Batley colours.svg Elliot Cosgrove
LW5 Ireland colours.svg Casey Dunne
SO6 Faxcolours.svg Ben Johnston
SH7 Castleford colours.svg Liam Finn (c)
PR8 Rochdale colours.svg Matty Hadden
HK9 Leigh colours.svg Bob Beswick
PR10 Faxcolours.svg Luke Ambler
SR11 Rochdale colours.svg Danny Bridge
SR12 Oldhamcolours.svg Will Hope
LF13 Giantscolours.svg Oliver Roberts
Substitutes
IC14 New South Wales colours.svg Callum Mulkeen
IC15 Oxfordcolours.png Graham O'Keeffe
IC16 Broncoscolours.png Joseph Keyes
IC17 Batley colours.svg Sean Hesketh
Coach:
Flag of England.svg Mark Aston

Wales vs France

30 October 2015
13:30
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg14 – 6Flag of France.svg  France
Try: Grant 27'
Burke 46' c
Davies 51'
Goal: Davies (1/3) 47'		 Report
Try: Simon 73' c
Goal: Barthau (1/1) 73'
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
Attendance: 1,028
Referee: Robert Hicks
FB1 Broncoscolours.png Elliot Kear
RW2 Broncoscolours.png Rhys Williams
RC3 Castleford colours.svg Michael Channing
LC4 NWCrucolours.png Christiaan Roets
LW5 Ramscolours.svg Dalton Grant
SO7 Souths-Logan Magpies Colours.svg Ollie Olds
SH24 New South Wales colours.svg Courtney Davies
PR17 Wcatscolours.svg Anthony Walker
HK18 New South Wales colours.svg Steve Parry
PR10 Giantscolours.svg Craig Kopczak (c)
SR11 Wigancolours.svg Rhodri Lloyd
SR14 New South Wales colours.svg Lewis Reece
LF13 Widnes colours.svg Philip Joseph
Substitutions:
IC8 Coventrycolours.png Morgan Evans
IC19 Scorpions.png Connor Farrer
IC20 NWCrucolours.png Joe Burke
IC22 Saintscolours.svg Regan Grace
Coach:
Flag of England.svg John Kear
FB1 Catalanscolours.svg Morgan Escaré
RW2 Catalanscolours.svg Jordan Sigismeau
RC3 Catalanscolours.svg Tony Gigot
LC4 Bullscolours.svg Jean-Philippe Baile
LW5 Faxcolours.svg Olivier Arnaud
SO6 Redscolours.svg Théo Fages
SH7 Broncoscolours.png William Barthau
PR8 Catalanscolours.svg Julian Bousquet
HK9 HKRcolours.svg John Boudebza
PR10 Wcatscolours.svg Mickaël Simon
SR11 HKRcolours.svg Kevin Larroyer
SR12 Catalanscolours.svg Ugo Perez
LF13 Catalanscolours.svg Jason Baitieri (c)
Substitutes
IC14 Catalanscolours.svg Stanislas Robin
IC15 Catalanscolours.svg Antoni Maria
IC16 Castleford colours.svg Gadwin Springer
IC17 Wolvescolours.svg Benjamin Jullien
Coach:
Flag of England.svg Richard Agar
  • With the defeat, France still haven’t won a test in South Wales since 1948.

France vs Scotland

7 November 2015
15:30
France  Flag of France.svg32 – 18Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Try: Arnaud 3'
Gigot (2) 15', 38'
Larroyer 22'
Escaré 26'
Robin 30'
Perez 60'
Goal: Marginet (4/7)		 Report
Try: Toal 9' c
Scott 66' c
Hood 70' c
Goal: Thomas (3/3)
Parc des Sports, Avignon
Attendance: 5,737
Referee: Gareth Hewer
Player of the Match: Tony Gigot (France)
FB1 Catalanscolours.svg Morgan Escaré
RW2 Catalanscolours.svg Jordan Sigismeau
RC3 Catalanscolours.svg Tony Gigot
LC4 Wolvescolours.svg Benjamin Jullien
LW5 Faxcolours.svg Olivier Arnaud
SO6 Catalanscolours.svg Stanislas Robin
SH7 Catalanscolours.svg Rémy Marginet
PR8 Catalanscolours.svg Julian Bousquet
HK9 HKRcolours.svg John Boudebza
PR10 Wcatscolours.svg Mickaël Simon
SR11 HKRcolours.svg Kevin Larroyer
SR12 Catalanscolours.svg Ugo Perez
LF13 Catalanscolours.svg Jason Baitieri (c)
Substitutes
IC14 Broncoscolours.png William Barthau
IC15 Bullscolours.svg Jean-Philippe Baile
IC16 Castleford colours.svg Gadwin Springer
IC17 LezignanRLcolours.PNG Florent Rouanet
Coach:
Flag of England.svg Richard Agar
FB1 Doncaster colours.svg David Scott
RW2 Barrowcolours.svg Shane Toal
RC3 Harvey Burnett
LC4 Wolvescolours.svg Richard Harris
LW5 Broncoscolours.png Alex Walker
SO6 Bullscolours.svg Danny Addy
SH7 Broncoscolours.png Oscar Thomas
PR8 New South Wales colours.svg Joe McClean
HK9 Redscolours.svg Liam Hood
PR10 Widnes colours.svg Ben Kavanagh
SR11 HKRcolours.svg Sonny Esslemont
SR12 Bullscolours.svg Dale Ferguson (c)
LF13 Haven colours.svg Sam Brooks
Substitutions:
IC14 Scotland colours.svg Scott Plumridge
IC15 Coventrycolours.png Gavin Grant
IC16 Scotland colours.svg Lewis Clarke
IC17 Scotland colours.svg Finlay Hutchison
Coach:
Flag of England.svg Steve McCormack

Ireland vs Wales

7 November 2015
17:00
Ireland  Four Provinces Flag.svg4 – 30Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Try: Mulkeen 72'
Goal: Finn (0/1)		 Report
Try: Grant 7' c
Reece 20' c
Parry 33' c
Lloyd 38'
Kear 57' c
Goal: Davies (5/6) 7', 20', 33', 57', 60'
Carlisle Grounds, Bray
Attendance: 1,405
Referee: Ben Thaler
FB1 Giantscolours.svg Scott Grix
RW2 Rochdale colours.svg Bradley Hargreaves
RC3 New South Wales colours.svg Callum Mulkeen
LC4 Batley colours.svg Elliot Cosgrove
LW5 Ireland colours.svg Casey Dunne
SO6 Faxcolours.svg Ben Johnston
SH7 Castleford colours.svg Liam Finn (c)
PR8 Rochdale colours.svg Matty Hadden
HK9 Leigh colours.svg Bob Beswick
PR10 Faxcolours.svg Luke Ambler
SR11 Rochdale colours.svg Danny Bridge
SR12 Oldhamcolours.svg Will Hope
LF13 Giantscolours.svg Oliver Roberts
Substitutes
IC14 Broncoscolours.png Joseph Keyes
IC15 Rhinoscolours.svg Robbie Mulhern
IC16 CarcassonneRLcolours.PNG Haydn Peacock
IC17 Ireland colours.svg Gareth Gill
Coach:
Flag of England.svg Mark Aston
FB1 Broncoscolours.png Elliot Kear
RW2 Broncoscolours.png Rhys Williams
RC3 Castleford colours.svg Michael Channing
LC4 NWCrucolours.png Christiaan Roets
LW5 Ramscolours.svg Dalton Grant
SO7 Souths-Logan Magpies Colours.svg Ollie Olds
SH24 New South Wales colours.svg Courtney Davies
PR17 Wcatscolours.svg Anthony Walker
HK18 New South Wales colours.svg Steve Parry
PR10 Giantscolours.svg Craig Kopczak (c)
SR11 Wigancolours.svg Rhodri Lloyd
SR14 New South Wales colours.svg Lewis Reece
LF13 Widnes colours.svg Philip Joseph
Substitutions:
IC8 Coventrycolours.png Morgan Evans
IC19 Scorpions.png Connor Farrer
IC20 NWCrucolours.png Joe Burke
IC22 Saintscolours.svg Regan Grace
Coach:
Flag of England.svg John Kear

Attendances

DateGameStadiumAttendance
16 OctoberFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 18 – 12 Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Racecourse Ground, Wrexham 1,253
17 OctoberFlag of France.svg  France 31 – 14 Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland Stadium Municipal d'Albi, Albi 4,681
23 OctoberFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 22 – 24 Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland Netherdale, Galashiels 1,197
30 OctoberFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 14 – 6 Flag of France.svg  France Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff 1,028
7 NovemberFlag of France.svg  France 32 – 18 Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Parc des Sports, Avignon 5,737
7 NovemberFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 4 – 30 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Carlisle Grounds, Bray 1,405

Broadcasting

beIN Sports broadcast both of France's home matches against Ireland and Scotland as well as their away match against Wales. [17]

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International rugby league matches were played throughout 2018.

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