2018 Rugby League European Championship B

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2018 (2018) European Championship B  ()
Number of teams3
WinnerFlag of Russia.svg  Russia (3rd title)

Matches played3
Points scored154 (51.33 per match)
Tries scored29 (9.67 per match)
Top scorer Flag of Russia.svg Aleksandr Lysokon (28)
Top try scorers Flag of Russia.svg Aleksandr Lysokon (3)
Flag of Spain.svg Romain Pallares (3)
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The 2018 Rugby League European Championship B (also known as Euro B) was ninth edition of the Rugby League European Championship B and acted as the second phase of European qualifying to the 2021 Rugby League World Cup. The series involved three teams in pool play and took place in October 2018. The two highest ranked teams, Russia and Spain, advanced to the European play-off. In August 2019, Russia withdrew from the play-off tournament and were replaced by Serbia. [1]

Contents

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 21016050+102Qualification for 2021 World Cup European qualification tournament
2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 21015248+42
3Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 21014256142
Source: ERL

Fixtures

6 October 2018
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg32–24Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Tries: Pallares (3), Doutres (2), Franco, Puerta
Goals: Franco (1/3), R. Garcia (1/1), Delgado (0/2), Olivares (0/1), Pallares (0/1)
Report
Tries: Danilov, Konstantinov, Leskov, Lysokon
Goals: Lysokon (4/5)
Poliesportiu Quatre Carreres, Valencia [2]
Referee: Geoffrey Poumes (France) [3]
Player of the Match: Romain Pallares (Spain)

Serbia were without their Australian-based players, David Andjelić, Brandon Janjić, Jonathan Kress, and Ilija Radan, along with head coach Brett Davidson due to VISA issues. [4] The Serbian Rugby League allege that Russia's Association of Rugby League Clubs did not provide the necessary paperwork for VISA removal. [5]

13 October 2018
15:00 MSK (UTC+03:00)
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg36–18Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Tries: Lysokon (2), Konstantinov, Leskov, Lesnikov, Orlov, Zagoskin
Goals: Lysokon (4/8)
Report
Tries: Jašari, Keglić, Trifunović
Goals: Vo. Dedić (3/4)
Fili Stadium, Moscow [2]
Attendance: 300 [6]
Referee: Liam Moore (England)
Player of the Match: Aleksandr Lysokon (Russia)

20 October 2018
14:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg24–20Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Tries: Janjić, Kress, Milutinović, Stevanović, Zogović
Goals: Vo. Dedić (2/5)
Report
Tries: Delgado, Franco, Simo
Goals: R. Garcia (4/5)
Makiš Stadium, Belgrade [2]
Attendance: 150
Referee: Tom Grant (England)
Player of the Match: Luc Franco (Spain)

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