2025 Rugby League European Championships

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The 2025 Rugby League European Championships was a series of rugby league tournaments for European Rugby League (ERL) men's national teams held in October 2025.

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The championships was much reduced in comparison to the cancelled 2023 edition and only the Euro B, Euro C, and Euro D competition played. [1] The 2025 edition saw promotion and relegation between the division, [1] a first for the tournament and something first planned for the COVID-19 affected 2020 tournament.

The structure of the tournament was announced in March, [1] with final fixture confirmation coming in September. [2] In restarting the tournament after two mostly cancelled editions, the ERL invited nations after a consultation period and seeded them based on rank. [1]

The competition saw each team play one home and one away game. However, Euro C will be played in a centralised location as Ukraine were unable to host a match due to the current Russo-Ukrainian war. [1]

Euro A is set to be reintegrated in 2027, in addition to further nations be added lower down if eligible. [1]

Euro B

2025 European Championship B
Number of teams3
Matches played3
Tournaments
 < 2023
2026 > 
PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 1100304+262
2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 21014036+42
3Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 1001636−300Relegated to Euro C
Updated to match(es) played on 25 October 2025. Source: [ citation needed ]

18 October 2025
13:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Malta  Flag of Malta.svg6–36Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Tries: Dimech 23'
Goals: Gauci (1/1)
 Report
Tries: Geevers 16'
Schoenmaker (2) 20', 40'
Van Der Berg 32'
Koolstra 47'
Roeleveld 65'
Wragg 79'
Goals: Koolstra (4/7)
Marsa Sports Complex, Marsa
Referee: Mickael Lannes (France)
Team details
MaltaPositionNetherlands
NameNumberNumberName
Zarrin Galea1
FB
1Lachlan Van Der Vliet
Jean Scholey2
WG
2Hamish Wragg
Brendan Dalton3
CE
3Joran Schoenmaker
Harrison Jewitt4
CE
4Hidde Van Der Berg
Kane Tippett5
WG
5Dimitri Harringa
Xavier Mamo6
SO
6Laury Renac
Kyle Gauci7
SH
7Damon Koolstra
Josh Cassar8
PR
8Kwinten Roeleveld
Karl Cassar9
HK
9Maas Van Der Reek
Jean-Pierre Zarb10
PF
10Kevin Ebing
Mark Roberston11
SR
11Mavi Geevers
Justin Davenport12
SR
12Paul Kuijpers
Kaine Dimech13
LF
13Tom Van Bokhoven
Shaun Chircop14
IN
14Rik Boats
Terence Galdes15
IN
15Sam Kulmpert
Nicky Maylor16
IN
16Francis Appleton
Marcus Christians17
IN
17Tom Turnock
Philip Humphrey
Coach
Dave Hunter
25 October 2025
17:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg4–30Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Tries: Koolstra 34'
Goals: Koolstra (0/1)
 Report
Tries: Marjanovic 7', 45', 77' 80'
Trifunovic 18'
Muranka 72'
Goals: Jasari (0/1)
Soric (0/1)
Ditchman (1/4)
Stojilkovic (0/1)
RC Oysters, Oisterwijk
Referee: Stephane Vincent (France)
Team details
NetherlandsPositionSerbia
NameNumberNumberName
Lachlan Van Der Vliet1
FB
1Jesse Soric
Arie-Tjerk Razoux Schultz2
WG
2Andrej Marinkovic
Kees Kuijpers3
CE
3Stefan Arsic
Joran Schoenmaker4
CE
4Vladimir Milutinovic
Dimitri Harringa5
WG
5Dzavid Jasari
Laury Renac6
SO
6Niko Djukic
Damon Koolstra7
SH
7Vlado Kusic
Mauricio Gomez Pazos8
PR
8Vladica Nikolic
Maas Van Der Reek9
HK
9Sasha Popovic
Kwinten Roeleveld10
PF
10Vladica Nikolic
Sam Kulmpert11
SR
11Enis Bibic
Mavi Gevers12
SR
12Jason Muranka
Paul Kuijpers13
LF
13Lachlan Ditchman
Lars Mudde14
IN
14Vuk Štrbac
Tom Turnock15
IN
15Djordje Krnjeta
Sylvan Vonken16
IN
16Rajko Trifunovic
Joshua Pengel17
IN
17Strahinja Stojilkovic
Ruben Stuifzand18
CS
18Aleksandar Pavlovic
Dave Hunter
Coach
Darren Fisher
1 November 2025
13:00 CET (UTC+01:00)
Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svgvFlag of Malta.svg  Malta
Report

Euro C

Euro C was won by Ukraine who won both games to secure promotion to Euro B. [3] Italy were relegated to Euro D. [4]

2025 European Championship C
Number of teams3
Host countryFlag of Italy.svg Italy
WinnerFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Matches played3
Points scored154 (51.33 per match)
Tries scored30 (10 per match)
Top scorer Flag of Greece.svg Tyrone Tsagalias 24pts
Top try scorer Flag of Greece.svg Tyrone Tsagalias 3
Tournaments
 < 2022
2026 > 
PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 22007826+524Promoted to Euro B
2Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 21014248−62
3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 20023480−460Relegated to Euro D
Source:

18 October 2025
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg20–44Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Tries: Plati 4'
Piccirilli 24'
Lenzo 74'
Goals: Corte (4/4)
 Report
Tries: Vedler (2) 12', 67'
Cleary 17'
Y Hromow 31'
Zazimko (2) 48', 59'
O Hromow 78'
Sciglitano 80'
Goals: Scorbach (5/5), Cleary (1/4)
Pasian di Prato stadium, Udine
Referee: Enzo Peyre (France)
Team details
ItalyPositionUkraine
NameNumberNumberName
Jack Piccirilli1
FB
1Yuri Hromow
Emanuele Passera2
WG
2David Zazimko
George Stamatatos3
CE
3Mykhailo Troian
Andrea Gallinaro4
CE
4Liubomyr Beznoschuk
Jackson Lenzo5
WG
5Danylo Vedler
Alessandro Corte6
SO
6Oleksandr Scorbach
Damian Nati7
SH
7Jett Cleary
Davide Colla8
PR
8Rhys Sciglitano
Lorenzo Vizzolo9
HK
9Owen Hromow
Dominic Biondi10
PF
10Volodimir Karpenko
Leonard Plati11
SR
11Jonah Ngaronoa
Ikenna Michele Ugwo12
SR
12Oleksandr Fomiuk
Nicholas Lenaz13
LF
13Victor Tereszko
Francesco Vallone14
IN
14Daniel Janissen
Mattia Saoncella15
IN
15Dmytro Pokotylo
Ryan Solda16
IN
16Ostap Hryshchenko
Francesco Speggiorn17
IN
17Ostap Kozak
Leo Epifania
Coach
Dan Beardshaw
22 October 2025
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg6–34Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Tries: Tsagalias 10'
Goals: Tsagalias (1/1)
Report
Tries: Ngaronoa 5'
O Hromow 15'
Sluvinsky 29'
Tereszko 37'
Y Hromow 69'
Popliuk 74'
Goals: Skorbach (4/5), Cleary (1/1)
Pasian di Prato stadium, Udine
Referee: Enzo Peyre (France)
Team details
GreecePositionUkraine
NameNumberNumberName
Tyrone Tsagalias1
FB
1Yuri Hromow
Alexandros Aliu2
WG
2Davyd Zazimko
Nick Mougios3
CE
3Zayn Sluvinsky
Kostas Katsidonis4
CE
4Liubomyr Beznoshchuk
Georgios Chionis5
WG
5Danylo Vedler
Leon Bakis6
SO
6Oleksandr Skorbach
Eddie Markopoulos7
SH
7Jett Cleary
Stephanos Bastas8
PR
8Ostap Hryshchenko
Deon Iro9
HK
9Owen Hromow
Theodoros Nianiakas10
PF
10Volodymyr Karpenko
Aris Koulizakis11
SR
11Jonah Ngaronoa
Chris Slater-Raptis12
SR
12Oleksandr Fomiuk
Bill Magoulias13
LF
13Victor Tereszko
Stephanos Eskioglou14
IN
14Daniel Janissen
Panteleimon Tsattalios15
IN
15Ostap Kozak
Nikolaos Stefanou16
IN
16Dmytro Pokotylo
Aris Dardamanis17
IN
17Valerii Popeliuk
Steve Georgallis
Coach
Dan Beardshaw
25 October 2025
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg14–36Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Tries: Lenaz 2'
Piccirilli 47'
Stamatatos 55'
Goals: Corte (1/3)
Report
Tries: Iro 6'
Linoxylakis 14'
Mougios 18'
Tsagalias (2) 27', 76'
Chionis 62'
Bakis 73'
Markopoulos (2) 33', 52

Goals: Tsagalias (5/9)
Pasian di Prato stadium, Udine
Referee: Enzo Peyre (France)
Team details
ItalyPositionGreece
NameNumberNumberName
Jack Piccirilli1
FB
1Tyrone Tsagalias
Alessandro Corte2
WG
2Alexandros Linoxylakis
Emanuele Passera3
CE
3Nick Mougios
Ikenna Michele Ugwo4
CE
4Kostas Katsidonis
Ryan Solda5
WG
5George Chionis
Jackson Lenzo6
SO
6Leon Bakis
Damian Nati7
SH
7Eddie Markopoulos
Davide Colla8
PR
8Myles Gal
Nicolas Lenaz9
HK
9Deon Iro
Dominic Biondi10
PF
10Theodoros Nianiakas
George Stamatatos11
SR
11Alexandros Aliu
Francesco Speggiorin12
SR
12Stefanos Eskioglou
Leonard Plati13
LF
13Nicholas Flocas
Mattia Saoncella14
IN
14Nikolaos Stefanou
Vincent Fochesato15
IN
15Panteliemon Tsattalios
Lorenzo Vizzolo16
IN
16Stefanos Bastas
Antonio Obasi17
IN
17Aris Koulizakis
Andrea Marchica18
CS
18Aris Dardamanis
Leo Epifania
Coach
Steve Georgallis

Euro D

Germany won Euro D and promotion to Euro C. [4]

2025 European Championship D
Number of teams3
WinnerFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
Matches played3
Points scored224 (74.67 per match)
Tries scored39 (13 per match)
Top scorer Flag of Germany.svg Brad Billsborough 40 pts
Top try scorer Flag of Norway.svg Nils Holte 4
Tournaments
 < 2021
2026 > 
PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 220010428+764Promoted to Euro C
2Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 210110438+662
3Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 200216158−1420
Source:

11 October 2025
14:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg86–6Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Tries: Gradert (2) 10', 63'
Mellor-King (3) 13', 57', 60'
Holte (4) 18', 23', 30', 79'
Sagelv 26'
Henriksen (2) 37' 70'
Grindheim 41'
Milligan 67'
Pride 76'
Goals: Mellor-King (2/4)
Grindheim (11/11)
1st: 38–6
2nd: 48–0
Report
Tries: Zámrský 39'
Goals: Cintler (1/1)
Strømmen Stadion, Oslo
Referee: Michael Smaill (New Zealand)
Team details
NorwayPositionCzech Republic
NameNumberNumberName
Jakob Øftshus Henriksen1
FB
1Roman Richtr
Magnus Lima Soiland2
WG
2Tomáš Kasík
Kristoffer Gradert3
CE
3Matej Schejbal
Fredrik Skovly4
CE
4Josef Brynda
Denis Galic5
WG
5Jiri Brynda
Kristoffer Milligan6
SO
6Ladislav Cintler
Jymaal Mellor-King7
SH
7Daniel Veselý
Mike Pride8
PR
8Krystof Pecold
Emil Grindheim9
HK
9Tomáš Řičica
Nils Kristian Holte10
PF
10Tomáš Adamec
Isuf Peci11
SR
11Jakub Denko
Marius Odland Sagelv12
SR
12Vit Studecky
Isaac R. Schmidt13
LF
13David Bělohlávek
Oliver Falk14
IN
14David Slivka
Tygve Hansen15
IN
15Jan Zámrský
Eric Mellor16
IN
16Adam Mikulas
Sander Milligan17
IN
17Tobias Marek
Isaac Schmidt
Coach
Jakub Hudrlík
18 October 2025
13:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg10–72Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Tries: Zámrský 15'
Studentlky 70'
Goals: Cintler (1/2)
 Report
Tries: Doughton 7'
Schomberg (2) 24', 68'
Smith (2) 29', 75'
McConnell (2) 31', 40'
Wood 36'
Kramer (3) 42', 56', 80'
Ritz-Rahmen 60'
Goals: Billsborough (12/12)
Stadion HZS, Hradec Králové
Referee: Misa Vakadranu (Fiji)
Team details
Czech RepublicPositionGermany
NameNumberNumberName
David Stastnik1
FB
1George Wood
Roman Richtr2
WG
2Fabian Kramer
Tomáš Kasík3
CE
3Martin Tormann
Krystof Pecold4
CE
4Benedikt Esser
Filip-Daniel Kittl5
WG
5Will Hoffmeister
Daniel Veselý6
SO
6Liam Doughton
Jakub Hrdlick7
SH
7Brad Billsborough
Jan Zámrský8
PR
8Mawuli Amefia
Ladislav Cintler9
HK
9Harry Cartwright
Tobias Marek10
PF
10Dany Doukeng
Vit Studentlky11
SR
11Shaun Smith
David Bělohlávek12
SR
12Eoin Bowie
Tomas Adamec13
LF
13Josh McConnell
Jaroslav Novotny14
IN
14Jimmy Adams
Martin Nasticky15
IN
15Alex Nyahoe
Josef Brynda16
IN
16Angus Ritz-Rahmen
Matej Schejbal17
IN
17Hagen Schomberg
Jakub Hudrlík
Coach
Andy Hay
25 October 2025
14:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg32–18Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Tries: Billsborough 4'
Kurz 6'
Tetley 18'
, Rau 50'
McConnell 61'
Goals: Billsborough (6/7)
Report
Tries: Hansen 18'
Mellor-King 54'
Milligan 70'
Gradert 79'
Goals: Mellor-King (1/3)
Grindheim (0/1)
Sportplatz Welper, Hattingen
Referee: Hans Verveer (Netherlands)
Team details
GermanyPositionNorway
NameNumberNumberName
Jimmy Adams1
FB
1Magnus Lima Soiland
Fabian Kramer2
WG
2Denis Galic
Fabian Wendt3
CE
3Kristoffer Gradert
Felix Rau4
CE
4Fredrik Skovly
Linus Kurz5
WG
5Trygve Hansen
Liam Doughton6
SO
6Kristoffer Milligan
Brad Billsborough7
SH
7Jymaal Mellor-King
Mawuli Amefia8
PR
8Marius Odland Sagelv
Harry Cartwright9
HK
9Emil Grindheim
Hagen Schomberg10
PF
10Nils Kristian Holte
Eoin Bowie11
SR
11Matt South
Shaun Smith12
SR
12Isuf Peci
Josh McConnell13
LF
13Isaac R. Schmidt
Alex Nyahoe14
IN
14Sander Milligan
Dany Doukeng Kongmo Ngo15
IN
15Eric Mellor
Martin Apostel16
IN
16William Giddings
Charlie Tetley17
IN
17Sveinung Fludal
Benedikt Esser18
CS
18Idar Kjaerstad
Andy Hay
Coach
Isaac Schmidt

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Three-tier men's European rugby league championships announced". europeanrugbyleague.com. 21 March 2025.
  2. ↑ "Nine nations prepare for men's European Championship". Rugby League International Federation.
  3. ↑ "Jett Cleary leads Ukraine to Euro promotion – Total Rugby League". Total RL. 23 October 2025. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  4. 1 2 "International round-up: Serbia and Greece win, Germany claim title – Total Rugby League". Total RL. 26 October 2025. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
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