Balkans Cup (rugby league)

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Balkans Cup
Sport Rugby league
Instituted2014
Number of teams8
CountryFlag of Albania.svg  Albania
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro (RLEF)
HoldersFlag of Serbia.svg  Serbia (1st title)
Most titlesFlag of Greece.svg  Greece
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia (1 title)

The Balkans Cup is a rugby league football tournament for Balkan nations. It was first held in 2014, with Serbia, Greece, Hungary and Bosnia each playing against a random first round opponent, then the losing teams contesting the 3rd place match, and the winning teams battling it out in the Grand Final. [1] Greece were crowned inaugural Balkans Cup winners. [2] The Balkans Cup is contested biennially with four teams and the most recent one was held in 2017, with Bulgaria joining the competition. It is run by the Rugby League European Federation.

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In June 2021 there was no Balkan Cup, but Serbia toured Bosnia, Bulgaria and Montenegro, winning all three games.

Results

YearHostWinnersScoreRunner–upVenueAttendance
2014 Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 50–22Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Flag of Serbia.svg Makiš Stadium 450
2017 Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 50–8Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Flag of Serbia.svg Stadion "FK Heroj" 150
2019

See also

References

  1. ↑ "First Balkans Championship announced for rugby league". RLEF. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  2. ↑ "BALKANS CHAMPIONSHIP - FINAL". RLEF. 19 October 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
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