London 9s

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London 9s
Sport Rugby league
Instituted 2018
Inaugural season2018
Current ChampionsAfrica United Flag of the African Union.svg (men's) Roots Rugby Flag of the United States.svg (women's)

The London 9s is a rugby league nines tournament held annually in London, United Kingdom by East London RFC. It was first held in 2018 with 24 teams taking part. [1] The Wan Papua Warriors won the men's title and Castleford Tigers won the women's tournament. [2] [3]

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Results

Men's Open finals
YearWinnerScoreRunners-upRef
2018Wan Papua Warriors12–4 Flag of England.svg London Spartans [2]
2019 Flag of the African Union.svg Africa United12–4 Flag of the United States.svg Roots Rugby [4]
Men's Social finals
YearWinnerScoreRunners-upRef
2018
2019 Flag of England.svg London Skolars U20s 14–10 Flag of Lithuania.svg Lietuva Rugby League [4]
Women's finals
YearWinnerScoreRunners-upRef
2018 Flag of England.svg Castleford Tigers 16–4MoSis [3]
2019 Flag of the United States.svg Roots Rugby24–6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Royal Air Force [4]

Rules

The vast majority of rules is played under the rugby league 9s format of the sport although major rule changes include:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Toronto Wolfpack are on their way to the Super League, so get used to it". The Guardian. 30 April 2018. Archived from the original on 30 April 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Wan Papua Warriors win London Nines". RNZ News. 23 July 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Tigresses warm-up for cup final with nines win". Pontefract & Castleford Express. 28 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 August 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 "Proud moment for Australia's African community". Rugby League Planet. 26 August 2019.
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