| Sport | Rugby league |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2015 |
| No. of teams | 5 |
| Region | Europe |
| Most recent champion(s) |  England (2015) |
| Most titles | 1 |
The Wheelchair Rugby League European Championship is an international wheelchair rugby league football tournament for European national teams first held in 2015 as a one off, [1] but in 2022 the European Rugby League announced plans for it to become a regular competition. [2]
A Wheelchair Rugby League European Championship was held in 2015 as a one off competition with England winning 28–24 against France. [1] Following the 2021 World Cup, the ERL announced plans for a Wheelchair Rugby League European Championship to be held in conjunction with the revamped Men's Rugby League European Championship and the newly formed Women's Rugby League European Championship. [2]
| Season | Champions | Final Score | Runners-up | Teams | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Details | England | 28–24 |  France | 5 | ||
| TBA Details | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | FRA | ENG | SCO | IRE | WAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 266 | 43 | +223 | 8 | 26–24 | 88–6 | 100–8 | 52–5 | ||
| 2 | England | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 248 | 50 | +198 | 6 | 102–0 | 66–16 | 56–8 | |||
| 3 |  Scotland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 231 | −167 | 4 | 32–16 | 25–24 | ||||
| 4 |  Ireland | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 86 | 234 | −148 | 2 | 46–36 | |||||
| 5 |  Wales | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 74 | 180 | −106 | 0 |
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