2021 Rugby League European Championship D

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2021 (2021) European Championship D  ()
Number of teams4
Host countryFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
WinnerFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands (1st title)

Matches played4
Points scored208 (52 per match)
Tries scored34 (8.5 per match)
Top scorer Flag of the Netherlands.svg Auke Idzerda (28 points)
Top try scorer Flag of the Netherlands.svg Joran Schoenmaker (5)

The 2021 European Championship D was an international rugby league tournament. Originally scheduled to take place in October and November 2020 the championship was postponed until 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic following a meeting of the European Rugby League (ERL) in July 2020. [1] Four teams competed in the tournament; Czechia, Malta, Netherlands and Turkey.

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The tournament was won by the Netherlands who beat Czechia 36–10 in the final.

Background

After initially being re-scheduled following the COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament was planned to be played to be played in May and June 2021 with the teams being drawn into two groups of two. The groups would play two games, one home and one away; with the aggregate winners of the two groups meeting in a final. [2] [3] In April 2021 the Rugby League European Federation announced that the tournament will be played at a single venue and that the format of the tournament will not be as originally announced. [4]

The revised draw, venue and format were announced on 1 September 2021. The games were all staged in Bodrum, Turkey on 14 and 17 October and was a single-leg knock-out tournament. To give each team two matches, the losers of the first round games met in a third-place game. [5]

The winner of this tournament will be promoted to the 2023 European Championship B as well as progressing to the qualifying tournament for the 2025 Rugby League World Cup. [6]

Participants

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Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Tomáš Řičica Flag of the Czech Republic.svg David Lahr0Debut22
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta Shan Francois Hussain Flag of Malta.svg Roderick Attard0Debut16
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Ben Dommershuijsen Flag of England.svg Kane Krlic0Debut25
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Doruk Çeliktutan Flag of France.svg Julien Treu0Debut24
  1. IRL World Rankings are as of July 2021. [7]

Squads

On 13 October 2021, each competing nation announced 19-man squads for the tournament. [6]

Czech Republic

Antonín Berk, Daniel Veselý, Filip-Daniel Kittl, (Krupka Dragons), David Bělohlávek, Jan Říha, Erik Schulz (Slávia Hradec Králové), Jakub Hudrlík, Jan Hovard, Josef Chuchlík, Martin Kubát, Matěj Greenwood, Taras Turkevyč, Tomáš Horák (Mad Squirrels Vrchlabí), Jiří Pecina, Ondřej Preininger, Tomáš Řičica (Chrudim Rabbitohs), Jan Pecháček (Vlci Trutnov), Roman Richtr (Barbarians Letohrad), Tomáš Kasík (Black Angels Hodonín)

Malta

Alfie Jewitt (Ackworth Jaguars), Justin Barlogio (DC Slayers), Dean Zammit (Hunslet), Christian Briffa, Mark Camilleri, Shaun Chircop, Jeremy Dela, Aidan Demicoli, Shan Francois Hussain (IKHAL), Cameron Brown, Russell Bugeja, Robin Cutajar, Justin Farrugia, James Grech, Jean Scholey, Jean Pierre Zarb, Luke Musu (ISWED), Zarrin Galea (Redcliffe Dolphins), Karl Cassar (Shaw Cross Sharks)

Netherlands

Adam Braksator, Bonne Wilce, Frank Longhurst, Lucas Gout, Maurits Thomson, Paul Dirkzwager, Romeo Goldman, Thomas Farrell (Den Haag Knights), Arie-Tjerk Razoux Schultz, Daniel de Ruiter, (Haderwijk Dolphins), Auke Idzerda, Ben Dommershuijsen, Edson Neves, Isaac Ngirubiu, Shadan Lavia (Rotterdam Pitbulls), Joran Schoenmaker, Laury Renac, Mauricio Gomez Pazos, Paul Kuijpers (Zwolle Wolves)

Turkey

Alperen Kademli, Can Günersu, Erdem Çağdaş, Kemal Ege Gürkan (Ankara Frigler), Mert Tayyar Berktav (Bilgi Badgers), Miraç Ertürk, Ahmet Tarik Tekin, Batuhan Balçin, Doruk Çeliktutan, Oğuzhan Demir, Ozan Işik, Rama Kabak, Taner Burak, Yusuf Can Tunç (Kadiköy Bulls), Selçuk Cömert (Kandira Ragbi), Errol Carter (London Skolars), Behzad Bayram (Rg Heidelberg), Oğuzhan Tirendez, Ömer Faruk Pir (Trakya Ragbi)

Bracket

Semi-finals Final
    
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 16
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 40
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 10
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 36
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 40
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 18 Third place
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 12
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 36

Fixtures

Semi-finals

First semi-final
14 October 2021
13:00 CET (UTC+1:00)
Malta  Flag of Malta.svg16–40Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Tries: Scholey, Barlogio, Galea
Goals: Galea (2/3)
Report (IRL)
Report (ERL)
Tries: Bělohlávek, Preininger, Řičica (2), Hudrlík (2), Horák
Goals: Hudrlík (6/7)
Huseyin Akar Tesisler Stadium, Bodrum
Attendance: 500 [8]
Referee: Aris Dardamanis (Greece)

Second semi-final
14 October 2021
15:30 CET (UTC+1:00)
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg40–18Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Tries: Shoenmake (2), Ngirubiu, Farrell (2), Renac
Goals: Idzera (8/8)
Report (IRL)
Report (ERL)
Tries: Demir, Ertürk, Çeliktutan
Goals: Bayram (3/3)
Huseyin Akar Tesisler Stadium, Bodrum
Attendance: 500 [9]
Referee: Eamonn Whelan (Ireland)

Play-offs

Third-place play-off
17 October 2021
13:00 CET (UTC+1:00)
Malta  Flag of Malta.svg12–36Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Tries: Zammit, Cutajar
Goals: Galea (2/2)
Report (IRL)
Report (ERL)
Tries: Demir, Işik, Çeliktutan, Bayram, Balçin, Tayyar Berktav, Tirendez
Goals: Bayram (4/7)
Huseyin Akar Tesisler Stadium, Bodrum
Referee: Jarda Bzoch (Czechia)

Championship final [lower-alpha 1]
17 October 2021
15:30 CET (UTC+1:00)
Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg10–36Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Tries: Veselý, Kasík
Goals: Veselý (1/2)
Report (IRL)
Report (ERL)
Tries: Schoenmaker (3), Lavia, Razoux Schultz, De Ruiter
Goals: Idzera (6/9)
Huseyin Akar Tesisler Stadium, Bodrum
Referee: Eamonn Whelan (Ireland)
  1. Netherlands promoted to the 2023 European Championship B as well as progressing to the qualifying tournament for the 2025 Rugby League World Cup. [10]

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