1981 European Rugby League Championship

European rugby league championship

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1981 (1981) European Championship  ()

Number of teams| 3
Winner|  France (6th title)

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Matches played| 3
Top scorer|  José Moya (10)[1]
Top try scorer|  Joël Roosebrouck (2)

Tournaments

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The 1981 European Rugby League Championship was the 22nd edition of the Rugby League European Championship, an rugby league tournament that took place in Europe. The tournament saw the same three teams that competed in the previous edition in 1980.

The format was a single round-robin format with the matches being played between January to March 1981. After the three matches were played, France took out their 11th title by defeating the other two opponents in England and Wales.

## Venues[edit]

Hull |  Narbonne |  Leeds

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Boothferry Park, Hull | Stade de l'Egassiarial, Narbonne | Headingley
Capacity:  15,160 | Capacity: 12,000 | Capacity: 30,000
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## Squads[edit]

Source:[2]

### France[edit]

* Marc Ambert (Pia)
* Manuel Caravaca (Carcassonne)
* Delphin Castanon (Lézignan)
* Max Chantal (Villeneuve-sur-Lot)
* Philippe Fourquet (Villeneuve-sur-Lot)
* José Giné (Roanne)
* Ivan Grésèque (XIII Catalan)
* Hervé Guiraud (Lézignan)
* Christian Maccali (Villeneuve-sur-Lot)
* José Moya (Carcassonne)
* Michel Naudo (Pia)
* Marcel Pillon (Saint-Estève)
* Hugues Ratier (Lézignan)
* Joël Roosebrouck (Villeneuve-sur-Lot) (Captain)
* Sébastien Rodriguez (Pia)
* Jean-Pierre Trémouille (Tonneins)
* Éric Waligunda (Lézignan)

### England[edit]

* Mick Adams
* Brian Case
* Len Casey
* Des Drummond
* George Fairbairn (Captain)
* Steve Fenton
* Roy Holdstock
* John Joyner
* Ken Kelly
* Steve Nash
* Steve Norton
* Steve O'Neill
* Bill Pattinson
* Harry Pinner
* Terry Richardson
* Mike Smith
* Ian Potter
* Arnold Walker
* David Ward
* John Woods

### Wales[edit]

* John Bevan (Captain)
* Harold Box
* Adrian Cambriani
* Steve Diamond
* Colin Dixon
* Clive Griffiths
* Martin Herdman
* Mel James
* Brian Juliff
* Roy Mathias
* Gareth Owen
* Roger Owen
* Donald Parry
* Paul Prendiville
* Steve Rule
* Trevor Skerrett
* Graham Walters
* Danny Wilson
* Paul Woods

## Results[edit]

31 January

France | 23 – 5|  Wales

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Tries:
Joël Roosebrouck (2)
Philippe Fourquet
Ivan Grésèque
Jean-Philippe Trémouille
Goals:
José Moya (4)
Field Goals:| | Tries:
Donald Parry

Goals:
Danny Wilson (2)
Stade de l'Egassiarial, Narbonne
Attendance: 4,120

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21 February

England | 1 – 5|  France

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Tries:
Goals:
Field Goals: George Fairbairn| | Tries:
Hervé Guiraud
Goals:
José Moya (1)
Headingley, Leeds
Attendance: 3,229

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18 March

England | 17 – 4|  Wales

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Tries: John Joyner
Ken Kelly
John Woods
Goals: George Fairbairn (4)
Field Goals:| | Tries:
Goals:
Steve Rule (2)
Boothferry Park, Hull
Attendance: 4,786

### Final standings[edit]

Team | Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff | Points

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France | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 6 | +22 | 4
England | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 2
Wales | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 40 | −31 | 0

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Rugby League European Championship

* European Championship A
* European Championship B
* European Championship C
* European Championship D

Current teams|

| Euro A|

* England
* France
* Italy
* Ireland
* Scotland
* Spain
* Wales
* Serbia

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Euro B|

* Czech Republic
* Germany
* Greece
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Ukraine

Euro C|

* TBA

Euro D|

* Malta
* Turkey

Tournaments|

| Euro A|

* 1935
* 1935–36
* 1936–37
* 1938
* 1938–39
* 1945–46
* 1946–47
* 1947–48
* 1948–49
* 1949–50
* 1950–51
* 1951–52
* 1952–53
* 1953–54
* 1955–56
* 1969–70
* 1975
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1995
* 1996
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2014
* 2015
* 2018
* ~~2020~~
* 2023
* 2026

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Euro B|

* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012–13
* 2014–15
* 2018
* 2021
* 2023

Euro C|

* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2018–19
* ~~2020~~
* ~~2022~~

Euro D|

* 2021

## References[edit]

1. ^ European Championship 1980/81 rugbyleagueproject.org
2. ^ "European Championship 1980/81 - Squads - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.

## External links[edit]

* 1981 European Rugby League Championship at rugbyleagueproject.com

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