EUROPEAN RUGBY LEAGUE COACHES PASS NEXT TEST

From Phil Caplan, RLEF The RLEF’s three-year project to implement a standardised technical strategy, which will produce accredited coach educators throughout the regions, continued in Dublin this week with the Western European candidates completing the second of the three phase programme. Two Irish, three Dutch, three Norwegian and three Swedish delegates, plus Roderick Attard from Malta Rugby League who was...

More Great News Form Europe

Various Some more great news from Europe this week with new affiliate members being accepted, The War of the Roses in swing with Cumbria winning the opening round and Lebanon and Italy battling it out for the last world Cup qualifiers. Russia and Serbia though won’t be going home empty, they will be fighting it out for the Slavic Cup. RUGBY LEAGUE EUROPEAN FEDERATION FORMALLY ADMITS FOUR NEW MEMBERS From Phil...

RLIS is Back on Board

By Daniel Andruczyk I am back from my two weeks of travels. I would love to say that its been a nice relaxing time, but I have been hard at work the whole time both in my physics and also Rugby League. Much has been happening in the world of Rugby League, and so lets do a bit of a round up of the last two weeks. Congrats to Simon and Kathy Cooper … and Germany! First up I would like to extend my congratulations...

The Rugby League Family Grows.

By Daniel Andruczyk If there is ever am example of a way to do things in Rugby League, Its Europe and the European Federation. Ever since its establishment we have seen the number of countries in Europe that play Rugby league explode from just a few to now well over twenty. Yesterday the hard work over the last 10 years that Lebanon and Serbia have put into to the sport has been officially recognised by the Rugby...

RLIS TV – Scandinavian 9s 2009 – Final Highlights

By Daniel Andruczyk May 30 saw the inaugural Scandinavian 9′s Rugby League Tournament played in Oslo, Norway. 8 teams from around Europe cam to play and the final featured the German U18′s come up against the London ANZACS who were a joint Australian and New Zealand team of players based in London. The Antipodeans went on to win but not after a bit of a scare from the German youth. Highlights of the...

RLIS TV – Scandinavian 9s 2009 Rugby League Round Highlights

By Daniel Andruczyk The Scandinavian 9′s were held at the end of May in Oslo Norway. Six teams participated in the Inaugural event with two groups of three. Alpenstopff Deutschland and the London ANZAC’s won their respective groups to play off in the Final. With teams from Norway and Sweden there was a nice international flavour to it. Here are some of the highlights from the round matches. A separate...

Results Galore as Europe is in Full Swing

By Various This week, after another hectic schedule due to travel and conferences with my job, I am finally able to get back and start doing some reporting on the game again. Some results coming through with internationals and also domestic comps in Italy. RUGBY LEAGUE EUROPEAN FEDERATION – EUROPEAN SHIELD – MATCH 1 NORWAY 32 GERMANY 28 – Bislett Stadion, Oslo Two-try stand off and man of the match Tye...

GERMANY SQUAD ANNOUNCED FOR EUROPEAN SHIELD CLASH

From Phil Caplan, RLEF Media Office Rugby League Deutschland has announced its final 25-man squad for this year’s European Shield games. Of the players selected, 19 have been involved with the national team before making this squad the most experienced to date. Head coach Dan Stocks is particularly interested to see how newcomers Southampton Spitfires’ Andy Hoggins and Heidelberg’s Yassin Karachi perform after...

GB Tours Greece and Norway Euro Shield Squad

By Various Today, some more news from Europe with GB Pioneers touring Greece and also Norway announces their squad for the weekends Euro Shield. GREAT BRITAIN STUDENT PIONEERS BEGIN TOUR TO GREECE From Phil Caplan, RLEF Media Office Great Britain Student Pioneers’ seventh tour has begun with the select side playing three matches in eleven days against Greece XIII beginning tomorrow (5th July), with all the games...

Nordic Cup Expands while Holland Hosts GB

Various Today some more great news to come out from Europe. The Nordic Cup which features Norway and Sweden has been expanded to also include Denmark now. Also the Dutch are back on the scene with an U17 GB squad touring there. NORDIC CUP EXPANDED TO INCLUDE DENMARK Phil Caplan, RLEF Media Office The second Nordic Cup commences next month and will be an expanded three match series that will include Denmark, who...