2009 European Cup
| 2009 European Cup | |
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| Number of teams | 6 |
| Winner |  Wales (5th title) |
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| Matches played | 9 |
| Top scorer |  Mick Nanyn (46) |
| Top try scorers |  Karl Fitzpatrick (4) James Nixon (4) |
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The 2009 European Cup, known as the rugbyleague.com European Cup due to sponsorship,[1] was a rugby league football tournament.
The revamped European Cup 2009 involved six teams competing in two groups of three. Participating teams were: Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Serbia, Lebanon and Italy. Russia were scheduled to take part in the competition, but were forced to pull out due to board restructuring within the Russian Rugby League Federation. They were replaced by the RLEF European Shield winners, Italy.[2]
Contents
Squads
Lebanon
Coach: John Elias[3]
- Hazem El Masri was no longer available after retiring from the sport.
- Robbie Farah was unavailable due to being named in Australia's Four Nations squad.
- Charlie Farah, Anthony Farah, Nathan Dib and Jarrod Saffy were all injury withdrawals.
Wales
Coach: Iestyn Harris (Crusaders Rugby League)[4]
- Anthony Blackwood (Celtic Crusaders), Ben Evans (Warrington Wolves), Rhys Evans (Warrington Wolves) and Craig Kopczak (Bradford Bulls) were put on a four-man stand-by list that was used in case of injuries.
- Notable omissions included Glenn Morrison, David Mills and James Evans.
Serbia
Coach: 
Gerard Stokes (Whitehaven) [5]
Scotland
Coach: 
Steve McCormack [6]
Ireland
Coach: 
Andy Kelly[7]
- Sean Gleeson, Gareth Haggerty and Eamon O'Carroll were not selected through injury.
Italy
Coach: 
Carlo Napolitano [8]
- Bradford's Chris Nero was forced to withdraw from the Italian squad.
Group 1
Results
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17 October 2009
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| Italy |
0 - 104 | Scotland |
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| Report | Try: Nixon (4) Steel (2) Henderson (2) Fletcher (2) Benn (2) Nanyn (2) Paterson Moore Cox Fisher Goal: Nanyn (16) |
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24 October 2009
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Lebanon  |
86 - 0 | Italy |
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| Tries: T. Robinson (2) Ellaz Saleh (4) Mansour R. Robinson (3) Clark, Harb (2) El Helou |
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Final standings
| Team | Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff | Points |
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| Scotland |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 10 | 116 | 4 |
| Lebanon |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 96 | 22 | 74 | 2 |
| Italy |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 190 | -180 | 0 |
Group 2
Results
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18 October 2009
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| Ireland |
82 - 0 |  Serbia |
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| Try: Fitzpatrick (4) Ambler (2) Bergin (2) Coleman Finn Allen Hesketh Harrison Guilfoyle Goal: Finn (9) Hesketh (4) |
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25 October 2009
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| Serbia |
8 - 88 | Wales |
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| Try: Novakovic Goals: Brkic (2) |
Report | Tries: Roets (3) James (2) Divorty (2) R. Williams (2) Kear Thomas L. Williams Bateman Watson Goals: Webster (14) |
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1 November 2009
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| Wales |
42 - 12 | Ireland |
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| Try: Ian Webster Lee Williams Rhys Williams Ashley Bateman Geraint Davies Jordan James Elliot Kear Gil Dudson Goal: Lloyd White (5) |
Report | Try: Marcus St Hilaire Liam Finn Goal: Pat Richards (2) |
Final standings
| Team | Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff | Points |
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| Wales |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 20 | 110 | 4 |
| Ireland |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 94 | 42 | 52 | 2 |
| Serbia |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 170 | -162 | 0 |
Finals
Championship Final
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08-11-2009
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| Scotland |
16 - 28 | Wales |
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Brewery Field, Bridgend, Wales
Attendance: 1,608[10] Referee/s: Shayne Hayne  Man of the Match: Elliot Kear[10] |
3rd Place Match
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08-11-2009
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| Lebanon |
40 - 16 | Ireland |
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| Tries: Saleh (2)
Mansour (9) Travis Robinson (12, 27) Clark (22) Reece Robinson (40, 75) Chiha (48) Goals: Clark (0/2) Reece Robinson (4/5) Travis Robinson (0/1) |
Report | Tries: Haley (30, 36)
Beswick (64) Goals: Finn 2/3 |
5th place Match
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08-11-2009
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| Italy |
42 - 14 | Serbia |
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| Try: Falcone (28, 65, 76)
Vicelich (30, 37, 69) Nasso (39) Goals: Veronese 7/7 |
Report | Try: Brkić (13)
Vukanović (16, 44) Goals: Brkić 1/3 |
Sources
References
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- ↑ Welsh confirm squad for European Cup NRL.com, 23 October 2009
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- ↑ http://www.rugbyleague.com/rugby-league-news/nixon-gets-scotland-chance.html
- ↑ http://www.rugbyleague.com/rugby-league-news/ireland-name-euro-cup-squad.html
- ↑ http://www.rugbyleague.com/rugby-league-news/338
- ↑ http://www.rleague.com/db/article.php?id=34805
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