2025 Rugby League European Championships
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The 2025 Rugby League European Championships was a series of rugby league tournaments for European Rugby League (ERL) men's national teams held in October 2025.
The championships was much reduced in comparison to the cancelled 2023 edition and only the Euro B, Euro C, and Euro D competition played.[1]The 2025 edition saw promotion and relegation between the division,[1] a first for the tournament and something first planned for the COVID-19 affected 2020 tournament.
The structure of the tournament was announced in March,[1] with final fixture confirmation coming in September.[2] In restarting the tournament after two mostly cancelled editions, the ERL invited nations after a consultation period and seeded them based on rank.[1]
The competition saw each team play one home and one away game. However, Euro C will be played in a centralised location as Ukraine were unable to host a match due to the current Russo-Ukrainian war.[1]
Euro A is set to be reintegrated in 2027, in addition to further nations be added lower down if eligible.[1]
Euro B
| 2025 European Championship B | |
|---|---|
| Number of teams | 3 |
| Winner |  Serbia |
| Matches played | 3 |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbia |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 16 | +66 | 4 | |
| 2 |  Netherlands |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 36 | +4 | 2 | |
| 3 |  Malta |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 88 | −70 | 0 | Relegated to Euro C |
| Malta |
6–36 | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Dimech 23' Goals: Gauci (1/1) |
Report |
Tries: Geevers 16' Schoenmaker (2) 20', 40' Van Der Berg 32' Koolstra 47' Roeleveld 65' Wragg 79' Goals: Koolstra (4/7) |
| Malta | Position | Netherlands | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Number | Number | Name | |
| Zarrin Galea | 1 | 1 | Lachlan Van Der Vliet | |
| Jean Scholey | 2 | 2 | Hamish Wragg | |
| Brendan Dalton | 3 | 3 | Joran Schoenmaker | |
| Harrison Jewitt | 4 | 4 | Hidde Van Der Berg | |
| Kane Tippett | 5 | 5 | Dimitri Harringa | |
| Xavier Mamo | 6 | 6 | Laury Renac | |
| Kyle Gauci | 7 | 7 | Damon Koolstra | |
| Josh Cassar | 8 | 8 | Kwinten Roeleveld | |
| Karl Cassar | 9 | 9 | Maas Van Der Reek | |
| Jean-Pierre Zarb | 10 | 10 | Kevin Ebing | |
| Mark Roberston | 11 | 11 | Mavi Geevers | |
| Justin Davenport | 12 | 12 | Paul Kuijpers | |
| Kaine Dimech | 13 | 13 | Tom Van Bokhoven | |
| Shaun Chircop | 14 | 14 | Rik Boats | |
| Terence Galdes | 15 | 15 | Sam Kulmpert | |
| Nicky Maylor | 16 | 16 | Francis Appleton | |
| Marcus Christians | 17 | 17 | Tom Turnock | |
| Philip Humphrey | Coach | Dave Hunter | ||
| Netherlands |
4–30 | Serbia |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Koolstra 34' Goals: Koolstra (0/1) |
Report |
Tries: Marjanovic (4) 7', 45', 77' 80' Trifunovic 18' Muranka 72' Goals: Jasari (0/1) Soric (0/1) Ditchman (1/4) Stojilkovic (0/1) |
| Netherlands | Position | Serbia | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Number | Number | Name | |
| Lachlan Van Der Vliet | 1 | 1 | Jesse Soric | |
| Arie-Tjerk Razoux Schultz | 2 | 2 | Andrej Marinkovic | |
| Kees Kuijpers | 3 | 3 | Stefan Arsic | |
| Joran Schoenmaker | 4 | 4 | Vladimir Milutinovic | |
| Dimitri Harringa | 5 | 5 | Dzavid Jasari | |
| Laury Renac | 6 | 6 | Niko Djukic | |
| Damon Koolstra | 7 | 7 | Vlado Kusic | |
| Mauricio Gomez Pazos | 8 | 8 | Vladica Nikolic | |
| Maas Van Der Reek | 9 | 9 | Sasha Popovic | |
| Kwinten Roeleveld | 10 | 10 | Vladica Nikolic | |
| Sam Kulmpert | 11 | 11 | Enis Bibic | |
| Mavi Gevers | 12 | 12 | Jason Muranka | |
| Paul Kuijpers | 13 | 13 | Lachlan Ditchman | |
| Lars Mudde | 14 | 14 | Vuk Štrbac | |
| Tom Turnock | 15 | 15 | Djordje Krnjeta | |
| Sylvan Vonken | 16 | 16 | Rajko Trifunovic | |
| Joshua Pengel | 17 | 17 | Strahinja Stojilkovic | |
| Ruben Stuifzand | 18 | 18 | Aleksandar Pavlovic | |
| Dave Hunter | Coach | Darren Fisher | ||
Euro C
Euro C was won by Ukraine who won both games to secure promotion to Euro B.[3] Italy were relegated to Euro D.[4]
| Italy | Position | Ukraine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Number | Number | Name | |
| Jack Piccirilli | 1 | 1 | Yuri Hromow | |
| Emanuele Passera | 2 | 2 | David Zazimko | |
| George Stamatatos | 3 | 3 | Mykhailo Troian | |
| Andrea Gallinaro | 4 | 4 | Liubomyr Beznoschuk | |
| Jackson Lenzo | 5 | 5 | Danylo Vedler | |
| Alessandro Corte | 6 | 6 | Oleksandr Scorbach | |
| Damian Nati | 7 | 7 | Jett Cleary | |
| Davide Colla | 8 | 8 | Rhys Sciglitano | |
| Lorenzo Vizzolo | 9 | 9 | Owen Hromow | |
| Dominic Biondi | 10 | 10 | Volodimir Karpenko | |
| Leonard Plati | 11 | 11 | Jonah Ngaronoa | |
| Ikenna Michele Ugwo | 12 | 12 | Oleksandr Fomiuk | |
| Nicholas Lenaz | 13 | 13 | Victor Tereszko | |
| Francesco Vallone | 14 | 14 | Daniel Janissen | |
| Mattia Saoncella | 15 | 15 | Dmytro Pokotylo | |
| Ryan Solda | 16 | 16 | Ostap Hryshchenko | |
| Francesco Speggiorn | 17 | 17 | Ostap Kozak | |
| Leo Epifania | Coach | Dan Beardshaw | ||
| Greece | Position | Ukraine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Number | Number | Name | |
| Tyrone Tsagalias | 1 | 1 | Yuri Hromow | |
| Alexandros Aliu | 2 | 2 | Davyd Zazimko | |
| Nick Mougios | 3 | 3 | Zayn Sluvinsky | |
| Kostas Katsidonis | 4 | 4 | Liubomyr Beznoshchuk | |
| Georgios Chionis | 5 | 5 | Danylo Vedler | |
| Leon Bakis | 6 | 6 | Oleksandr Skorbach | |
| Eddie Markopoulos | 7 | 7 | Jett Cleary | |
| Stephanos Bastas | 8 | 8 | Ostap Hryshchenko | |
| Deon Iro | 9 | 9 | Owen Hromow | |
| Theodoros Nianiakas | 10 | 10 | Volodymyr Karpenko | |
| Aris Koulizakis | 11 | 11 | Jonah Ngaronoa | |
| Chris Slater-Raptis | 12 | 12 | Oleksandr Fomiuk | |
| Bill Magoulias | 13 | 13 | Victor Tereszko | |
| Stephanos Eskioglou | 14 | 14 | Daniel Janissen | |
| Panteleimon Tsattalios | 15 | 15 | Ostap Kozak | |
| Nikolaos Stefanou | 16 | 16 | Dmytro Pokotylo | |
| Aris Dardamanis | 17 | 17 | Valerii Popeliuk | |
| Steve Georgallis | Coach | Dan Beardshaw | ||
| Italy | Position | Greece | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Number | Number | Name | |
| Jack Piccirilli | 1 | 1 | Tyrone Tsagalias | |
| Alessandro Corte | 2 | 2 | Alexandros Linoxylakis | |
| Emanuele Passera | 3 | 3 | Nick Mougios | |
| Ikenna Michele Ugwo | 4 | 4 | Kostas Katsidonis | |
| Ryan Solda | 5 | 5 | George Chionis | |
| Jackson Lenzo | 6 | 6 | Leon Bakis | |
| Damian Nati | 7 | 7 | Eddie Markopoulos | |
| Davide Colla | 8 | 8 | Myles Gal | |
| Nicolas Lenaz | 9 | 9 | Deon Iro | |
| Dominic Biondi | 10 | 10 | Theodoros Nianiakas | |
| George Stamatatos | 11 | 11 | Alexandros Aliu | |
| Francesco Speggiorin | 12 | 12 | Stefanos Eskioglou | |
| Leonard Plati | 13 | 13 | Nicholas Flocas | |
| Mattia Saoncella | 14 | 14 | Nikolaos Stefanou | |
| Vincent Fochesato | 15 | 15 | Panteliemon Tsattalios | |
| Lorenzo Vizzolo | 16 | 16 | Stefanos Bastas | |
| Antonio Obasi | 17 | 17 | Aris Koulizakis | |
| Andrea Marchica | 18 | 18 | Aris Dardamanis | |
| Leo Epifania | Coach | Steve Georgallis | ||
Euro D
Germany won Euro D and promotion to Euro C.[4]
| 2025 European Championship D | |
|---|---|
| Number of teams | 3 |
| Winner |  Germany |
| Matches played | 3 |
| Points scored | 224 (74.67 per match) |
| Tries scored | 39 (13 per match) |
| Top scorer | Brad Billsborough 40 pts |
| Top try scorer |  Nils Holte, Jymaal Mellor-King 4 |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 28 | +76 | 4 | Promoted to Euro C |
| 2 | Norway |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 104 | 38 | +66 | 2 | |
| 3 |  Czech Republic |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 158 | −142 | 0 |
| Norway |
86–6 | Czech Republic |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Gradert (2) 10', 63' Mellor-King (3) 13', 57', 60' Holte (4) 18', 23', 30', 79' Sagelv 26' Henriksen (2) 37' 70' Grindheim 41' Milligan 67' Pride 76' Goals: Mellor-King (2/4) Grindheim (11/11) |
1st: 38–6 2nd: 48–0 Report |
Tries: Zámrský 39' Goals: Cintler (1/1) |
| Norway | Position | Czech Republic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Number | Number | Name | |
| Jakob Øftshus Henriksen | 1 | 1 | Roman Richtr | |
| Magnus Lima Soiland | 2 | 2 | Tomáš Kasík | |
| Kristoffer Gradert | 3 | 3 | Matej Schejbal | |
| Fredrik Skovly | 4 | 4 | Josef Brynda | |
| Denis Galic | 5 | 5 | Jiri Brynda | |
| Kristoffer Milligan | 6 | 6 | Ladislav Cintler | |
| Jymaal Mellor-King | 7 | 7 | Daniel Veselý | |
| Mike Pride | 8 | 8 | Krystof Pecold | |
| Emil Grindheim | 9 | 9 | Tomáš Řičica | |
| Nils Kristian Holte | 10 | 10 | Tomáš Adamec | |
| Isuf Peci | 11 | 11 | Jakub Denko | |
| Marius Odland Sagelv | 12 | 12 | Vit Studecky | |
| Isaac R. Schmidt | 13 | 13 | David Bělohlávek | |
| Oliver Falk | 14 | 14 | David Slivka | |
| Tygve Hansen | 15 | 15 | Jan Zámrský | |
| Eric Mellor | 16 | 16 | Adam Mikulas | |
| Sander Milligan | 17 | 17 | Tobias Marek | |
| Isaac Schmidt | Coach | Jakub Hudrlík | ||
| Czech Republic |
10–72 | Germany |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Zámrský 15' Studentlky 70' Goals: Cintler (1/2) |
Report |
Tries: Doughton 7' Schomberg (2) 24', 68' Smith (2) 29', 75' McConnell (2) 31', 40' Wood 36' Kramer (3) 42', 56', 80' Ritz-Rahmen 60' Goals: Billsborough (12/12) |
| Czech Republic | Position | Germany | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Number | Number | Name | |
| David Stastnik | 1 | 1 | George Wood | |
| Roman Richtr | 2 | 2 | Fabian Kramer | |
| Tomáš Kasík | 3 | 3 | Martin Tormann | |
| Krystof Pecold | 4 | 4 | Benedikt Esser | |
| Filip-Daniel Kittl | 5 | 5 | Will Hoffmeister | |
| Daniel Veselý | 6 | 6 | Liam Doughton | |
| Jakub Hrdlick | 7 | 7 | Brad Billsborough | |
| Jan Zámrský | 8 | 8 | Mawuli Amefia | |
| Ladislav Cintler | 9 | 9 | Harry Cartwright | |
| Tobias Marek | 10 | 10 | Dany Doukeng | |
| Vit Studentlky | 11 | 11 | Shaun Smith | |
| David Bělohlávek | 12 | 12 | Eoin Bowie | |
| Tomas Adamec | 13 | 13 | Josh McConnell | |
| Jaroslav Novotny | 14 | 14 | Jimmy Adams | |
| Martin Nasticky | 15 | 15 | Alex Nyahoe | |
| Josef Brynda | 16 | 16 | Angus Ritz-Rahmen | |
| Matej Schejbal | 17 | 17 | Hagen Schomberg | |
| Jakub Hudrlík | Coach | Andy Hay | ||
| Germany |
32–18 | Norway |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Billsborough 4' Kurz 6' Tetley 18' , Rau 50' McConnell 61' Goals: Billsborough (6/7) |
Report |
Tries: Hansen 18' Mellor-King 54' Milligan 70' Gradert 79' Goals: Mellor-King (1/3) Grindheim (0/1) |
| Germany | Position | Norway | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Number | Number | Name | |
| Jimmy Adams | 1 | 1 | Magnus Lima Soiland | |
| Fabian Kramer | 2 | 2 | Denis Galic | |
| Fabian Wendt | 3 | 3 | Kristoffer Gradert | |
| Felix Rau | 4 | 4 | Fredrik Skovly | |
| Linus Kurz | 5 | 5 | Trygve Hansen | |
| Liam Doughton | 6 | 6 | Kristoffer Milligan | |
| Brad Billsborough | 7 | 7 | Jymaal Mellor-King | |
| Mawuli Amefia | 8 | 8 | Marius Odland Sagelv | |
| Harry Cartwright | 9 | 9 | Emil Grindheim | |
| Hagen Schomberg | 10 | 10 | Nils Kristian Holte | |
| Eoin Bowie | 11 | 11 | Matt South | |
| Shaun Smith | 12 | 12 | Isuf Peci | |
| Josh McConnell | 13 | 13 | Isaac R. Schmidt | |
| Alex Nyahoe | 14 | 14 | Sander Milligan | |
| Dany Doukeng Kongmo Ngo | 15 | 15 | Eric Mellor | |
| Martin Apostel | 16 | 16 | William Giddings | |
| Charlie Tetley | 17 | 17 | Sveinung Fludal | |
| Benedikt Esser | 18 | 18 | Idar Kjaerstad | |
| Andy Hay | Coach | Isaac Schmidt | ||