2010 Rugby League European Cup
International rugby league tournament
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The 2010 Rugby League European Cup, known as the Alitalia European Cup for sponsorship purposes,[1] is a rugby league football tournament. Three of the competing teams participated in the 2009 Rugby League European Cup, with France also being included in the tournament after competing in the 2009 Four Nations. The winner of the competition, Wales, competed in the 2011 Four Nations tournament.[2]
| 2010 Rugby League European Cup | |
|---|---|
| |
| Number of teams | 4 |
| Winner |  Wales |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Attendance | 35,687 (5,948 per match) |
| Top scorer |   Gregg McNally (30) |
| Top try scorer | Rhys Williams (5) |
Squads
France
preliminary squad:[3]
- Coach:
Bobbie Goulding
| Club Team | Players |
|---|---|
 AS Carcassonne | Romaric Bemba, Roman Gagliazzo, Teddy Sadaoui |
| Catalans Dragons | Jean-Philippe Baile, Thomas Bosc, Rémi Casty, Olivier Elima (c), Jamal Fakir, David Ferriol, Cyril Gossard, Clint Greenshields, Grégory Mounis, Sébastien Raguin |
| Lézignan Sangliers | Matthew Alberola, Thibault Ancely, Andrew Bentley, Julian Bousquet, Nicolas Munoz, Florian Quintilla, Micheal Tribillac |
 Melbourne Storm | Dane Chisholm |
| Pia Donkeys | Maxime Grésèque, Christophe Moly |
| Sydney Roosters | Jason Baitieri |
| Toulouse Olympique | Vincent Duport, Mathieu Griffi, Kevin Larroyer, Antoni Maria, Yoan Tisseyre |
| Union Treiziste Catalans | William Barthau, Kane Bentley, Tony Gigot, Sebastien Martins, Quentin Nauroy, Éloi Pélissier, Michael Simon, Cyril Stacul, Julien Touxagas, Frédéric Vaccari |
Ireland
30 Man Squad
- Coach: Andy Kelly
Scotland
Preliminary Squad[4]
- Coach: Steve McCormack
Wales
48 Man Squad:[5]
- Coach:
Iestyn Harris
Standings
Pre-tournament matches
Wales announced that they would be playing two friendly warm-up matches against Italy at the Racecourse Ground in Wrexham on 3 and 6 October in preparation for the European Cup.[6] However the first match was cancelled due to a waterlogged pitch, making it a one-off match.[7]
Wales vs Italy
6 October 2010 19:30 |
| Wales |
6–13 |  Italy |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Gareth Thomas Goal: Lewis Reece (1/1) |
Report |
Tries: Christophe Caligari Ben Falcone Goals: Josh Mantellato (2/2) Field Goal: Ben Stewart |
Fixtures
Round 1
9 October 2010 |
| France |
58–24 | Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Olivier Elima (4), Rémi Casty, Teddy Sadaoui, Cyril Stacul, Tony Gigot, Andrew Bentley, Jason Baitieri Goals: Maxime Grésèque (4), Nicolas Munoz (5) |
Report |
Tries: John Gillam (2), Sean Hesketh, Jamie O'Callaghan, Greg McNally Goals: Greg McNally, Liam Finn |
Parc des Sports, Avignon, France Attendance: 14,522 Referee: Phil Bentham (England) Player of the Match: Rémi Casty |
10 October 2010 |
Scotland  |
22–60 | Wales |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Ben Fisher (2), Andrew Henderson (2) | Report |
Tries: Rhys Williams (3), Elliot Kear (3), Gareth Thomas, Mark Lennon, Lloyd White, Jacob Emmitt, Jordan James Goals: Lee Briers (8) |
Round 2
16 October 2010 |
Teams:[9]
FRANCE: 1. William Barthau, 2. Frédéric Vaccari, 3. Jean-Philippe Baile, 4. Teddy Sadaoui, 5. Cyril Stacul, 6. Tony Gigot, 7. Nicolas Munoz, 8. Mickaël Simon, 9. Kane Bentley, 10. Rémi Casty, 11. Olivier Elima, 12. Julien Touxagas, 13. Jason Baitieri. Subs: 14. Andrew Bentley, 15. Mathieu Griffi, 16. Sébastien Martins, 17. Romaric Bemba.
SCOTLAND: 1 Lee Paterson, 2. Dave Arnot, 3. Joe Wardle, 4. Kevin Henderson, 5. Jon Steel, 6. Brendan Lindsay, 7. Danny Brough, 8. Oliver Wilkes, 9. Ben Fisher, 10, Mitch Stringer, 11. Alex Szostak, 12. Sam Barlow, 13. Dale Ferguson. Subs: 14. Andrew Henderson, 15. Paddy Coupar, 16. Neil Lowe, 17. Jack Howieson.
17 October 2010 |
The Gnoll, Neath, Wales Attendance: 2,165 Referee: Thierry Alibert (France) Player of the Match: Gregg McNally[10] |
Round 3
23 October 2010 |
- Wales are Champions and will play in the 2011 Four Nations.
24 October 2010 |
Tallaght Stadium, Dublin, Ireland Attendance: 1,063 Referee: Thierry Alibert (France) Player of the Match: Dale Ferguson |