1949–50 European Rugby League Championship

1949–50 (1949–50) European Championship ()
Number of teams	4
Winner	England (5th title)
Matches played	6
Tournaments < 1948–49 1950–51 >

This was the tenth European Championship and was won for the fifth time by England on Points Average. This tournament saw the introduction of the Other Nationalities team, which was made up of players from Scotland and the southern hemisphere who played in the NRFU. The tournament also reverted to the single game round robin format.^[1]

Results

19 September

Other nationalities	13–7	England

Workington

22 October

Other nationalities	6–5	Wales

Abertillery

12 November

Wales	16–8	France

Swansea

4 December

England	13–5	France

Bordeaux

15 January

France	8–3	Other nationalities

Marseilles

1 March

England	11–6	Wales

Wigan

Final standings

Team	Played	Won	Lost	For	Against	Diff	Points
England	3	2	1	31	24	+7	4
Other nationalities	3	2	1	22	20	+2	4
Wales	3	1	2	27	25	+2	2
France	3	1	2	21	32	−11	2

References

↑ Raymond Fletcher; David Howes (1995). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1995-1996. London: Headline Book Publishing. p. 424. ISBN 0-7472-7817-2.

Rugby League European Cup

Teams	France Ireland Scotland Wales

European Championship	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

European Nations Cup	2003 2004 2005

European Cup	2009 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

European Cup European Championship B European Championship C

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