2009 European Cup

2009 (2009) European Cup  ()
2009 European Cup logo
Number of teams 6
Winner  Wales (5th title)
Matches played 9
Top scorer Scotland Mick Nanyn (46)
Top try scorers Ireland Karl Fitzpatrick (4)
Scotland 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]

Squads

Lebanon

Coach: Lebanon John Elias[3]

Club Team Players
Canterbury BulldogsLiam Ayoub and Jamie Clarke
Sydney RoostersSteven Azzi
Bankstown CityDanny Barakat, Adnan Saleh and Chris Salem (Captain)
Windsor WolvesDanny Chiha and Wael Harb
Jounieh RLFCGhassan Dandach and Youssef El Helou
Newtown JetsKhaled Deeb
Cronulla SharksAhmad Ellaz
LAURobin Hachache and Jad Hashem
Wentworthville MagpiesJohn Koborsi
South Sydney RabbitohsJosh Mansour
Newcastle KnightsGeorge Ndaira
North Sydney BearsReece Robinson
Chester Hill RhinosTravis Robinson
Western Suburbs MagpiesAllen Soultan

Wales

Coach: Wales Iestyn Harris (Crusaders Rugby League)[4]

Club Team Players
Gateshead ThunderMatt Barron
Celtic CrusadersAshley Bateman, Chris Beasley, Neil Budworth, Geraint Davies, Gil Dudson, Ben Flower (Captain), Jordan James, Elliot Kear, Lewis Mills, Ross Wardle, Lloyd White and Lee Williams
Featherstone RoversRoss Divorty
Leeds Met UniversityRhys Griffiths
Bridgend Blue BullsChristian Roets
London SkolarsMatt Thomas
Leigh CenturionsIan Watson
Central CometsIan Webster
Warrington WolvesRhys Williams

Serbia

Coach: New Zealand Gerard Stokes (Whitehaven) [5]

Club Team Players
Whitehaven Soni Radovanovic (Captain)
RK DorćolDalibor Vukanović, Stevan Stevanović, Milan Šušnjara, Vladan Kikanović, Dejan Lukenić, Nikša Unković, Dimitris Dajč, Filip Brkić and Miloš Milanko
R13K PodbaraMario Milosavljević, Nenad Grbić, Zoran Pešić and Marko Žebeljan
Oldham RoughyedsAusten Novaković
Souths Sunnybank Milan Radojević
RK Beogradski Univerzitet Ivan Šušnjara
R13K Niš Aleksandar Sič
RLK Crvena ZvezdaIvan Djordjević

Scotland

Coach: England Steve McCormack [6]

Club Team Players
Barrow RaidersJames Nixon
Featherstone RoversJon Steel
Doncaster Dean Colton
Wakefield Trinity WildcatsKevin Henderson
Leigh CenturionsMick Nanyn
Widnes VikingsLee Paterson, John Duffy and Iain Morrison
York City KnightsGareth Moore
Huddersfield GiantsPaul Jackson
Sheffield EaglesMitch Stringer, Alex Szostak, Jack Howieson and Brendon Lindsay
Hunslet HawksNeil Lowe
Hull KRBen Fisher (Captain) and Rhys Lovegrove
Gateshead ThunderAndrew Henderson, Mark Dack, Dave Vernon and Crawford Mathews
WhitehavenDexter Miller
Workington TownRob Lunt, Paddy Coupar and Dave Arnott
Edinburgh EaglesJohn Cox
Castleford PanthersJamie Benn

Ireland

Coach: England Andy Kelly[7]

Club Team Players
Barrow RaidersLiam Harrison and Dave Allen
Wakefield Trinity WildcatsScott Grix (Captain)
HalifaxBob Beswick
Salford City RedsKarl Fitzpatrick
Dewsbury RamsLiam Finn
Leeds RhinosLuke Ambler
Oldham RoughyedsMarcus St Hilaire and Wayne Kerr
Wigan Warriors Pat Richards and Michael McIlorum
Warrington WolvesTyrone McCarthy
Harlequins Rugby LeagueJason Golden
York City KnightsSean Hesketh
Castleford TigersRyan Boyle
Dublin City ExilesJohn Coleman
Treaty City TitansBrendan Guilfoyle
Laois PanthersTim Bergin
Carlow CrusadersStevie Gibbons and Paddy Barcoe

Italy

Coach: Italy Carlo Napolitano [8]

Club Team Players
Hinterland StormDominic Brambani
Woodrush RUEdoardo Lerna
Queensbury rugby leagueAngelo Ricci
West BowlingJonathan Marcinzack
Leeds AkkiesJason Dubas-Fisher
Avignon XIIICyril Armani
Cumbria rugby leagueAlex D'aprile
Piemonte XIIIFilippo Maserati and Pier Luigi Gentile
Lyon VilleurbanneMatthew Sands
Mastini XIIIMauro Di Maggio, Fabio Berzieri, Daniele Pasqualini, Giovanni Franchi, Filippo Righetto and Matteo Foschi
Nafit XIIIPaul Stanica, Claudio Forte, Nicolino Facco, Daniele Gnata and Ludovico Torreggiani
La Rocca XIIIFilippo Veronese and Andrea Zacchia
Melbourne StormAidan Guerra
Redcliffe DolphinsChris Borgese
Paris XIIIAnthony Severin
Gateshead ThunderPaul Franze
Wests TigersFranco Kmet
UnattachedMarco Ferrazzano and Mark Dalle Cort

Group 1

Results

17 October 2009
Italy  0 - 104  Scotland
Report Try: Nixon (4)
Steel (2)
Henderson (2)
Fletcher (2)
Benn (2)
Nanyn (2)
Paterson
Moore
Cox
Fisher
Goal: Nanyn (16)
Stadio Plebiscito, Padova, Italy
Attendance: 2,139
Referee/s: Steve Ganson England[9]
24 October 2009
Lebanon  86 - 0  Italy
Tries: T. Robinson (2)
Ellaz
Saleh (4)
Mansour
R. Robinson (3)
Clark, Harb (2)
El Helou

Goals: Ndeira (12)
Clark

 Report
1 November 2009
Scotland  22 - 10  Lebanon
Report
Hughenden Stadium, Glasgow, Scotland
Attendance: 1,000
Referee/s: Leon Williamson New Zealand

Final standings

Team Played Won Drew Lost For Against Diff Points
 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

18 October 2009
Ireland  82 - 0  Serbia
Try: Fitzpatrick (4)
Ambler (2)
Bergin (2)
Coleman
Finn
Allen
Hesketh
Harrison
Guilfoyle
Goal: Finn (9)
Hesketh (4)		 Report
Spollanstown, Tullamore, Ireland
Attendance: 295
Referee/s: Leon Williamson New Zealand
25 October 2009
Serbia  8 - 88  Wales
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)

Final standings

Team Played Won Drew Lost For Against Diff Points
 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

08-11-2009
Scotland  16 - 28  Wales
Report
Brewery Field, Bridgend, Wales
Attendance: 1,608[10]
Referee/s: Shayne Hayne Australia
Man of the Match: Elliot Kear[10]

3rd Place Match

08-11-2009
Lebanon  40 - 16  Ireland
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

Brewery Field, Bridgend, Wales
Attendance: 1,608
Referee/s: Steve Ganson England

5th place Match

08-11-2009
Italy  42 - 14  Serbia
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

Maesteg, Wales
Attendance: TBA
Referee/s: Phil Bentham England

Sources

References

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