The 2014 European Cup was an international

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football tournament. The tournament took place in England, Wales, France, Ireland and Scotland between 17 October and 2 November. It was announced beforehand that the winner of the tournament would qualify for the 2016 Four Nations, and also that if Ireland or Wales won tournament, they will automatically qualify for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup (due to the World Cup qualifying tournament taking place at the same time as the 2016 Four Nations). France and Scotland had already qualified for that tournament. The

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were defending Champions but they did not compete in this year's tournament. Four teams competed in the 2014 event;

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and

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. Scotland were crowned champions on points differential, and subsequently won their first European Cup title. Scotland therefore qualified for the 2016 Four Nations, which will be their first appearance in a Four Nations tournament.

Teams

Squads

France

Head Coach: Richard Agar *On 3 October, Richard Agar named the following 23 players as part of his squad in preparation for the tournament. *On 7 October,

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and

Tony Maurel Tony Maurel (born 21 April 1993) is a French professional rugby league footballer who plays as a or on the for the Limoux Grizzlies in the Elite One Championship and France at international level. Maurel has previously played for Ayguevives, B ...

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were called into Richard Agar's squad to replace

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(medical reasons) and

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(resting after Super League).

Ireland

Head Coach:

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*On 10 October, Mark Aston named the following 29 players as part of a train-on squad in preparation for the tournament. *On 16 October, Mark Aston added Halifax halfback Ben Johnston to his squad for the tournament. *

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was a late addition for the Irish team. He arrived just in time to play for Ireland in their final tournament match against Wales.

Scotland

Head Coach:

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*On 10 October, Steve McCormack named the following 31 players as part of a train-on squad in preparation for the tournament.

Wales

Head Coach:

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*On 7 October, John Kear named the following 25 players as part of his squad in preparation for the tournament. *On 9 October, John Kear brought in four new players to the team to add to his train-on squad after withdrawals from

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and Rob Massam. Carvell withdrew due to injury while Massam cited work commitments. The four new players Kear brought in are: Tom Hughes, Morgan Evans,

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and

Owain Griffiths Owain Griffiths (born 18 July 1991) is former a Welsh international rugby league player who currently plays for the North Wales Crusaders. His usual positions is Hooker. Son of Welsh rugby league legend Clive Griffiths, Owain has established hi ...

Venues

The games will be played at the following venues in England, Ireland, France, Scotland and Wales.

Standings

Fixtures

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Matches details

''All times are local'':

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''in English venues''.

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''in French venues''.

/ WET ''in Irish venues''.

in ''Welsh venues''.

''in Scottish venues''.

Scotland vs Wales

Ireland vs France

Ireland vs Scotland

France vs Wales

Scotland vs France

Wales vs Ireland

References

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