The 2018 Rugby League European Championship B (also known as Euro B) was ninth edition of the
Rugby League European Championship B
The European Championship B (formerly the European Shield), is a rugby league football competition. The competition is organised by the Rugby League European Federation and is the second tier of the European Championship competition. It was first ...
and acted as the second phase of
European qualifying to the
2021 Rugby League World Cup
The 2021 Rugby League World Cup (RLWC2021) was a collection of world cups in the sport of rugby league, held in England from 15 October to 19 November 2022. England won hosting rights for the competition on 27 October 2016. The bid received £2 ...
. The series involved three teams in pool play and took place in October 2018. The two highest ranked teams, Russia and Spain, advanced to the European play-off. In August 2019, Russia withdrew from the play-off tournament and were replaced by Serbia.
Standings
Fixtures
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Serbia were without their Australian-based players, David Andjelić, Brandon Janjić, Jonathan Kress, and Ilija Radan, along with head coach Brett Davidson due to VISA issues. The
Serbian Rugby League
The Serbian Rugby League is the governing body for the sport of rugby league football in Serbia. The Association was formed in 2001 in Kruševac. They have been full members of the RLEF from August 2011.https://www.rlef.eu.com/teams/14
See also
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allege that Russia's
Association of Rugby League Clubs
The Association of Rugby League Clubs ( Russian: ''Ассоциация Регбилиг Клубов'') is the governing body for rugby league in Russia. The association was formed in 2010, bringing together amateur clubs and regional RRLF clubs ...
did not provide the necessary paperwork for VISA removal.
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References
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