The 2020 European Championship was a planned international

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tournament that would have taken place in October and November 2020. Six teams were to have competed in the 2020 edition, with and joining the four teams that participated in

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. The teams were split into two pools of three, where the winners would have contested a final and the bottom teams would have been relegated to the 2022 European Championship B. The tournament was cancelled due to the

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A restructured European Championship system was announced in January 2020, with the top tier to be contested by six teams across two pools. The draw was created by on 31 January 2020 at the Red Star Sport Society Media Centre in

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by Stevan Stevanović and Jelena Stojiljković, the captains of Serbia's men's and

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rugby league teams, respectively. , , and comprised one pool, and , , and the other. The tournament was cancelled in July 2020 due to the

. Postponement to 2021 was not possible due to the 2021 Rugby League World Cup – Men’s tournament. The 2022 European Championship was to expand to eight teams, with and the winner of 2020 European Championship B (to be held in 2021) joining. However, the World Cup was subsequently postponed to 2022 which will likely cause another schedule revision.

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