2025 Rugby League European Championships

The 2025 Rugby League European Championships was a series of rugby league tournaments for European Rugby League (ERL) men's national teams held in October 2025.

The championships was much reduced in comparison to the cancelled 2023 edition and only the Euro B, Euro C, and Euro D competition played.[1]The 2025 edition saw promotion and relegation between the division,[1] a first for the tournament and something first planned for the COVID-19 affected 2020 tournament.

The structure of the tournament was announced in March,[1] with final fixture confirmation coming in September.[2] In restarting the tournament after two mostly cancelled editions, the ERL invited nations after a consultation period and seeded them based on rank.[1]

The competition saw each team play one home and one away game. However, Euro C will be played in a centralised location as Ukraine were unable to host a match due to the current Russo-Ukrainian war.[1]

Euro A is set to be reintegrated in 2027, in addition to further nations be added lower down if eligible.[1]

Euro B

2025 European Championship B
Number of teams3
Winner Serbia
Matches played3
Tournaments
 < 2023
2026 > 
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Serbia 2 2 0 0 82 16 +66 4
2  Netherlands 2 1 0 1 40 36 +4 2
3  Malta 2 0 0 2 18 88 −70 0 Relegated to Euro C
Updated to match(es) played on 25 October 2025. Source:


18 October 2025
13:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Malta  6–36  Netherlands
Tries: Dimech 23'
Goals: Gauci (1/1)
 Report
 Tries: Geevers 16'
Schoenmaker (2) 20', 40'
Van Der Berg 32'
Koolstra 47'
Roeleveld 65'
Wragg 79'
Goals: Koolstra (4/7)
Marsa Sports Complex, Marsa
Referee: Mickael Lannes (France)
Team details
Malta Position Netherlands
Name Number Number Name
Zarrin Galea 1
FB
 1 Lachlan Van Der Vliet
Jean Scholey 2
WG
 2 Hamish Wragg
Brendan Dalton 3
CE
 3 Joran Schoenmaker
Harrison Jewitt 4
CE
 4 Hidde Van Der Berg
Kane Tippett 5
WG
 5 Dimitri Harringa
Xavier Mamo 6
SO
 6 Laury Renac
Kyle Gauci 7
SH
 7 Damon Koolstra
Josh Cassar 8
PR
 8 Kwinten Roeleveld
Karl Cassar 9
HK
 9 Maas Van Der Reek
Jean-Pierre Zarb 10
PF
 10 Kevin Ebing
Mark Roberston 11
SR
 11 Mavi Geevers
Justin Davenport 12
SR
 12 Paul Kuijpers
Kaine Dimech 13
LF
 13 Tom Van Bokhoven
Shaun Chircop 14
IN
 14 Rik Boats
Terence Galdes 15
IN
 15 Sam Kulmpert
Nicky Maylor 16
IN
 16 Francis Appleton
Marcus Christians 17
IN
 17 Tom Turnock
Philip Humphrey
Coach
 Dave Hunter


25 October 2025
17:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Netherlands  4–30  Serbia
Tries: Koolstra 34'
Goals: Koolstra (0/1)
 Report
 Tries: Marjanovic (4) 7', 45', 77' 80'
Trifunovic 18'
Muranka 72'
Goals: Jasari (0/1)
Soric (0/1)
Ditchman (1/4)
Stojilkovic (0/1)
RC Oysters, Oisterwijk
Referee: Stephane Vincent (France)
Team details
Netherlands Position Serbia
Name Number Number Name
Lachlan Van Der Vliet 1
FB
 1 Jesse Soric
Arie-Tjerk Razoux Schultz 2
WG
 2 Andrej Marinkovic
Kees Kuijpers 3
CE
 3 Stefan Arsic
Joran Schoenmaker 4
CE
 4 Vladimir Milutinovic
Dimitri Harringa 5
WG
 5 Dzavid Jasari
Laury Renac 6
SO
 6 Niko Djukic
Damon Koolstra 7
SH
 7 Vlado Kusic
Mauricio Gomez Pazos 8
PR
 8 Vladica Nikolic
Maas Van Der Reek 9
HK
 9 Sasha Popovic
Kwinten Roeleveld 10
PF
 10 Vladica Nikolic
Sam Kulmpert 11
SR
 11 Enis Bibic
Mavi Gevers 12
SR
 12 Jason Muranka
Paul Kuijpers 13
LF
 13 Lachlan Ditchman
Lars Mudde 14
IN
 14 Vuk Štrbac
Tom Turnock 15
IN
 15 Djordje Krnjeta
Sylvan Vonken 16
IN
 16 Rajko Trifunovic
Joshua Pengel 17
IN
 17 Strahinja Stojilkovic
Ruben Stuifzand 18
CS
 18 Aleksandar Pavlovic
Dave Hunter
Coach
 Darren Fisher
1 November 2025
13:00 CET (UTC+01:00)
Serbia  52–12  Malta
Tries: Marinkovic (2) 8', 40',
Djuric (2) 32', 58', Pavlovic 54'
Soric 61'
Muranka 64'
Arsic 71'
Nikolic 78'
Zenuni 80'
Goals: Soric (0/1)
Nikolic (1/1)
Jasari (5/8)
 Report
 Tries: Gatt 26'
Jewitt 50'
Goals: Gauci (2/2)

Euro C

Euro C was won by Ukraine who won both games to secure promotion to Euro B.[3] Italy were relegated to Euro D.[4]

2025 European Championship C
Number of teams3
Host country Italy
Winner Ukraine
Matches played3
Points scored154 (51.33 per match)
Tries scored30 (10 per match)
Top scorer Tyrone Tsagalias 24pts
Top try scorer Tyrone Tsagalias 3
Tournaments
 < 2022
2026 > 
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Ukraine 2 2 0 0 78 26 +52 4 Promoted to Euro B
2  Greece 2 1 0 1 42 48 −6 2
3  Italy 2 0 0 2 34 80 −46 0 Relegated to Euro D
Source: [1]
18 October 2025
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Italy  20–44  Ukraine
Tries: Plati 4'
Piccirilli 24'
Lenzo 74'
Goals: Corte (4/4)
 Report
 Tries: Vedler (2) 12', 67'
Cleary 17'
Y Hromow 31'
Zazimko (2) 48', 59'
O Hromow 78'
Sciglitano 80'
Goals: Scorbach (5/5), Cleary (1/4)
Pasian di Prato stadium, Udine
Referee: Enzo Peyre (France)
Team details
Italy Position Ukraine
Name Number Number Name
Jack Piccirilli 1
FB
 1 Yuri Hromow
Emanuele Passera 2
WG
 2 David Zazimko
George Stamatatos 3
CE
 3 Mykhailo Troian
Andrea Gallinaro 4
CE
 4 Liubomyr Beznoschuk
Jackson Lenzo 5
WG
 5 Danylo Vedler
Alessandro Corte 6
SO
 6 Oleksandr Scorbach
Damian Nati 7
SH
 7 Jett Cleary
Davide Colla 8
PR
 8 Rhys Sciglitano
Lorenzo Vizzolo 9
HK
 9 Owen Hromow
Dominic Biondi 10
PF
 10 Volodimir Karpenko
Leonard Plati 11
SR
 11 Jonah Ngaronoa
Ikenna Michele Ugwo 12
SR
 12 Oleksandr Fomiuk
Nicholas Lenaz 13
LF
 13 Victor Tereszko
Francesco Vallone 14
IN
 14 Daniel Janissen
Mattia Saoncella 15
IN
 15 Dmytro Pokotylo
Ryan Solda 16
IN
 16 Ostap Hryshchenko
Francesco Speggiorn 17
IN
 17 Ostap Kozak
Leo Epifania
Coach
 Dan Beardshaw
22 October 2025
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Greece  6–34  Ukraine
Tries: Tsagalias 10'
Goals: Tsagalias (1/1)
 Report
 Tries: Ngaronoa 5'
O Hromow 15'
Sluvinsky 29'
Tereszko 37'
Y Hromow 69'
Popliuk 74'
Goals: Skorbach (4/5), Cleary (1/1)
Pasian di Prato stadium, Udine
Referee: Enzo Peyre (France)
Team details
Greece Position Ukraine
Name Number Number Name
Tyrone Tsagalias 1
FB
 1 Yuri Hromow
Alexandros Aliu 2
WG
 2 Davyd Zazimko
Nick Mougios 3
CE
 3 Zayn Sluvinsky
Kostas Katsidonis 4
CE
 4 Liubomyr Beznoshchuk
Georgios Chionis 5
WG
 5 Danylo Vedler
Leon Bakis 6
SO
 6 Oleksandr Skorbach
Eddie Markopoulos 7
SH
 7 Jett Cleary
Stephanos Bastas 8
PR
 8 Ostap Hryshchenko
Deon Iro 9
HK
 9 Owen Hromow
Theodoros Nianiakas 10
PF
 10 Volodymyr Karpenko
Aris Koulizakis 11
SR
 11 Jonah Ngaronoa
Chris Slater-Raptis 12
SR
 12 Oleksandr Fomiuk
Bill Magoulias 13
LF
 13 Victor Tereszko
Stephanos Eskioglou 14
IN
 14 Daniel Janissen
Panteleimon Tsattalios 15
IN
 15 Ostap Kozak
Nikolaos Stefanou 16
IN
 16 Dmytro Pokotylo
Aris Dardamanis 17
IN
 17 Valerii Popeliuk
Steve Georgallis
Coach
 Dan Beardshaw
25 October 2025
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Italy  14–36  Greece
Tries: Lenaz 2'
Piccirilli 47'
Stamatatos 55'
Goals: Corte (1/3)
 Report
 Tries: Iro 6'
Linoxylakis 14'
Mougios 18'
Tsagalias (2) 27', 76'
Chionis 62'
Bakis 73'
Markopoulos (2) 33', 52

Goals: Tsagalias (5/9)
Pasian di Prato stadium, Udine
Referee: Enzo Peyre (France)
Team details
Italy Position Greece
Name Number Number Name
Jack Piccirilli 1
FB
 1 Tyrone Tsagalias
Alessandro Corte 2
WG
 2 Alexandros Linoxylakis
Emanuele Passera 3
CE
 3 Nick Mougios
Ikenna Michele Ugwo 4
CE
 4 Kostas Katsidonis
Ryan Solda 5
WG
 5 George Chionis
Jackson Lenzo 6
SO
 6 Leon Bakis
Damian Nati 7
SH
 7 Eddie Markopoulos
Davide Colla 8
PR
 8 Myles Gal
Nicolas Lenaz 9
HK
 9 Deon Iro
Dominic Biondi 10
PF
 10 Theodoros Nianiakas
George Stamatatos 11
SR
 11 Alexandros Aliu
Francesco Speggiorin 12
SR
 12 Stefanos Eskioglou
Leonard Plati 13
LF
 13 Nicholas Flocas
Mattia Saoncella 14
IN
 14 Nikolaos Stefanou
Vincent Fochesato 15
IN
 15 Panteliemon Tsattalios
Lorenzo Vizzolo 16
IN
 16 Stefanos Bastas
Antonio Obasi 17
IN
 17 Aris Koulizakis
Andrea Marchica 18
CS
 18 Aris Dardamanis
Leo Epifania
Coach
 Steve Georgallis


Euro D

Germany won Euro D and promotion to Euro C.[4]

2025 European Championship D
Number of teams3
Winner Germany
Matches played3
Points scored224 (74.67 per match)
Tries scored39 (13 per match)
Top scorer Brad Billsborough 40 pts
Top try scorer Nils Holte, Jymaal Mellor-King 4
Tournaments
 < 2021
2026 > 
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 2 2 0 0 104 28 +76 4 Promoted to Euro C
2  Norway 2 1 0 1 104 38 +66 2
3  Czech Republic 2 0 0 2 16 158 −142 0
Source: [2]
11 October 2025
14:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Norway  86–6  Czech Republic
Tries: Gradert (2) 10', 63'
Mellor-King (3) 13', 57', 60'
Holte (4) 18', 23', 30', 79'
Sagelv 26'
Henriksen (2) 37' 70'
Grindheim 41'
Milligan 67'
Pride 76'
Goals: Mellor-King (2/4)
Grindheim (11/11)
 1st: 38–6
2nd: 48–0
Report
 Tries: Zámrský 39'
Goals: Cintler (1/1)
Strømmen Stadion, Oslo
Referee: Michael Smaill (New Zealand)
Team details
Norway Position Czech Republic
Name Number Number Name
Jakob Øftshus Henriksen 1
FB
 1 Roman Richtr
Magnus Lima Soiland 2
WG
 2 Tomáš Kasík
Kristoffer Gradert 3
CE
 3 Matej Schejbal
Fredrik Skovly 4
CE
 4 Josef Brynda
Denis Galic 5
WG
 5 Jiri Brynda
Kristoffer Milligan 6
SO
 6 Ladislav Cintler
Jymaal Mellor-King 7
SH
 7 Daniel Veselý
Mike Pride 8
PR
 8 Krystof Pecold
Emil Grindheim 9
HK
 9 Tomáš Řičica
Nils Kristian Holte 10
PF
 10 Tomáš Adamec
Isuf Peci 11
SR
 11 Jakub Denko
Marius Odland Sagelv 12
SR
 12 Vit Studecky
Isaac R. Schmidt 13
LF
 13 David Bělohlávek
Oliver Falk 14
IN
 14 David Slivka
Tygve Hansen 15
IN
 15 Jan Zámrský
Eric Mellor 16
IN
 16 Adam Mikulas
Sander Milligan 17
IN
 17 Tobias Marek
Isaac Schmidt
Coach
 Jakub Hudrlík


18 October 2025
13:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Czech Republic  10–72  Germany
Tries: Zámrský 15'
Studentlky 70'
Goals: Cintler (1/2)
 Report
 Tries: Doughton 7'
Schomberg (2) 24', 68'
Smith (2) 29', 75'
McConnell (2) 31', 40'
Wood 36'
Kramer (3) 42', 56', 80'
Ritz-Rahmen 60'
Goals: Billsborough (12/12)
Stadion HZS, Hradec Králové
Referee: Misa Vakadranu (Fiji)
Team details
Czech Republic Position Germany
Name Number Number Name
David Stastnik 1
FB
 1 George Wood
Roman Richtr 2
WG
 2 Fabian Kramer
Tomáš Kasík 3
CE
 3 Martin Tormann
Krystof Pecold 4
CE
 4 Benedikt Esser
Filip-Daniel Kittl 5
WG
 5 Will Hoffmeister
Daniel Veselý 6
SO
 6 Liam Doughton
Jakub Hrdlick 7
SH
 7 Brad Billsborough
Jan Zámrský 8
PR
 8 Mawuli Amefia
Ladislav Cintler 9
HK
 9 Harry Cartwright
Tobias Marek 10
PF
 10 Dany Doukeng
Vit Studentlky 11
SR
 11 Shaun Smith
David Bělohlávek 12
SR
 12 Eoin Bowie
Tomas Adamec 13
LF
 13 Josh McConnell
Jaroslav Novotny 14
IN
 14 Jimmy Adams
Martin Nasticky 15
IN
 15 Alex Nyahoe
Josef Brynda 16
IN
 16 Angus Ritz-Rahmen
Matej Schejbal 17
IN
 17 Hagen Schomberg
Jakub Hudrlík
Coach
 Andy Hay


25 October 2025
14:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Germany  32–18  Norway
Tries: Billsborough 4'
Kurz 6'
Tetley 18'
, Rau 50'
McConnell 61'
Goals: Billsborough (6/7)
 Report
 Tries: Hansen 18'
Mellor-King 54'
Milligan 70'
Gradert 79'
Goals: Mellor-King (1/3)
Grindheim (0/1)
Sportplatz Welper, Hattingen
Referee: Hans Verveer (Netherlands)
Team details
Germany Position Norway
Name Number Number Name
Jimmy Adams 1
FB
 1 Magnus Lima Soiland
Fabian Kramer 2
WG
 2 Denis Galic
Fabian Wendt 3
CE
 3 Kristoffer Gradert
Felix Rau 4
CE
 4 Fredrik Skovly
Linus Kurz 5
WG
 5 Trygve Hansen
Liam Doughton 6
SO
 6 Kristoffer Milligan
Brad Billsborough 7
SH
 7 Jymaal Mellor-King
Mawuli Amefia 8
PR
 8 Marius Odland Sagelv
Harry Cartwright 9
HK
 9 Emil Grindheim
Hagen Schomberg 10
PF
 10 Nils Kristian Holte
Eoin Bowie 11
SR
 11 Matt South
Shaun Smith 12
SR
 12 Isuf Peci
Josh McConnell 13
LF
 13 Isaac R. Schmidt
Alex Nyahoe 14
IN
 14 Sander Milligan
Dany Doukeng Kongmo Ngo 15
IN
 15 Eric Mellor
Martin Apostel 16
IN
 16 William Giddings
Charlie Tetley 17
IN
 17 Sveinung Fludal
Benedikt Esser 18
CS
 18 Idar Kjaerstad
Andy Hay
Coach
 Isaac Schmidt


References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Three-tier men's European rugby league championships announced". europeanrugbyleague.com. 21 March 2025.
  2. ^ "Nine nations prepare for men's European Championship". Rugby League International Federation.
  3. ^ "Jett Cleary leads Ukraine to Euro promotion – Total Rugby League". Total RL. 23 October 2025. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  4. ^ a b "International round-up: Serbia and Greece win, Germany claim title – Total Rugby League". Total RL. 26 October 2025. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
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