1975 European Rugby League Championship

1975 European Championship
Number of teams3
Winner England (8th title)
Matches played3
Tournaments
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The revived 1975 European Rugby League Championship used traditional structures that saw a return to the one-game format. It was also known as the International Triangular Tournament, involving only three nations: England, France, and Wales. This was the seventeenth competition and was won for the eighth time by England.[1]

Results

19 January
France 9 – 11 England
Stade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan
Attendance: 7,950
16 February
Wales 21 – 8 France
St Helens Rugby Ground, Swansea
Attendance: 23,000
25 February
England 12 – 8 Wales
The Willows, Salford
Attendance: 8,494

Final standings

Team Played Won Drew Lost For Against Diff Points
 England 2 2 0 0 23 17 +6 4
 Wales 2 1 0 1 29 20 +9 2
 France 2 0 0 2 17 32 −15 0
  • England won the tournament with two victories.

References

  1. ^ Raymond Fletcher; David Howes (1995). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1995-1996. London: Headline Book Publishing. p. 425. ISBN 0-7472-7817-2.
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