1969–70 European Rugby League Championship

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1969–70 (1969–70) European Championship  ()
Number of teams3
WinnerFile:Flag of England.svg England (7th title)
Matches played6
Tournaments
 < 1955–56
1975 > 

This was the sixteenth European Championship and was won for the seventh time by England after a gap of thirteen years.[1]

Results

File:15.03.70 G. Aillières porté en triomphe à France-Angleterre (1970) - 53Fi549.jpg
The French captain, Georges Ailleres, carried on his teammates' shoulders after a win against England.
18 October
England File:Flag of England.svg40 – 23File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales
Headingley, Leeds
Attendance: 8,355
23 October
Wales File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg8–2File:Flag of France.svg France
The Willows, Salford
Attendance: 6,189
25 October
England File:Flag of England.svg11 – 11File:Flag of France.svg France
Central Park, Wigan
Attendance: 4,568
25 January
France File:Flag of France.svg15 – 11File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales
Stade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan
Attendance: 11,000
24 February
England File:Flag of England.svg26 – 7File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales
Headingley, Leeds
Attendance: 9,393
15 March
France File:Flag of France.svg14 – 9File:Flag of England.svg England
Stade des Minimes, Toulouse
Attendance: 6,587

Final standings

Team Played Won Drew Lost For Against Diff Points
File:Flag of England.svg England 4 2 1 1 86 55 +31 5
File:Flag of France.svg France 4 2 1 1 44 37 +7 5
File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales 4 1 0 3 47 85 −38 2
  • England win the tournament on points difference.

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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