2018 Rugby League European Championship B

The 2018 Rugby League European Championship B (also known as Euro B) was ninth edition of the Rugby League European Championship B and acted as the second phase of European qualifying to the 2021 Rugby League World Cup. 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.[1]

2018 (2018) European Championship B  ()
Number of teams3
Host country Europe
Winner Russia (3rd title)
Matches played3
Points scored154 (51.33 per match)
Tries scored29 (9.67 per match)
Top scorerRussia Aleksandr Lysokon (28)
Top try scorersRussia Aleksandr Lysokon (3)
Spain Romain Pallares (3)
Tournaments
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Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Russia 2 1 0 1 60 50 +10 2 Advance to third round
2  Spain 2 1 0 1 52 48 +4 2
3  Serbia 2 1 0 1 42 56 −14 2
Source: ERL

Fixtures
6 October 2018
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Spain  32–24  Russia
Tries: Pallares (3), Doutres (2), Franco, Puerta
Goals: Franco (1/3), R. Garcia (1/1), Delgado (0/2), Olivares (0/1), Pallares (0/1)
 Report
 Tries: Danilov, Konstantinov, Leskov, Lysokon
Goals: Lysokon (4/5)
Poliesportiu Quatre Carreres, Valencia[2]
Referee: Geoffrey Poumes (France)[3]
Player of the Match: Romain Pallares (Spain)

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.[4] The Serbian Rugby League allege that Russia's Association of Rugby League Clubs did not provide the necessary paperwork for VISA removal.[5]

13 October 2018
15:00 MSK (UTC+03:00)
Russia  36–18  Serbia
Tries: Lysokon (2), Konstantinov, Leskov, Lesnikov, Orlov, Zagoskin
Goals: Lysokon (4/8)
 Report
 Tries: Jašari, Keglić, Trifunović
Goals: Vo. Dedić (3/4)
Fili Stadium, Moscow[2]
Attendance: 300[6]
Referee: Liam Moore (England)
Player of the Match: Aleksandr Lysokon (Russia)
20 October 2018
14:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Serbia  24–20  Spain
Tries: Janjić, Kress, Milutinović, Stevanović, Zogović
Goals: Vo. Dedić (2/5)
 Report
 Tries: Delgado, Franco, Simo
Goals: R. Garcia (4/5)
Makiš Stadium, Belgrade[2]
Attendance: 150
Referee: Tom Grant (England)
Player of the Match: Luc Franco (Spain)

References
  1. Caplan, Phil (25 August 2019). "Serbia replace Russia in Rugby League World Cup qualifiers" (Press release). Rugby League European Federation. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  2. "Nations Gear Up For European Championship B". RLEF. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  3. "L'arbitrage français vers l'international!" (in French). FFR13. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  4. "Russia and Serbia Test match goes ahead". RLEF. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  5. "Srbija ruši Španiju za nastavak kvalifikacija" (in Serbian). srbijasport.net. 19 October 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  6. "Russia vs. Serbia - Russia 36 def. Serbia 18".
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