2010 European Cup


The 2010 European Cup, known as the Alitalia European Cup for sponsorship purposes, is a rugby league football tournament. Three of the competing teams participated in the 2009 European Cup, with France also being included in the tournament after competing in the 2009 Four Nations. The winner of the competition, Wales, competed in the 2011 Four Nations tournament.

Squads

France

preliminary squad:
Club TeamPlayers
AS CarcassonneRomaric Bemba, Roman Gagliazzo, Teddy Sadaoui
Catalans DragonsJean-Philippe Baile, Thomas Bosc, Rémi Casty, Olivier Elima , Jamal Fakir, David Ferriol,
Cyril Gossard, Clint Greenshields, Grégory Mounis, Sébastien Raguin
Lézignan SangliersMatthew Alberola, Thibault Ancely, Andrew Bentley, Julian Bousquet, Nicolas Munoz, Florian Quintilla, Micheal Tribillac
Melbourne StormDane Chisholm
Pia DonkeysMaxime Grésèque, Christophe Moly
Sydney RoostersJason Baitieri
Toulouse OlympiqueVincent Duport, Mathieu Griffi, Kevin Larroyer, Antoni Maria, Yoan Tisseyre
Union Treiziste CatalansWilliam Barthau, Kane Bentley, Tony Gigot, Sebastien Martins, Quentin Nauroy, Éloi Pélissier,
Michael Simon, Cyril Stacul, Julien Touxagas, Frédéric Vaccari

Ireland

30 Man Squad
Club TeamPlayers
Barrow RaidersLiam Harrison, Brett McDermott
Batley BulldogsSean Hesketh
Bradford BullsMichael Platt
Carlow CrusadersPaddy Barcoe
Dewsbury RamsMatthew Fox
Featherstone RoversLiam Finn
HalifaxBob Beswick
Jason Golden, Jamie O'Callaghan
Huddersfield GiantsSimon Finnigan, Scott Grix, Gregg McNally
Irish StudentsAdam Aigbokhae
Leeds RhinosLuke Ambler, Kyle Amor
Leeds MetStevie Gibbons
North Dublin EaglesJoseph Taylor
OldhamJohn Gillam, Wayne Kerr, Marcus St Hilaire, Matty Ashe
Salford City RedsSean Gleeson, Ryan Boyle
Sheffield EaglesTim Bergin
Treaty City TitansBrendan Guilfoyle
Warrington WolvesSimon Grix, Tyrone McCarthy
Widnes VikingsDavid Allen
Wigan WarriorsMichael McIlorum, Eamon O'Carroll

Scotland

Preliminary Squad
Club TeamPlayers
Batley BulldogsGareth Moore
Bradford BullsJoe Wardle
Carpentras XIIILee Paterson
Castleford PanthersJamie Benn
Coventry BearsBrad Massey
DoncasterDean Colton, Rob Lunt
Edinburgh EaglesCraig Borthwick, Giles Lomax
Featherstone RoversJon Steel
Gateshead ThunderCrawford Matthews
HalifaxSam Barlow
Oliver Wilkes
Huddersfield GiantsDanny Brough
Hull Kingston RoversBen Fisher
Hunslet HawksNeil Lowe
Leigh CenturionsJohn Duffy
London SkolarsDave Arnot
Sheffield EaglesAndrew Henderson, Jack Howieson, Brendon Lindsay, Mitch Stringer, Alex Szostak
Swinton LionsRichard Hawkyard
Wakefield Trinity WildcatsDale Ferguson, Kevin Henderson
WhitehavenDexter Miller, Spencer Miller
Workington TownBrett Carter, Paddy Coupar

Wales

48 Man Squad:
Club TeamPlayers
AS CarcassonneGareth Dean
Barrow RaidersAndy Bracek, Matt James
Batley BulldogsByron Smith
Bradford BullsCraig Kopczak
Burleigh BearsMark Lennon
Castleford TigersJames Evans
Central Queensland CometsChris Beasley, Ian Webster
CrusadersAnthony Blackwood, Ben Flower, Chris Davies, Dafydd Carter, Elliot Kear, Gareth Thomas, Gil Dudson,
Jack Pring, Jamie Murphy, Jordan James, Lee Williams, Lewis Mills, Lloyd White, Luke Dyer, Rhodri Lloyd
Featherstone RoversRoss Divorty
Gateshead ThunderMatt Barron
HalifaxSean Penkywicz
Hull Kingston RoversDavid Mills
Leeds MetRhys Griffiths
Leigh EastOwain Brown
London SkolarsMatt Thomas
Mackay CuttersNeil Budworth
South Wales ScorpionsAled James, Andrew Gay, Ashley Bateman, Christiaan Roets, Geraint Davies, Joe Burke, Lewis Reece, Steve Parry
St Helens R.F.C.Jacob Emmitt
Swinton LionsIan Watson, Phil Joseph
Warrington WolvesBen Evans, Rhys Evans, Rhys Williams
Wigan WarriorsBen Davies
UnattachedMark Roberts

Standings

Pre-tournament matches

Wales announced that they would be playing two friendly warm-up matches against Italy at the Racecourse Ground in Wrexham on 3 and 6 October in preparation for the European Cup. However the first match was cancelled due to a waterlogged pitch, making it a one off match.

Wales vs Italy

Fixtures

Round 1

Round 2

Teams:
FRANCE: 1. William Barthau, 2. Frédéric Vaccari, 3. Jean-Philippe Baile, 4. Teddy Sadaoui, 5. Cyril Stacul, 6. Tony Gigot, 7. Nicolas Munoz, 8. Mickaël Simon, 9. Kane Bentley, 10. Rémi Casty, 11. Olivier Elima, 12. Julien Touxagas, 13. Jason Baitieri. Subs: 14. Andrew Bentley, 15. Mathieu Griffi, 16. Sébastien Martins, 17. Romaric Bemba.
SCOTLAND: 1 Lee Paterson, 2. Dave Arnot, 3. Joe Wardle, 4. Kevin Henderson, 5. Jon Steel, 6. Brendan Lindsay, 7. Danny Brough, 8. Oliver Wilkes, 9. Ben Fisher, 10, Mitch Stringer, 11. Alex Szostak, 12. Sam Barlow, 13. Dale Ferguson. Subs: 14. Andrew Henderson, 15. Paddy Coupar, 16. Neil Lowe, 17. Jack Howieson.

Round 3