1975 European Rugby League Championship

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1975 (1975) European Championship  ()
Number of teams3
Winner England (8th title)
Matches played3
 < 1969–70
1977

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, as it involved only three nations, England, France and Wales. This was the seventeenth competition and was won for the eighth time by England.[1]

Results[edit]

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[edit]

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 win the tournament with two victories.

References[edit]

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