The 2010 Rugby League European Cup, known as the

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European Cup for sponsorship purposes, is a

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football tournament. Three of the competing teams participated in the 2009 Rugby League European Cup, with

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also being included in the tournament after competing in the 2009 Four Nations. The winner of the competition,

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, competed in the

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tournament.

Squads

France

preliminary squad: *Coach:

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Ireland

30 Man Squad *Coach: Andy Kelly

Scotland

Preliminary Squad *Coach:

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Wales

48 Man Squad: *Coach: Iestyn Harris

Standings

Pre-tournament matches

Wales announced that they would be playing two friendly warm-up matches against Italy at the

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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.

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, 2.

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, 3. Jean-Philippe Baile, 4. Teddy Sadaoui, 5. Cyril Stacul, 6. Tony Gigot, 7. Nicolas Munoz, 8. Mickaël Simon, 9. Kane Bentley, 10.

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, 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.

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, 6. Brendan Lindsay, 7.

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, 8. Oliver Wilkes, 9. Ben Fisher, 10, Mitch Stringer, 11.

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, 12. Sam Barlow, 13. Dale Ferguson. Subs: 14. Andrew Henderson, 15. Paddy Coupar, 16. Neil Lowe, 17. Jack Howieson.

Round 3

*Wales are Champions and will play in the

References

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