European Shield : Tue Dec 20, 2011 1:39 pm
The format has been announced for an expanded Rugby League European Federation Shield in 2012/13.
The competition will now take place over two years with the four selected nations playing each other home and away. The side finishing bottom of the league will be relegated to the European Bowl, with the winner from that tournament taking their place in 2014/15. Pending RLIF confirmation of the format for the 2017 RLWC, the RLEF has proposed that the 2014-15 Shield acts as a qualifying tournament, meaning that all 24 European Shield matches between 2012 and 2015 are essentially world cup qualifiers. European Shield 2012 fixtures: 12th May 2012 - Germany v Serbia 19th May - Germany v Russia 9th June - Serbia v Italy 7th July - Italy v Germany 8th September - Russia v Italy 22nd September - Russia v Serbia http://www.rlef.eu.com/news/article/365 ... eld-2012-3 |
The format has been announced for an expanded Rugby League European Federation Shield in 2012/13.
The competition will now take place over two years with the four selected nations playing each other home and away. The side finishing bottom of the league will be relegated to the European Bowl, with the winner from that tournament taking their place in 2014/15. Pending RLIF confirmation of the format for the 2017 RLWC, the RLEF has proposed that the 2014-15 Shield acts as a qualifying tournament, meaning that all 24 European Shield matches between 2012 and 2015 are essentially world cup qualifiers. European Shield 2012 fixtures: 12th May 2012 - Germany v Serbia 19th May - Germany v Russia 9th June - Serbia v Italy 7th July - Italy v Germany 8th September - Russia v Italy 22nd September - Russia v Serbia http://www.rlef.eu.com/news/article/365 ... eld-2012-3 |
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