# 2012 Rugby League European Cup

The 2012 Rugby League European Cup, known as the Alitalia European Cup for sponsorship purposes, is a rugby league football tournament.
Four teams competed in the 2012 event, with teams to be decided in November 2011 following the Four Nations. These were announced as Ireland, Scotland, Italy and the England Knights.
In mid-2012, Italy had to withdraw from the competition due to travel commitments and were omitted from the league to leave 3 teams:- England Knights, Ireland and Scotland.
As they won both of their games the England Knights won the Rugby League European Cup and thus became European champions. This was the England Knights first European Championship. However England have won 14 times.

## Teams

| Team | Coach | Captain | RLIF Rank |
| England Knights | Kieran Purtill | TBA | n/a (non cap team) |
| Scotland | Steve McCormack | TBA | 10 |
| Ireland | Mark Aston | Scott Grix | 12 |

## Scotland vs Ireland

* 14 October 2012
| Scotland | 18–30 | Ireland |
| Tries: Fisher, Stringer, Cockburn Goals: Scott 3/3 | Report | Tries: Bergin (2), Littler (2), Casey Goals: Finn 5/6 |
* Meggetland Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 726 Referee: Ben Thaler
| Scotland | positions | Ireland |
| 1. Brett Carter | Fullback | 1. Greg McNally |
| 2. Alex Hurst | Winger | 2. Tim Bergin |
| 3. Shae Lyon-Fraser | Centre | 3. Stuart Littler |
| 4. Josh Barlow | Centre | 4. Joshua O'Toole |
| 5. David Scott | Winger | 5. John O'Donnell |
| 6. Lee Paterson | Stand Off | 6. James Mendeika |
| 7. Liam Hood | Scrum half | 7. Liam Finn |
| 8. Paul Jackson | Prop | 8. Sean Hesketh |
| 9. Andrew Henderson | Hooker | 9. Carl Sice |
| 10. Mitchell Stringer | Prop | 10. Luke Ambler |
| 11. Sam Barlow | 2nd Row | 11. Elliot Cosgrove |
| 12. Dale Ferguson | 2nd Row | 12. Callum Casey |
| 13. Alex Szostak | Loose forward | 13. Tyrone McCarthy |
| 14. Ben Fisher | Interchange | 14. Colton Roche |
| 15. Adam Walker | Interchange | 15. Sam Wellens |
| 16. Jonathan Walker | Interchange | 16. Matty Hadden |
| 17. Callum Cockburn | Interchange | 17. Tom McKeown |
| Steve McCormack | Coach | Mark Aston |

## Ireland vs England Knights

* 20 October 2012
| Ireland | 4–56 | England Knights |
| Tries: O'Toole Goals: Finn 0/1 | Report | Tries: Broughton (2), Dixon, Turner, T. Burgess, Houghton, Gale, Lawrence, G. Burgess (2) Goals: Gale 8/10 |
* Deramore Park, Belfast
| Ireland | positions | England Knights |
| 1. Greg McNally | Fullback | 1. Chris Riley |
| 2. Tim Bergin | Winger | 2. Kieran Dixon |
| 3. Stuart Littler | Centre | 3. Jordan Turner |
| 4. Joshua O'Toole | Centre | 4. Rhys Evans |
| 5. John O'Donnell | Winger | 5. Jodie Broughton |
| 6. James Mendeika | Stand Off | 6. Dan Sarginson |
| 7. Liam Finn | Scrum half | 7. Luke Gale |
| 8. Sean Hesketh | Prop | 8. Scott Taylor |
| 9. Carl Sice | Hooker | 9. Danny Houghton |
| 10. Luke Ambler | Prop | 10. George Burgess |
| 11. Elliot Cosgrove | 2nd Row | 11. Jack Hughes |
| 12. Callum Casey | 2nd Row | 12. Michael Lawrence |
| 13. Tyrone McCarthy | Loose forward | 13. Mike Cooper |
| 14. Colton Roche | Interchange | 14. Tom Burgess |
| 15. Sam Wellens | Interchange | 15. Shaun Lunt |
| 16. Matty Hadden | Interchange | 16. Chris Clarkson |
| 17. Tom McKeown | Interchange | 17. Ben Jones-Bishop |
| Mark Aston | Coach | Kieran Purtill |

## England Knights vs Scotland

* 28 October 2012
| Scotland | 24–62 | England Knights |
| Tries: Stringer, Paterson, Phillips, Borthwick Goals: Scott 4/4 | Report | Tries: Sarginson (2), Evans (2), Broughton (2), Taylor (2), G. Burgess, Dixon, Turner Goals: Turner 9/11 |
* Meggetland Stadium, Edinburgh
| Scotland | positions | England Knights |
| 1. Brett Carter | Fullback | 1. Chris Riley |
| 2. | Winger | 2. Kieran Dixon |
| 3. | Centre | 3. |
| 4. | Centre | 4. Rhys Evans |
| 5. David Scott | Winger | 5. Jodie Broughton |
| 6. Lee Paterson | Stand Off | 6. Jordan Turner |
| 7. Liam Hood | Scrum half | 7. Dan Sarginson |
| 8. | Prop | 8. Scott Taylor |
| 9. Andrew Henderson | Hooker | 9. Danny Houghton |
| 10. Mitchell Stringer | Prop | 10. George Burgess |
| 11. | 2nd Row | 11. Jack Hughes |
| 12. | 2nd Row | 12. |
| 13. | Loose forward | 13. Mike Cooper |
| 14. | Interchange | 14. Tom Burgess |
| 15. | Interchange | 15. Ben Currie |
| 16. | Interchange | 16. Chris Clarkson |
| 17. Craig Borthwick | Interchange | 17. Ben Jones-Bishop |
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