2009 Rugby League European Cup
The 2009 Rugby League European Cup, known as the rugbyleague.com European Cup due to sponsorship, was a rugby league football tournament.
The revamped Rugby League European Cup 2009 involved six teams competing in two groups of three. Participating teams were: Ireland national [rugby league team|Ireland], Scotland, Wales, Serbia, Lebanon and Italy. Russia were scheduled to take part in the competition, but were forced to pull out due to board restructuring within the Russian [Rugby League Federation]. They were replaced by the RLEF European Shield winners, Italy.
Squads
Lebanon">Lebanon national rugby league team">Lebanon
Coach: John Elias- Hazem El Masri was no longer available after retiring from the sport.
- Robbie Farah was unavailable due to being named in Australia's Four Nations squad.
- Charlie Farah, Anthony Farah, Nathan Dib and Jarrod Saffy were all injury withdrawals.
Wales">Wales national rugby league team">Wales
Coach: Iestyn Harris- Anthony Blackwood, Ben Evans, Rhys Evans and Craig Kopczak were put on a four-man stand-by list that was used in case of injuries.
- Notable omissions included Glenn Morrison, David Mills and James Evans.
Serbia">Serbia national rugby league team">Serbia
Coach: Gerard StokesKonstantin Putkin Unattached - Rugby Union
Scotland">Scotland national rugby league team">Scotland
Coach: Steve McCormackIreland">Ireland national rugby league team">Ireland
Coach: Andy Kelly- Sean Gleeson, Gareth Haggerty and Eamon O'Carroll were not selected through injury.
Italy">Italy national rugby league team">Italy
Coach: Carlo Napolitano- Bradford's Chris Nero was forced to withdraw from the Italian squad.