Rugby League Amateur Four Nations
The Amateur Four Nations was a rugby league competition contested annually by England Amateurs, Ireland Amateurs, Scotland Amateurs, and Wales Amateurs. The teams from the Celtic nations would pick players from their domestic competitions, while England's squad would be picked from teams in the Rugby League Conference. Players would also come from university teams and the armed forces. The competition, sometimes referred to as the Four Nations Championship, had previously been sponsored by Cheltenham Regency and Parkhouse Recruitment and Skanska. In 2014 the tournament was renamed the Celtic Nations Cup following England's withdrawal
History
Friendly matches between A sides were played between 1998 and 2001 with Scotland facing Wales twice and Ireland three times and Wales taking on England once.The success of these one-off friendly internationals saw the advent of the first Home Nations Championship in 2002.
Until the final match between Wales and England at Cheltenham, the tournament was low-key and had little publicity. But the England v Wales match received unprecedented national coverage with highlights on Sky Sports and resulted in a shock Wales win.
Wales would continue to "shock" for the next four years as they continued to win the title, only losing two matches in this period. It took the introduction of the Crusaders to weaken the Wales side and allow England to win the title for the first time in 2006. Even then Wales only lost by two penalties and travelled with a weakened injury-laden side.
The tournament has been successful in introducing new players to international rugby league in particular with the Celtic nations where some players have progressed to the senior side and also into semi-professional rugby league teams.
Results and Tables
2002
| Team | P | W | D | L | For | Agn | Pts | Diff |
 |size=33px200321 June - England A 28 Scotland A 20 at Elmpark Way, York28 June - Ireland A 32 Wales A 28 at Castle Avenue, Clontarf, Dublin 27 July - Wales A 48 Scotland A 22 at Brewery Field, Bridgend 27 July - England A 34 Ireland A 14 at Prince of Wales Stadium, Cheltenham 9 August - Scotland A 48 Ireland A 20 at Cartha Queens Park RFC, Glasgow 14 September - Wales A 28 England A 18 at Talbot Athletic Ground, Aberavon 200415 May - Wales A 56 Ireland A 12 at Cardiff Athletics Stadium13 June - Scotland A 26 England A 28 at Hamilton RFC 3 July - Scotland A 26 Wales A 34 at Glasgow 3 July - Ireland A 28 England A 24 at Castle Avenue, Clontarf, Dublin 22 August - Ireland A 16 Scotland A 24 at Navan R.F.C. 12 September - England A 32 Wales A 34 at Butts Park Arena, Coventry 200512 June -Wales A 70 Scotland A 8 at Brewery Field, Bridgend 2 July - England A 8 Ireland A 26 at Odsal, Bradford 16 July - Ireland A 10 Wales A 18 at Terenure College RFC, Dublin 23 July - England A 16 Scotland A 17 at New River Stadium, London Skolars 14 August - Scotland A 44 Ireland A 16 at Glasgow 11 September - Wales A 32 England A 36 at Brewery Field, Bridgend 2006Saturday 15 July -Ireland A 23 England A 44 at Terenure College RFC, Dublin Saturday 3 June - Ireland A 38 Scotland A 30 at St Marys RFC, Limerick Sunday 16 July - Scotland A 16 Wales A 22 at Lochinch RFC, Glasgow Sunday 13 August - Scotland A 14 England A 46 at Glasgow Saturday 19 August - Wales A 10 Ireland A 24 at Brewery Field, Bridgend Sunday 10 September England A 30 Wales A 26 at Post Office Road, Featherstone 2007Saturday 16 June -Wales A 44 Scotland A 30 at Cardiff Demons, St Peters rugby ground Saturday 23 June - England A 22 Ireland A 28 at Leigh Sports Village Saturday 14 July - Ireland A 16 Wales 16 at Carlow Crusaders Cill Dara RFC, Kildare Saturday 14 July - England A 42 Scotland A 40 at Gateshead International Stadium Saturday 11 August - Scotland A 18 Ireland A 28 at Old Anniesland, Glasgow Sunday 19 August - Wales A 39 England A 18 at Blackwood Bulldogs, Glan-yr-Afon Park, Blackwood 2008Saturday 21 June -Scotland A 20 Wales A 62 at Cartha Queens Park RFC, Glasgow Sunday 6 July - Wales A 32 Ireland A 24 at South Road Ground, Porthcawl RFC Sunday 20 July - England A 8 Wales A 24 at Haworth Park, Hull Saturday 26 July - Ireland A 26 Scotland A 28 at Dublin Saturday 16 August - Scotland A 26 England A 24 at Edinburgh Saturday 6 September - Ireland A 36 England A 24 at Tullamore 2009Saturday 13 June -Wales A 42 England A 4 at Brewery Field, Bridgend Saturday 13 June - Scotland A 22 Ireland A 30 at Edinburgh Saturday 11 July - Wales A 32 Scotland A 12 at Glan-yr-Afon Park, Blackwood Saturday 11 July - England A 28 Ireland A 12 at Broughton Park RUFC, Manchester Saturday 8 August - Ireland A 28 Wales A 26 at ALSAA Sports Complex, Dublin Saturday 8 August - England A 24 Scotland A 40 at Staines RFC, London 2010Sunday 13 June -Wales A 34 Ireland A 8 at The Gnoll, Neath Sunday 13 June - Scotland A 34 England A 32 at GHA RFC, Glasgow Saturday 10 July - England A 34 Wales A 30 at Somerset Vikings, Morganians RFC, Bridgwater Saturday 10 July - Ireland A 6 Scotland A 10 at Terenure College RFC, Dublin Saturday 14 August - Ireland A 12 England A 44 at Limerick Saturday 14 August - Scotland A 35 Wales A 22 at Edinburgh 2011Saturday 25 June -England A 30 Scotland A 22 at Stanningley Rugby League club, Leeds Saturday 2 July - Ireland A 22 Wales A 54 at Limerick Saturday 16 July - Wales A 34 Scotland A 22 at Virginia Park, Caerphilly Saturday 16 July - England A 12 Ireland A 26 at Pennine Way stadium, Hemel Hempstead Saturday 6 August - Wales A 30 England A 24 at Virginia Park, Caerphilly Saturday 13 August - Scotland A 26 Ireland A 8 at Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow 2012Saturday 23 June -Ireland A v Scotland A postponed Saturday 23 June - England A 56 Wales A 8 at Leigh Sports Village Saturday 21 July - Scotland A 48 England A 14 at Falkirk RFC Saturday 21 July - Wales A 28 Ireland A 26 at Bonymaen RFC Saturday 6 August - Ireland A 0 England A 38 at Bruff R.F.C., Limerick Saturday 13 August - Scotland A 36 Wales A 16 at Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow 2013Sunday 14 July -Wales A 0 England A 54 at The Gnoll, Neath Saturday 3 August - Ireland A 14 Wales A 48 at Limerick Saturday 10 August - Scotland A 38 Ireland A 26 at Falkirk RFC Friday 23 August - England A 52 Ireland A 0 at Pennine Way stadium, Hemel Hempstead Saturday 24 August - Wales A 54 Scotland A 18 at Eirias Stadium, Colwyn Bay Saturday 15 September - England A 94 Scotland A 0 at Wath Brow Hornets ARLFC Celtic Nations Cup2014Sunday 10 August -Scotland A 18 Wales A 16 at Woodside Sports Complex, Aberdeen Saturday 16 August - Ireland A 44 Scotland A 10 at Ashbourne RFC Saturday 23 August - Wales A 22 Ireland A 28 at Eirias Stadium, Colwyn Bay |