2021 Men's Rugby League World Cup qualification – Europe Repechage
# 2021 Men's Rugby League World Cup qualification – Europe Repechage

The 2019 Rugby League European play-off tournament was the final phase of European qualifying to the 2021 Rugby League World Cup, played in October and November 2019. It featured six nations, five of whom have come through the previous phases of European qualifying - 2018 European Championship, 2018 European Championship B and 2018–19 European Championship C. The competition was played in two groups of three with the winners and runners up in each group qualifying for the World Cup.

## Teams and pool draw

| Team | Qualified via | Seeding for tournament |
| - | - | - |
| Ireland | 2018 European Championship 3rd place | 1st |
| Scotland | 2018 European Championship 4th place | 1st |
| Italy | Direct entry to play-off | 2nd |
| Russia | 2018 European Championship B winner | 2nd |
| Spain | 2018 European Championship B runner-up | 3rd |
| Greece | 2018–19 European Championship C winner | 3rd |
| Serbia | Replaced Russia | – |

The draw for the two groups was made on 12 December 2018. Teams with the same seeding will not play in the same group, each group will be a single round-robin with each team playing each other once. Group A was drawn as Ireland, Italy, and Spain, and Group B as Scotland, Russia, and the winners of the Euro C play-off game. Greece defeated Norway in May 2019 to take the position in Group B.

In August 2019, it was announced that Russia were withdrawing from the competition and would be replaced by Serbia, who finished third in the 2018 Euro B tournament. No specific reason was given for Russia's withdrawal, though the decision was foreshadowed by allegations from the Serbian Rugby League that Russia's Association of Rugby League Clubs did not provide the necessary paperwork for VISA removal for their Australian-based players ahead of their Euro B match in Moscow in October 2018.

## Fixtures

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Ireland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 12 | +55 | 4 | Qualification for 2021 Rugby League World Cup |
| 2 | Italy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 2 | Qualification for 2021 Rugby League World Cup |
| 3 | Spain | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 76 | −64 | 0 | |

* 26 October 2019 17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)

| Spain | 8–42 | Ireland |
| - | - | - |
| Tries: R. Franco Goals: Pallares (2/2) | Report | Tries: McCarthy (2), Bentley, Keyes, McNally, Podesta, Roberts Goals: Podesta (7/7) |

* Ciutat de l'Esport, Xàtiva Attendance: 1,013 Referee: Geoffrey Poumes (France) Touch judges: Ludovic Bernard (France), Alexandre Guedes (France)

Team details :

| FB | 1 | Romain Franco |
| - | - | - |
| WG | 2 | Alexis Escamilla |
| CE | 3 | Antonio Puerta |
| CE | 4 | Alex Doutres (c) |
| WG | 5 | Daniel Garcia |
| FE | 6 | Luc Franco |
| HB | 7 | Romain Pallares |
| PR | 8 | Gaetan Estruga |
| HK | 9 | Miguel Blanco-Charters |
| PR | 10 | Maxime Garcia |
| SR | 11 | Emir Walid Bouregba |
| SR | 12 | Anthony Delgado |
| LK | 13 | Julien Agullo |
| Interchange: |||
| BE | 14 | Kevin Aparicio |
| BE | 15 | Ludovic Renu |
| BE | 16 | Rafael Garcia |
| BE | 17 | Simon Juarez |
| Coach: |||
| Darren Fisher ||||
| FB | 1 | Ethan Ryan |
| WG | 2 | Matt Coade |
| CE | 3 | Frankie Halton |
| CE | 4 | James Bentley |
| WG | 5 | Roland Podesta |
| SO | 6 | Gregg McNally |
| SH | 7 | Joe Keyes |
| PR | 8 | Liam Byrne |
| HK | 9 | Bob Beswick (c) |
| PR | 10 | Pat Moran |
| SR | 11 | Oliver Roberts |
| SR | 12 | Tyrone McCarthy |
| LF | 13 | George King |
| Interchange: |||
| BE | 15 | Ronan Michael |
| BE | 16 | Danny Bridge |
| BE | 17 | Michael Ward |
| BE | 19 | Declan O'Donnell |
| Coach: |||
| Stuart Littler ||||

Notes:

* This match was originally fixtured to be played at Estadio Matías Prats in Torredonjimeno.
* 2 November 2019 16:00 CET (UTC+01:00)

| Italy | 34–4 | Spain |
| - | - | - |
| Tries: Passera (2), Campagnolo, King, Santi, Tramontana Goals: Campagnolo (5/7) | Report | Tries: L. Franco Goals: Pallares (0/1) |

* Stadio G. Teghil, Lignano Sabbiadoro Referee: Benjamin Casty (France) Touch judges: Jaroslav Bžoch [cz] (Czech Republic), Geoffrey Poumes (France)

Team details :

| FB | 1 | Samuel Dolores |
| - | - | - |
| WG | 2 | Emanuele Passera |
| CE | 3 | Ethan Natoli |
| CE | 4 | Ronny Palumbo |
| WG | 5 | Richard Lepori |
| FE | 6 | Gus Garzaniti |
| HB | 7 | Jack Campagnolo |
| PR | 8 | Alec Susino |
| HK | 9 | Joey Tramontana |
| PR | 10 | Brenden Santi (c) |
| SR | 11 | Ryan King |
| SR | 12 | Alexander Myles |
| LK | 13 | Gioele Celerino |
| Interchange: |||
| BE | 14 | Daniel Petralia |
| BE | 15 | Anton Iaria |
| BE | 16 | Rhys Sciglitano |
| BE | 17 | John Trimboli |
| Coach: |||
| Leo Epifania ||||
| FB | 1 | Romain Franco |
| WG | 2 | Alexis Escamilla |
| CE | 3 | Daniel Garcia |
| CE | 4 | Alex Doutres (c) |
| WG | 5 | Ludovic Renu |
| FE | 6 | Luc Franco |
| HB | 7 | Romain Pallares |
| PR | 8 | Gaetan Estruga |
| HK | 9 | Miguel Blanco-Charters |
| PR | 10 | Kevin Aparicio |
| SR | 11 | Antonio Puerta |
| SR | 12 | Rafael Garcia |
| LK | 13 | Julien Agullo |
| Interchange: |||
| BE | 14 | Miquel Tomàs |
| BE | 15 | Maxime Garcia |
| BE | 16 | Emir Walid Bouregba |
| BE | 17 | Anthony Delgado |
| Coach: |||
| Darren Fisher ||||

* 9 November 2019 19:00 IST (UTC+01:00)

| Ireland | 25–4 | Italy |
| - | - | - |
| Tries: Moran (2), McNally, King Goals: Podesta (4/4) Drop goals: Keyes | Report | Tries: Tramontana Goals: Campagnolo (0/1) |

* Morton Stadium, Santry Referee: Liam Moore (England) Touch judges: Gareth Jones (England), Andy Smith (England)

Team details :

| FB | 1 | Ethan Ryan |
| - | - | - |
| WG | 2 | Matt Coade |
| CE | 3 | Zack McComb |
| CE | 4 | James Bentley |
| WG | 5 | Roland Podesta |
| SO | 6 | Gregg McNally |
| SH | 7 | Joe Keyes |
| PR | 8 | Liam Byrne |
| HK | 9 | Bob Beswick (c) |
| PR | 10 | Pat Moran |
| SR | 11 | Frankie Halton |
| SR | 12 | Tyrone McCarthy |
| LF | 13 | George King |
| Interchange: |||
| BE | 15 | Ronan Michael |
| BE | 16 | Danny Bridge |
| BE | 17 | Michael Ward |
| BE | 19 | James Mulvaney |
| Coach: |||
| Stuart Littler ||||
| FB | 1 | Samuel Dolores |
| WG | 2 | Emanuele Passera |
| CE | 3 | Ethan Natoli |
| CE | 4 | Ronny Palumbo |
| WG | 5 | Richard Lepori |
| FE | 6 | Gus Garzaniti |
| HB | 7 | Jack Campagnolo |
| PR | 8 | Alec Susino |
| HK | 9 | Joey Tramontana |
| PR | 10 | Brenden Santi (c) |
| SR | 11 | Ryan King |
| SR | 12 | Alexander Myles |
| LK | 13 | Gioele Celerino |
| Interchange: |||
| BE | 14 | Daniel Petralia |
| BE | 15 | Anton Iaria |
| BE | 16 | Rhys Sciglitano |
| BE | 17 | John Trimboli |
| Coach: |||
| Leo Epifania ||||

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Scotland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 24 | +104 | 4 | Qualification for 2021 Rugby League World Cup |
| 2 | Greece | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 106 | 48 | +58 | 2 | Qualification for 2021 Rugby League World Cup |
| 3 | Serbia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 168 | −162 | 0 | |

* 26 October 2019 15:00 BST (UTC+01:00)

| Scotland | 86–0 | Serbia |
| - | - | - |
| Tries: Oakes (3), Scott (3), Brierley (2), Alex Walker (2), Glohe, Hellewell, Kavanagh, McLelland, Turland Goals: Brierley (13/15) | Report | |

* Lochinch Sports Pavilion, Glasgow Attendance: 300 Referee: Tom Grant (England) Touch judges: Dean Bowmer (England), Jack Smith (England)

Team details :

| FB | 1 | Alex Walker |
| - | - | - |
| WG | 2 | Davey Dixon |
| CE | 3 | David Scott |
| CE | 4 | Ben Hellewell |
| WG | 5 | Will Oakes |
| SO | 6 | Callum McLelland |
| SH | 7 | Ryan Brierley |
| PR | 8 | Luke Douglas |
| HK | 9 | Danny Addy |
| PR | 10 | Adam Walker |
| SR | 11 | Nick Glohe |
| SR | 12 | Ben Kavanagh |
| LF | 13 | Dale Ferguson (c) |
| Interchange: |||
| BE | 15 | Sam Luckley |
| BE | 17 | Kieran Moran |
| BE | 20 | Matt Hogg |
| BE | 23 | Dan Turland |
| Coach: |||
| Nathan Graham ||||
| FB | 1 | Vojislav Dedić |
| WG | 2 | Zane Bijorac |
| CE | 3 | Aleksandar Djordjević |
| CE | 4 | James Mirčeski |
| WG | 5 | Dragan Janković |
| FE | 6 | Daniel Marjanović |
| HB | 7 | Ben Stevanović |
| PR | 8 | Vladica Nikolić |
| HK | 9 | Rajko Janković |
| PR | 10 | Miloš Ćalić |
| SR | 11 | Jason Muranka |
| SR | 12 | Stefan Nedeljković |
| LK | 13 | Stevan Stevanović (c) |
| Interchange: |||
| BE | 14 | Lazar Živković |
| BE | 15 | Vladimir Milutinović |
| BE | 16 | Ilija Radan |
| BE | 17 | Daniel Burke |
| Coach: |||
| Stuart Wilkinson ||||

* 1 November 2019 20:20 GMT (UTC+00:00)

| Greece | 24–42 | Scotland |
| - | - | - |
| Tries: Kambos, Mamouzelos, Tuliatu, Zampetides Goals: Meads (4/4) | Report | Tries: Kavanagh (2), McLelland (2), Brierley, Douglas, Oakes, Scott Goals: Brierley (2/6), Thomas (2/2), Douglas (1/1) |

* New River Stadium, London Attendance: 350 Referee: James Child (England) Touch judges: Peter Brooke (England), Matt Rossleigh (England)

Team details :

| FB | 1 | Terry Constantinou |
| - | - | - |
| WG | 2 | John Mitsias |
| CE | 3 | Grigoris Koutsimpogiorgos |
| CE | 4 | Mitchell Zampetides |
| WG | 5 | Nick Mougios |
| FE | 6 | Chaise Robinson |
| HB | 7 | Jordan Meads (c) |
| PR | 8 | Stefano Totidis |
| HK | 9 | Peter Mamouzelos |
| PR | 10 | Robert Tuliatu |
| SR | 11 | Sebastian Sell |
| SR | 12 | Jake Kambos |
| LK | 13 | Billy Magoulias |
| Interchange: |||
| BE | 14 | Konstantinos Katsidonis |
| BE | 15 | Stefanos Bastas |
| BE | 16 | Jake Vrahnos |
| BE | 17 | Theodoros Nianiakas |
| Coach: |||
| Steve Georgallis ||||
| FB | 1 | Alex Walker |
| WG | 20 | Matt Hogg |
| CE | 3 | David Scott |
| CE | 2 | Davey Dixon |
| WG | 5 | Will Oakes |
| SO | 6 | Callum McLelland |
| SH | 7 | Ryan Brierley |
| PR | 8 | Luke Douglas |
| HK | 9 | Danny Addy |
| PR | 15 | Sam Luckley |
| SR | 11 | Nick Glohe |
| SR | 12 | Ben Kavanagh |
| LF | 13 | Dale Ferguson (c) |
| Interchange: |||
| BE | 10 | Dan Turland |
| BE | 16 | Joe McClean |
| BE | 17 | Kieran Moran |
| BE | 21 | Liam Faughlin |
| Coach: |||
| Nathan Graham ||||

* 9 November 2019 13:00 CET (UTC+01:00)

| Serbia | 6–82 | Greece |
| - | - | - |
| Tries: Mirčeski Goals: Zogović (1/1) | Report | Tries: Robinson (3), Bosmos (2), Meads (2), Mitsias (2), Constantinou, Dardamanis, Kambos, Magoulias, Mamouzelos, Mougios, G. Tsikrikas Goals: Meads (9) |

* Makiš Stadium, Belgrade Attendance: 180 Referee: Robert Hicks (England) Touch judges: Denys Cherniev (Ukraine), Andrew Pilkington (Spain)

Team details :

| FB | 1 | Miloš Zogović |
| - | - | - |
| WG | 2 | Dragan Janković |
| CE | 3 | Zane Bijorac |
| CE | 4 | Aleksandar Djordjević |
| WG | 5 | Rajko Trifunović |
| FE | 6 | Vojislav Dedić |
| HB | 7 | Daniel Burke |
| PR | 8 | Vladica Nikolić |
| HK | 9 | Vlada Dedić |
| PR | 16 | Miloš Ćalić |
| SR | 11 | Jason Muranka |
| SR | 12 | James Mirčeski |
| LK | 13 | Stevan Stevanović (c) |
| Interchange: |||
| BE | 10 | Vladimir Milutinović |
| BE | 14 | Ilija Radan |
| BE | 15 | Nikola Srbljanin |
| BE | 17 | Lazar Živković |
| Coach: |||
| Stuart Wilkinson ||||
| FB | 6 | Chaise Robinson |
| WG | 2 | Nikolaos Bosmos |
| CE | 5 | Nick Mougios |
| CE | 4 | Terry Constantinou |
| WG | 3 | John Mitsias |
| FE | 13 | Billy Magoulias |
| HB | 7 | Jordan Meads (c) |
| PR | 8 | Stefanos Bastas |
| HK | 9 | Peter Mamouzelos |
| PR | 16 | Billy Tsikrikas |
| SR | 11 | Jake Kambos |
| SR | 12 | Sebastian Sell |
| LK | 10 | George Tsikrikas |
| Interchange: |||
| BE | 1 | Adam Vrahnos |
| BE | 15 | Stefano Totidis |
| BE | 17 | Robert Tuliatu |
| BE | 18 | Aris Dardamanis |
| Coach: |||
| Steve Georgallis ||||
