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| RLEF European Shield |
| Sport |
Rugby League |
| Founded |
2006 |
| No. of teams |
3 |
| Country(ies) |
 Czech Republic
 Germany
 Italy
 Austria (former contender)
 Serbia (former contender)
 Estonia (former contender) |
Most recent
champion(s) |
Italy |
| Official website |
http://www.rlef.eu.com/ |
The European Shield is a rugby league competition. The competition is organised by the Rugby League European Federation and is designed to promote the sport of rugby league in Central Europe and Eastern Europe. It was first officially held in 2007, though its precursor - the Central Europe Development Tri-Nations - was held the year prior.
The inaugural Central Europe Development Tri-Nations rugby league competition was held in 2006. This competition is organised by the Rugby League European Federation and is designed to promote the sport of rugby league in Central Europe. The competition, contested by Austria, Germany and Estonia, was won by Germany.
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| Team |
Played |
Won |
Drew |
Lost |
For |
Against |
Difference |
Points |
| Germany |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
72 |
56 |
+16 |
4 |
| Austria |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
88 |
66 |
+22 |
2 |
| Estonia |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
56 |
94 |
−38 |
0 |
This is the first time the European Shield took place. Germany and the Czech Republic had little experience having only played a few games beforehand. Serbia were a little more experienced taking players from their domestic league, the Serbian Championship. The shield was hailed as a success in promoting rugby league in the three countries, attendances were good and the players gathered more experience.
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In early 2008 it was announced that Italy had replaced Serbia in the European Shield. Serbia were elevated to a higher level with Russia and Lebanon after easily winning the 2007 shield and doing well in the World Cup qualifying matches. Italy are one of the newest European nations to adopt rugby league with the Veneto 9s currently the only RL tournament in the country.
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| Team |
Played |
Won |
Drew |
Lost |
For |
Against |
Difference |
Points |
| Italy |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
96 |
44 |
+52 |
4 |
| Germany |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
88 |
78 |
+20 |
2 |
| Czech Republic |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
38 |
100 |
-62 |
0 |
The 2009 Shield will feature the same teams as participated in 2008.
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