1938–39 European Rugby League Championship

1938–39 (1938–39) European Championship ()
Number of teams	3
Winner	France (1st title)
Matches played	3
Tournaments < 1938 1945–46 >

This was the fifth European Championship and was won by France for the first time.^[1]

Results

5 November

Wales	17–9	England

Llanelli
Attendance: 20,000

25 February

England	9–12	France

St Helens

16 April

France	16–10	Wales

Bordeaux
Attendance: 25,000

Final standings

Team	Played	Won	Lost	For	Against	Diff	Points
France	2	2	0	28	19	+9	4
Wales	2	1	1	27	25	+2	2
England	2	0	2	18	29	−11	0

References

↑ Raymond Fletcher; David Howes (1995). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1995-1996. London: Headline Book Publishing. p. 424. ISBN 0-7472-7817-2.

Rugby League European Cup

Teams	France Ireland Scotland Wales

European Championship	1935 1935–36 1936–37 1938 1938–39 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1955–56 1969–70 1975 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1995 1996

European Nations Cup	2003 2004 2005

European Cup	2009 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

European Cup European Championship B European Championship C

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