1953–54 European Rugby League Championship

1953–54 (1953–54) European Championship ()
Number of teams	4
Winner	England (6th title)
Matches played	6
Tournaments < 1952–53 1955–56 >

This was the fourteenth European Championship and was won for he sixth time by England.^[1]

Results

16 September

England	24–5	Wales

St Helens

7 October

Other nationalities	30–5	Wales

Bradford

18 October

Other nationalities	15–10	France

Bordeaux

7 November

England	7–5	France

Bradford

28 November

England	30–22	Other nationalities

Wigan

13 December

France	23–22	Wales

Marseilles

Final standings

Team	Played	Won	Lost	For	Against	Diff	Points
England	3	3	0	61	32	+29	6
Other nationalities	3	2	1	67	45	+22	4
France	3	1	2	38	44	−6	2
Wales	3	0	3	32	77	−45	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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