Balkans Cup (rugby league)

Balkans Cup
Current season or competition: 2014 Balkans Cup
Sport	Rugby league football
Inaugural season	2014
Region	Europe (RLEF)
Website	rlef.eu.com
Related competitions	European Shield European Bowl European Cup Nordic Cup

The Balkans Cup is a rugby league football tournament for Balkan nations.^[1] It was first held in 2014, with Serbia, Greece, Hungary and Bosnia each playing against a random first round opponent then the losing teams would battle out the 3rd place match and the winning will battle it out in the Grand Final where someone would be crowned inaugural Balkans Cup winners.^[2] The Balkans Cup is contested biennially with four teams and the most recent one was held in 2014. It is run by the Rugby League European Federation.

Past tournaments

Season	Winner	Competitors
2014	Greece	Serbia Greece Hungary Bosnia and Herzegovina

References

Rugby League European Cup

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Rugby League European Federation

Members	Full England France Ireland Jamaica Lebanon Russia Scotland Serbia South Africa Ukraine Wales Associative Canada Czech Republic Germany Greece Italy Latvia Malta Norway Observers Bosnia Belgium Catalonia Denmark Hungary Morocco Netherlands Saudi Arabia Spain Sweden Trinidad & Tobago United Arab Emirates

National teams	Austria Bosnia Belgium Catalonia Czech Republic England Estonia France Georgia Germany Great Britain Greece Hungary Ireland Italy Latvia Lebanon Malta Moldova Morocco Netherlands Norway Portugal Russia Scotland Serbia Spain Sweden Ukraine Wales

Competitions	European Cup European Shield (2nd tier) European Bowl (3rd tier) Euro Med Challenge (4th tier)

Rugby League International Federation

Full members	Australia Cook Islands England Fiji France Ireland Jamaica Lebanon New Zealand Papua New Guinea Russia Samoa Scotland Serbia South Africa Tonga Ukraine Wales

Affiliate nations	Belgium Canada Czech Republic Denmark Germany Ghana Greece Hungary Italy Japan Latvia Malta Morocco Netherlands Norway Spain Sweden United Arab Emirates United States

Unaffiliated nations	American Samoa Argentina Austria Bosnia Catalonia Estonia Georgia Moldova New Caledonia Niue Norfolk Island Philippines Portugal Solomon Islands Thailand Tokelau Vanuatu West Indies

International competitions	Men's World Cup Women's World Cup Tertiary Student Rugby League World Cup World Club Challenge Four Nations Tri-Nations The Ashes World Sevens World Nines Asian Cup Baskerville Shield European Cup European Shield European Bowl Mediterranean Cup Pacific Cup Saint Patrick's Day Test Slavic Cup Peter Leitch QSM Challenge Trophy Atlantic Cup Colonial Cup Nordic Cup Milan Kosanovic Cup Balkans Cup Cabramatta International Nines

Awards and rankings	Hall of Fame Golden Boot RLIF Awards World Rankings

Teams list	Men's Women's

Balkans Cup (rugby league)

Past tournaments

See also

References