Current season, competition or edition: 2024 European Club Challenge | |
| Sport | Wheelchair rugby league |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2023 |
| No. of teams | 2 |
| Country |  England France Wales |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Catalans Dragons |
| Most titles | Catalans Dragons (2 titles) |
The European Club Challenge is a single match wheelchair rugby league competition played between the previous season's British Super League and French Elite 1 champions. The competition was established in 2023 and is similar in concept to the World Club Challenge in the running game.[1]
The competition was originally proposed in 2011.[2] In 2015, a European Cup competition took place between Catalans Dragons and Leyland Warriors. It was played over two legs with both being won by the French team; 40–30 in England and 54–20 in France.[3][4]
Catalans Dragons are the most successful club in the competition, winning two out of two titles, one shared and one outright.[5]
- ^ "Halifax Panthers to represent England in inaugural European Wheelchair Rugby League Club Championship". www.rugby-league.com. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ "New Wheelchair Rugby League structure unveiled". www.sportfocus.com. 28 February 2011. Archived from the original on 17 May 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ "XIII Fauteuil – F. PLAZA : "Faire participer tout le monde à la fête!"". FFRXIII (in French). 4 March 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ "Dragons wheelchair team champions". Catalans Dragons. 23 May 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ "Catalans beat Wigan to become European champions". 6 April 2024.