Sport | Rugby league |
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Inaugural season | 2008 |
Number of teams | 3 |
Region | Europe (RLEF) |
Champions | Morocco (2009) |
Website | rlef.eu.com |
Related competition | European Cup European Shield European Bowl |
The Euro-Med Challenge is an international rugby league football competition. The competition is organized by the Rugby League European Federation and is designed to promote the sport of rugby league in Europe and the Mediterranean Region. The Euro Med Challenge is a second or third tier competition for European rugby league teams.
Because of its place as a developmental competition, it is not always contested by the same nations. In 2008, it was contested among Russia, Serbia and Lebanon. All three of these teams, however, were promoted to the European Cup in 2009, so three new teams were selected for the 2009 installment: Morocco, Belgium and Catalonia.