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France win rugby league anniversary clash in Serbia
Albi winger Nittim Pedrero led the way, scoring a hat trick of tries on his debut, as France comprehensively beat Serbia 78-10 at Stadion FK Obilic, Beograd, Belgrade in a men’s senior international. The match commemorated the 70th anniversary...
France And Serbia Name Squads For 70th Anniversary Clash
Serbia and France have named their squads for tomorrow’s (Sunday) men’s senior international for world ranking points at Stadion FK Obilic, Beograd, Belgrade (kick off 2pm, local time).
The match commemorates the start of rugby league in the former Yugoslavia...
Dominque Baloup Elected New President of French Rugby League Federation
Dominique Baloup, who played for France against the 1982 touring Kangaroos, has been elected as the new president of the French Rugby League Federation with an 85% majority. He takes over from Luc Lacoste who had to stand down...
BBC Sport to cover five England Rugby League internationals
BBC Sport to cover five England Rugby League internationals – including Wheelchair World Cup Final rematch
• England to face France at first direct Arena on November 5 as part of weekend triple header in Leeds
BBC Sport will revive the...
Ashes, Kangaroo, Kiwi tours revived in new International Calendar
KEY POINTS
• International Rugby League has agreed an International Calendar to 2030.
• The return of the Ashes, with England Men and Women to tour Australia in 2025.
• Kangaroo and Kiwi tours to resume.
• International tours for other nations are...
World Cup in Southern Hemisphere in 2026; stand-alone Women’s World Cup from 2028
KEY POINTS
· Rugby League World Cup moved to 2026 in the Southern Hemisphere.
· RLWC2026 to comprise 10 men’s, eight women’s and eight wheelchair teams.
· Reducing size of tournaments makes RLWC2026 more elite.
· Designing of rejuvenated Regional Championships to aid...
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ERL Appoint Gilles Dumas to Board
Former French international player and coach Gilles Dumas has been appointed as a director of European Rugby League, replacing Luc Lacoste who recently resigned from his position due to ill health.
Dumas’s playing career saw him make 27 appearances for...
French Match Officials Spend Week in England
Four promising French Match Officials, under the watchful eye of Nicolas Silvestre – a member of the French Federation’s Match Officials Board – visited England last week to take charge of several games to aid their development.
Gabriel Tollot (18)...
ERL React to Luc Lacoste Resignation
Chair of European Rugby League, Dean Andrew, has wished former French Federation president Luc Lacoste his organization’s best wishes after Lacoste was forced to resign due to ill-health.
“It is sad that Luc has had to step away from the...