1969–70 European Rugby League Championship
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{{Infobox rugby league international tournament
| year = 1969–70
| title = European Championship
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| finalists = 3
| country =
| winners = ENG
| count = 7
| matches = 6
| attendance =
| points =
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| tournaments = Rugby League European Cup
| last = 1955–56
| next = 1975
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This was the sixteenth European Championship and was won for the seventh time by England after a gap of thirteen years.{{cite book |title=Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1995-1996 |author1=Raymond Fletcher |author2=David Howes|year=1995|publisher=Headline Book Publishing |location=London |isbn=0-7472-7817-2|page=425}}
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Results
File:15.03.70 G. Aillières porté en triomphe à France-Angleterre (1970) - 53Fi549.jpg, carried on his teammates' shoulders after a win against England.]]
{{Rugbybox |
date = 18 October |
home = {{Rl-rt|ENG}} |
score = 40 – 23 |
away = {{Rl|WAL}} |
stadium = Headingley, Leeds |
attendance = 8,355 |
}}
{{Rugbybox |
date = 23 October |
home = {{Rl-rt|WAL}} |
score = 8–2 |
away = {{Rl|FRA}} |
stadium = The Willows, Salford |
attendance = 6,189 |
}}
{{Rugbybox |
date = 25 October |
home = {{Rl-rt|ENG}} |
score = 11 – 11 |
away = {{Rl|FRA}} |
stadium = Central Park, Wigan |
attendance = 4,568 |
}}
{{Rugbybox |
date = 25 January |
home = {{Rl-rt|FRA}} |
score = 15 – 11 |
away = {{Rl|WAL}} |
stadium = Stade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan |
attendance = 11,000 |
}}
{{Rugbybox |
date = 24 February |
home = {{Rl-rt|ENG}} |
score = 26 – 7 |
away = {{Rl|WAL}} |
stadium = Headingley, Leeds |
attendance = 9,393 |
}}
{{Rugbybox |
date = 15 March |
home = {{Rl-rt|FRA}} |
score = 14 – 9 |
away = {{Rl|ENG}} |
stadium = Stade des Minimes, Toulouse |
attendance = 6,587 |
}}
=Final standings=
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! Team !! Played !! Won !! Drew !! Lost !! For !! Against !! Diff !! Points | ||||||||
| align=left| {{Rl|England}} | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 86 | 55 | +31 | 5 |
| align=left| {{Rl|France}} | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 37 | +7 | 5 |
| align=left| {{Rl|Wales}} | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 85 | −38 | 2 |
- England win the tournament on points difference.
References
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