2014 Euro Cup - October 4th - streaming link in article

[The_Wookie]

With the AFL and state league seasons over, the centre of Australian football moves to London and the 2014 Axios IT Euro Cup.

Ben McCormack, the CEO of AFL Europe, says that with 16 mens sides and 5 womens sides, this is the largest tournament since the competition was first held in 2005..

One of the mens sides is the European Crusaders - a multinational side consisting of Czechs, Finns and others who couldnt make a national side in time for the tournament.

The Womens competition wont feature a Crusaders side this year - but where the Euro Cup has never had more than two womens sides, they will have a record breaking five this year. Denmark, England and Scotland will be there for the first time, joining the French and Irish.

The Euro Cup is a nine a side competition, which will be played at London Irish club in Sunbury. The Tournament is held over six fields. Ben says that they've rounded off the corners to give the pitches an oval feel.

The tournament is held over a single day and features 53 matches taking about half an hour each, with 12 minute halves for the men, and 10 minute halves for the women.

While the Irish are perceived as the strongest team in Europe, last years mens tournament was won by a side from England, and in fact, the English have won the tournament three times, as opposed to the Irish with two.

The entire tournament will be streamed live on youtube here. You can listen to the interview with the AFL Europe CEO here.



Mens Tournament Sides

• Swedish Elks
• Austrian Avalanche
• Norwegian Trolls
• Denmark Vikings
• France Les Coqs
• Catalunya Llops
• Scottish Clansmen
• Spanish Bulls
• Flying Dutchmen
• Irish Warriors
• England Dragonslayers
• Croatian Knights
• Welsh Dragons
• European Crusaders
• German Black Eagles
• Italia Azzurri

Womens Tournament Sides

• France Les Gauloises
• Irish Banshees
• Denmark Valkyies
• England Vixens
• Scottish Sirens

 

[Jcpdragonx]

just want to see italians wave their pinch grip hands in front of the umps.

 

[CotchNCo]

• Norwegian Trolls

They get up to all sorts of hijinks

 

[The_Wookie]

Group Stage

• @EnglandVixens v France Les Gauloises: 7.8.50- 0.2.2 #axioseurocup #euroreps
• Scotland Clansmen - Ireland Warriors: 0.3(3) - 6.3(39) #axioseurocup #euroreps
• Italy Azzurri - Netherlands Flying Dutchmen: 5.6(36) - 1.4(10) #axioseurocup
• Denmark Valkyries - Ireland Banshees: 0.0(0) - 4.7(31) #axioseurocup
• Scotland Sirens - Les Gauloises: 7.1(43) - 1.0(6) #axioseurocup #euroreps
• Les Coqs - German Black Eagles: 4.4(20) - 5.5(35)
• Norway Trolls - Swedish Elks: 7.8(50) - 1.3(9) #axioseurocup #euroreps
• England Valkyries - Ireland Banshees: 1.1(7) - 3.5(23) #axioseurocup #euroreps
• Irish Warriors - Norway Trolls 9.8 (62) - 1.3 (9) #axioseurocup #euroreps
• Croatia Knights - Austrian Avalanche: 4.9(33) - 1.4(10 ) #axioseurocup
• Spanish Bulls - Welsh Dragons: 0.1(1) - 13.6(84) #axioseurocup #euroreps
• England Dragonslayers - Crusaders: 11.12 (78) - 0.0 (0) #axioseurocup #euroreps
• England Dragonslayers - Welsh Dragons: 3.3(21) - 2.5 (17) #axioseurocup #euroreps
• Denmark Valkyries - Scotland Sirens: 0.0 (0) - 4.5 (25) #axioseurocup
• Swedish Elks - Scotland Clansmen: 2.13 (25) - 2.1 (13) #axioseurocup
• Denmark Vikings - Catalunya Llops: 7.17(59) - 0.0(0) #axioseurocup
• German Black Eagles - Italia Azzurri: 5.5(35) - 2.2(14) #axioseurocup
• Les Coqs - Netherlands Flying Dutchmen: 3.2 (20) - 0.0 (0) #axioseurocup #euroreps
• Crusaders - Spanish Bulls: 2.9 (21) - 1.1 (7) #axioseurocup #euroreps
• Denmark Vikings - Austrian Avalanche: 13.10 (88) - 0.0 (0)
• Norwegian Trolls - Scotland Clansmen: 0.3 (3) - 3.8 (26)
• German Black Eagles - Netherlands Flying: 7.4 (46) - 0.1 (1)
• England Vixens - Denmark Valkyries: 11.7 (73) - 0.0 (0)
• Austrian Avalanche - Catalunya Llops: 13. 9 (89) - 0.0 (0)
• Ireland Warriors - Swedish Elks: 7.7 (49) - 1.2 (8)
• Welsh Dragon - Crusaders: 9.11 (65) - 1.0 (6)
• Italy Azzurri - Les Coqs: 4.6 (30) - 3.4 (22)
• Croatia Knights - Denmark Vikings: 1.5 (11) - 2.5 (17)
• Les Gauloises - Denmark Valkyries: 1.0 (6) - 1.2 (8)
• England Dragonslayers - Spanish Bulls: 8.12 (66) - 1.0 (6)
• Ireland Banshees - Scotland Sirens: 3.5 (23) - 1.3 (9)

 

[The_Wookie]

Finals

Plate

• Netherlands 1.8 (14) - Norway 3.9 (27)
• Spain 5.4 (34) - Catalyuna 3.6 (24)

Bowl Semi Finals

• France 5.5 (35) - Scotland 1.6 (12)
  
• Austria 9.6 (60) - Crusaders 2.3 (15)

Quarter Finals

• England 3.4 (22) - Croatia 4.1 (25)
• Germany 4.2 (26) - Sweden 1.4 (10)
• Denmark Vikings 5.3 (33) - Welsh Dragons 3.2 (20)
• Italy Azzurri 0.1 (1) - Ireland Warriors 5.10 (40)

Semi Finals

• Croatian Knights 7.9 (51) - German Black Eagles 2.4 (16)
• Ireland 2.1(13) - Denmark 7.10 (52)

 

[The_Wookie]

• 11th place play off - Scottish Clansmen 8.12 (58) - Crusaders 0.1(1)
• 7th place play off - Swedish Elks 6.9 (45) - Italy Azzurri 2.2 (14)
• 3rd place play off - German Black Eagles 2.2 (14) - Ireland Warriors 7.6 (48)

 

[The_Wookie]

Finals

AFL Europe @AFL_Europe · 3h 3 hours ago

• Axios Euro Cup Women's Grand Final Result: Ireland Banshees 5.1 (31)- England Vixens 4.2 (26)
• Axios Euro Plate Championship result: Norwegian Trolls 8.14 (62) - Spanish Bulls 0.0 (0)
• Full Time @ Axios Euro Bowl Championship: Austrian Avalanche 4.1.(25) - Les Coqs 4.8 (32)

AFL Europe @AFL_Europe · 16s 17 seconds ago
Men's Grand Final score: @CroatianKnights 2.4 (16) - Denmark Vikings 6.4 (40) #axioseurocup #euroreps

 

[The_Wookie]

AFL Europe @AFL_Europe · 2h 2 hours ago
Congratulations France on your Axios Euro Bowl Win

 

[The_Wookie]

Axios Euro Cup Final between Denmark and Croatia under lights!

 

[The_Wookie]

AFL Europe @AFL_Europe · 3h 3 hours ago
Congratulations @Irish_Banshees!

 

[sverik25]

Great to see someone other than Ireland win! Great news for the Vikings after their unlucky loss last year.