London 9s

London 9s
SportRugby league
Instituted2018
Inaugural season2018
Current ChampionsAfrica United African Union (men's) Roots Rugby United States (women's)

The London 9s is a rugby league nines tournament held annually in London, United Kingdom by East London RFC. It was first held in 2018 with 24 teams taking part.[1] The Wan Papua Warriors won the men's title and Castleford Tigers won the women's tournament.[2][3]

Results

Men's Open finals
Year Winner Score Runners-up Ref
2018 Wan Papua Warriors 12–4 England London Spartans [2]
2019 African Union Africa United 12–4 United States Roots Rugby [4]
Men's Social finals
Year Winner Score Runners-up Ref
2018
2019 England London Skolars U20s 14–10 Lithuania Lietuva Rugby League [4]
Women's finals
Year Winner Score Runners-up Ref
2018 EnglandCastleford Tigers 16–4 MoSis [3]
2019 United States Roots Rugby 24–6 United Kingdom Royal Air Force [4]

Rules

The vast majority of rules is played under the rugby league 9s format of the sport although major rule changes include:

  • Fifteen minute games
  • No half time
  • Unlimited interchange

See also

References

  1. ^ "Toronto Wolfpack are on their way to the Super League, so get used to it". The Guardian. 30 April 2018. Archived from the original on 30 April 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Wan Papua Warriors win London Nines". RNZ News. 23 July 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Tigresses warm-up for cup final with nines win". Pontefract & Castleford Express. 28 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 August 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Proud moment for Australia's African community". Rugby League Planet. 26 August 2019.
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