# European Club Challenge > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/European_Club_Challenge > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/European_Club_Challenge.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Club_Challenge > Source revision: 1300462939 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Wheelchair rugby league competition This article is about the wheelchair rugby league competition. For the challenge match between [Widnes Vikings](/source/Widnes_Vikings) and [Saint-Estève](/source/Saint-Est%C3%A8ve_XIII_Mavericks), see [1989 European Club Challenge](/source/1989_European_Club_Challenge). Wheelchair Super League Current season, competition or edition: 2024 European Club Challenge Sport Wheelchair rugby league Founded 2023; 3 years ago (2023) No. of teams 2 Country England France Wales Most recent champion Catalans Dragons The **European Club Challenge** is a single match [wheelchair rugby league](/source/Wheelchair_rugby_league) competition played between the previous season's British [Super League](/source/RFL_Wheelchair_Super_League) and French [Elite 1](/source/Elite_1_(wheelchair_rugby_league)) champions. The competition was established in 2023 and is similar in concept to the [World Club Challenge](/source/World_Club_Challenge) in the running game.[1] The competition was originally proposed in 2011.[2] In 2015, a European Cup competition took place between [Catalans Dragons](/source/Catalans_Dragons_Wheelchair) and Leyland Warriors. It was played over two legs with both being won by the French team; 40–30 in England and 54–20 in France.[3][4] Catalans Dragons are the most successful club in the competition, winning two out of two titles, one shared and one outright.[5] ## Results 2023 European Club Challenge 25 August 2023 19:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)[6] Catalans Dragons 32–32 Halifax Panthers Tries: G. Clausells, N. Clausells (4), Dore Goals: N. Clausells (4/6) report Tries: Bourson (2), Hawkins (2), Holt Goals: Boardman (6) Sports Complex Germanor, Cabestany Team details Catalans Dragons Position Halifax Panthers Name Number Number Name Gilles Clausells 1 Starter 1 Wayne Boardman Joel Lacombe 2 Starter 2 Jérémy Bourson Nicolas Clausells 3 Starter 3 Seb Bechara Arno Vargas 4 Starter 4 Nathan Holmes Damien Dore 5 Starter 5 Rob Hawkins Victor Puly 6 Interchange 6 Jordan Holt Fabian Plaza 7 Interchange 7 Thomas Martin Joel Gelade Panzo 8 Interchange 8 Kieron Johnston Gilles Clausells Coach Wayne Boardman 2024 European Club Challenge 6 April 2024 18:00 BST (UTC+01:00)[7] Wigan Warriors 28–68 Catalans Dragons Tries: D. Roberts (3), Rigby (2) Goals: D. Roberts (4/5) report Tries: Dore (5), Bourson (5), Bechara, Vargas Goals: Bechara (10/13) Robin Park Arena, Wigan Referees: David Butler, Djamel Merzouk Player of the Match: Arno Vargas Team details Wigan Warriors Position Catalans Dragons Name Number Number Name Chris Greenhalgh 1 Starter 10 Seb Bechara (c) Nathan Roberts 4 Starter 12 Jérémy Bourson Declan Roberts (c) 7 Starter 28 Damien Dore Adam Rigby 8 Starter 8 Victor Puly Phil Roberts 9 Starter 10 Arno Vargas Martin Lane 3 Interchange 1 Gilles Clausells Mark Williams 10 Interchange 2 Joel Lacombe Matt Wooloff 15 Interchange 9 Joel Gelade Panzo Interchange 13 Cyril Torres Chris Greenhalgh Coach Gilles Clausells ## Titles Club No. Years Catalans Dragons 2 2023, 2024 Halifax Panthers 1 2023 *Italics* indicates shared title ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Halifax Panthers to represent England in inaugural European Wheelchair Rugby League Club Championship"](https://www.rugby-league.com/article/62011/halifax-panthers-to-represent-england-in-inaugural-european-wheelchair-rugby-league-club-championship). *www.rugby-league.com*. Retrieved 7 April 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["New Wheelchair Rugby League structure unveiled"](https://web.archive.org/web/20230517174423/http://www.sportfocus.com/newspub/story.cfm?id=39826). *www.sportfocus.com*. 28 February 2011. Archived from [the original](http://www.sportfocus.com/newspub/story.cfm?id=39826) on 17 May 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["XIII Fauteuil – F. PLAZA : "Faire participer tout le monde à la fête!""](https://www.ffr13.fr/xiii-fauteuil-f-plaza-faire-participer-tout-le-monde-a-la-fete/). *FFRXIII* (in French). 4 March 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Dragons wheelchair team champions"](http://www.catalansdragons.com/en/articles-9/105-3273-dragons-wheelchair-team-champions/). *Catalans Dragons*. 23 May 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Catalans beat Wigan to become European champions"](https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-league/68753474.amp). 6 April 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["European Championship : les Handi Dragons visent un quatrième titre"](https://www.ffr13.fr/european-championship-les-handi-dragons-visent-un-quatrieme-titre/). *FFRXIII* (in French). 24 August 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["European Wheelchair Rugby League Club Championship: Wigan bid for glory against Catalans"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/68698174). *BBC Sport*. 5 April 2024. v t e Wheelchair rugby league World Cup 2008 2013 2017 2021 2026 2030 International World Rankings Ashes Celtic Cup European Championship Fassolette-Kielty Trophy National teams Australia England France Ireland New Zealand Scotland United States Wales Domestic / Club Competitions European Club Challenge ARL Wheelchair State Challenge NRL Championship FFR Elite 1 Coupe de France RFL Super League Championship Challenge Cup --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [European Club Challenge](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Club_Challenge) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Club_Challenge?action=history)). 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