2014 European Cup
The 2014 European Cup was an international rugby league football tournament. The tournament took place in England, Wales, France, Ireland and Scotland between 17 October and 2 November. It was announced beforehand that the winner of the tournament would qualify for the 2016 Four Nations, and also that if Ireland or Wales won tournament, they will automatically qualify for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup. France and Scotland had already qualified for that tournament.
The England Knights were defending Champions but they did not compete in this year's tournament. Four teams competed in the 2014 event; Scotland, Ireland, France and Wales. Scotland were crowned champions on points differential, and subsequently won their first European Cup title. Scotland therefore qualified for the 2016 Four Nations, which will be their first appearance in a Four Nations tournament.
Teams
| Team | Coach | Captain | RLIF Rank |
| ' | Richard Agar | Jason Baitieri | 4 |
| ' | Mark Aston | Bob Beswick | 10 |
| ' | Steve McCormack | Danny Brough | 11 |
| ' | John Kear | Peter Lupton | 6 |
Squads
France
Head Coach: Richard Agar- On 3 October, Richard Agar named the following 23 players as part of his squad in preparation for the tournament.
- On 7 October, Aaron Wood and Tony Maurel of Toulouse Olympique were called into Richard Agar's squad to replace Morgan Escaré and Vincent Duport.
| Player | Games | Points | Position | 2014 Club |
| Tony Maurel | 1 | 4 | FB |  Toulouse Olympique |
| Mathias Pala | 3 | 8 | WG | AS Saint Estève |
| Frédéric Vaccari | 3 | 0 | WG | Palau Broncos |
| Clément Soubeyras | 1 | 4 | WG | AS Carcassonne |
| Damien Cardace | 3 | 0 | CE | Catalans Dragons |
| Jean-Philippe Baile | 3 | 4 | CE | AS Saint Estève |
| Aurélien Decarnin | 2 | 4 | CE | Villeneuve Leopards |
| Benjamin Jullien | 0 | 0 | CE | SO Avignon |
| Théo Fages | 3 | 4 | SO |  Salford Red Devils |
| Anthony Carrere | 0 | 0 | SO | Lézignan Sangliers |
| William Barthau | 1 | 0 | SH | Catalans Dragons |
| Rémy Marginet | 3 | 48 | SH | Palau Broncos |
| Julian Bousquet | 3 | 0 | PR | Catalans Dragons |
| Mickaël Simon | 3 | 0 | PR | AS Saint Estève |
| Jamal Fakir | 3 | 0 | PR | Lézignan Sangliers |
| Aaron Wood | 3 | 0 | PR | Toulouse Olympique |
| Éloi Pélissier | 3 | 4 | HK | Catalans Dragons |
| John Boudebza | 1 | 0 | HK | Lézignan Sangliers |
| Kevin Larroyer | 3 | 4 | SR | Hull Kingston Rovers |
| Benjamin Garcia | 3 | 0 | SR | Catalans Dragons |
| Antoni Maria | 2 | 0 | SR | Catalans Dragons |
| Jason Baitieri | 3 | 4 | LF | Catalans Dragons |
| Thibaut Margalet | 0 | 0 | LF | AS Saint Estève |
Ireland
Head Coach: Mark Aston- On 10 October, Mark Aston named the following 29 players as part of a train-on squad in preparation for the tournament.
- On 16 October, Mark Aston added Halifax halfback Ben Johnston to his squad for the tournament.
- Liam Finn was a late addition for the Irish team. He arrived just in time to play for Ireland in their final tournament match against Wales.
| Player | Games | Points | Position | 2014 Club |
| Shannon McDonnell | 3 | 8 | FB | St. Helens |
| Michael Platt | 1 | 0 | FB | Leigh Centurions |
| Callum Mulkeen | 2 | 0 | WG | Oxford Rugby League |
| James Toole | 2 | 4 | WG |  Tweed Heads Seagulls |
| Casey Dunne | 3 | 6 | WG |  Athboy Longhorns |
| Elliot Cosgrove | 1 | 0 | WG | Keighley Cougars |
| Stuart Littler | 2 | 0 | CE | Leigh Centurions |
| Joshua Toole | 3 | 0 | CE | North Sydney Bears |
| Bradley Hargreaves | 1 | 12 | CE | Wigan St Patricks |
| Graham O’Keefe | 1 | 0 | CE | Treaty City Titans |
| Apirana Pewhairangi | 0 | 0 | SO | Parramatta Eels |
| Pat Smith | 0 | 0 | SO | York City Knights |
| Ben Johnston | 2 | 0 | SH | Halifax |
| Gregg McNally | 0 | 0 | SH | Leigh Centurions |
| Brendan Guilfoyle | 0 | 0 | PR | Treaty City Titans |
| Matty Hadden | 3 | 0 | PR | Antrim Eels |
| Sean Hesketh | 3 | 0 | PR | Batley Bulldogs |
| Luke Ambler | 3 | 4 | PR | Halifax |
| Colton Roche | 0 | 0 | PR | York City Knights |
| Robbie Mulhern | 3 | 0 | PR | Leeds Rhinos |
| Michael Russell | 0 | 0 | HK | Barnhall Butchers |
| Sean Casey | 0 | 0 | HK | Rochdale Hornets |
| Wayne Kelly | 2 | 0 | HK | Belfast Met Scholars |
| Danny Bridge | 0 | 0 | SR | Warrington Wolves |
| Will Hope | 3 | 4 | SR | Sheffield Eagles |
| Jobe Murphy | 3 | 4 | SR | Dewsbury Rams |
| Haydn Peacock | 3 | 12 | SR | AS Carcassonne |
| Lemeki Vaipulu | 0 | 0 | SR | Treaty City Titans |
| Bob Beswick | 3 | 0 | LF | Leigh Centurions |
| Callum Casey | 3 | 0 | LF | Halifax |
Scotland
Head Coach: Steve McCormack- On 10 October, Steve McCormack named the following 31 players as part of a train-on squad in preparation for the tournament.
| Player | Games | Points | Position | 2014 Club |
| Brett Carter | 0 | 0 | FB | Workington Town |
| Alex Hurst | 3 | 4 | FB | Tweed Heads Seagulls |
| Nathan Massey | 3 | 0 | FB | Canterbury Bulldogs |
| Alex Walker | 0 | 0 | FB | London Broncos |
| Gregor Ramsey | 0 | 0 | FB |  Easterhouse Panthers |
| Harvey Burnett | 1 | 0 | WG | London Broncos |
| Richard Harris | 0 | 0 | WG | Warrington Wolves |
| Lee Paterson | 0 | 0 | WG | York City Knights |
| David Scott | 3 | 8 | WG | Doncaster |
| Jack Stewart | 0 | 0 | WG | Hull Kingston Rovers |
| Ben Hellewell | 3 | 4 | CE | London Broncos |
| Shane Toal | 0 | 0 | CE | Barrow Raiders |
| Joe Wardle | 3 | 0 | CE | Huddersfield Giants |
| Danny Brough | 3 | 29 | SO | Huddersfield Giants |
| Oscar Thomas | 3 | 8 | SO | London Broncos |
| Louis Senter | 3 | 0 | SO | Halifax |
| Callum Phillips | 3 | 8 | SH | Workington Town |
| Finn Murphy | 0 | 0 | SH | Edinburgh Eagles |
| Sam Barlow | 0 | 0 | PR | Leigh Centurions |
| Ben Kavanagh | 3 | 4 | PR | Widnes Vikings |
| Iain Morrison | 0 | 0 | PR | York City Knights |
| Adam Walker | 3 | 4 | PR | Hull Kingston Rovers |
| Jonathan Walker | 2 | 8 | PR | Leigh Centurions |
| Josh Barlow | 3 | 0 | HK | Swinton Lions |
| Ryan Maneely | 0 | 0 | HK | Warrington Wolves |
| Lewis Clarke | 0 | 0 | HK | Edinburgh Eagles |
| Brett Phillips | 2 | 4 | SR | Workington Town |
| Sonny Esslemont | 3 | 0 | SR | Hull Kingston Rovers |
| Corbyn Kilday | 3 | 4 | SR | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats |
| Joe McClean | 1 | 0 | SR | Gloucestershire All Golds |
| Danny Addy | 3 | 4 | LF | Bradford Bulls |
Wales
Head Coach: John Kear- On 7 October, John Kear named the following 25 players as part of his squad in preparation for the tournament.
- On 9 October, John Kear brought in four new players to the team to add to his train-on squad after withdrawals from Garreth Carvell and Rob Massam. Carvell withdrew due to injury while Massam cited work commitments. The four new players Kear brought in are: Tom Hughes, Morgan Evans, Lewis Reece and Owain Griffiths.
| Player | Games | Points | Position | 2014 Club |
| Elliot Kear | 0 | 0 | FB | Bradford Bulls |
| Lewis Reece | 3 | 10 | FB | Toowoomba Clydesdales |
| Jordan Sheridan | 0 | 0 | FB |  South Wales Scorpions |
| Tom Hughes | 3 | 4 | FB | Coventry Bears |
| Dalton Grant | 2 | 4 | WG | Barrow Raiders |
| Rhys Williams | 3 | 12 | WG | Central Queensland Capras |
| Ashley Bateman | 2 | 0 | WG | South Wales Scorpions |
| Christiaan Roets | 3 | 8 | CE | North Wales Crusaders |
| Yannic Parker | 1 | 0 | CE | Oxford Rugby League |
| Kyle Scrivens | 2 | 0 | CE | South Wales Scorpions |
| Paul Emanuelli | 2 | 0 | SO | South Wales Scorpions |
| Ollie Olds | 3 | 0 | SH | Ipswich Jets |
| Jacob Emmitt | 0 | 0 | PR | Leigh Centurions |
| Joe Burke | 2 | 0 | PR | Barrow Raiders |
| Dan Fleming | 3 | 4 | PR | Castleford Tigers |
| Izaak Duffy | 2 | 0 | PR | Gloucestershire All Golds |
| Phil Carleton | 1 | 0 | PR | South Wales Scorpions |
| Morgan Evans | 3 | 0 | PR | South Wales Scorpions |
| Connor Farrer | 3 | 8 | HK | South Wales Scorpions |
| Matty Fozard | 2 | 4 | HK | St. Helens |
| Owain Griffiths | 1 | 0 | HK | North Wales Crusaders |
| Byron Smith | 1 | 0 | SR | Batley Bulldogs |
| Matt Barron | 3 | 0 | SR | Gateshead Thunder |
| Ricky Hough | 3 | 0 | SR | Gateshead Thunder |
| Peter Lupton | 3 | 0 | LF | Workington Town |
Venues
The games will be played at the following venues in England, Ireland, France, Scotland and Wales.| Workington | Dublin | Albi | Galashiels | Wrexham |
| Derwent Park | Tallaght Stadium | Stadium Municipal d'Albi | Netherdale | Racecourse Ground |
| Capacity: 10,000 | Capacity: 6,000 | Capacity: 13,058 | Capacity: 4,000 | Capacity: 10,771 |