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| 1980 (1980) European Championship () | |
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| Number of teams | 3 |
| Winner |  England (11th title) |
| Matches played | 3 |
| Top scorer | George Fairbairn (15)[1] |
| Top try scorer |  Joël Roosebrouck (2) |
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The 1980 European Rugby League Championship was the 21st edition of the Rugby League European Championship, an rugby league tournament that took place in Europe. The tournament saw the same three teams that competed in the previous edition in 1979.
The format was a single round-robin format with the matches being played between January to March 1980. After the three matches were played, England took out their 11th title by defeating the other two opponents in France and Wales.
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Widnes
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| Boothferry Park, Hull | Stade de l'Egassiarial, Narbonne | Naughton Park |
| Capacity: 15,160 | Capacity: 12,000 | Capacity: 13,000 |
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| 26 January |
Wales  | 7 – 21 | France |
| Tries: John Bevan Goals: Steve Diamond (2) Field Goals: | Tries:Joël Roosebrouck Jean-Marc Gonzalès Ivan Grésèque Goals: Jean-Marc Gonzalès (4) Field Goals: Michel Mazaré |
| Naughton Park, Widnes Attendance: 2,804 |
| 29 February |
| England | 26 – 9 | Wales |
| Tries: George Fairbairn Roy Holdstock John Joyner Keith Rayne Goals: George Fairbairn (6) Field Goals: Harry Pinner (2) | Tries: Brian Juliff Goals: Paul Woods (3) |
| Boothferry Park, Hull Attendance: 7,557 |
| 16 March |
| France | 2 – 4 | England |
| Tries: Goals: Jean-Marc Bourret (1) Field Goals: | Tries: Goals: Steve Evans Field Goals: Alan Redfearn |
| Stade de l'Egassiarial, Narbonne Attendance: 20,000 |
| Team | Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff | Points |
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| England |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 11 | +19 | 4 |
| France |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 11 | +12 | 2 |
| Wales |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 47 | −31 | 0 |
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