IFAF Men’s European Championship tournament rolls on this weekend
The first four games of the 2024/25 IFAF European Championships saw the top quartet of Level 1 seeds secure victory and men’s international tackle football is set to continue across the continent this weekend.
Austria, Finland, Italy and Sweden – all winners last week – now sit back on October 19 and 20 to see which of the other teams in their respective groups are going to mount a challenge.
In Group A, Hungary looks to bounce back from a 58-3 loss to reigning champions Austria when traveling to Zrenjanin in Serbia on Saturday (kickoff 2pm CET). Group B sees France open its campaign on Sunday at Villeneuve d’Ascq in Lille (kickoff 2pm CET) at home to a Czechia side that put in a brave performance in a 28-6 loss to last year’s silver medalists Finland.
Beaten 45-0 by Italy, Switzerland travels to Gentofte in the Copenhagen suburbs to take on Denmark on Saturday (kickoff 4pm CET) as the Danes make their Group C bow. Great Britain hopes home advantage will give them an edge in Group D at Butts Arena in Coventry against Germany on Saturday (kickoff 4pm) having agonizingly lost by a single point in Sweden last weekend.
Level 2 action begins on Saturday at Navan Rugby Club near Dublin when Ireland takes on the Netherlands (kickoff 5pm)
2024/25 IFAF European Championships Level 1 Group Stages Schedule
Group A: Austria, Serbia, Hungary
October 12 Hungary 3 Austria 58
October 19 Serbia (0-0) vs Hungary (0-1) Zrenjanin
October 27 Austria vs Serbia Salzburg
Group B: Finland, France, Czechia
October 13 Czechia 6 Finland 28
October 20 France (0-0) vs Czechia (0-1) Lille
October 26 Finland vs France Vantaa
Group C: Italy, Denmark, Switzerland
October 12 Switzerland 0 Italy 45
October 19 Denmark (0-0) vs Switzerland (0-1) Copenhagen
October 26 Italy vs Denmark Milan
Group D: Sweden, Great Britain, Germany
October 13 Sweden 20 Great Britain 19
October 19 Great Britain (0-1) vs Germany (0-0) Coventry
October 26 Germany vs Sweden Krefeld
2024/25 IFAF European Championships Level 2 Group Stages Schedule
October 19 Ireland (0-0) vs Netherlands (0-0) Navan
November 3 Turkey vs Ireland Ankara
November 17 Netherlands vs Turkey Arnhem
