2013 Rugby League World Cup qualifying
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Of the fourteen teams that will participate in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup, only two are not automatic inclusions, so must win qualifying matches to enter the tournament, which is to be held in Wales
and England
. Originally around twenty teams were to be involved in qualification for the tournament, but this was eventually fixed at nineteen.
Seven teams from the Pacific have qualified for the World Cup. All of these teams were granted automatic qualification. (automatic qualifier) (automatic qualifier) (automatic qualifier) (automatic qualifier) (automatic qualifier) (automatic qualifier) (automatic qualifier)
Europe
Six teams from Europe will qualify for the World Cup. Five teams qualified automatically. The sixth berth will be granted to the winner of the European qualifying group. (automatic qualifier and co-host) (automatic qualifier and co-host) (automatic qualifier) (automatic qualifier) (automatic qualifier) (Winner of the European qualifying group)
Atlantic
One team from the Atlantic region will qualify for the world cup. (Winner of the Atlantic qualifying group)
, Jamaica
and South Africa
.
The Atlantic qualifiers were held at Campbell's Field
, New Jersey
. USA won the group and qualified for the World Cup.
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Coached by Matt Elliott, the Tomahawks were leading 6-4 at half time and then shut out the Rugby Reggae Boys for the rest of the game finishing with a total of seven tries to gain a place in their first World Cup tournament.
, Italy
, Serbia
and Lebanon
. Both Italy and Lebanon remained unbeaten, recording two wins and a draw each. However, Italy topped the group as a result of points difference and therefore qualified for the World Cup.
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Coached by Carlo Napolitano and captained by Anthony Minichiello
, Italy
's draw with Lebanon
was enough for them to gain the 14th and final place in the 2013 World Cup.
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
and England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. Originally around twenty teams were to be involved in qualification for the tournament, but this was eventually fixed at nineteen.
Qualified teams
PacificSeven teams from the Pacific have qualified for the World Cup. All of these teams were granted automatic qualification. (automatic qualifier) (automatic qualifier) (automatic qualifier) (automatic qualifier) (automatic qualifier) (automatic qualifier) (automatic qualifier)
Europe
Six teams from Europe will qualify for the World Cup. Five teams qualified automatically. The sixth berth will be granted to the winner of the European qualifying group. (automatic qualifier and co-host) (automatic qualifier and co-host) (automatic qualifier) (automatic qualifier) (automatic qualifier) (Winner of the European qualifying group)
Atlantic
One team from the Atlantic region will qualify for the world cup. (Winner of the Atlantic qualifying group)
Italy
The Italy squad as of 22 Sep 2011 is as follows:- Coach: Italy Carlo Napolitano
Club Team Players Kingdom of England Harlequins RL Craig Gower Craig GowerCraig Gower is an Australian-Italian professional rugby footballer. He is a dual-code rugby international, having played rugby league for Australia, and rugby union for Italy...Italy Grifons Padova Matthew Sands, Giacomo Simioni Early Modern France Lézignan Sangliers Lézignan SangliersFootball Club de Lézignan are a professional rugby league football club based in Lézignan-Corbières in the départment of Aude in the south of France...
Christophe Calegari Australia Manly Sea Eagles Vic Mauro Vic MauroVic Mauro is an Australian rugby league player of Italian heritage who plays for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in the National Rugby League. He plays in the second-row and can also play as a prop....Australia Monto Dom Nasso Australia Mount Isa Matt Parrata Australia Newcastle Knights Newcastle KnightsThe Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. They compete in Australasia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership...
Cameron Ciraldo Cameron CiraldoCameron Ciraldo is an Australian rugby league football player for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League competition. He previously played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and more recently the Newcastle Knights...Australia Northern Pride RLFC Northern Pride RLFCThe Northern Pride RLFC is a Queensland rugby league club founded in 2007. Based in Cairns, Queensland they compete in the Queensland Cup.-History:...
Ryan Ghetti Australia North Queensland Cowboys North Queensland CowboysThe North Queensland Cowboys are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Townsville, Queensland. They compete in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership...
Joel Riethmuller Joel RiethmullerJoel Riethmuller is a rugby league player for the North Queensland Cowboys in the NRL.-Playing career:Riethmuller played his junior football for the Tully Tigers...Australia North Sydney Bears North Sydney BearsThe North Sydney Bears are an Australian rugby league football club based in North Sydney, New South Wales. They currently compete in the New South Wales Cup, having exited the National Rugby League following the 1999 NRL season after 92 years of top-grade competition. The Bears are based on...
Alex Ranieri Early Modern France Saint-Gaudens Bears Jean Christophe Borlin Australia St Patricks Blacktown Ryan Tramonte Australia Sydney Roosters Sydney RoostersThe Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. The club competes in the National Rugby League and is one of the oldest and most successful clubs in Australian rugby league history, having won twelve New South Wales Rugby League...
Anthony Minichiello Anthony MinichielloAnthony Minichiello is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who, to date, has played his entire career for the Sydney Roosters of the National Rugby League. He plays at fullback and on the Wing. Minichiello has represented New South Wales and Australia...
(C)Early Modern France Villefranche de Rouergue Ray Nasso, Cederic Prizzon Australia Wentworth Ben Falcone Australia Western Suburbs Magpies Western Suburbs MagpiesThe Western Suburbs Magpies are an Australian rugby league football club based in the western suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales. Formed in 1908, Wests, as they are commonly referred to, were one of the nine foundation clubs of the first New South Wales Rugby League competition in Australia...
Rocky Trimarchi Rocky TrimarchiRocky Trimarchi is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Western Suburbs Magpies in the New South Wales Rugby League. He has previously played in the NRL for the Wests Tigers and in Europe's Super League for Crusaders...Australia Wests Rhys Lennarduzzi Australia Windsor Wolves Windsor WolvesThe Windsor Wolves are a Rugby league team based in the town of Windsor, NSW. The club fields both junior and senior teams in the Penrith district competitions and, since 2003, the semi-professional NSWRL Jim Beam Cup competition in NSW, Australia...
Ben Stewart Italy XIII del Ducato Juan Pablo Carrara, Fabrizio Ciaurro, Thomas Covati, Giovanni Franchi, Romain Pavoni, Dean Vicelich, Santiago Monteagudo, Rob Quitadamo Australia Wyong Josh Mantellato Kingdom of England West Bowling West BowlingWest Bowling are an amateur rugby league club situated in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. They currently compete in the National Conference League.West Bowling play their home games at Bankfoot Cricket Club, next to Odsal stadium...
Jonathan Marcinzack
Lebanon
The Lebanon squad as at 22 September 2011 is as follows:- Coach: Lebanon David Bayssari
Club Team Players Lebanon Balamand Allen Soultan, Samer Nehme Australia Cabramatta Two Blues Nick Kassis Australia Canterbury Bulldogs Canterbury BulldogsThe Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Belmore, a suburb in the Canterbury-Bankstown region of Sydney. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership, as well as New South Wales Rugby League junior competitions...
Steve Azzi Australia Cronulla Sharks Cronulla SharksThe Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks are Australian professional Rugby league team based in Cronulla, in the Sutherland Shire, Southern Sydney, New South Wales...
Johnny Mannah Lebanon Jounieh RLFC Youssef El Helou Australia Kingsgrove colts Kamel Ahmed Lebanon Immortals RLFC Immortals RLFCThe Immortals first played with the French Tricolor jerseys due to the lack of suitable rugby league clothing in Lebanon. The jerseys were donated by the French Rugby League Federation post the 2002 Mediterranean Cup...
Ibrahim Ballout, Robin Hachache, Rudy Hachache, Walid Yassine Australia Manly Sea Eagles Ray Moujalli Ray MoujalliRay Moujalli is a Lebanese rugby league player for the Manly Sea Eagles in the National Rugby League competition. He primarily plays at prop. He has also represented the Lebanon national rugby league team....Australia Mounties George Azzi, Adham El Zabedieh, Adnan El Zabedieh Australia Narrabeen Charlie Farah Australia Newtown Jets Newtown JetsThe Newtown Jets are an Australian rugby league football club based in Newtown, a suburb of Sydney's inner west. They currently compete in the NSWRL Premier League competition, having left the top grade after the 1983 NSWRFL season...
Jamie Clark, Khalid Deeb Khalid DeebKhalid Deeb is a professional rugby league footballer who currently captains and plays for the Newtown Jets in the New South Wales Cup, the reserve side for the Sydney Roosters in the NRL, and internationally for Lebanon. He is by preference a prop but can also play at second row...
, Ahmed EllazAustralia St John’s Eagles Danny Barakat, Daniel Chiha, Nadim Couri, Ali Kourouche, Chris Saab, Adnan Saleh Australia Wentworthville Magpies Wentworthville MagpiesThe Wentworthville Magpies, colloquially known as Wenty, are a Rugby league team based in the suburb of Wentworthville in Sydney's Western Suburbs. Founded in 1963, the club has competed in various Sydney district competitions and, since 2003, the semi-professional NSWRL Jim Beam Cup competition...
Cliff Nye, James Boustani Lebanon Wolves RLFC Monir Finan, Ray Finan, Nemer Saliba
Russia
The Russia squad as at 22 September 2011 is as follows:- Coach: England John Stankevich
Club Team Players Russia Dinamo Andrey Zdobnikov Russia Nevskaya Zastava Grigory Esin Russia RBK Valentin Baskakov, Artem Grigoryan, Ruslan Izmaylov, Sergey Matveev, Denis Nikolskiy, Vladimir Odnosumov Russia Storm Igor Chuprin, Vadim Fedchuk, Vladimir Gotsulyak, Alexey Volkov Russia RC Vereya Petr Botnarash, Rustam Bulanov, Mikhail Burlutskuy, Ilgiz Galimov, Sergey Gapinov, Anatoly Grigoriev, Sergey Konstantinov, Aleksander Lysokon, Alexey Nikolaev, Eduard Ososkov, Roman Safronov, Andrey Sevostyanov, Maksim Suchkov, Vladimir Vlasyuk
Serbia
The Serbia squad was named on 22 September.- Coach: Serbia Marko Janković
Club Team Players Australia Belconnen United Scholars Adam Nedić Serbia Car Lazar Nenad Radević, Aleksandar Sič, Miloš Zogović Serbia Dorcol Spiders Danilo Delić, Vladan Kikanović, Dejan Lukenić, Stefan Nedeljković, Stefan Nikolić, Stevan Stevanović, Ivan Šušnjara, Milan Šušnjara, Vuk Tvrdišić, Nikša Unković, Dalibor Vukanović (C) Kingdom of England Hemel Hempstead RLFC Ilija Radan Serbia Hammers Niš Marko Milenković Marko MilenkovicMarko Milenkovič is a retired male medley and backstroke swimmer from Slovenia, who twice competed for his native country at the Summer Olympics: in 2000 and 2004.-References:*...
, Lazar ŽivkovićEarly Modern France RC Lescure Racing Club Lescure-Arthès XIIIRacing Club Lescure-Arthès XIII are a French Rugby League club based in Lescure-d'Albigeois, Tarn in the Midi-Pyrénées region. The club plays in the French Elite One Championship, having been promoted from Elite Two in 2011.-Current Squad:...
Soni Radovanovic Soni RadovanovicSoni Radovanović is a Serbian rugby league player who currently plays for Racing Club Lescure-Arthès XIII in the French Elite One Championship. He previously played for Whitehaven in the Co-operative Championship. His position is usually at prop. He is a key player for the Serbia national rugby...Kingdom of England Oldham RLFC Austen Novaković Serbia Radnički Nova Pazova Nemanja Cojić, Pero Madžarević, Radovan Tajsić, Slaviša Zekić Serbia Red Star Belgrade Miloš Ćalić, Ivan Djordjević, Zoran Pešić, Nebojša Živanović Serbia Stari Grad Aleksandar Aleksić, Mirko Božović
Jamaica
The Jamaica squad as of 22 Sep 2011 is as follows:- Coach: Jamaica Dean Thomas
Club Team Players Kingdom of England Batley Bulldogs Batley BulldogsBatley Bulldogs are an English professional rugby league club from Batley, West Yorkshire. They currently play in the Co-operative Championship. Batley is one of the original twenty-two rugby football clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895...
Wayne Allen Wayne ReittieWayne Allen Reittie is a Jamaican rugby league player.-Career:Reittie plays for the York City Knights in Championship 1 having started out as a professional with Doncaster....
, Daley WilliamsDaley WilliamsDaley Williams is a rugby league footballer for the Batley Bulldogs. He plays on the . And also plays for the Jamaica national rugby league team. Daley's lifetime ambition is to play for his home town club Halifax....Kingdom of England Coventry Bears Coventry BearsCoventry Bears are a rugby league club, formed in 1998. They have a proud history pioneering rugby league in the Midlands, their major honours include winning the National League 3 title in 2004 and the Rugby League Conference in 2002...
Ashley Johnson Jamaica Duhaney Park Red Sharks Romaen Campbell, Roy Calvert, Damon Gayle, Ryan Grant, Marvin Thompson Kingdom of England Gateshead Thunder Gateshead ThunderGateshead Thunder is a professional rugby league club based in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear in England. They currently play in the Championship 1 competition, the third tier of rugby league in the United Kingdom...
Joesph Brown Kingdom of England Halifax RLFC Halifax RLFCHalifax RLFC is one of the most historic rugby league clubs in the game, formed over a century ago, in 1873 in the Yorkshire town of Halifax. Known as 'Fax', the official club colours are blue and white hoops, blue shorts and blue socks . They share The Shay stadium with football club FC Halifax Town...
Jode Sheriffe, Paul White Paul White (rugby league)Paul White is a Jamaican rugby league footballer who current plays for Halifax RLFC. He has previously played for the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats.Paul White's usual position is wing, but he can also play as fullback or hooker....Kingdom of England Harlequins RL Lamont Bryan Lamont BryanLamont Bryan is a Jamaican rugby league player.Bryan plays for Harlequins RL in the European Super League having started out as a junior at South London Storm....
, Omari CaroKingdom of England Huddersfield Giants Huddersfield GiantsHuddersfield Giants are a professional rugby league club from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire who play in the European Super League competition. They play their home games at the Galpharm Stadium which is shared with Huddersfield Town F.C....
Ross Peltier Kingdom of England Hunslet Hawks Hunslet HawksHunslet Hawks is a professional rugby league club based in Hunslet, West Yorkshire, England. The club, sometimes known as 'the Parksiders' after their former stadium, are currently champions of Championship One.-History:-Early years:...
Richie Barnett Richie Barnett (rugby league)Richie Barnett is an English rugby league footballer for the Sheffield Eagles in the Co-operative Championship after returning from a two year drug ban....
, Waine PryceWaine PryceWaine Pryce is an English rugby league player of Jamaican descent His primary position is winger....Kingdom of England Keighley Cougars Keighley CougarsKeighley Cougars are a professional rugby league club from Keighley in West Yorkshire, England. As of 2012 they will play in Co-operative Championship having won the Co-operative Championship 1 play off final 32-12 against Workington...
Jymel Coleman, Jamaine Wray Jamaine WrayJamaine Wray is a Jamaican rugby league player for the Keighley Cougars in the Co-operative Championship. His position is .- Representative Career :He has represented Jamaica in the Atlantic Cup- External Links :**...Kingdom of England Leeds Rhinos Leeds RhinosLeeds Rhinos is an English professional rugby league football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The club won the 2011 Super League and became the most successful club in the Super League era, beating St Helens 32-16 on 8th October 2011. Formed in 1890, Leeds competes in Europe's Super League...
Danny Bravo, Jamal Chisholm United States New Haven Warriors New Haven Warriors-Stadium:The Warriors home ground is Ken Strong Stadium at West Haven High School in West Haven, Connecticut.-Statistics and records:Biggest winning marginBiggest losing marginMost points for the clubMost points in a match...
Wesley Haughton Kingdom of England Sheffield Eagles Sheffield EaglesSheffield Eagles RLFC are an English rugby league club based in the South Yorkshire city of Sheffield. They currently play in the Co-operative Championship. Their home games are played at Bramall Lane after leaving Don Valley Stadium in late 2009....
Corey Hanson, Reece Williams Kingdom of England Wigan Warriors Wigan WarriorsWigan Warriors is an English rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. The club's first team squad competes in the engage Super League and the team are the current Challenge Cup holders as of the 27th August 2011....
Karl Pryce Karl PryceKarl Pryce is an English rugby league player who currently plays for Wigan in the Super League competition. His position of choice is on the wing. Pryce previously played rugby league with the Bradford Bulls until 2006...Jamaica Vauxhall Vultures Carlye Burgher, Jahdeek Clarke, Sandino Hastings, Tyronie Rowe
South Africa
The South Africa squad as at 22 September 2011 is as follows:- Coach: South Africa Steven van Zyl
Club Team Players South Africa Bloemfontein Roosters Henry du Toit, Stevie Meyer, Gerrie Slabber, Christoff Swanepoel South Africa Brakpan Bears Francois Greyvensteyn, Christo Joubert, Andre Loader, Andre Olwagen, Rudi Prinsloo South Africa Ermelo Tomahawks Pieter Lee South Africa Middelburg Tigers Johan Fritz South Africa Tuks Bulls Hans du Plessis, Gerhard de Wet, Riaan Engelbrecht, Deon Kraemer, Christo Louw, Sivive Mpondo, JP Nel, Marcelle Slabbert, Jonothan Soares, Pieter van der Nest, Franco Vermeulen, Rupert Wells
United States
- Coach: Australia Matthew Elliott
Club Team Players United States Aston Bulls Aston BullsThe Aston Bulls, also known as the Aston Delco Sports Club Bulls , are a semi-professional rugby league football team based in Aston Township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. The team currently plays in the American National Rugby League , the United States' oldest competition...
Michael Garvey, Andrew Kneisly, Louis Tulio Australia Belrose Eagles Belrose EaglesThe Belrose Eagles are a Rugby league team based in the suburb of Belrose in Sydney's Northern Beaches. Founded in 1955, the club has fielded both junior and senior teams in the Manly-Warringah district competitions and, since 2005, the semi-professional NSWRL Jim Beam Cup competition in NSW,...
David Marando Kingdom of England Castleford Tigers Castleford TigersCastleford Tigers are a professional rugby league club based in Castleford in West Yorkshire, England. They participate in the professional European competition Super League. They are sometimes known as 'Cas', 'Cas Tigers', 'Classy Cas' or the 'Black & Amber'...
Ryan McGoldrick Ryan McGoldrickRyan McGoldrick is a professional rugby league footballer for the Castleford Tigers in the Super League. He has previously played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks as well as representing the New South Wales Waratahs in rugby union...United States Connecticut Wildcats Connecticut WildcatsThe Connecticut Wildcats are an American semi-professional rugby league football team based in Norwalk, Connecticut. They currently compete in the American National Rugby League ....
Curtis Cunz, Charles Rizzo, Salesi Tongamoa Australia Easts Tigers Easts TigersThe Eastern Suburbs Tigers are a rugby league club based at Langlands Park, which is in the suburb of Coorparoo in Brisbane, Australia. They competed in the Brisbane Rugby League from 1934 to 1996. From 1996 they have competed in the Queensland Cup. Their jersey is traditionally an all gold jersey...
Mark Offerdahl Kingdom of England Gateshead Thunder Gateshead ThunderGateshead Thunder is a professional rugby league club based in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear in England. They currently play in the Championship 1 competition, the third tier of rugby league in the United Kingdom...
Mitchell Stevens United States Hawaii Islanders Keiki Misipeka, Jayson Rego, Joshua Rice United States Jacksonville Axemen Jacksonville Axemen-Southeastern Rugby League Championship:In 2011 the Axemen launched a reserve grade competition, the Firehouse Subs Southeastern Rugby League Championship, which acts as a feeder club system for the Axemen to further develop players...
Apple Pope Apple PopeApple Pope is an American rugby league player who currently plays for the United States national team. He has also played for the Jacksonville Axemen. His position is hooker.-Career:...United States Louisville Nate Smith United States Maui Rugby Maui RugbyThe Maui Rugby Club are an American rugby union and rugby league team based in Maui, Hawaii.- Notable players :*Sione Taufa- USA Tomahawks rugby league international player*Vaka Manupuna- USA Tomahawks rugby league international playerhttp://...
Kelly McGill, Sione Taufa Sione TaufaSione Taufa is an American rugby league player for the Maui Rugby Club in Hawaii. His position is wing.- Representative Career :He has represented the USA in the Atlantic Cup...United States New York Knights New York KnightsThe New York Knights were an Arena Football League team based in New York City. They played in the league for one season, 1988. They played their home games at Madison Square Garden. After going 2-10 overall in their only season the team ceased operations...
Fitz James Adams, Charles Cortalano, Ian Elliott, Justin Ripley, Sean Taylor Australia Northern Pride Northern Pride RLFCThe Northern Pride RLFC is a Queensland rugby league club founded in 2007. Based in Cairns, Queensland they compete in the Queensland Cup.-History:...
Mark Cantoni Mark CantoniMark Cantoni is a rugby league footballer currently playing for the Northern Pride in the Queensland Cup rugby league football competition. He has represented the Queensland Country side and the United States national rugby league team. His position is at second row.- References :...United States Northern Raiders Northern RaidersThe New York Raiders are an American semi-professional rugby league football team based in Congers, New York. The team currently plays in the American National Rugby League competition...
Leslie Alovili Australia Parramatta Eels Parramatta EelsThe Parramatta Eels are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta. The Parramatta District Rugby League Football Club was formed in 1947, with their First Grade side playing their first season in the New South Wales Rugby Football League...
Joseph Paulo Joseph PauloJoseph Paulo is a rugby league player for the Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League. Joseph Paulo's position of choice is as a second-row, and he can also lock the scrum. He can also be played in the position of five-eighth if required...Australia Penrith Panthers Penrith PanthersThe Penrith Panthers are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in the western Sydney suburb of Penrith. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership, the top rugby league football competition in Australasia. For the 2012 NRL season they will be coached by Ivan...
Junior Paulo Junior PauloJunior Paulo is a New Zealand professional rugby league player who currently plays for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League . His position is prop, though he also plays in the second-row-Life:...Australia Tuggeranong Valley Stephen Howard Australia Wentworthville Magpies Wentworthville MagpiesThe Wentworthville Magpies, colloquially known as Wenty, are a Rugby league team based in the suburb of Wentworthville in Sydney's Western Suburbs. Founded in 1963, the club has competed in various Sydney district competitions and, since 2003, the semi-professional NSWRL Jim Beam Cup competition...
Daniel Howard Daniel HowardDaniel Howard born 13 December 1984 is a rugby league player for the Sydney Roosters in the NRL.Daniel Howard's position of choice is in the centres and he can also play as a second-row.-References:...Unattached David Myles David Myles (rugby league)David Myles is a former professional rugby league footballer. He played for the Gold Coast Titans, North Queensland Cowboys, Auckland Warriors and the Gold Coast Chargers in first grade...
, Matthew PetersenMatthew PetersenMatthew Andrew Petersen is a former Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats in the Super League competition...
Atlantic
The Atlantic qualifying group involved the USAUnited States national rugby league team
-2008 & 2013 Rugby League World Cup Qualifying:In October 2006, The Tomahawks were to participate in a four team Atlantic qualifying pool for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup, but South Africa and the West Indies withdrew. As a result, The Atlantic qualifying pool was reduced to a single game...
, Jamaica
Jamaica national rugby league team
-See also:* Rugby League in the West Indies* West Indies National Team-External links:*...
and South Africa
South Africa national rugby league team
The South Africa national rugby league team are a growing force in rugby league football, South Africa competes sporadically against other international nations because of their location and their absence from any major international competitions. They are ranked twenty-third in the world...
.
The Atlantic qualifiers were held at Campbell's Field
Campbell's Field
Campbell's Field is a 6,425-seat baseball park in Camden, New Jersey that hosted its first regular season baseball game on May 11, 2001. The ballpark is home to the Camden Riversharks and the college baseball team of Rutgers University-Camden...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
. USA won the group and qualified for the World Cup.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | TF | PF | PA | +/− | BP | Pts |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 8 | 0 | 4 | ||
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 46 | ||||
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 60 | ||||
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Coached by Matt Elliott, the Tomahawks were leading 6-4 at half time and then shut out the Rugby Reggae Boys for the rest of the game finishing with a total of seven tries to gain a place in their first World Cup tournament.
Europe
The European qualifying group involved RussiaRussia national rugby league team
-2008 World Cup Qualifying:In 2006 Russia were involved in Europe Round One, defeating Netherlands national rugby league team and Serbia national rugby league team to finish second and keep their World Cup dream alive. They then went through to Europe Round Two in Europe Pool Two with Ireland and...
, Italy
Italy national rugby league team
The Italy national rugby league team represents Italy in international rugby league football. The team dates back from the 1950s after the formation of a domestic competition in the country, and in the 1960s they played Australia, France and a number of English teams.The game disappeared in Italy...
, Serbia
Serbia national rugby league team
The Serbia national rugby league team represents Serbia in the sport of rugby league football, has been participating in international competition since 2003.-History:...
and Lebanon
Lebanon national rugby league team
The Lebanon national rugby league team is the representative side of Lebanon in rugby league football. They are nicknamed "The Cedars" after the Lebanon Cedar tree, which is also on the Lebanese flag. The team has been participating in international competition since 1998 and has quickly became one...
. Both Italy and Lebanon remained unbeaten, recording two wins and a draw each. However, Italy topped the group as a result of points difference and therefore qualified for the World Cup.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 163 | 31 | 5 | ||
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 147 | 23 | 5 | ||
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 152 | |||
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 184 | |||
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Coached by Carlo Napolitano and captained by Anthony Minichiello
Anthony Minichiello
Anthony Minichiello is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who, to date, has played his entire career for the Sydney Roosters of the National Rugby League. He plays at fullback and on the Wing. Minichiello has represented New South Wales and Australia...
, Italy
Italy national rugby league team
The Italy national rugby league team represents Italy in international rugby league football. The team dates back from the 1950s after the formation of a domestic competition in the country, and in the 1960s they played Australia, France and a number of English teams.The game disappeared in Italy...
's draw with Lebanon
Lebanon national rugby league team
The Lebanon national rugby league team is the representative side of Lebanon in rugby league football. They are nicknamed "The Cedars" after the Lebanon Cedar tree, which is also on the Lebanese flag. The team has been participating in international competition since 1998 and has quickly became one...
was enough for them to gain the 14th and final place in the 2013 World Cup.