2013 Rugby League World Cup qualification – Europe

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The 2013 Rugby League World Cup Europe qualification is a rugby league tournament that was held in October 2011 to decide the European qualification for the 2013 Rugby League World Cup. It consisted of a round-robin play-off involving four teams; Russia, Italy, Serbia and Lebanon. [1] 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. [2]

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Standings

TeamPldWDLPFPA+/−Pts
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 321016331+1325
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 321014723+1245
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 310242152−1102
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 300338184−1460

Italy vs Russia

15 October 2011
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg92–6Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Tries: Mantellato (2), D. Nasso (2), Falcone (2), Ghietti (2), Parrata, Sands, Ciraldo, Riethmuller, Vicelich, Quitadamo, R.Nasso, Lennarduzzi
Conv: Mantellato (14)		 (Report) Try: Nikolaev
Conv: Lysokon
Stadio Plebiscito, Padova
Attendance: 2,100 [3]
FB1 Anthony Minichiello (c)
RW2 Christophe Calegari
RC3 Dom Nasso
LC4 Matt Parrata
LW5 Josh Mantellato
SO6 Ben Falcone
SH7 Ryan Ghietti
PR8 Alex Ranieri
HK9 Ray Nasso
PR10 Ryan Tramonte
SR11 Cameron Ciraldo
SR12 Joel Riethmuller
LF13 Rob Quitadamo
Substitutions:
IC14 Dean Vicelich
IC15 Cederic Prizzon
IC16 Matthew Sands
IC17Rhys Lennarduzzi
Coach:
FB1 Maksim Suchkov
RW2 Petr Botnarash
RC3 Andrey Zdobnikov
LC4 Mikhail Burlutskiy
LW5 Rustam Bulanov
FE6 Aleksander Lysokon (c)
HB7 Eduard Ososkov
PR8 Sergey Konstantinov
HK9 Vladimir Vlasyuk
PR10 Ilgiz Galimov
SR11 Alexey Nikolaev
SR12 Grigory Esin
LK13 Vadim Fedchuk
Substitutions:
IC14 Sergey Gaponov
IC15 Igor Chuprin
IC16 Vladimir Gotsulyak
IC17 Artem Grigoryan
Coach:

Lebanon vs Serbia

16 October 2011
Lebanon  Flag of Lebanon.svg96–4Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Tries: Clark (3), Saleh (3), Barakat (3), Nye (2), Boustani (2), Deeb, Kassis, Adham El Zabedieh, Adnan El Zabedieh
Conv: Couri (13), Ballout		 (Report) Try: Nedic
International Olympic Stadium, Tripoli
FB1 Adnan Saleh
RW2 Adnan El Zabedieh
RC3 Danny Barakat
LC4 Adham El Zabedieh
LW5 Clifton Nye
SO6 James Boustani
SH7 Nadim Couri
PR8 Khaled Deeb (c)
HK9 Jamie Clark
PR10 Allen Soultan
SR11 Ahmed Ellaz
SR12 Steve Azzi
LF13 Ray Moujalli
Substitutions:
IC14 Ali Kourouche
IC15 Nick Kassis
IC16 Ibrahim Ballout
IC17 Robin Hachache
Coach:
FB1 Ivan Šušnjara
RW2 Vladan Kikanović
RC3 Miloš Ćalić
LC4 Aleksandar Aleksić
LW5 Nebojša Živanović
FE6 Adam Nedić
HB7 Dalibor Vukanović
PR8 Ilija Radan
HK9 Nikša Unković
PR10 Lazar Živković
SR11 Stefan Nedeljković
SR12 Soni Radovanović
LK13 Austen Novaković
Substitutions:
IC14 Dejan Lukenić
IC15 Danilo Delić
IC16 Zoran Pešić
IC17 Milan Šušnjara
Coach:

Russia vs Lebanon

22 October 2011
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg0–32Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
(Report) Tries: Barakat (2), Azzi, Kassis, Adham El Zabedieh, Nye
Conv: Couri (3), Boustani
Vereya Stadium, Vereya
FB1 Maksim Suchkov
RW2 Mikhail Burlutskiy
RC3 Petr Botnarash
LC4 Vadim Fedchuk
LW5 Rustam Bulanov
SO6 Aleksandr Lysokon (c)
SH7 Eduard Ososkov
PR8 Sergei Konstantinov
HK9 Vladimir Vlasyuk
PR10 Ilgiz Galimov
SR11 Alexey Nikolaev
SR12 Grigory Esin
LF13 Sergey Gaponov
Substitutions:
IC14 Igor Chuprin
IC15 Anatoly Grigorev
IC16 Vladimir Odnosumov
IC17 Artem Grigoryan
Coach:
Flag of England.svg John Stankevitch
FB1 Clifton Nye
RW2 Adnan El Zabedieh
RC3 Danny Barakat
LC4 Danny Chiha
LW5 Adham El Zabedieh
FE6 James Boustani
HB7 Nadim Couri
PR8 Charlie Farah
HK9 Jamie Clark
PR10 Khaled Deeb
SR11 Nick Kassis
SR12 Steve Azzi
LK13 Ray Moujalli
Substitutions:
IC14 Walid Yassine
IC15 Ibrahim Ballout
IC16 Chris Saab
IC17 Robin Hachache
Coach:
Flag of Lebanon.svg David Bayssari

Serbia vs Italy

23 October 2011
Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg6–52Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Try: Pesic
Conv: Nedic		 (Report) Tries: Minichiello (3), Lenarduzzi (2), Mantellato, Riethmuller, Parrata, D. Nasso
Conv: Mantellato (8)
Makiš Stadium, Belgrade
FB1
RW2
RC3
LC4
LW5
SO6
SH7
PR8
HK9
PR10
SR11
SR12
LF13
Substitutions:
IC14
IC15
IC16
IC17
Coach:
FB1
RW2
RC3
LC4
LW5
FE6
HB7
PR8
HK9
PR10
SR11
SR12
LK13
Substitutions:
IC14
IC15
IC16
IC17
Coach:

Serbia vs Russia

29 October 2011
Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg28–36Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Tries: Pesic, Nedic, Susnjara, Radan, Novakovic
Conv: Nedic (4)		 (Report) Tries: Botnarash (3), Volkov, Esin, Ososkov
Conv: Lysokon (6)
Makiš Stadium, Belgrade
FB1
RW2
RC3
LC4
LW5
SO6
SH7
PR8
HK9
PR10
SR11
SR12
LF13
Substitutions:
IC14
IC15
IC16
IC17
Coach:
FB1
RW2
RC3
LC4
LW5
FE6
HB7
PR8
HK9
PR10
SR11
SR12
LK13
Substitutions:
IC14
IC15
IC16
IC17
Coach:

Italy vs Lebanon

29 October 2011
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg19–19Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Tries: Falcone, Stewart, Mantellato
Conv: Mantellato (3)
DG: Ghietti 		(Report) Tries: El Zabedieh, Moujalli, Boustani
Conv: Couri (3)
DG: Couri
Makiš Stadium, Belgrade
FB1
RW2
RC3
LC4
LW5
SO6
SH7
PR8
HK9
PR10
SR11
SR12
LF13
Substitutions:
IC14
IC15
IC16
IC17
Coach:
FB1
RW2
RC3
LC4
LW5
FE6
HB7
PR8
HK9
PR10
SR11
SR12
LK13
Substitutions:
IC14
IC15
IC16
IC17
Coach:

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. [4]

Squads

Italy

The Italy squad as of 22 September 2011 is as follows:

Club TeamPlayers
Flag of England.svg Harlequins RL Quinscolours.svg Craig Gower
Flag of Italy.svg Grifons Padova No image.svg Matthew Sands, Giacomo Simioni
Flag of France.svg Lézignan Sangliers LezignanRLcolours.PNG Christophe Calegari
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Manly Sea Eagles Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Vic Mauro
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Monto No image.svg Dom Nasso
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mount Isa No image.svg Matt Parrata
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Newcastle Knights Newcastle colours.svg Cameron Ciraldo
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Northern Pride RLFC Northern Pride colours.png Ryan Ghetti
Flag of Australia (converted).svg North Queensland Cowboys North Queensland colours.svg Joel Riethmuller
Flag of Australia (converted).svg North Sydney Bears North Sydney colours.svg Alex Ranieri
Flag of France.svg Saint-Gaudens Bears GaudensRLcolours.PNG Jean Christophe Borlin
Flag of Australia (converted).svg St Patricks Blacktown No image.svg Ryan Tramonte
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sydney Roosters Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Anthony Minichiello (C)
Flag of France.svg Villefranche de Rouergue Villefranchecolours.png Ray Nasso, Cederic Prizzon
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wentworth No image.svg Ben Falcone
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Western Suburbs Magpies Western Suburbs colours.svg Rocky Trimarchi, Rhys Lennarduzzi
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Windsor Wolves No image.svg Ben Stewart
Flag of Italy.svg XIII del Ducato No image.svg Juan Pablo Carrara, Fabrizio Ciaurro, Thomas Covati, Giovanni Franchi, Romain Pavoni, Dean Vicelich, Santiago Monteagudo, Rob Quitadamo
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wyong No image.svg Josh Mantellato
Flag of England.svg West Bowling No image.svg Jonathan Marcinzack

Lebanon

The Lebanon squad as at 22 September 2011 is as follows:

Club TeamPlayers
Flag of Lebanon.svg Balamand Allen Soultan, Samer Nehme
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cabramatta Two Blues Nick Kassis
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Canterbury Bulldogs Steve Azzi
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cronulla Sharks Jon Mannah
Flag of Lebanon.svg Jounieh RLFC Youssef El Helou
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kingsgrove colts Kamel Ahmed
Flag of Lebanon.svg Immortals RLFC Ibrahim Ballout, Robin Hachache, Rudy Hachache, Walid Yassine
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Manly Sea Eagles Ray Moujalli
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mounties George Azzi, Adham El Zabedieh, Adnan El Zabedieh
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Narrabeen Charlie Farah
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Newtown Jets Jamie Clark, Khalid Deeb, Ahmad Ellaz
Flag of Australia (converted).svg St John's Eagles Danny Barakat, Daniel Chiha, Nadim Couri, Ali Kourouche, Chris Saab, Adnan Saleh
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wentworthville Magpies Cliff Nye, James Boustani
Flag of Lebanon.svg Wolves RLFC Monir Finan, Ray Finan, Nemer Saliba

Russia

The Russia squad as at 22 September 2011 is as follows:

Club TeamPlayers
Flag of Russia.svg Dinamo Andrey Zdobnikov
Flag of Russia.svg Nevskaya Zastava Grigory Esin
Flag of Russia.svg RBK Valentin Baskakov, Artyom Grigoryan, Ruslan Izmaylov, Sergey Matveev, Denis Nikolskiy, Vladimir Odnosumov
Flag of Russia.svg Storm Igor Chuprin, Vadim Fedchuk, Vladimir Gotsulyak, Alexey Volkov
Flag of Russia.svg 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.

Club TeamPlayers
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Belconnen United Scholars Adam Nedić
Flag of Serbia.svg Car Lazar Nenad Radević, Aleksandar Sič, Miloš Zogović
Flag of Serbia.svg Dorćol Spiders Danilo Delić, Vladan Kikanović, Dejan Lukenić, Stefan Nedeljković, Stefan Nikolić, Stevan Stevanović, Ivan Šušnjara, Milan Šušnjara, Vuk Tvrdišić, Nikša Unković, Dalibor Vukanović (C)
Flag of England.svg Hemel Hempstead RLFC Ilija Radan
Flag of Serbia.svg Hammers Niš Marko Milenković, Lazar Živković
Flag of France.svg RC Lescure Soni Radovanovic
Flag of England.svg Oldham R.L.F.C. Austen Novaković
Flag of Serbia.svg Radnički Nova Pazova Nemanja Cojić, Pero Madžarević, Radovan Tajsić, Slaviša Zekić
Flag of Serbia.svg Red Star Belgrade Miloš Ćalić, Ivan Djordjević, Zoran Pešić, Nebojša Živanović
Flag of Serbia.svg Stari Grad Aleksandar Aleksić, Mirko Božović

References

  1. ↑ 2013 World Cup European Zone Qualifying Dates Archived 2015-12-22 at the Wayback Machine rleague.com, 20 March 2011
  2. ↑ 2013 World Cup format revealed lasttackle.com, 30 November 2010
  3. ↑ "Italy vs. Russia - Italy 92 def. Russia 6".
  4. ↑ skysports.com (29 October 2011). "Italy clinch World Cup place". Sky Sports . Retrieved 30 October 2011.


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