2017 Rugby League World Cup qualification – Americas

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The 2017 Rugby League World Cup Americas qualification was a rugby league tournament that was held in December 2015 to decide the American qualifier for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup. It consisted of a round-robin tournament involving three teams, Canada, Jamaica and the United States, at two venues in Florida in the United States.

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The United States won the tournament and qualified for the World Cup.

Overview

On 3 October 2014, the 2017 Rugby League World Cup qualifying competition was announced. Seven of the eight teams who made the knockout-stages of the 2013 Rugby League World Cup were announced as automatic qualifiers. [1]

USA, who were quarter-finalists in 2013, were denied automatic qualification due to an internal governance dispute which saw the nation's Rugby League International Federation membership temporarily suspended. Once the issue was resolved, USA was allowed to enter the qualification process.[ citation needed ] In August 2015, the qualifiers were announced to be held in Florida in December 2015. [2]

Squads

Canada

The Canada squad as of 26 November 2015 was as follows: [3]

Club TeamPlayers
Flag of England.svg Bradford Dudley Hill Chad Bain
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brantford Broncos Billy Gemmell, Christian Miller, Steve Piatek
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Capilano Cougars Alex Boyd
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Easts Tigers Balmain colours.svg Tom Dempsey
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamberoo Superoos Steve Bouchard
Flag of England.svg London Skolars Skolscolours.svg Louis Robinson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Souths Logan Magpies Souths-Logan Magpies Colours.svg Rhys Jacks
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sunshine Coast Falcons Sunshine Coast Colours.svg Ryley Jacks
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Surrey Beavers Jamie Kelly
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto Centurions Jonathan Cregg, Robin Legault, Matt Wyles
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto City Saints Eddie Bilborough, Antoine Blanc, Enoch Wamalwa
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Valley Warriors Daniel Blasco-Morris, Rick Schouten, Adam Timler

Jamaica

The Jamaica squad as of 25 November 2015 was as follows: [4]

Club TeamPlayers
Flag of England.svg Batley Bulldogs Batley colours.svg Alex Brown, Wayne Reittie
Flag of England.svg Bradford Bulls Bullscolours.svg Omari Caro
Flag of England.svg Dewsbury Rams Ramscolours.svg Joel Farrell
Flag of Jamaica.svg Duhaney Park Red Sharks Jermaine Pinnock, Renaldo Wade
Flag of Jamaica.svg GC Foster College Ryan Grant
Flag of England.svg Keighley Cougars Cougscolours.svg Hamish Barnes, Ross Peltier
Flag of England.svg Hunslet Hawks Hunsletcolours.svg Daniel Thomas, Mo Agoro, Richie Barnett
Flag of Jamaica.svg Mico University College Antonio Baker
Flag of France.svg RC Lescure-Arthes XIII Lamont Bryan
Flag of England.svg Newcastle Thunder Gthundercolours.svg Joe Brown
Flag of England.svg Sheffield Eagles Sheffeagles colours.svg Corey Hanson
Flag of Jamaica.svg University of Technology Nathan Campbell, Marvin Thompson
Flag of Jamaica.svg Vauxhall Rugby Club Tyronie Rowe
Unattached Brian Hutchinson

United States

The USA squad as of 25 November 2015 was as follows: [5]

On 2 December the US team suffered a setback after Tui Samoa pulled out of the squad for personal reasons. He was replaced by Corey Makelim. [6]

Club TeamPlayers
Flag of the United States.svg Atlanta Rhinos Nick Newlin
Flag of the United States.svg Central Florida Warriors Taylor Alley
Flag of the United States.svg Connecticut Wildcats Connecticut colors.svg Matt Walsh
Flag of the United States.svg Chicago Stockyarders Taylor Howden
Flag of the United States.svg Delaware Black Foxes Kevin Wiggins
Flag of the United States.svg Jacksonville Axemen Jacksonville colors.svg Jon Purnell
Flag of England.svg London Broncos Broncoscolours.png Mark Offerdahl
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wests Panthers Wests Panthers Colours.svg Kristian Freed, Luke Barron
Flag of the United States.svg New York Knights New York colors.svg Abe Cohen
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Norths Devils Norths Devils colours.svg Sam Carson
Flag of the United States.svg Northern Virginia Eagles Fairfax Eagles colors.svg Ryan Burroughs
Flag of the United States.svg Philadelphia Fight Philadelphia colours.svg Casey Clark, Rich Henson, Andrew Kneisly, Roman Lowery, Mike Timpano
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wentworthville Magpies New Zealand Kiwis colours.svg Danny Howard, Steve Howard, Corey Makelim

Standings

Key to colours in table
Qualified for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup
Team
PldWDLPFPAPDPts
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 22005438+164
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 20113238−61
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 20114252−101
Source: [ citation needed ]

Fixtures

United States vs Jamaica

4 December 2015
United States  Flag of the United States.svg20 – 14Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Try: Offerdahl 10'
Howden 12'
D. Howard 43'
Makelim 54'
Goal: Freed (2/4)		 Report
Try: Peltier (2) 30', 78'
Farrell 49'
Goal: Farrell (1/3)
Hodges Stadium, Jacksonville
Referee: Flag of England.svg Robert Hicks
Player of the Match: Flag of the United States.svg Mark Offerdahl
FB1 Corey Makelim
RW22Taylor Howden
RC3 Taylor Alley
LC4 Daniel Howard
LW5 Mike Timpano
FE6 Rich Henson
HB7Matt Walsh
PR8 Steve Howard
HK2Kristian Freed
PR9 Mark Offerdahl (c)
SR11 Abe Cohen
SR12 Casey Clark
LF13 Jon Purnell
Substitutes:
IC14 Ryan Burroughs
IC15Andrew Kneisly
IC16 Nick Newlin
IC17 Sam Carson Yellow card.svg 33' to 43'
Coach:
Brian McDermott
FB1 Wayne Reittie
RW2 Alex Brown
RC3 Richie Barnett
LC4 Renaldo Wade
LW5 Omari Caro Yellow card.svg 39' to 49'
FE6 Joel Farrell
HB7 Daniel Thomas
PR8 Antonio Baker
HK9 Marvin Thompson
PR10 Ross Peltier
SR11 Nathan Campbell
SR12 Corey Hanson (c)
LK13||} Lamont Bryan
Substitutes:
IC14 Joe Brown
IC15 Tyronie Rowe
IC16 Ryan Grant
IC17 Mo Agoro
Coach:
Romeo Monteith

Canada vs Jamaica

8 December 2015
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg18 – 18Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Try: Ryley Jacks 63'
Legault (2) 76', 79'
Goal: Piatek (3/3)		 Report
Try: Bryan 21'
A. Brown 26'
Reittie 57'
Goal: Farrell (3/5)
Spec Martin Stadium, DeLand
Referee: Flag of England.svg Robert Hicks
Player of the Match: Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Robin Legault
FB1 Robin Legault
RW2 Billy Gemmell
RC3 Jonathan Cregg
LC4 Rick Schouten
LW5 Adam Timler
FE6 Ryley Jacks
HB7 Steve Piatek
PR8Louis Robinson
HK9 Rhys Jacks
PR10Tom Dempsey
SR11 Christian Miller
SR12 Steve Bouchard
LF13 Jamie Kelly
Substitutes:
IC14 Matt Wyles
IC15 Enoch Wamalwa
IC16 Antoine Blanc
IC17 Alex Boyd
Coach:
Aaron Zimmerle
FB1 Wayne Reittie
RW2 Alex Brown
RC3 Richie Barnett
LC4 Hamish Barnes
LW5 Omari Caro
FE6 Joel Farrell
HB7 Corey Hanson
PR8 Nathan Campbell
HK9 Marvin Thompson
PR10 Ross Peltier
SR11 Jermaine Pinnock
SR12 Mo Agoro
LK13 Lamont Bryan
Substitutes:
IC14 Joe Brown
IC15 Tyronie Rowe Yellow card.svg 63' to 73'
IC16 Renaldo Wade
IC17 Brian Hutchinson
Coach:
Romeo Monteith

United States vs Canada

This match was also the third and final game of the 2015 Colonial Cup series.

12 December 2015
United States  Flag of the United States.svg34 – 24Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Try: Alley (2) 2', 53'
Howden (2) '9, '44
D. Howard (3) 36', 58', 79'
Burroughs 63'
Goal: Howden (1/4)		 Report
Try: Kelly 18'
Ryley Jacks (3) 32', 40', 66'
Goal: Piatek (4/4)
Hodges Stadium, Jacksonville
Referee: Flag of England.svg Robert Hicks
Player of the Match: Flag of the United States.svg Mark Offerdahl
FB1 Corey Makelim Red card.svg 32'
RW23Taylor Howden
RC4 Taylor Alley
LC3 Ryan Burroughs
LW5 Roman Lowery
FE6 Rich Henson
HB7Matt Walsh
PR8 Nick Newlin
HK2Kristian Freed
PR9 Mark Offerdahl (c)
SR11 Daniel Howard
SR12 Casey Clark
LF21 Steve Howard
Substitutes:
IC17 Jon Purnell
IC16 Sam Carson
IC15Andrew Kneisly
IC14 Luke Barron
Coach:
Brian McDermott
FB1 Robin Legault
RW2 Billy Gemmell
RC3 Jonathan Cregg
LC4 Rick Schouten
LW5 Adam Timler
FE6 Ryley Jacks
HB7 Steve Piatek
PR8Tom Dempsey
HK9 Rhys Jacks
PR10Louis Robinson
SR11 Christian Miller
SR12 Steve Bouchard
LF13 Jamie Kelly
Substitutes:
IC14 Matt Wyles
IC15 Enoch Wamalwa
IC16 Daniel Blasco-Morris
IC17 Alex Boyd
Coach:
Aaron Zimmerle

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References

  1. ↑ QUALIFICATION DETAILS FOR 2017 RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP ANNOUNCED Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine , rlef.eu.com, 3 August 2014
  2. ↑ Rugby League World Cup Qualifiers Awarded to Jacksonville & Deland, FL Archived 2015-08-16 at the Wayback Machine , usarl.com, 13 August 2015
  3. ↑ WOLVERINES NAME SQUAD FOR RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine , rlef.com, 27 November 2015
  4. ↑ CORE OF REGGAE WARRIORS FROM UK COMPETITION Archived 2015-11-26 at the Wayback Machine rlef.com, 25 November 2015
  5. ↑ "USA HAWKS ANNOUNCE 20-MAN SQUAD FOR WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS". Archived from the original on 2015-11-26. Retrieved 2015-11-26.
  6. ↑ Setback for USA Hawks with RLWC Qualifiers set to start.
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