2017 Rugby League World Cup qualifying

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2017 Rugby League World Cup qualification
Tournament details
Dates15 October 2015 – 29 October 2016
Teams11 (from 4 confederations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
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Fourteen teams participated in the 2017 Rugby League World Cup . In August 2014 it was announced that seven teams had been granted automatic qualification, with four regional qualification tournaments selecting the remaining seven teams. [1] Qualification began in earnest on 9 May 2015 when Spain played Latvia in a knock-out match, although the European Group B competition (which was used as a preliminary qualification tournament) began on 17 May 2014.

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Qualified teams

Eight teams automatically qualified for the World Cup. Seven of the teams which reached the quarter-finals of the 2013 World Cup were granted automatic qualification; the other quarter-finalists, USA, were denied automatic qualification due to an internal governance dispute and instead forced to enter the qualification process.[ citation needed ] Papua New Guinea were granted automatic qualification as co-hosts in 2015. [2]

TeamMethod of
qualification		Date of
qualification		Finals
appearance		Last
appearance		Consecutive
finals
appearances		Previous best
performance
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Host19 February 201415th 2013 15Winners (1957, 1968, 1970, 1975, 1977, 1988, 1992, 1995, 2000, 2013)
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Host19 February 201415th 2013 15Winners (2008)
Flag of England.svg  England Automatic qualifier5 August 20146th 2013 5Runners-up (1975, 1995)
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji Automatic qualifier5 August 20145th 2013 5Semi-final (2008, 2013)
Flag of France.svg  France Automatic qualifier5 August 201415th 2013 15Runners-up (1954, 1968)
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa Automatic qualifier5 August 20145th 2013 5Quarter-finals (2000, 2013)
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Automatic qualifier5 August 20144th 2013 4Quarter-finals (2013)
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea Host8 October 20157th 2013 7Quarter-finals (2000)
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga Asia-Pacific play-off winner17 October 20155th 2013 5Group stage (1995, 2000, 2008, 2013)
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon Middle East-Africa play-off winner31 October 20152nd 2000 1Group stage (2000)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Americas qualifying group winner12 December 20152nd 2013 2Quarter-finals (2013)
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales European qualifying group 1 winner29 October 20165th 2013 2Semi-final (1995, 2000)
Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland European qualifying group 2 winner29 October 20164th 2013 4Quarter-finals (2000, 2008)
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy European qualifying Play-off winner4 November 20162nd 2013 2Group stage (2013)

Continental qualification

European

Qualified


Three additional teams qualified from this region. A two-group, round-robin tournament took place in October 2016 to determine the qualifying nations - this was contested by the winners of the 2015 European Championship C tournament, the top three teams from the 2014–15 European Championship B tournament, and seeded nations Wales and Ireland. [3] The tournament featured two groups of three teams playing in a single round-robin format. The winners of each group qualified for the World Cup, while the runners-up faced each other in a play-off match on 5 November 2016 to determine the final spot. A seeded draw took place to determine the groups on 5 November 2015.

Key to colours in pool tables
Qualifies for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup
Qualifies for play-off match for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup
Fails to qualify for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup

Group A

Team
[]
PldWDLPFPAPDPts
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 22007014+564
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 21017634+422
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 200214112−980
Source: [ citation needed ]
15 October 2016 Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg 50–0 Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Stebonheath Park, Llanelli
22 October 2016 Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg 14–62 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Makiš Stadium, Belgrade
29 October 2016 Italy  Flag of Italy.svg 14–20 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Stadio Brianteo, Monza

Group B

Team
[]
PldWDLPFPAPDPts
Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 220011622+944
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 21015676−202
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 20021286−740
Source: [ citation needed ]
15 October 2016 Russia  Flag of Russia.svg 40–6 Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Fili Stadium, Moscow
22 October 2016 Spain  Flag of Spain.svg 6–46 Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland Polideportivo Quatre Carrares, Valencia
29 October 2016 Ireland  Four Provinces Flag.svg 70–16 Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Carlisle Grounds, Bray

European play-off

4 November 2016 Italy  Flag of Italy.svg 76–0 Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Leigh Sports Village, Leigh, England

Asia-Pacific

Qualified


Two additional qualifying places were initially allocated to this region. Papua New Guinea were granted automatic qualification in 2015 after being confirmed as co-hosts, leaving one additional team to qualify from this region. A single play-off between Tonga and Cook Islands determined the final qualifier.

17 October 2015 Tonga  Flag of Tonga.svg 28–8 Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands Campbelltown Stadium, Campbelltown, Australia

Americas

Qualified


One team qualified from this region. A three-team round robin tournament was held in Florida in December 2015 to determine the qualifier. [4]

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 ]
4 December 2015 United States  Flag of the United States.svg 20–14 Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica Hodges Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida
8 December 2015 Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 18–18 Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica Spec Martin Stadium, DeLand, Florida
12 December 2015 United States  Flag of the United States.svg 34–24 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Hodges Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

Middle East-Africa

Qualified


One team qualified from this region. A two match series was held between South Africa and Lebanon to determine the qualifier. [5]

25 October 2015 South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg 12–40 Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon Bosman Stadium, Brakpan
31 October 2015 South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg 16–50 Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon Bosman Stadium, Brakpan

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References

  1. ↑ QUALIFICATION DETAILS FOR 2017 RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP ANNOUNCED Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine , rlef.eu.com, 3 August 2014
  2. ↑ Papua New Guinea to co-host Rugby League World Cup
  3. ↑ "European Qualifiers for World Cup 2017 Announced". Rugby League International Federation. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "Rugby League World Cup Qualifiers Awarded to Jacksonville & Deland, FL". Archived from the original on 16 August 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "Venue changed for Middle East-Africa RLWC qualifier". Asia Pacific Rugby League Confederation. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
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