2018 Emerging Nations World Championship

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2018 Emerging Nations World Championship
Number of teams 11
Host countryFlag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
WinnerFlag of Malta.svg  Malta

Matches played22
Attendance8,532 (388 per match)
Points scored1025 (46.59 per match)
Top scorer Flag of Poland.svg Ethan Niszczot (60)
Top try scorers Flag of Poland.svg Chippie Korostchuk (6)
Flag of Niue.svg Justice Utatao (6)
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The 2018 Emerging Nations World Championship (ENWC) was a rugby league tournament held for Tier Two and Tier Three nations, the third edition of the Rugby League Emerging Nations Tournament.

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Background

Several nations that had not qualified, or were not eligible to qualify, for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup planned to contest an Emerging Nations tournament in Sydney in 2017 alongside the World Cup. However this tournament did not get support from the Rugby League International Federation, and did not go ahead. [1]

On 29 March 2017, the Rugby League International Federation announced that Australia will be host the tournament in 2018. [2] The two-week-long tournament will be held in Western Sydney, New South Wales with games taking place in Windsor, St Marys and Cabramatta. [3]

Teams

Ten teams were already confirmed for the tournament by March 2017 [2] with a number of others later also announcing their participation. [4] [5] [6] 15 teams were expected to compete, though Canada, India, Latvia, and Thailand were not included in the final draw, for unspecified reasons.

NationCoachNotable players RLIF Rank
(Jul 2018)
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Flag of Australia (converted).svgFlag of Greece.svg Steve Georgallis Stefanos Bastas, Michael Korkidas, Jordan Meads [7]
26
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Flag of Australia (converted).svgFlag of Hong Kong.svg Jason Fairleigh [8]
45
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jonathan Wilson Stuart Flanagan [9]
21
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  Viliami Ahosivi Gehamat Shibasaki [10]
41
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta Flag of Australia (converted).svgFlag of Malta.svg Peter Cassar &
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aaron McDonald
Tyler Cassel, Jarrod Sammut, [11] Sam Stone [12]
18
Flag of Niue.svg  Niue Flag of New Zealand.svg Brendan "Bman" Perenara Zebastian Lucky Luisi, Eddie Paea, Sione Tovo [13]
34
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Flag of Australia (converted).svgFlag of the Philippines.svg Arwin Marcus Shane Gray, Payne Haas (Cruz Roja.svg), [14] Paul Sheedy [15]
27
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Flag of England.svgFlag of Poland.svg Lee Addison [16] [17] Harry Siejka [18]
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Jewiss & Flag of Australia (converted).svg Luke Heckendorf [19]
42
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Hartas Emre Guler, Aidan Sezer, Jansin Turgut [20]
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lionel Harbin [21] Alehana Mara [22]
36

Four multi-country regional teams competed in a parallel tournament. [2] This was won by the Mediterranean-Middle East team who defeated Africa United in the final. [23]

RegionOrganising bodyEligible countries
AfricaAfrica United Rugby League
Latin America Latin Heat Rugby League
Mediterranean Mediterranean Rugby League
South East AsiaASEAN RL Association

Venues

Location map Australia Sydney.png
The venues are located in the Western region of the Sydney metropolis.

Pool stage

Tournament fixtures were announced on 16 July 2018. [28]

Key to colours in pool tables
Advances to Cup play-offs (1st to 4th places)
Advances to Trophy play-offs (5th to 8th places)
Advances to Bowl play-offs (9th to 11th places)

Pool A

Pool B

Pool C

Play-offs

Plate

Trophy

Cup

Final positions

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPD
1Flag of Malta.svg  Malta Cup Winners43019662+34
2Flag of Niue.svg  Niue 43018260+22
3Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 42029054+36
4Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 42026677-11
5Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Trophy Winners440017826+152
6Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 41036190-29
7Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 430113377+56
8Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 400443127-84
9Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands Plate Winners430115478+76
10Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 410360192-132
11Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 400462182-120

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