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RUGBY LEAGUE PLANET INTERNATIONAL RUGBY LEAGUE FORUMS
Can't wait for the 2013 Rugby League World Cup? If so this is the forum for you. Chat to other international rugby league fans who are following their teams progress in the lead up to the Rugby League World Cup.
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2013 RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP OVERVIEW
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- I DREAM OF BEING A WORLD BEATER, SAYS ENGLAND COACH STEVE MCNAMARA - 4/2/12 www.express.co.uk
- McNamara focuses his thoughts on 2013 - 4/2/12 www.telegraph.co.uk
- Formulating Game Plans - 31/1/12 www.wearerugby.com
- RFL open base at Media City - 18/1/12 www.code13rugbyleague.com
- Old Trafford v Wembley for World Cup Final - 16/12/11 www.menmedia.co.uk
- Plans to get World Cup stars to visit Bridgwater - 16/12/11 www.thisisthewestcountry.co.uk
- Fiji confirms Rick Stone as national coach - 13/12/11 www.theherald.com.au
- USA Could Play Opener - 7/12/11 www.wearerugby.com
- Limerick in the big league - 3/12/11 www.limerickleader.ie
- Trafford Council celebrates the 2013 Rugby League World Cup coming to Greater Manchester - 2/12/11 www.messengernewspapers.co.uk
- South Yorkshire clubs hit back after World Cup rejection - 2/12/11 www.code13rugbyleague.com
- Limerick secures Rugby League World Cup - 2/12/11 www.limerickpost.ie
- Racecourse will host rugby league World Cup matches - 1/12/11 www.leaderlive.co.uk
- Limerick to reap the benefit of hosting Rugby League World Cup fixture - 1/12/11 www.limerickleader.ie
- Salford and Rochdale the old and the new - 30/11/11 www.menmedia.co.uk
- World Cup set for France, Ireland and Bristol - 30/11/11 www.independent.co.uk
- Dave Rotheram backs Cumbria Rugby League World Cup award - 30/11/11 www.bbc.co.uk
- Gareth Thomas appointed World Cup ambassador - 30/11/11 www.code13rugbyleague.com
- WORLD CUP IS LOOKING JUST SUPER - 30/11/11 www.dailystar.co.uk
- Salford and Rochdale the old and the new - 30/11/11 www.menmedia.co.uk
- Home comforts for Wales - 30/11/11 www.skysports.com
- Gareth Thomas: Rugby League World Cup heralds a new era - 30/11/11 www.metro.co.uk
- Four countries to stage 2013 league World Cup - 29/11/11 www.abc.net.au
- Wales to host 2013 World Cup fixtures - 29/11/11 www.walesonline.co.uk
- RFL defends decision to take 2013 World Cup abroad - 29/11/11 www.mirror.co.uk
- Thomas supports cup plan - 29/11/11 www.skysports.com
- RFL DEFEND WORLD CUP VENUE DECISIONS - 29/11/11 www.sportinglife.com
- 2013 Rugby League World Cup to visit Ireland and France - 29/11/11 www.guardian.co.uk
- 2013 Rugby League World Cup plans announced - 29/11/11 www.independent.co.uk
- Quartet to host 2013 Rugby League World Cup - 29/11/11 www.thesun.co.uk
- World Cup snub for Elland Road as Headingley gets vote - 29/11/11 www.yorkshirepost.co.uk
- Rugby League World Cup 2013 games for Wrexham and Neath - 29/11/11 www.bbc.co.uk
- Saints Langtree Park selected as venue for RLWC 2013 - 29/11/11 www.sthelensstar.co.uk
- Four different countries will host 2013 Rugby League World Cup matches - 29/11/11 www.bbc.co.uk
- Cardiff and Bristol set to host matches in 2013 Rugby League World Cup - 28/11/11 www.guardian.co.uk
- 2013 Rugby League World Cup venues to be announced - 28/11/11 www.bbc.co.uk
- Wait nearly over for 2013 Rugby League World Cup news - 27/11/11 www.thisischeshire.co.uk
- Wembley in line for 2013 rugby league World Cup final - 21/11/11 www.dailymail.co.uk
- Hull bid moves forward for 2013 Rugby League World Cup - 15/11/11 www.bbc.co.uk
- RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP TROPHY COMES TO HULL - 10/11/11 www.hullkr.co.uk
- International Federation praises 2013 World Cup progress - 7/11/11 www.voxy.co.nz
- Newton eyes World Cup involvement with Tomahawks - 2/11/11 www.theherald.com.au
- ITALY CLAIM LAST WORLD CUP PLACE - 30/10/11 www.sportinglife.com
- Ambitious RFL have World Cup ambitions - 29/10/11 www.yorkshirepost.co.uk
- Iestyn Harris eyes 2013 World Cup final - 29/10/11 www.walesonline.co.uk
- ITALY AND LEBANON SET TO DO BATTLE FOR FINAL PLACE - 28/10/11 www.rlef.eu.com
- SERBIA AND RUSSIA BATTLE FOR MILAN KOSANOVIC CUP - 28/10/11 www.rlef.eu.com
- Rick Stone will coach Fiji - 26/10/11 www.theherald.com.au
- USA Advances To World Cup - 24/10/11 www.wearerugby.com
- MINICHIELLO SINKS SERBIA - 24/10/11 www.sportinglife.com
- AKERS' PROTEGE SMITH FINDING NICHE IN RUGBY - 23/10/11 www.csnphilly.com
Host Nation - England, Wales, Ireland and France
Number of Teams - 14
Want to find out more about the 2017 Rugby League World Cup? click here
2013 World Cup Snapshot - Just prior to the 2008 Rugby League World Cup the RFL (Rugby Football League) confirmed that England had drawn up plans to host the 2013 World Cup. On the back of the success of the 2008 World Cup the ARL (Australian Rugby League) also intended to bid to host the tournament again. After much speculation on the 28th of July 2009 Richard Lewis announced that Great Britain would be hosting the tournament.
The 2013 Rugby League World Cup will be the 14th instalment of the oldest rugby World Cup tournament on the planet. Most games will be played in England with Wales, Ireland and France to host games. The 2013 World Cup will build on the success of the 2008 World Cup. On the 23rd of February 2010 after a meeting by the Rugby League International Federation (RLIF) in Singapore, it was announced to everyone's surprise that the number of participating nations would increase from 10 to 14 for the 2013 Rugby League World Cup. The other major change announced by the RLIF on the 23rd of February is that 12 nations would automatically qualify with the remaining two places contested in World Cup qualifying games.
On the 30th of November 2010 (exactly 3 years out from the 2013 World Cup final) the RLIF /RFL launched the World Cup and released the group format along with details of nations who had automatically qualified and nations who would have to play qualifiers. The format being a little more complex then previous World Cup's was to provide competitive games like the 2008 World Cup and bring back quarter finals which was last played in the 2000 World Cup. The organisers have also taken the super pool concept and modified it so that the top 3 teams in Group A and Group B go through to the quarter finals with only the top team in Group C and Group D making it through. Just to make the format a little more complex teams in group C and D will play everyone in their group and also play another game against a team in the opposing group (Scotland v Atlantic qualifier, Tonga v Cook Islands, Wales v European qualifier).
The World Cup qualifiers started in 2011 with nations being broken up into two qualifying groups (Atlantic Qualifiers and European Qualifiers). United States (Atlantic Qualifier) and Italy (European Qualifier) both made history by qualifying for their first ever Rugby League World Cup.
Richard Lewis from the RFL has indicated that the 2013 Rugby League World Cup will see a majority of games played in rugby league heartlands in the North of England. On the 28th November 2011 the RFL anounced the venues for the group stages and quarter-finals. The following venues will host games during the 2013 Rugby League World Cup. Avignon -The Parc des Sports Stadium, Bristol - The Memorial Ground, Calderdale - The Shay Stadium Halifax, Copeland - Pow Beck Stadium Whitehaven, Hull - KC Stadium, Hull - Craven Park, Kirklees -The Galpharm Stadium, Leeds - Headingley Carnegie Stadium, Limerick - Thomond Park, Perpignan - The Stade Gilbert Brutus, Neath - The Gnoll, Rochdale - Spotland Stadium, Salford - City of Salford Stadium, St Helens - Langtree Park Stadium, Warrington -The Halliwell Jones Stadium, Wigan -The Leigh Sports Village, Wigan - DW Stadium, Wrexham -The Glyndwr University Racecourse Stadium.
Dear Readers, if you would like to talk more about the World Cup with other rugby league fans please visit our international rugby league forums at http://forums.rugbyleagueplanet.com and have your say.
- 2013 RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP MAP
- PRE 2013 WORLD CUP EUROPEAN QUALIFIERSGame 1Oct 15th 2011
Italy 92 -
Russia 6 Location - Padova, ItalyGame 2
Oct 16th 2011
Lebanon
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Serbia 4Location - Tripoli, LebanonGame 3
Oct 22nd 2011
Russia
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Lebanon
32 Location - Vereya, Russia
Game 4Oct 23rd 2011
Serbia 6 -
Italy 52Location - Belgrade, SerbiaGame 5
Oct 29th 2011
Serbia 28 -
Russia 36Location - Belgrade, SerbiaGame 6
Oct 29th 2011
Italy
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Lebanon 19Location - Belgrade, Serbia
- WORLD CUP EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS SQUADS
Italy
Matthew Sands, Giacomo Simioni (Grifons PD); Craig Gower (Harlequins RL); Christophe Calegari (Lezignan); Vic Mauro (Manly Sea Eagles); Dom Nasso (Monto); Matt Parrata (Mt Isa); Cameron Ciraldo (Newcastle Knights); Ryan Ghetti (Northern Pride); Joel Riethmuller (North Queensland Cowboys); Alex Ranieri (North Sydney Bears); Jean Christophe Borlin (Saint Gaudens); Ryan Tramonte (St Patricks Blacktown); Anthony Minichiello (c) (Sydney Roosters); Ray Nasso, Cederic Prizzon (Villefranche de Rouergue); Ben Falcone (Wentworth); Rocky Trimarchi (Western Suburbs); Rhys Lennarduzzi (Wests); Ben Stewart (Windsor Wolves); Juan Pablo Carrara, Fabrizio Ciaurro, Thomas Covati, Giovanni Franchi, Romain Pavoni, Dean Vicelich, Santiago Monteagudo, Rob Quitadamo(XIII del Ducato); Josh Mantellato (Wyong), Jonathan Marcinzack
Lebanon
Allen Soultan, Samer Nehme (Balamand); Nick Kassis (Cabramatta); Steve Azzi (Canterbury Bulldogs); Johnny Mannah (Cronulla Sharks); Youssef El Helou, (Jounieh RLFC); Kamel Ahmed (Kingsgrove colts); Ibrahim Ballout, Robin Hachache, Rudy Hachache, Walid Yassine (LAU Immortals RLFC); Ray Moujalli (Manly Sea Eagles); George Azzi, Adham El Zabedieh, Adnan El Zabedieh (Mounties); Charlie Farah (Narrabeen); Jamie Clark, Khaled Deeb, Ahmed Ellaz (Newtown Jets); Danny Barakat, Daniel Chiha, Nadim Couri, Ali Kourouche, Chris Saab, Adnan Saleh (St John's Eagles); Cliff Nye, James Boustani (Wentworthville) Monir Finan, Ray Finan, Nemer Saliba (Wolves RLFC)
Serbia
Adam Nedic (Belconnen United Scholars RLFC), Nenad Radevic, Aleksandar Sic, Milos Zogovic (Car Lazar), Danilo Delic, Vladan Kikanovic, Dejan Lukenic, Stefan Nedeljkovic, Stefan Nikolic, Soni Radovanovic (vicecapt.), Stevan Stevanovic, Ivan Susnjara, Milan Susnjara, Vuk Tvrdlsic, Niksa Unkovic, Dalibor Vukanovic (capt.) (Dorcol), Ilija Radan (Hemel Hempstead RLFC), Marko Milenkovic, Lazar Zivkovic (Nis), Austen Novakovic (Oldham RLFC), Nemanja Cojic, Pero Madzarevic, Radovan Tajsic, Slavisa Zekic (Radnicki Nova Pazova), Milos Calic, Ivan Djordjevic, Zoran Pesic, Nebojsa Zivanovic (Red Star Belgrade), Aleksandar Aleksic, Mirko Bozovic (Stari Grad)
Russia
Andrey Zdobnikov (Dinamo), Grigory Esin (Nevskaya Zastava), Valentin Baskakov, Artem Grigoryan, Ruslan Izmaylov, Sergey Matveev, Denis Nikolskiy, Vladimir Odnosumov (RBK), Igor Chuprin, Vadim Fedchuk, Vladimir Gotsulyak, Alexey Volkov (Storm), 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 (RC Vereya) Pool Table
TeamPWDLFAPTS
Lebanon 220012844
Italy2200144124
Russia 200261240
Serbia 2002101480
Europe World Cup Qualifier
Italy

The team that finishes at the top of the Pre 2013 World Cup European Qualifiers secures a place in Group C of the 2013 Rugby League World Cup
- PRE 2013 WORLD CUP ATLANTIC QUALIFIERSGame 1Oct 15th 2011
United States 40 -
South Africa 4
Location - Philadelphia, United StatesGame 2
Oct 19th 2011
South Africa 6 -
Jamaica 20Location - Philadelphia, United StatesGame 3
Oct 23rd 2011
Jamaica 4 -
United States 40Location - Philadelphia, United States
- WORLD CUP ATLANTIC QUALIFIERS SQUADS
Jamaica
Wayne Allen, Daley Lee Williams (Batley Bulldogs), Ashley Johnson (Coventry Bears), Romaen Campbell, Roy Calvert, Damon Gayle, Ryan Grant, Marvin Thompson (Duhaney Park Red Sharks), Joseph Brown (Gateshead Thunder), Jode Sheriffe, Paul White (Halifax), Lamont Bryan, Omari Caro (Harlequins), Ross Peltier (Huddersfield Giants), Richie Barnett, Waine Pryce (Hunslet Hawks), Jymel Coleman, Jamaine Wray (Keighley Cougars), Danny Bravo, Jamal Chisholm (Leeds Rhinos), Wesley Haughton (New Haven Warriors), Corey Hanson, Reece Williams, Sam Williamson (Sheffield Eagles), Karl Pryce (Wigan Warriors), Carlye Burgher, Jahdeek Clarke, Sandino Hastings, Tyronie Rowe, Claude Yen (Vauxhall Rugby Club)
South Africa
Henry du Toit, Stevie Meyer, Gerrie Slabber, Christoff Swanepoel (Bloemfontein Roosters, Orange Free State), Francois Greyvensteyn, Christo Joubert, Andre Loader, Andre Olwagen, Rudi Prinsloo (Brakpan Bears, Eastern Gauteng), Pieter Lee (Ermelo Tomahawks, Mpumalanga Province), Johan Fritz (Middelburg Tigers, Mpumalanga Province), 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 (Tuks Bulls, Northern Gauteng)
United States
Michael Garvey, Andrew Kneisly, Louis Tulio (Aston Bulls), David Marando (Belrose Eages), Ryan McGoldrick (Castleford), Curtis Cunz, Charles Rizzo, Salesi Tongamoa (Connecticut Wildcats), Mark Offerdahl (Easts Tigers), Mitchell Stevens (Gateshead Thunder), Keiki Misipeka, Jayson Rego, Joshua Rice (Hawaii Islanders), Apple Pope (Jacksonville), Nate Smith (Louisville), Kelly McGill, Sione Taufa (Maui Voyagers), Fitz James Adams, Charles Cortalano, Ian Elliott, Justin Ripley, Sean Taylor (NY Knights), Mark Cantoni (Northern Pride), Leslie Alovili (Northern Raiders), Joseph Paulo (Parramatta Eels), Junior Paulo (Penrith Panthers), Stephen Howard (Tuggeranong Valley), Daniel Howard (Wentworthville Magpies), David Myles, Matt Peterson (unattached)
Pool Table
TeamPWDLFAPTS
United States 22008084
Jamaica210124462
South Africa 200210600
Atlantic World Cup Qualifier
United States

The team that finishes at the top of the Pre 2013 World Cup Atlantic Qualifiers secures a place in Group D of the 2013 Rugby League World Cup
2013 Rugby League World Cup Group Format
Fourteen teams will be split up into four groups.
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Italy (European Qualifier)
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Cook
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2013 Rugby League World Cup Finals Format
The top three teams from Group A and Group B along with the Top team in Group C and Group D will progress through to the quarter finals. The winners of the quarter final games will progress through to the semi finals. The winners of semi final games will progress through to the World Cup Final.
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2013 WORLD CUP POOL ROUNDS
- 2013 WORLD CUP FINALWorld Cup FinalNov 30thLocation - EnglandCrowd -
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