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The '''2008 Rugby League World Cup''' will be the 13th [[Rugby League World Cup|World Cup]], an international tournament for [[rugby league]], that is scheduled to take place between [[25 October]] and [[22 November]] 2008 in [[Australia]]. It will be the fourth time that the tournament has been held in [[Australia]] with its first holding there in [[1957 Rugby League World Cup|1957]].
The '''2008 Rugby League World Cup''' will be the 13th [[Rugby League World Cup|World Cup]], an international tournament for [[rugby league]], that is scheduled to take place between [[25 October]] and [[22 November]] 2008 in [[Australia]]. It will be the fourth time that the tournament has been held in [[Australia]] with its first holding there in [[1957 Rugby League World Cup|1957]].


Revision as of 22:59, 19 April 2007

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2008 Rugby League World Cup

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General Information
Host Nation  Australia
Number of Nations 10
Commences 25 October 2008

The 2008 Rugby League World Cup will be the 13th World Cup, an international tournament for rugby league, that is scheduled to take place between 25 October and 22 November 2008 in Australia. It will be the fourth time that the tournament has been held in Australia with its first holding there in 1957.

The thirteenth Cup was originally scheduled to be held in Australia in 2004[1], however, the lack of international success by the Great Britain and New Zealand teams after the 2000 World Cup, and the rise of the Tri-Nations tournament, meant that it was delayed for a further four years.[2]

The Rugby League International Federation officially announced this tournament on May 6 2006.[3] With further details on scheduling and dates coming on April 19 2007 through a RLIF press conference[4].

The Cup will be a part of celebrations for the centenary of the game in the southern hemisphere.

Teams

Entry requirements

The Rugby League International Federation has stipulated that each competing nation must meet the following criteria relating to domestic players:

  • Each squad must contain a minimum of six players who have been registered in the relevant domestic competition for at least one year, or
  • Each squad must contain at least six players who have played in that nation's junior international teams within the 18 months prior to the tournament.

Teams with automatic entry

The following teams have been given automatic entry into the World Cup:

Qualification tournaments

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The next Rugby League World Cup is to be held in Australia in 2008
Main article: 2008 Rugby League World Cup qualifying

The five remaining places in the World Cup will be determined by qualification rounds. Two European rounds and Pacific, Atlantic and Repechage rounds were scheduled. Tonga and Fiji became the first two nations to qualify after Tonga defeated Samoa 18-10 in Leeds on 22 October. Samoa were forced to enter the repechage. Two European teams and one from the Repecharge tournament are yet to qualify.

Other teams

A commemorative match between the Australian Aborigines and New Zealand Māori teams will also be held during the tournament, but will not form part of the competition.[1] New Zealand Maori Rugby League Board chairman Howie Tamati has stated that he hopes the match is played as the curtain-raiser to the grand final.[2]

Stadia

Tournament matches

Draw

The draw, after being confirmed by the RLIF on April 19 2007[5], is made up of three groups. The first group will be made up of four teams including Australia, England, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea whilst the other two groups will involve three teams each. The semi finals will be made up of the first three teams in the first group and the winner of a playoff between the winners of the second and third groups.[6]

The following referees have controlled State of Origin series matches.

Match Date Teams Pool Venue City
1 25 October 2008 Australia v. New Zealand Pool A TBA Sydney
2 26 October 2008 England v. Papua New Guinea Pool A TBA TBA
3 26 October 2008 Euro A 1(1) v. Tonga Pool C TBA TBA
4 26 October 2008 France v. Euro A (2) 1 Pool B TBA TBA
5 31 October 2008 Fiji v. France Pool B TBA TBA
6 31 October 2008 Tonga v. Repechage Pool C TBA TBA
7 1 November 2008 New Zealand v. Papua New Guinea Pool A Skilled Park Gold Coast
8 2 November 2008 Australia v. England Pool A TBA TBA
9 5 November 2008 Euro A 2(1) v. Fiji Pool B TBA TBA
10 5 November 2008 Euro A 1(1) v. Repechage Pool C TBA TBA
11 8 November 2008 England v. New Zealand Pool A TBA TBA
12 9 November 2008 Australia v. Papua New Guinea Pool A Dairy Farmers Stadium Townsville
13 10 November 2008 Pool 2 (1) v. Pool 3 (1) Qualifying Semi-final TBA TBA
14 11 November 2008 Pool 2 (2) v. Pool 3 (2) Ranking TBA TBA
15 14 November 2008 Pool 2 (3) v. Pool 3 (3) Ranking TBA TBA
16 14 November 2008 Pool 1 (4) v. Loser of Qualifying Semi-final Ranking TBA TBA
17 15 November 2008 Pool 1 (2) v. Pool 1 (3) Semi-final 1 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane
18 16 November 2008 Pool 1 (1) v. Winner of Qualifying Semi-final Semi-final 2 TBA TBA
19 22 November 2008 Winner of Semi-final 1 v. Winner of Semi-final 2 Final Suncorp Stadium Brisbane

First round

In the following tables:

  • Pts = total points accumulated
  • Pld = total games played
  • W = total games won
  • D = total games drawn (tied)
  • L = total games lost
  • PF = total points scored (points for)
  • PA = total points against (points against)
  • PD = points difference (PF−PA)

All teams from group A (shaded in green) with the exception of the bottom qualifying team will progress to the semi-finals, the other two groups the top finisher will progress to a playoff match, in which the winner will qualify to the semi-finals.

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L PF PA PD
Australia Australia 0 - - - - - - -
England England 0 - - - - - - -
New Zealand New Zealand 0 - - - - - - -
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea 0 - - - - - - -

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L PF PA PD
Fiji Fiji 0 - - - - - - -
France France 0 - - - - - - -
European Qualifier 1 0 - - - - - - -

Group C

Team Pts Pld W D L PF PA PD
Tonga Tonga 0 - - - - - - -
European Qualifier 2 0 - - - - - - -
Repechage 0 - - - - - - -

Sources

Footnotes

  1. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/low/rugby_league/world_cup_2000/1034927.stm
  2. ^ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2004/01/01/slwhal01.xml
  3. ^ http://www.rlef.eu.com/newsstory.php?id=184
  4. ^ http://www.rugbyleagueworldcup.com/
  5. ^ http://www.rugbyleagueworldcup.com/draw.php
  6. ^ http://www.rlif.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=176
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