2021 Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup
| 2021 Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup | |
|---|---|
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Host country |  England |
| Matches played | 15 |
< 2017 2025 > | |
The 2021 Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup will be held in England in November 2021. It will be the first occasion on which the wheelchair rugby league competition has taken place concurrently with the men's and women's tournaments.[1] The competition will also be the first time that participants in the wheelchair tournament will receive the same participation fees as players in the other competitions and the first time that prize money will be awarded.[2]
Qualifying nations
England, as hosts, and France, as holders of the world cup were given automatic entry to the competition. Other nations were invited to submit entries and six were chosen against a range of criteria including current international and domestic infrastructure and plans for growth. The six nations selected to join England and France in the tournament are Australia, Norway, Scotland, Spain, USA and Wales.[1]
Draw
The teams were drawn into two groups of four. The two seeded teams were England (Group A) and France (Group B). The draw was made at Buckingham Palace on 16 January 2020. Teams from pool 1 were drawn by Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, pool 2 was drawn by Katherine Grainger and pool 3 by Jason Robinson.[3]
Group A
Group A comprises England (seeded), Australia (pool 1), Spain (pool 2) and Norway (pool 3).[3]
Group B
Group A comprises France (seeded), Wales (pool1), Scotland (pool 2) and USA (pool 3).[3]
Venues
The tournament will be played at three venues, the Copper Box Arena in London will be used for the Group A games, the English Institute of Sport, Sheffield will host the Group B games as well as both semi-finals, and the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool will host the final.[4]
| Location | Stadium | Image | Capacity | Matches to be hosted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | Copper Box Arena | .jpg)
|
7,481 | Group A games |
| Sheffield | English Institute of Sport | 
|
— | Group B games, both semi-finals |
| Liverpool | M&S Bank Arena | 
|
11,000 | Final |
Fixtures
The fixtures were announced on 21 July 2020.[5] All the games in the tournament will be played as double headers.[6]
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Australia
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stages |
| 2 | England
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 |  Norway
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 |  Spain
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  France
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stages |
| 2 |  Scotland
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 |  Wales
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 |  USA
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Knock out stages
Semi-finals
The semi-finals will be played as a double header at the English Institute of Sport, Sheffield on 21 November 2021.
| Winner of Group B | v | Runner Up in Group A |
|---|---|---|
| Winner of Group A | v | Runner Up in Group B |
|---|---|---|
Final
Team base camps
Base camps were used by the national squads to stay and train before and during the World Cup tournament. On 10 June 2020, these locations were released. All the wheelchair teams are based in either London or Sheffield; [7]
- London: Australia, England, Norway and Spain
- Sheffield: France, Scotland, USA and Wales
References
- ^ a b "Nations Confirmed For Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup 2021". Able Magazine. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ Heppenstall, Ross (21 October 2019). "2021 Rugby League World Cup: Female and wheelchair players to receive same fees as male counterparts for first time". The Telegraph. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ a b c "Rugby League World Cup 2021 draw: England drawn with Samoa, France and Greece". BBC Sport. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ "Leeds Announced As Rugby League World Cup 2021 Host". www.visitleeds.co.uk. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ "England start against Samoa at World Cup". BBC Sport. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ "Rugby League World Cup 2021 | Schedule". www.rlwc2021.com. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ "Kangaroos to be united in Manchester: World Cup team bases announced". National Rugby League. 10 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.