2017 Rugby League World Cup qualification – Europe
The 2017 Rugby League World Cup Europe qualification is a rugby league tournament to be held in 2016 that will see three teams qualify for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup.
Contents
Overview
On 3 October 2014, the 2017 Rugby League World Cup qualifying competition was announced.[1] Three European teams were granted automatic qualification, as they had reached the quarter-finals of the 2013 Rugby League World Cup; England, France and Scotland.
Ten teams were able to qualify for the qualification tournament, with the first being eliminated when Spain defeated Latvia on 9 May 2015.[2]
Wales and Ireland were granted entry to the qualification tournament. Both teams already had a chance to qualify for the World Cup during the 2014 European Cup, but failed to do so.[3] One of the other tournament places was allocated to the winner of the European Championship C tournament, and the other three were allocated to the top three teams from the European Championship B.
Italy, Russia and Serbia finished as the top three teams in the European Championship B, with Ukraine being eliminated.[4]
Spain finished as the top team in the European Championship C, with Greece and Malta eliminated.
Teams
Qualified teams for final phase:
Wales were granted automatic entry as 1st seed
Ireland were granted automatic entry as 2nd seed
Serbia qualified as 3rd seed after finishing top of the Rugby League European Championship B.
Russia qualified as 4th seed after finishing 2nd in the Rugby League European Championship B.
Italy qualified as 5th seed after finishing 3rd in the Rugby League European Championship B.
Spain qualified as 6th seed after finishing top of the Rugby League European Championship C.
Final Tables
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Key to colours in pool tables
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| 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
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Team
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Pld | W | D | L | TF | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wales |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 |
| Serbia |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 |
| Italy |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 |
Group B
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Team
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Pld | W | D | L | TF | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russia |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 |
| Ireland |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 |
| Spain |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 |
Fixtures
Game 1
Match details
Game 2
Match details
Game 3
Match details
Game 4
Match details
Game 5
Match details
Game 6
Match details
Qualifying play-off
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The final qualifying place will be determined by a single knockout match to be held between the two group runners-up on 6 November 2016.
References
- ↑ QUALIFICATION DETAILS FOR 2017 RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP ANNOUNCED, rlef.eu.com, 3 August 2014
- ↑ Spain defeat Latvia to take first step towards RLWC2017, rlif.com, 10 May 2015
- ↑ Extra incentive for Wales & Ireland this Euro Championship, rlif.com, 13 October 2014
- ↑ Serbia claim a historic first-ever victory over Russia - 2017 World Cup qualifying, rlef.eu.com, 16 May 2015
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