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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. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... the Rugby League Council to support the concept. ... Wally Lewis passing the ball in Rugby League State of Origin. ... is the 298th day of the year (299th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 326th day of the year (327th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The second Rugby League World Cup was held in Australia 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 twelfth Rugby League World Cup was held in Great Britain and France in 2000. ... The Rugby League Tri-Nations (also known as the Gillette Tri-Nations for sponsorship reasons) is a rugby league tournament involving the top three nations in the sport: Australia, New Zealand and Great Britain. ...

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 Rugby League International Federation (RLIF) is the world governing body for the sport of rugby league. ... is the 126th day of the year (127th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 109th day of the year (110th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

The Cup will be a part of celebrations for the centenary of the game in the southern hemisphere. southern hemisphere highlighted in yellow (Antarctica not depicted). ...

Teams

Entry requirements

The Rugby League International Federation has stipulated that each competing nation must meet the following criteria relating to domestic players: The Rugby League International Federation (RLIF) is the world governing body for the sport of rugby league. ...

• 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:

• Australia
• New Zealand
• England
• France
• Papua New Guinea

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Qualification tournaments

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. In the European Group Two, Ireland drew 16-16 with Lebanon to ensure qualification, while Lebanon will enter the repechage. There is still one European place open to the winners of the Scotland versus Wales match on November 4th. There is then one final repechage place, which is between USA vs Samoa and Scotland/Wales vs Lebanon World Cup 2008 Logo There are ten places available in the 2008 Rugby League World Cup, held in Australia. ... is the 295th day of the year (296th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Scotland rugby league team shirt There is comparatively little rugby league played in Scotland, and what there is at an amateur level only. ... First international New Zealand 8 - 9 Wales (Aberdare, Wales; 1 January 1908) Biggest win USA 4 - 92 Wales (Philidelphia, USA; 11 June 1995 Biggest defeat Australia 74 - 4 Wales (Bridgend, Wales; 19 August 2003) World Cup Appearances 3 (First in 1975) Best result Semi-finals, 1995; 2000 The Wales national...

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. 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. New Zealand Māori is the name of a rugby league team that traditionally plays teams touring New Zealand. ...

Venues

The final will be played at Suncorp Stadium, the home of the Brisbane Broncos, after the Queensland State Government outbid Sydney, where the final would have been held at Telstra Stadium. This page is for Telstra Stadium, Sydney. ...

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Tournament matches

Draw

The draw, after being confirmed by the RLIF on April 19 2007, 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. However, this draw has recently been put into doubt after the Papua New Guinea team claimed that the draw was unfair to them, and threatened to boycott the tournament should it not be changed. The final draw was finalised on October 4, 2007.^[6] is the 277th day of the year (278th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

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First round

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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
England	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
New Zealand	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Papua New Guinea	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

October 25, 2008
	England	'	Papua New Guinea	Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville

October 26, 2008
	Australia	'	New Zealand	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney

November 1, 2008
	New Zealand	'	Papua New Guinea	Skilled Park, Gold Coast

November 2, 2008
	Australia	'	England	Telstra Dome, Melbourne

November 8, 2008
	England	'	New Zealand	EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle

November 9, 2008
	Australia	'	Papua New Guinea	Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville

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Group B

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD
Fiji	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
France	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ireland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

October 26, 2008
	France	'	Ireland	Canberra Stadium, Canberra

November 1, 2008
	Fiji	'	France	WIN Stadium, Wollongong

November 5, 2008
	Ireland	'	Fiji	Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford

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Group C

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD
Tonga	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Scotland or Wales	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Repechage Qualifier	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

October 27, 2008
	Scotland or Wales	'	Tonga	Parramatta Stadium, Sydney

October 31, 2008
	Tonga	'	Repechage Qualifier	CUA Stadium, Sydney

November 5, 2008
	Scotland or Wales	'	Repechage Qualifier	Parramatta Stadium, Sydney

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Knockout Stage

Sources

• "World Cup Moved To End of Season", BBC website, retrieved 4 May, 2006.
• "RLIF Meeting", Rugby League European Federation website, retrieved May 8, 2006
• "McDonald defends World Cup", BBC website, retrieved 6 May, 2006.
• "Lewis backs Australia for World Cup", telegraph.co.uk website, retrieved May 8, 2006
• "League legend wants Maori and Aboriginal World Cup teams", stuff.co.nz website, retrieved 31 July, 2006.

Footnotes

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External links

• Official site of the 2008 Cup
• RLFootball.com - News, Updates, Fixtures of the 2008 World Cup