2021 Men's Rugby League World Cup qualification

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2021 World Cup qualification
Tournament details
Dates June 2018 – November 2019
Teams 20 (from 4 confederations)
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The 2021 Men's Rugby League World Cup qualification was the qualifying process which will decide the 8 teams that would join the 8 quarter-finalists from the 2021 World Cup including the hosts England, who received an automatic spot, at the 2021 Rugby League World Cup. The process commenced in June 2018, with the commencement of the 2018–19 Rugby League European Championship C tournament, which acted as the first round for European qualification.

Background

In October 2016, England was announced as the host the tournament, granting them automatic qualification.[1]

In March 2017, the RLIF confirmed that the 8 quarter-finalists from the 2017 World Cup would receive automatic qualification to the 2021 tournament, along with details of how many slots each region will be allocated: "Seven teams will be qualified from Europe, six from the Asia-Pacific, two from the Americas, and one from a play-off series hosted in Middle East/Africa."[2] Because Lebanon gained automatic qualification, a repechage play-off between the 2nd placed Middle East/Africa team (behind Lebanon), 2nd placed Americas team (behind the Americas qualifying team), and the 7th placed Asia-Pacific team (behind the 6 auto qualifiers) will take place instead of qualifying 2 Americas teams.

The RLIF requires participating nations to hold full or affiliate level membership.[3] The Netherlands are the only such nation that opted to not participate.

Qualified teams

Team Method of
qualification		 Date of
qualification		 Total
times
qualified		 Last
time
qualified		 Current
consecutive
appearances		 Previous best
performance
 England Hosts 27 October 2016 7[lower-alpha 1] 2017 7 Runners-up (1975, 1995, 2017)
 Fiji 2017 Group D winners 10 November 2017 6 2017 6 Semi-finals (2008, 2013, 2017)
 Tonga 2017 Group B winners 11 November 2017 6 2017 6 Semi-finals (2017)
 New Zealand 2017 Group B runners-up 11 November 2017 16 2017 16 Winners (2008)
 Samoa 2017 Group B third place 11 November 2017 6 2017 6 Quarter-finals (2000, 2013, 2017)
 Australia 2017 Group A winners 11 November 2017 16 2017 16 Winners (11 times)
 Lebanon 2017 Group A third place 11 November 2017 3 2017 2 Quarter-finals (2017)
 Papua New Guinea 2017 Group C winners 12 November 2017 8 2017 8 Quarter-finals (2000, 2017)
 France Europe second round winners 11 November 2018 16 2017 16 Runners-up (1954, 1968)
 Wales Europe second round runners-up 11 November 2018 6[lower-alpha 1] 2017 3 Semi-finals (1995, 2000)
 Jamaica Americas Championship winners 17 November 2018 1 – 1 –
 Ireland Europe third round Group A winners 9 November 2019 5[lower-alpha 1] 2017 5 Quarter-finals (2000, 2008)
 Italy Europe third round Group A runners-up 9 November 2019 3 2017 3 Group stage (2013, 2017)
 Scotland Europe third round Group B winners 9 November 2019 5[lower-alpha 1] 2017 5 Quarter-finals (2013)
 Greece Europe third round Group B runners-up 9 November 2019 1 – 1 –
 Cook Islands Inter-regional repechage winners 16 November 2019 3 2013 1 Group stage (2000, 2013)
Notes

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Europe

England were the only European team to have been guaranteed qualification as they are hosting the tournament. France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland, and Wales all failed to reach the quarter finals of the 2017 World Cup. With the World Cup expanding to 16 teams in 2021, one extra European slot was available in comparison to the 2017 tournament.

The qualification structure is as follows:[4]

  • First round: 4 teams, who are the top-ranked teams in Europe excluding England, play in round-robin matches for the 2018 European Championship. The winners and runners-up qualify for the World Cup, with third and fourth place advancing to the third round.
  • Second round: 6 teams divided into two pools of three teams play round-robin matches with the winners and runners-up of each pool qualifying for the World Cup.

First round

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Main article: 2018 Rugby League European Championship

The 2018 European Championship acted as the second round of European qualification for the 2021 World Cup and automatically qualified 2 teams to the World Cup; France and Wales. The bottom two nations; Ireland and Scotland, became the top seeds in the third round.[5][6]

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27 October 2018
14:00 IST (UTC+01:00)
Ireland  36−10  Scotland
Try: Higginson (2), Bentley, McCarthy, McMahon, O'Donnell, Ryan
Goal: Finn (4/7)
 Report Try: Glohe, Kavangh
Goal: Brierley (1/2)
Morton Stadium, Santry[7]
Attendance: 200[8]
Referee/s: Tom Grant (England)[9]
27 October 2018
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
France  54–18  Wales
Try: Escaré (2), Marcon (2), Ader, Curran, Gigot, Miloudi, Navarette
Goal: Gigot (7/8), Albert (1/1), Curran (1/1)
 Report Try: Kear, Olds, Ralph
Goal: Olds (3/3)
2 November 2018
19:30 GMT (UTC+00:00)
Scotland  12–50  Wales
Try: Bell, Dixon
Goal: Brierley (2/2)
 Report Try: Williams (3), Jenkins (2), Ralph (2), Butler, Evans
Goal: Olds (7/9)
Netherdale, Galashiels[11]
Attendance: 250[12]
Referee/s: Ben Casty (France)[9]
3 November 2018
14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)
Ireland  10–24  France
Try: McNally, Ryan
Goal: Finn (1/2)
 Report Try: De Costa (2), Ader, Marcon
Goal: Gigot (4/5)
Morton Stadium, Santry[7]
Attendance: 250[13]
Referee/s: Scott Mikalauskas (England)[9]
10 November 2018
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00)
France  28–10  Scotland
Try: Escaré (2), Fages, Marion
Goal: Escaré (6/6)
 Report Try: Dixon, Robertson
Goal: Brierley (0/1), Thomas (1/1)
Stade Albert Domec, Carcassonne[7]
Attendance: 2,854[14]
Referee/s: Greg Dolan (England)[9]
11 November 2018
15:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)
Wales  40–8  Ireland
Try: Bennion, Butler, Evans, Lloyd, Ralph, Williams
Goal: Olds (8/10)
 Report Try: Grix, King
Goal: Finn (0/2)
Racecourse Ground, Wrexham[15]
Attendance: 1,257[16]
Referee/s: Gareth Hewer (England)[9]

Second round

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Main article: 2021 Men's Rugby League World Cup qualification – Europe Repechage

The third round of European qualification allowed four of the six teams to advance to the World Cup. It was scheduled for October and November 2019 and consisted of Ireland, Scotland, Serbia[lower-alpha 2], Spain, Greece and Italy. The six teams were split into two round-robin pools. The winners and runner-up in each pool qualified for the 2021 World Cup. There was no European qualification to the intercontinental play-off. The qualifiers were Ireland and Italy from Pool A and Scotland and Greece from Pool B.

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26 October 2019
17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Spain  8–42  Ireland
Try: R. Franco
Goal: Pallares (2/2)
 Report Try: McCarthy (2), Bentley, Keyes, McNally, Podesta, Roberts
Goal: Podesta (7/7)
Ciutat de l'Esport, Xàtiva[18][19]
Attendance: 1,013[20]
Referee/s: Geoffrey Poumes (France)[21]
2 November 2019
16:00 CET (UTC+01:00)
Italy  34–4  Spain
Try: Passera (2), Campagnolo, King, Santi, Tramontana
Goal: Campagnolo (5/7)
 Report Try: L. Franco
Goal: Pallares (0/1)
9 November 2019
19:00 IST (UTC+01:00)
Ireland  25–4  Italy
Try: Moran (2), McNally, King
Goal: Podesta (4/4)
Drop: Keyes
 Report Try: Tramontana
Goal: Campagnolo (0/1)
Morton Stadium, Santry[18]
Referee/s: Liam Moore (England)[21]


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26 October 2019
15:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
Scotland  86–0  Serbia
Try: Oakes (3), Scott (3), Brierley (2), Alex Walker (2), Glohe, Hellewell, Kavanagh, McLelland, Turland
Goal: Brierley (13/15)
 Report
Lochinch Sports Pavilion, Glasgow[18][22]
Attendance: 300[23]
Referee/s: Tom Grant (England)[21]
1 November 2019
20:20 GMT (UTC+00:00)
Greece  24–42  Scotland
Try: Kambos, Mamouzelos, Tuliatu, Zampetides
Goal: Meads (4/4)
 Report Try: Kavanagh (2), McLelland (2), Brierley, Douglas, Oakes, Scott
Goal: Brierley (2/6), Thomas (2/2), Douglas (1/1)
9 November 2019
13:00 CET (UTC+01:00)
Serbia  6–82  Greece
Try: Mirčeski
Goal: Zogović (1/1)
 Report Try: Robinson (3), Bosmos (2), Meads (2), Mitsias (2), Constantinou, Dardamanis, Kambos, Magoulias, Mamouzelos, Mougios, G. Tsikrikas
Goal: Meads (9)
Makiš Stadium, Belgrade[18]
Attendance: 180[26]
Referee/s: Robert Hicks (England)[21][27]

Americas

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Main article: 2018 Americas Rugby League Championship

The Americas group comprised four teams and was played as a single elimination knock-out tournament. Jamaica won the group beating Canada in the first round and then United States in the final. United States qualified for the intercontinental play-off by finishing as the runner-up of the tournament.[28]

Semi-finals Final
       
 Canada 8
 Jamaica 38
 United States 10
 Jamaica 16
 United States 62
 Chile 0
13 November 2018
17:30 EDT (UTC−04:00)
Canada  8–38  Jamaica
Try: Borggren, McGoff
 Report Try: B. Jones-Bishop (2), A. Brown, Bryan, Golding, Magrin, Thomas
Goal: Coleman (5/7)
13 November 2018
20:00 EDT (UTC−04:00)
United States  62–0  Chile
Try: Anderson (4), Burroughs (3), Faraimo (2), Offerdahl (2), Donehue, Howard
Goal: Faraimo (5/13)
 Report
Hodges Stadium, Jacksonville[29]
Referee/s: Geoffrey Poumes (France)
17 November 2018
16:00 EDT (UTC−04:00)
 United States 10–16 Jamaica 
Try: Burroughs, Donehue
Goal: Faraimo (1/2)
 Report Try: Ogden, Farrell
Goal: Coleman (4/6)

Inter-regional Repechage

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Main article: 2021 Men's Rugby League World Cup qualification – Inter-regional Repechage

The intercontinental play-off consisted of the Americas championship runner up (United States), 7th highest ranked Asia-Pacific team (Cook Islands), and the 2nd highest ranked Middle East-Africa team (South Africa). Cook Islands played South Africa in a preliminary match, which Cook Islands won. They then defeated the United States in the final play-off match, clinching the final place at the World Cup.


  Play-off qualifier     Play-off
                 
      United States 16
    Cook Islands 66       Cook Islands 38
    South Africa 6  
21 June 2019
19:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)
Cook Islands  66–6  South Africa
Try: Ulberg (3), Niukore (2), R. Rennie (2), Dargan, E. Noovao, Puna, V. Rennie, Teroi
Goal: Marsters (9/12)
 Try: Turner
Goal: Cryer (1/1)
Ringrose Park, Sydney[30][31]
Attendance: 2,621[32]
Referee/s: Peter Gough (Australia)[33]
Man of the Match: Vincent Rennie (Cook Islands)
16 November 2019
17:00 ET (UTC−04:00)[34]
United States  16–38  Cook Islands
Try: Faraimo, Howard, Shipway
Goal: Faraimo (2/3)
 Report Try: Dargan (2), Arona, Gelling, Glenn, R. Rennie, V. Rennie
Goal: Marsters (5/7)
Hodges Stadium, Jacksonville[35]
Attendance: 150[36]
Referee/s: Scott Mikalauskas (England)

Notes

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References

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