Rugby League World Cup 2000 / Qualification
For the final round of the Rugby League World Cup 2000 , which was held in Great Britain, Ireland and France in October and November, 15 participants were automatically eligible to start. The 16th place was occupied by the winner of a qualifying tournament.
Qualified teams
-
Australia * -
Cook Islands * -
England * -
Fiji * -
France * -
Ireland * -
Lebanon (Qualifying Tournament Winner) -
New Zealand * - New Zealand Māori *
-
Papua New Guinea * -
Russia * -
Samoa * -
Scotland * -
South Africa * -
Tonga * -
Wales *
* automatically authorized to start
Qualifying tournament
Group A
| country | Games | Victories | Unent. | Ndlg. | Game points |
Diff. | Table points |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
 Lebanon
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 140: 16 | + 124 | 4th |
| 2. |
 Italy
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50:36 | + 14 | 2 |
| 3. |
 Morocco
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0: 138 | - 138 | 0 |
| November 11, 1999 |
Italy
|
16:36 |
Lebanon
|
Stade Jean-Laffon , Perpignan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| report |
| November 14, 1999 |
Italy
|
34: 0 |
Morocco
|
Stade des Minimes , Toulouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| report |
| November 17, 1999 |
Lebanon
|
104: 0 |
Morocco
|
Parc des Sports , Avignon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| report |
Group B
| country | Games | Victories | Unent. | Ndlg. | Game points |
Diff. | Table points |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
 United States
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 122: 0 | + 122 | 4th |
| 2. |
 Japan
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:54 | - 40 | 2 |
| 3. |
 Canada
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0:82 | - 82 | 0 |
| November 9, 1999 |
United States
|
54: 0 |
Japan
|
Disney's Wide World Of Sports Complex , Kissimmee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| report |
| November 11, 1999 |
Japan
|
14: 0 |
Canada
|
Disney's Wide World Of Sports Complex , Kissimmee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| report |
| November 15, 1999 |
United States
|
68-0 |
Canada
|
Disney's Wide World Of Sports Complex , Kissimmee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| report |
final
| November 21, 1999 |
United States
|
8:62 |
Lebanon
|
Disney's Wide World Of Sports Complex , Kissimmee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| report |