Rugby League World Cup 2008 / Qualification
For the final round of the Rugby League World Cup 2008 , which was held in Australia in October and November, five participants were automatically eligible to start. The remaining five places were filled with the winners of four qualifying tournaments.
Qualified teams
- Australia *
- England *
- Fiji (Second in Oceania Qualifiers)
- France *
- Ireland (Group 2 Winner)
- New Zealand *
- Papua New Guinea *
- Samoa (Repechage Winner)
- Scotland (Group 1 Winner)
- Tonga (Oceania Qualifier Winner)
* automatically authorized to start
Qualifying tournaments
Europe
Round 1
country | Games | Victories | Unent. | Ndlg. | Game points |
Diff. | Table points |
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1. | Russia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 108: 20 | + 88 | 6th |
2. | Georgia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 102: 50 | + 52 | 4th |
3. | Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 68: 123 | - 55 | 2 |
4th | Serbia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 42: 127 | - 85 | 0 |
April 28, 2006 |
Netherlands | 14:40 | Russia |
Hoek van Holland spectators: 250 |
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May 13, 2006 |
Serbia | 10:45 | Georgia |
FK Radnički Stadium , Belgrade Spectators: 500 |
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May 26, 2006 |
Georgia | 57:16 | Netherlands |
Micheil Meschi Stadium , Tbilisi Spectators: 10,935 |
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June 4, 2006 |
Serbia | 6:44 | Russia |
FK Radnički Stadium , Belgrade Spectators: 500 |
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June 17, 2006 |
Netherlands | 38: 26 | Serbia |
Rotterdamse RC Beekweg , Rotterdam Spectators: 250 |
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June 22, 2006 |
Russia | 24: 0 where | Georgia |
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round 2
Group 1
The winner of this group qualified for the World Cup, while the loser took part in the repechage.
October 29, 2006 |
Wales | 14: 21 | Scotland |
Brewery Field , Bridgend Spectators: 2,378 Referee: Steve Ganson |
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(14: 6) Report |
November 4, 2007 |
Scotland | 16:18 | Wales |
Old Anniesland , Glasgow Spectators: 911 Referee: Phil Bentham |
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(14: 4) Report |
Group 2
country | Games | Victories | Unent. | Ndlg. | Game points |
Diff. | Table points |
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1. | Ireland | 4th | 2 | 2 | 0 | 142: 64 | + 78 | 6th |
2. | Lebanon | 4th | 2 | 2 | 0 | 104: 42 | + 62 | 6th |
3. | Russia | 4th | 0 | 0 | 4th | 38: 178 | - 140 | 0 |
October 22, 2006 |
Russia | 12:50 | Ireland |
Sili Stadium , Moscow Referee: Phil Bentham |
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(4:20) Report |
October 28, 2006 |
Lebanon | 22: 8 | Russia |
New River Stadium , London Referee: Ben Thaler |
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(16: 0) report |
November 5, 2006 |
Ireland | 18:18 | Lebanon |
Tolka Park , Dublin Spectators: 450 Referee: Karl Kirkpatrick |
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(0:10) report |
October 20, 2007 |
Ireland | 58:18 | Russia |
Carlow Oval , Dublin Spectators: 986 Referee: Phil Bentham |
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(32:12) Report |
October 27, 2007 |
Russia | 0:48 | Lebanon |
Nara Stadium , Naro-Fominsk Spectators: 1,426 Referee: Richard Silverwood |
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(0:20) report |
November 2, 2007 |
Ireland | 16:16 | Lebanon |
Crown Flatt , Dewsbury Spectators: 803 Referee: Ashley Klein |
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(12: 4) Report |
Oceania
country | Games | Victories | Unent. | Ndlg. | Game points |
Diff. | Table points |
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1. | Tonga | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 102: 54 | + 48 | 4th |
2. | Fiji | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 98:62 | + 36 | 4th |
3. | Samoa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 86:52 | + 34 | 4th |
4th | Cook Islands | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24: 142 | - 118 | 0 |
September 29, 2006 |
Samoa | 30: 28 | Fiji |
Campbelltown Stadium , Sydney Spectators: 3,013 Referee: Jarred Maxwell |
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(14:10) Report |
September 29, 2006 |
Tonga | 56: 14 | Cook Islands |
Campbelltown Stadium , Sydney Spectators: 3,013 Referee: Tony de las Heras |
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(30: 4) Report |
October 4, 2006 |
Fiji | 30: 28 | Tonga |
Western Weekender Stadium , Sydney Spectators: 3,813 Referee: Gavin Badger |
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(8:10) Report |
October 4, 2006 |
Samoa | 46: 6 | Cook Islands |
Western Weekender Stadium , Sydney Spectators: 3,813 Referee: Jason Robinson |
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(26: 6) Report |
October 7, 2006 |
Fiji | 40: 4 | Cook Islands |
Penrith Stadium , Sydney Spectators: 1,713 Referee: Tony Archer |
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(28: 0) report |
October 22, 2006 |
Samoa | 10:18 | Tonga |
Headingley Carnegie Stadium , Leeds Spectators: 5,547 Referee: Steve Ganson |
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(6:12) Report |
America and the Pacific
Originally, the national teams of Japan, South Africa, the USA and the West Indies were supposed to take part in this qualifying tournament. South Africa and the West Indies canceled their participation, so that a single game between Japan and the USA took place. The winner of that game qualified for the repechage.
October 28, 2006 |
United States | 54:18 | Japan |
Ashton Community Center Field , Philadelphia Spectators: 1,200 Umpire: Robert Irvin |
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(32: 6) Report |
Repechage
Semifinals
November 9, 2007 |
Samoa | 42:10 | United States |
Lowerhouse Lane , Widnes Spectators: 753 Referee: Ashley Klein |
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(22: 0) report |
November 9, 2007 |
Wales | 26:50 | Lebanon |
Lowerhouse Lane , Widnes Spectators: 753 Referee: Thierry Alibert |
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(16:10) Report |
final
November 14, 2007 |
Lebanon | 16:38 | Samoa |
Post Office Road , Featherstone Spectators: 1,323 Umpire: Ashley Klein |
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(8:28) report |