Rugby League World Cup 2008 / Qualification

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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

* automatically authorized to start

Qualifying tournaments

Europe

Round 1

  • Participation in group 2
    • country Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Table
    points
    1. RussiaRussia Russia 3 3 0 0 108: 20 + 88 6th
    2. GeorgiaGeorgia Georgia 3 2 0 1 102: 50 + 52 4th
    3. NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands 3 1 0 2 68: 123 - 55 2
    4th SerbiaSerbia Serbia 3 0 0 3 42: 127 - 85 0
    April 28, 2006
    		 NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands 14:40 RussiaRussia Russia Hoek van Holland
    spectators: 250
    May 13, 2006
    		 SerbiaSerbia Serbia 10:45 GeorgiaGeorgia Georgia FK Radnički Stadium , Belgrade
    Spectators: 500
    May 26, 2006
    		 GeorgiaGeorgia Georgia 57:16 NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands Micheil Meschi Stadium , Tbilisi
    Spectators: 10,935
    June 4, 2006
    		 SerbiaSerbia Serbia 6:44 RussiaRussia Russia FK Radnički Stadium , Belgrade
    Spectators: 500
    June 17, 2006
    		 NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands 38: 26 SerbiaSerbia Serbia Rotterdamse RC Beekweg , Rotterdam
    Spectators: 250
    June 22, 2006
    		 RussiaRussia Russia 24: 0 where GeorgiaGeorgia Georgia

    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
    		 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Wales 14: 21 ScotlandScotland Scotland Brewery Field , Bridgend
    Spectators: 2,378
    Referee: Steve Ganson
    (14: 6)
    Report
    November 4, 2007
    		 ScotlandScotland Scotland 16:18 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Wales Old Anniesland , Glasgow
    Spectators: 911
    Referee: Phil Bentham
    (14: 4)
    Report
    Group 2
  • Qualified for the World Cup
  • Qualified for the repechage round
    • country Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Table
    points
    1. IrelandIreland Ireland 4th 2 2 0 142: 64 + 78 6th
    2. LebanonLebanon Lebanon 4th 2 2 0 104: 42 + 62 6th
    3. RussiaRussia Russia 4th 0 0 4th 38: 178 - 140 0
    October 22, 2006
    		 RussiaRussia Russia 12:50 IrelandIreland Ireland Sili Stadium , Moscow
    Referee: Phil Bentham
    (4:20)
    Report
    October 28, 2006
    		 LebanonLebanon Lebanon 22: 8 RussiaRussia Russia New River Stadium , London
    Referee: Ben Thaler
    (16: 0)
    report
    November 5, 2006
    		 IrelandIreland Ireland 18:18 LebanonLebanon Lebanon Tolka Park , Dublin
    Spectators: 450
    Referee: Karl Kirkpatrick
    (0:10)
    report
    October 20, 2007
    		 IrelandIreland Ireland 58:18 RussiaRussia Russia Carlow Oval , Dublin
    Spectators: 986
    Referee: Phil Bentham
    (32:12)
    Report
    October 27, 2007
    		 RussiaRussia Russia 0:48 LebanonLebanon Lebanon Nara Stadium , Naro-Fominsk
    Spectators: 1,426
    Referee: Richard Silverwood
    (0:20)
    report
    November 2, 2007
    		 IrelandIreland Ireland 16:16 LebanonLebanon Lebanon Crown Flatt , Dewsbury
    Spectators: 803
    Referee: Ashley Klein
    (12: 4)
    Report

    Oceania

  • Qualified for the World Cup
  • Qualified for the repechage round
    • country Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Table
    points
    1. TongaTonga Tonga 3 2 0 1 102: 54 + 48 4th
    2. FijiFiji Fiji 3 2 0 1 98:62 + 36 4th
    3. SamoaSamoa Samoa 3 2 0 1 86:52 + 34 4th
    4th Cook IslandsCook Islands Cook Islands 3 0 0 3 24: 142 - 118 0
    September 29, 2006
    		 SamoaSamoa Samoa 30: 28 FijiFiji Fiji Campbelltown Stadium , Sydney
    Spectators: 3,013
    Referee: Jarred Maxwell
    (14:10)
    Report
    September 29, 2006
    		 TongaTonga Tonga 56: 14 Cook IslandsCook Islands Cook Islands Campbelltown Stadium , Sydney
    Spectators: 3,013
    Referee: Tony de las Heras
    (30: 4)
    Report
    October 4, 2006
    		 FijiFiji Fiji 30: 28 TongaTonga Tonga Western Weekender Stadium , Sydney
    Spectators: 3,813
    Referee: Gavin Badger
    (8:10)
    Report
    October 4, 2006
    		 SamoaSamoa Samoa 46: 6 Cook IslandsCook Islands Cook Islands Western Weekender Stadium , Sydney
    Spectators: 3,813
    Referee: Jason Robinson
    (26: 6)
    Report
    October 7, 2006
    		 FijiFiji Fiji 40: 4 Cook IslandsCook Islands Cook Islands Penrith Stadium , Sydney
    Spectators: 1,713
    Referee: Tony Archer
    (28: 0)
    report
    October 22, 2006
    		 SamoaSamoa Samoa 10:18 TongaTonga Tonga Headingley Carnegie Stadium , Leeds
    Spectators: 5,547
    Referee: Steve Ganson
    (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 StatesUnited States United States 54:18 JapanJapan Japan Ashton Community Center Field , Philadelphia
    Spectators: 1,200
    Umpire: Robert Irvin
    (32: 6)
    Report

    Repechage

    Semifinals

    November 9, 2007
    		 SamoaSamoa Samoa 42:10 United StatesUnited States United States Lowerhouse Lane , Widnes
    Spectators: 753
    Referee: Ashley Klein
    (22: 0)
    report
    November 9, 2007
    		 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Wales 26:50 LebanonLebanon Lebanon Lowerhouse Lane , Widnes
    Spectators: 753
    Referee: Thierry Alibert
    (16:10)
    Report

    final

    November 14, 2007
    		 LebanonLebanon Lebanon 16:38 SamoaSamoa Samoa Post Office Road , Featherstone
    Spectators: 1,323
    Umpire: Ashley Klein
    (8:28)
    report

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