The 2013 Rugby League World Cup was the fourteenth staging of the

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and took place in

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and

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. between 26 October and 30 November 2013. It was the main event of the year's

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. Fourteen teams contested the tournament:

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New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...

Samoa Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa; sm, Sāmoa, and until 1997 known as Western Samoa, is a Polynesian island country consisting of two main islands (Savai'i and Upolu); two smaller, inhabited islands (Manono Island, Manono an ...

Fiji Fiji ( , ,; fj, Viti, ; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी, ''Fijī''), officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about north-northeast of New Zealand. Fiji consists ...

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...

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Tonga Tonga (, ; ), officially the Kingdom of Tonga ( to, Puleʻanga Fakatuʻi ʻo Tonga), is a Polynesian country and archipelago. The country has 171 islands – of which 45 are inhabited. Its total surface area is about , scattered over in ...

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Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...

and the

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. The latter two were competing in the Rugby League World Cup for the first time. New Zealand were the defending champions, having defeated Australia in

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. Australia won the tournament, beating New Zealand 34–2 in the final to lift the trophy for the tenth time. In terms of attendance, exposure and revenue, the 2013 tournament is considered the most successful Rugby League World Cup to date.

Organisation

Background

The

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confirmed this competition as a part of its international program. The RLIF announced a five-year plan to build up to the 2013 World Cup with Four Nations tournaments held in

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and

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. The competition was part of the UK's " Golden Decade of Sport". 2013 was chosen as the year of the World Cup to avoid a clash with the London Olympics in 2012. After 2013, the Cup will be held on a

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cycle.

Host selection

In addition to the United Kingdom, Australia announced its intention to bid for the hosting rights, despite hosting the previous World Cup in 2008. The

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had been preparing a rival bid due to the success of the 2008 event but the business plan presented by the

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for the UK to be the host was accepted by the RLIF at a meeting in July 2009. The event formed part of what was being dubbed a 'Golden Decade' in British Sport. The UK last hosted the World Cup in 2000, with the event generally being considered unsuccessful.

Prince Charles Charles III (Charles Philip Arthur George; born 14 November 1948) is King of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms. He was the longest-serving heir apparent and Prince of Wales and, at age 73, became the oldest person to ...

welcomed representatives of all 14 nations and tournament organisers with a reception at

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Qualification

There were two qualifying pools for the remaining two World Cup places; a European and an Atlantic pool, with one side from each to qualify. The European Qualifying group involved Italy, Lebanon, Russia and Serbia while the Atlantic Qualifying group involved Jamaica, South Africa and the USA. In the Atlantic Qualifiers the United States and Jamaica defeated South Africa in the opening rounds leaving the final match between the two to determine who qualified for the 2013 Rugby League World Cup. United States defeated Jamaica to qualify for their first ever Rugby League World Cup. *Qualifying Pool One (Europe) ** ** ** ** *Qualifying Pool Two (Atlantic) ** ** **

Teams

The competition featured fourteen teams, compared to ten in 2008. Originally around twenty teams were to be involved in qualification, but subsequently the total number of teams involved in the tournament was fixed at nineteen. Twelve nations automatically qualified; the ten nations that contested the previous World Cup, Wales as winners of the 2009 European Nations Cup and the Cook Islands as runners up in the

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Match officials

Rules and officiating panel: Daniel Anderson, Stuart Cummings and

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. * Australia: Ben Cummins,

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and Grant Atkins. * England:

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, Richard Silverwood,

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;

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, Joe Cobb, Mark Craven, Robert Hicks, Chris Leatherbarrow, Tony Martin, Tim Roby, Clint Sharrad, George Stokes, Matt Thomason and Warren Turley * France:

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and Jose Pereira *

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and Jamal Thompson.Ref's call as one-punch rule gets knocked out for Rugby League World Cup
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Pre-tournament matches

Before the World Cup it was announced that USA would face France in Toulouse, Scotland would play Papua New Guinea at Featherstone, England would play Italy at Salford, New Zealand would play the Cook Islands in Doncaster and England Knights would play Samoa at Salford.

Venues

The games were played at various venues in England, Wales, Ireland, and France. The

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was the host stadium for the opening ceremony and a double header featuring hosts England playing Australia and Wales taking on Italy. The decision to play England vs Australia in Cardiff to open the tournament drew criticism from some in the press who believed that the game should have been played in England where a higher attendance could be expected, or at least a full house which would have looked better than the almost half empty Millennium Stadium.

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in Leeds, the

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in Warrington, the

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in Wrexham and the

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in Wigan hosted the quarter-finals. Both semi-finals were hosted at Wembley Stadium, with the final held at Old Trafford.

Match schedule

The match schedule was announced on 22 March 2012. The Rugby League International Federation announced the kickoff times of the matches, with the opening kickoff to be held on 26 October in Cardiff, at 14:30 local time. The group stage matches will be played at 14:00, 14:30, 16:00, 16:30, 18:00, and 20:00 local time, with knockout stage matches at 13:00, 15:00, and 20:00 local time. The semi-finals will be played at 13:00 and 15:30 local time and the final, on 30 November 2013 at the Old Trafford stadium, at 14:30 local time.

Opening ceremony

The opening ceremony took place at the

on 26 October. The ceremony saw 550 dancers perform, 500 amateur and 50 professional, including former players

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and Gareth Thomas, both of whom are former

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contestants. The ceremony also featured live music and a light show. The ceremony preceded the opening matches of

versus

, versus

and

Group stage

The draw, undertaken at the launch of the event in Manchester on 30 November 2010, involved four groups The first two groups are made up of four teams whilst the other two groups feature three teams each. There will be a quarter-final round made up of the first three teams in the first two groups and the winners of each of the smaller groups. Group play will involve a round robin in the larger groups, and a round robin in the smaller groups with an additional inter-group game for each team so all teams will play three group games.

Group A

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Inter-group matches

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Knockout stage

Quarter-finals will follow the group stage, with three teams from each of Groups A and B and one team from each of Groups C and D qualifying. ''All times listed below are in

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) for English and Welsh venues.''

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

Try scorers

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;8 tries * Ryan Hall *

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;5 tries *

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Antonio Winterstein Antonio Winterstein (born 30 May 1988) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played for the North Queensland Cowboys and Brisbane Broncos in the NRL. A Samoan international captain, he was a member of the Cowboys' 2015 NRL prem ...

;4 tries *

Darius Boyd Darius Boyd (born 17 July 1987) is a former Australian professional rugby league footballer who played , , and for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL and has played for Australia at international level and State of Origin for Queensland. Boyd c ...

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* Christiaan Roets ;3 tries * Chris Taripo *

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Brett Ferres Brett Ryan Ferres (born 17 April 1986) is an English professional rugby league footballer who last played for Doncaster RLFC in the RFL League 1, and has played for England at international level, initially as a and later as a or . He has pr ...

* Akuila Uate *

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;2 tries * Greg Bird *

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* Jonathan Thurston * Dominique Peyroux *

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* Chris Centrone *

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* Frank-Paul Nu'uausala *

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* Suaia Matagi * Ben Roberts *

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* Alex Hurst * Ben Hellewell *

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* Tui Samoa * Rhodri Lloyd ;1 try * Michael Jennings *

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* Josh Morris *

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* Daniel Fepuleai * Jonathan Ford *

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* George Burgess *

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* Morgan Escare * Aaron Groom *

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* Vitale Junior Roqica *

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* James Hasson * Tyrone McCarthy *

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* Isaac Luke *

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* Josiah Abavu * Dion Aiye * Wellington Albert * Nene MacDonald *

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Attendances

Seven grounds achieved sell-out crowds, with four setting stadium records. Games held in both Wales and Ireland were watched by the biggest crowds ever for rugby league internationals in those countries. The final was played in front of the largest crowd ever to attend an international rugby league fixture.

Broadcasting

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Organisation

Background

Host selection

Qualification

Teams

Match officials

Pre-tournament matches

Venues

Match schedule

Opening ceremony

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Inter-group matches

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Try scorers

Attendances

Broadcasting

References

External links