The 2017 Rugby League World Cup Europe qualification is a

rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112 ...

tournament that was held in October 2011 to decide the European qualification for the

2013 Rugby League World Cup The 2013 Rugby League World Cup was the fourteenth staging of the Rugby League World Cup and took place in England, Wales, France and Ireland. between 26 October and 30 November 2013. It was the main event of the year's 2013 Festival of World ...

. It consisted of a round-robin play-off involving four teams;

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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 ...

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...

and

Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus li ...

. Both Italy and Lebanon remained unbeaten, recording two wins and a draw each. However, Italy topped the group as a result of points difference and therefore qualified for the World Cup.2013 World Cup format revealed
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Standings

Italy vs Russia

Lebanon vs Serbia

Russia vs Lebanon

Serbia vs Italy

Serbia vs Russia

Italy vs Lebanon

Coached by

Carlo Napolitano Carlo Napolitano is an Italian rugby league coach and former player. He is the former head coach of Italy, having taken charge of the national side in 2004, and being succeeded by Trent Barrett in 2014. Career He coached Italy during the 2013 Rug ...

and captained by

Anthony Minichiello Anthony Minichiello (born 24 May 1980) is a former professional rugby league footballer who captained the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League, and retired having set records for most games and most tries in the club's history. An Austr ...

's draw with

was enough for them to gain the 14th and final place in the 2013 World Cup.

Squads

Italy

The Italy squad as of 22 September 2011 is as follows: *Coach:

Lebanon

The Lebanon squad as at 22 September 2011 is as follows: *Coach: David Bayssari

Russia

The Russia squad as at 22 September 2011 is as follows: *Coach: Eduard Ososkov

Serbia

The Serbia squad was named on 22 September. *Coach: Marko Janković

References

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