The 2017 Rugby League World Cup Americas qualification was a

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tournament that was held in December 2015 to decide the American qualifier for the

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. It consisted of a round-robin tournament involving three teams,

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and the

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, at two venues in

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in the United States. The United States won the tournament and qualified for the World Cup.

Overview

On 3 October 2014, the

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competition was announced. Seven of the eight teams who made the knockout-stages of the

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were announced as automatic qualifiers.

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, who were quarter-finalists in 2013, were denied automatic qualification due to an internal governance dispute which saw the nation's

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membership temporarily suspended. Once the issue was resolved, USA was allowed to enter the qualification process. In August 2015, the qualifiers were announced to be held in Florida in December 2015.

Squads

Canada

The Canada squad as of 26 November 2015 was as follows: *Coach:

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Jamaica

The Jamaica squad as of 25 November 2015 was as follows: *Coach: Romeo Monteith

United States

The USA squad as of 25 November 2015 was as follows: On 2 December the US team suffered a setback after

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pulled out of the squad for personal reasons. He was replaced by

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.Setback for USA Hawks with RLWC Qualifiers set to start.
/ref> *Coach: Brian McDermott

Standings

Fixtures

United States vs Jamaica

Canada vs Jamaica

United States vs Canada

This match was also the third and final game of the 2015 Colonial Cup series.

References

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