2017 Rugby League World Cup qualification – Europe

The 2017 Rugby League World Cup Europe qualification was a rugby league tournament held in October and November 2016 to decide the three European qualifiers for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup.

It consisted of a round-robin tournament which saw Wales and Ireland qualify by winning their respective tables. Italy claimed the final qualifying spot in the World Cup after winning a second place play-off against Russia on 4 November 2016.

Overview

On 3 October 2014, the 2017 Rugby League World Cup qualifying competition was announced.[1] Three European teams were granted automatic qualification, as they had reached the quarter-finals of the 2013 Rugby League World Cup; England, France and Scotland.

Ten teams were able to qualify for the qualification tournament, with the first being eliminated when Spain defeated Latvia on 9 May 2015.[2]

Wales and Ireland were granted entry to the qualification tournament. Both teams already had a chance to qualify for the World Cup during the 2014 European Cup, but failed to do so.[3] One of the other tournament places was allocated to the winner of the European Championship C tournament, and the other three were allocated to the top three teams from the European Championship B.

Italy, Russia and Serbia finished as the top three teams in the European Championship B, with Ukraine being eliminated.[4]

Spain finished as the top team in the European Championship C, with Greece and Malta eliminated.

Teams

Qualified teams for final phase:

  •  Wales were granted automatic entry as 1st seed
  •  Ireland were granted automatic entry as 2nd seed
  •  Serbia qualified as 3rd seed after finishing top of the Rugby League European Championship B.
  •  Russia qualified as 4th seed after finishing 2nd in the Rugby League European Championship B.
  •  Italy qualified as 5th seed after finishing 3rd in the Rugby League European Championship B.
  •  Spain qualified as 6th seed after finishing top of the Rugby League European Championship C.

Squads

Ireland

The final Ireland 22-man squad as of 9 October 2016 is as follows:[5]

Club TeamPlayers
Athboy Longhorns Casey Dunne
Ballynahinch Rabbitohs Gareth Gill
Belfast Met Scholars Chris Hall
Bradford Bulls Joseph Keyes
Dublin City Exiles James Kelly, Mikey Russell
Galway Tribesmen Alan McMahon
Halifax Luke Ambler
Huddersfield Giants Scott Grix, Oliver Roberts
Ireland Students Matthew Cahoon
Leigh Centurions Greg McNally
Oldham R.L.F.C. Will Hope
Parramatta Eels James Hasson
Redcliffe Dolphins Danny Bridge
Rochdale Hornets Matty Hadden
St. Helens Shannon McDonnell
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Liam Finn
Warrington Wolves George King, Toby King, Joe Philbin
Whitehaven David Allen

Italy

The final Italy 22-man squad as of 8 October 2016 is as follows:[6]

Club TeamPlayers
Blacktown Workers Dean Parata
Brianza Tigers Patrik Ziliotti
Cairns Brothers Joel Riethmuller
Canterbury Bulldogs Joseph Tramontana
Cronulla Sharks Jayden Walker
Hull Kingston Rovers Terry Campese, Josh Mantellato
Lézignan Corbieres Christophe Calegari
Lions Brescia Guiseppe Pagani
Mackay Cutters Gavin Hiscox
Newcastle Thunder Gioele Celerino
Northern Pride Justin Castellaro, Ryan Ghietti, Colin Wilkie
North Queensland Cowboys Kieran Quabba
Oldham R.L.F.C. Richard Lepori
*Sacramento Express Mirco Bergamasco
St. George Illawarra Dragons Shannon Wakeman
South Wales Ironmen Chris Vitalini
Townsville Blackhawks Brenden Santi
Windsor Wolves Ryan Tramonte
Wyong Roos Chris Centrone
  • * Denotes a rugby union club.

Russia

The final Russia 22-man squad as of 6 September 2016 is as follows:[7]

  • Coach: Denis Korolev
Club TeamPlayers
CSKA Moscow Kirill Kosharin
Dinamo Viacheslav Eremin, Andrey Kuznetsov
*Ivanovo White Sharks Ivan Troitskii
RC Lokomotiv Moscow Vadim Buryak, Leonid Kalinin, Maxim Tsinkovich
Nara Petr Botnarash, Mikhail Burlutskii, Sergey Gaponov, Anatoly Grigorev,
Sergei Konstantinov, Aleksandr Lysokon, Maksim Suchkov, Denis Tiulenev,
Vladimir Vlasyuk, Nikolay Zagoskin
Moscow Fili Anton Iunisov, Iustin Petrushka
Moscow Storm Dmitry Bratko, Igor Chuprin, Vadim Fedchuk
  • * Denotes a rugby union club.

Serbia

The final 22-man squad as of 5 October 2016 is as follows:[8]

  • Coach: Ljubomir Bukvic
Club TeamPlayers
Blacktown Workers David Andjelić
Cabramatta Two Blues Reece Grkinić
Collegians Daniel Burke
Dewsbury Rams Jason Muranka
Dorćol Spiders Dalibor Samardžić, Dalibor Vukanović, Stefan Nedeljković, Stevan Stevanović
Kawana Dolphins Joshua Marjanović
RLK Partizan Belgrade Džavid Jašari, Vlado Kušić
RLK Radnički Nova Pazova Pero Madžarević, Žarko Kovačević
RLK Red Star Belgrade Miloš Ćalić, Miloš Zogović, Vladislav Dedić, Vojislav Dedić
St Clair Comets Chad Grant
Villeneuve Leopards Vladica Nikolić
Western Suburbs Magpies James Mirceski
Wests Tigers Jordan Grant
UnattachedIlija Radan

Spain

The final 22-man squad as of 4 October 2016 is as follows:[9]

  • Coach: Darren Fisher
Club TeamPlayers
Army Rugby League Chris Lopez
Custodians Madrid Antonio Puerta, Daniel Moreno
Hull F.C. Joel Marquez-Laynez
Irreductibles Ivan Ordaz
Los Gossos Clement Laguerre
Palau XIII Broncos Alexandre Doutres, Cedric Bringuier, Leandre Torres, Mathieu Griffi,
Pierre Negre
Paterna Dragons Matt Dulley
Seaton Rangers Miguel Charters-Blanco
*Stade Français Kevin Aparicio
Tonneins XIII Gonzalo Morro
Torrent Tigres Aitor Davila, Juan Pablo Rango, Raul Simo
Valencia Warriors Adrian Alonso, Andrew Pilkington, Luis Thorp
Woolston Rovers Daniel Garcia
  • * Denotes a rugby union club.

Wales

The final Wales 22-man squad as of 7 October 2016 is as follows:[10]

On October 14, Dai Evans was brought into the squad to replace Calvin Wellington who withdrew due to a hamstring injury.[11]

On October 21, 19-year old Ben Morris was called up to the squad to play in a mid-qualifying campaign test match against Jamaica.[12]

On October 29, Danny Ansell was called up to the squad with a possibility of playing in the last qualifying game against Italy.[13]

*Sam Hopkins was called into the team for the final qualifier against Italy after Jacob Emmitt withdrew due to a hamstring injury.[14]

Club TeamPlayers
Gloucestershire All Golds Morgan Evans, Steve Parry, Lewis Reece
Hunslet Hawks Danny Ansell
Leigh Centurions Sam Hopkins
London Broncos Elliot Kear, Rhys Williams
Mackay Cutters Andrew Gay
Oldham R.L.F.C. Joe Burke
Salford Red Devils Philip Joseph, Craig Kopczak
Sheffield Eagles Matty Fozard
Souths Logan Magpies Ollie Olds
South Wales Ironmen Courtney Davies, Dai Evans, Connor Farrer, Ian Newbury,
Christiaan Roets
St. Helens Regan Grace, Ben Morris
Swinton Lions *Jacob Emmitt, Rhodri Lloyd
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Anthony Walker
Widnes Vikings Gil Dudson, Lloyd White,

Final Tables
Key to colours in pool tables
Qualifies for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup
Qualifies for play-off match for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup
Fails to qualify for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup

Group A
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Wales 2 2 0 0 70 14 +56 4
 Italy 2 1 0 1 76 34 +42 2
 Serbia 2 0 0 2 14 112 −98 0
Source:

Group B
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Ireland 2 2 0 0 116 22 +94 4
 Russia 2 1 0 1 56 76 −20 2
 Spain 2 0 0 2 12 86 −74 0
Source:

Fixtures

Russia vs Spain
15 October 2016[15]
Russia  40 – 6  Spain
Try: Burlutskii 12'
Zagoskin 14'
Kosharin 33'
Lysokon 44'
Bratko 54'
Chuprin 76'
Buryak 79'

Goal: Lysokon 4/5
Bratko 1/1
Burlutskii 1/1

 Report Try: Rango 69'
Goal: Garcia 1/1
Fili Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 427
Referee: Jack Smith
Man of the Match: Aleksandr Lysokon
FB1 Nikolay Zagoskin
RW5 Vadim Buryak
RC21 Kirill Kosharin
LC3 Leonid Kalinin
LW18 Dmitry Bratko
SO6 Aleksandr Lysokon
SH7 Denis Tiulenev
PR8 Sergei Konstantinov (c)
HK4 Petr Botnarash
PR10 Ivan Troitskii
SR12 Mikhail Burlutskii
SR11 Andrey Kuznetsov
LF13 Viacheslav Eremin
Substitutes:
IC17 Igor Chuprin
IC2 Maksim Suchkov
IC9 Vladimir Vlasyuk
IC15 Sergey Gaponov
Coach:
Denis Korolev
FB1 Daniel Garcia
RW2 Clement Laguerre
RC3 Antonio Puerta
LC4 Alexandre Doutres
LW5 Chris Lopez
FE6 Ivan Ordaz
HB7 Miguel Charters-Blanco
PR8 Luis Thorp
HK9 Gonzalo Morro
PR10 Adria Alonso
SR11 Cedric Bringuier
SR12 Matt Dulley
LK13 Aitor Davila (c)
Substitutes:
IC14 Andrew Pilkington
IC15 Leandre Torres
IC16 Kevin Aparicio
IC17 Juan Pablo Rango
Coach:
Darren Fisher

Wales vs Serbia
15 October 2016[16]
Wales  50 – 0  Serbia
Try: Williams (2) 12', 19
Grace (2) 28', 56
Olds (2) 33', 69'
Davies 46'
Gay 52'
Dudson 76
Goal: White 4/6
Davies 3/3		 Report Try:
Parc Stebonheath, Llanelli
Attendance: 902
Referee: Chris Campbell
Man of the Match: Elliot Kear
FB1 Elliot Kear
RW2 Regan Grace
RC4 Christiaan Roets
LC18 Andrew Gay
LW5 Rhys Williams
SO6 Courtney Davies
SH7 Ollie Olds
PR8 Gil Dudson
HK9 Lloyd White
PR10 Craig Kopczak (c)
SR11 Rhodri Lloyd
SR15 Joe Burke
LF13 Philip Joseph
Substitutes:
IC14 Steve Parry
IC16 Jacob Emmitt
IC17 Anthony Walker
IC19 Matty Fozard
Coach:
John Kear
FB1 Vojislav Dedić
RW2 Joshua Marjanović
RC3 Miloš Ćalić
LC4 Stevan Stevanović
LW5 Pero Madžarević 54' to 64'
FE6 Daniel Burke
HB7 Dalibor Vukanović (c)
PR8 David Andjelić
HK9 Vladislav Dedić
PR10 Jordan Grant
SR11 Chad Grant
SR12 Jason Muranka
LK13 Stefan Nedeljković
Substitutes:
IC14Ilija Radan
IC15 James Mirceski
IC16 Reece Grkinić
IC17 Džavid Jašari
Coach:
Ljubomir Bukvic

Serbia vs Italy
22 October 2016[17]
Serbia  14 – 62  Italy
Try: Marjanović (2) 68', 79'
Burke 73'
Goal: Dedić 1/2		 Report Try: Lepori (4) 4', 10', 12', 46'
Cerruto (4) 17', 35', 49', 71'
Wakeman 22'
Santi 45'
Campese 58'
Calegari 62'
Goal: Bergamasco 7/11
Campese 0/1
Makiš Stadium, Belgrade
Attendance: 1,037
Man of the Match: Terry Campese
FB1 Vojislav Dedić
RW2 Miloš Zogović
RC3 Miloš Ćalić
LC4 Stevan Stevanović
LW5 Joshua Marjanović
FE6 Daniel Burke
HB7 Dalibor Vukanović (c)
PR8Ilija Radan
HK9 Reece Grkinić
PR10 Jordan Grant
SR11 James Mirceski
SR12 Jason Muranka
LK13 Chad Grant
Substitutes:
IC14 David Andjelić
IC15 Miodrag Tomić
IC16 Vlado Kušić
IC17 Vladislav Dedić
Coach:
Ljubomir Bukvic
FB1 Mason Cerruto
RW2 Chris Centrone
RC3 Justin Castellaro
LC4 Mirco Bergamasco
LW5 Richard Lepori
FE6 Terry Campese
HB7 Ryan Ghietti
PR8 Shannon Wakeman
HK9 Dean Parata
PR10 Gavin Hiscox
SR11 Jayden Walker
SR12 Brenden Santi
LK13 Joel Riethmuller
Substitutes:
IC14 Colin Wilkie
IC15 Christophe Calegari
IC16 Kieran Quabba
IC17 Gioele Celerino
Coach:
Cameron Ciraldo

Spain vs Ireland
22 October 2016
Spain  6 – 46  Ireland
Try: Charters-Blanco 62'
Goal: Garcia 1/1		 Report Try: Roberts 2'
Dunne (2) 5', 52'
Littler (2) 29', 74'
Hasson 39'
Peacock 56'
King 66'
Grix 77'
Goal: Finn 5/9
Polideportivo Quatre Carreres, Valencia
Attendance: 323
Referee: Patrice Benausse
Man of the Match: Liam Finn
FB1 Daniel Garcia
RW2 Clement Laguerre
RC3 Antonio Puerta
LC4 Alexandre Doutres
LW5 Chris Lopez
FE6 Ivan Ordaz
HB7 Miguel Charters-Blanco
PR8 Luis Thorp
HK9 Nicolas Munoz
PR10 Joel Marquez-Laynez
SR11 Leandre Torres
SR12 Cedric Bringuier 65' to 75'
LK13 Kevin Aparicio
Substitutes:
IC14 Andrew Pilkington
IC15 Aitor Davila
IC16 Matt Dulley
IC17 Adria Alonso
Coach:
Darren Fisher
FB1 Shannon McDonnell
RW2 Casey Dunne
RC3 Stuart Littler
LC4 Oliver Roberts
LW5 Alan McMahon
FE6 Scott Grix
HB7 Liam Finn (c)
PR8 James Hasson
HK9 Joseph Keyes
PR10 Luke Ambler
SR11 David Allen
SR12 Will Hope
LK13 George King
Substitutes:
IC14 Haydn Peacock
IC15 Matty Hadden
IC16 James Kelly
IC17 Gareth Gill
Coach:
Mark Aston

Italy vs Wales
29 October 2016[18]
Italy  14 – 20  Wales
Try: Wilkie 26'
Castellaro 29'
Goal: Campese 3/3		 Report Try: Morris (2) 16', 59'
Walker 37'
Gay 52'
Goal: Davies 2/4
Stadio Brianteo, Monza
Attendance: 839
Referee: Chris Campbell
FB2 Chris Centrone
RW3 Justin Castellaro
RC15 Christophe Calegari
LC4 Mirco Bergamasco
LW5 Richard Lepori
FE6 Terry Campese
HB7 Ryan Ghietti
PR8 Shannon Wakeman
HK9 Dean Parata
PR10 Gavin Hiscox
SR11 Jayden Walker
SR12 Brenden Santi
LK13 Joel Riethmuller
Substitutes:
IC1 Mason Cerruto
IC14 Colin Wilkie
IC16 Kieran Quabba
IC17 Gioele Celerino
Coach:
Cameron Ciraldo
FB1 Elliot Kear
RW2 Rhys Williams
RC26 Ben Morris
LC16 Andrew Gay
LW3 Dai Evans
SO6 Courtney Davies
SH17 Matty Fozard
PR8 Gil Dudson
HK9 Lloyd White
PR10 Craig Kopczak (c)
SR11 Rhodri Lloyd
SR12 Philip Joseph
LF13 Steve Parry
Substitutes:
IC14 Joe Burke
IC15 Anthony Walker
IC23 Sam Hopkins
IC24 Danny Ansell
Coach:
John Kear

Ireland vs Russia
30 October 2016[17]
Ireland  70 – 16  Russia
Try: Hope 7'
Dunne 10'
McMahon (2) 13', 36'
Grix (2) 23', 62'
T. King 32'
McDonnell 38'
Roberts (2) 46', 72'
G. King 59'
Kelly 64'
Littler 69'
Goal:Finn 8/11
Littler 1/2		 Report Try: Eramin 4'
Kalinin 26'
Buryak 79'
Goal: Lysokon 2/3
Carlisle Grounds, Bray
Attendance: 867
Referee: Chris Kendall
FB1 Shannon McDonnell
RW2 Casey Dunne
RC3 Stuart Littler
LC4 Toby King
LW5 Alan McMahon
FE6 Scott Grix
HB7 Liam Finn (c)
PR8 George King
HK9 Joseph Keyes
PR10 Luke Ambler
SR11 David Allen
SR12 Will Hope
LK13 Oliver Roberts
Substitutes:
IC14 Joe Philbin
IC15 Matty Hadden
IC16 James Kelly
IC17 Gareth Gill
Coach:
Mark Aston
FB1 Vyascheslav Eramin
RW5 Vadim Buryak
RC21 Kirill Kosharin
LC3 Leonid Kalinin
LW18 Dmitry Bratko
SO6 Aleksandr Lysokon
SH7 Denis Tiulenev
PR8 Sergei Konstantinov (c)
HK4 Petr Botnarash
PR10 Ivan Troitskii
SR12 Mikhail Burlutskii
SR11 Andrey Kuznetsov
LF13 Nikolai Zagoskin
Substitutes:
IC17 Vadim Fedchuk
IC2 Maksim Suchkov
IC9 Maksim Tsynkovich
IC15 Maksim Suchkov
Coach:
Denis Korolev

Second place play-off
Main article: 2017 Rugby League World Cup qualification (Europe play-off)

The final qualifying place was determined by a single knockout match held between the two group runners-up on 4 November 2016.

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