2013 Rugby League World Cup qualification – Europe explained

The 2013 Rugby League World Cup Europe qualification is a rugby league tournament that was held in October 2011 to decide the European qualification for the 2013 Rugby League World Cup. It consisted of a round-robin play-off involving four teams; Russia, Italy, Serbia and Lebanon.[1] 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.[2]

Standings

TeamPldWDLPFPA+/−Pts
321016331+1325
321014723+1245
310242152−1102
300338184−1460

Italy vs Russia

FB 1Anthony Minichiello (c)
RW 2Christophe Calegari
RC 3Dom Nasso
LC 4Matt Parrata
LW 5Josh Mantellato
SO 6Ben Falcone
SH 7Ryan Ghietti
PR 8Alex Ranieri
HK 9Ray Nasso
PR 10Ryan Tramonte
SR 11Cameron Ciraldo
SR 12Joel Riethmuller
LF 13Rob Quitadamo
Substitutions:
IC 14Dean Vicelich
IC 15Cederic Prizzon
IC 16Matthew Sands
IC 17Rhys Lennarduzzi
Coach:
FB 1Maksim Suchkov
RW 2Petr Botnarash
RC 3Andrey Zdobnikov
LC 4Mikhail Burlutskiy
LW 5Rustam Bulanov
FE 6Aleksander Lysokon (c)
HB 7Eduard Ososkov
PR 8Sergey Konstantinov
HK 9Vladimir Vlasyuk
PR 10Ilgiz Galimov
SR 11Alexey Nikolaev
SR 12Grigory Esin
LK 13Vadim Fedchuk
Substitutions:
IC 14Sergey Gaponov
IC 15Igor Chuprin
IC 16Vladimir Gotsulyak
IC 17Artem Grigoryan
Coach:

Lebanon vs Serbia

FB 1Adnan Saleh
RW 2Adnan El Zabedieh
RC 3Danny Barakat
LC 4Adham El Zabedieh
LW 5Clifton Nye
SO 6James Boustani
SH 7Nadim Couri
PR 8Khaled Deeb (c)
HK 9Jamie Clark
PR 10Allen Soultan
SR 11Ahmed Ellaz
SR 12Steve Azzi
LF 13Ray Moujalli
Substitutions:
IC 14Ali Kourouche
IC 15Nick Kassis
IC 16Ibrahim Ballout
IC 17Robin Hachache
Coach:
FB 1Ivan Šušnjara
RW 2Vladan Kikanović
RC 3Miloš Ćalić
LC 4Aleksandar Aleksić
LW 5Nebojša Živanović
FE 6Adam Nedić
HB 7Dalibor Vukanović
PR 8Ilija Radan
HK 9Nikša Unković
PR 10Lazar Živković
SR 11Stefan Nedeljković
SR 12Soni Radovanović
LK 13Austen Novaković
Substitutions:
IC 14Dejan Lukenić
IC 15Danilo Delić
IC 16Zoran Pešić
IC 17Milan Šušnjara
Coach:

Russia vs Lebanon

FB 1Maksim Suchkov
RW 2Mikhail Burlutskiy
RC 3Petr Botnarash
LC 4Vadim Fedchuk
LW 5Rustam Bulanov
SO 6Aleksandr Lysokon (c)
SH 7Eduard Ososkov
PR 8Sergei Konstantinov
HK 9Vladimir Vlasyuk
PR 10Ilgiz Galimov
SR 11Alexey Nikolaev
SR 12Grigory Esin
LF 13Sergey Gaponov
Substitutions:
IC 14Igor Chuprin
IC 15Anatoly Grigorev
IC 16Vladimir Odnosumov
IC 17Artem Grigoryan
Coach:
John Stankevitch
FB 1Clifton Nye
RW 2Adnan El Zabedieh
RC 3Danny Barakat
LC 4Danny Chiha
LW 5Adham El Zabedieh
FE 6James Boustani
HB 7Nadim Couri
PR 8Charlie Farah
HK 9Jamie Clark
PR 10Khaled Deeb
SR 11Nick Kassis
SR 12Steve Azzi
LK 13Ray Moujalli
Substitutions:
IC 14Walid Yassine
IC 15Ibrahim Ballout
IC 16Chris Saab
IC 17Robin Hachache
Coach:
David Bayssari

Serbia vs Italy

FB 1
RW 2
RC 3
LC 4
LW 5
SO 6
SH 7
PR 8
HK 9
PR 10
SR 11
SR 12
LF 13
Substitutions:
IC 14
IC 15
IC 16
IC 17
Coach:
FB 1
RW 2
RC 3
LC 4
LW 5
FE 6
HB 7
PR 8
HK 9
PR 10
SR 11
SR 12
LK 13
Substitutions:
IC 14
IC 15
IC 16
IC 17
Coach:

Serbia vs Russia

FB 1
RW 2
RC 3
LC 4
LW 5
SO 6
SH 7
PR 8
HK 9
PR 10
SR 11
SR 12
LF 13
Substitutions:
IC 14
IC 15
IC 16
IC 17
Coach:
FB 1
RW 2
RC 3
LC 4
LW 5
FE 6
HB 7
PR 8
HK 9
PR 10
SR 11
SR 12
LK 13
Substitutions:
IC 14
IC 15
IC 16
IC 17
Coach:

Italy vs Lebanon

FB 1
RW 2
RC 3
LC 4
LW 5
SO 6
SH 7
PR 8
HK 9
PR 10
SR 11
SR 12
LF 13
Substitutions:
IC 14
IC 15
IC 16
IC 17
Coach:
FB 1
RW 2
RC 3
LC 4
LW 5
FE 6
HB 7
PR 8
HK 9
PR 10
SR 11
SR 12
LK 13
Substitutions:
IC 14
IC 15
IC 16
IC 17
Coach:

Coached by Carlo Napolitano and captained by Anthony Minichiello, Italy's draw with Lebanon was enough for them to gain the 14th and final place in the 2013 World Cup.[3]

Squads

Italy

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

Club Team Players
Craig Gower
Matthew Sands, Giacomo Simioni
Christophe Calegari
Vic Mauro
Monto Dom Nasso
Mount Isa Matt Parrata
Cameron Ciraldo
Ryan Ghetti
Joel Riethmuller
Alex Ranieri
Jean Christophe Borlin
Ryan Tramonte
Anthony Minichiello (C)
Villefranche de Rouergue Ray Nasso, Cederic Prizzon
Wentworth Ben Falcone
Rocky Trimarchi, Rhys Lennarduzzi
Ben Stewart
Juan Pablo Carrara, Fabrizio Ciaurro, Thomas Covati, Giovanni Franchi, Romain Pavoni, Dean Vicelich, Santiago Monteagudo, Rob Quitadamo
Wyong
Jonathan Marcinzack

Lebanon

The Lebanon squad as at 22 September 2011 is as follows:

Club Team Players
Balamand Allen Soultan, Samer Nehme
Nick Kassis
Steve Azzi
Jon Mannah
Youssef El Helou
Kamel Ahmed
Ibrahim Ballout, Robin Hachache, Rudy Hachache, Walid Yassine
Ray Moujalli
Mounties George Azzi, Adham El Zabedieh, Adnan El Zabedieh
Narrabeen Charlie Farah
Jamie Clark, Khalid Deeb, Ahmad Ellaz
Danny Barakat, Daniel Chiha, Nadim Couri, Ali Kourouche, Chris Saab, Adnan Saleh
Cliff Nye, James Boustani
Monir Finan, Ray Finan, Nemer Saliba

Russia

The Russia squad as at 22 September 2011 is as follows:

Club Team Players
Dinamo Andrey Zdobnikov
Grigory Esin
RBK Valentin Baskakov, Artyom Grigoryan, Ruslan Izmaylov, Sergey Matveev, Denis Nikolskiy, Vladimir Odnosumov
Storm Igor Chuprin, Vadim Fedchuk, Vladimir Gotsulyak, Alexey Volkov
Petr Botnarash, Rustam Bulanov, Mikhail Burlutskuy, Ilgiz Galimov, Sergey Gapinov, Anatoly Grigoriev, Sergey Konstantinov, Aleksander Lysokon, Alexey Nikolaev, Eduard Ososkov, Roman Safronov, Andrey Sevostyanov, Maksim Suchkov, Vladimir Vlasyuk

Serbia

The Serbia squad was named on 22 September.

Club Team Players
Adam Nedić
Nenad Radević, Aleksandar Sič, Miloš Zogović
Danilo Delić, Vladan Kikanović, Dejan Lukenić, Stefan Nedeljković, Stefan Nikolić, Stevan Stevanović, Ivan Šušnjara, Milan Šušnjara, Vuk Tvrdišić, Nikša Unković, Dalibor Vukanović (C)
Ilija Radan
Marko Milenković, Lazar Živković
Soni Radovanovic
Austen Novaković
Nemanja Cojić, Pero Madžarević, Radovan Tajsić, Slaviša Zekić
Miloš Ćalić, Ivan Djordjević, Zoran Pešić, Nebojša Živanović
Stari Grad Aleksandar Aleksić, Mirko Božović

Notes and References

  1. http://www.rleague.com/content/article.php?id=38745 2013 World Cup European Zone Qualifying Dates
  2. https://archive.today/20130127094901/http://www.lasttackle.com/news_4647-2013-world-cup-format-revealed.html 2013 World Cup format revealed
  3. News: skysports.com. Italy clinch World Cup place. 30 October 2011. Sky Sports. 29 October 2011.

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