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RUGBY LEAGUE PLANET INTERNATIONAL RUGBY LEAGUE FORUMS
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2013 RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP OVERVIEW
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RUGBY LEAGUE 2013 WORLD CUP NEWS
- Schofield surprise return coaching with South Africa - 13/7/10 www.guardian.co.uk
- World Cup starts against France, says McNamara - 12/6/10 www.timesonline.co.uk
- International important preparation for 2013 World Cup - 11/6/10 www.guardian.co.uk
- 2013 World Cup 'is great for the northwest' - 25/5/10 www.englandsnorthwest.com
- Wood hails support for 2013 Rugby League World Cup - 25/5/10 www.rlef.eu.com
- Wales given 2013 World Cup spot - 7/5/10 www.bbc.co.uk
- McNamara looks to England and 2013 World Cup - 22/4/10 www.timesonline.co.uk
- EUROPEAN RL COMEPETITION FRAMEWORK ANNOUNCED - 29/3/10 www.rlef.eu.com
- Rugby league brings the world cup to Victory - 12/4/10 www.stuff.co.nz
- RFL makes 2013 World Cup promise - 26/2/10 www.bbc.co.uk
- Wales confident of making impact at 2013 WC - 24/2/10 www.guardian.co.uk
- WORLD CUP SET FOR EXPANSION - 24/2/10 www.sportinglife.com
- World Cup set to expand - 24/2/10 www.skysports.com
- 20 teams to vie for World Cup glory in 2013 - 24/2/10 www.rlef.eu.com
- League World Cup in 2013 will expand to 14 teams - 24/2/10 www.bbc.co.uk
- State of the nation - Italy - 15/1/10
- Opinion - World Cup and Four Nations can take rugby league forward - 3/1/10
- Millard eyes Bati - 3/1/10 www.fijitimes.com
- NOBLE AIMS TO FILL OVERSEAS QUOTA - 16/12/09 www.sportinglife.com
- League looks to expand World Cup - 3/11/09 www.stuff.co.nz
- Kearney to lead World Cup defence - 7/10/09 www.tvnz.co.nz
- Peacock: I want to be England captain for 2013 WC - 18/9/09 www.mirror.co.uk
- Chiefs pledge to help make World Cup success - 3/9/09 www.sthelensreporter.co.uk
- World in our hands - 7/8/09 www.skysports.com
- Wembley or Olympic Stadium may host 2013 RLWC Final - 5/8/09 www.dailymail.co.uk
- World Cup set for 12-team format - 2/8/09 www.bbc.co.uk
- World Cup must stay in the heartlands - 2/8/09 www.sthelensreporter.co.uk
- WORLD CUP TEAMS TO INCREASE - 2/8/09 www.sportinglife.com
- RFL praised by another world leader - 1/8/09 www.liverpoolecho.co.uk
- Prime Minister hails RFL’s success in bringing Cup to UK - 30/7/09 www.rlef.eu.com
- Smith eyes 2013 crown - 30/7/09 www.thesun.co.uk
- Council wants St Helens to play part in Cup - 30/7/09 www.sthelensstar.co.uk
- Cup matches at north west venues - 30/7/09 www.runcornandwidnesworld.co.uk
- World Cup coup as finals head back to England - 30/7/09 www.yorkshirepost.co.uk
- Britain's future cast into doubt - 30/7/09 www.independent.co.uk
- PLANS IN PLACE FOR HOME SUCCESS - 30/7/09 www.sportinglife.com
- Smith - Just what we need - 30/7/09 www.skysports.com
- 2013 World Cup matches could be staged in Wales - 29/7/09 www.walesonline.co.uk
- Lovestruck suits beat winter chill - 29/7/09 www.dailytelegraph.com.au
- England coach Smith welcomes World Cup's return - 29/7/09 www.guardian.co.uk
- Britain lands rugby World Cup double - 29/7/09 www.guardian.co.uk
- UK to host 2013 Rugby League World Cup - 28/7/09 www.inthenews.co.uk
- RL World Cup will return to UK - 28/7/09 www.thesun.co.uk
- WORLD CUP RETURNS TO BRITAIN - 28/7/09 www.sportinglife.com
- showpiece returning to northern hemisphere - 28/7/09 www.skysports.com
- UK to host 2013 World Cup - 28/7/09 www.rlef.eu.com
- UK to host 2013 Rugby League World Cup - 28/7/09 www.bbc.co.uk
- RLWC bid too taxing without government support - 22/1/09 www.guardian.co.uk
- LEWIS CALLS FOR GOVERNMENT HELP - 22/1/09 www.sportinglife.com
- RFL step up World Cup bid - 22/1/09 www.skysports.com
- Australia make new World Cup bid - 20/11/08 www.bbc.co.uk
Host Nation - Great Britain (England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales) with possible games in France.
Number of Teams - 14
2013 World Cup Snapshot - Just prior to the 2008 Rugby League World Cup the RFL (Rugby Football League) confirmed that England had drawn up plans to host the 2013 World Cup. On the back of the success of the 2008 World Cup the ARL (Australian Rugby League) also intended to bid to rehost the tournament. After much speculation on the 28th of July 2009 Richard Lewis announced that Great Britain would be hosting the tournament.
The 2013 Rugby League World Cup will be the 14th instalment of the oldest rugby World Cup tournament on the planet. Most games will be played in England with Ireland, Scotland, Wales and France also in contention to host games. The 2013 World Cup will build on the success of the 2008 World Cup. On the 23rd of February 2010 after a meeting by the Rugby League International Federation (RLIF) in Singapore, it was announced to everyone's surprise that the number of participating nations would increase from 10 to 14 for the 2013 Rugby League World Cup.
The other major change announced by the RLIF on the 23rd of February is that 12 nations would automatically qualify with the remaining two places contested via 8 teams in World Cup qualifying games. The RLIF are set to announced all teams taking part in the World Cup and the qualifiers towards the end of the 2010 season and possibly around the Four Nations tournament.
Richard Lewis from the RFL has indicated that the 2013 Rugby League World Cup will see a majority of games played in rugby league heartlands in the North of England. The official World Cup launch will be during the 2010 season with the tournament scheduled for late in 2013 after the NRL and Super League seasons.
The World Cup qualifiers are set to start in 2011 involving eight teams playing for the remaining two places available.
2013 Rugby League World Cup Group Format
Fourteen teams will be split up into four groups. More then likely the highly successful Super Pool will be retained with a possible change to how teams qualify for the semi-final.
Group One - 4 teams
Group Two - 4 teams
Group Three - 3 teams
Group Four - 3 teams
2013 Rugby League World Cup Finals Format
The format is still to be released but it is possible that the top teams in Group One and Two will qualify for the semi final while the 2nd place teams in Group One and Two will battle it out against the winners of Group Three and Four in qualifying semi final.
The winners of the qualifying semi final will meet the winners of Group One and Two in the Semi Final the following week.
The winner of both semi-finals will play each other a week later in the World Cup Final at Wembley Stadium.
Dear Readers, if you would like to talk more about the World Cup with other rugby league fans please visit our international rugby league forums at http://forums.rugbyleagueplanet.com and have your say.
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