2008 Festival of World Cups
2008 | Festival of World Cups|
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Host country | Australia |
2013 > |
The 2008
The festival contained world cups for Student, Police, Women, Defence and Wheelchair teams.[2] The Universities tournament officially started the Festival in July ahead of the remaining competitions in October.[1]
Festival schedule
The Festival of World Cups included:
Event[2] | Dates[2] | Areas/Venues[2] | Winner |
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University | 4 July - 19 July 2008 | Griffith University and other Brisbane venues; Langlands Park (Final) | Australia |
Men | 25 October - 22 November 2008 | Twelve venues across four Australian states; Suncorp Stadium (Final) | New Zealand |
Police | 2 November - 15 November 2008 | Stockland Park, Sunshine Coast; Suncorp Stadium (Final) | Fiji |
Women | 2 November - 15 November 2008 | Stockland Park, Sunshine Coast; Suncorp Stadium (Final) | New Zealand |
Defence | 5 November - 16 November 2008 | Townsville; Sydney Football Stadium (Final) |
Great Britain |
Wheelchair | 7 November - 17 November 2008 | Sydney metropolitan area | England |
University
The seventh University Rugby League World Cup was held in July, being the first of the six world cups to be held. The previous tournament was held in 2005 and won by New Zealand. The eight countries that took part were Australia, New Zealand, England, Greece, Scotland, Wales, France and Ireland.[3] Australia defeated England in the final, while Greece won the plate competition.
Men
The thirteenth Rugby League World Cup was held throughout October and November. Ten teams took part. Defending Champions and hosts Australia, New Zealand, England, France and Papua New Guinea all qualified automatically, while Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, Ireland and Scotland all qualified through tournaments in 2006 and 2007. The final was held at Suncorp Stadium on 22 November.
Police
The inaugural International Police Rugby League World Cup was held during November alongside the Women's Rugby League World Cup at Stockland Park. [4] The final was held as a curtain raiser to the first semi-final of the men's World Cup at Suncorp Stadium. AMP sponsored the event with organisers hoping would go towards the formation of an International Police Rugby League Federation.[5]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
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New Zealand | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 36 | +84 | 8 |
Fiji | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 170 | 50 | +120 | 6 |
Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 80 | 76 | +4 | 4 |
Great Britain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 126 | -84 | 2 |
Papua New Guinea | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 40 | 164 | -124 | 0 |
Source:[6]
Women
The third Women's Rugby League World Cup was held at Stockland Park alongside the Police World Cup.
Defence
The inaugural Defence Forces World Cup was held in Sydney with the final played at the
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
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Great Britain | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 196 | 68 | +128 | 8 |
Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 110 | 63 | +47 | 6 |
New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 153 | 80 | +73 | 4 |
Cook Islands | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 106 | 128 | -22 | 2 |
Papua New Guinea | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 248 | -226 | 0 |
Source:[6]
Wheelchair
2008 | Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup|
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Number of teams | 4 |
Host country | 2013 > |
Four teams took part in the inaugural Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup which was held at indoor venues in Sydney. The four teams were France, Australia, England and a Barbarians V. New Zealand withdrew from the tournament.[12][13]
Group stage
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
England | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 48 | +86 | 6 |
France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 170 | 40 | +130 | 4 |
Australia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 128 | 78 | +50 | 2 |
Barbarians | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 270 | –266 | 0 |
- Results
- 7 November: Sydney Academy of Sport, Narrabeen
- England 34 – 26 Australia
- Barbarians 0 – 108 France
- 10 November: Betts Stadium, Mount Druitt
- England 74 – 4 Barbarians
- Australia 14 – 44 France
- 12 November: Sydney Academy of Sport, Narrabeen
- Australia 88 – 0 Barbarians
- France 18 – 26 England
Source:[6]
Finals
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
1 | England | 66 | |||||||
4 | Barbarians | 0 | |||||||
England | 44 | ||||||||
Australia | 12 | ||||||||
3 | Australia | 22 | |||||||
2 | France | 20 | 3rd/4th play-off | ||||||
France | 52 | ||||||||
Barbarians | 0 |
Source:[6]
References
- ^ a b "Universities World Cup Opened". Rugby League International Federation. 4 July 2008. Retrieved 2 November 2008.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c d e f "Festival of World Cups Schedule". Rugby League International Federation. 8 May 2008. Archived from the original on 15 May 2008. Retrieved 2 November 2008.
- ^ 2008 Tertiary Student Rugby League World Cup Archived 28 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine @ 2008 University Student Rugby League World Cup.
- ^ Qld to Host Police World Cup Archived 6 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine @ Queensland Police Service Rugby League
- ^ AMP Sign up as World Cup Sponsors Archived 13 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine @ Queensland Police Service Rugby League
- ^ a b c d "Results: 2008". RLEF. Archived from the original on 24 July 2009.
- ^ Womens and Police Rugby League World Cup Sunshine Coast Events
- ^ England Women’s Rugby League World Cup squad announced England RL
- ^ Kiwi Ferns and NZ Police progress[permanent dead link] RLWC08, 14 November 2008
- ^ Anzac clash first up in Defence League world cup @ NZDF, 7 November 2008
- ^ Semi Final Warm Up Games[permanent dead link] @ RLWC08, 14 November 2008
- ^ Wheelchair Rugby League tournament Archived 12 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine @ RLWC08, 8 November 2008
- ^ Weelchair RLWC[permanent dead link] @ RLWC08, 14 November 2008
- ^ "England Wheelchair Rugby League win the World Cup". Sport Focus. 17 November 2008. Archived from the original on 17 October 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
External links
- Universities World Cup official site
- Rugby League World Cup official site
- RLIF official site Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine