2013 Festival of World Cups

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Host countries England
 Wales
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The 2013 Festival of World Cups was a series of rugby league world cups held in England during 2013 in the lead up to the 2013 Men's Rugby League World Cup. The festival included the students, police, women, armed forces, and wheelchair world cups.

Festival schedule

Event Dates Venues Winner
Armed Forces 13 July 2013 Colchester Garrison Sports Stadium Australia
Wheelchair 13 July 2013 Medway Park France
Student 14 July 2013 4 venues in West Yorkshire; Headingley Australia
Police 14 July 2013 3 venues in West Yorkshire; Headingley Australia
Women 14 July 2013 4 venues in West Yorkshire; Headingley Australia

Armed Forces

The second Armed Forces World Cup took place at the Colchester Garrison Sports Stadium. Four nations competed; Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand and Serbia. The middle weekend of the tournament coincided with the annual military festival held in Colchester.[1]

Group stage
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
Australia 3 3 0 0 164 38 +126 6
Great Britain 3 2 0 1 146 28 +118 4
New Zealand 3 1 0 2 92 70 +22 2
Serbia 3 0 0 3 6 272 –266 0
Results
30 June:
Great Britain 32 – 8 New Zealand
Australia 112 – 0 Serbia
3 July:
Great Britain 98 – 0 Serbia
Australia 32 – 22 New Zealand
6 July:
Serbia 6 – 62 New Zealand
Great Britain 16 – 20 Australia

Source:[2]

Finals

Semi-finals Final
      
1 Australia 110
4 Serbia 0
Australia 32
New Zealand 22
3 New Zealand 20
2 Great Britain 16

Source:[2]

13 July 2013
New Zealand 22 - 32 Australia

Student

Further information: Tertiary Student Rugby League World Cup

The eighth Student Rugby League World Cup were held in July. The eight countries that took part were England, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, Russia, South Africa, Scotland and Wales.

Group stage games took place at South Leeds Stadium, The Big Fellas Stadium in Featherstone, The LoveRugbyLeague.Com Stadium in Batley and The Tetley’s Stadium in Dewsbury.

14 July 2013
England 16 - 26 Australia

Wheelchair

Further information: Wheelchair rugby league
2013 (2013) Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup  ()
Number of teams6
Host country England
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Six teams took part in the second Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup which was held at Medway Park. The six teams were France, Australia, England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales.[3]

13 July 2013
France 42 – 40[4] England

Police

The second Police Rugby League World Cup took place in July. Defending champions Fiji joined hosts Great Britain and Australia in the tournament.[5]

Group stage games took place at The Big Fellas Stadium in Featherstone, Provident Stadium in Bradford and the Tetley's Stadium in Dewsbury. The final took place at the Headingley Carnegie Stadium, Leeds.[6]

Group stage
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
Australia 2 2 0 0 88 42 +46 4
Fiji 2 1 0 1 96 32 +64 2
Great Britain 2 0 0 2 18 128 -110 0
Results
5 July: Tetley's Stadium
Great Britain 18 – 56 Australia
8 July: Bigfella's Stadium
Fiji 24 – 32 Australia
11 July: Provident Stadium
Great Britain 0 – 72 Fiji

Source:[7][8]

14 July 2013
Australia 18 - 16 Fiji
[9]

Women

Further information: 2013 Women's Rugby League World Cup

The fourth Women's Rugby League World Cup were held in Leeds alongside the student and police World Cups, with the final taking place at Headingley, Leeds. Seven teams took part including three time defending champions New Zealand as well as hosts England and Australia, France, Russia, Samoa and Tonga.

Group stage games took place at South Leeds Stadium, The Big Fellas Stadium in Featherstone, The LoveRugbyLeague.Com Stadium in Batley and The Tetley’s Stadium in Dewsbury.

14 July 2013
New Zealand 12 - 22 Australia

References

  1. ^ "Armed Forces World Cup fixtures confirmed". RLFOWC2013. Archived from the original on 21 June 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Armed Forces". RLFOWC2013. Archived from the original on 30 July 2013.
  3. ^ "FOWC 2013". Archived from the original on 31 May 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  4. ^ "Match Report: Wheelchair World Cup Final". European Rugby League. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Total Rugby League Fans Forum".
  6. ^ "Police kick off times confirmed". RLFOWC2013. 6 June 2013. Archived from the original on 21 June 2013.
  7. ^ "Police". RLFOWC2013. Archived from the original on 30 July 2013.
  8. ^ "Great Britain hammered by Fiji". Telegraph & Argus. 11 July 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Police Sharks Fall At Final Hurdle". Fiji Sun. 15 July 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2024.