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Rugby League World Cup 2008 Official Web Site The Rugby League World Cup competition had been scheduled to be held in France in 1965, but after an unsuccessful tour of Australia, the French withdrew. The 1972 Rugby League World Cup final ended in a 10-all draw, and the title was awarded to Great Britain by virtue of their superior record in the Rugby League World Cup qualifiers. The Rugby League World Cup Tournament, which was also held to celebrate the centenary of the sport in England, was highly successful with over 250,000 people attending the group stages and over 66,000 people attending the final to see Australia defeat England 16-8 in the final. www.rugbyleagueworldcup.com   (959 words)

Rugby World Cup Tickets 2007 - Buy World Cup Rugby Tickets 2007 IRB 2007 Rugby World Cup Tickets: Final 20 Oct 2007 MyTicketMarket is world’s most trusted marketplace for concert tickets, sports tickets, London theatre tickets and other exclusive event tickets. MyTicketMarket is in no way affiliated with Ticketmaster, any official World Cup 2007 Rugby organizer or rugby box office. www.soldouteventtickets.com /subcategories/259/261/world-cup-rugby/0   (469 words)

Rugby World Cup History The IRB Rugby World Cup (RWC) is now one of the the world's top three sporting competitions(the Olympics and the World Cup of Soccer being the other two). This piece of rugby history is also believed to have been used by Albert E. Freethy in the final of the 1924 Olympics in Paris when the United States beat hosts France 17-13 at the Colombes Stadium - the last time the sport of rugby union featured in the Games. The whistle has been housed in the New Zealand Rugby Museum since 16 April 1969 when they held their inaugural function, having been given by Stan Dean, who for many years was the chairman of the NZRFU and manager of the 1924/25 All Blacks. www.rugbyfootballhistory.com /world_cup.htm   (300 words)

Rugby League World Cup - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Rugby League World Cup, is a tournament in which a number of the strongest rugby league nations participate in, to determine which nation is supreme in the sport. The idea was further pursued in 1951, post-war France, the pioneer of the concept was Paul Barriere, the President of the French Rugby League. This format was used twice, with World Cup Finals being held in 1988 and 1992. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rugby_League_World_Cup   (532 words)

Sports and Games/Rugby/Most World Cup Wins   (Site not responding. Last check: ) The Rugby World Cup (RWC) is one of the world's top four sporting competitions and the Aussies have been keen to dominate it. The 1999 World Cup, which was won by the Wallabies, attracted over 1.7 million spectators with a worldwide television audience of over 3.1 billion. Rugby league teams have only 13 players (with two substitutions permitted) whereas rugby union has 15 (and no substitutions, except for injury). www.guinnessworldrecords.com /content_pages/record.asp?recordid=44564   (479 words)

Lebanon Cedars Rugby League The Mediterranean Cup was first concieved in 1999 as a qualifer for the 2000 Rugby League World Cup. The Bartercard Cedars won the Mediterranean Cup last year in Tripoli after a convincing victory over World Cup quarter-finalists France, but the defence of their crown will be tested by the introduction of Serbia and powerful Morocco into the arena, as well as by the return of a French side intent on revenge. Rugby star and captain Hazem al-Masri, also known as al-Magic in Australia, said leading Lebanon to an international victory in its home-soil debut was equal to winning his first Australian Test cap. www.geocities.com /CapitolHill/Parliament/2587/rugby.html   (4628 words)

2000 Rugby League World Cup - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The twelfth Rugby League World Cup was held in Great Britain and France in 2000. Building on the previous successful competition, it was decided to expand the format further, with the number of teams rising from 10 to 16. The 2000 World Cup was not a success. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/2000_Rugby_League_World_Cup   (574 words)

Sporting Life - Football | Man Utd v Middlesbrough Live, Newcastle v Chelsea Live, Premiership Live, Transfer News, ... A consumer watchdog claims four stadiums set to be used in the World Cup are "substantially" unsafe. Reaction to England's draw for the 2006 World Cup in Germany. Spain's Michel Salgado is desperate to reach the World Cup after missing major tournaments in 2002 and 2004. www.sportinglife.com /football/worldcup2006   (4024 words)

www.playtheball.com   (Site not responding. Last check: ) They had proposed that a World Cup competition should be staged in France as early as 1935. However, the long drawn-out format was clearly unsatisfactory and in 1995, the game’s centenary was celebrated with an entirely different type of World Cup in England and Wales. The Millennium World Cup, played under modern laws and conditions, will doubtless add extra folklore and tall tales to a now venerable and valued component of the greatest game. www.playtheball.com /rlwc00/history   (548 words)

Bring the Rugby League World Cup back! Petition Sure the 2000 World Cup was clouded with poor decisions and planning and sadly it is remembered for the all wrong reasons by most people but cast your minds back to the fantastic Centenary World Cup of 1995 even though it was played during the Super League war it was a great success. Today Rugby League is growing all over the world, sadly it does this relatively on it's own with little help from the big league nations of Australia, Great Britain and New Zealand. The selfishness in Rugby League must end, enough with the focus on club competitions and competition between only the big 3 nations, we need to show our great game on the world stage, if we want to have any hope of future growth and sponsorship. www.petitiononline.com /rlwc1954/petition.html   (668 words)

Scotland Rugby League - Students World Cup 1999 The Independent Student Rugby League World Cup 1999 was a memorable fortnight of tremendous action and excitement. Despite a very spirited performance from the English team and the lift of an early try by Kevin Mannion which gave them the lead, the result was never in serious doubt, as the Kiwis demonstrated their class as a team unit, with a masterly and clinical display. Thirteen years after their success in the inaugural World Cup competition, New Zealand are again World Champions of Student Rugby League. www.angelfire.com /pr/srl/studentswcup99.html   (674 words)

RTÉ.ie Sport - Rugby League World Cup for 2008   (Site not responding. Last check: ) Plans were today unveiled for a Rugby League World Cup to be held in Australia in the autumn of 2008, as part of the celebrations to mark the centenary of the game in the southern hemisphere. It will be the first Rugby League World Cup since Britain staged the 2000 event and follows Australia's success in hosting the recent Rugby Union World Cup. He added: "Anyone at the Cougar World Sevens who saw the skills of PNG, Tonga, France, Russia and Fiji in particular will realise that there is plenty of talent outside of Australia, New Zealand and Great Britain. www.rte.ie /sport/2004/0126/rugbyleague.html   (177 words)

International Rugby League   (Site not responding. Last check: ) While it may have been good to have 12 or even 16 teams competing in the World Cup of Rugby League in 2008, I think the RLIF have made a wise and smart decision to have it as a 10 team format in 2008... The four home nations in the 2000 Rugby League World Cup was one area of the competition which received a lot of complaints by both the fans and media of the code, however that is not a reason why the concept should be thrown away for the 2008 tournament... The first steps to make the 2008 Rugby League World Cup one of the most competitive in history have been laid with the announcement of an Under 16's Rugby League tournament to be held in Moscow at the end of the year... world.rleague.com /tournaments/rlwc   (729 words)

Guardian Unlimited Sport | Rugby league | Rugby league: World Cup given thumbs-up A World Cup in Australia in 2008 looks likely to be given the go-ahead next week after receiving public backing from the chairman and deputy of the International Federation. At the Sydney launch of this weekend's world sevens, the federation's Australian chairman, Colin Love, hinted at a 10-team tournament alongside a secondary competition for the emerging nations. His deputy, the Wigan chairman Maurice Lindsay, said the tournament "could be the biggest event in rugby league history". sport.guardian.co.uk /rugbyleague/story/0,10069,1126868,00.html   (329 words)

CNNSI.com - Rugby League - Rugby League World Cup set for Twickenham debut - Thursday October 26, 2000 10:14 AM It is only six years since Adrian Spencer was forced to withdraw from the annual rugby union match between Cambridge and Oxford at Twickenham because he had played amateur rugby league as a youngster. After the breakaway league became ensconced in a narrow strip of northern England and in limited areas of Australia and New Zealand and the two co-existed in comfortable enmity for the next 100 years. Now the fear lies with the league authorities who, having seen their sport lose much of its terrestrial TV exposure, must fight to tempt youngsters into their code and struggle to keep their established stars. sportsillustrated.cnn.com /rugby/news/2000/10/26/rl_twickenham   (842 words)

Scotland Rugby League - Students World Cup History The 1992 World Cup moved to Australia, and in addition to the continuing strength of the Australian student game, also saw the rise of the Pacific Islanders. Their senior teams were to make a big impression in the Halifax Centenary World Cup in 1995, but in 1992, Fiji, Samoa and in particular, Tonga, proved to be an instant hit. Japan entered the rugby league world stage for the first time, and the USA carried on the good work of their senior side in 1995, by not only participating, but beating the Irish. www.angelfire.com /pr/srl/studentswchistory.html   (769 words)

Observer | Letters - The great rugby league World Cup mystery It was shown in the Guardian in their article on the Rugby World Cup on 23 October 2000. You were unable to identify the player playing for England against France in the first rugby league World Cup final, but I remember him well. His phrase 'World, already a grandiloquence bestowed by baseball on America,' is a misrepresentation of the facts. observer.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4112011-103977,00.html   (615 words)

The Mirror (London, England): Rugby League: World Cup - SAILOR OF THE CENTURY; Australia 40 N Zealand 12 - They all ...   (Site not responding. Last check: ) Rugby League: World Cup - SAILOR OF THE CENTURY; Australia 40 N Zealand 12 - They all want a slice of world-beater Wendell.(Sport) WENDELL SAILOR will become the richest player in Rugby League when his contract with Brisbane Broncos ends next year. Leeds and Wigan are leading the chase to sign Sailor, the world's... www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:67313559&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf   (225 words)

Traveleads : Sports   (Site not responding. Last check: ) Traveleads is one of the UK’s leading sports travel specialists and we have organised and project managed the Great Britain Rugby League Lions tours to Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and Fiji during 1984, 1988, 1990, 1992 and 1996 - as well as running all of the official RFL suporters tours over those years. During his 20 years at The Rugby Football League from 1974 to 1994, in the roles of Public Affairs Executive and Deputy Chief Executive, David was the international co-ordinator for Great Britain, England and Wales and all incoming tourists. As our plans progress - once the World Cup schedule is announced and we can confirm the tour options - we will then be able to confirm the detail of the hosting arrangements for each tour. www.traveleads.co.uk /Sports.cfm?routine=content&channel=OZ08   (755 words)

BBC SPORT | RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP 2000 | WORLD CUP 2000 | Kear still has GB chance John Kear remains a candidate to be the next Great Britain coach despite England's sorry exit from the Rugby League World Cup. But the Rugby Football League's director of rugby Greg McCallum says the RFL board will not be unduly influenced by the Reebok Stadium flop. McCallum believes it will be one of the finest rugby league matches of the last 10 years. news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/rugby_league/world_cup_2000/1032115.stm   (418 words)

Rugby League World Cup   (Site not responding. Last check: ) The Kangaroos run of invincibility continues unabated after they gave the brave Kiwis a convincing 40-12 hiding at Old Trafford in the final, consolidating their hold on a World Championship which was last rested from their grasp in 1972. Despite the prompting of halfbacks Stacey Jones and Henry Paul the New Zealanders were unable to launch a single concerted attack during a tense first half in which they battled for control of the game with their Australian tormentors. It also went some way towards redeeming the reputation of the Rugby League supporting public who have consistently failed to support any kind of representative Rugby League over the years. world.rleague.com /tournaments/rlwc/2000/rep-31.php   (1268 words)

Rugby League World Cup The first World Cup in 8 years saw the permanent addition of a Final between the top 2 sides to determine the winner. The Australians stumbled badly in England in the 1970 World Cup. The 2000 World Cup, held in Great Britain and France, was a much more ambitous effort than any before. www.rl1908.com /Tests/World-Cup.htm   (2040 words)

AMNRL - American National Rugby League At all levels of Rugby League, (from youth to international) the pinnacle of a players achievements would be to represent their country. The presentation of Rugby League on a global level is such that the game is now televised on every continent. The vision of the United States Rugby League is to provide all American Rugby League players the opportunity to display their skills on the very highest platform. www.amnrl.com /2_tomahawks/index.html   (316 words)

Scotland Rugby League   (Site not responding. Last check: ) As part of our aim to provide you with the most comprehensive coverage of Rugby League in the United Kingdom, we are also providing in depth coverage of all competitions of the union nations which make up Britain to date. Wales have named a 28-man squad for this year’s Rugby League European Nations Cup tournament that kicks off in Bridgend this Sunday when Scotland are visitors at the Brewery Field (kick-off 3pm) writes Ian Golden... The Welsh Rugby League have appointed former Wigan and Wales hooker Martin Hall, 36, as their new coach... uk.rleague.com /scotland   (698 words)

Rugby League World Cup   (Site not responding. Last check: ) Crowds were strong throughout the Cup with over 50,000 on hand at the opener between France and Great Britain at the SCG. Australia and The Rest Of The World was held in Sydney (30,675) where the home side won 20-11. The tournament was held in Australia to coincide with the local celebration of 50 seasons of Rugby League. www.rl1908.com /Taps/worldcups/1957.htm   (113 words)

Tonga qualifies for 2008 Rugby League World Cup Tonga qualifies for 2008 Rugby League World Cup TONGA'S national rugby league team the Mate Ma’a Tonga beat Samoa 18-10 on October 22 at Headingley Carnegie Stadium, United Kingdom, to qualify for the 2008 World Cup in Australia. The Mate Ma’a Tonga becomes the first team to qualify for the World Cup from the pool stages with Fiji also qualifying as runners-up, while Samoa will have to go through more qualifying matches next year in the reperchage competition. www.matangitonga.to /article/sports/rugby/league241006.shtml   (165 words)

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