1995 Rugby League Emerging Nations Tournament
{{Short description|Rugby league tournament}}
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{{Infobox rugby league international tournament
| year = 1995
| title = Emerging Nations World Championship
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| finalists = 7
| country = England
| winners = Cook Islands
| winners2 =
| count = 1
| matches = 10
| attendance = 24260
| points =
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| topscorer-flag = Cook Islands
| topscorer = Meti Noovao (50 points)
| top try scorer-flag= Cook Islands
| top try scorer = James Cuthers (7 tries)
| tournaments = Rugby League Emerging Nations World Championship
| last =
| next = 2000
}}
The 1995 Rugby League Emerging Nations World Championship was held alongside the Centenary Rugby League World Cup. Although the competition received little build-up or promotion, the novelty value of the teams taking part encouraged relatively large crowds, and the competition was a success. A crowd of 4,147 was present at Gigg Lane, Bury for the final between the Cook Islands and Ireland.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/emerging-nations-cup-1995/summary.html|title=Emerging Nations Cup 1995|website=www.rugbyleagueproject.org|accessdate=15 April 2023}}
Squads
= Cook Islands =
- Managers – Paul Vaetoru, Ian Wilmott
- Coaches – Paul McGreal, Nooroa Tupa
= Ireland =
- Manager Mark Casham
- Coaches Niel Wood, Terry Flanagan
Venues
The games were played at various venues in England. The Final was played at Gigg Lane in Bury.
Group stage
= Group A =
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! Team !! Played !! Won !! Drew !! Lost !! For !! Against !! Diff !! Points | ||||||||
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|align=left| {{Rl|Cook Islands}} | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 38 | +105 | 6 |
| align=left| {{Rl|Scotland}} | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 82 | 46 | +36 | 4 |
| align=left| {{Rl|Russia}} | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 118 | −61 | 2 |
| align=left| {{Rl|United States}} | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 50 | 130 | −80 | 0 |
- Cook Islands advanced to the final.
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= Group B =
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! Team !! Played !! Won !! Drew !! Lost !! For !! Against !! Diff !! Points | ||||||||
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|align=left| {{Rl|Ireland}} | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 32 | +58 | 4 |
| align=left| {{Rl|Moldova}} | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 67 | -17 | 2 |
| align=left| {{Rl|Morocco}} | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 66 | −41 | 0 |
- Ireland advanced to the final.
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Final
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See also
References
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External links
- {{cite web|title=World Cup 1995 details |url=http://www2.hunterlink.net.au/~maajjs/res/wcup1995.htm |website=The Vault |accessdate=21 November 2016 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929104732/http://www2.hunterlink.net.au/~maajjs/res/wcup1995.htm |archivedate=29 September 2007 |url-status=dead }}
- Rugby league Emerging Nations Tournament Official Brochure, 1995
- The Rugby League World Cup book, League Publications Ltd, 2000
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