2013 Rugby League World Cup qualification – Europe#Italy vs Russia
The 2013 Rugby League World Cup Europe qualification is a rugby league tournament that was held in October 2011 to decide the European qualification for the 2013 Rugby League World Cup. It consisted of a round-robin play-off involving four teams; Russia, Italy, Serbia and Lebanon.[http://www.rleague.com/content/article.php?id=38745 2013 World Cup European Zone Qualifying Dates] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222132832/http://rleague.com/content/article.php?id=38745 |date=2015-12-22 }} rleague.com, 20 March 2011 Both Italy and Lebanon remained unbeaten, recording two wins and a draw each. However, Italy topped the group as a result of points difference and therefore qualified for the World Cup.[https://archive.today/20130127094901/http://www.lasttackle.com/news_4647-2013-world-cup-format-revealed.html 2013 World Cup format revealed] lasttackle.com, 30 November 2010
Standings
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|align=left|{{rl|Italy}} |3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 163 | 31 | +132 | 5 |
| align=left|{{rl|Lebanon}}
|3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 147 | 23 | +124 | 5 |
| align=left|{{rl|Russia}}
|3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 152 | −110 | 2 |
| align=left|{{rl|Serbia}}
|3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 184 | −146 | 0 |
Italy vs Russia
{{Rugbybox |
date = 15 October 2011 |
home = {{Rl-rt|Italy}} |
score = 92–6|
away = {{Rl|Russia}}
| homescore = Tries: Mantellato (2), D. Nasso (2), Falcone (2), Ghietti (2), Parrata, Sands, Ciraldo, Riethmuller, Vicelich, Quitadamo, R.Nasso, Lennarduzzi
Conv: Mantellato (14)
| awayscore = Try: Nikolaev
Conv: Lysokon |
stadium = Stadio Plebiscito, Padova |
attendance = 2,100{{cite web | url=https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/world-cup-qualifiers-2011/game-1/italy-vs-russia.html | title=Italy vs. Russia - Italy 92 def. Russia 6 }} |
report = [https://europeanrugbyleague.com/fixtures/56/italy-92-6-russia (Report)]|}}
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|---|---|---|
| FB | 1 | Anthony Minichiello (c) |
| RW | 2 | Christophe Calegari |
| RC | 3 | Dom Nasso |
| LC | 4 | Matt Parrata |
| LW | 5 | Josh Mantellato |
| SO | 6 | Ben Falcone |
| SH | 7 | Ryan Ghietti |
| PR | 8 | Alex Ranieri |
| HK | 9 | Ray Nasso |
| PR | 10 | Ryan Tramonte |
| SR | 11 | Cameron Ciraldo |
| SR | 12 | Joel Riethmuller |
| LF | 13 | Rob Quitadamo |
| colspan=3|Substitutions: | ||
| IC | 14 | Dean Vicelich |
| IC | 15 | Cederic Prizzon |
| IC | 16 | Matthew Sands |
| IC | 17 | Rhys Lennarduzzi |
| colspan=3|Coach: | ||
| colspan="4"| |
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|---|---|---|
| FB | 1 | Maksim Suchkov |
| RW | 2 | Petr Botnarash |
| RC | 3 | Andrey Zdobnikov |
| LC | 4 | Mikhail Burlutskiy |
| LW | 5 | Rustam Bulanov |
| FE | 6 | Aleksander Lysokon (c) |
| HB | 7 | Eduard Ososkov |
| PR | 8 | Sergey Konstantinov |
| HK | 9 | Vladimir Vlasyuk |
| PR | 10 | Ilgiz Galimov |
| SR | 11 | Alexey Nikolaev |
| SR | 12 | Grigory Esin |
| LK | 13 | Vadim Fedchuk |
| colspan=3|Substitutions: | ||
| IC | 14 | Sergey Gaponov |
| IC | 15 | Igor Chuprin |
| IC | 16 | Vladimir Gotsulyak |
| IC | 17 | Artem Grigoryan |
| colspan=3|Coach: | ||
| colspan="4"| |
|}
Lebanon vs Serbia
{{Rugbybox |
date = 16 October 2011 |
home = {{Rl-rt|Lebanon}} |
score = 96–4 |
away = {{Rl|Serbia}} |
| homescore = Tries: Clark (3), Saleh (3), Barakat (3), Nye (2), Boustani (2), Deeb, Kassis, Adham El Zabedieh, Adnan El Zabedieh
Conv: Couri (13), Ballout
| awayscore = Try: Nedic |
stadium = International Olympic Stadium, Tripoli |
attendance = |
report = [https://europeanrugbyleague.com/fixtures/57/lebanon-96-4-serbia (Report)]|}}
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|---|---|---|
| FB | 1 | Adnan Saleh |
| RW | 2 | Adnan El Zabedieh |
| RC | 3 | Danny Barakat |
| LC | 4 | Adham El Zabedieh |
| LW | 5 | Clifton Nye |
| SO | 6 | James Boustani |
| SH | 7 | Nadim Couri |
| PR | 8 | Khaled Deeb (c) |
| HK | 9 | Jamie Clark |
| PR | 10 | Allen Soultan |
| SR | 11 | Ahmed Ellaz |
| SR | 12 | Steve Azzi |
| LF | 13 | Ray Moujalli |
| colspan=3|Substitutions: | ||
| IC | 14 | Ali Kourouche |
| IC | 15 | Nick Kassis |
| IC | 16 | Ibrahim Ballout |
| IC | 17 | Robin Hachache |
| colspan=3|Coach: | ||
| colspan="4"| |
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|---|---|---|
| FB | 1 | Ivan Šušnjara |
| RW | 2 | Vladan Kikanović |
| RC | 3 | Miloš Ćalić |
| LC | 4 | Aleksandar Aleksić |
| LW | 5 | Nebojša Živanović |
| FE | 6 | Adam Nedić |
| HB | 7 | Dalibor Vukanović |
| PR | 8 | Ilija Radan |
| HK | 9 | Nikša Unković |
| PR | 10 | Lazar Živković |
| SR | 11 | Stefan Nedeljković |
| SR | 12 | Soni Radovanović |
| LK | 13 | Austen Novaković |
| colspan=3|Substitutions: | ||
| IC | 14 | Dejan Lukenić |
| IC | 15 | Danilo Delić |
| IC | 16 | Zoran Pešić |
| IC | 17 | Milan Šušnjara |
| colspan=3|Coach: | ||
| colspan="4"| |
|}
Russia vs Lebanon
{{Rugbybox |
date = 22 October 2011 |
home = {{Rl-rt|Russia}} |
score = 0–32 |
away = {{Rl|Lebanon}} |
| homescore =
| awayscore = Tries: Barakat (2), Azzi, Kassis, Adham El Zabedieh, Nye
Conv: Couri (3), Boustani|
stadium = Vereya Stadium, Vereya ||
attendance = |
report = [https://europeanrugbyleague.com/fixtures/58/russia-0-32-lebanon (Report)]|}}
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|---|---|---|
| FB | 1 | Maksim Suchkov |
| RW | 2 | Mikhail Burlutskiy |
| RC | 3 | Petr Botnarash |
| LC | 4 | Vadim Fedchuk |
| LW | 5 | Rustam Bulanov |
| SO | 6 | Aleksandr Lysokon (c) |
| SH | 7 | Eduard Ososkov |
| PR | 8 | Sergei Konstantinov |
| HK | 9 | Vladimir Vlasyuk |
| PR | 10 | Ilgiz Galimov |
| SR | 11 | Alexey Nikolaev |
| SR | 12 | Grigory Esin |
| LF | 13 | Sergey Gaponov |
| colspan=3|Substitutions: | ||
| IC | 14 | Igor Chuprin |
| IC | 15 | Anatoly Grigorev |
| IC | 16 | Vladimir Odnosumov |
| IC | 17 | Artem Grigoryan |
| colspan=3|Coach: | ||
| colspan="4"|{{flagicon|ENG}} John Stankevitch |
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|---|---|---|
| FB | 1 | Clifton Nye |
| RW | 2 | Adnan El Zabedieh |
| RC | 3 | Danny Barakat |
| LC | 4 | Danny Chiha |
| LW | 5 | Adham El Zabedieh |
| FE | 6 | James Boustani |
| HB | 7 | Nadim Couri |
| PR | 8 | Charlie Farah |
| HK | 9 | Jamie Clark |
| PR | 10 | Khaled Deeb |
| SR | 11 | Nick Kassis |
| SR | 12 | Steve Azzi |
| LK | 13 | Ray Moujalli |
| colspan=3|Substitutions: | ||
| IC | 14 | Walid Yassine |
| IC | 15 | Ibrahim Ballout |
| IC | 16 | Chris Saab |
| IC | 17 | Robin Hachache |
| colspan=3|Coach: | ||
| colspan="4"|{{flagicon|LBN}} David Bayssari |
|}
Serbia vs Italy
{{Rugbybox |
date =23 October 2011 |
home = {{Rl-rt|Serbia}} |
score = 6–52 |
away = {{Rl|Italy}} |
| homescore = Try: Pesic
Conv: Nedic
| awayscore = Tries: Minichiello (3), Lenarduzzi (2), Mantellato, Riethmuller, Parrata, D. Nasso
Conv: Mantellato (8)|
stadium = Makiš Stadium, Belgrade |
attendance = |
report = [https://europeanrugbyleague.com/fixtures/59/serbia-6-52-italy (Report)]|}}
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|---|---|---|
| FB | 1 | |
| RW | 2 | |
| RC | 3 | |
| LC | 4 | |
| LW | 5 | |
| SO | 6 | |
| SH | 7 | |
| PR | 8 | |
| HK | 9 | |
| PR | 10 | |
| SR | 11 | |
| SR | 12 | |
| LF | 13 | |
| colspan=3|Substitutions: | ||
| IC | 14 | |
| IC | 15 | |
| IC | 16 | |
| IC | 17 | |
| colspan=3|Coach: | ||
| colspan="4"| |
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| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" | ||
| width="25"| | width="25"| | |
|---|---|---|
| FB | 1 | |
| RW | 2 | |
| RC | 3 | |
| LC | 4 | |
| LW | 5 | |
| FE | 6 | |
| HB | 7 | |
| PR | 8 | |
| HK | 9 | |
| PR | 10 | |
| SR | 11 | |
| SR | 12 | |
| LK | 13 | |
| colspan=3|Substitutions: | ||
| IC | 14 | |
| IC | 15 | |
| IC | 16 | |
| IC | 17 | |
| colspan=3|Coach: | ||
| colspan="4"| |
|}
Serbia vs Russia
{{Rugbybox |
date = 29 October 2011 |
home = {{Rl-rt|Serbia}} |
score = 28–36|
away = {{Rl|Russia}} |
| homescore = Tries: Pesic, Nedic, Susnjara, Radan, Novakovic
Conv: Nedic (4)
| awayscore = Tries: Botnarash (3), Volkov, Esin, Ososkov
Conv: Lysokon (6)|
stadium = Makiš Stadium, Belgrade |
attendance = |
report = [https://europeanrugbyleague.com/fixtures/60/serbia-28-36-russia (Report)]|}}
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|---|---|---|
| FB | 1 | |
| RW | 2 | |
| RC | 3 | |
| LC | 4 | |
| LW | 5 | |
| SO | 6 | |
| SH | 7 | |
| PR | 8 | |
| HK | 9 | |
| PR | 10 | |
| SR | 11 | |
| SR | 12 | |
| LF | 13 | |
| colspan=3|Substitutions: | ||
| IC | 14 | |
| IC | 15 | |
| IC | 16 | |
| IC | 17 | |
| colspan=3|Coach: | ||
| colspan="4"| |
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| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" | ||
| width="25"| | width="25"| | |
|---|---|---|
| FB | 1 | |
| RW | 2 | |
| RC | 3 | |
| LC | 4 | |
| LW | 5 | |
| FE | 6 | |
| HB | 7 | |
| PR | 8 | |
| HK | 9 | |
| PR | 10 | |
| SR | 11 | |
| SR | 12 | |
| LK | 13 | |
| colspan=3|Substitutions: | ||
| IC | 14 | |
| IC | 15 | |
| IC | 16 | |
| IC | 17 | |
| colspan=3|Coach: | ||
| colspan="4"| |
|}
Italy vs Lebanon
{{Rugbybox |
date = 29 October 2011 |
home = {{Rl-rt|Italy}} |
score = 19–19|
away = {{Rl|Lebanon}} |
| homescore = Tries: Falcone, Stewart, Mantellato
Conv: Mantellato (3)
DG: Ghietti
| awayscore = Tries: El Zabedieh, Moujalli, Boustani
Conv: Couri (3)
DG: Couri|
stadium = Makiš Stadium, Belgrade |
attendance = |
report = [https://europeanrugbyleague.com/fixtures/61/italy-19-19-lebanon (Report)]|}}
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| width="25"| | width="25"| | |
|---|---|---|
| FB | 1 | |
| RW | 2 | |
| RC | 3 | |
| LC | 4 | |
| LW | 5 | |
| SO | 6 | |
| SH | 7 | |
| PR | 8 | |
| HK | 9 | |
| PR | 10 | |
| SR | 11 | |
| SR | 12 | |
| LF | 13 | |
| colspan=3|Substitutions: | ||
| IC | 14 | |
| IC | 15 | |
| IC | 16 | |
| IC | 17 | |
| colspan=3|Coach: | ||
| colspan="4"| |
|valign="top" width="50%"|
| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" | ||
| width="25"| | width="25"| | |
|---|---|---|
| FB | 1 | |
| RW | 2 | |
| RC | 3 | |
| LC | 4 | |
| LW | 5 | |
| FE | 6 | |
| HB | 7 | |
| PR | 8 | |
| HK | 9 | |
| PR | 10 | |
| SR | 11 | |
| SR | 12 | |
| LK | 13 | |
| colspan=3|Substitutions: | ||
| IC | 14 | |
| IC | 15 | |
| IC | 16 | |
| IC | 17 | |
| colspan=3|Coach: | ||
| colspan="4"| |
|}
Coached by Carlo Napolitano and captained by Anthony Minichiello, Italy's draw with Lebanon was enough for them to gain the 14th and final place in the 2013 World Cup.{{cite news|last=skysports.com|title=Italy clinch World Cup place|url=http://www1.skysports.com/rugby-league/news/12196/7279472/Italy-clinch-World-Cup-place|accessdate=30 October 2011|newspaper=Sky Sports|date=29 October 2011}}
Squads
=Italy=
The Italy squad as of 22 September 2011 is as follows:
- Coach: {{Flag icon|Italy}} Carlo Napolitano
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! Club Team !! Players | |
| {{Flagicon|ENG}} Harlequins RL | {{Leagueicon|Harlequins|16}} Craig Gower |
| {{Flagicon|ITA}} Grifons Padova | {{Leagueicon|none|16}} Matthew Sands, Giacomo Simioni |
| {{Flagicon|FRA}} Lézignan Sangliers | {{Leagueicon|Lezignan|16}} Christophe Calegari |
| {{Flagicon|AUS}} Manly Sea Eagles | {{Leagueicon|Manly|16}} Vic Mauro |
| {{Flagicon|AUS}} Monto | {{Leagueicon|none|16}} Dom Nasso |
| {{Flagicon|AUS}} Mount Isa | {{Leagueicon|none|16}} Matt Parrata |
| {{Flagicon|AUS}} Newcastle Knights | {{Leagueicon|Newcastle|16}} Cameron Ciraldo |
| {{Flagicon|AUS}} Northern Pride RLFC | {{Leagueicon|Northern Pride|16}} Ryan Ghetti |
| {{Flagicon|AUS}} North Queensland Cowboys | {{Leagueicon|North Queensland|16}} Joel Riethmuller |
| {{Flagicon|AUS}} North Sydney Bears | {{Leagueicon|North Sydney|16}} Alex Ranieri |
| {{Flagicon|FRA}} Saint-Gaudens Bears | {{Leagueicon|saint-gaudens|16}} Jean Christophe Borlin |
| {{Flagicon|AUS}} St Patricks Blacktown | {{Leagueicon|none|16}} Ryan Tramonte |
| {{Flagicon|AUS}} Sydney Roosters | {{Leagueicon|Sydney|16}} Anthony Minichiello (C) |
| {{Flagicon|FRA}} Villefranche de Rouergue | {{Leagueicon|villefranche|16}} Ray Nasso, Cederic Prizzon |
| {{Flagicon|AUS}} Wentworth | {{Leagueicon|none|16}} Ben Falcone |
| {{Flagicon|AUS}} Western Suburbs Magpies | {{Leagueicon|Western Suburbs|16}} Rocky Trimarchi, Rhys Lennarduzzi |
| {{Flagicon|AUS}} Windsor Wolves | {{Leagueicon|none|16}} Ben Stewart |
| {{Flagicon|ITA}} XIII del Ducato | {{Leagueicon|none|16}} Juan Pablo Carrara, Fabrizio Ciaurro, Thomas Covati, Giovanni Franchi, Romain Pavoni, Dean Vicelich, Santiago Monteagudo, Rob Quitadamo |
| {{Flagicon|AUS}} Wyong | {{Leagueicon|none|16}} Josh Mantellato |
| {{Flagicon|ENG}} West Bowling | {{Leagueicon|none|16}} Jonathan Marcinzack |
=Lebanon=
The Lebanon squad as at 22 September 2011 is as follows:
- Coach: {{Flag icon|Lebanon}} David Bayssari
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! Club Team !! Players | |
| {{Flag icon|Lebanon}} Balamand | Allen Soultan, Samer Nehme |
| {{Flag icon|Australia}} Cabramatta Two Blues | Nick Kassis |
| {{Flag icon|Australia}} Canterbury Bulldogs | Steve Azzi |
| {{Flag icon|Australia}} Cronulla Sharks | Jon Mannah |
| {{Flag icon|Lebanon}} Jounieh RLFC | Youssef El Helou |
| {{Flag icon|Australia}} Kingsgrove colts | Kamel Ahmed |
| {{Flag icon|Lebanon}} Immortals RLFC | Ibrahim Ballout, Robin Hachache, Rudy Hachache, Walid Yassine |
| {{Flag icon|Australia}} Manly Sea Eagles | Ray Moujalli |
| {{Flag icon|Australia}} Mounties | George Azzi, Adham El Zabedieh, Adnan El Zabedieh |
| {{Flag icon|Australia}} Narrabeen | Charlie Farah |
| {{Flag icon|Australia}} Newtown Jets | Jamie Clark, Khalid Deeb, Ahmad Ellaz |
| {{Flag icon|Australia}} St John's Eagles | Danny Barakat, Daniel Chiha, Nadim Couri, Ali Kourouche, Chris Saab, Adnan Saleh |
| {{Flag icon|Australia}} Wentworthville Magpies | Cliff Nye, James Boustani |
| {{Flag icon|Lebanon}} Wolves RLFC | Monir Finan, Ray Finan, Nemer Saliba |
=Russia=
The Russia squad as at 22 September 2011 is as follows:
- Coach: {{Flag icon|Russia}} Eduard Ososkov
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! Club Team !! Players | |
| {{Flag icon|Russia}} Dinamo | Andrey Zdobnikov |
| {{Flag icon|Russia}} Nevskaya Zastava | Grigory Esin |
| {{Flag icon|Russia}} RBK | Valentin Baskakov, Artyom Grigoryan, Ruslan Izmaylov, Sergey Matveev, Denis Nikolskiy, Vladimir Odnosumov |
| {{Flag icon|Russia}} Storm | Igor Chuprin, Vadim Fedchuk, Vladimir Gotsulyak, Alexey Volkov |
| {{Flag icon|Russia}} RC Vereya | Petr Botnarash, Rustam Bulanov, Mikhail Burlutskuy, Ilgiz Galimov, Sergey Gapinov, Anatoly Grigoriev, Sergey Konstantinov, Aleksander Lysokon, Alexey Nikolaev, Eduard Ososkov, Roman Safronov, Andrey Sevostyanov, Maksim Suchkov, Vladimir Vlasyuk |
=Serbia=
The Serbia squad was named on 22 September.
- Coach: {{Flag icon|Serbia}} Marko Janković
| class="wikitable"
! Club Team !! Players | |
| {{Flag icon|Australia}} Belconnen United Scholars | Adam Nedić |
| {{Flag icon|Serbia}} Car Lazar | Nenad Radević, Aleksandar Sič, Miloš Zogović |
| {{Flag icon|Serbia}} Dorćol Spiders | Danilo Delić, Vladan Kikanović, Dejan Lukenić, Stefan Nedeljković, Stefan Nikolić, Stevan Stevanović, Ivan Šušnjara, Milan Šušnjara, Vuk Tvrdišić, Nikša Unković, Dalibor Vukanović (C) |
| {{Flag icon|England}} Hemel Hempstead RLFC | Ilija Radan |
| {{Flag icon|Serbia}} Hammers Niš | Marko Milenković, Lazar Živković |
| {{Flag icon|France}} RC Lescure | Soni Radovanovic |
| {{Flag icon|England}} Oldham R.L.F.C. | Austen Novaković |
| {{Flag icon|Serbia}} Radnički Nova Pazova | Nemanja Cojić, Pero Madžarević, Radovan Tajsić, Slaviša Zekić |
| {{Flag icon|Serbia}} Red Star Belgrade | Miloš Ćalić, Ivan Djordjević, Zoran Pešić, Nebojša Živanović |
| {{Flag icon|Serbia}} Stari Grad | Aleksandar Aleksić, Mirko Božović |
References
{{Reflist}}
{{2013 Rugby League World Cup}}
{{2013 in rugby league}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2017 Rugby League World Cup qualification - Atlantic}}