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.2013 World Cup European Zone Qualifying Dates 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. lasttackle.com, 30 November 2010
Standings TeamPldWDLPFPA+/−Pts321016331+1325321014723+1245310242152−1102300338184−1460
Italy vs Russia
FB 1Anthony Minichiello (c)RW 2Christophe CalegariRC 3Dom NassoLC 4Matt ParrataLW 5Josh MantellatoSO 6Ben FalconeSH 7Ryan GhiettiPR 8Alex RanieriHK 9Ray NassoPR 10Ryan TramonteSR 11Cameron CiraldoSR 12Joel RiethmullerLF 13Rob QuitadamoSubstitutions:IC 14Dean VicelichIC 15Cederic PrizzonIC 16Matthew SandsIC 17Rhys LennarduzziCoach: FB 1Maksim SuchkovRW 2Petr BotnarashRC 3Andrey ZdobnikovLC 4Mikhail BurlutskiyLW 5Rustam BulanovFE 6Aleksander Lysokon (c)HB 7Eduard OsoskovPR 8Sergey KonstantinovHK 9Vladimir VlasyukPR 10Ilgiz GalimovSR 11Alexey NikolaevSR 12Grigory EsinLK 13Vadim FedchukSubstitutions:IC 14Sergey GaponovIC 15Igor ChuprinIC 16Vladimir GotsulyakIC 17Artem GrigoryanCoach:
Lebanon vs Serbia
FB 1Adnan SalehRW 2Adnan El ZabediehRC 3Danny BarakatLC 4Adham El ZabediehLW 5Clifton NyeSO 6James BoustaniSH 7Nadim CouriPR 8Khaled Deeb (c)HK 9Jamie ClarkPR 10Allen SoultanSR 11Ahmed EllazSR 12Steve AzziLF 13Ray MoujalliSubstitutions:IC 14Ali KouroucheIC 15Nick KassisIC 16Ibrahim BalloutIC 17Robin HachacheCoach: FB 1Ivan ŠušnjaraRW 2Vladan KikanovićRC 3Miloš ĆalićLC 4Aleksandar AleksićLW 5Nebojša ŽivanovićFE 6Adam NedićHB 7Dalibor VukanovićPR 8Ilija RadanHK 9Nikša UnkovićPR 10Lazar ŽivkovićSR 11Stefan NedeljkovićSR 12Soni RadovanovićLK 13Austen NovakovićSubstitutions:IC 14Dejan LukenićIC 15Danilo DelićIC 16Zoran PešićIC 17Milan ŠušnjaraCoach:
Russia vs Lebanon
FB 1Maksim SuchkovRW 2Mikhail BurlutskiyRC 3Petr BotnarashLC 4Vadim FedchukLW 5Rustam BulanovSO 6Aleksandr Lysokon (c)SH 7Eduard OsoskovPR 8Sergei KonstantinovHK 9Vladimir VlasyukPR 10Ilgiz GalimovSR 11Alexey NikolaevSR 12Grigory EsinLF 13Sergey GaponovSubstitutions:IC 14Igor ChuprinIC 15Anatoly GrigorevIC 16Vladimir OdnosumovIC 17Artem GrigoryanCoach: John Stankevitch FB 1Clifton NyeRW 2Adnan El ZabediehRC 3Danny BarakatLC 4Danny ChihaLW 5Adham El ZabediehFE 6James BoustaniHB 7Nadim CouriPR 8Charlie FarahHK 9Jamie ClarkPR 10Khaled DeebSR 11Nick KassisSR 12Steve AzziLK 13Ray MoujalliSubstitutions:IC 14Walid YassineIC 15Ibrahim BalloutIC 16Chris SaabIC 17Robin HachacheCoach: David Bayssari
Serbia vs Italy
FB 1RW 2RC 3LC 4LW 5SO 6SH 7PR 8HK 9PR 10SR 11 SR 12LF 13Substitutions:IC 14IC 15IC 16IC 17Coach: FB 1RW 2RC 3LC 4LW 5FE 6HB 7PR 8HK 9PR 10SR 11SR 12LK 13Substitutions:IC 14IC 15IC 16IC 17Coach:
Serbia vs Russia
FB 1RW 2RC 3LC 4LW 5SO 6SH 7PR 8HK 9PR 10SR 11 SR 12LF 13Substitutions:IC 14IC 15IC 16IC 17Coach: FB 1RW 2RC 3LC 4LW 5FE 6HB 7PR 8HK 9PR 10SR 11SR 12LK 13Substitutions:IC 14IC 15IC 16IC 17Coach:
Italy vs Lebanon
FB 1RW 2RC 3LC 4LW 5SO 6SH 7PR 8HK 9PR 10SR 11 SR 12LF 13Substitutions:IC 14IC 15IC 16IC 17Coach: FB 1RW 2RC 3LC 4LW 5FE 6HB 7PR 8HK 9PR 10SR 11SR 12LK 13Substitutions:IC 14IC 15IC 16IC 17Coach:
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.
Squads
Italy The Italy squad as of 22 September 2011 is as follows:
Coach: Carlo Napolitano Club Team Players Harlequins RL Craig Gower Grifons Padova Matthew Sands, Giacomo Simioni Lézignan Sangliers Christophe Calegari Manly Sea Eagles Vic Mauro Monto Dom Nasso Mount Isa Matt Parrata Newcastle Knights Cameron Ciraldo Northern Pride RLFC Ryan Ghetti North Queensland Cowboys Joel Riethmuller North Sydney Bears Alex Ranieri Saint-Gaudens Bears Jean Christophe Borlin St Patricks Blacktown Ryan Tramonte Sydney Roosters Anthony Minichiello (C) Villefranche de Rouergue Ray Nasso, Cederic Prizzon Wentworth Ben Falcone Western Suburbs Magpies Rocky Trimarchi, Rhys Lennarduzzi Windsor Wolves Ben Stewart XIII del Ducato Juan Pablo Carrara, Fabrizio Ciaurro, Thomas Covati, Giovanni Franchi, Romain Pavoni, Dean Vicelich, Santiago Monteagudo, Rob Quitadamo Wyong Josh Mantellato West Bowling Jonathan Marcinzack
Lebanon The Lebanon squad as at 22 September 2011 is as follows:
Coach: David Bayssari Club Team Players Balamand Allen Soultan, Samer Nehme Cabramatta Two Blues Nick Kassis Canterbury Bulldogs Steve Azzi Cronulla Sharks Jon Mannah Jounieh RLFC Youssef El Helou Kingsgrove colts Kamel Ahmed Immortals RLFC Ibrahim Ballout, Robin Hachache, Rudy Hachache, Walid Yassine Manly Sea Eagles Ray Moujalli Mounties George Azzi, Adham El Zabedieh, Adnan El Zabedieh Narrabeen Charlie Farah Newtown Jets Jamie Clark, Khalid Deeb, Ahmad Ellaz St John's Eagles Danny Barakat, Daniel Chiha, Nadim Couri, Ali Kourouche, Chris Saab, Adnan Saleh Wentworthville Magpies Cliff Nye, James Boustani Wolves RLFC Monir Finan, Ray Finan, Nemer Saliba
Russia The Russia squad as at 22 September 2011 is as follows:
Coach: Eduard Ososkov Club Team Players Dinamo Andrey Zdobnikov Nevskaya Zastava Grigory Esin RBK Valentin Baskakov, Artyom Grigoryan, Ruslan Izmaylov, Sergey Matveev, Denis Nikolskiy, Vladimir Odnosumov Storm Igor Chuprin, Vadim Fedchuk, Vladimir Gotsulyak, Alexey Volkov 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: Marko Janković Club Team Players Belconnen United Scholars Adam Nedić Car Lazar Nenad Radević, Aleksandar Sič, Miloš Zogović 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) Hemel Hempstead RLFC Ilija Radan Hammers Niš Marko Milenković, Lazar Živković RC Lescure Soni Radovanovic Oldham R.L.F.C. Austen Novaković Radnički Nova Pazova Nemanja Cojić, Pero Madžarević, Radovan Tajsić, Slaviša Zekić Red Star Belgrade Miloš Ćalić, Ivan Djordjević, Zoran Pešić, Nebojša Živanović Stari Grad Aleksandar Aleksić, Mirko Božović
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