2013 RL World Cup to be held in England and Wales
The 2013 RL World Cup draw has been made with fourteen teams competing in England and Wales. In an attempt to avoid one sided games, some elements of the successful 2008 format have been retained with two "super groups" providing three qualifiers each for a quarter final stage.. Group A - 3 qualifiers Australia, England, Ireland, Fiji Group B - 3 qualifiers NZ, France, PNG, Samoa Group C - 1 qualifier Scotland, Tonga, European qualifier Group D - 1 qualifier Wales, Cook Islands, Atlantic qualifer Atlantic and European qualifying competitions are scheduled for 2012. USA, SA, Jamaica and either Canada or Japan will compete for the Atlantic qualifier spot while Lebanon, Serbia, Italy and Russia are expected to compete for the European Lets hope the RFL have more success in 2013 than they did in 2000 when the World Cup held in the UK almost forced them out of business. I heard ru...