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2000 Rugby League World Cup
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The twelfth '''
Rugby League World Cup''' was held in
Great Britain and
France in '''
2000'''. Building on the
1995 Rugby League World Cup previous successful competition, it was decided to expand the format further, with the number of teams rising from 10 to 16. As before, an
Rugby League Emerging Nations Tournament Emerging Nations Tournament was
2000 Rugby League Emerging Nations Tournament held alongside the main event.
The 2000 World Cup was not a success. There were too many mismatches in the early stages, and some of the teams lacked credibility. Notably the inclusion of a side representing
New Zealand’s
MÄ?ori population alongside the full
New Zealand national rugby league team New Zealand squad, and a
Lebanon national rugby league team Lebanon side consisting entirely of Australians of Lebanese origin, led to derisory comments in the media. Due these reasons crowds at the tournament were low; also torrential rainstorms and the crisis on
Rail transport in Great Britain Britain’s railways following the
Hatfield rail crash did not help encourage spectators.
The tournament accumulated a mere £2m, and the
Rugby Football League RFL went into debt from which it did not recover until 2004. There were however some positives: The
France national rugby league team French performed creditably, and attendance for the games held in
France was encouraging. The much derided Lebanon team also proved the catalyst for domestic competition in
Lebanon that country.
Group 1
Results
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October 28: Australia 20 - 2 England (
Twickenham stadium Twickenham,
London)
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October 29: Fiji 38 - 12 Russia (
Craven Park,
Barrow-in-Furness)
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November 1: Australia 66 - 8 Fiji (
Gateshead International Stadium,
Gateshead)
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November 1: England 76 - 4 Russia (
Knowsley Road,
St Helens, Merseyside St Helens)
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November 4: England 66 - 4 Fiji (
Headingley Stadium Headingley,
Leeds)
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November 4: Australia 110 - 4 Russia (
The Boulevard (Hull) The Boulevard,
Kingston-upon-Hull)
Final standings
Group 2
Results
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October 29: New Zealand 64 - 0 Lebanon (
Kingsholm,
Gloucester)
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October 29: Wales 38 - 6 Cook Islands (
Racecourse Ground,
Wrexham)
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November 2: New Zealand 84 - 10 Cook Islands (
Madejski Stadium,
Reading, Berkshire Reading)
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November 2: Wales 24 - 22 Lebanon (
Stradey Park,
Llanelli)
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November 5: Cook Islands 22 - 22 Lebanon (
Millennium Stadium,
Cardiff)
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November 5: Wales 18 - 58 New Zealand (
Millennium Stadium,
Cardiff)
Final standings
Group 3
Results
*
October 28: Papua New Guinea 23 - 20 France (
Charlety Stadium,
Paris)
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October 28: Tonga 66 - 18 South Africa (
Charlety Stadium,
Paris)
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November 1: France 28 - 8 Tonga (
Stade d'Albert Domec,
Carcassonne)
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November 2: Papua New Guinea 16 - 0 South Africa (
Toulouse)
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November 5: France 56 - 6 South Africa (
Albi)
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November 6: Papua New Guinea 30 - 22 Tonga (
Perpignan)
Final standings
Group 4
Results
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October 28: Ireland 30 - 16 Samoa (
Windsor Park,
Belfast)
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October 29: New Zealand MÄ?oris 17 - 16 Scotland (
Firhill,
Glasgow)
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November 1: Ireland 18 - 6 Scotland (
Tolka Park,
Dublin)
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November 1: Samoa 21 - 16 New Zealand MÄ?oris (
Derwent Park,
Workington)
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November 4: Ireland 30 - 16 New Zealand MÄ?oris (
Tolka Park,
Dublin)
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November 5: Scotland 12 - 20 Samoa (
Tynecastle,
Edinburgh)
Final standings
Quarter-Finals
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November 11: Australia 66 - 10 Samoa (
Vicarage Road,
Watford)
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November 11: England 26 - 16 Ireland (
Headingley Stadium Headingley,
Leeds)
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November 12: New Zealand 54 - 6 France (
The Jungle (Castleford) The Jungle,
Castleford)
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November 12: Wales 22 - 8 Papua New Guinea (
Auto Quest Stadium,
Widnes)
Semi-Finals
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November 18: New Zealand 49 - 6 England (
Reebok Stadium,
Bolton)
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November 19: Australia 46 - 22 Wales (
McAlpine Stadium,
Huddersfield)
Final
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November 25: Australia 40 - 12 New Zealand (
Old Trafford (football) Old Trafford,
Manchester)
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