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Base camps were used by the 8 national squads to stay and train before and during the World Cup tournament. On 10 June 2020, these locations were released.<ref>{{Cite web|date= |
Base camps were used by the 8 national squads to stay and train before and during the World Cup tournament. On 10 June 2020, these locations were released. The teams will be based in [[Leeds]] and [[York]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=10 June 2020|title=Kangaroos to be united in Manchester: World Cup team bases announced|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/06/10/kangaroos-to-be-united-in-manchester-world-cup-team-bases-announced/|access-date=10 June 2020|website=National Rugby League}}</ref> |
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* Leeds: Brazil, Canada, England and Papua New Guinea |
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* York: Australia, Cook Islands, France and New Zealand |
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* Australia: [[York]] |
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* Brazil: [[Leeds]] |
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* Canada: [[Leeds]] |
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* Cook Islands: [[York]] |
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* England: [[Leeds]] |
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* France: [[York]] |
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* New Zealand: [[York]] |
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* Papua New Guinea: [[Leeds]]{{end div col}} |
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==Draw== |
==Draw== |
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Revision as of 11:23, 10 June 2020
| 2021 Women's Rugby League World Cup | |
|---|---|
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Host country |  England |
| Matches played | 15 |
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The 2021 Women's Rugby League World Cup will be the sixth staging of the Women's Rugby League World Cup, to be held in England between 13 November and 27 November 2021. The tournament will feature eight teams, an increase of two from the previous tournament.
Teams
The competing teams were selected based on a number of criteria including growth and current infrastructure and were announced on 18 July 2019.[1]
| Region | Team | Previous appearances |
Previous best result | World ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Americas |  Brazil
|
0 | Debut | 11 |
 Canada
|
1 | Semi-finals (2017) | 4 | |
| Asia-Pacific |  Australia
|
5 | Champions (2013, 2017) | 1 |
 Cook Islands
|
2 | Pool stage (2005,[verification needed] 2017) | 5 | |
 New Zealand
|
5 | Champions (2000, 2005, 2008) | 2 | |
 Papua New Guinea
|
1 | Pool stage (2017) | 6 | |
| Europe | England[a]
|
3 | Semi-finals (2008, 2013, 2017) | 3 |
 France
|
2 | Semi-finals (2013) | 7 |
- ^ Competed as part of
Great Britain in 2 previous tournaments, finishing as runners-up in 2000.
Venues
The list of venues for both the women's and the men's tournaments were announced in January 2019. The full schedule of games to be played at each venue will not be announced until after the draw for the competition in November 2019 but venues that were announced as definitely hosting one or more games of the tournament are:[2]
| Region | Location | Stadium | Image | Capacity | Matches to be hosted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North-west | Liverpool | Anfield | .jpg)
|
54,074 | England women's opening group game. Also the venue for the opening ceremony of the women's tournament. |
| Manchester | Old Trafford | 
|
74,994 | The final, to be played as a double-header with the men's final. | |
| Yorkshire | Leeds | Emerald Headingley Stadium | _025.jpg)
|
21,062 | Two matches. |
| York | York Community Stadium | 8,005 | One group game and both semi-finals. |
Team base camps
Base camps were used by the 8 national squads to stay and train before and during the World Cup tournament. On 10 June 2020, these locations were released. The teams will be based in Leeds and York[3]
- Leeds: Brazil, Canada, England and Papua New Guinea
- York: Australia, Cook Islands, France and New Zealand
Draw
The teams were drawn into two groups of four. The two seeded teams were England (Group A) as hosts and Australia as holders (Group B). The draw was made at Buckingham Palace on 16 January 2020. Teams from pool 1 were drawn by Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, pool 2 was drawn by Katherine Grainger and pool 3 by Jason Robinson.[4]
| Pool | Group A | Group B |
|---|---|---|
| Seeded | England
|
Australia
|
| Pool 1 | Papua New Guinea
|
New Zealand
|
| Pool 2 | Canada
|
France
|
| Pool 3 | Brazil
|
Cook Islands
|
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stages |
| 2 | Papua New Guinea
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Canada
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Brazil
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stages |
| 2 | New Zealand
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | France
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Cook Islands
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Schedule
While the full schedule is still to be announced, the organisers have said that there will be at least four days between a team's games in the interests of player welfare.[5]
References
- ^ "Nations confirmed for Women's Rugby League World Cup 2021". RLIF. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- ^ "Full list of host venues revealed". Stadia Magazine. 30 January 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
- ^ "Kangaroos to be united in Manchester: World Cup team bases announced". National Rugby League. 10 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ^ "Rugby League World Cup 2021 draw: England drawn with Samoa, France and Greece". BBC Sport. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ "World Cup format revised to give women longer break between fixtures". RL News. 28 October 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2019.