2017 Rugby League World Cup qualification – Americas

The 2017 Rugby League World Cup Americas qualification was a rugby league tournament that was held in December 2015 to decide the American qualifier for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup. It consisted of a round-robin tournament involving three teams; Canada, Jamaica and the United States at two venues in Florida in the United States.

The United States won the tournament and qualified for the World Cup.

Overview

On 3 October 2014, the 2017 Rugby League World Cup qualifying competition was announced. Seven of the eight teams who made the knockout-stages of the 2013 Rugby League World Cup were announced as automatic qualifiers.[1]

USA, who were quarter-finalists in 2013, were denied automatic qualification due to an internal governance dispute which saw the nation's Rugby League International Federation membership temporarily suspended. Once the issue was resolved, USA was allowed to enter the qualification process.[2] In August 2015, the qualifiers were announced to be held in Florida in December 2015.[3]

Squads

Canada

The Canada squad as of 26 November 2015 was as follows:[4]

Club Team Players
England Bradford Dudley Hill Chad Bain
Canada Brantford Broncos Billy Gemmell, Christian Miller, Steve Piatek
Canada Capilano Cougars Alex Boyd
Australia Easts Tigers Tom Dempsey
Australia Jamberoo Superoos Steve Bouchard
England London Skolars Louis Robinson
Australia Souths Logan Magpies Rhys Jacks
Australia Sunshine Coast Falcons Ryley Jacks
Canada Surrey Beavers Jamie Kelly
Canada Toronto Centurions Jonathan Cregg, Robin Legault, Matt Wyles
Canada Toronto City Saints Eddie Bilborough, Antoine Blanc, Enoch Wamalwa
Canada Valley Warriors Daniel Blasco-Morris, Rick Schouten, Adam Timler

Jamaica

The Jamaica squad as of 25 November 2015 was as follows:[5]

Club Team Players
England Batley Bulldogs Alex Brown, Wayne Reittie
England Bradford Bulls Omari Caro
England Dewsbury Rams Joel Farrell
Jamaica Duhaney Park Red Sharks Jermaine Pinnock, Renaldo Wade
Jamaica GC Foster College Ryan Grant
England Keighley Cougars Hamish Barnes, Ross Peltier
England Hunslet Hawks Daniel Thomas, Mo Agoro, Richie Barnett
Jamaica Mico University College Antonio Baker
France Racing Club Lescure-Arthès XIII Lamont Bryan
England Newcastle Thunder Joe Brown
England Sheffield Eagles Corey Hanson
Jamaica University Of Technology Nathan Campbell, Marvin Thompson
Jamaica Vauxhall Rugby Club Tyronie Rowe
Unattached Brian Hutchinson

USA

The USA squad as of 25 November 2015 was as follows:[6]

On 2 December the US team suffered a setback after a star player, Tui Samoa, pulled out of the squad due to injury. He was replaced by Corey Makelim.[7]

Club Team Players
United States Atlanta Rhinos Nick Newlin
United States Central Florida Warriors Taylor Alley
United States Connecticut Wildcats Matt Walsh
United States Chicago Stockyarders Taylor Howden
United States Delaware Black Foxes Kevin Wiggins
United States Jacksonville Axemen Jon Purnell
England London Broncos Mark Offerdahl
Australia Mitchelton Panthers Kristian Freed, Luke Barron
United States New York Knights Abe Cohen
Australia Norths Devils Sam Carson
United States Northern Virginia Eagles Ryan Burroughs
United States Philadelphia Fight Casey Clark, Rich Henson, Andrew Kneisly, Roman Lowery, Mike Timpano
Australia Wentworthville Magpies Danny Howard, Steve Howard, Corey Makelim

Standings

Key to colours in table
Qualified for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 United States 22005438+164
 Jamaica 20113238–61
 Canada 20114252–101

Fixtures

United States vs Jamaica

4 December 2015
United States  20 – 14  Jamaica
Try: Offerdahl 10'
Howden 12'
D. Howard 43'
Makelim 54'
Goal: Freed (2/4)
Report Try: Peltier (2) 30', 78'
Farrell 49'
Goal: Farrell (1/3)
Hodges Stadium, Jacksonville
Referee/s: England Robert Hicks
Man of the Match: United States Mark Offerdahl
FB 1 Corey Makelim
RW 2 Taylor Howden
RC 3 Taylor Alley
LC 4 Daniel Howard
LW 5 Mike Timpano
SO 6 Rich Henson
SH 7 Matt Walsh
PR 8 Steve Howard
HK 9 Kristian Freed
PR 10 Mark Offerdahl (c)
SR 11 Abe Cohen
SR 12 Casey Clark
LF 13 Jon Purnell
Substitutes:
IC 14 Ryan Burroughs
IC 15 Nick Newlin
IC 16 Andrew Kneisly
IC 17 Sam Carson 33' to 43'
Coach:
England Brian McDermott
FB 1 Wayne Reittie
RW 2 Alex Brown
RC 3 Richie Barnett
LC 4 Renaldo Wade
LW 5 Omari Caro 39' to 49'
FE 6 Joel Farrell
HB 7 Daniel Thomas
PR 8 Antonio Baker
HK 9 Marvin Thompson
PR 10 Ross Peltier
SR 11 Nathan Campbell
SR 12 Corey Hanson
LK 13 Lamont Bryan
Substitutes:
IC 14 Joe Brown
IC 15 Tyronie Rowe
IC 16 Ryan Grant
IC 17 Mo Agoro
Coach:
Jamaica Romeo Monteith

Canada vs Jamaica

8 December 2015
Canada  18 – 18  Jamaica
Try: Ryley Jacks 63'
Legault (2) 76', 79'
Goal: Piatek (3/3)
Report Try: Bryan 21'
A. Brown 26'
Reittie 57'
Goal: Farrell (3/5)
Spec Martin Stadium, DeLand
Referee/s: England Robert Hicks
Man of the Match: Canada Robin Legault
FB 1 Robin Legault
RW 2 Billy Gemmell
RC 3 Jonathan Cregg
LC 4 Rick Schouten
LW 5 Adam Timler
SO 6 Ryley Jacks
SH 7 Steve Piatek
PR 8 Louis Robinson
HK 9 Rhys Jacks
PR 10 Tom Dempsey
SR 11 Christian Miller
SR 12 Steve Bouchard
LF 13 Jamie Kelly
Substitutes:
IC 14 Matt Wyles
IC 15 Enoch Wamalwa
IC 16 Antoine Blanc
IC 17 Alex Boyd
Coach:
Canada Aaron Zimmerle
FB 1 Wayne Reittie
RW 2 Alex Brown
RC 3 Richie Barnett
LC 4 Hamish Barnes
LW 5 Omari Caro
FE 6 Joel Farrell
HB 7 Corey Hanson
PR 8 Nathan Campbell
HK 9 Marvin Thompson
PR 10 Ross Peltier
SR 11 Jermaine Pinnock
SR 12 Mo Agoro
LK 13 Lamont Bryan
Substitutes:
IC 14 Joe Brown
IC 15 Tyronie Rowe 63' to 73'
IC 16 Renaldo Wade
IC 17 Brian Hutchinson
Coach:
Jamaica Romeo Monteith

United States vs Canada

This match was also the third and final game of the 2015 Colonial Cup series.

12 December 2015
United States  34 – 24  Canada
Try: Alley (2) 2', 53'
Howden (2) '9, '44
D. Howard (3) 36', 58', 79'
Burroughs 63'
Goal: Howden (1/4)
Report Try: Kelly 18'
Ryley Jacks (3) 32', 40', 66'
Goal: Piatek (4/4)
Hodges Stadium, Jacksonville
Referee/s: England Robert Hicks
Man of the Match: United States Mark Offerdahl
FB 1 Corey Makelim Red card 32'
RW 23 Taylor Howden
RC 4 Taylor Alley
LC 3 Ryan Burroughs
LW 5 Roman Lowery
SO 6 Rich Henson
SH 7 Matt Walsh
PR 8 Nick Newlin
HK 2 Kristian Freed
PR 9 Mark Offerdahl (c)
SR 11 Daniel Howard
SR 12 Casey Clark
LF 21 Steve Howard
Substitutes:
IC 17 Jon Purnell
IC 16 Sam Carson
IC 15 Andrew Kneisly
IC 14 Luke Barron
Coach:
England Brian McDermott
FB 1 Robin Legault
RW 2 Billy Gemmell
RC 3 Jonathan Cregg
LC 4 Rick Schouten
LW 5 Adam Timler
SO 6 Ryley Jacks
SH 7 Steve Piatek
PR 8 Tom Dempsey
HK 9 Rhys Jacks
PR 10 Louis Robinson
SR 11 Christian Miller
SR 12 Steve Bouchard
LF 13 Jamie Kelly
Substitutes:
IC 14 Matt Wyles
IC 15 Enoch Wamalwa
IC 16 Daniel Blasco-Morris
IC 17 Alex Boyd
Coach:
Canada Aaron Zimmerle

References

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