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2013 Festival of World Cups


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year2013
titleFestival of World Cups
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alt2013 Festival of World Cups logo
countryEngland
country2Wales
last[2008](2008-festival-of-world-cups)
next[2017](2017-festival-of-world-cups)

The 2013 Festival of World Cups was a series of rugby league world cups held in England during 2013 in the lead up to the 2013 Men's Rugby League World Cup. The festival included the students, police, women, armed forces, and wheelchair world cups.

Festival schedule

EventDatesVenuesWinner
**Armed Forces**13 July 2013Colchester Garrison Sports StadiumAustralia
**Wheelchair**13 July 2013Medway ParkFrance
**Student**14 July 20134 venues in West Yorkshire; HeadingleyAustralia
**Police**14 July 20133 venues in West Yorkshire; HeadingleyAustralia
**Women**14 July 20134 venues in West Yorkshire; HeadingleyAustralia

Armed Forces

The second Armed Forces World Cup took place at the Colchester Garrison Sports Stadium. Four nations competed; Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand and Serbia. The middle weekend of the tournament coincided with the annual military festival held in Colchester.

TeamPldWDLPFPA+/−Pts
Australia330016438+1266
Great Britain320114628+1184
New Zealand31029270+222
Serbia30036272–2660

;Results :30 June:

::Australia 112 – 0 Serbia :3 July: ::Great Britain 98 – 0 Serbia ::Australia 32 – 22 New Zealand :6 July: ::Serbia 6 – 62 New Zealand ::Great Britain 16 – 20 Australia Source: ### Finals | RD1-seed1=1 || RD1-team1=Australia || RD1-score1=110 | RD1-seed2=4 || RD1-team2=Serbia || RD1-score2=0 | RD1-seed3=3 || RD1-team3=New Zealand || RD1-score3=20 | RD1-seed4=2 || RD1-team4=Great Britain || RD1-score4=16 | RD2-team1=Australia || RD2-score1=32 | RD2-team2=New Zealand || RD2-score2=22 Source: bg = #eeeeee | date = 13 July 2013 | team1 = New Zealand | score = 22 - 32 | report = | team2 = Australia | points1 = | points2 = | stadium = Colchester Garrison Sports Stadium | attendance = | referee= }} ## Student The eighth **Student Rugby League World Cup** were held in July. The eight countries that took part were England, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, Russia, South Africa, Scotland and Wales. Group stage games took place at South Leeds Stadium, The Big Fellas Stadium in Featherstone, The LoveRugbyLeague.Com Stadium in Batley and The Tetley’s Stadium in Dewsbury. bg = #eeeeee | date = 14 July 2013 | team1 = England | score = 16 - 26 | report = | team2 = Australia | points1 = | points2 = | stadium = Headingley, Leeds | attendance = | referee= }} ## Wheelchair *Main article: [2013 Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup](2013-wheelchair-rugby-league-world-cup)* | topscorer-flag = | top try scorer-flag= Six teams took part in the second Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup which was held at Medway Park, Gillingham. The six teams were France, Australia, England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales. bg = #eeeeee | date = 13 July 2013 | team1 = France | score = 42 – 40 | report = | team2 = England | points1 = | points2 = | stadium = Medway Park Sports Centre, Gillingham | attendance = | referee= }} ## Police The second **Police Rugby League World Cup** took place in July. Defending champions Fiji joined hosts Great Britain and Australia in the tournament. Group stage games took place at The Big Fellas Stadium in Featherstone, Provident Stadium in Bradford and the Tetley's Stadium in Dewsbury. The final took place at the Headingley Carnegie Stadium, Leeds. ::data[format=table title="Group stage"] | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Australia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 42 | +46 | 4 | | Fiji | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 96 | 32 | +64 | 2 | | Great Britain | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 128 | -110 | 0 | :: ;Results :5 July: Tetley's Stadium ::Great Britain 18 – 56 Australia :8 July: Bigfella's Stadium ::Fiji 24 – 32 Australia :11 July: Provident Stadium ::Great Britain 0 – 72 Fiji Source: bg = #eeeeee | date = 14 July 2013 | team1 = Australia | score = 18 - 16 | report = | team2 = Fiji | points1 = | points2 = | stadium = Headingley, Leeds | attendance = | referee= }} ## Women The fourth **Women's Rugby League World Cup** were held in Leeds alongside the student and police World Cups, with the final taking place at Headingley, Leeds. Seven teams took part including three time defending champions New Zealand as well as hosts England and Australia, France, Russia, Samoa and Tonga. Group stage games took place at South Leeds Stadium, The Big Fellas Stadium in Featherstone, The LoveRugbyLeague.Com Stadium in Batley and The Tetley’s Stadium in Dewsbury. bg = #eeeeee | date = 14 July 2013 | team1 = New Zealand | score = 12 - 22 | report = | team2 = Australia | points1 = | points2 = | stadium = Headingley, Leeds | attendance = | referee= }} ## References ## References 1. ["Armed Forces World Cup fixtures confirmed"](http://www.rlfowc2013.com:80/article/9957/armed-forces-world-cup-fixtures). 2. ["Armed Forces"](http://rlfowc2013.com/armed_forces). 3. ["FOWC 2013"](http://www.rlfowc2013.com/wheelchair). 4. ["Match Report: Wheelchair World Cup Final"](https://europeanrugbyleague.com/fixtures/508). 5. ["Total Rugby League Fans Forum"](http://www.totalrl.com/forums/index.php/page/index.html/_/latest-news/police-rugby-league-world-cup-fixtures-announced-r36). 6. (6 June 2013). ["Police kick off times confirmed"](http://www.rlfowc2013.com:80/article/9958/police-kick-off-times-confirmed). 7. ["Police"](http://rlfowc2013.com/armed_forces). 8. (11 July 2013). ["Great Britain hammered by Fiji"](https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/rugbyleagure/sport_rl_general/10543518.great-britain-police-hammered-by-fiji/). *Telegraph & Argus*. 9. (15 July 2013). ["Police Sharks Fall At Final Hurdle"](https://fijisun.com.fj/2013/07/15/police-sharks-fall-at-final-hurdle). *Fiji Sun*. ::callout[type=info title="Wikipedia Source"] This article was imported from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Festival_of_World_Cups) and is available under the [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the [article history page](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Festival_of_World_Cups?action=history). ::
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