Wednesday, 8 November 2017
RLWC2017 Announces Quarter-Finals Draw
With Australia, New Zealand and Tonga having now secured places in the quarter-finals after wins last weekend, RLWC2017
can confirm the venues they will play at for the first round of sudden death matches.
Regardless of results this weekend, Australia is guaranteed to finish first or second in Pool A and will play their
quarter-final at Darwin Stadium on Friday, 17 November.
The winner of Saturday's New Zealand-Tonga clash in Hamilton will be first in Pool B and the loser second, ensuring the
Kiwis a place in the quarter-final at Wellington Regional Stadium on Saturday, 18 November and the Mate Ma'a a berth in
the quarter-final played on the same day at Christchurch Stadium.
If the current Pool A standings remain unchanged, England would finish second in Pool A and play in the fourth
quarter-final at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium on Sunday, 19 November against the team finishing top of Pool C, which is
currently Papua New Guinea.
The third-placed team in Pool B, which will be decided by the outcome of Saturday's match between Samoa and Scotland in
Cairns, will meet the winners of Pool A in the quarter-final.
In Round Three pool matches this weekend, unless France can upset traditional rivals England in the double-header in
Perth on Sunday, Lebanon will qualify for an historic quarter-final berth with a top three finish in Pool A.
England, Lebanon, Fiji and Papua New Guinea can also secure their places in the quarter-finals with wins this weekend,
while Ireland, Italy and France need to win and rely on other results to qualify.
QUARTER-FINALS
Friday, 17 November
Darwin Stadium
Australia v either Pool B 3rd placed team or Pool C winner
Saturday, 18 November
Christchurch Stadium
Tonga v either Pool A 3rd placed team or Pool D winner
Saturday, 18 November
Wellington Regional Stadium
New Zealand v either Pool A 3rd placed team or Pool D winner
Sunday, 19 November
Pool A 1st or 2nd placed team (not Australia) v Pool B 3rd placed team or Pool C winner
Below are the full tables after the completion of Round 2 RLWC2017 Pool Matches.
Pool A Won Lost Draw For Against DiffPointsAustralia 2 0 0 70 10 +60 4England 1 1 0 33 28 +5 2Lebanon 1 1 0 39 47 -8 2France 0 2 0 24 81 -57 0
Pool B Won Lost Draw For Against DiffPointsNZ 2 0 0 112 14 +98 4Tonga 2 0 0 82 22 +60 4Samoa 0 2 0 26 70 -44 0Scotland 0 2 0 10 124 -114 0
Pool C Won Lost Draw For Against DiffPoints PNG 2 0 0 64 12 +52 4 Ireland 1 1 0 42 26 +16 2 Wales 0 2 0 12 112 -100 0
Pool D Won Lost Draw For Against DiffPoints Fiji 2 0 0 130 18 +112 4 Italy 1 1 0 58 36 +22 2 USA 0 2 0 12 104 -92 0
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