2013 Rugby League World Cup qualification – Atlantic explained

The 2013 Rugby League World Cup Atlantic qualification is a rugby league tournament that was held in October 2011 to decide the qualification for the 2013 Rugby League World Cup. It consisted of a round-robin play-off involving three teams; South Africa, Jamaica and the United States at Campbell's Field, New Jersey in the United States.

Standings

Team	Pld	W	D	L	TF	PF	PA	+/−	BP	Pts
	2	2	0	0	0	80	8	+72	0	4
	2	1	0	1	0	24	46	−22	0	2
	2	0	0	2	0	10	60	−50	0	0

United States vs South Africa

FB 1 RW 2 RC 3 LC 4 LW 5 SO 6 SH 7 PR 8 HK 9 PR 10 SR 11 SR 12 LF 13 Substitutions: IC 14 IC 15 IC 16 IC 17 Coach:

FB 1 RW 2 RC 3 LC 4 LW 5 FE 6 HB 7 PR 8 HK 9 PR 10 SR 11 SR 12 LK 13 Substitutions: IC 14 IC 15 IC 16 IC 17 Coach:

South Africa vs Jamaica

FB 1 RW 2 RC 3 LC 4 LW 5 SO 6 SH 7 PR 8 HK 9 PR 10 SR 11 SR 12 LF 13 Substitutions: IC 14 IC 15 IC 16 IC 17 Coach:

FB 1 Paul White RW 2 Waine Pryce RC 3 Corey Hanson LC 4 Ryan Grant LW 5 Wayne Rettie FE 6 Karl Pryce HB 7 Jymel Coleman PR 8 Romaine Campbell HK 9 Jamaine Wray PR 10 Jode Sheriffe SR 11 Lamont Bryan SR 12 Daniel Bravo LK 13 Joe Brown Substitutions: IC 14 Richie Barnett IC 15 Roy Calvert IC 16 Tyrone Rowe IC 17 Ross Peltier Coach:

Jamaica vs United States

FB 1 Paul White RW 2 Waine Pryce RC 3 Richie Barnett LC 4 Omari Caro LW 5 Wayne Rettie SO 6 Karl Pryce SH 7 Jymel Coleman PR 8 Lamont Bryan HK 9 Jamaine Wray PR 10 Jode Sheriffe SR 11 Daniel Bravo SR 12 Corey Hanson LF 13 Joe Brown Substitutions: IC 14 Ryan Grant IC 15 Tyrone Rowe IC 16 Ashley Johnson IC 17 Ross Peltier Coach:

FB 1 RW 2 RC 3 LC 4 LW 5 FE 6 HB 7 PR 8 HK 9 PR 10 SR 11 SR 12 LK 13 Substitutions: IC 14 IC 15 IC 16 IC 17 Coach:

Coached by Matt Elliott,^[1] the Tomahawks were leading 6–4 at half time and then shut out the Rugby Reggae Boys for the rest of the game finishing with a total of seven tries to gain a place in their first World Cup tournament.^[2]

Squads

Jamaica

The Jamaica squad as of 22 September 2011 is as follows:

• Coach: Dean Thomas

Club Team	Players
	Wayne Allen, Daley Williams
	Ashley Johnson
	Romaen Campbell, Roy Calvert, Damon Gayle, Ryan Grant, Marvin Thompson
	Joseph Brown
	Jode Sheriffe, Paul White
	Lamont Bryan, Omari Caro
	Ross Peltier
	Richie Barnett, Waine Pryce
	Jymel Coleman, Jamaine Wray
	Danny Bravo, Jamal Chisholm
	Wesley Haughton
	Corey Hanson, Reece Williams
	Karl Pryce
	Carlye Burgher, Jahdeek Clarke, Sandino Hastings, Tyronie Rowe

South Africa

The South Africa squad as at 22 September 2011 is as follows:

• Coach: Steven van Zyl

Club Team	Players
	Henry du Toit, Stevie Meyer, Gerrie Slabber, Christoff Swanepoel
	Francois Greyvensteyn, Christo Joubert, Andre Loader, Andre Olwagen, Rudi Prinsloo
	Pieter Lee
Middelburg Tigers	Johan Fritz
	Christiaan Roets
	Hans du Plessis, Gerhard de Wet, Riaan Engelbrecht, Deon Kraemer, Christo Louw, Siviwe Mpondo, JP Nel, Marcelle Slabbert, Jonothan Soares, Pieter van der Nest, Franco Vermeulen, Rupert Wells

United States

• Coach: Matthew Elliott

Club Team	Players
Aston Bulls	Michael Garvey, Andrew Kneisly, Louis Tulio
	David Marando
	Ryan McGoldrick
	Curtis Cunz, Charles Rizzo, Salesi Tongamoa
	Mark Offerdahl
	Mitchell Stevens
Hawaii Islanders	Keiki Misipeka, Jayson Rego, Joshua Rice
	Apple Pope
Louisville	Nate Smith
	Kelly McGill, Sione Taufa
	Fitz James Adams, Charles Cortalano, Ian Elliott, Justin Ripley, Sean Taylor
	Mark Cantoni
	Leslie Alovili
	Joseph Paulo
	Junior Paulo
Tuggeranong Valley	Stephen Howard
	Daniel Howard
Unattached	David Myles, Matthew Petersen

Notes and References

1. News: Press Association. USA beat Jamaica to secure 2013 Rugby League World Cup berth. 30 October 2011. The Guardian. 24 October 2011.
2. News: Paul. Burrowes. Rugby players encouraged despite whipping by USA. 30 October 2011. Jamaica Observer. 28 October 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111029142848/http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sports/Rugby-players-encouraged-despite-whipping-by-USA_10015470. 2011-10-29. dead.