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Lebanon: [[Ali Allouche]] was a late replacement for suspended hooker [[Jamie Clark (rugby league, born 1980)|Jamie Clark]].<ref>[http://www.rlef.eu.com/news/article/1160/2017-rlwcq---mea-game 2017 RLWCQ - MEA GAME 1: SOUTH AFRICA V LEBANON – PREVIEW]</ref>


== Match 2 ==
== Match 2 ==

Revision as of 20:50, 25 October 2015

2017 RLWC qualification (Middle East-Africa play-off)
Südafrika Libanon
Südafrika Libanon
- -
First test
Südafrika Libanon
12 40
Date25 October 2015
VenueBosman Stadium, Brakpan, Pretoria
Man of the MatchLibanon Elias Sukkar
RefereeEngland Phil Bentham
Second test
Libanon Südafrika
- -
Date31 October 2015
VenueBosman Stadium, Brakpan, Pretoria

The 2017 Rugby League World Cup Middle East-Africa qualification play-off is a two-match rugby league series, with the winner qualifying for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup. The matches will be between South Africa and Lebanon and be played at Brakpan Stadium in Pretoria, South Africa on 25 and 31 October 2015.

Übersicht

On 3 October 2014, the 2017 Rugby League World Cup qualifying competition was announced with one qualification spot being granted to the Middle East-Africa region.[1]

Initially a one-off play off match in the Dubai Sports City complex was announced.[2] However the match was cancelled after the head of the Emirates rugby league, Sol Mokdad, was arrested following a complaint from UAE rugby union officials.

South Africa was subsequently given the hosting rights for the qualification fixtures. South Africa RL president Kobus Botha stated that the “SARL is extremely excited about hosting this highly prestigious World Cup Qualifier... We hope that this is the first of many such tournaments and a small glimpse into what South Africa can offer as a potential host country for the 2021 World Cup.”[3]

Squads

Both teams picked strong preliminary train-on squads with the South Africans picked what they believed was “a strong, healthy and balanced train-on squad” which contained domestic players as well as the eligible South African players based in Australia's reserve grade competitions.[4] The Lebanese selected eligible NRL players along with other reserve grade, domestic and unattached players.[5]

Südafrika

The South Africa squad as of 13 October 2015[6] is as follows:

Club Team Players
Südafrika Barberton Bulldogs Jaice Terblanche
Australien Burleigh Bears Shane Gillham
Südafrika Cape Town Hyenas Shuab Samaai
Australien Emerald Tigers Jason King
Südafrika Harlequins Rugby League Club Deon Kraemer, Jean Coetzer, Jean-Pierre Nel
Südafrika Northern Bulls Marcell Viljoen, Rudolph Prinsloo, Theo Rhodes
Südafrika UP-Tuks RLC Christo Louw, Dwayne Botma, Johan Joubert, Nardus Raubenheimer, Ruaan Du Preez, Rupert Wells
Australien Wentworthville Magpies Louis Musson
Australien West Coast Pirates Bradley Williams, Halvor Harris
Australien Wynnum Manly Seagulls Gideon Mzembe

Libanon

The Lebanon squad as of 17 October 2015[7][8] is as follows:

Club Team Players
Libanon AUB Toufic El Hajj
Australien Asquith Magpies Mark Daoud
Australien Auburn Warriors Jamie Clark, Richard Coorey, Ead Kassem, Elias Sukkar
Australien Guildford Owls Chris Saab
Australien Hills James Boustani
Libanon Jounieh RLFC Ray Finan, Robin Hachache
Australien Melbourne Storm Travis Robinson
Australien Newcastle Knights James Elias
Australien Newtown Jets Daniel Abou Sleiman, Ahmad Ellaz, Tarek El Masri, Ray Moujalli
Australien Wentworthville Magpies Nick Kassis, Mitchell Mamary
Libanon Wolves RLFC Wael Harb
Unattached Adham El Zbaidieh

Match 1

25 October 2015
Südafrika  12 – 40  Libanon
Try: Joubert 12'
King 56'
Raubenheimer 73'
Goal: Williams (0/2)
Coetzer (0/1) 		Bericht
 Try: Robinson (3) 3' c, 33', 78' c
Saab 17' c
Abou-Sleiman 21' c
Mamary 59' c
El Masri 63' c
Goal: Boustani (6/7) 4', 18', 22', 60', 64', 79'
Brakpan Stadium, Brakpan
Referee: England Phil Bentham
Player of the Match: Elias Sukkar (Lebanon)
FB 1 Jason King
RW 2 Gideon Mzembe
RC 3 Johan Joubert
LC 4 Jean Coetzer
LW 5 Shuab Samaai
SO 6 Theo Rhodes
SH 7 Bradley Williams
PR 8 Jaice Terblanche
HK 9 Marcell Viljoen
PR 10 Louis Musson
SR 11 Dwayne Botma
SR 12 Halvor Harris
LF 13 Shane Gillham
Substitutions:
IC 14 Nardus Raubenheimer
IC 15 Rupert Wells
IC 16 Rudolph Prinsloo
IC 17 Jean-Pierre Nel
Coach:
Australien Brian Greige
FB 1 Daniel Abou Sleiman
RW 2 Adham El Zbaidieh
RC 3 Tarek El Masri
LC 4 Chris Saab
LW 5 Travis Robinson
FE 6 Mark Daoud
HB 7 James Boustani
PR 8 Mitchell Mamary
HK 9 Ali Allouche
PR 10 Ray Moujalli
SR 11 Elias Sukkar
SR 12 Nick Kassis
LK 13 Ahmad Ellaz
Substitutions:
IC 14 Richard Coorey
IC 15 James Elias
IC 16 Wael Harb
IC 17 Robin Hachache
Coach:
Australien Darren Maroon

Lebanon: Ali Allouche was a late replacement for suspended hooker Jamie Clark.[9]

Match 2

31 October 2015
Südafrika  -  Libanon
Try: -
 Try:
Brakpan Stadium, Brakpan
Referee: -
Player of the Match: -
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:
Australien Brian Greige
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:
Australien Darren Maroon

References

  1. ^ QUALIFICATION DETAILS FOR 2017 RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP ANNOUNCED, rlef.eu.com, 3 August 2014
  2. ^ Dubai to host RLWC2017 Qualifier, rlif.com, 19 April 2015
  3. ^ Venue changed for Middle East-Africa RLWC qualifier, aprlc.com, 24 July 2015
  4. ^ SARL NAME TRAIN-ON SQUAD FOR WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS, rlef.eu.com, 6 October 2015
  5. ^ LEBANON NAME INITIAL SQUAD FOR WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS, rlef.eu.com, 1 October 2015
  6. ^ SOUTH AFRICA ANNOUNCE 20-MAN WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS SQUAD
  7. ^ ROBINSON BROTHERS HEADLINE STRONG LEBANON SQUAD
  8. ^ ROBINSON WITHDRAWAL DISRUPTS LEBANON PREPARATIONS
  9. ^ 2017 RLWCQ - MEA GAME 1: SOUTH AFRICA V LEBANON – PREVIEW
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