2017 FMRL World Cup

2017 FMRL World Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Vyktory
Teams	10 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)	8 (in 7 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Senya (2nd title)
Runners-up	Birgeshir
Third place	Mercury
Fourth place	Nova English Korea
← 2015 2018 →

The 2017 FMRL World Cup will be the fifth edition of Rugby League World Cup.

Hosts

Stadiums

• Georgetown Stadium, Georgetown
• Harrisville Rectangular Stadium, Harrisville
• Hyde Park, Hyde
• Jamestown Stadium, Jamestown
• Lionsgate Stadium, Lionsgate
• Rogerton Stadium, Rogerton
• Stamford Arena, Stamford
• Vyktory National Football Stadium, Jamestown

Qualification

The 2017 qualification tournament featured 17 teams competing for the 7 available spots in the finals. The top 2 finishers in the 2015 edition and the hosts, Vyktory qualified automatically.

Qualified teams

• Birgeshir
• Craitland
• Gerenia
• Lamantia (qualified as Fort Kolgrad)
• Mercury

• North Antarctica (runners-up)
• Nova English Korea
• Senya (holders)
• Tellia
• Vyktory (hosts)

Group stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
Birgeshir	4	4	0	0	126	52	+74	8	Advances to qualifying quarter-finals
Craitland	4	2	1	1	88	76	+12	5
Senya	4	2	0	2	124	68	+56	4	Advances to elimination quarter-finals
Vyktory	4	1	0	3	72	104	−32	2	Advances to play-off round
Lamantia	4	0	1	3	44	154	−110	1

Craitland v Vyktory

28 October 2017

Craitland	22 – 10	Vyktory

Harrisville Rectangular Stadium Attendance: 50,698

Lamantia v Senya

28 October 2017

Lamantia	0 – 52	Senya

Georgetown Stadium Attendance: 12,735

Vyktory v Lamantia

4 November 2017

Vyktory	40 – 16	Lamantia

Jamestown Stadium Attendance: 26,541

Birgeshir v Craitland

4 November 2017

Birgeshir	24 – 16	Craitland

Georgetown Stadium Attendance: 12,760

Lamantia v Birgeshir

11 November 2017

Lamantia	6 – 40	Birgeshir

Jamestown Stadium Attendance: 11,880

Senya v Vyktory

11 November 2017

Senya	36 – 8	Vyktory

Georgetown Stadium Attendance: 12,760

Birgeshir v Senya

18 November 2017

Birgeshir	32 – 16	Senya

Hyde Park Attendance: 13,200

Craitland v Lamantia

18 November 2017

Craitland	22 – 22	Lamantia

Georgetown Stadium Attendance: 13,340

Senya v Craitland

25 November 2017

Senya	20 – 28	Craitland

Hyde Park Attendance: 18,000

Vyktory v Birgeshir

25 November 2017

Vyktory	14 – 30	Birgeshir

Hyde Park Attendance: 19,200

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
Mercury	4	3	0	1	120	64	+56	6	Advances to qualifying quarter-finals
Nova English Korea	4	3	0	1	110	104	+6	6
Gerenia	4	2	0	2	86	88	−2	4	Advances to elimination quarter-finals
North Antarctica	4	1	0	3	90	118	−28	2	Advances to play-off round
Tellia	4	1	0	3	86	120	−34	2

Mercury v Tellia

29 October 2017

Mercury	36 – 10	Tellia

Harrisville Rectangular Stadium Attendance: 28,850

North Antarctica v Nova English Korea

29 October 2017

North Antarctica	24 – 36	Nova English Korea

Jamestown Stadium Attendance: 11,880

Tellia v North Antarctica

5 November 2017

Tellia	26 – 30	North Antarctica

Jamestown Stadium Attendance: 11,988

Gerenia v Mercury

5 November 2017

Gerenia	22 – 18	Mercury

Harrisville Rectangular Stadium Attendance: 18,850

North Antarctica v Gerenia

12 November 2017

North Antarctica	18 – 28	Gerenia

Georgetown Stadium Attendance: 12,760

Nova English Korea v Tellia

12 November 2017

Nova English Korea	36 – 24	Tellia

Hyde Park Attendance: 13,820

Gerenia v Nova English Korea

19 November 2017

Gerenia	18 – 24	Nova English Korea

Jamestown Stadium Attendance: 12,109

Mercury v North Antarctica

19 November 2017

Mercury	28 – 18	North Antarctica

Harrisville Rectangular Stadium Attendance: 21,300

Nova English Korea v Mercury

26 November 2017

Nova English Korea	14 – 38	Mercury

Stamford Arena Attendance: 23,607

Tellia v Gerenia

26 November 2017

Tellia	26 – 18	Gerenia

Stamford Arena Attendance: 20,876

Knockout stage

Play-off round

Vyktory v Tellia

29 November 2017

Vyktory	26 – 22	Tellia

Stamford Arena Attendance: 25,789

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North Antarctica v Lamantia

29 November 2017

North Antarctica	18 – 22	Lamantia

Stamford Arena Attendance: 21,800

Quarter-finals

Qualifying quarter-finals

Birgeshir v Nova English Korea

2 December 2017

Birgeshir	18 – 34	Nova English Korea

Rogerton Stadium Attendance: 31,050

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Mercury v Craitland

2 December 2017

Mercury	18 – 14	Craitland

Harrisville Rectangular Stadium Attendance: 31,850

Elimination quarter-finals

Senya v Lamantia

3 December 2017

Senya	28 – 14	Lamantia

Stamford Arena Attendance: 20,500

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Gerenia v Vyktory

3 December 2017

Gerenia	32 – 18	Vyktory

Hyde Park Attendance: 28,200

Repechage round

Birgeshir v Gerenia

6 December 2017

Birgeshir	24 – 20	Gerenia

Georgetown Stadium Attendance: 32,160

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Craitland v Senya

6 December 2017

Craitland	24 – 30	Senya

Jamestown Stadium Attendance: 32,469

Semi-finals

Nova English Korea v Senya

9 December 2017

Nova English Korea	24 – 28	Senya

Lionsgate Stadium Attendance: 35,792

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Mercury v Birgeshir

10 December 2017

Mercury	16 – 28	Birgeshir

Lionsgate Stadium Attendance: 39,511

Third-place play-off

Nova English Korea v Mercury

16 December 2017

Nova English Korea	24 – 34	Mercury

Rogerton Stadium Attendance: 21,285

Final

Senya v Birgeshir

17 December 2017

Senya	28 – 22	Birgeshir

Vyktory National Football Stadium Attendance: 68,628

2017 FMRL World Cup Winners
SenyaSecond title