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RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP 2013 - VENUES ANNOUNCED 

After 12 months of the bidding process the Rugby League International Federation announced on 25 November the venues for the 2013 Rugby League World Cup. This celebration of international rugby league will be held across 4 countries with matches played in the following 18 venues in England, Wales, Ireland and France.
Details of the venues for the opening ceremony, the semi-finals and the final will be confirmed early in the New Year. Director of the Rugby League World Cup 2013 Tournament, Nigel Wood announced:

“We have had to make some tough decisions, but we are absolutely delighted to award each of the 22 successful candidates a Host Mark for the 2013 Rugby League World Cup.We are excited that the tournament will visit established world class Rugby League venues, but will also visit some new locations, including Bristol and Whitehaven, where we see unique opportunities to grow the game and for the 2013 tournament to deliver a lasting legacy for our sport.

Following some excellent bids, we have also taken the decision to include tournament hosts from France and Ireland, for selected group games. We believe the inclusion of Limerick, Avignon and Perpignan will continue the international development of the game and ensure the 2013 Rugby League World Cup is the most successful in the competition’s history.” 

Venues to host 2013 Rugby League World Cup matches:

• Avignon -The Parc des Sports Stadium will host a group match. 
• Bristol - The Memorial Ground will stage a group match with the city also hosting a team base camp. Filton College will be used as a team training venue. 
• Calderdale - The Shay Stadium in Halifax will host a group match. 
• Copeland - The new Pow Beck Stadium in Whitehaven will host group matches with the Cumbria Sports Academy being used as a team training venue. 
• Hull - Both the KC Stadium and Craven Park will host group matches with the city also hosting two team base camps and team training venues. 
• Kirklees -The Galpharm Stadium will host a group match. 
• Leeds - Headingley Carnegie Stadium will host a group match and a quarter-final with two teams setting up team base camps in the city along with a team training venue being utilised. 
• Limerick - Thomond Park will host a group match. 
• Perpignan - The Stade Gilbert Brutus will host a group match. 
• Neath - The Gnoll will host a group match. 
• Rochdale - Spotland Stadium will host a group match. 
• Salford -The new City of Salford Stadium will host a group match and the city will also host a team base camp. 
• St Helens -The new Langtree Park Stadium will host a group match. 
• Warrington -The Halliwell Jones Stadium will host a group match and quarter-final. The town will also host a team base camp and the University of Chester will be used as a team training venue. 
• Wigan -The Leigh Sports Village will host a group match and will be used as a training venue. The DW Stadium will host a quarter-final. 
• Wrexham -The Glyndŵr University Racecourse Stadium will host a group match and a quarter final. Wrexham will also host a team base camp and training venue.
   

Venues to host teams during the 2013 Rugby League World Cup:

• Allerdale - Workington will host a team base camp. 

• Bolton - Bolton will be a team base camp with Bolton Arena’s facilities used as a team training venue. 

• Bradford -The Bulls Tong High School facilities in Bradford will be used as a team training venue. 

• Halton - Widnes will host a team base camp and the Stobart Stadium will be a training venue. Due to synthetic turf pitches not being sanctioned by the Rugby League International Federation the stadium is not allowed to stage a match. 

• Manchester - Manchester will host a team base camp and will also provide a team training venue. 

• Preston - The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) will provide team training facilities at UCLan Sports Arena with Preston also hosting a team base camp.