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{{Infobox rugby league international tournament
| year               = 2000
| title              = Emerging Nations World Championship
| image              = 
| imagesize          = 
| alt                = 
| finalists          = 6
| country            = England
| winners_other      = {{flagicon|GBR}} [[British Amateur Rugby League Association|BARLA]] 
| winners2           =
| count              = 1
| matches            = 9
| attendance         = 8880
| points             = 
| tries              = 
| topscorer-flag     = 
| topscorer          = 
| top try scorer-flag= 
| top try scorer     = 
| tournaments        = Rugby League Emerging Nations World Championship
| last               = [[1995 Rugby League Emerging Nations Tournament|1995]]
| next               = [[2018 Emerging Nations World Championship|2018]]
}}

The '''2000 Emerging Nations World Championship''' was the second edition of [[Rugby League Emerging Nations World Championship|the tournament]] and was held alongside the [[2000 Rugby League World Cup]]. The tournament was won by the [[British Amateur Rugby League Association]] (BARLA).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/emerging-nations-world-cup-2000/summary.html | title=Emerging Nations World Cup 2000 }}</ref> The other five teams involved in the competition had all taken part in the [[2000 Rugby League World Cup qualifying|World Cup qualification]] tournament the previous year.<ref name=planet>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueplanet.com/2000-rugby-league-world-cup/797-2000-rugby-league-world-cup-rlwc|title=2000 Rugby League World Cup - RLWC|last=|first=|date=|website=Rugby League Planet|access-date=8 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160617122017/http://www.rugbyleagueplanet.com/2000-rugby-league-world-cup/797-2000-rugby-league-world-cup-rlwc |archive-date=17 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby-league-maroon-raises-lebanon-s-colours-1128154.html |title=RUGBY LEAGUE: Maroon raises Lebanon's colours |newspaper=The Independent |date=3 November 1999 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240831000429/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby-league-maroon-raises-lebanon-s-colours-1128154.html |archive-date=31 August 2024}}</ref>

==Venues==
The games were played at various venues in [[England]]. The Final was played at [[Tetley's Stadium]] in [[Dewsbury]].

{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto; text-align:center;"
|-
! '''[[Dewsbury]]'''
! [[Halifax, West Yorkshire|Halifax]]
! [[Kingston upon Hull|Hull]]
! [[Featherstone]]
|-
| '''[[Crown Flatt]]'''
| [[The Shay]]
| [[Craven Park, Hull|Craven Park]]
| [[Post Office Road]]
|-
| Capacity: '''5,100'''
| Capacity: '''14,061'''
| Capacity: '''12,225'''
| Capacity: '''9,850'''
|-
| [[File:Tetley stadium.jpg|200px]]
| [[File:The Shay.jpg|200px]]
| [[File:Tour of Sewell Group Craven Park West Stand from South 02.jpg|200px]]
| [[File:Featherstone Rovers Rugby Ground, Featherstone - geograph.org.uk - 223813.jpg|200px]]
|-
! [[Keighley]]
! [[Whitehaven]]
! [[Oxford]]
! [[Wigan]]
|-
| [[Cougar Park]]
| [[Recreation Ground (Whitehaven)|Recreation Ground]]
| [[Court Place Farm]]
| [[Robin Park Arena]]
|-
| Capacity: '''7,800'''
| Capacity: '''7,500'''
| Capacity: '''4,000'''
| Capacity: '''2,000'''
|-
| [[File:CougarPark.jpg|200px]]
| 
| 
| [[File:Wigan skyline 2008.jpg|200px]]
|}

==Group stage==
===Group A===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! Team !! Played !! Won !! Drew !! Lost !! For !! Against !! Diff !! Points
|-
|align=left| {{Flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[British Amateur Rugby League Association|BARLA]] || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 114 || 2 || +112 || 4
|-
|align=left| {{Rl|Morocco}} || 2 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 14 || 68 || −54 || 2
|-
|align=left| {{Rl|Japan}} || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 8 || 66 || −58 || 0
|}

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|stadium   = [[Post Office Road|Lionheart Stadium]], [[Featherstone]]
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|date      = 15 November 2000
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|goal1     =
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|score     = 8–12
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|stadium   = [[Craven Park, Hull|Craven Park]], [[Kingston-upon-Hull|Hull]]
|attendance= 1,488
|referee   = Richard Silverwood ([[Rugby Football League|England]])
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|date      = 17 November 2000
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|goal1     =
|drop1     =
|gfm1      =
|score     = 54–0
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|team2     = {{Rl|Japan}}
|points2   =
|try2      =
|goal2     =
|drop2     =
|gfm2      =
|stadium   = [[Recreation Ground (Whitehaven)|Recreation Ground]], [[Whitehaven]]
|attendance= 1,007
|referee   = Steve Nicholson ([[Rugby Football League|England]])
|manofmatch=
|touch     =
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===Group B===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! Team !! Played !! Won !! Drew !! Lost !! For !! Against !! Diff !! Points
|-
|align=left| {{Rl|Italy}} || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 106 || 22 || +84 || 4
|-
|align=left| {{Rl|United States}} || 2 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 68 || 50 || +18 || 2
|-
|align=left| {{Rl|Canada}} || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 16 || 118 || −102 || 0
|}

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|goal1     =
|drop1     =
|gfm1      =
|score     = 52–10
|report    = [https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/emerging-nations-world-cup-2000/game-1/usa-vs-canada/summary.html Summary]
|team2     = {{Rl|Canada}}
|points2   =
|try2      =
|goal2     =
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|gfm2      =
|stadium   = Court Place Farm, [[Oxford]]
|attendance= 500
|referee   = Nick Oddy ([[Rugby Football League|England]])
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|goal1     =
|drop1     =
|gfm1      =
|score     = 6–66
|report    = [https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/emerging-nations-world-cup-2000/game-3/italy-vs-canada/summary.html Summary]
|team2     = {{Rl|Italy}}
|points2   =
|try2      =
|goal2     =
|drop2     =
|gfm2      =
|stadium   = [[Cougar Park]], [[Keighley]]
|attendance= 1,028
|referee   = Robert Connolly ([[Rugby Football League|England]])
|manofmatch=
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|score     = 40–16
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|stadium   = [[The Shay]], [[Halifax, West Yorkshire|Halifax]]
|attendance= 1,487
|referee   = [[Steve Presley]] ([[Rugby Football League|England]])
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==Knockout stage==
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|event     = Fifth place play-off
|date      = 20 November 2000
|time      = 13:00 [[GMT]] ([[UTC±00:00]])
|team1     = {{Rl-rt|Canada}}
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|try1      = 
|goal1     =
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|score     = 28–12
|report    = [https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/emerging-nations-world-cup-2000/playoff/canada-vs-japan/summary.html Summary]
|team2     = {{Rl|Japan}}
|points2   =
|try2      =
|goal2     =
|drop2     =
|gfm2      =
|stadium   = [[Robin Park Arena]], [[Wigan]]
|attendance= 500
|referee   = Ian Smith ([[Rugby Football League|England]])
|manofmatch=
|touch     =
}}
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|event     = Third place play-off
|date      = 20 November 2000
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|team1     = {{Rl-rt|United States}}
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|try1      = 
|goal1     =
|drop1     =
|gfm1      =
|score     = 50–10 
|report    = [https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/emerging-nations-world-cup-2000/playoff/usa-vs-morocco/summary.html Summary]
|team2     = {{Rl|Morocco}}
|points2   =
|try2      =
|goal2     =
|drop2     =
|gfm2      =
|stadium   = [[Robin Park Arena]], [[Wigan]]
|attendance= 500
|referee   = Graham Shaw ([[Rugby Football League|England]])
|manofmatch=
|touch     =
}}
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|bg        =#eeeeee
|event     = Final
|date      = 20 November 2000
|time      = 17:30 [[GMT]] ([[UTC±00:00]])
|team1     = [[British Amateur Rugby League Association|BARLA]] {{Flagicon|United Kingdom}}
|points1   =
|try1      = 
|goal1     =
|drop1     =
|gfm1      =
|score     = 20–14
|report    = [https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/emerging-nations-world-cup-2000/final/barla-vs-italy/summary.html Summary]
|team2     = {{Rl|Italy}}
|points2   =
|try2      =
|goal2     =
|drop2     =
|gfm2      =
|stadium   = [[Crown Flatt|Tetley's Stadium]], [[Dewsbury]]
|attendance= 1,601
|referee   = Robert Connolly ([[Rugby Football League|England]])
|manofmatch=
|touch     =
}}

==See also==
* [[1995 Rugby League Emerging Nations Tournament]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Rugby League World Cup}}
{{2000 in rugby league}}

[[Category:Rugby League Emerging Nations Tournament]]
[[Category:2000 Rugby League World Cup|Emerging Nations Tournament]]
[[Category:International rugby league competitions hosted by the United Kingdom]]