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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.

The following venues will 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.

Indeed, no mention of SF/Final in that (well, that I can see, but it is early!)

Thought O/T was going to host the final and KC and GS semi's?

To be announced later in the year.

seems an odd decision, typical RFL.

Wembley may get the final ahead of OT.

I don't know where Mark_W got his info, it wasn't that in-depth on the live stream.

I hope not, 30,000 empty seats (+) if so.

Maybe the "newbies" from the Bristol area will fill them

Yes, and its likely to be KC with one of the semis. But what a stupid way to announce this, its like it has been designed to antagonise.

We'll definately get a semi, otherwise we'd have been given a QF.

Totally agree Paul, i think it is nailed on we will get one of the semis, just can`t work out why they couldn`t announce it all in one go

this is the RFL, why make it easy!

a bit like an online press announcement on Monday morning at 08:15, rediculous!!!

I agree with everything other than the word "definately" - this is the RFL we are talking about.

I can't believe that Donny lost out to the likes of Bristol,Limerick,Rochdale and Halifax!
We have a good qulaity stadium withing easy reach of Hull and West Yorkshire.

Mebbe 'cos it's the Rugby League [uWORLD[/u Cup and not the Rugby League Let's All Play In Our Back Yard Cup?

Just a thought like.

Or maybe it's simply because Donny put in a crap bid for a venue

or Doncaster are getting a semi final?

By all accounts the club and council put a lot of effort into the bid. I would have thought that the KM would be a good venue as it is not exactly heartland but is close enough to them to get a decent crowd, and as you have mentioned i live there as well.

Seriously doubt that, after the NZ v England 4 Nations, I reckon 20,000+ venues will be chosen, so my money's on Galpharm & KC

that's my thinking as well, with the final at OT

if we go anywhere near Wembley we're daft.

KC Stadium should definitely get a semi,but i have a feeling the oher semi will be Lancs based,perhaps saints new ground.

18,000 - too small???

It will be a travesty if the semi isn't played in Hull after the success of the 4 nations match, can see the DW getting it tho', we seem to be forgotten about over this side of the country.

Just looked through the list again, would be astounded if there wasn't a game based in London during the world cup so that opens a number of grounds for the SF / Final.

I think the KC will get one of the Semi's as well as a group game, but it may well depend on the schedule for the Tigers, likewise I see the same for the DW, can't set dates/times etc. until the 2012/13 football season is in swing. (or 2013/14)???

actually, that makes no sense, the KC has already been selected for a group game, so the RFL obviously have some other shenanigans going on as far as the S/F and final are concerned.