▁North ▁West ▁Mer it ▁League . ▁▁ ▁Cre we ▁& ▁N ant wich ▁Ste am ers ▁failed ▁to ▁complete ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁season ▁in ▁the ▁North ▁West ▁regional ▁division . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Official ▁site ▁of ▁Cre we ▁& ▁N ant wich ▁Ste am ers ▁ ▁Category : R ugby ▁League ▁Conference ▁teams ▁Category : R ugby ▁league ▁teams ▁in ▁Ch esh ire ▁Category : R ugby ▁clubs ▁established ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁qual ification ▁process ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁Rugby ▁World ▁Cup ▁in ▁Japan ▁began ▁during ▁the ▁pool ▁stages ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁tournament ▁in ▁England , ▁during ▁which ▁the ▁top ▁three ▁teams ▁from ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁four ▁po ols ▁were ▁awarded ▁automatic ▁qual ification ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁event . ▁A ▁further ▁eight ▁teams ▁qualified ▁through ▁regional , ▁cross - reg ional ▁tournament s ▁and ▁the ▁repe ch age ▁process . ▁ ▁The ▁qual ifying ▁matches ▁began ▁on ▁ 5 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁when ▁J ama ica ▁defeated ▁Saint ▁Vincent ▁and ▁the ▁Gren ad ines ▁ 4 8 – 0 . ▁Symbol ically , ▁the ▁ref eree ▁for ▁the ▁match ▁was ▁N ig el ▁O w ens , ▁who ▁had ▁ref ere ed ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁Rugby ▁World ▁Cup ▁Final ▁five ▁months ▁earlier . ▁ ▁Qual ified ▁teams ▁ ▁Qual ification ▁process ▁Following ▁confirm ation ▁of ▁the ▁twelve ▁automatically ▁qualified ▁teams ▁from ▁the ▁ 2 0 1