El Salvador national rugby league team

El Salvador
Badge of El Salvador team
Team information
Nickname El Trueno Azul
Governing body -
Region -
Head coach Fredy Salvador Arteaga Figueroa
Captain Alvaro Alarcon
Most caps Eric Orellana
Top try-scorer Daniel Godinez (5)
Top point-scorer Alvaro Alarcon, Daniel Godinez (20)
RLIF ranking -th
Team results
First international
 Chile 58–20 El Salvador 
(Sydney, Australia; 31 January 2015)
Biggest win
 Uruguay 10-46 El Salvador 
(Sydney, Australia; 30 October 2017)
Biggest defeat
 Chile 58–20 El Salvador 
(Sydney, Australia; 31 January 2015)
World Cup
Appearances 0 (first time in -)
Best result -

The El Salvador national rugby league team (Spanish: rugby league equipo nacional de El Salvador), nicknamed El Trueno Azul (English: Blue Thunder), represents El Salvador in rugby league. They had their first international 9's tournament in 2015 in Australia along with Chile in Latin America at the Cabramatta International Nines.[1]

History

Official Rankings as of July 2018
RankChange*TeamPts%
1 Steady Australia100.0
2 Steady New Zealand72.7
3 Steady England70.4
4 Steady Tonga28.0
5 Steady Fiji25.8
6 Steady Samoa25.5
7 Steady Scotland24.5
8 Steady France18.3
9 Steady Lebanon13.9
10 Steady Papua New Guinea12.4
11 Steady Ireland10.6
12 Steady Wales8.0
13 Steady Italy7.4
14 Steady United States7.1
15 Steady Jamaica5.2
16 Increase 1 Canada5.1
17 Decrease 1 Serbia4.4
18 Steady Malta3.8
19 Increase 3 Norway2.7
20 Decrease 1 Russia2.6
21 Increase 8 Hungary2.3
22 Decrease 1 Spain2.3
23 Decrease 3 Belgium2.3
24 Increase 2 Czech Republic2.2
25 Steady Ukraine2.1
26 Decrease 3 Greece1.9
27 Decrease 3 Philippines1.9
28 Decrease 1 Netherlands1.4
29 Increase 2 Sweden1.4
30 Decrease 2 Germany1.3
31 Decrease 1 Cook Islands1.3
32 Rise 3 South Africa1.3
33 Decrease 1 Chile1.2
34 Decrease 1 Niue1.1
35 Decrease 1 Denmark0.8
36 Steady Vanuatu0.8
37 Steady El Salvador0.7
38 Steady Thailand0.7
39 Steady Argentina0.6
40 Steady Colombia0.6
41 Steady Japan0.4
42 Steady Solomon Islands0.4
43 Steady Brazil0.3
44 Steady Uruguay0.3
45 Steady Hong Kong0.2
46 Steady Bulgaria0.1
47 Steady Latvia0.1
48 Steady Morocco0.0
*Change from December 2017

Rugby League Has yet to be played on El Salvador soil but efforts are in place to bring rugby league to Central and South America through the Latin Heat Rugby League. In the very first full Latino team 4 Salvadorans were included.[2] After the Latin Heat fielded enough Salvadoran players to make up a Rugby league nines team they entered into the Cabramatta International Nines tournament in 2015.[1]

On October 17, 2015 The El Salvador national rugby league team competed in the first ever Latino Rugby League Sevens Tournament on 17 October 2015. They finished with one win and one loss.[3]

The El Salvador national rugby league team entered the 2016 Cabramatta International Nines on the 30th of January with a 15-man squad. Their pool consisted of Ireland, DV Koori and Malta.[4][5][6]

On June 11, 2016 The Trueno Azul made their full 13-a-side debut playing latino rivals Chile at Henson Park, Sydney. El Salvador lost 58 - 20.

Current squad

The El Salvador national team squad selected for the 2016 Cabramatta International Nines tournament.

Other Nat. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Pts
Australia Wing Javier Alarcon 20 July 1995 3 0
Australia Wing Eric Orellana 3 June 1991 8 0
Australia Centre,Second-row Michael Alarcon 14 February 1995 5 4
Australia Centre,Wing Michael Zamora-Rivera 19 June 1991 3 0
Australia Five-eighth Miguel Gonzalez 31 August 1990 3 4
Australia Halfback Alvaro Alarcon 21 February 1991 5 20
Australia Prop Fredy Artega Figueroa 22 March 1981 5 6
Australia Prop JC Mendez 29 January 1993 5 0
Australia Prop Josh Guzman 1 September 1998 8 0
Australia Prop Roque-Joel Perez Mejia 13 December 1988 6 0
Australia Hooker Ronnie Rivas 18 June 1983 6 0
Australia Second-row Walter Godinez 23 November 1974 8 0
USA Second-row Edgar Ayala 28 August 1992 3 0
Australia Second-row Junior Alarcon 31 July 1997 5 4
Australia Lock Daniel Godinez 31 March 1985 6 20

Record

Below is table of the representative rugby league nines matches played by El Salvador up until 12 October 2015:[7]

Opponent Played Won Lost Drawn Win % For Aga Diff
 American Samoa1-1-0%446-42
 Chile1-1-0%2034-14
 Malta1-1-0%430-26
 Niue1-1-0%1024-14
 Thailand1-1-0%1020-10
 Uruguay110-100%22148
Total514-17.667%70164-98


The following is a table of full 13-a-side test matches.

Opponent Played Won Lost Drawn Win % For Aga Diff
 Chile1-1-0%2058-38
 Uruguay1-1-0%461036
Total101-0%2058-38

See also

References

  1. 1 2 NRL. "Cabra 9s Results - NSWRL". nswrl.com.au. Retrieved 2015-10-12.
  2. ↑ http://www.qt.com.au/news/salvadoran-brothers-will-turn-up-heat/2142227/
  3. ↑ "Latin Heat Rugby League | Latino Rugby League Festival for Sydney". latinheatrl.com. Retrieved 2015-10-12.
  4. ↑ http://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2016/01/27/six_new_nations_to_l.html
  5. ↑ http://www.nrl.com/south-america-emerges-as-international-force/tabid/10874/newsid/91378/default.aspx
  6. ↑ http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2015/s4398049.htm
  7. ↑ http://www.asiapacificrl.com/2015/10/18/chile-claim-inaugural-latino-sevens-tournament/

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