Jamaica national rugby league team

Jamaica
Badge of Jamaica team
Team information
Nickname Reggae Warriors
Governing body Jamaica Rugby League Association
Region Americas
Head coach Romeo Monteith
Most caps Tyronie Rowe (10)
Top try-scorer Wayne Reittie (6)
Top point-scorer Jymel Coleman (26)
Home stadium University of the West Indies
RLIF ranking 15th
Team results
First international
 United States 37–22 Jamaica 
(Jacksonville, Florida, US; 14 November 2009)
Biggest win
Jamaica  68-16  Ireland
(Bray, Ireland; 16 October 2016)
Biggest defeat
 United States 54-4 Jamaica 
(Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, US; 23 July 2016)

The Jamaica national rugby league team represents Jamaica in international rugby league football tournaments. The team made their full international debut at the 2009 Atlantic Cup in Jacksonville, Florida, playing against the United States. Prior to this they had played matches against touring sides from England and Australia. The team plays in yellow jerseys with green shorts and green socks. It is largely made up of players from the Jamaican domestic competition and heritage players from the English leagues.

History

In July 2004 the Jamaica Rugby League Association was born. In 2005 a domestic competition was formed featuring four teams (Duhaney Park Sharks, Vauxhall Vultures, Jamaica Defence Force and Olympic Angels), and in 2006 a representative side was selected for the first time to play against a touring side from the West Yorkshire Police.

An Intercollegiate competition was launched in 2010 and now features six Universities and Colleges (University of the West Indies, University of Technology, Mico University College, Portmore Community College, GC Foster College and Excelsior Community College). There is also a thriving junior program with a number of High Schools and Primary Schools playing the sport. There is also a Division 2 competition featuring.

Jamaica played their first full international game against the United States national side in Jacksonville, Florida in the 2009 Atlantic Cup. In October that year, Jamaica got their first victory at international level against Canada as part of the 2010 Atlantic Cup.[1]

In 2011 Jamaica entered the Rugby League World Cup for the first time as they contested the 2013 Rugby League World Cup qualifying Atlantic section, they failed to qualify after defeating South Africa and losing to the United States.

In 2015 Jamaica aimed to revive their 2011 disappointment and succeed Americas qualification in order to qualify for their first ever World Cup in 2017 but were ultimately unsuccessful.

All-time Results Record

TeamFirst PlayedPlayedWinDrawLoss%Last meeting
 Canada2010821525%2017
 Ireland20161100100%2016
 South Africa20111100100%2011
 United States200960060%2017
 Wales201610100%2016
 France201710010%2017
DateHomeScoreAwayCompetitionVenueAttendance
14 November 2009 United States37 – 22 Jamaica2009 Atlantic Cup[2]United States Hodges Stadium, Jacksonville3,500
16 November 2010 United States36 – 26 Jamaica2010 Atlantic Cup[3][4]United States Hodges Stadium, Jacksonville500
18 November 2010 Canada12 – 32 JamaicaUnited States Hodges Stadium, Jacksonville800
31 July 2011 Canada40 – 10 JamaicaCaribbean Carnival Cup[5]Canada Fletcher's Field, Ontario1,500
19 October 2011 South Africa6 – 20 Jamaica2013 Rugby League World Cup qualifying[6][7]United States Campbell's Field, New Jersey
23 October 2011 United States40 – 4 JamaicaUnited States Campbell's Field, New Jersey800
21 July 2012 Canada18 – 12 JamaicaCaribbean Carnival Cup[8]Canada Lamport Stadium, Toronto4,630
20 July 2013 Canada38 – 14 JamaicaCaribbean Carnival Cup[9]Canada Lamport Stadium, Toronto5,700
19 July 2014 Canada24 – 20 JamaicaCaribbean Carnival Cup[10]Canada Lamport Stadium, Toronto3,129
4 December 2015 United States20 – 14 Jamaica2017 Rugby League World Cup qualifying[11][12]United States Hodges Stadium, Jacksonville
8 December 2015 Canada18 – 18 JamaicaUnited States Spec Martin Stadium, DeLand
16 July 2016 Canada38 – 2 Jamaica2016 America's Cup[13][14]United States Falls Township Park, Levittown
23 July 2016 United States54 – 4 JamaicaUnited States AA Garthwaite Stadium, Conshohocken
16 October 2016 Ireland16 – 68 JamaicaFriendly[15]Republic of Ireland Carlisle Grounds, Bray
21 October 2016 Wales16 – 16 JamaicaFriendly[16]England Belle Vue, Wakefield1,378
22 July 2017 United States48 – 6 Jamaica2017 America's Cup[17][18]United States Hodges Stadium, Jacksonvillen/a
29 August 2017 Jamaica28 – 14 CanadaJamaica University of the West Indies, Kingston1,500
13 October 2017 France34 – 12 JamaicaFriendlyFrance Stade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan

Current Squad

Jamaica squad vs France in October 2017.[19]

Player Club
Mo Agoro Newcastle Thunder
Richie Barnett Doncaster R.L.F.C.
Alex Brown Bradford Bulls
Joseph Brown Newcastle Thunder
Michael Brown London Skolars
Lamont Bryan London Skolars
Omari Caro London Skolars
Jermaine Coleman London Skolars
Jymel Coleman London Skolars
Ashton Golding Leeds Rhinos
Jamal Goodall Castleford Tigers
Aaron Jones-Bishop Doncaster R.L.F.C.
Malikhi Lloyd-Jones Gloucestershire All Golds
Jon Magrin Sheffield Eagles
Jacob Ogden London Broncos
Ross Peltier Bradford Bulls
Jode Sheriffe Dewsbury Rams
Daniel Thomas Dewsbury Rams
Keenen Tomlinson Unattached
Kadeem Williams Gloucestershire All Golds

Notable players

The following is a list of Jamaican representative players who have played in a top-tier professional rugby league competition i.e. the National Rugby League and/or the Super League:

See also

References

  1. ↑ Burrowes, Paul (12 April 2011). "SVL boosts national rugby team with $100,000 sponsorship". Jamaica Observer. Archived from the original on 14 April 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
  4. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
  5. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
  6. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 22 October 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
  7. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 29 October 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
  8. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 October 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  9. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 October 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  10. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 October 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  11. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 14 October 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  12. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 14 October 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  13. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 14 October 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  14. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 October 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  15. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 14 October 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  16. ↑ "Rugby League international friendly: Wales 16-16 Jamaica". Bbc.co.uk. 21 October 2016.
  17. ↑ "USA Hawks defeat Jamaica in Florida". Rlif.com.
  18. ↑ "Historic win for Jamaica in home test match". Rlif.com.
  19. ↑ "Golding named in Jamaica side to take on France". Leeds Rhinos. 12 October 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
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