List of international rugby league teams

This is a list of international rugby league football teams grouped by their status within the Rugby League International Federation (RLIF).

Full members

Full members of the RLIF are classified as tier 2 nations, with the exception of Australia, England and New Zealand, who are tier 1 nations.

NationMonikerTierInternational debutRLIF Rank
 AustraliaKangaroos
1
1908 vs  New Zealand
1
 Cook IslandsKukis
2
1986 vs  Niue
30
 England[lower-alpha 1]Wall of White
1
1904 vs Other Nationalities
3
 FranceLes Chanticleers
2
1934 vs  England
8
 FijiBati
2
1992 vs  Western Samoa
5
 Ireland[lower-alpha 1]Wolfhounds
2
1995 vs  Scotland
11
 ItalyAzzurri
2
1960 vs  Australia
13
 JamaicaReggae Warriors
2
2009 vs  United States
15
 LebanonCedars
2
1998 vs  Japan
9
 New ZealandKiwis
1
1908 vs  Wales
2
 Papua New GuineaKumuls
2
1975 vs  England
10
 Russia[lower-alpha 2]Bears
2
1991 vs  France
19
 Samoa[lower-alpha 3]Toa Samoa
2
1986 vs  Tokelau
6
 Scotland[lower-alpha 1]Bravehearts
2
1995 vs  Ireland
7
 SerbiaWhite Eagles
2
2003 vs  Lebanon
16
 South AfricaRhinos
2
1962 vs  Great Britain
35
 TongaMate Ma'a Tonga
2
1986 vs  Western Samoa
4
 Ukraine
2
2009 vs  Latvia
25
 Wales[lower-alpha 1]Dragons
2
1908 vs  New Zealand
12

Affiliate and observer members

Affiliate and observer members of the RLIF are classified as tier 3 nations.

Ranked nations

The following nations have played a recognised international match and are currently included on the RLIF world rankings.

NationMonikerInternational debutRLIF Rank
 Argentina2017 vs  Colombia39
 BelgiumGolden Lions2009 vs  Catalonia20
 Brazil2017 vs  Chile43
 Bosnia and Herzegovina2014 vs  Greece
 Bulgaria2017 vs  Greece46
 CanadaWolverines1987 vs  United States17
 ChileWeichafes[1]2016 vs  El Salvador32
 Colombia2017 vs  Argentina40
 Czech Republic2006 vs  Serbia26
 Denmark2009 vs  Norway34
 El Salvador2016 vs  Chile37
 Germany2006 vs  Austria28
 Greece2003 vs  New Caledonia23
 Hong KongThunder2017 vs  Japan45
 HungaryBulls2011 vs  Czech Republic29
 JapanSamurais1998 vs  Lebanon41
 Latvia2007 vs  Estonia47
 MaltaKnights2005 vs  Greece18
 Morocco1995 vs  Moldova48
 Netherlands2004 vs  Serbia27
 Niue1986 vs  Cook Islands33
 Norway2009 vs  Denmark22
 PhilippinesTamaraws2012 vs  Thailand24
 Poland2018 vs  Norway
 Solomon Islands2013 vs  Vanuatu42
 Spain2014 vs  Belgium21
 Sweden2010 vs  Norway31
 Thailand2012 vs  Philippines38
 Turkey2016 vs  Greece unofficial match
 United StatesHawks[2]1954 vs  France14
 Uruguay2017 vs  Hungary44
 Vanuatu2012 vs  Greece36

Unranked nations

The following nations have played an international match but are not currently included in the RLIF world rankings, for a variety of reasons.

NationMonikerInternational debut
 Albania
 American Samoa1988 vs  Tonga
 Austria2006 vs  Germany
 Burundi2018 vs  Democratic Republic of the Congo unofficial match
 Cameroon
 Democratic Republic of the Congo2018 vs  Burundi unofficial match
 Estonia2006 vs  Germany
 Ethiopia
 Georgia2005 vs  Netherlands
 Ghana
 India
 Kenya2014 vs Lega Italiana Rugby Football League
 Mexico
 Moldova1993 vs  France
 Montenegro
 New Caledonia2003 vs  Greece
 Pakistan
 Peru
 PortugalRoosters2007 vs  Malta
 Sierra Leone
 United Arab Emirates

Autonomous regions, partially-recognised and unrecognised countries

The following nations have played an international match but are not currently included in the RLIF world rankings, for a variety of reasons.

NationMonikerInternational debut
 Catalonia2008 vs  Morocco
 Republika Srpska
 Tokelau1988 vs  Western Samoa
 Norfolk Island1992 vs  New Zealand Māori
 West Indies2004 vs  South Africa


Women's teams

The following is a list of nations that compete internationally in women's rugby league.

NationMonikerInternational debutRLIF Rank
AustraliaJillaroos1
CanadaRavens2017 vs New Zealand4
Cook IslandsMoana5
EnglandLionessess3
France7
Great BritainLionessess
Italy2017 vs Lebanon8
LebanonJunipers2017 vs Italy9
New ZealandKiwi Ferns2
Papua New GuineaOrchids6
SamoaFetu Samoa
Tonga

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 At the beginning of the 2008 international season,  Great Britain was split to form England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales on a permanent basis, having previously competed as subsidiaries of Great Britain.
  2. Making their international debut in 1993, Russia inherited the results of the Soviet Union and the Commonwealth of Independent States.
  3. Samoa were known as Western Samoa prior to 1997.

References

  1. "What's in a name? Weichafes or Caciques?". LatinHeatRL.com. 2 February 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  2. "Hawks swoop in for new USA National Team Name". USARL.org. 29 May 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
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