Belgium national rugby league team

The Belgium national rugby league team represents Belgium in the sport of rugby league football.

Belgium
Team information
NicknameGolden Lions
Governing bodyRugby League Belgium
RegionEurope
Head coachTony Benson
CaptainDamien Parée
Home stadiumCentre Sportif de Neder Over Hembeek
RLIF ranking23rd
Uniforms
First colours
Team results
First game
 Belgium 28–22 Catalonia 
(Wavre, Belgium; 25 July 2009)
Biggest win
 Belgium 60–12 Netherlands 
(Rotterdam, Netherlands; 2 May 2015)
Biggest defeat
 Spain 54–10 Belgium 
(Moncada, Spain; 8 June 2014)

For more Belgian stats, news, team results and more visit Belgium's RLEF Page.

History

The success of the 2008 Rugby League World Cup resulted in a popularity surge for the sport around the world. As a result, a number of new nations took up the sport. Belgium followed this trend in 2009.[1] Rugby League Belgium was started with a single franchise, Brabant Wallon Wavre Rugby XIII, and the creation of a national side to participate in the RLEF Euro Med Challenge and other international matches.[2]

Under new President Yves-Michael Kazadi, Belgium were granted observer membership of the Rugby League European Federation in June 2013.[3]

International Results

Their first international competition was in the 2009 RLEF Euro Med Challenge against Catalonia and Morocco.[4] In their very first international, Belgium defeated Catalonia in front of a home crowd in Wavre. Belgium came in second in the Euro Med Challenge 2009, losing to Morocco 46-12. Following this tournament, the national team took a 4-year hiatus before being granted affiliate RLEF membership and returning to international competition in 2013.

National Team Results

YearDateResultVenueCityAttendanceCompetition
200925 JulyBelgium def. Catalonia 28-22Wavre, BelgiumEuro-Med Challenge
200915 AugustMorocco def. Belgium 46-16Beziers, FranceEuro-Med Challenge
201329 JuneBelgium def. Netherlands 22-6 match reportDelft, NetherlandsInternational friendly
201424 MaySpain def. Belgium 12-10 match reportCentre SportifNeder-Over-Heembeek, BelgiumInternational friendly
20148 JuneSpain def. Belgium 54-10 match reportCampo de Rugby la PelosaMoncada, SpainInternational friendly
201428 JuneBelgium def. Netherlands 32-16 match reportCentre SportifNeder-Over-Heembeek, BelgiumTri-Nation Challenge Cup
201518 AprilBelgium def. Czech Republic 50-12 match reportDomaine van PuyenbroekBrussels, BelgiumInternational Friendly
20152 MayBelgium def. Netherlands 60-12 match reportRotterdam, NetherlandsInternational Friendly
201521 JuneMalta def. Belgium 35-34 match reportHeadingley Carnegie StadiumLeeds, EnglandInternational Friendly
201512 JulyIreland def. Belgium 38-0 match reportCarlisle GroundsBray, IrelandInternational Friendly
20153 OctoberCzech Republic def. Belgium 14-4 match reportTis, Czech RepublicInternational Friendly

All-Time Results Record
TeamFirst PlayedPlayedWinDrawLossPoints ForPoints Againstlast played
Catalonia2009110028222009
Czech Republic2015210154262015
Germany2016110026122016
 Ireland201510010342015
Malta2015100134352015
Morocco2009100112462009
Netherlands20134400150482016
Spain2014200220662014
Total 13706324289 
IRL World Rankings
Official Men's Rankings as of November 2019
RankChange*TeamPts%
1 2 New Zealand
2 1 Australia
3 1 England
4  Tonga
5  Fiji
6 4 Papua New Guinea
7  Samoa
8 2 France
9 1 Scotland
10 1 Lebanon
11 5 Greece
12  Ireland
13 1 Italy
14 3 Wales
15 4 Serbia
16 1 Malta
17 1 Norway
18 3 United States
19 4 Poland
20 7 Jamaica
21 1 Hungary
22 3 Czech Republic
23 5 Cook Islands
24 7 Turkey
25 1 Netherlands
26 4 Spain
27 6 Canada
28  Nigeria
29 2 Solomon Islands
30 10 Sweden
31 4 Germany
32 1 Chile
33  Ghana
34 16 Morocco
35 3 Vanuatu
36  South Africa
37 8 Russia
38  Cameroon
39 2 Ukraine
40 1 Colombia
41 4 Brazil
42  Belgium
43 4 Denmark
44 4 Bulgaria
45 4 Latvia
*Change from July 2019

Current squad

2018[5] The Belgium squad that took on the Czech Republic on 3 October.

  • 1.Simon Troquereaux
  • 2.Kamal Singh
  • 3.Martin Derom
  • 4.Abdelouahid Zigha
  • 5.Karim Hammadat
  • 6.Brian Amerlynck
  • 7.Zakaria Zoubir
  • 8.Sofian El Hilali
  • 9.Marco Moraschi
  • 10.Stanislas Salongo
  • 11.Adam Bahamou
  • 12.Younes Hammadat
  • 13.Jonathan Bouillon
  • 14.Nicolas Hundziak
  • 15.Loic Delval
  • 16.Christophe Weynenberghe
  • 17.Yves Kazadi

References
  1. "BELGIUM RUGBY LEAGUE NATION OVERVIEW". Rugby League Planet. Retrieved 30 June 2009.
  2. "Rugby 13". Rugby League Belgium XIII. Retrieved 30 June 2009.
  3. "RLEF". Archived from the original on 1 January 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  4. "Catalonia Won 52 to 10 in the Czech Republic". Associació Catalana de Rugby Lliga. 22 June 2009. Retrieved 30 June 2009.
  5. "RLEF". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  • [www.belgiumrugby13.com/ Official site of Rugby League Belgium]
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