List of men's national rugby league teams

This is a list of the men's national rugby league teams in the world. A full member test playing nation is a nation that has full membership of the Rugby League International Federation.

National Teams

Europe
National teamFoundedRLIF
Member		RLEF
Member
 Austria 2006 N/A N/A
 Belgium 2009 N/A N/A
 Catalonia 2007 N/A N/A
 Czech Republic 2006 N/A N/A
 Denmark 2008 N/A N/A
 England 1895 1948 2003
 Estonia 2005 N/A N/A
 France 1934 1948 2003
 Georgia 2005 N/A N/A
 Germany 2006 N/A N/A
 Greece 2003 N/A N/A
 Hungary 2011 N/A N/A
 Italy 1950 N/A N/A
 Ireland 1988 2000 2003
 Latvia 2007 N/A N/A
 Malta 2004 N/A N/A
 Netherlands 2003 N/A N/A
 Portugal 2005 N/A N/A
 Russia 1991 2013 2013
 Scotland 1994 2011 2003
 Spain 2014 N/A N/A
 Serbia 2004 2012 2004
 Sweden 2008 N/A N/A
 Ukraine 2008 2013 2013
 Wales 1905 2010 2010

Middle East
National teamFoundedRLIF
Member		RLEF
Member
 Lebanon 1998 2012 2003
 Pakistan 2008 N/A N/A
 Palestine 2011 N/A N/A
 Saudi Arabia 2009 N/A N/A
 United Arab Emirates 2008 N/A N/A

Asia
National teamFoundedRLIF
Member		ARLF
Member
 China 2011 N/A 2011
 India 2011 N/A 2011
 Japan 1994 N/A 2011
 Philippines 2011 N/A 2011
 Kazakhstan 2011 N/A 2011
 Thailand 2012 N/A 2011

Oceania

Africa

North America

South America

RLIF Ranking
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

Debuts
Note: The rankings are of December, 2017. The list is also incomplete.
Nation Founded RLIF Rank Debut Match***
 American Samoa **1988-vs Tonga, 1988
 Argentina200539vs Australia Police, 2009
 Australia19071vs New Zealand, 9 May 1908
 Austria **2006-vs Germany, 25 June 2006
 Belgium200920vs Catalonia, 25 July 2009
 Bosnia and Herzegovina **2014-vs Greece, 17 October 2014
 Brazil201543vs Chile, 17 November 2017
 Bulgaria201746vs Greece, 6 October 2017
 Burundi **2015-Yet to Debut
 Canada198717vs United States, 1987
 Catalonia **2006-vs Morocco, 21 June 2008
 Chile201532vs El Salvador, 11 June 2016
 Colombia201540vs Argentina, 17 November 2017
 Cook Islands198830vs Niue, 1986
 Cuba**2009-Yet to Debut
 Czech Republic200626vs British Students, 2006
 Denmark200934vs Norway, 22 August 2009
 Ecuador **2015-Yet to Debut
 England *19043vs / Other Nationalities, 5 April 1904
 El Salvador201537vs Chile, 11 June 2016
 Estonia **2005-vs Germany, 22 July 2006
 Ethiopia **2014-Yet to Debut
 Fiji19925vs Western Samoa, 1992
 France19348vs England, 15 April 1934
 Georgia **2004-vs Netherlands, 19 April 2005
 Germany200528vs Austria, 25 June 2006
 Ghana **2012-vs Great Britain Student Pioneers, 8 July 2014
 Greece200323vs New Caledonia, 7 September 2003
 Hong Kong201445vs Japan, 7 November 2017
 Hungary201129vs Czech Republic, May 2011
 India **2010-Yet to Debut
 Italy195013vs France, 1951
 Ireland *198911vs United States, 17 March 1995
 Jamaica200415vs United States, 14 November 2009
 Japan200441vs Lebanon, 1998
 Kazakhstan **2006-Yet to Debut
 Kenya **2014-vs Italy A, 24 March 2014
 Latvia200847vs Estonia, 21 October 2007
 Lebanon19989vs Japan, 1998
 Malta200418vs British Defence Forces, 25 September 2004
 Malaysia **2013-Yet to Debut
 Mexico **2003-Yet to Debut
 Moldova **1993-vs France, 1993
 Morocco199548vs Moldova, 18 October 1995
 New Caledonia **2003-vs Greece, 7 September 2003
 New Zealand19072vs Wales, 1 January 1908
 Netherlands200327vs Scotland A, 19 July 2003
 Nigeria **2012-Yet to Debut
 Niue198633vs Cook Islands, 1986
 Norfolk Island **1992-vs New Zealand Māori, 1992
 Pakistan **2008-vs GB Community Lions, 18 July 2009
 Palestine **2011-Unknown
 Panama **2009-Yet to Debut
 Papua New Guinea197510vs England, 6 July 1975
 Peru **2015-Yet to Debut
 Philippines201124vs Thailand, 21 October 2012
 Poland **2015-Yet to Debut
 Portugal **2005-vs Fiji A, 8 October 2005
 Russia199119vs United States, 1994
 Samoa19866vs Tokelau, 1986
 Saudi Arabia **2009-Yet to Debut
 Scotland *19967vs Ireland, 13 August 1995
 Serbia195316vs Lebanon, 19 October 2003
 Sierra Leone **2013-Yet to Debut
 Solomon Islands199942vs NSW Police, February 2009
 South Africa195335vs Great Britain, 23 August 1962
 Spain201321vs Belgium, 25 May 2014
 Sweden200831vs Norway, 21 October 2010
 Thailand201138vs Philippines, 21 October 2012
 Tokelau **1988-vs Western Samoa, 1986
 Tonga19884vs Western Samoa, 1986
 Trinidad and Tobago **2013-Yet to Debut
 Turkey **2016-vs Greece, 18 October 2016
 Tuvalu **2008-Unknown
 Ukraine200725vs British Students, 13 July 2008
 United Arab Emirates **2008-vs Lebanon, 22 July 2008
 United States195310vs France, 14 October 1954
 Uruguay201544vs Hungary, 4 February 2017
 Vanuatu201136vs Greece, 20 October 2012
 Venezuela **2015-Yet to Debut
 Wales *190812vs New Zealand, 1 January 1908
 West Indies **2004-vs South Africa, 9 October 2004
  • * At the beginning of the 2008 international season  Great Britain was split to form  England,  Ireland,  Scotland and  Wales on a permanent basis as stand alone nations. All were granted full-membership into the top tier. Great Britain haven't played together since then with the exception of the 2019 Great Britain Lions tour.
  • ** Currently unranked by RLIF but is a known national rugby league team.
  • *** As Independent Nation.

See also
  • List of women's national rugby league teams

References
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