Spain national rugby league team
Team information | ||||||
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Governing body | Europe | |||||
Head coach | Mike Grady | |||||
IRL ranking | 37th | |||||
Uniforms | ||||||
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Team results | ||||||
First international | ||||||
Spain 12–10 Belgium (Brussels, 25 May 2014) | ||||||
Biggest win | ||||||
Greece 4–76 Spain (Athens, 17 October 2015) | ||||||
Biggest defeat | ||||||
Spain 4–64 Serbia (Valencia, 24 September 2016) |
The Spain national rugby league team represents
History
The first international rugby league in Spain was played in the region of
Rugby league in Spain began once again in 2013, with a national body (Asociación Española de Rugby League) being formed and admitted to the RLEF by the end of that year.[1] The first Spanish domestic competition kicked off in 2013 with clubs based in the Valencian Community, and the national team played its first match on May 25, 2014,[2] defeating Belgium in Brussels. The first captain was Aitor Davila and the first Spanish try at international level was scored by Gonzalo Morro.[3]
2017 Rugby League World Cup
Qualifying
On 9 May 2015, Spain and
Current squad
The 22-man national team squad selected for the first match day of the
Competitive record
Overview
International record for the Spain national team as of 29 September 2022.[6]
Team | Play | Win | Draw | Loss | Win% | For | Against | Difference |
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Belgium | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 66 | 20 | +46 |
Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 16 | 32 | –16 |
Greece | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 76 | 4 | +72 |
Ireland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 14 | 88 | –74 |
Italy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 8 | 128 | –120 |
Latvia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 32 | 12 | +20 |
Malta | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 40 | 30 | +10 |
Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 30 | 36 | –6 |
Russia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50% | 38 | 64 | –26 |
Serbia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 24 | 88 | –64 |
Total | 15 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 40.00% | 344 | 502 | –158 |
Results
Win Draw Loss
2010s
Date | Home | Result | Away | Competition | Venue | Crowd | |
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1 | 25 May 2014 | Belgium | 10–12 | Spain | Friendly | Neder-Over-Heembeek | |
2 | 8 June 2014 | Spain | 54–10 | Belgium | Friendly | Moncada, Valencia | |
3 | 9 May 2015 | Latvia | 12–32 | Spain | 2015 European Championship C | Riga | 150 |
4 | 6 June 2015 | Spain | 16–32 | Germany | Friendly | Valencia | |
5 | 19 September 2015 | Spain | 36–24 | Italy | Friendly | Muro de Alcoy | 1,200 |
6 | 26 September 2015 | Spain | 40–30 | Malta | 2015 European Championship C | Valencia | |
7 | 17 October 2015 | Greece | 4–76 | Spain | Athens | ||
8 | 24 September 2016 | Spain | 4–64 | Serbia | Friendly | Valencia | |
9 | 15 October 2016 | Russia | 40-6 | Spain | 2017 World Cup Qualifying
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Fili Stadium, Moscow | 427 |
10 | 22 October 2016 | Spain | 6–46 | Ireland | Valencia | 323 | |
11 | 6 October 2018 | Spain | 32–24 | Russia | European Championship B | Valencia | |
12 | 20 October 2018 | Serbia | 24–20 | Spain | Makiš Stadium, Belgrade | 150 | |
13 | 26 October 2019 | Spain | 8–42 | Ireland | 2021 World Cup Qualifying
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Ciutat de I'Esport Xàtiva | 1,013 |
14 | 2 November 2019 | Italy | 34–4 | Spain | Stadio G. Teghil, Lignano Sabbiadoro
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2020s
Date | Home | Result | Away | Competition | Venue | Crowd | |
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15 | 17 September 2022 | Spain | 30–36 | Netherlands | Friendly | Getafe |
World Cup
World Cup record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | D | ||
2017 | Did not qualify | |||||||
2021 | Did not qualify | |||||||
Total | 0 Titles | 0/13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Honours
See also
References
- ^ RLEF profile - Spain
- ^ Spain set for emotional international rugby league debut
- ^ RLEF match report - Belgium vs Spain
- ^ RLEF match report - Latvia vs Spain
- ^ "Match day squads confirmed for European qualifiers for RLWC2021". Rugby League Planet. 20 October 2019.
- ^ "Spain". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 1 January 2021.