Belgium national rugby league team
Team information | ||||||
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Nickname | Golden Lions | |||||
Governing body | Rugby League Belgium | |||||
Region | Europe | |||||
Head coach | Valu Bentley | |||||
Captain | Damien Parée | |||||
Home stadium | Centre Sportif de Neder Over Hembeek | |||||
IRL ranking | 49th | |||||
Uniforms | ||||||
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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) |
The Belgium national rugby league team represents Belgium in the sport of rugby league football.
For more Belgian stats, news, team results and more visit Belgium's RLEF Page.
History
[edit]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
[edit]Their first international competition was in the 2009 RLEF Euro Med Challenge against Catalonia and Morocco.[4] In their 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
Year | Date | Result | Venue | City | Attendance | Competition | Report |
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2009 | 25 July | Belgium def. Catalonia 28-22 | Wavre, Belgium | 400 | Euro-Med Challenge | match report | |
2009 | 15 August | Morocco def. Belgium 46-16 | Stade de la Meditérrannée | Beziers, France | Euro-Med Challenge | match report | |
2013 | 29 June | Belgium def. Netherlands 22-6 | Delft, Netherlands | International friendly | match report | ||
2014 | 24 May | Spain def. Belgium 12-10 | Centre Sportif | Neder-Over-Heembeek, Belgium | International friendly | match report | |
2014 | 8 June | Spain def. Belgium 54-10 | Campo de Rugby la Pelosa | Moncada, Spain | International friendly | match report | |
2014 | 28 June | Belgium def. Netherlands 32-16 | Centre Sportif | Neder-Over-Heembeek, Belgium | Tri-Nation Challenge Cup | match report | |
2015 | 18 April | Belgium def. Czech Republic 50-12 | Domaine van Puyenbroek | Brussels, Belgium | International Friendly | match report | |
2015 | 2 May | Belgium def. Netherlands 60-12 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | International Friendly | match report | ||
2015 | 21 June | Malta def. Belgium 35-34 | Headingley Carnegie Stadium | Leeds, England | International Friendly | match report | |
2015 | 12 July | Ireland def. Belgium 38-0 | Carlisle Grounds | Bray, Ireland | International Friendly | match report | |
2015 | 3 October | Czech Republic def. Belgium 14-4 | Tis, Czech Republic | International Friendly | match report |
All-Time Results Record
[edit]Team | First Played | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | Points For | Points Against | last played |
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Catalonia | 2009 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 22 | 2009 |
Czech Republic | 2015 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 26 | 2015 |
Germany | 2016 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 12 | 2016 |
Ireland | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 2015 |
Malta | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 35 | 2015 |
Morocco | 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 46 | 2009 |
Netherlands | 2013 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 48 | 2016 |
Spain | 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 66 | 2014 |
Total | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 324 | 289 |
Official rankings as of 21 December 2023 | |||
Rank | Change | Team | Pts % |
1 | Australia | 100.00 | |
2 | New Zealand | 91.00 | |
3 | 1 | England | 74.00 |
4 | 1 | Samoa | 70.00 |
5 | Tonga | 54.00 | |
6 | Papua New Guinea | 50.00 | |
7 | Fiji | 49.00 | |
8 | 1 | France | 24.00 |
9 | 1 | Lebanon | 24.00 |
10 | 3 | Cook Islands | 22.00 |
11 | 1 | Serbia | 19.00 |
12 | 6 | Netherlands | 17.00 |
13 | 1 | Italy | 15.00 |
14 | 5 | Malta | 15.00 |
15 | 1 | Greece | 14.00 |
16 | 4 | Ireland | 14.00 |
17 | 6 | Wales | 13.00 |
18 | 3 | Jamaica | 10.00 |
19 | 2 | Scotland | 9.00 |
20 | 8 | Ukraine | 7.00 |
21 | 6 | Czech Republic | 7.00 |
22 | 1 | Germany | 6.00 |
23 | 10 | Philippines | 6.00 |
24 | 5 | Poland | 6.00 |
25 | 1 | South Africa | 5.00 |
26 | 4 | Chile | 5.00 |
27 | 4 | Kenya | 0.00 |
28 | 6 | Norway | 4.00 |
29 | 6 | Nigeria | 4.00 |
30 | 6 | Ghana | 4.00 |
31 | 6 | Brazil | 4.00 |
32 | 12 | Turkey | 3.00 |
33 | 4 | United States | 3.00 |
34 | 1 | Bulgaria | 3.00 |
35 | 5 | Cameroon | 2.00 |
36 | 2 | Montenegro | 2.00 |
37 | 5 | Spain | 2.00 |
38 | 6 | Japan | 1.00 |
39 | Albania | 1.00 | |
40 | 4 | Colombia | 1.00 |
41 | 6 | El Salvador | 1.00 |
42 | North Macedonia | 1.00 | |
43 | 1 | Morocco | 1.00 |
44 | 3 | Sweden | 0.00 |
45 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.00 | |
46 | 3 | Canada | 0.00 |
47 | Niue | 0.00 | |
48 | 9 | Solomon Islands | 0.00 |
49 | 1 | Belgium | 0.00 |
50 | 10 | Hungary | 0.00 |
51 | 5 | Vanuatu | 0.00 |
52 | 3 | Argentina | 0.00 |
53 | 3 | Denmark | 0.00 |
54 | 3 | Latvia | 0.00 |
55 | Estonia | 0.00 | |
Complete rankings at INTRL.SPORT |
Current squad
[edit]The current Squad is managed by well experienced coach Valu Bentley a former player himself he served as an assistant to the former national coach Tony Benson and was awarded the full time role upon his predecessors departure.
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
[edit]- ^ "BELGIUM RUGBY LEAGUE NATION OVERVIEW". Rugby League Planet. Archived from the original on 13 June 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2009.
- ^ "Rugby 13". Rugby League Belgium XIII. Retrieved 30 June 2009.
- ^ "RLEF". Archived from the original on 1 January 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ^ "Catalonia Won 52 to 10 in the Czech Republic". Associació Catalana de Rugby Lliga. 22 June 2009. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2009.
- ^ "RLEF". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
External links
[edit]- [www.belgiumrugby13.com/ Official site of Rugby League Belgium]