List of international Rugby League teams

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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.

Contents 1 Current RLIF full-member test nations 2 Current RLIF second-tier member nations 3 Current RLIF affiliates 4 See also

[edit] Current RLIF full-member test nations

Nation	1st Playing Year	RLIF Rank
Australia	1908	1st
Cook Islands	1988	14th
England *	1904	3rd
Fiji	1992	4th
France	1934	5th
Great Britain *	1908	n/a
New Zealand	1908	2nd
Papua New Guinea	1975	6th
Russia	1991	13th
Samoa	1988	10th
Lebanon	1998	11th
Tonga	1988	8th

• * At the beginning of the 2008 international season Great Britain were split up into England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales on a permanent basis and it was believed all of these nations were granted full-membership into the top tier.

[edit] Current RLIF second-tier member nations

• These are nations that appear in major international competitions such as the European, Mediterranean and Pacific Cups or in the world cup qualifiers:

Nation	1st Year Played	RLIF Rank
American Samoa	1988	n/a
Georgia	2005	15th
South Africa	1995	23rd
Ireland	1989	7th
Italy	1960	18th
Japan	1998	17th
Lebanon	1998	11th
Morocco	1995	24th
Netherlands	2004	n/a
New Caledonia	2004	n/a
Niue	1992	29th
Scotland	1996	9th
Serbia	2003	16th
Tokelau	1988	30th
United States	1954	15th
Wales	1908	12th
West Indies	2004	n/a

[edit] Current RLIF affiliates

• These are nations that are currently officially recognized as affiliates of the RLIF but do not yet currently compete in major international competitions or world cup qualifiers:

Nation	Year joined	RLIF Rank
Argentina	2005	n/a
Austria	2006	n/a
Belgium	2006	n/a
Canada	1987	n/a
Catalonia	2006	n/a
Côte d'Ivoire	2006	n/a
Czech Republic	2006	20th
Estonia	2005	22nd
Germany	2004	19th
Greece	2003	26st
Hungary	2007	n/a
Jamaica	2006	24th
Kazakhstan	2006	n/a
Malta	2004	27th
Moldova	1993	n/a
Nigeria	2008	n/a
Norfolk Island	2004	n/a
Norway	2006	n/a
Portugal	2005	n/a
Singapore	2004	n/a
Solomon Islands	2004	n/a
Thailand	2007	n/a
Tuvalu	2004	n/a
Uruguay	2007	n/a

[edit] See also

• RLIF World Rankings
• Rugby League International Federation
• Rugby League World Cup

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