Colombia national rugby league team
The Colombian national rugby league team (Spanish: rugby league equipo nacional de Colombia), nicknamed Hermanos Colombianos (English: Colombian Brothers), represents Colombia in rugby league and made their debut at the first Latino Rugby League Sevens on 17 October 2015 against Peru[1]
| Team information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nickname | Hermanos Colombianos (English: Colombian Brothers) | |
| Governing body | - | |
| Region | - | |
| Head coach | Daniel Sarmiento | |
| Captain | Sebastian Maya Jimenez | |
| Most caps | - | |
| Top try-scorer | - | |
| Top point-scorer | - | |
| IRL ranking | N/Ath | |
| Uniforms | ||
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| Team results | ||
| First international | ||
| - | ||
| Biggest win | ||
| - | ||
| Biggest defeat | ||
| - | ||
| World Cup | ||
| Appearances | - (first time in -) | |
| Best result | - | |
History
| Official rankings as of 30 June 2024 | |||
| Rank | Change | Team | Pts % |
| 1 |  |
 Australia |
100 |
| 2 | |
 New Zealand |
82 |
| 3 | |
 England |
80 |
| 4 | |
 Samoa |
67 |
| 5 | |
 Tonga |
49 |
| 6 |  1 |
 Fiji |
49 |
| 7 |  1 |
 Papua New Guinea |
47 |
| 8 | |
 France |
28 |
| 9 | |
 Lebanon |
22 |
| 10 | |
 Cook Islands |
20 |
| 11 | |
 Serbia |
19 |
| 12 | |
 Netherlands |
17 |
| 13 | |
 Italy |
15 |
| 14 | 1 |
 Greece |
15 |
| 15 | 1 |
 Malta |
14 |
| 16 | |
 Ireland |
14 |
| 17 | |
 Wales |
13 |
| 18 | |
 Jamaica |
10 |
| 19 | |
 Scotland |
9 |
| 20 | |
 Ukraine |
7 |
| 21 | |
 Czech Republic |
7 |
| 22 | |
 Germany |
6 |
| 23 | 3 |
 Chile |
6 |
| 24 | |
 Poland |
6 |
| 25 | 3 |
 Norway |
6 |
| 26 | 1 |
 Kenya |
5 |
| 27 | 4 |
 Philippines |
5 |
| 28 | 3 |
 South Africa |
4 |
| 29 | |
 Nigeria |
4 |
| 30 | |
 Ghana |
4 |
| 31 | 2 |
 United States |
4 |
| 32 | 4 |
 Montenegro |
4 |
| 33 | 2 |
 Brazil |
3 |
| 34 | 2 |
 Turkey |
3 |
| 35 | 7 |
 North Macedonia |
3 |
| 36 | 2 |
 Bulgaria |
3 |
| 37 | 2 |
 Cameroon |
2 |
| 38 | 1 |
 Spain |
2 |
| 39 | 1 |
 Japan |
1 |
| 40 | 1 |
 Albania |
1 |
| 41 | 5 |
 Canada |
1 |
| 42 | 2 |
 Colombia |
1 |
| 43 | 2 |
 El Salvador |
1 |
| 44 | 1 |
 Morocco |
1 |
| 45 |  |
 Russia |
0 |
| 46 | 2 |
 Sweden |
0 |
| 47 | 2 |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina |
0 |
| 48 | 2 |
 Hungary |
0 |
| 49 | 3 |
 Argentina |
0 |
| 50 | |
 Hong Kong |
0 |
| 51 | 3 |
 Solomon Islands |
0 |
| 52 | 5 |
 Niue |
0 |
| 53 | 1 |
 Latvia |
0 |
| 54 | 1 |
 Denmark |
0 |
| 55 | 6 |
 Belgium |
0 |
| 56 | 1 |
 Estonia |
0 |
| 57 | 6 |
 Vanuatu |
0 |
| Complete rankings at INTRL.SPORT | |||
Rugby League Has yet to be played on Colombian soil but efforts are in place to bring rugby league to Central and South America through the Latin Heat Rugby League. After the Latin Heat fielded enough Colombian players to make up a Rugby league sevens team so they entered into the first ever Latino Rugby League Sevens Tournament.
Current squad
The following is the Colombian teamed named for the 2015 Latino Sevens.[2]
Diego Gil Vejerano
David Goyeneche
Miguel Henao Velez (East Campbelltown Eagles, NSW)
Juan Lara
Andres Marino Silva
Sebastian Maya Jimenez (c)
Jesse Morales
Alejandro Restrepo
Daniel Rickard (Burpengary Jets, QLD)
Andres Sarmiento Vizcaya.
Record
Below is table of the representative rugby league matches played by Colombia at test level up until 12 October 2015:
| Opponent | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Win % | For | Aga | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Peru |
1 | - | 1 | - | 0% | 4 | 12 | -8 |
 Ecuador |
1 | - | 1 | - | 0% | 8 | 18 | -10 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | 0% | 12 | 30 | -18 |