Turkey national rugby league team
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| Team information | ||||||
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| Governing body | Turkish Rugby League Association | |||||
| Region | Europe | |||||
| Head coach | Scott Hartas | |||||
| Captain | Jansin Turgut | |||||
| Home stadium | Ataturk Olympic Stadium | |||||
| Team results | ||||||
| First international | ||||||
 Solomon Islands 22–30 Turkey  (Windsor, Australia; 1 October 2018) | ||||||
| Biggest win | ||||||
 Japan 0–60 Turkey (St Marys, Australia; 4 October 2018) | ||||||
| Biggest defeat | ||||||
 Philippines 29–16 Turkey (Cabramatta, Australia; 10 October 2018) | ||||||
| World Cup | ||||||
| Appearances | 0 | |||||
The Turkey national rugby league team represent Turkey in international rugby league competitions throughout Europe and the World. They will make their debut in international competition and the Emerging Nations World Championship in Sydney.
Current Squad
Squad for the 2018 Emerging Nations World Championship[1]
- Aidan Sezer
- Jansin Turgut
- Emre Guler
- Yusuf Dagdanasar
- Adem Baskonyali
- Arda Dalcik
- Ibrahim Korana
- Berat Kaya
- Volkan Er
- Saxon Onur
- Koray Kokten
- Ethem Coskun
- Doruk Celiktutan
- Atalay Alcay
- Erdem Cagdas
- Alican Acar
- Errol Carter
- Huseyin Sasmaz
- Ali Bokeyhan Surer
- Volkan Isik
- Yasin Ozyurtkan
- Enes Ertan
- Ercan Haghi
- Akin Konak
- Alper Karabork
- Huseyin Karabork
- Emre Kutup
- Kenan Tarpis
- Lachlan Hughes
- Samuel Hughes
- Aydin Salman-Cochrane
- Jaydin Salman-Cochrane
- Presley Salman-Cochrane
- Semih Parlak
Record
| Year | Date | Result | Venue | City | Attendance | Competition |
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| 2018 | 1 October | Turkey defeated Solomon Islands 30-22 | Windsor Sporting Complex | Sydney, Australia | 350 | 2018 Emerging Nations World Championship |
| 2018 | 4 October | Turkey defeated Japan 60-0 | St.Marys Leagues Stadium | Sydney, Australia | 200 | 2018 Emerging Nations World Championship |
| 2018 | 10 October | Philippines defeated Turkey 29-16 | New Era Stadium, Cambramatta | Sydney, Australia | 150 | 2018 Emerging Nations World Championship Trophy play-off |
| 2018 | 13 October | Turkey vs Vanuatu | St.Marys Leagues Stadium, St.Marys | Sydney, Australia | 2018 Emerging Nations World Championship 7th place |
All-time results record
Below is table of the official representative rugby league matches played by Turkey at test level up until 10 October 2018:
| Opponent | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Win % | For | Aga | Diff
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| Japan |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 60 | 0 | +60 |
| Philippines |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 16 | 29 | -13 |
| Solomon Islands |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 30 | 22 | +8 |
 Vanuatu |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 27 | 26 | 1 |
| Total | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 75% | 133 | 77 | +56 |
References
- ^ "Sezer and Guler named in Turkish train on squad". rlenwc.com. 21 August 2018.