Team information | |
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Governing body | RLIF |
Region | Asia-Pacific |
Team results | |
PDRL World Cup | |
Appearances | 1 (first time in 2021 ) |
Best result | 4th, 2021 |
The Australia physical disability national rugby league team represent Australia in international physical disability rugby league competitions throughout Asia-Pacific and the World. At the 2018 Rugby League Commonwealth Championship the team won the Physical Disability tournament based on their group results. They drew in the final against New Zealand. [1] In September 2018 a squad was named to take part in a best of three series against New Zealand as part of the 2018 Emerging Nations World Championship in Sydney. [2]
In October 2022 the team competed at the 2021 Physical Disability Rugby League World Cup where they came fourth in the tournament. [3]
Squad for 2021 PDRL World Cup:
Date | Opponent | Score | Tournament | Venue | Refs |
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23 February 2018 | Commonwealth All Stars | 8–0 | 2018 Commonwealth Championship | Dolphin Stadium, Brisbane | [8] |
4–0 | [8] | ||||
New Zealand | 6–0 | [8] | |||
24 February 2018 | 0–0 | [1] | |||
0–0 [Note 1] | [1] | ||||
23 October 2022 | England | 6–56 | 2021 World Cup | Victoria Park, Warrington | [9] |
25 October 2022 | New Zealand | 26–34 | [10] | ||
28 October 2022 | Wales | 20–34 | [11] | ||
30 October 2022 | 18–32 | [12] |
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