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Team information | ||||||
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Governing body | Cameroon Rugby League XIII | |||||
Region | Europe | |||||
Head coach | Khalil Njoya | |||||
IRL ranking | 40th | |||||
Team results | ||||||
First international | ||||||
![]() ![]() (Lagos, Nigeria; 2 October 2019) | ||||||
Biggest defeat | ||||||
![]() ![]() (Accra, Ghana; 28 September 2022) |
The Cameroon national rugby league team, known as the Indomitable Lions, [a] represent Cameroon in international rugby league football competition.
They made their debut in the 2019 Middle East Africa Championship in October 2019 with a 4-8 loss to Morocco [2] in Lagos, Nigeria, after travelling by bus for eight days to get there. [1]
As of December 2024 [update] the Cameroon team is ranked 40th in the Rugby League International Federation world rankings. [3]
Squad for 2019 MEA Rugby League Championship, as of 20 September 2019: [4]
Win Draw Loss
Date | Home | Result | Away | Competition | Venue | Crowd | |
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1 | 2 October 2019 | ![]() | 4–8 | ![]() | 2019 MEA Championship | ![]() | |
2 | 5 October 2019 | ![]() | 10–4 | ![]() | ![]() | ||
3 | 28 September 2022 | ![]() | 36–2 | ![]() | 2022 MEA Championship | ![]() | |
4 | 1 October 2022 | ![]() | 0–16 | ![]() |
Official rankings as of December 2024 | |||
Rank | Change | Team | Pts % |
1 | ![]() | ![]() | 100 |
2 | ![]() | ![]() | 86 |
3 | ![]() | ![]() | 84 |
4 | ![]() | ![]() | 63 |
5 | ![]() | ![]() | 54 |
6 | ![]() | ![]() | 53 |
7 | ![]() | ![]() | 44 |
8 | ![]() | ![]() | 30 |
9 | ![]() | ![]() | 23 |
10 | ![]() | ![]() | 22 |
11 | ![]() | ![]() | 22 |
12 | ![]() | ![]() | 18 |
13 | ![]() | ![]() | 17 |
14 | ![]() | ![]() | 13 |
15 | ![]() | ![]() | 12 |
16 | ![]() | ![]() | 12 |
17 | ![]() | ![]() | 11 |
18 | ![]() | ![]() | 9 |
19 | ![]() | ![]() | 8 |
20 | ![]() | ![]() | 8 |
21 | ![]() | ![]() | 8 |
22 | ![]() | ![]() | 7 |
23 | ![]() | ![]() | 7 |
24 | ![]() | ![]() | 7 |
25 | ![]() | ![]() | 5 |
26 | ![]() | ![]() | 5 |
27 | ![]() | ![]() | 5 |
28 | ![]() | ![]() | 5 |
29 | ![]() | ![]() | 4 |
30 | ![]() | ![]() | 4 |
31 | ![]() | ![]() | 4 |
32 | ![]() | ![]() | 4 |
33 | ![]() | ![]() | 3 |
34 | ![]() | ![]() | 3 |
35 | ![]() | ![]() | 2 |
36 | ![]() | ![]() | 2 |
37 | ![]() | ![]() | 2 |
38 | ![]() | ![]() | 2 |
39 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 |
40 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 |
41 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 |
42 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 |
43 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 |
44 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 |
45 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 |
46 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 |
47 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 |
48 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 |
49 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 |
50 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 |
51 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 |
52 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 |
53 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 |
54 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 |
55 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 |
56 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 |
57 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 |
Complete rankings at INTRL.SPORT |
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