El Salvador national rugby league team

Last updated
El Salvador
Trueno Azul 2015.png
Team information
NicknameEl Trueno Azul
Governing body-
Region-
Head coachFredy Salvador Arteaga Figueroa
CaptainAlvaro Alarcon
Most caps Eric Orellana
Top try-scorerDaniel Godinez (5)
Top point-scorerAlvaro Alarcon, Daniel Godinez (20)
IRL ranking 41st
Team results
First international
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 58–20 El Salvador  Flag of El Salvador.svg
(Sydney, Australia; 31 January 2015)
Biggest win
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 10-48 El Salvador  Flag of El Salvador.svg
(Rochedale, Brisbane; 21 October 2018)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 58–20 El Salvador  Flag of El Salvador.svg
(Sydney, Australia; 31 January 2015)
World Cup
Appearances0 (first time in - )
Best result-

The El Salvador national rugby league team (Spanish: rugby league equipo nacional de El Salvador), nicknamed El Trueno Azul (English: Blue Thunder), represents El Salvador in rugby league. They had their first international 9's tournament in 2015 in Australia along with Chile in Latin America at the Cabramatta International Nines. [1]

Contents

History

IRL Men's World Rankings
Official rankings as of 21 December 2023
RankChangeTeamPts %
1Steady2.svgFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 100.00
2Steady2.svgFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 91.00
3Increase2.svg 1Flag of England.svg  England 74.00
4Decrease2.svg 1Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 70.00
5Steady2.svgFlag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 54.00
6Steady2.svgFlag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 50.00
7Steady2.svgFlag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 49.00
8Increase2.svg 1Flag of France.svg  France 24.00
9Decrease2.svg 1Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 24.00
10Increase2.svg 3Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 22.00
11Decrease2.svg 1Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 19.00
12Increase2.svg 6Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 17.00
13Increase2.svg 1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 15.00
14Increase2.svg 5Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 15.00
15Increase2.svg 1Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 14.00
16Decrease2.svg 4Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 14.00
17Decrease2.svg 6Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 13.00
18Decrease2.svg 3Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 10.00
19Decrease2.svg 2Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 9.00
20Increase2.svg 8Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 7.00
21Increase2.svg 6Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 7.00
22Decrease2.svg 1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 6.00
23Increase2.svg 10Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 6.00
24Increase2.svg 5Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 6.00
25Increase2.svg 1Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 5.00
26Decrease2.svg 4Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 5.00
27Increase2.svg 4Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 0.00
28Increase2.svg 6Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 4.00
29Decrease2.svg 6Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 4.00
30Decrease2.svg 6Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 4.00
31Decrease2.svg 6Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 4.00
32Decrease2.svg 12Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 3.00
33Increase2.svg 4Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3.00
34Increase2.svg 1Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 3.00
35Decrease2.svg 5Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 2.00
36Increase2.svg 2Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 2.00
37Decrease2.svg 5Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2.00
38Increase2.svg 6Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1.00
39New.pngFlag of Albania.svg  Albania 1.00
40Decrease2.svg 4Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 1.00
41Increase2.svg 6Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 1.00
42New.pngFlag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 1.00
43Decrease2.svg 1Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 1.00
44Decrease2.svg 3Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 0.00
45Steady2.svgFlag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.00
46Decrease2.svg 3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 0.00
47New.pngFlag of Niue.svg  Niue 0.00
48Decrease2.svg 9Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 0.00
49Decrease2.svg 1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 0.00
50Decrease2.svg 10Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 0.00
51Decrease2.svg 5Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 0.00
52Decrease2.svg 3Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 0.00
53Decrease2.svg 3Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 0.00
54Decrease2.svg 3Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 0.00
55New.pngFlag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 0.00
Complete rankings at INTRL.SPORT

Rugby league Has yet to be played on El Salvador soil but efforts are in place to bring rugby league to Central and South America through the Latin Heat Rugby League. In the very first full Latino team 4 Salvadorans were included. [2] After the Latin Heat fielded enough Salvadoran players to make up a Rugby league nines team they entered into the Cabramatta International Nines tournament in 2015. [1]

On 17 October 2015 The El Salvador national rugby league team debuted in the Latino Rugby League Sevens Tournament on 17 October 2015. They finished 1-1. [3]

The El Salvador national rugby league team entered the 2016 Cabramatta International Nines on 30 January with a 15-man squad. Their pool consisted of Ireland, DV Koori and Malta. [4] [5] [6]

On June 11, 2016 The Trueno Azul made their full 13-a-side debut playing latino rivals Chile at Henson Park, Sydney. El Salvador lost 58-20.

Current squad

The El Salvador national team selected for the 2016 Cabramatta International Nines tournament were:

Other Nat.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsPts
Australia Wing Javier Alarcon20 July 1995 (age 28)30
Australia Wing Eric Orellana3 June 1991 (age 32)80
Australia Centre,Second-row Michael Alarcon14 February 1995 (age 28)54
Australia Centre,Wing Michael Zamora-Rivera19 June 1991 (age 32)30
Australia Five-eighth Miguel Gonzalez31 August 1990 (age 33)34
Australia Halfback Alvaro Alarcon21 February 1991 (age 32)520
Australia Prop Fredy Artega Figueroa22 March 1981 (age 42)56
Australia Prop JC Mendez29 January 1993 (age 30)50
Australia Prop Josh Guzman1 September 1998 (age 25)80
Australia Prop Roque-Joel Perez Mejia13 December 1988 (age 35)60
Australia Hooker Ronnie Rivas18 June 1983 (age 40)60
Australia Second-row Walter Godinez23 November 1974 (age 49)80
USA Second-row Edgar Ayala28 August 1992 (age 31)30
Australia Second-row Junior Alarcon31 July 1997 (age 26)54
Australia Lock Daniel Godinez31 March 1985 (age 38)620

Record

Below is table of the representative rugby league nines matches played by El Salvador up until 12 October 2015: [7]

OpponentPlayedWonLostDrawnWin %ForAgaDiff
Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa 1-1-0%446-42
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 1-1-0%2034-14
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 1-1-0%430-26
Flag of Niue.svg  Niue 1-1-0%1024-14
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 1-1-0%1020-10
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 110-100%22148
Total514-17.667%70164-98

The following is a table of full 13-a-side test matches.

OpponentPlayedWonLostDrawnWin %ForAgaDiff
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 1-1-0%2058-38
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 1-1-0%461036
Total101-0%2058-38

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References

  1. 1 2 NRL. "Cabra 9s Results - NSWRL". nswrl.com.au. Retrieved 2015-10-12.
  2. ↑ "Salvadoran brothers will turn up heat | The Courier Mail".
  3. ↑ "Latin Heat Rugby League | Latino Rugby League Festival for Sydney". latinheatrl.com. Retrieved 2015-10-12.[ permanent dead link ]
  4. ↑ "Six New Nations To Light Up Cabramatta Nines - NSWRL".
  5. ↑ "South America emerges as international force - NRL".
  6. ↑ "PM - Latin American rugby league players dream big 01/02/2016".
  7. ↑ "Chile claim inaugural Latino Sevens tournament - Asia Pacific Rugby League".
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