International rugby league in 2017

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The 2017 international rugby league season started when Hungary played Uruguay in the Western Sydney suburb of Liverpool. The season will also include the 2017 Rugby League World Cup which will be held in Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea during October, November and December. [1]

Contents

February

Hungary vs Uruguay

4 February 2017
17:30 AEDT (UTC+11)
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg50 – 4Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Tries: N. Farkas (2), Varga (2), Acsai, A. Farkas, D. Farkas, Institoris, R. Németh
Goals: A. Farkas (6/7), J. Farkas (0/1), S. Németh (0/1)
 [2] [3]
Tries: N. Cama
Goals: ? (0/1)
Hillier Oval, Sydney

Notes:

  • This was Uruguay's first ever RLIF-sanctioned Test match.
  • This was Hungary's first ever Test match win.
  • Hungary's Max Feast made his Test debut aged just 16 years and 23 days.

Thailand vs El Salvador

4 February 2017
19:00 AEDT (UTC+11)
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg32 – 12Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
Tries: Choengkhiri (2), Stapleton (2), Boonkhit, Chimpla, Halpin
Goals: Twigg (2)
 [3]
Tries: A. Alarcon (2)
Goals: M. Gonzalez (2)
Hillier Oval, Sydney
Referee: Ben McMurray (Australia)

Notes:

  • This was Thailand's first ever RLIF-sanctioned Test match.

Philippines vs Malta

4 February 2017
16:30 AEDT (UTC+11)
Philippines  Flag of the Philippines.svg26 – 44Flag of Malta.svg  Malta
Tries: Goodwin (3), Stephenson (2)
Goals: Wiggins (3/5)
 [4]
Tries: Cauchi (4), Attard, Benson, Bradford, Grech
Goals: Benson (6/7), Weston (0/1)
New Era Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: ≈1,400
Referee: Michael Smaill (Australia) [5]

Hungary vs Thailand

8 February 2017
20:15 AEDT (UTC+11)
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg44 – 10Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Tries: McKewin (2), Acsai, A. Farkas, D. Farkas, J. Farkas, Institoris, Varga
Goals: A. Farkas (4/5), D. Farkas (2/2), J. Farkas (0/1)
 [6]
Tries: Choengkhiri, Waugh
Goals: Twigg (1/2)
Endeavour Sports High School, Sydney
Attendance: ≈200
Referee: Dean Tyler (Australia)

May

ANZAC Test

Women's

5 May 2017
Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg 16 – 4 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
Tries:
Kelly (10') 1
Temara (29') 1
Kunst (51') 1
Goals:
Moran 2/3
(11', 30')		 [7]
Tries:
Tupaea (25') 1
Goals:
Laura Mariu 0/1

Men's

5 May 2017
20:05 AEST (UTC+10)
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg30 – 12Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Tries: Chambers, Dugan, Ferguson, Frizell, Trbojevic
Goals: Thurston (5/5)
 Report
Tries: Mannering, Tuivasa-Sheck
Goals: Kahu (2/2)
Canberra Stadium, Canberra
Attendance: 18,535
Referee: Matt Cecchin (Australia)

Papua New Guinea vs Cook Islands

6 May 2017
15:15 AEST (UTC+10)
Papua New Guinea  Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg32 – 22Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands
Tries: Amean (2), Puara, Put, Wera
Goals: A. Boas (6/6)
 Report
Tries: Daniela (2), Baker, Marsters
Goals: John (3/4)

Tonga vs Fiji

England vs Samoa

6 May 2017
19:30 AEST (UTC+10)
England  Flag of England.svg30 – 10Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
Tries: Graham, Hall, Hodgson, McGillvary, Ratchford
Goals: Gale (5/6)
 Report
Tries: Leilua, Milford
Goals: Milford (1/2)
Campbelltown Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 18,271
Referee: Gerard Sutton (Australia)

Lebanon vs Malta

6 May 2017
19:30 AEST (UTC+10)
Lebanon  Flag of Lebanon.svg24 – 4Flag of Malta.svg  Malta
Tries: Miski (3), Barakat
Goals: Miski (4/4)
 Report
Tries: Cauchi
Goals: Ellul (0/1)
New Era Stadium, Sydney
Referee: Rod McDonald (Australia)

June

Lebanon vs Italy

3 June 2017
20:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Lebanon  Flag of Lebanon.svg6 – 4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Tries: Tohme
Goals: Harb (1/2)
 Report
Tries: Borina
Goals: Bergamasco (0/1)
Lebanese University, Beirut
Referee: Mikhael Shammas (Lebanon)

Italy vs Spain

10 June 2017
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg94 – 4Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Tries: Celerino (3), Di Trapani (3), Bruzzone (2), Giorgis (2), Spinnato (2), Ciaurro, De Carli, Rigo, Sands
Goals: Bergamasco (13/14), Celerino (1/1), Sands (1/1)
 Report
(in Italian)
Tries: Infante
Goals: Bueno (0/1)
Manta Sports Complex, Cuneo

Norway vs Sweden

17 June 2017
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg38 – 18Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Tries: Brekk (2), Mwikaria (2), Cummins, Mellor, Schmidt, Stenseth-Holm
Goals: Brekk (3/8)
 [8]
Tries: Ah-Lam (3)
Goals: Bignell (3/3)
Bislett Stadium, Oslo
Referee: Danny Boag

France vs England women's test series

Wednesday, 21 June 2017
France  Flag of France.svg16 — 26Flag of England.svg  England
Tries: 4
Manson Sanarra 2
Ophelia Coll
Sandrone Lloria
Goals: nil		HT: 4 – 22
Report
Tries: 5
Amy Hardcastle 3
Kayleigh Bulman
Kirsty Moroney
Goals: 3
Tara-Jane Stanley 3
Stade de la Mer, Perpignan
Saturday, 24 June 2017
France  Flag of France.svg8 — 14Flag of England.svg  England
Tries: 2
Manon Sanarra
Pauline Vaissiere
Goals: nil		HT: 4 – 6
Report
Tries: 3
Amy Hardcastle
Tara-Jane Stanley
Lois Forsell
Goals: 1
Tara-Jane Stanley
Stade de la Mer, Perpignan

July

Hungary vs Poland

15 July 2017
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg56 – 4Flag of Poland.svg  Polish XIII
[9] [10]

Hungary vs Czech Republic

22 July 2017
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg6 – 26Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Tries: Nemes
Goals: Orsi (1/1)
 Report
Tries: Gach, Hudrlík, Košťál, Mećava, Vojtěch
Goals: Řičica (3/5)

United States vs Jamaica

22 July 2017
17:00 EDT (UTC−04)
United States  Flag of the United States.svg48 – 6Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Tries: Vaivai (3), Alley, Farley, Frazier, Newlin, St John
Goals: Vaivai (8/8)
 Report
Tries: Hall
Goals: Harris (1/2)
Hodges Stadium, Jacksonville
Referee: Adam Shelton (United States)

August

Denmark vs Norway

19 August 2017
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg24 – 46Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Tries: B. Simmonds (2), Mubanda, Sørensen, Whitehead
Goals: B. Simmonds (1/2), J. Simmonds (1/3)
 Report
Tries: Mwikaria (3), Cummins, Kalvik, Milligan, Paulsen, Stalsberg
Goals: Cummins (7/8)

Notes:

Griffin Cup

26 August 2017
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg18 – 30Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Tries: Goncharev (2), Améfia, Hunz
Goals: Seelweger (1/4)
 Report
Tries: Landus (2), de Ruiter (2), Razoux Schultz
Goals: Breman (5/5)
Barenteich, Osnabrück
Attendance: ≈200 [12]
Referee: Joel Holmes (England)

Jamaica vs Canada

26 August 2017
16:15 ET (UTC−05)
Jamaica  Flag of Jamaica.svg28 – 14Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Tries: Walker (2), Harris, Miller, Shae, Turner
Goals: Jones-Bishop (2/6)
 Report
Tries: Couzens, Felix, Schouten
Goals: McCarthy (1/3)

September

Netherlands vs Sweden

9 September 2017
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg28 – 24Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Tries: van Bodegraven, Lavia, Razoux Schultz, Wilce
Goals: Breman (6/6)
 Report
Tries: Andréasson, Groth, Lazarov, Lindblom, Thorarinsson
Goals: Andréasson (2/5)
Amsterdamse Atletiek Club, Amsterdam

Canada vs United States

16 September 2017
19:00 EDT (UTC−04)
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg18 – 36Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Tries: Curry (2), Couzens
Goals: Ngawati (3/3)
 Report
Tries: Faraimo (3), Alley (2), Johnston, Vaivai
Goals: Vaivai (3/6), Faraimo (1/1)
Lamport Stadium, Toronto
Attendance: 8,456

Papua New Guinea vs Australia (women)

Saturday, 23 September 2017
Papua New Guinea  Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg4 — 42Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Tries: 1
Maima Wei 65'
Goals: nil
Elvinah Aaron 0/1		HT: 0 – 30
NRL Stats
Reports [13]
Tries: 8
Steph Hancock 2 (25', 35')
Corban McGregor 6'
Renae Kunst 14'
Kody House 30'
Talesha Quinn 38'
Meg Ward 43'
Jessica Sergis 60'
Goals: 5
Chelsea Baker 5/8
(16', 26', 36', 44', 60')
National Football Stadium, Port Moresby
Referee: Grant Atkins

Note: This match featured 20 players per side (13 on-field and 7 on the interchange bench) and was played as a curtain-raiser to a men's Prime Minister's XIII match. [14]

October

Greece vs Bulgaria

6 October 2017
20:30
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg68 – 8Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
[15]

Malta vs Italy

8 October 2017
14:30 AEDT (UTC+11)
Malta  Flag of Malta.svg24 – 24Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Tries: Attard, K. Cassel, T. Cassel, Vassollo
Goals: Glanville (4/4)
 Report
(in Italian)
Tries: R. Parata (2), Campagnolo, Walker
Goals: Bergamasco (4/4)

Serbia vs Greece

8 October 2017
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg50 – 8Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Tries: Trifunović (2), Zogović (2), Ćalić, Mora, Petrović, Radić, Stošić
Goals: Vojislav Dedić (5/7), Zogović (2/2)
 Report
(in Serbian)
Tries: Kartsonakis
Goals: Bosmas (2/2)
FK Heroj  [ sr ], Belgrade
Attendance: ≈150
Referee: Slaviša Zekić (Serbia)

France vs Jamaica

Malta vs Hungary

14 October 2017
16:15 AEDT (UTC+11)
Malta  Flag of Malta.svg48 – 16Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Tries: Vassallo (2), Attard, Campbell, Catania, Falzon, Glanville, Mazzelli
Goals: Glanville (6/9)
Tries: Kovac (2), Varga
Goals: J. Farkas (2/3)
New Era Stadium, Sydney
Referee: Luke Heckendorf (Australia)

Men's Rugby League World Cup

November

Women's Rugby League World Cup

References

  1. ↑ "RLWC 2013 delivers over 6.7 Million dollar (AUD) to RLIF | Rugby League Planet". April 2014.
  2. ↑ "Hungary 50 : 4 Uruguay". Rugby League European Federation. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  3. 1 2 "What the scores won't tell you". Latin Heat. 6 February 2017.
  4. ↑ "44-26". Rugby League International Federation.
  5. ↑ "Smail to referee Malta v Philippines clash". Asia Pacific RL Confederation. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  6. ↑ "Hungary 44 : 10 Thailand". Rugby League European Federation. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  7. ↑ Kennedy, Chris (5 May 2017). "Debutants star as Jillaroos dominate Ferns". NRL.com.
  8. ↑ "Norway v Sweden Match Report". Rugby League International Federation. 19 June 2017.
  9. ↑ "Magyarország 56 – 4 Lengyelország" (in Hungarian). Hungarian Rugby League Federation. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  10. ↑ Łucka, Łukasz (19 July 2017). "Węgrzy lepsi w debiutanckim meczu naszej kadry" (in Polish). rugbyleague.pl. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  11. ↑ "Nordic Cup - Denmark v Norway: Preview". Rugby League European Federation. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  12. ↑ Hallmann-Schüer, Sven (28 August 2017). "Deutschland unterliegt Niederlanden im Rugby mit 18:30" (in German). Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  13. ↑ "Jillaroos win in PNG". Cronulla Sharks. AAP. 25 Sep 2017. Retrieved 9 Oct 2020.
  14. ↑ "Womenʼs Internationals - Papua New Guinea 4 v 42 Australian Jillaroos". NRL. 23 Sep 2017. Retrieved 20 Jul 2022.
  15. ↑ "68-8". Rugby League International Federation. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
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