Team information | ||||||
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Nickname | Kenyan Eagles | |||||
Governing body | Kenya Rugby League | |||||
Region | Middle East-Africa | |||||
Head coach | John Mbai | |||||
Captain | Dominic Mose | |||||
IRL ranking | 26th | |||||
Team results | ||||||
First international | ||||||
Kenya 34–24 Italy (Watamu, Kenya; 25 March 2014) | ||||||
Biggest win | ||||||
Cameroon 0–16 Kenya (University of Ghana stadium, Ghana; 1 October 2022) | ||||||
Biggest defeat | ||||||
South Africa 82–2 Kenya (Grizzles Rugby Park, South Africa; 11 November 2023) | ||||||
World Cup | ||||||
Appearances | 0 |
The Kenya national rugby league team represent Kenya in the sport of rugby league football.
They made their international rugby league debut against Italy where Kenya defeated them 34-24 in front of over 5000 fans at a local primary school in Watamu. [1] The team was hastily formed from selection of local rugby union players. They were introduced to the rules and regulations in rugby league for merely one week before the match. [2]
In December 2023, Kenya hosted France in a two match test series, marking Kenya's first matches against an affiliate member nation. [4]
Team | First Played | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | % | Last meeting |
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Cameroon | 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 2022 |
France | 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 2023 |
Ghana | 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 2022 |
Italy | 2014 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 2014 |
South Africa | 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 2023 |
Uganda | 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 2023 |
Total | 2014 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 30% | 2023 |
Official rankings as of 30 June 2024 | |||
Rank | Change | Team | Pts % |
1 | Australia | 100 | |
2 | New Zealand | 82 | |
3 | England | 80 | |
4 | Samoa | 67 | |
5 | Tonga | 49 | |
6 | 1 | Fiji | 47 |
7 | 1 | Papua New Guinea | 46 |
8 | France | 28 | |
9 | Lebanon | 22 | |
10 | Cook Islands | 20 | |
11 | Serbia | 19 | |
12 | Netherlands | 17 | |
13 | Italy | 15 | |
14 | 1 | Greece | 15 |
15 | 1 | Malta | 14 |
16 | Ireland | 14 | |
17 | Wales | 13 | |
18 | Jamaica | 10 | |
19 | Scotland | 9 | |
20 | Ukraine | 7 | |
21 | Czech Republic | 7 | |
22 | Germany | 6 | |
23 | 3 | Chile | 6 |
24 | Poland | 6 | |
25 | 3 | Norway | 6 |
26 | 1 | Kenya | 5 |
27 | 4 | Philippines | 5 |
28 | 3 | South Africa | 4 |
29 | Nigeria | 4 | |
30 | Ghana | 4 | |
31 | 2 | United States | 4 |
32 | 4 | Montenegro | 4 |
33 | 2 | Brazil | 3 |
34 | 2 | Turkey | 3 |
35 | 7 | North Macedonia | 3 |
36 | 2 | Bulgaria | 3 |
37 | 2 | Cameroon | 2 |
38 | 1 | Spain | 2 |
39 | 1 | Japan | 1 |
40 | 1 | Albania | 1 |
41 | 5 | Canada | 1 |
42 | 2 | Colombia | 1 |
43 | 2 | El Salvador | 1 |
44 | 1 | Morocco | 1 |
45 | Russia | 0 | |
46 | 2 | Sweden | 0 |
47 | 2 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 |
48 | 2 | Hungary | 0 |
49 | 3 | Argentina | 0 |
50 | Hong Kong | 0 | |
51 | 3 | Solomon Islands | 0 |
52 | 5 | Niue | 0 |
53 | 1 | Latvia | 0 |
54 | 1 | Denmark | 0 |
55 | 6 | Belgium | 0 |
56 | 1 | Estonia | 0 |
57 | 6 | Vanuatu | 0 |
Complete rankings at INTRL.SPORT |
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