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| Team information | ||||||
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| Nickname | The Lions | |||||
| Governing body | Macedonian Rugby League | |||||
| Region | Europe | |||||
| Head coach | Aaron Zammit | |||||
| Captain | James Mirceski | |||||
| Most caps | 10 Players (3) | |||||
| Top try-scorer | Jayden Gouganovski (3) | |||||
| Top point-scorer | Jayden Gouganovski & James Suleski (12) | |||||
| Home stadium | Forshaw Park | |||||
| IRL ranking | 33rd | |||||
| Uniforms | ||||||
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| Team results | ||||||
| First game | ||||||
 North Macedonia 8-40 Poland  (Forshaw Park, Sydney, Australia; 21 October 2023) | ||||||
| Biggest defeat | ||||||
| North Macedonia 8-40 Poland (Forshaw Park, Sydney, Australia; 21 October 2023) | ||||||
| World Cup | ||||||
| Appearances | 0 | |||||
| Official rankings as of July 2025 | |||
| Rank | Change | Team | Pts % |
| 1 |  |  Australia | 100 |
| 2 | |  New Zealand | 83 |
| 3 | |  England | 80 |
| 4 | |  Tonga | 62 |
| 5 | |  Samoa | 53 |
| 6 | |  Papua New Guinea | 51 |
| 7 | |  Fiji | 43 |
| 8 | |  France | 29 |
| 9 |  2 |  Netherlands | 22 |
| 10 | |  Cook Islands | 22 |
| 11 |  2 |  Serbia | 18 |
| 12 | |  Wales | 18 |
| 13 | |  Malta | 16 |
| 14 | 1 |  Greece | 14 |
| 15 | 1 |  Ukraine | 13 |
| 16 | |  Lebanon | 11 |
| 17 | |  Italy | 10 |
| 18 | |  Ireland | 9 |
| 19 | 5 |  United States | 8 |
| 20 | 1 |  Jamaica | 8 |
| 21 | 1 |  Czech Republic | 8 |
| 22 | |  Scotland | 7 |
| 23 | 2 |  Chile | 7 |
| 24 | 1 |  Philippines | 7 |
| 25 | | Poland | 5 |
| 26 | 1 |  Germany | 5 |
| 27 | 1 |  Norway | 5 |
| 28 | 2 |  South Africa | 5 |
| 29 | |  Brazil | 4 |
| 30 | |  Kenya | 4 |
| 31 | |  Canada | 4 |
| 32 | |  Montenegro | 3 |
| 33 | | North Macedonia | 3 |
| 34 | 22 |  Morocco | 3 |
| 35 | 1 |  Argentina | 3 |
| 36 | 1 |  Albania | 2 |
| 37 | 1 |  Bulgaria | 2 |
| 38 | 1 |  Ghana | 2 |
| 39 | 1 |  Nigeria | 2 |
| 40 | 1 |  Turkey | 1 |
| 41 | 1 |  Cameroon | 1 |
| 42 | 1 |  Japan | 1 |
| 43 | 1 |  Spain | 1 |
| 44 | 1 |  Colombia | 1 |
| 45 | 1 |  El Salvador | 0 |
| 46 | 1 |  Russia | 0 |
| 47 | 1 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 |
| 48 | 1 |  Hong Kong | 0 |
| 49 | 1 |  Solomon Islands | 0 |
| 50 | 1 |  Vanuatu | 0 |
| 51 | 6 |  Hungary | 0 |
| 52 | 1 |  Latvia | 0 |
| 53 | 1 |  Denmark | 0 |
| 54 | 1 |  Belgium | 0 |
| 55 | 1 |  Estonia | 0 |
| 56 | 1 |  Sweden | 0 |
| 57 | 7 |  Niue | 0 |
| Complete rankings at www.internationalrugbyleague.com | |||
The North Macedonia national rugby league team (nicknamed the Lions) represent North Macedonia in international rugby league football competitions.
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In October 2022, a North Macedonia team took part in the New South Wales Rugby League Harmony Nines tournament and won the emerging nations competition. [1] North Macedonia applied for membership of the International Rugby League and were awarded observer status in April 2023. [2] [3] In October 2023, the Nines team repeated it success in the Harmony Nines tournament [1] and a week later North Macedonia made its full international debut against Poland. [4]