North Macedonia national rugby league team

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North Macedonia
Team information
NicknameThe Lions
Governing bodyMacedonian 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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Kit body goldsides2.png
Kit body.svg
Kit right arm redshoulders.png
Kit right arm.svg
Kit shorts.svg
Kit socks long.svg
First colours
Team results
First game
Flag of North Macedonia.svg North Macedonia 8-40 Poland  Flag of Poland.svg
(Forshaw Park, Sydney, Australia; 21 October 2023)
Biggest defeat
Flag of North Macedonia.svg North Macedonia 8-40 Poland  Flag of Poland.svg
(Forshaw Park, Sydney, Australia; 21 October 2023)
World Cup
Appearances0

The North Macedonia national rugby league team (nicknamed the Lions) represent North Macedonia in international rugby league football competitions.

Contents

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]

Competitive record

Below is table of the official representative rugby league matches played by Macedonia at test level up until 18 February 2024:

TeamFirst PlayedPlayedWinDrawLossPoints ForPoints AgainstLast Meeting
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 2024100122362024
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 2024100118222024
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 202310018402023
Total 30034898 

Results

DateTeam 1ScoreTeam 2CompetitionVenueReport
21 October 2023 Flag of North Macedonia.svg North Macedonia8–40Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Friendly Forshaw Park, Sydney, Australia [4]
4 February 2024 Flag of North Macedonia.svg North Macedonia18–36Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Friendly Forshaw Park, Sydney, Australia [5]
18 February 2024 Flag of North Macedonia.svg North Macedonia18–22Flag of Malta.svg  Malta Friendly Forshaw Park, Sydney, Australia [6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Lions roar again at Harmony 9s". NSW Rugby League. 14 October 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  2. ↑ "Slovakia and North Macedonia apply to join International Rugby League". Inside the Games. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  3. ↑ "North Macedonia and Slovakia granted IRL membership". European Rugby League. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  4. 1 2 "North Macedonia 8 40 Poland". European Rugby League. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  5. ↑ "North Macedonia 18 36 Chile". European Rugby League. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  6. ↑ "North Macedonia 18 22 Malta". European Rugby League. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
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