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Team information | ||||||
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Governing body | Ukrainian Federation of Rugby League | |||||
Region | Europe | |||||
Head coach | Gennady Vepryk | |||||
Captain | Oleksandr Skorbach | |||||
Most caps | Mikhail Troyan (20) | |||||
Top try-scorer | Mikhail Troyan (20) | |||||
Top point-scorer | Oleksandr Skorbach (162) | |||||
Home stadium | Dynamo Stadium | |||||
IRL ranking | 14th | |||||
Team results | ||||||
First international | ||||||
Latvia 6-40 Ukraine (Riga, Latvia; 24 July 2009) | ||||||
Biggest win | ||||||
Ukraine 112-0 Latvia (Kyiv, Ukraine; 18 September 2010) | ||||||
Biggest defeat | ||||||
Russia 62-14 Ukraine (Moscow, Russia; 27 June 2010) |
The Ukraine national rugby league team represents Ukraine in rugby league football. The team made their international debut as part of the 2009 European Bowl.
Ukraine was originally scheduled to play in the 2008 European Bowl, but withdrew at the last minute due to problems with the team's visas. [1]
Source: Rugby League Project [2]
Opponent | First Played | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | Points For | Points Against | Last Meeting |
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Czech Republic | 2013 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 260 | 22 | 2024 |
Estonia | 2009 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 0 | 2009 |
France | 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 74 | 2024 |
Greece | 2018 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 88 | 64 | 2023 |
Italy | 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 146 | 2018 |
Latvia | 2009 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 6 | 2010 |
Malta | 2018 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 22 | 2018 |
Norway | 2013 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 14 | 2013 |
Russia | 2010 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 152 | 164 | 2021 |
Serbia | 2011 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 40 | 168 | 2021 |
Total | 2009 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 886 | 628 | 2024 |
Official rankings as of December 2024 | |||
Rank | Change | Team | Pts % |
1 | Australia | 100 | |
2 | New Zealand | 86 | |
3 | England | 84 | |
4 | 1 | Tonga | 63 |
5 | 1 | Samoa | 54 |
6 | 1 | Papua New Guinea | 53 |
7 | 1 | Fiji | 44 |
8 | France | 30 | |
9 | 2 | Serbia | 23 |
10 | Cook Islands | 22 | |
11 | 1 | Netherlands | 22 |
12 | 5 | Wales | 18 |
13 | 2 | Malta | 17 |
14 | 6 | Ukraine | 13 |
15 | 1 | Greece | 12 |
16 | 7 | Lebanon | 12 |
17 | 4 | Italy | 11 |
18 | 2 | Ireland | 9 |
19 | 1 | Jamaica | 8 |
20 | 1 | Czech Republic | 8 |
21 | 2 | Chile | 8 |
22 | 3 | Scotland | 7 |
23 | 4 | Philippines | 7 |
24 | 7 | United States | 7 |
25 | 1 | Poland | 5 |
26 | 2 | South Africa | 5 |
27 | 5 | Germany | 5 |
28 | 3 | Norway | 5 |
29 | 4 | Brazil | 4 |
30 | 4 | Kenya | 4 |
31 | 10 | Canada | 4 |
32 | Montenegro | 4 | |
33 | 2 | North Macedonia | 3 |
34 | 15 | Argentina | 3 |
35 | 5 | Albania | 2 |
36 | Bulgaria | 2 | |
37 | 7 | Ghana | 2 |
38 | 9 | Nigeria | 2 |
39 | 5 | Turkey | 1 |
40 | 3 | Cameroon | 1 |
41 | 2 | Japan | 1 |
42 | 4 | Spain | 1 |
43 | 1 | Colombia | 1 |
44 | 1 | El Salvador | 0 |
45 | Russia | 0 | |
46 | 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 |
47 | 3 | Hong Kong | 0 |
48 | 3 | Solomon Islands | 0 |
49 | 8 | Vanuatu | 0 |
50 | Niue | 0 | |
51 | 1 | Latvia | 0 |
52 | 2 | Denmark | 0 |
53 | 2 | Belgium | 0 |
54 | 4 | Estonia | 0 |
55 | 9 | Sweden | 0 |
56 | 12 | Morocco | 0 |
57 | 9 | Hungary | 0 |
Complete rankings at INTRL.SPORT |
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