Vanuatu national rugby league team

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Vanuatu
Vanuatu rugby league.png
Team information
Governing body Vanuatu Rugby League
Region Asia-Pacific
Head coach Lionel Harbin
CaptainJames Wood
Home stadium Port Vila Municipal Stadium
IRL ranking 49th
Team results
First international
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 14–24 Greece  Flag of Greece.svg
(Port Vila, Vanuatu; 20 October 2012)
Biggest win
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 48–30 Solomon Islands  Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg
(Mackay, Australia; 7 October 2013)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 16–32 Philippines  Flag of the Philippines.svg
(Luganville, Vanuatu; 11 October 2014)
World Cup
Appearances0

The Vanuatu national rugby league team represents Vanuatu in international rugby league matches. The team was founded in 2011 and is administered by the Vanuatu Rugby League (VRL).

Contents

History

The Vanuatu national team was founded in 2011 after Australian Dane Campbell began to promote rugby league in Vanuatu. [1] Campbell was the inaugural head coach of the team. They played their first match in the Cabramatta International Nines on 4 February 2012. Joe Meninga, nephew of Mal Meninga, was selected in Vanuatu's squad for the tournament. [2] The team were undefeated in reaching the final, where they lost to the Australian Aboriginal team.

Vanuatu played their first test match against Greece on 20 October 2012, which they lost 14-24. [3] [4] On 20 August 2013, David Simpson was announced as head coach, succeeding the inaugural head coach Dane Campbell. [5]

Vanuatu finished in eighth place at the 2018 Emerging Nations World Championship. [6]

Competitive record

Below is a list Vanuatu national team record as of 23 December 2020. [7]

Overall

OpponentPlayedWonDrawnLostWin %ForAgaDiff
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 20020%1464–50
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 10010%1318–5
Flag of Niue.svg  Niue 1100100%2220+2
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 10010%1632–16
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 10010%444–40
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 3300100%11265+47
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 1001100%2627–1
Total1040640%207270–63

Results

DateOpponentScoreVenueAttendanceCompetitionReport
20 October 2012Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 14–24Flag of Vanuatu.svg Port Vila Municipal Stadium, Port Vila Friendly
7 October 2013Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 48–30Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stadium Mackay, Mackay 1,648Friendly
12 October 2013Flag of Niue.svg  Niue 22–20Flag of Vanuatu.svg Port Vila Municipal Stadium, Port Vila 3,022Friendly
11 October 2014Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 16–32Flag of Vanuatu.svg Chapius Stadium, Luganville 2,021Friendly
16 October 2016Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 24–16Flag of Vanuatu.svg Port Vila Municipal Stadium, Port Vila 1,000Friendly
4 October 2018Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 13–18Flag of Australia (converted).svg St Marys Leagues Stadium, Sydney 3002018 Emerging Nations World Championship [6] [8]
7 October 2018Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 0–38Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kellyville Ridge Stadium, Sydney 1302018 Emerging Nations World Championship [6] [9]
10 October 2018Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 4–44Flag of Australia (converted).svg New Era Stadium, Sydney 1702018 Emerging Nations World Championship [6] [10]
10 October 2018Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 26–27Flag of Australia (converted).svg St Marys Leagues Stadium, Sydney 2018 Emerging Nations World Championship [6] [11]

IRL Rankings

IRL Men's World Rankings
Official rankings as of December 2024
RankChangeTeamPts %
1Steady2.svgFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 100
2Steady2.svgFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 86
3Steady2.svgFlag of England.svg  England 84
4Increase2.svg 1Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 63
5Decrease2.svg 1Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 54
6Increase2.svg 1Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 53
7Decrease2.svg 1Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 44
8Steady2.svgFlag of France.svg  France 30
9Increase2.svg 2Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 23
10Steady2.svgFlag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 22
11Increase2.svg 1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 22
12Increase2.svg 5Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 18
13Increase2.svg 2Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 17
14Increase2.svg 6Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 13
15Decrease2.svg 1Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 12
16Decrease2.svg 7Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 12
17Decrease2.svg 4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 11
18Decrease2.svg 2Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 9
19Decrease2.svg 1Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 8
20Increase2.svg 1Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 8
21Increase2.svg 2Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 8
22Decrease2.svg 3Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 7
23Increase2.svg 4Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 7
24Increase2.svg 7Flag of the United States.svg  United States 7
25Decrease2.svg 1Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 5
26Increase2.svg 2Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 5
27Decrease2.svg 5Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 5
28Decrease2.svg 3Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 5
29Increase2.svg 4Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 4
30Decrease2.svg 4Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 4
31Increase2.svg 10Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 4
32Steady2.svgFlag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 4
33Increase2.svg 2Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 3
34Increase2.svg 15Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 3
35Increase2.svg 5Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 2
36Steady2.svgFlag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 2
37Decrease2.svg 7Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 2
38Decrease2.svg 9Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 2
39Decrease2.svg 5Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 1
40Decrease2.svg 3Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 1
41Decrease2.svg 2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1
42Decrease2.svg 4Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1
43Decrease2.svg 1Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 1
44Decrease2.svg 1Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 0
45Steady2.svgFlag of Russia.svg  Russia 0
46Increase2.svg 1Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 0
47Increase2.svg 3Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 0
48Increase2.svg 3Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 0
49Increase2.svg 8Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 0
50Steady2.svgFlag of Niue.svg  Niue 0
51Decrease2.svg 1Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 0
52Increase2.svg 2Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 0
53Increase2.svg 2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 0
54Decrease2.svg 4Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 0
55Decrease2.svg 9Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 0
56Decrease2.svg 12Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 0
57Decrease2.svg 9Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 0
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