The Belgium national rugby league team represents Belgium in the sport of rugby league football.
History The success of the 2008 Rugby League World Cup resulted in a popularity surge for the sport around the world. As a result, a number of new nations took up the sport. Belgium followed this trend in 2009. Rugby League Belgium was started with a single franchise, Brabant Wallon Wavre Rugby XIII, and the creation of a national side to participate in the RLEF Euro Med Challenge and other international matches.
Under new President Yves-Michael Kazadi, Belgium were granted observer membership of the Rugby League European Federation in June 2013.
Their first international competition was in the 2009 RLEF Euro Med Challenge against Catalonia and Morocco. In their first international, Belgium defeated Catalonia in front of a home crowd in Wavre. Belgium came in second in the Euro Med Challenge 2009, losing to Morocco 46-12. Following this tournament, the national team took a 4-year hiatus before being granted affiliate RLEF membership and returning to international competition in 2013.
Competitive record Overall Team First Played Played Win Draw Loss Points For Points Against Last played Catalonia 2009 1 1 0 0 28 22 2009 Czech Republic 2015 2 1 0 1 54 26 2015 Germany 2016 1 1 0 0 26 12 2016 2015 1 0 0 1 0 34 2015 Malta 2015 1 0 0 1 34 35 2015 Morocco 2009 1 0 0 1 12 46 2009 Netherlands 2013 4 4 0 0 150 48 2016 Spain 2014 2 0 0 2 20 66 2014 Total 13 7 0 6 324 289
Results
Year Date Result Venue City Attendance Competition Report200925 July Belgium def. Catalonia 28-22 Wavre, Belgium 400 Euro-Med Challenge match report200915 August Morocco def. Belgium 46-16 Stade de la Meditérrannée Beziers, FranceEuro-Med Challenge match report201329 June Belgium def. Netherlands 22-6 Delft, NetherlandsInternational friendly match report201424 May Spain def. Belgium 12-10 Centre SportifNeder-Over-Heembeek, BelgiumInternational friendly match report20148 June Spain def. Belgium 54-10 Campo de Rugby la PelosaMoncada, SpainInternational friendly match report201428 June Belgium def. Netherlands 32-16 Centre SportifNeder-Over-Heembeek, BelgiumTri-Nation Challenge Cup match report201518 AprilBelgium def. Czech Republic 50-12 Domaine van PuyenbroekBrussels, BelgiumInternational Friendly match report20152 MayBelgium def. Netherlands 60-12 Rotterdam, NetherlandsInternational Friendly match report201521 JuneMalta def. Belgium 35-34 Headingley Carnegie StadiumLeeds, EnglandInternational Friendly match report201512 JulyIreland def. Belgium 38-0 Carlisle GroundsBray, IrelandInternational Friendly match report20153 OctoberCzech Republic def. Belgium 14-4 Tis, Czech RepublicInternational Friendly match report
IRL Rankings
References
External links [www.belgiumrugby13.com/ Official site of Rugby League Belgium] Belgium : European Rugby League