Belgium national rugby league team


The Belgium national rugby league team represents Belgium in the sport of rugby league football.
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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.

International Results

Their first international competition was in the 2009 RLEF Euro Med Challenge against Catalonia and Morocco. In their very 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.
National Team Results
YearDateResultVenueCityAttendanceCompetition
200925 JulyBelgium def. Catalonia 28-22Wavre, BelgiumEuro-Med Challenge
200915 AugustMorocco def. Belgium 46-16Beziers, FranceEuro-Med Challenge
201329 JuneBelgium def. Netherlands 22-6 Delft, NetherlandsInternational friendly
201424 MaySpain def. Belgium 12-10 Centre SportifNeder-Over-Heembeek, BelgiumInternational friendly
20148 JuneSpain def. Belgium 54-10 Campo de Rugby la PelosaMoncada, SpainInternational friendly
201428 JuneBelgium def. Netherlands 32-16 Centre SportifNeder-Over-Heembeek, BelgiumTri-Nation Challenge Cup
201518 AprilBelgium def. Czech Republic 50-12 Domaine van PuyenbroekBrussels, BelgiumInternational Friendly
20152 MayBelgium def. Netherlands 60-12 Rotterdam, NetherlandsInternational Friendly
201521 JuneMalta def. Belgium 35-34 Headingley Carnegie StadiumLeeds, EnglandInternational Friendly
201512 JulyIreland def. Belgium 38-0 Carlisle GroundsBray, IrelandInternational Friendly
20153 OctoberCzech Republic def. Belgium 14-4 Tis, Czech RepublicInternational Friendly

All-Time Results Record

Current squad

2018
The Belgium squad that took on the Czech Republic on 3 October.