North Macedonia national rugby league team

North Macedonia
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Team information
NicknameThe Lions
Governing bodyMacedonian Rugby League
RegionEurope
Head coachAaron Zammit
CaptainJames Mirceski
Most caps10 Players (3)
Top try-scorerJayden Gouganovski (3)
Top point-scorerJayden Gouganovski & James Suleski (12)
Home stadiumForshaw Park
IRL ranking33rd
Uniforms
First colours
Team results
First game
North Macedonia North Macedonia 8-40 Poland 
(Forshaw Park, Sydney, Australia; 21 October 2023)
Biggest defeat
North Macedonia North Macedonia 8-40 Poland 
(Forshaw Park, Sydney, Australia; 21 October 2023)
World Cup
Appearances0
IRL Men's World Rankings
Official rankings as of July 2025
Rank Change Team Pts %
1 Steady  Australia 100
2 Steady  New Zealand 83
3 Steady  England 80
4 Steady  Tonga 62
5 Steady  Samoa 53
6 Steady  Papua New Guinea 51
7 Steady  Fiji 43
8 Steady  France 29
9 Increase 2  Netherlands 22
10 Steady  Cook Islands 22
11 Decrease 2  Serbia 18
12 Steady  Wales 18
13 Steady  Malta 16
14 Increase 1  Greece 14
15 Decrease 1  Ukraine 13
16 Steady  Lebanon 11
17 Steady  Italy 10
18 Steady  Ireland 9
19 Increase 5  United States 8
20 Decrease 1  Jamaica 8
21 Decrease 1  Czech Republic 8
22 Steady  Scotland 7
23 Decrease 2  Chile 7
24 Decrease 1  Philippines 7
25 Steady  Poland 5
26 Increase 1  Germany 5
27 Increase 1  Norway 5
28 Decrease 2  South Africa 5
29 Steady  Brazil 4
30 Steady  Kenya 4
31 Steady  Canada 4
32 Steady  Montenegro 3
33 Steady   3
34 Increase 22  Morocco 3
35 Decrease 1  Argentina 3
36 Decrease 1  Albania 2
37 Decrease 1  Bulgaria 2
38 Decrease 1  Ghana 2
39 Decrease 1  Nigeria 2
40 Decrease 1  Turkey 1
41 Decrease 1  Cameroon 1
42 Decrease 1  Japan 1
43 Decrease 1  Spain 1
44 Decrease 1  Colombia 1
45 Decrease 1  El Salvador 0
46 Decrease 1  Russia 0
47 Decrease 1  Bosnia and Herzegovina 0
48 Decrease 1  Hong Kong 0
49 Decrease 1  Solomon Islands 0
50 Decrease 1  Vanuatu 0
51 Increase 6  Hungary 0
52 Decrease 1  Latvia 0
53 Decrease 1  Denmark 0
54 Decrease 1  Belgium 0
55 Decrease 1  Estonia 0
56 Decrease 1  Sweden 0
57 Decrease 7  Niue 0
Complete rankings at
www.internationalrugbyleague.com

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

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:

Team First Played Played Win Draw Loss Points For Points Against Last Meeting
 Chile 2024 1 0 0 1 22 36 2024
 Malta 2024 1 0 0 1 18 22 2024
 Poland 2023 1 0 0 1 8 40 2023
Total   3 0 0 3 48 98  

Results

Date Score[a] Opponent Competition Venue Report
21 October 2023 8–40  Poland Friendly Forshaw Park, Sydney, Australia [4]
4 February 2024 18–36  Chile Friendly Forshaw Park, Sydney, Australia [5]
18 February 2024 18–22  Malta Friendly Forshaw Park, Sydney, Australia [6]

Notes

  1. ^ North Macedonia score given first

References

  1. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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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