North Macedonia national rugby league team

North Macedonia
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 ranking32nd
Uniforms
First colours
Team results
First game
North Macedonia 8-40 Poland 
(Forshaw Park, Sydney, Australia; 21 October 2023)
Biggest defeat
North Macedonia 8-40 Poland 
(Forshaw Park, Sydney, Australia; 21 October 2023)
World Cup
Appearances0
IRL Men's World Rankings
Official rankings as of December 2025
Rank Change Team Pts %
1  Australia 100
2  New Zealand 82
3  England 74
4  Samoa 56
5  Tonga 54
6  Papua New Guinea 47
7  Fiji 34
8  France 24
9  Cook Islands 24
10  Serbia 23
11  Netherlands 22
12  Ukraine 21
13  Wales 18
14  Ireland 17
15  Greece 15
16  Malta 15
17  Italy 11
18  Jamaica 9
19 1  Poland 7
20 1  Lebanon 7
21 1  Norway 7
22 3  United States 7
23  Germany 7
24  Czech Republic 6
25  Chile 6
26 1  Philippines 5
27 1  Scotland 5
28 2  South Africa 5
29 1  Canada 5
30 1  Brazil 3
31 1  Morocco 3
32 1  North Macedonia 3
33 1  Argentina 3
34 1  Montenegro 3
35 4  Ghana 2
36 5  Kenya 2
37 3  Nigeria 2
38 2  Albania 1
39 2  Turkey 1
40 2  Bulgaria 1
41 1  Cameroon 0
42 1  Japan 0
43 1  Spain 0
44 3  Colombia 0
45  Russia 0
46  El Salvador 0
47  Bosnia and Herzegovina 0
48  Hong Kong 0
49  Solomon Islands 0
50  Vanuatu 0
51  Hungary 0
52  Latvia 0
53  Denmark 0
54  Belgium 0
55  Estonia 0
56  Sweden 0
57  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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