Latvia national rugby league team explained

Latvia
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Governing Body:Latvia Rugby League
Region:Europe
Coach:Steve Leonard (GBR)
Captain:Jānis Zuments
Rlif Rank:53
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First International: 38 - 54
(21 October 2007, Tallinn)
Largest Win: 4 - 74
(8 August 2009, Tallinn)
Largest Loss: 112 - 0
(18 September 2010, Kyiv)

The Latvia national rugby league team was established in 2008 to represent Latvia at rugby league football, and initially competed in the European Bowl, for fourth-tier developing nations. They beat Estonia in a two-game series and therefore won the inaugural tournament after Ukraine could not gain visas to travel. In 2009 they reached the second place after losing to Ukraine and defeating Estonia. In 2010 they played in the European Shield, losing to Russia and Ukraine. After a hiatus of several years, Latvia will return to international competition on May 9, 2015 for the first match of the 2017 Rugby League World Cup qualifying process, taking on Spain in a one-off knockout match to determine the final participants in the 'European C' section.

All-time results record

Team First Played Played Win Draw Loss Points For Points Against Last Meeting
2007 4 4 0 0 238 62 2009
2009 2 0 0 2 6 152 2010
2010 1 0 0 1 4 54 2010
2015 1 0 0 1 12 32 2015
TOTAL8404260300

Results

Opponent Points Date Venue Report
54 - 38 2007-10-21
48 - 10 2008-06-28 Report
62 - 10 2008-08-03 Report
6 - 40 2009-07-24 Report
74 - 4 2009-08-08 Report
4 - 54 2010-07-31 Report
0 - 112 2010-09-18 Report
12 - 32 2015-05-09 Report

World Cup

World Cup record
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2017 Rugby League World Cup Qualifier

See main article: 2015 Rugby League European Championship C. On 9 May 2015, Latvia and Spain kicked off proceedings for the qualifying fixtures for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup qualifying. It was a do or die match with the winner advancing to a qualifying group stage, already containing Malta and Greece, while the other would lose their chance of qualifying for their first ever World Cup. The Latvians' home advantage had no effect as they went down to the Spaniards by 20 points, ending their chance of participating in the 2017 Rugby League World Cup.[1]

External links

European Rugby League

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Latvia 12 32 Spain . European Rugby League . 28 February 2024.