List of International Rugby League members explained

The International Rugby League (IRL) was founded in its current form in 1998, consisting of 10 full members. The federation currently consists of 35 members (14 full and 21 affiliate), and 24 observer members.

Members

Full

NationGoverning bodyFull member since
Australian Rugby League Commission1998
Cook Islands Rugby League1998
Rugby Football League1998
Fiji National Rugby League1998
French Rugby League Federation1998
Jamaica Rugby League Association2013
New Zealand Rugby League1998
Papua New Guinea Rugby Football League1998
Rugby League Samoa1998
Serbian Rugby League2012
South African Rugby League1998
Tonga National Rugby League[1] 1998
Ukrainian Federation of Rugby League2013
Wales Rugby League2010

Affiliate

NationGoverning bodyAffiliate member since
2019[2]
Cameroon Rugby League XIII2021[3]
Canada Rugby League2013
Federacion de Rugby Futbol League 132018[4]
Czech Rugby League Association2011
Nationaler Rugby League Deutschland2017[5]
Rugby League Federation Ghana2020[6]
Greek Rugby League Association2018[7]
Rugby League Ireland
Federazione Italiana Rugby League
Kenya Rugby League Federation2022[8]
Lebanese Rugby League Federation
Malta Rugby League2013
Fédération Marocaine de Rugby League2021
Nederlandse Rugby League Bond2017[9]
Nigeria Rugby League2020
Rugby League Norge2011
Association of Rugby League Clubs
Scotland Rugby League
Turkish Rugby League Association2018[10]
USA Rugby League2015

Observers

NationGoverning bodyObserver since
Albanian Rugby League2018[11]
Argentina Rugby League2024[12]
Asocijacija Ragbi 13 Bosnia-Hercegovina2018[13]
Bulgarian Rugby League Federation2017[14]
Burundi Rugby League2016[15]
Colombia Rugby League XIII
DR Congo Rugby League XIII2015
El Salvador Rugby League2021
Georgia Rugby League
Hungarian Rugby League Federation2013
Japanese Rugby League Association2021
Libya Rugby League Association2019
Mexican Rugby Federation2018
Montenegro Rugby League2021
Macedonian Rugby League2023[16]
Palestine Rugby League2014[17]
Philippines National Rugby League2021
Polska Rugby XIII2017
Sierra Leone Rugby League Federation
Slovakia Rugby League2023[18]
Solomon Islands Rugby League Federation2011
Spanish Rugby League Association2013
Sweden Rugby League2011
Vanuatu Rugby League

Former members

NationGoverning bodyPeriod of membership
Belgium Rugby League Association20132024
Denmark Rugby League Federation20112024
Ethiopian Rugby League Association20142024[19]
Latvia Rugby League20082024
Saudi Arabia Rugby League Association20132024
Trinidad and Tobago Rugby LeagueUntil 2024

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://www.tas-cas.org/fileadmin/user_upload/CAS_Media_Release_6929.pdf
  2. Web site: 13 June 2019. Brazil Rugby League to be recognised by the Rugby League International Federation. RLIF. 13 June 2019.
  3. Web site: 6 February 2021. International Rugby League upgrades two members and welcomes one new member. IRL. 22 November 2021.
  4. Web site: 27 April 2018. Chile are the latest nation to gain Affiliate Member status with the Asia Pacific Rugby League. RLIF.com. 11 December 2018.
  5. Web site: 1 December 2017. Germany restores its affiliate membership. RLEF. 11 December 2018.
  6. Web site: 26 November 2020. Nigeria and Ghana Approved as Affiliate Members International Rugby League. IRL. 30 March 2021.
  7. Web site: 14 March 2018. Greece Rugby League Association admitted to RLEF. RLEF. 11 December 2018.
  8. Web site: Kenya Rugby League Federation awarded International Rugby League Affiliate Membership . 2024-02-05 . Rugby League International Federation.
  9. Web site: 28 June 2017. Dutch upgraded following RLEF congress in Belgrade. RLEF. 11 December 2018.
  10. Web site: 6 November 2018. Turkey accorded affiliate member status of Rugby League European Federation. RLEF. 11 December 2018.
  11. Web site: 11 December 2018. Albania granted observer status. RLEF. 11 December 2018.
  12. Web site: 14 March 2024. Argentina granted IRL observe member status. International Rugby League. 15 March 2024.
  13. Web site: 26 May 2018. Bosnia Herzegovina awarded observer status. RLEF. 12 December 2018.
  14. Web site: 7 April 2017. Bulgarian Rugby League Federation comes on board. RLEF. 11 December 2018.
  15. Web site: 12 April 2016. Burundi joins RLEF. RLEF. 12 December 2018.
  16. Web site: North Macedonia and Slovakia are the latest nations to be awarded International Rugby League observer status. intrl.sport. 2023-05-17.
  17. Web site: 29 October 2014. Palestine Rugby League gain RLEF observer status. RLEF. 12 December 2018.
  18. Web site: North Macedonia and Slovakia are the latest nations to be awarded International Rugby League observer status. intrl.sport. 2023-05-17.
  19. Web site: 25 November 2014. Ethiopia recognised as an observer. RLEF. 12 December 2018.

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