New Zealand physical disability national rugby league team explained
| New Zealand Physical Disability national rugby league team |
| Governing Body: | RLIF |
| Region: | Asia-Pacific |
| Coach: | Ray Greaves |
| World Cup Apps: | 1 |
| World Cup First: | 2021 |
| World Cup Best: | Runners-up, 2021 |
| Form: | PDRL |
The New Zealand physical disability national rugby league team represent New Zealand in international physical disability rugby league competitions throughout Asia-Pacific and the World.[1] At the 2018 Rugby League Commonwealth Championship the team finished second in the Physical Disability tournament after a draw in the final against Australia. In August 2018 a squad was named to take part in a best of three series against Australia as part of the 2018 Emerging Nations World Championship in Sydney.[2]
In October 2022 the team competed at the 2021 Physical Disability Rugby League World Cup where they came second in the tournament.[3]
Current squad
Squad for 2021 PDRL World Cup.
- Harley Roach
- Garry Kingi
- Jeremy Hendrix Harris
- Max Walsh
- Shane Culling
- Timothy Ragg
- Kent Stroobant
- Jed Stone
- Shane Ratahi
- Mal Davis
- Matthew Williams
- Michael Kulene
- Daley Manu
- Che Fornusek
- Philip Milne
- Roko Nailolo
- Matthew Slade
- Delta Taeauga
source:[4] [5]
Results
| Date | Opponent | Score | Tournament | Venue | Refs |
|---|
| 23 February 2018 | Commonwealth All Stars | | | | [6] |
| 24 February 2018 | | | |
| | |
| Commonwealth All Stars | | [7] |
| | |
| 23 October 2022 | Wales | | | | |
| 25 October 2022 | | | [8] |
| 28 October 2022 | England | | [9] |
| 30 October 2022 | | Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington | | |
Notes and References
- Web site: NZ's physical disability rugby league team prepare for first Commonwealth Champs . Māori Television . en . 2018-10-26.
- Web site: New Zealand Physical Disability Representative squad announced . https://web.archive.org/web/20181001070228/https://www.rlenwc.com/2018/08/12/new-zealand-physical-disability-representative-squad-announced/ . 1 October 2018.
- Web site: PDRL World Cup: England beat New Zealand 42-10 to become world champions . BBC Sport . 30 October 2022 . 3 November 2022.
- Web site: PDRL World Cup - All you need to know . rlwc2021 . 21 October 2021 . 24 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221023183139/https://www.rlwc2021.com/article/622/pdrl-world-cup---all-you-need-to-know . 23 October 2022 . live.
- Web site: Match report: Wales PDRL 28 v 26 NZ PDRL . Wales Rugby League . 24 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221023130714/https://rugbyleague.wales/rl-match-report?atkn=QkU3RUVDRjAtMzYzNi00Q0M3LTk0Q0EtMEE4MUI2QkJGMjM4&mid=MjYyNDEz&tid=MTA3NDk5&optid=MTA3NjU0 . 23 October 2022 . live.
- Web site: Commonwealth Championship: Day 1 Results . Queensland Rugby League . 23 February 2018 . 3 November 2022.
- Web site: Commonwealth Championship: Day 2 Results . Queensland Rugby League . 26 February 2018 . 3 November 2022.
- Web site: England PDRL 32 v 6 Wales PDRL . rugbyleague.wales . 3 November 2022.
- News: England and New Zealand reach PDRL World Cup Final 2022 . Warrington Guardian . 29 October 2022 . 31 October 2022.
