# Malta national rugby league team

The Malta national rugby league team (nicknamed the Knights) represent Malta in international rugby league football competitions. They have been competing since 2004.

## List of Head Coaches

* Joey Grima 2005-06 (5 matches, 3 wins, 2 losses)
* Tony Farr 2007 (1 match)
* Anthony Micallef 2008-2015 (12 matches, 7 wins, 5 losses)
* Peter Cassar 2017 (1 match, 0 wins, 1 draw, 0 losses)
* Aaron McDonald 2017- (12 matches, 9 wins, 3 losses)
* Sam Blyton-Keep 2017-2018 (3 matches, 0 wins, 3 losses)
* James Camilleri 2018 (1 match, 0 wins, 1 loss)
* Roderick Attard 2021- (3 matches, 1 win, 2 losses)

## Competitive record

Below is table of the official representative rugby league matches played by Malta at test level up until 30 October 2024:
| Team | First Played | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | Points For | Points Against | Last Meeting |
| Belgium | 2015 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 34 | 2015 |
| Bulgaria | 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 6 | 2022 |
| Chile | 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 22 | 2023 |
| Czech Republic | 2014 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 48 | 2021 |
| Denmark | 2012 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 24 | 2012 |
| Germany | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 36 | 2011 |
| Greece | 2014 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 92 | 2018 |
| Hungary | 2017 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 26 | 2018 |
| Ireland | 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 92 | 2016 |
| Italy | 2017 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 101 | 82 | 2024 |
| Japan | 2007 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 0 | 2007 |
| Lebanon | 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 22 | 2022 |
| Montenegro | 2022 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 16 | 2023 |
| Niue | 2018 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 42 | 2018 |
| North Macedonia | 2024 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 18 | 2023 |
| Norway | 2010 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 44 | 2011 |
| Philippines | 2017 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 172 | 116 | 2024 |
| South Africa | 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 30 | 2018 |
| Spain | 2015 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 30 | 2015 |
| Turkey | 2019 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 48 | 2021 |
| Ukraine | 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 34 | 2018 |
| Wales | 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 34 | 2019 |
| Total | | 42 | 25 | 1 | 16 | 1328 | 898 | |

### Results

| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Competition | Venue |
| 25 January 2007 | Japan | 0–82 | Malta | Friendly | Coff's Harbour, Australia |
| 4 June 2010 | Malta | 30–20 | Norway | 2010 Euro C | Victor Tedesco Stadium, Ħamrun, Malta |
| 17 October 2010 | Malta | 0–62 | Lancashire Amateurs | Friendly | Victor Tedesco Stadium, Ħamrun, Malta |
| 23 July 2011 | Germany | 36–12 | Malta | 2011 Euro B | Hochspeyer, Kaiserslautern, Germany |
| 2 September 2011 | Malta | 64–24 | Norway | 2011 Euro B | Melita FC, Pembroke, Malta |
| 9 June 2012 | Malta | 24–12 | Denmark | Friendly | Victor Tedesco Stadium, Ħamrun, Malta |
| 29 September 2012 | Denmark | 12–74 | Malta | Friendly | Gentofte Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 28 June 2014 | Malta | 18–32 | Greece | 2014 Euro C | Melita FC, Pembroke, Malta |
| 12 July 2014 | Czech Republic | 8–3 | Malta | 2014 Euro C | Tis RL, Havlichkuv Brod, Czech Republic |
| 3 May 2015 | Lebanon | 38–16 | Malta | Phoenicia Cup | Penarth, Australia |
| 21 June 2015 | Malta | 35–34 | Belgium | Friendly | Headingley Carnegie Stadium, Leeds, England |
| 5 September 2015 | Malta | 22–34 | Ireland | Friendly | Melita FC Stadium, Pembroke, Malta |
| 27 September 2015 | Spain | 40–30 | Malta | 2015 Euro C | Polideportivo Cuatre Carreres Stadium, Valencia, Spain |
| 10 October 2015 | Malta | 30–0 | Greece | 2015 Euro C | Matthew Micallef St. John Athletics Stadium, Marsa, Malta |
| 8 October 2016 | Ireland | 58–10 | Malta | Friendly | Carlisle Grounds, Bray, Ireland |
| 4 February 2017 | Philippines | 26–44 | Malta | Friendly | New Era Stadium, Sydney, Australia |
| 6 May 2017 | Lebanon | 24–8 | Malta | Phoenicia Cup | New Era Stadium, Sydney, Australia |
| 8 October 2017 | Italy | 24–24 | Malta | Friendly | Marconi Stadium, Sydney, Australia |
| 14 October 2017 | Malta | 48–16 | Hungary | Friendly | New Era Stadium, Sydney, Australia |
| 18 February 2018 | Malta | 40–0 | Hungary | Friendly | St. Mary's Stadium, St. Mary's, Australia |
| 23 June 2018 | South Africa | 30–24 | Malta | Friendly | St. Mary's Stadium, St. Mary's, Australia |
| 30 June 2018 | Malta | 22–34 | Ukraine | 2018 Euro C | Matthew Micallef St. John Athletics Stadium, Marsa, Malta |
| 15 September 2018 | Greece | 60–4 | Malta | 2018 Euro C | Glyka Stadium, Athens, Greece |
| 1 October 2018 | Malta | 36–10 | Philippines | 2018 ENWC | Windsor Sporting Complex, Windsor, Australia |
| 4 October 2018 | Malta | 16–26 | Niue | 2018 ENWC | St. Mary's Stadium, St. Mary's, Australia |
| 10 October 2018 | Hungary | 10–20 | Malta | 2018 ENWC | New Era Stadium, Sydney, Australia |
| 13 October 2018 | Niue | 16–24 | Malta | 2018 ENWC | St. Mary's Stadium, St. Mary's, Australia |
| 12 October 2019 | Malta | 23–20 | Italy | Friendly | Kirkham Oval, Sydney, Australia |
| 26 October 2019 | Malta | 28–12 | Turkey | Friendly | New Era Stadium, Sydney, Australia |
| 23 November 2019 | Wales | 34–16 | Malta | Friendly | Brewery Field, Bridgend, Wales |
| 14 October 2021 | Malta | 16–40 | Czech Republic | 2021 Euro D | Huseyin AkarTesisleri Stadium, Bodrum, Türkiye |
| 17 October 2021 | Turkey | 36–12 | Malta | 2021 Euro D | Huseyin Akar Tesisleri Stadium, Bodrum, Türkiye |
| 14 May 2022 | Malta | 66–6 | Montenegro | Medieval Shield | Charles Abela Memorial Stadium, Mosta, Malta |
| 22 June 2022 | Lebanon | 30–14 | Malta | Friendly | Belmore Oval, Belmore, Australia |
| 8 October 2022 | Bulgaria | 6–50 | Malta | Friendly | Lokomotiv Sofia, Bulgaria |
| 23 October 2022 | Philippines | 32–22 | Malta | Friendship Cup | New Era Stadium, Sydney, Australia |
| 16 September 2023 | Montenegro | 10–34 | Malta | Medieval Shield | FK Arsenal Stadium, Tivat, Montenegro |
| 23 September 2023 | Malta | 78–0 | Bulgaria | Friendly | Marsa Sports Complex, Marsa, Malta |
| 7 October 2023 | Italy | 38–12 | Malta | Friendly | Lidcombe Oval, Sydney, Australia |
| 21 October 2023 | Malta | 30–22 | Chile | Friendly | Forshaw Rugby Park, Sydney, Australia |
| 28 October 2023 | Malta | 46–22 | Philippines | Friendship Cup | New Era Stadium, Sydney, Australia |
| 18 February 2024 | North Macedonia | 18–22 | Malta | Friendly | Forshaw Rugby Park, Sydney, Australia |
| 28 September 2024 | Malta | 42–0 | Italy | Friendly | A.S.D. Juvenilia, Bagnaria Arsa, Italy |

## IRL Rankings

IRL Men's World Rankingsvte :
| Official rankings as of December 2024 ||||
| Rank | Change | Team | Pts % |
| 1 | | Australia | 100 |
| 2 | | New Zealand | 86 |
| 3 | | England | 84 |
| 4 | 1 | Tonga | 63 |
| 5 | 1 | Samoa | 54 |
| 6 | 1 | Papua New Guinea | 53 |
| 7 | 1 | Fiji | 44 |
| 8 | | France | 30 |
| 9 | 2 | Serbia | 23 |
| 10 | | Cook Islands | 22 |
| 11 | 1 | Netherlands | 22 |
| 12 | 5 | Wales | 18 |
| 13 | 2 | Malta | 17 |
| 14 | 6 | Ukraine | 13 |
| 15 | 1 | Greece | 12 |
| 16 | 7 | Lebanon | 12 |
| 17 | 4 | Italy | 11 |
| 18 | 2 | Ireland | 9 |
| 19 | 1 | Jamaica | 8 |
| 20 | 1 | Czech Republic | 8 |
| 21 | 2 | Chile | 8 |
| 22 | 3 | Scotland | 7 |
| 23 | 4 | Philippines | 7 |
| 24 | 7 | United States | 7 |
| 25 | 1 | Poland | 5 |
| 26 | 2 | South Africa | 5 |
| 27 | 5 | Germany | 5 |
| 28 | 3 | Norway | 5 |
| 29 | 4 | Brazil | 4 |
| 30 | 4 | Kenya | 4 |
| 31 | 10 | Canada | 4 |
| 32 | | Montenegro | 4 |
| 33 | 2 | North Macedonia | 3 |
| 34 | 15 | Argentina | 3 |
| 35 | 5 | Albania | 2 |
| 36 | | Bulgaria | 2 |
| 37 | 7 | Ghana | 2 |
| 38 | 9 | Nigeria | 2 |
| 39 | 5 | Turkey | 1 |
| 40 | 3 | Cameroon | 1 |
| 41 | 2 | Japan | 1 |
| 42 | 4 | Spain | 1 |
| 43 | 1 | Colombia | 1 |
| 44 | 1 | El Salvador | 0 |
| 45 | | Russia | 0 |
| 46 | 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 |
| 47 | 3 | Hong Kong | 0 |
| 48 | 3 | Solomon Islands | 0 |
| 49 | 8 | Vanuatu | 0 |
| 50 | | Niue | 0 |
| 51 | 1 | Latvia | 0 |
| 52 | 2 | Denmark | 0 |
| 53 | 2 | Belgium | 0 |
| 54 | 4 | Estonia | 0 |
| 55 | 9 | Sweden | 0 |
| 56 | 12 | Morocco | 0 |
| 57 | 9 | Hungary | 0 |
| Complete rankings at INTRL.SPORT ||||

## Honours

* Emerging Nations: Winners (1): 2018
* Euro C: Winners (1): 2010