International rugby league in 2023
A list of men and women international rugby league matches played throughout 2023 and does not include wheelchair rugby league international matches. A † denotes a recognised, but unofficial match that did not contribute to the IRL World Rankings.
| International rugby league |
|---|
| in 2022 | in 2024 |
Season overview
| Men's international tours | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Start date | Touring side | Region | Results [Matches] |
| 22 October |  Tonga |
 England | |
| Men's international friendlies | |||
| Date | Home team | Away team | Winners |
| 27 January 2023 |  Philippines |
 North Macedonia |
North Macedonia |
| 26 February 2023 |  Malta |
North Macedonia |
Malta |
| 29 April 2023 | England |
 France |
England |
| 13 May 2023 |  Greece |
 Serbia |
Serbia |
| 27 May 2023 |  Italy |
Serbia |
|
| 22 July 2022 | Philippines |
 South Africa |
|
| 7 October 2023 |  Netherlands |
 Albania |
|
| 26 August 2023 |  Czech Republic |
Serbia |
|
| 16 September 2023 |  Poland |
Czech Republic |
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| Men's international tournaments | |||
| Start date | Tournament | Winners | |
| 21 October 2023 | European Championship | ||
| 21 October 2023 | European Championship B | ||
| TBA | Americas Championship | ||
| TBA | South American Championship | ||
| TBA | MEA Championship | ||
| Women's international tours | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Start date | Touring side | Region | Results [Matches] |
| No international women's tours in 2022 | |||
| Women's international friendlies | |||
| Start date | Home team | Away team | Winners |
| 28 January 2023 | Greece |
Philippines |
Philippines |
| 18 March 2023 | France |
Serbia |
France |
| 29 April 2023 | England |
France |
England |
| Women's international tournaments | |||
| Start date | Tournament | Winners | |
| TBA |  2025 World Cup European Qualifiers |
||
| TBA |  South American Championship |
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Rankings
The following were the rankings at the beginning of the season.[1][2]
| Official rankings as of 21 December 2022 | |||
| Rank | Change | Team | Pts % |
| 1 |  3 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | 100.00 |
| 2 |  1 |  New Zealand | 93.00 |
| 3 | 4 |  Samoa | 87.00 |
| 4 | 1 | England | 73.00 |
| 5 | 3 | Tonga | 58.00 |
| 6 | 1 |  Papua New Guinea | 47.00 |
| 7 | 1 |  Fiji | 45.00 |
| 8 | 5 |  Lebanon | 36.00 |
| 9 |  | France | 28.00 |
| 10 | 6 |  Wales | 23.00 |
| 11 | 1 |  Ireland | 23.00 |
| 12 | 8 |  Cook Islands | 20.00 |
| 13 | 8 |  Jamaica | 17.00 |
| 14 | 3 | Italy | 17.00 |
| 15 | 7 | Serbia | 15.00 |
| 16 | 5 | Greece | 14.00 |
| 17 | 2 |  Scotland | 14.00 |
| 18 | 4 | Netherlands | 13.00 |
| 19 | 9 | Malta | 11.00 |
| 20 | 1 |  Turkey | 8.00 |
| 21 | 4 |  Germany | 6.00 |
| 22 | 18 |  Brazil | 6.00 |
| 23 | 9 |  Chile | 6.00 |
| 24 | 4 |  Nigeria | 6.00 |
| 25 | 5 | South Africa | 6.00 |
| 26 | 5 |  Ghana | 6.00 |
| 27 | 9 | Czech Republic | 6.00 |
| 28 | 2 |  Ukraine | 5.00 |
| 29 | 5 | Philippines | 4.00 |
| 30 | 8 | Poland | 3.00 |
| 31 | 5 |  Cameroon | 3.00 |
| 32 |  |  Kenya | 3.00 |
| 33 | 4 |  Spain | 3.00 |
| 34 | 7 |  Bulgaria | 3.00 |
| 35 | 12 |  Norway | 2.00 |
| 36 | 9 |  Colombia | 2.00 |
| 37 | 2 |  Hungary* | 1.00 |
| 38 | 11 |  United States | 1.00 |
| 39 | 5 |  Montenegro | 1.00 |
| 40 | 3 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.00 |
| 41 | 2 |  Solomon Islands | 1.00 |
| 42 | 8 |  Sweden | 1.00 |
| 43 | 10 |  Morocco | 1.00 |
| 44 | 6 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | 1.00 |
| 45 | |  Japan | 1.00 |
| 46 | 4 |  Vanuatu | 1.00 |
| 47 | |  El Salvador | 0.00 |
| 48 | 1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium | 1.00 |
| 49 | 3 |  Denmark | 0.00 |
| 50 | 3 |  Latvia | 0.00 |
| 51 | |  Argentina | 0.00 |
| Complete rankings at INTRL.SPORT | |||
| IRL Women's World Rankings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Official rankings as of 21 December 2022 | |||
| Rank | Change | Team | Pts % |
| 1 | | Australia | 100.00 |
| 2 | | New Zealand | 80.00 |
| 3 | | England | 68.00 |
| 4 | | Papua New Guinea | 33.00 |
| 5 | | France | 30.00 |
| 6 | 5 | Cook Islands | 28.00 |
| 7 | 1 | Canada | 24.00 |
| 8 | 6 | | 22.00 |
| 9 | 2 | Wales | 20.00 |
| 10 | 7 | Brazil | 17.00 |
| 11 | 7 | Greece | 14.00 |
| 12 | 4 | Serbia | 9.00 |
| 13 | 4 | Turkey | 7.00 |
| 14 | 1 | Italy | 6.00 |
| 15 | 5 | Tonga | 6.00 |
| 16 | | | 4.00 |
| 17 | 2 | United States | 3.00 |
| 18 | 6 | Fiji | 2.00 |
| 19 | | | 2.00 |
| 20 | 4 | Samoa | 2.00 |
| 21 | 2 | Lebanon | 1.00 |
| 22 | | | 0.00 |
| Complete rankings at INTRL.SPORT | |||
January
Philippines vs North Macedonia men in Australia
27 January 2023 |
| Philippines |
16–28 | North Macedonia |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Stephenson, Mackey, Forrest Goals: Stephenson 2/2 |
Source |
Tries: Srbinovski, Moncaster, Kulevski, Metelkovski, Mitrevski Goals: Kulevski 3/4, Metelkovski 1/1 |
| Philippines | Position | North Macedonia | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Number | Number | Name | |
| Isaac Rosario | 1 | FB | 1 | Reece Savlouron |
| Ivan Lynch | 2 | WG | 2 | Angelo Avramovski |
| Blake Mackey | 3 | CE | 3 | Jake Boskovski |
| Isaac Acheampong | 4 | CE | 4 | Sean Metelkovski |
| Johansel Avery | 5 | WG | 5 | Jimmy Kostrevski |
| Ned Stephenson | 6 | FE/SO | 6 | Josh Moncaster |
| Mark Roberts | 7 | HB/SH | 7 | Dean Ravcinoski |
| Dylan Jones | 8 | PR | 8 | James Mireski |
| Gerald Reyes | 9 | HK | 9 | Jake Mitrevski |
| Ryan Jones | 10 | PF | 10 | Alexander Srbinovski |
| Daniel Kucia | 11 | SR | 11 | Pleks Stojanovski |
| Jordan Jones | 12 | SR | 12 | Brad Moncaster |
| Jeromy Cairns | 13 | LK/LF | 13 | Dean Kulevski |
| Jeffrey Vaughan | 14 | IN | 14 | Toni Gesovski |
| Benjamin Jegede | 15 | IN | 15 | Jamie Miletic |
| Brandon Racoma Ngata | 16 | IN | 16 | Josh Kostevski |
| Henry Wicks | 17 | IN | 17 | Michael Boskovski |
| Ian Nelson | 18 | CS | 18 | George Todorovski |
| Nikolas Forrest | 19 | IN | 19 | Nick Purdevski |
| Russell Nelson | 20 | IN | 20 | Jake Todeski |
Greece vs Philippines women in Australia
| Greece |
0–38 | Philippines |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Tries: Lyden (12'), Jamieson (17'), Thomas (23'), Wells (38'), Koch (51'), Webb (60'), Galon (69'), Buchanan (73') Goals: Jamieson 3/9 |
| Greece | Position | Philippines | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Number | Number | Name | |
| Alexia Foster Papanicolau | 1 | FB | 1 | Takiah Buchanan |
| Antonia Karias | 2 | WG | 2 | Stefanie Thomas |
| Taliah Mafi | 3 | CE | 3 | Pia Galon |
| Angelina Ballas | 4 | CE | 4 | Tynia Wells |
| Ebony Tsoukas | 5 | WG | 5 | Linae Williams |
| Lavinia Taukamo | 6 | SO/FE | 6 | Cassandra Koch |
| Maria Posantzis | 7 | SH/HB | 7 | Natalie Webb |
| Cherish Tseros | 8 | PR | 8 | Charlene Vaughan |
| Jonaya Bent | 9 | HK | 9 | Tommy Fletcher |
| Mikayla Tuliatu | 10 | PF | 10 | Alana-Lee Grace |
| Christine Tsougranis | 11 | SR | 11 | Jacky Lyden |
| Stella Lellis | 12 | SR | 12 | Meagan Rickertt |
| Meleanna Waters | 13 | LF/LK | 13 | Janine Jamieson |
| Jasmin Testa | 14 | IN | 14 | Lila Reynolds |
| Lisa Poulakis | 15 | IN | 15 | Leah Ellem |
| Simone Stephen | 16 | IN | 16 | Taneisha Canoy |
| Stephanie Glumac | 17 | IN | 17 | Stefanie Brown-Galbra |
| Stuart McLennan | Coach | Jake Kamire | ||
February
March
Serbia women in France
| France |
116–0 | Serbia |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Biville (4), Guillerot (3), Ramazeilles (2), Ramos (2), Bianchini (2), Roses (2), Michel (2), Canal, D. Samarra, M. Samarra Goals: Pommier (18) |
report |
| France | Position | Serbia | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Number | Number | Name | |
| Manon Samarra | 1 | Fullback | 1 | Tamara Bošnjak |
| Margot Canal | 2 | Wing | 2 | Ljiljana Bajic |
| Cloe Guillerot | 3 | Centre | 3 | Nika Bajic |
| Laureane Biville | 4 | Centre | 4 | Anastasija Karanovic |
| Perle Ramazeilles | 5 | Wing | 5 | Katarina Veljanovsku |
| Mahault Pommier | 6 | Stand off | 6 | Jelena Stojiljkovic |
| Laurianne Canet | 7 | Scrum half | 7 | Marija Maslakovic |
| Ines Legout | 8 | Prop forward | 8 | Teodora Marin |
| Fanny Ramos | 9 | Hooker | 9 | Natasa Kovacevic |
| Leila Bessahli | 10 | Prop forward | 10 | Jovana Fridl |
| Elisa Akpa | 11 | Second row | 11 | Sanja Starcevic |
| Melanie Bianchini | 12 | Second row | 12 | Uma Cengaj |
| Dorine Samarra | 13 | Loose forward | 13 | Teodora Marin |
| Lise Michel | 14 | Interchange | 14 | Anastasija Djordjevic |
| Sarah Menaa | 15 | Interchange | 15 | Marija Simovic |
| Salomé Ségala | 16 | Interchange | 16 | Teodora Micic |
| Justine Roses | 17 | Interchange | 17 | Natasa Vignjevic |
| Romain Maillot | Coach | Marija Maslakovic | ||
April
France women in England
| England |
64–0 | France |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Stanley, Partington, Renouf, Hardcastle, Burke (4), Hoyle, Dodd (2), Peach Goals: Stanley (8/12) |
report |
Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington Referee: Kristoff Young (Wales) Touch judges: Aaryn Golding-Belafonte, Dean Bowmer (England) Player of the Match: Leah Burke (England) |
| England | Position | France | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Number | Number | Name | |
| Tara-Jane Stanley | 1 | FB | 1 | Manon Samarra |
| Eboni Partington | 2 | WG | 2 | Perle Ramazeilles |
| Tamzin Renouf | 3 | CE | 3 | Lauréane Biville |
| Amy Hardcastle | 4 | CE | 4 | Cloé Guillerot |
| Leah Burke | 5 | WG | 5 | Margot Canal |
| Zoe Harris | 6 | SO | 6 | Mahault Pommier |
| Georgia Roche | 7 | SH | 7 | Lauriane Canet |
| Liv Wood | 8 | PR | 8 | Inès Legout |
| Keara Bennett | 9 | HK | 9 | Fanny Ramos |
| Shona Hoyle | 10 | PF | 10 | Nabila Zaghdoudi |
| Emily Rudge | 11 | SR | 11 | Elisa Akpa |
| Hollie-Mae Dodd | 12 | SR | 12 | Tallis Kuresa |
| Jodie Cunningham | 13 | LF | 13 | Dorine Samarra |
| Sinead Peach | 14 | IN | 14 | Lise Michel |
| Vicky Whitfield | 15 | IN | 15 | Sarah Menaa |
| Grace Field | 16 | IN | 16 | Salomé Segala |
| Vicky Molyneux | 17 | IN | 17 | Justine Roses |
| Tara Jones | 18 | CS | 18 | Amael Vilanove |
| Stuart Barrow | Coach | Roman Maillot | ||
France men in England
| England |
64–0 | France |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Handley (3), Wardle, Williams (3), Smith, Havard, Walker, Pearce-Paul Goals: Smith (9/10), Williams (1/1) |
report |
Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington Attendance: 8,422 Referee: Liam Moore (England) Touch judges: Johnny Roberts, Warren Turley (England) Player of the Match: George Williams (England) |
| England | Position | France | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Number | Number | Name | |
| Jack Welsby | 1 | FB | 1 | Tanguy Zenon |
| Ash Handley | 2 | WG | 2 | Arthur Romano |
| Toby King | 3 | CE | 3 | Samisoni Langi |
| Jake Wardle | 4 | CE | 4 | Mathieu Laguerre |
| Matty Ashton | 5 | WG | 5 | Paul Marcon |
| George Williams | 6 | SO | 6 | Arthur Mourgue |
| Harry Smith | 7 | SH | 7 | César Rougé |
| Ethan Havard | 8 | PR | 8 | Tiaki Chan |
| Danny Walker | 9 | HK | 9 | Anthony Marion |
| Tom Holroyd | 10 | PF | 10 | Florian Vailhen |
| Kai Pearce-Paul | 11 | SR | 11 | Benjamin Jullien |
| Matty Nicholson | 12 | SR | 12 | Mathieu Cozza |
| Morgan Smithies | 13 | LF | 13 | Mickaël Goudemand |
| Jez Litten | 14 | IN | 14 | Ugo Tison |
| James Harrison | 15 | IN | 15 | Justin Sangaré |
| Ben Currie | 16 | IN | 16 | Bastien Scimone |
| Tyler Dupree | 17 | IN | 17 | Louis Jouffret |
| Josh Thewlis | 18 | CS | 18 | Mathieu Jussaume |
| Shaun Wane | Coach | Laurent Frayssinous | ||
May
Serbia men in Greece
| Greece |
6–40 | Serbia |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Dardamanis Goals: Nake |
Report |
Tries: Trifunovic (2), Pavlovic (3), Kokanovic (2) Goals: Jasari (6) |
| Greece | Position | Serbia | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Number | Number | Name | |
| Ioannis Nake | 1 | FB | 1 | Dragan Jankovic |
| Iordanis Triantafyllou | 2 | WG | 2 | Milos Zogovic |
| Alexandros Aliu | 3 | CE | 3 | Rajko Trifunovic |
| Charilaos Xygkas | 4 | CE | 4 | Aleksandar Pavlovic |
| Michail Bosmos | 5 | WG | 5 | Dragan Kokanovic |
| Stephanos Stephanou | 6 | SO | 6 | Dzavid Jasari |
| Aris Dardamanis | 7 | SH | 7 | Vojislav Dedic |
| Stefanos Bastas | 8 | PR | 8 | Marko Jankovic |
| Nikolaos Stefanou | 9 | HK | 9 | Vladislav Dedic |
| Athanasios Lamprou | 10 | PF | 10 | Mihajlo Jovic |
| Leonidas Mingko | 11 | SR | 11 | Miodrag Tomic |
| Theofylaktos Paraskevopoulos | 12 | SR | 12 | Stefan Arsic |
| Aris Koulizakis | 13 | LF | 13 | Nikola Djuric |
| Georgios Paliogiannis | 14 | IN | 14 | Denis Cengaj |
| Panagiotis Karefilis | 15 | IN | 15 | Enis Bibic |
| Konstantinos Papageorgiou | 16 | IN | 16 | Strahinja Stojiljkovic |
| Nikolaos Papanikolaou | 17 | IN | 17 | Valentino Milovanovic |
| Michalis Chatziioannou | Coach | Darren Fisher | ||
July
Philippines men v South Africa men in Australia
August
Serbia men in the Czech Republic
September
Czech Republic men in Poland
October
Albania men in the Netherlands
Serbia men in the Netherlands
European Championship
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England[lower-alpha 1] |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to Final |
| 2 | Ireland |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualify for 2025 World Cup |
| 3 | Scotland |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualifiy for 2024 European Repêchage |
| 4 | Serbia |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegated to Euro B |
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France[lower-alpha 1] |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to Final |
| 2 | Italy |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualify for 2025 World Cup |
| 3 | Spain |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualifiy for 2024 European Repêchage |
| 4 | Wales |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegated to Euro B |
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:
Tonga men in England
Notes
- As England and France have already qualified for the 2025 Rugby League World Cup they are illegible to take tournament qualification sports.
References
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- "INTRL - World Rankings".
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- "Czech Rugby League Calendar 2023". Fox Sports. 5 March 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
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