The Belgium national rugby league team represents
Belgium
Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to ...
in the sport of
rugby league
Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112 ...
football.
For more Belgian stats, news, team results and more visi
Belgium's RLEF Page
History
The success of the
2008 Rugby League World Cup
The 2008 Rugby League World Cup was the thirteenth staging of the Rugby League World Cup since its 1954 Rugby League World Cup, inauguration in 1954, and the first since the 2000 Rugby League World Cup, 2000 tournament. The tournament was held ...
resulted in a popularity surge for the sport around the world. As a result, a number of new nations took up the sport. Belgium followed this trend in 2009. Rugby League Belgium was started with a single franchise, Brabant Wallon Wavre Rugby XIII, and the creation of a national side to participate in the
RLEF Euro Med Challenge
The Euro-Med Challenge is an international rugby league football competition. The competition is organized by the Rugby League European Federation and is designed to promote the sport of rugby league in Europe and the Mediterranean Region. The Eur ...
and other international matches.
Under new President Yves-Michael Kazadi, Belgium were granted observer membership of the
Rugby League European Federation
The European Rugby League (ERL) is the Umbrella organization, umbrella body for nations playing the sport of rugby league football across Europe. In the absence of other continental federations, ERL also controls rugby league in North America (in ...
in June 2013.
International Results
Their first international competition was in the 2009 RLEF Euro Med Challenge against
Catalonia
Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a '' nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy.
Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the no ...
and
Morocco
Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to A ...
. In their very first international, Belgium defeated Catalonia in front of a home crowd in Wavre. Belgium came in second in the Euro Med Challenge 2009, losing to Morocco 46-12. Following this tournament, the national team took a 4-year hiatus before being granted affiliate
RLEF
The European Rugby League (ERL) is the umbrella body for nations playing the sport of rugby league football across Europe. In the absence of other continental federations, ERL also controls rugby league in North America (including Central Ameri ...
membership and returning to international competition in 2013.
National Team Results
All-Time Results Record
Current squad
The current Squad is managed by well experienced coach
Valu Bentley a former player himself he served as an assistant to the former national coach
Tony Benson and was awarded the full time role upon his predecessors departure.
2018
The Belgium squad that took on the Czech Republic on 3 October.
*1.
Simon Troquereaux
*2.
Kamal Singh
*3.
Martin Derom
*4.
Abdelouahid Zigha
*5.
Karim Hammadat
*6.
Brian Amerlynck
*7.
Zakaria Zoubir
*8.
Sofian El Hilali
*9.
Marco Moraschi
*10.
Stanislas Salongo
*11.
Adam Bahamou
*12.
Younes Hammadat
*13.
Jonathan Bouillon
*14.
Nicolas Hundziak
*15.
Loic Delval
*16.
Christophe Weynenberghe
*17.
Yves Kazadi
References
External links
*
ww.belgiumrugby13.com/ Official site of Rugby League Belgium
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