Catalonia national rugby league team 2009

The Catalonia national rugby league team represents

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 north ...

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, running under the auspices of the

Associació Catalana de Rugby Lliga The Associació Catalana de Rugby Lliga (ACRL) (Catalan Rugby League Association) is the governing body for the sport of rugby league in Catalonia. The Association was formed in 2007 and since then has organized and governed the Catalan competition ...

History

Rugby league started in Catalonia in autumn 2007, with the advice of people from the French Catalan region, where this sport has been played since the 1930s. The number of clubs grew since 3 clubs participated in the first competition in southern Catalonia in 2008 (

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, Aligots Girona and Nord-Català), to reach 9 teams in the first Catalonia Championships in April 2009: CR Tarragona, CR Valls, CR Sant Cugat, INEF Lleida, GEiEG, Poble Nou Enginyers, BUC, RC Garrotxa and Vic Crancs. Also, the first Rugby League Catalan University Championship was played in February 2009, with 9 teams in competition. Catalonia used to be an unranked member of the Rugby League European Federation; however, their participation in some international rugby league competitions, such as the World Cup, has been questioned as Catalonia is not a sovereign nation. Catalonia played their first match in January 2008 when they participated in the French Interleague Championship held near

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, France. In June of the same year, Morocco beat Catalonia in a match played in Perpignan, 62–12. In June 2009, Catalonia beat the

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in a match played prior to the Catalans Dragons vs Warrington Wolves

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game. This match was an international warm-up ahead of the Euro Med Challenge contested by Catalonia,

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 ...

and

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. They lost 6–29 at home to Morocco, and 28–22 at Belgium. In 2010 Catalonia played only friendlies, with a win over

16–66 in Prague. Following further disputes over their RLEF status, the Catalonia national team did not subsequently participate in international competition and their RLEF affiliation was later dropped. They are currently not active in international competition, and any further international activity will likely fall under the umbrella of the

Spain national rugby league team The Spain national rugby league team represents Spain in the sport of rugby league football, running under the auspices of the Asociación Española de Rugby League. History The first international rugby league in Spain was played in the region ...

All-time results

Team matches to date

Players

2009

2010

References

External links

Catalan Rugby League Association

Rugby League European Federation

Highlights video: Catalonia-Morocco

Highlights video: Belgium-Catalonia
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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 ...

Rugby league in Catalonia