The Vanuatu national rugby league team represents
Vanuatu
Vanuatu ( or ; ), officially the Republic of Vanuatu (french: link=no, République de Vanuatu; bi, Ripablik blong Vanuatu), is an island country located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is east of no ...
in international
rugby league
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matches. The team was founded in 2011 and is administered by the
Vanuatu Rugby League (VRL).
History
The Vanuatu national team was founded in 2011 after
Australian
Dane Campbell began to promote rugby league in Vanuatu. Campbell was the inaugural head coach of the team. They played their first match in the
Cabramatta International Nines
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on 4 February 2012. Joe Meninga, nephew of
Mal Meninga
Malcolm Norman Meninga (; born 8 July 1960) is an Australian professional rugby league coach who is the head coach of the Australian national team and a former professional rugby league footballer. Meninga is widely regarded as one of the fin ...
, was selected in Vanuatu's squad for the tournament. The team were undefeated in reaching the final, where they lost to the
Australian Aboriginal team.
Vanuatu played their first test match against
Greece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders ...
on 20 October 2012, which they lost 14-24. On 20 August 2013, David Simpson was announced as head coach, succeeding the inaugural head coach Dane Campbell.
Current squad
Squad selected for the
2018 Emerging Nations World Championship
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Background
Several nations that had not qualified, or ...
;
*Avia Allen
*Amani Arutahiki
*Rob Franklin
*Maxwell Garae Ngatonga
*Ben Henderson
*Patrick Jack
*Stanley Joseph
*Anro Kalpukai
*Daniel Kaltapang
*Andrew Kaltongga
*Salitasi Lolo
*Ben Lui
*Danford Lui
*Tonny Lui
*
Alehana Mara
*Alickson Napakaurana
*Potefa Nishina
*Kalsauma Oscar
*Alex Philip
*Dominique Sablan
*Max Taleo
*Stephen Tanga
*Daniel Wood
*James Wood
International results
All-time results record and ranking
Below is a list Vanuatu national team record as of 23 December 2020.
Current players of Ni-Vanuatu descent
*
Alehana Mara (debuted for Vanuatu against Greece on 20 October 2012
)
*
Justin O'Neill
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He represented the NRL All Stars ...
*
Zac Santo
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*
Travis Waddell
See also
References
External links
*
{{Rugby League in Oceania
Rugby league
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