Colombia national rugby league team
The Colombian national rugby league team represents Colombia in the sport of rugby league.
| Team information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Governing body | - | |||||
| Region | - | |||||
| Head coach | Jorge Cantillo | |||||
| Captain | Sebastian Martinez | |||||
| Most caps | - | |||||
| Top try-scorer | - | |||||
| Top point-scorer | - | |||||
| IRL ranking | 44th | |||||
| Uniforms | ||||||
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| Team results | ||||||
| First international | ||||||
| Argentina 36-6 Colombia (Los Ángeles, Chile; 17 November 2017) | ||||||
| Biggest win | ||||||
| Colombia 22-18 Brazil (Los Ángeles, Chile; 18 November 2017) | ||||||
| Biggest defeat | ||||||
| Brazil 52-14 Colombia (São Paulo, Brazil; 23 November 2018) El Salvador 48-10 Colombia (Rochedale, Brisbane; 21 October 2018) | ||||||
| World Cup | ||||||
| Appearances | - (first time in -) | |||||
| Best result | - | |||||
History
The first rugby league team representing Colombia was organized by the Australian-based Latin Heat Rugby League organization in 2016, with a team of Colombian expats taking part in various competitions and small-sided matches against other teams representing Latin American nations. The first Colombian rugby league team, the Nativos, was established in the city of Antofagasta, Chile in 2017. Colombia made their international rugby league debut in the inaugural Latin American Rugby League Championships held in Los Ángeles, Chile in November 2017, losing 36-6 to Argentina in the first RLIF-sanctioned international on South American soil.[1][2]
Current squad
vs South American Championship[3]
- Andres Jimenez
- Leonardo Delgado
- William Martinez
- Daniel Medina
- Jessua Guillot
- Andrew Zuluaga
- John Garcia
- Juan David Espinal
- Sebastian Martinez
- Fredy Diaz
- Rafael Lopez
- Hector Linares
- Carlos Mendoza
- Nelson Parada
- David Perez
- Jesus Delgado
- Jean Villamil
- Sebastian Rodger
- Ruben Zequeda
IRL Rankings
| Official rankings as of November 2025 | |||
| Rank | Change | Team | Pts % |
| 1 | Australia | 100 | |
| 2 | New Zealand | 79 | |
| 3 | England | 72 | |
| 4 | 1 | Samoa | 56 |
| 5 | 1 | Tonga | 52 |
| 6 | Papua New Guinea | 45 | |
| 7 | Fiji | 33 | |
| 8 | France | 23 | |
| 9 | 1 | Cook Islands | 23 |
| 10 | 1 | Serbia | 23 |
| 11 | 2 | Netherlands | 22 |
| 12 | 3 | Ukraine | 20 |
| 13 | 1 | Wales | 18 |
| 14 | 4 | Ireland | 16 |
| 15 | 1 | Greece | 15 |
| 16 | 3 | Malta | 14 |
| 17 | Italy | 11 | |
| 18 | 2 | Jamaica | 8 |
| 19 | United States | 7 | |
| 20 | 5 | Poland | 7 |
| 21 | 5 | Lebanon | 7 |
| 22 | 5 | Norway | 6 |
| 23 | 3 | Germany | 6 |
| 24 | 3 | Czech Republic | 6 |
| 25 | 2 | Chile | 6 |
| 26 | 2 | South Africa | 5 |
| 27 | 3 | Philippines | 5 |
| 28 | 6 | Scotland | 5 |
| 29 | Brazil | 4 | |
| 30 | 1 | Canada | 4 |
| 31 | 1 | Kenya | 3 |
| 32 | 2 | Morocco | 3 |
| 33 | North Macedonia | 3 | |
| 34 | 1 | Argentina | 2 |
| 35 | 3 | Montenegro | 2 |
| 36 | Albania | 1 | |
| 37 | 3 | Turkey | 1 |
| 38 | 1 | Bulgaria | 1 |
| 39 | 1 | Ghana | 1 |
| 40 | 1 | Nigeria | 1 |
| 41 | 3 | Colombia | 0 |
| 42 | 1 | Cameroon | 0 |
| 43 | 1 | Japan | 0 |
| 44 | 1 | Spain | 0 |
| 45 | 1 | Russia | 0 |
| 46 | 1 | El Salvador | 0 |
| 47 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | |
| 48 | Hong Kong | 0 | |
| 49 | Solomon Islands | 0 | |
| 50 | Vanuatu | 0 | |
| 51 | Hungary | 0 | |
| 52 | Latvia | 0 | |
| 53 | Denmark | 0 | |
| 54 | Belgium | 0 | |
| 55 | Estonia | 0 | |
| 56 | Sweden | 0 | |
| 57 | Niue | 0 | |
| Complete rankings at www.internationalrugbyleague.com | |||
References
- ^ "Chile to host the 2017 Latin American Championship - Asia Pacific Rugby League Confederation". Asia Pacific Rugby League Confederation. Archived from the original on 2018-09-27.
- ^ "Chile to face Argentina in Latinoamericano Championship Final - Asia Pacific Rugby League Confederation". Asia Pacific Rugby League Confederation. Archived from the original on 2018-07-28.
- ^ "RLIF - Rugby League International Federation". rlif.com. Archived from the original on 2018-10-28.