North Macedonia national rugby league team

North Macedonia
Team information
NicknameThe Lions
Governing bodyMacedonian Rugby League
RegionEurope
Head coachAaron Zammit
CaptainJames Mirceski
Most caps10 Players (3)
Top try-scorerJayden Gouganovski (3)
Top point-scorerJayden Gouganovski & James Suleski (12)
Home stadiumForshaw Park
IRL ranking33rd
Uniforms
First colours
Team results
First game
North Macedonia 8-40 Poland 
(Forshaw Park, Sydney, Australia; 21 October 2023)
Biggest defeat
North Macedonia 8-40 Poland 
(Forshaw Park, Sydney, Australia; 21 October 2023)
World Cup
Appearances0
IRL Men's World 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

The North Macedonia national rugby league team (nicknamed the Lions) represent North Macedonia in international rugby league football competitions.

In October 2022, a North Macedonia team took part in the New South Wales Rugby League Harmony Nines tournament and won the emerging nations competition.[1] North Macedonia applied for membership of the International Rugby League and were awarded observer status in April 2023.[2][3] In October 2023, the Nines team repeated it success in the Harmony Nines tournament[1] and a week later North Macedonia made its full international debut against Poland.[4]


Competitive record

Below is table of the official representative rugby league matches played by Macedonia at test level up until 18 February 2024:

Team First Played Played Win Draw Loss Points For Points Against Last Meeting
 Chile 2024 1 0 0 1 22 36 2024
 Malta 2024 1 0 0 1 18 22 2024
 Poland 2023 1 0 0 1 8 40 2023
Total   3 0 0 3 48 98  

Results

Date Score[a] Opponent Competition Venue Report
21 October 2023 8–40  Poland Friendly Forshaw Park, Sydney, Australia [4]
4 February 2024 18–36  Chile Friendly Forshaw Park, Sydney, Australia [5]
18 February 2024 18–22  Malta Friendly Forshaw Park, Sydney, Australia [6]

Notes

  1. ^ North Macedonia score given first

References

  1. ^ a b "Lions roar again at Harmony 9s". NSW Rugby League. 14 October 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  2. ^ "Slovakia and North Macedonia apply to join International Rugby League". Inside the Games. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  3. ^ "North Macedonia and Slovakia granted IRL membership". European Rugby League. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  4. ^ a b "North Macedonia 8 40 Poland". European Rugby League. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  5. ^ "North Macedonia 18 36 Chile". European Rugby League. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  6. ^ "North Macedonia 18 22 Malta". European Rugby League. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
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