Malta national rugby league team

Malta

Team information
Nickname	Kavallieri (The Knights)
Governing body	Maltese Rugby League Association
Region	Europe
Head coach	Aaron McDonald ('A' Team)
Captain	Tyler Cassel
Most caps	Jarrod Sammut (16)
Home stadium	Charles Abela Memorial Stadium
IRL ranking	13th
Uniforms
First colours Second colours
Team results
First game
Malta 78-0 British Defence Forces (25 September 2004)
Biggest win
Malta 82–0 Japan  (25 January 2007, Coffs Harbour, Australia)
Biggest defeat
Malta 0-62 Lancashire Amateurs (17 October 2010, Ħamrun, Malta)
World Cup
Appearances	0

Malta lining up for a match against Italy ahead of the 2017 World Cup

Malta in action against Chile in 2015

Malta in action against Italy in 2017

The Malta national rugby league team (nicknamed the Knights) represent Malta in international rugby league football competitions. They have been competing since 2004.

List of Head Coaches

• Joey Grima 2005-06 (5 matches, 3 wins, 2 losses)
• Tony Farr 2007 (1 match)
• Anthony Micallef 2008-2015 (12 matches, 7 wins, 5 losses)
• Peter Cassar 2017 (1 match, 0 wins, 1 draw, 0 losses)
• Aaron McDonald 2017- (12 matches, 9 wins, 3 losses)
• Sam Blyton-Keep 2017-2018 (3 matches, 0 wins, 3 losses)
• James Camilleri 2018 (1 match, 0 wins, 1 loss)
• Roderick Attard 2021- (3 matches, 1 win, 2 losses)

Competitive record

Below is table of the official representative rugby league matches played by Malta at test level up until 30 October 2024:

Team	First Played	Played	Win	Draw	Loss	Points For	Points Against	Last Meeting
Belgium	2015	1	1	0	0	35	34	2015
Bulgaria	2022	1	1	0	0	50	6	2022
Chile	2023	1	1	0	0	30	22	2023
Czech Republic	2014	2	1	0	1	50	48	2021
Denmark	2012	2	2	0	0	98	24	2012
Germany	2011	1	0	0	1	12	36	2011
Greece	2014	3	1	0	2	52	92	2018
Hungary	2017	3	3	0	0	108	26	2018
Ireland	2015	2	0	0	2	32	92	2016
Italy	2017	4	2	1	1	101	82	2024
Japan	2007	1	1	0	0	82	0	2007
Lebanon	2017	2	0	0	2	54	22	2022
Montenegro	2022	2	1	0	0	100	16	2023
Niue	2018	2	1	0	1	40	42	2018
North Macedonia	2022	2	2	0	0	76	24	2023
Norway	2010	2	2	0	0	94	44	2011
Philippines	2017	5	3	0	2	172	116	2024
South Africa	2018	1	0	0	1	24	30	2018
Spain	2015	1	1	0	0	40	30	2015
Turkey	2019	2	1	0	1	40	48	2021
Ukraine	2018	1	0	0	1	22	34	2018
Wales	2019	1	0	0	1	16	34	2019
Total		42	25	1	16	1328	898

Results

Date	Team 1	Score	Team 2	Competition	Venue	Report
25 January 2007	Japan	0–82	Malta	Friendly	Coff's Harbour, Australia
4 June 2010	Malta	30–20	Norway	2010 Euro C	Victor Tedesco Stadium, Ħamrun, Malta	[1]
17 October 2010	Malta	0–62	Lancashire Amateurs	Friendly	Victor Tedesco Stadium, Ħamrun, Malta
23 July 2011	Germany	36–12	Malta	2011 Euro B	Hochspeyer, Kaiserslautern, Germany	[2]
2 September 2011	Malta	64–24	Norway		Melita FC, Pembroke, Malta	[3]
9 June 2012	Malta	24–12	Denmark	Friendly	Victor Tedesco Stadium, Ħamrun, Malta	[4]
29 September 2012	Denmark	12–74	Malta	Friendly	Gentofte Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark	[5]
28 June 2014	Malta	18–32	Greece	2014 Euro C	Melita FC, Pembroke, Malta	[6]
12 July 2014	Czech Republic	8–3	Malta		Tis RL, Havlichkuv Brod, Czech Republic	[7]
3 May 2015	Lebanon	38–16	Malta	Phoenicia Cup	Penarth, Australia	[8]
21 June 2015	Malta	35–34	Belgium	Friendly	Headingley Carnegie Stadium, Leeds, England	[9]
5 September 2015	Malta	22–34	Ireland	Friendly	Melita FC Stadium, Pembroke, Malta	[10]
27 September 2015	Spain	40–30	Malta	2015 Euro C	Polideportivo Cuatre Carreres Stadium, Valencia, Spain	[11]
10 October 2015	Malta	30–0	Greece		Matthew Micallef St. John Athletics Stadium, Marsa, Malta	[12]
8 October 2016	Ireland	58–10	Malta	Friendly	Carlisle Grounds, Bray, Ireland	[13]
4 February 2017	Philippines	26–44	Malta	Friendly	New Era Stadium, Sydney, Australia	[14]
6 May 2017	Lebanon	24–8	Malta	Phoenicia Cup	New Era Stadium, Sydney, Australia	[15]
8 October 2017	Italy	24–24	Malta	Friendly	Marconi Stadium, Sydney, Australia	[16]
14 October 2017	Malta	48–16	Hungary	Friendly	New Era Stadium, Sydney, Australia	[17]
18 February 2018	Malta	40–0	Hungary	Friendly	St. Mary's Stadium, St. Mary's, Australia	[18]
23 June 2018	South Africa	30–24	Malta	Friendly	St. Mary's Stadium, St. Mary's, Australia	[19]
30 June 2018	Malta	22–34	Ukraine	2018 Euro C	Matthew Micallef St. John Athletics Stadium, Marsa, Malta	[20]
15 September 2018	Greece	60–4	Malta		Glyka Stadium, Athens, Greece	[21]
1 October 2018	Malta	36–10	Philippines	2018 ENWC	Windsor Sporting Complex, Windsor, Australia	[22]
4 October 2018	Malta	16–26	Niue		St. Mary's Stadium, St. Mary's, Australia	[23]
10 October 2018	Hungary	10–20	Malta		New Era Stadium, Sydney, Australia	[24]
13 October 2018	Niue	16–24	Malta		St. Mary's Stadium, St. Mary's, Australia	[25]
12 October 2019	Malta	23–20	Italy	Friendly	Kirkham Oval, Sydney, Australia
26 October 2019	Malta	28–12	Turkey	Friendly	New Era Stadium, Sydney, Australia
23 November 2019	Wales	34–16	Malta	Friendly	Brewery Field, Bridgend, Wales
14 October 2021	Malta	16–40	Czech Republic	2021 Euro D	Huseyin AkarTesisleri Stadium, Bodrum, Türkiye	[26]
17 October 2021	Turkey	36–12	Malta		Huseyin Akar Tesisleri Stadium, Bodrum, Türkiye	[27]
6 February 2022	Malta	54–6	North Macedonia	Friendly	Leichhardt Oval, Sydney, Australia
14 May 2022	Malta	66–6	Montenegro	Medieval Shield	Charles Abela Memorial Stadium, Mosta, Malta	[28]
22 June 2022	Lebanon	30–14	Malta	Friendly	Belmore Oval, Belmore, Australia	[29]
8 October 2022	Bulgaria	6–50	Malta	Friendly	Lokomotiv Sofia, Bulgaria	[30]
23 October 2022	Philippines	32–22	Malta	Friendship Cup	New Era Stadium, Sydney, Australia	[31]
26 February 2023	Malta	32–16	North Macedonia	Friendly	Forshaw Park, Sydney, Australia
16 September 2023	Montenegro	10–34	Malta	Medieval Shield	FK Arsenal Stadium, Tivat, Montenegro	[32]
23 September 2023	Malta	78–0	Bulgaria	Friendly	Marsa Sports Complex, Marsa, Malta	[33]
7 October 2023	Italy	38–12	Malta	Friendly	Lidcombe Oval, Sydney, Australia	[34]
21 October 2023	Malta	30–22	Chile	Friendly	Forshaw Rugby Park, Sydney, Australia	[35]
28 October 2023	Malta	46–22	Philippines	Friendship Cup	New Era Stadium, Sydney, Australia	[36]
18 February 2024	North Macedonia	18–22	Malta	Friendly	Forshaw Rugby Park, Sydney, Australia	[37]
28 September 2024	Malta	42–0	Italy	Friendly	A.S.D. Juvenilia, Bagnaria Arsa, Italy	[38]

IRL Rankings

IRL Men's World Rankings v t e
Official rankings as of December 2024
Rank	Change	Team	Pts %
1		Australia	100
2		New Zealand	86
3		England	84
4	1	Tonga	63
5	1	Samoa	54
6	1	Papua New Guinea	53
7	1	Fiji	44
8		France	30
9	2	Serbia	23
10		Cook Islands	22
11	1	Netherlands	22
12	5	Wales	18
13	2	Malta	17
14	6	Ukraine	13
15	1	Greece	12
16	7	Lebanon	12
17	4	Italy	11
18	2	Ireland	9
19	1	Jamaica	8
20	1	Czech Republic	8
21	2	Chile	8
22	3	Scotland	7
23	4	Philippines	7
24	7	United States	7
25	1	Poland	5
26	2	South Africa	5
27	5	Germany	5
28	3	Norway	5
29	4	Brazil	4
30	4	Kenya	4
31	10	Canada	4
32		Montenegro	4
33	2	North Macedonia	3
34	15	Argentina	3
35	5	Albania	2
36		Bulgaria	2
37	7	Ghana	2
38	9	Nigeria	2
39	5	Turkey	1
40	3	Cameroon	1
41	2	Japan	1
42	4	Spain	1
43	1	Colombia	1
44	1	El Salvador	0
45		Russia	0
46	1	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0
47	3	Hong Kong	0
48	3	Solomon Islands	0
49	8	Vanuatu	0
50		Niue	0
51	1	Latvia	0
52	2	Denmark	0
53	2	Belgium	0
54	4	Estonia	0
55	9	Sweden	0
56	12	Morocco	0
57	9	Hungary	0
Complete rankings at INTRL.SPORT

Honours

• Emerging Nations: Winners (1): 2018
• Euro C: Winners (1): 2010

See also

• Rugby league in Malta

References

1. "Malta 30 20 Norway". European Rugby League. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
2. "Germany 36 12 Malta". European Rugby League. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
3. "Malta 64 24 Norway". European Rugby League. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
4. "Malta 24 12 Denmark". European Rugby League. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
5. "Denmark 12 74 Malta". European Rugby League. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
6. "Malta 18 32 Greece". European Rugby League. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
7. "Czech Republic 8 34 Malta". European Rugby League. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
8. "Lebanon 38 16 Malta". European Rugby League. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
9. "Belgium 34 35 Malta". European Rugby League. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
10. "Malta 22 34 Ireland". European Rugby League. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
11. "Spain 40 30 Malta". European Rugby League. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
12. "Malta 30 0 Greece". European Rugby League. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
13. "Ireland 58 10 Malta". European Rugby League. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
14. "Philippines 26 44 Malta". European Rugby League. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
15. "Lebanon 24 8 Malta". European Rugby League. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
16. "Italy 24 24 Malta". European Rugby League. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
17. "Malta 48 16 Hungary". European Rugby League. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
18. "Malta 40 28 Hungary". European Rugby League. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
19. "South Africa 30 24 Malta". European Rugby League. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
20. "Malta 22 34 Ukraine". European Rugby League. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
21. "Greece 60 4 Malta". European Rugby League. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
22. "Match Report: Malta vs. Philippines". Rugby League Emerging Nations World Championship. 1 October 2018. Archived from the original on 1 October 2018.
23. "Match Report: Malta vs. Niue". Rugby League Emerging Nations World Championship. 4 October 2018. Archived from the original on 4 October 2018.
24. "Match report: Malta overcome Hungary to book cup final berth". Rugby League Emerging Nations World Championship. 10 October 2018. Archived from the original on 22 October 2018.
25. "Match Report: Malta defeat Niue to win RLENWC". Rugby League Emerging Nations World Championship. 13 October 2018. Archived from the original on 22 March 2019.
26. "Malta 16 40 Czech Republic". European Rugby League. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
27. "Malta 12 36 Turkiye". European Rugby League. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
28. "Malta 66 6 Montenegro". European Rugby League. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
29. "Lebanon 30 14 Malta". European Rugby League. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
30. "Bulgaria 6 50 Malta". European Rugby League. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
31. "Philippines 32 22 Malta". European Rugby League. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
32. "Montenegro 10 34 Malta". European Rugby League. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
33. "Malta 78 0 Bulgaria". European Rugby League. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
34. "Italy 38 12 Malta". European Rugby League. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
35. "Malta 30 22 Chile". European Rugby League. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
36. "Malta 46 22 Philippines". European Rugby League. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
37. "North Macedonia 18 22 Malta". European Rugby League. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
38. "Italy 0 42 Malta". European Rugby League. Retrieved 20 November 2024.

External links

• Malta Rugby league website