List of International Rugby League members

The International Rugby League (IRL) was founded in its current form in 1998, consisting of 10 full members. The federation currently consists of 30 members (19 full and 11 affiliate), and 40 observer members.

See also: List of men's national rugby league teams

Members

Full
Nation Governing body Full member since
 Australia Australian Rugby League Commission 1998
 Cook Islands Cook Islands Rugby League 1998
 Fiji Fiji National Rugby League 1998
 New Zealand New Zealand Rugby League 1998
 Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Rugby Football League 1998
 Western Samoa Rugby League Samoa 1998
 Tonga Tonga National Rugby League[lower-alpha 1] 1998
 England Rugby Football League 1998
 France French Rugby League Federation 1998
 Ireland Rugby League Ireland 2011
 Italy Federazione Italiana Rugby League 2017[1]
 Jamaica Jamaica Rugby League Association 2013[2]
 Lebanon Lebanese Rugby League Federation 2012[3]
 Russia Association of Rugby League Clubs 2013[2]
 Scotland Scotland Rugby League 2011
 Serbia Serbian Rugby League 2012[3]
 South Africa South African Rugby League 1998
 Ukraine Ukrainian Federation of Rugby League 2013[2]
 Wales Wales Rugby League 2010
  1. The TNRL is currently suspended pending an investigation into their board.

Affiliate
Nation Governing body Affiliate member since
 Brazil Confederação Brasileira de Rugby League 2019[4]
 Canada Canada Rugby League 2013
 Chile Federacion de Rugby Futbol League 13 2018[5]
 Czech Republic Czech Rugby League Association 2011
 Germany Nationaler Rugby League Deutschland 2017[6]
 Ghana Rugby League Federation Ghana 2014[7]
 Greece Greek Rugby League Association 2018[8]
 Malta Malta Rugby League 2013
 Netherlands Nederlandse Rugby League Bond 2017[9]
 Nigeria Nigeria Rugby League 2014[10]
 Norway Rugby League Norge 2011
 Spain Asociación Española de Rugby League 2015[11]
 Turkey Turkish Rugby League Association 2018[12]
 United States USA Rugby League 2015

Observers
Nation Governing body Observer since
 Albania Albania Rugby League 2018[13]
 Argentina Argentina Rugby League
 Belgium Belgium Rugby League Association 2013
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Asocijacija Ragbi 13 Bosna i Hercegovina 2018[14]
 Bulgaria Bulgarian Rugby League Federation 2017[15]
 Burundi Burundi Rugby League 2016[16]
 Cameroon Association Cameroon Rugby League 13 2017
 Colombia Colombia Rugby League XIII
 DR Congo Congo Rugby League XIII 2015
 Denmark Denmark Rugby League Federation 2011
 El Salvador
 Ethiopia Ethiopian Rugby League Association 2014[17]
 Georgia Georgia Rugby League
 Hong Kong Hong Kong Rugby League
 Hungary Hungarian Rugby League Federation 2013
 India
 Japan Japanese Rugby League Association
 Latvia Latvia Rugby League 2008
 Libya Libya Rugby League Association 2019
 Mexico Mexico Rugby League
 Morocco Fédération Marocaine de Rugby League 2012
 Niue Niue Rugby League
 Norfolk Island
 Pakistan
 Palestine Palestine Rugby League 2014[18]
 Philippines Philippines National Rugby League 2011
 Poland Polska Rugby XIII 2017
 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Rugby League Association 2013
 Sierra Leone Sierra Leone Rugby League Federation
 Solomon Islands Solomon Islands Rugby League Federation 2011
 South Sudan 2018
 Sweden Sweden Rugby League 2011
 Thailand Rugby League XIII Sports Association 2011
 Uruguay
 Vanuatu Vanuatu Rugby League


See also

References
  1. "Italy Promoted to Full Member Status of RLIF". RLIF. 16 March 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  2. "Rugby League's international body RLIF has welcomed Russia, Ukraine and Jamaica to full membership". SBS. 26 October 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  3. "Lebanon & Serbia promoted to full members of RLIF". NRL.com. 7 May 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  4. "Brazil Rugby League to be recognised by the Rugby League International Federation". RLIF. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  5. "Chile are the latest nation to gain Affiliate Member status with the Asia Pacific Rugby League". RLIF.com. 27 April 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  6. "Germany restores its affiliate membership". RLEF. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  7. "Ghana achieves observer status". RLEF. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  8. "Greece Rugby League Association admitted to RLEF". RLEF. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  9. "Dutch upgraded following RLEF congress in Belgrade". RLEF. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  10. "Rugby League Nigeria accepted as an observer". RLEF. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  11. "Spain becomes twentieth RLEF member". RLEF. 1 March 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  12. "Turkey accorded affiliate member status of Rugby League European Federation". RLEF. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  13. "Albania granted observer status". RLEF. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  14. "Bosnia Herzegovina awarded observer status". RLEF. 26 May 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  15. "Bulgarian Rugby League Federation comes on board". RLEF. 7 April 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  16. "Burundi joins RLEF". RLEF. 12 April 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  17. "Ethiopia recognised as an observer". RLEF. 25 November 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  18. "Palestine Rugby League gain RLEF observer status". RLEF. 29 October 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
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