Malta national rugby league team

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

Malta
Team information
Nicknamel-Kavallieri
(The Knights)
Governing bodyMaltese Rugby League Association
RegionEurope
Head coachAaron McDonald
CaptainJake Attard
Most capsKyal Greene (14)[1]
RLIF ranking16th
Uniforms
First 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
 Germany 36-12 Malta 
(23 July 2011, Kaiserslautern, Germany)
World Cup
Appearances0

All-time results record

Below is table of the official representative rugby league matches played by Malta at test level up until 25 November 2019:

TeamFirst PlayedPlayedWinDrawLossPoints ForPoints AgainstLast Meeting
 Belgium2015110035342015
 Czech Republic201411003482014
 Denmark2012220098242012
 Germany2011100112362011
 Greece2014100118322014
 Hungary2018110020102018
 Japan200711008202007
 Lebanon2015100116342015
 Niue2018210140422018
 Norway2010220094442011
 Philippines2017210180362018
 South Africa2018100124302018
 Turkey2019110028122019
 Wales2019100118342019
Total 181107599376 

Notable players

Despite its size, Malta has a relatively strong national team due to the number of Maltese players that are playing overseas. Malta is able to call on the likes of Michael Vella, Ben Galea and Danny Galea, Jake Mamo, Shane Shackleton, Jarrod Sammut, Jon Magrin, Tyler Cassel, and Luke Branighan, who are all playing in either the NRL or Super League and have represented Malta in the past.[2]

Current squad

Squad selected for the 2018 Emerging Nations World Championship:[3]

  • Jake Attard
  • Nathan Benson
  • Zachary Camilleri
  • Adam Campbell
  • Kyle Cassel
  • Tyler Cassel
  • Ian Catania
  • Joshua Gregan
  • Jesse Cronin
  • Peter Cronin
  • Jonathon Dallas
  • Jye Ellul
  • Cowen Epere
  • Nathan Falzon
  • Tyson Freeman
  • Aaron Grech
  • Kyal Greene
  • Jake Lennox
  • Joshua Martin
  • Cameron Mazzelli
  • Tyson Muscat
  • Blake Phillips
  • Justin Rodrigues
  • Jarrod Sammut
  • Jake Scott
  • Ben Stone
  • Sam Stone
  • Emmanuel Sultana
  • Aaron Weston
  • Dean Zammit

Malta Knights coaches
  • Joe Grima 2004-06, 11- (7 matches)
  • Tony Farr 2007 (1 match)
  • Anthony Micallef 2009-2015 (National team: 10 matches, 6 wins, 4 losses)

27 September 2015, Spain 40 def. Malta 30, at Polideportivo Cuatre Carreres Stadium, Valencia, Spain

5 September 2015, Malta 22 lost to Ireland 34, Melita FC Stadium, Pembroke, Malta

21 June 2015, Malta 35 def. Belgium 34, Headingley Carnegie Stadium, Leeds, England

12 July 2014, Malta 34 def. Czech Republic 8, at Tis RL, Havlichkuv Brod, Czech Republic

28 June 2014, Malta 18 lost to Greece 32, Melita FC, Pembroke, Malta

29 September 2012, Malta 74 def. Denmark 12, at Gentofte Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark

8 June 2012, , Malta 2def. - Denmark , at Victor Tedesco Stadium, Ħamrun, Malta12

Victor Tedesco Stadium, Ħamrun, Malta

2 September 2011, Malta 64 def. Norway 24, at Melita FC, Pembroke, Malta

23 July 2011, Germany 36 def. Malta 12, at Hochspeyer, Kaiserslautern, Germany

17 October 2010, *Malta 0 lost to Lancashire 62, at Victor Tedesco Stadium, Ħamrun, Malta

4 June 2010, Malta 30 - Norway 20, at Victor Tedesco Stadium, Ħamrun, Malta

3 October 2009, *Malta 36 def. Bamber Bridge ARLFC 28, at Victor Tedesco Stadium, Ħamrun, Malta

See also

References
  1. . Campbelltown-Macarthur Advertiser. 11 October 2019 [Former Camden Rams player on the verge of setting new record Former Camden Rams player on the verge of setting new record] Check |url= value (help). Retrieved 11 October 2019. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. Watching Rugby League in Malta - Official Website of the Malta Rugby League (MRL) Archived 2010-04-04 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Malta name squad for Emerging Nations World Championship opener". RLENWC.com. 22 September 2018.
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