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.
Team information | ||||||
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Nickname | l-Kavallieri (The Knights) | |||||
Governing body | Maltese Rugby League Association | |||||
Region | Europe | |||||
Head coach | Aaron McDonald | |||||
Captain | Jake Attard | |||||
Most caps | Kyal Greene (14)[1] | |||||
RLIF ranking | 16th | |||||
Uniforms | ||||||
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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 | ||||||
Appearances | 0 |
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:
Team | First Played | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | Points For | Points Against | Last Meeting |
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Belgium | 2015 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 34 | 2015 |
Czech Republic | 2014 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 8 | 2014 |
Denmark | 2012 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 24 | 2012 |
Germany | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 36 | 2011 |
Greece | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 32 | 2014 |
Hungary | 2018 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 2018 |
Japan | 2007 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 0 | 2007 |
Lebanon | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 34 | 2015 |
Niue | 2018 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 42 | 2018 |
Norway | 2010 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 44 | 2011 |
Philippines | 2017 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 36 | 2018 |
South Africa | 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 30 | 2018 |
Turkey | 2019 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 12 | 2019 |
Wales | 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 34 | 2019 |
Total | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 599 | 376 |
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
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- "Malta name squad for Emerging Nations World Championship opener". RLENWC.com. 22 September 2018.