Turkey national rugby league team

The Turkish Rugby League Association was founded in 2016, however the team didn't play their first match until two years later. The side made their competition debut at the 2018 Emerging Nations World Championship in Sydney, defeating the Solomon Islands 30–22 in their first ever match.[1] The team also beat Japan 60–0, qualifying them for the tournament's trophy stage.[2] Here, they lost to the Philippines 29–16 in the semi final before beating Vanuatu 27–26, winning thanks to a field goal from Adem Baskonyali and claiming seventh place at their inaugural competition.[3][4]

In 2019, the team played their first match in Turkey, losing to Greece 38–24 at the Aysekadin Yerleskesi Futbol Stadium in Istanbul.[5] They also lost to Malta 28–12 six weeks after.[6]

Squad for the 2018 Emerging Nations World Championship:[7]

• Aidan Sezer
• Jansin Turgut
• Emre Guler
• Yusuf Dagdanasar
• Adem Baskonyali
• Arda Dalcik
• Ibrahim Korana
• Berat Kaya
• Volkan Er
• Saxon Onur
• Koray Kokten
• Ethem Coskun
• Ata Doruk Celiktutan
• Atalay Alcay
• Erdem Cagdas
• Alican Acar
• Errol Carter
• Huseyin Sasmaz
• Ali Bokeyhan Surer
• Volkan Isik
• Yasin Ozyurtkan
• Enes Ertan
• Ercan Haghi
• Akin Konak
• Alper Karabork
• Huseyin Karabork
• Emre Kutup
• Kenan Tarpis
• Lachlan Hughes
• Samuel Hughes
• Aydin Salman-Cochrane
• Jaydin Salman-Cochrane
• Presley Salman-Cochrane
• Semih Parlak

Below is table of the official representative rugby league matches played by Turkey at test level up until 30 October 2019:

Opponent	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Win %	For	Aga	Diff
Greece	1	0	0	1	0%	24	38	-14
Japan	1	1	0	0	100%	60	0	+60
Malta	1	0	0	1	0%	12	28	-16
Philippines	1	0	0	1	0%	16	29	−13
Solomon Islands	1	1	0	0	100%	30	22	+8
Vanuatu	1	1	0	0	100%	27	26	1
Total	6	3	0	3	50%	169	143	+26