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	15th
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

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

Current squad

23-man squad selected for the international against 🇵🇭 Philippines on 23 October 2022.

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
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
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 September 2011	Malta	64-24	Norway	2011 Euro B	Melita FC, Pembroke, Malta
8 June 2012	Malta	24-12	Denmark	Friendly	Victor Tedesco Stadium, Ħamrun, Malta
29 September 2012	Denmark	12-74	Malta	Friendly	Gentofte Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark
28 June 2014	Malta	18-32	Greece	2014 Euro C	Melita FC, Pembroke, Malta
12 July 2014	Czech Republic	8-3	Malta	2014 Euro C	Tis RL, Havlichkuv Brod, Czech Republic
21 June 2015	Malta	35-34	Belgium	Friendly	Headingley Carnegie Stadium, Leeds, England
5 September 2015	Malta	22-34	Ireland	Friendly	Melita FC Stadium, Pembroke, Malta
27 September 2015	Spain	40-30	Malta	2015 Euro C	Polideportivo Cuatre Carreres Stadium, Valencia, Spain
10 October 2015	Malta	30-0	Greece	2015 Euro C	Matthew Micallef St. John Athletics Stadium, Marsa, Malta
13 October 2016	Ireland	58-10	Malta	Friendly	Carlisle Grounds, Bray, Ireland
4 February 2017	Philippines	26-44	Malta	Friendly	New Era Stadium, Sydney, Australia
6 May 2017	Lebanon	24-8	Malta	Friendly	New Era Stadium, Sydney, Australia
8 October 2017	Italy	24-24	Malta	Friendly	Marconi Stadium, Sydney, Australia
14 October 2017	Malta	48-16	Hungary	Friendly	New Era Stadium, Sydney, Australia
18 February 2018	Malta	40-0	Hungary	Friendly	St. Mary's Stadium, St. Mary's, Australia
23 June 2018	South Africa	30-24	Malta	Friendly	St. Mary's Stadium, St. Mary's, Australia
30 June 2018	Malta	22-34	Ukraine	2018 Euro C	Matthew Micallef St. John Athletics Stadium, Marsa, Malta
15 September 2018	Greece	60-4	Malta	2018 Euro C	Glyka Stadium, Athens, Greece
1 October 2018	Malta	36-10	Philippines	Friendly	St. Mary's Stadium, St. Mary's, Australia
4 October 2018	Malta	16-26	Niue	Friendly	St. Mary's Stadium, St. Mary's, Australia
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	Friendly	Huseyin AkarTesisleri Stadium, Bodrum, Türkiye
17 October 2021	Turkey	36-12	Malta	Friendly	Huseyin Akar Tesisleri Stadium, Bodrum, Türkiye
6 February 2022	Malta	54-6	North Macedonia	Friendly	Leichhardt Oval, Sydney, Australia
14 May 2022	Malta	66-6	Montenegro	Friendly	Charles Abela Memorial Stadium, Mosta, Malta
22 June 2022	Lebanon	30-14	Malta	Friendly	Belmore Oval, Belmore, Australia
8 October 2022	Bulgaria	6-50	Malta	Friendly	Lokomotiv Sofia, Bulgaria
26 February 2023	Malta	32-16	North Macedonia	Friendly	Forshaw Park, Sydney, Australia
23 September 2023	Malta	78-0	Bulgaria	Friendly	Marsa Sports Complex, Marsa, Malta
7 October 2023	Italy	38-12	Malta	Friendly	Lidcombe Oval, Sydney, Australia
28 October 2023	Malta	46-22	Philippines	Friendly	New Era Stadium, Sydney, Australia
28 September 2024	Malta	42-0	Italy	Friendly	A.S.D. Juvenilia, Bagnaria Arsa, Italy

IRL Rankings

IRL Men's World Rankings v t e
Official rankings as of 30 June 2024
Rank	Change	Team	Pts %
1		Australia	100
2		New Zealand	82
3		England	80
4		Samoa	67
5		Tonga	49
6	1	Fiji	47
7	1	Papua New Guinea	46
8		France	28
9		Lebanon	22
10		Cook Islands	20
11		Serbia	19
12		Netherlands	17
13		Italy	15
14	1	Greece	15
15	1	Malta	14
16		Ireland	14
17		Wales	13
18		Jamaica	10
19		Scotland	9
20		Ukraine	7
21		Czech Republic	7
22		Germany	6
23	3	Chile	6
24		Poland	6
25	3	Norway	6
26	1	Kenya	5
27	4	Philippines	5
28	3	South Africa	4
29		Nigeria	4
30		Ghana	4
31	2	United States	4
32	4	Montenegro	4
33	2	Brazil	3
34	2	Turkey	3
35	7	North Macedonia	3
36	2	Bulgaria	3
37	2	Cameroon	2
38	1	Spain	2
39	1	Japan	1
40	1	Albania	1
41	5	Canada	1
42	2	Colombia	1
43	2	El Salvador	1
44	1	Morocco	1
45		Russia	0
46	2	Sweden	0
47	2	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0
48	2	Hungary	0
49	3	Argentina	0
50		Hong Kong	0
51	3	Solomon Islands	0
52	5	Niue	0
53	1	Latvia	0
54	1	Denmark	0
55	6	Belgium	0
56	1	Estonia	0
57	6	Vanuatu	0
Complete rankings at INTRL.SPORT

Honours

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

References

External links

Malta Rugby league website

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