Poland national rugby league team

Polska Rugby League

Team information
Nickname	Polska XIII
Governing body	Polska Rugby XIII
Region	Europe
Captain	Australasia - Chippie Korostchuk
Top try-scorer	Chippie Korostchuk 6 Tries
Top point-scorer	Ethan Niszczot 60 points
IRL ranking	24th
Team results
First international
Norway 76–0 Poland (Stavanger Stadion, Stavanger; 1 September 2018)
Biggest win
Poland 62-6 Hong Kong (St Mary's Stadium, Sydney; 4 October 2018)
Biggest defeat
Norway 76-0 Poland (Stavanger Stadion, Stavanger; 1 September 2018)

The Poland national rugby league team (Polska XIII) represent Poland in international rugby league football competitions throughout Europe and around the World. Polska XIII competed in the 2018 Emerging Nations World Championship in Sydney playing in the second tier tournament going through undefeated to win the Trophy defeating the Philippines 14–10 in the final.

Competitive record

Overall

Below is table of the official representative rugby league matches played by Poland at test level up until 13 October 2018.

Opponent	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Win %	For	Aga	Diff
Czech Republic	1	1	0	0	100%	34	18	+16
Hong Kong	1	1	0	0	100%	62	6	+56
Hungary	1	1	0	0	100%	32	0	+32
Japan	1	1	0	0	100%	58	6	+52
Norway	1	0	0	1	0%	0	76	-76
Philippines	1	1	0	0	100%	14	10	+4
Sweden	1	0	0	1	0%	16	50	-34
Vanuatu	1	1	0	0	100%	44	4	+40
Total	8	6	0	2	75%	260	170	+90

Results

Date	Opponent	Score	Tournament	Venue	Reports
1 Sep 2018	Norway	0–76	—	Stavanger Stadion, Stavanger	ERL
12 Nov 2022	Norway	22–18	—	Ilford Rugby Club, London	ERL
22 Nov 2022	South Africa	16–38	Warsaw Airlift Cup	Southport Tigers, Queensland	ERL
16 Sep 2023	Czech Republic	28–36	—	Majkowski Wembley, Kalisz	ERL
21 Oct 2023	North Macedonia	40–8	—	Forshaw Rugby Park, Sydney	ERL
4 Nov 2023	Germany	10–54	Oder Cup	Berlin	ERL
21 Sep 2024	Germany	18–58	"Augustus The Strong" Trophy	Nowe Skalmierzyce	ERL
19 Oct 2024	Czech Republic	24–34	—	Stadion Romana Sebrleho, Lanskroune	ERL

IRL Rankings

IRL Men's World Rankings
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

External links

• Polska Rugby XIII: European Rugby League
• "Poland". Rugby League Emerging Nations World Championship. Archived from the original on October 2, 2018.