Nickname Golden Lions Region Europe RLIF ranking 17th Location Belgium | Governing body Rugby League Belgium Captain Damien Parée Head coach Tony Benson | |
Home stadium Centre Sportif de Neder Over Hembeek | ||
The Belgium national rugby league team represents Belgium in the sport of rugby league football.
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For more Belgian stats, news, team results and more visit Belgium's RLEF Page.
History
The success of the 2008 Rugby League World Cup resulted in a popularity surge for the sport around the world. As a result, a number of new nations took up the sport. Belgium followed this trend in 2009. Rugby League Belgium was started with a single franchise, Brabant Wallon Wavre Rugby XIII, and the creation of a national side to participate in the RLEF Euro Med Challenge and other international matches.
Under new President Yves-Michael Kazadi, Belgium were granted observer membership of the Rugby League European Federation in June 2013.
International Results
Their first international competition was in the 2009 RLEF Euro Med Challenge against Catalonia and Morocco. In their very first international, Belgium defeated Catalonia in front of a home crowd in Wavre. Belgium came in second in the Euro Med Challenge 2009, losing to Morocco 46-12. Following this tournament, the national team took a 4-year hiatus before being granted affiliate RLEF membership and returning to international competition in 2013.
National Team Results
Current Squad
2015 The Belgium squad that took on the Czech Republic on the 3rd of October.