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Bulgaria national rugby league team

The Bulgaria national rugby league team represents Bulgaria in the sport of rugby league football, having made their international debut at the 2017 Balkans Cup against Greece and Serbia in October 2017.[1]

Bulgaria
Badge of Bulgaria team
Team information
Governing bodyBulgarian Rugby League Federation
RegionEurope
Head coachAdrien Frigola
Top try-scorerAntonio Lubenov (3)
Top point-scorerAntonio Lubenov (12)
IRL ranking36th
Team results
First international
 Bulgaria 8 - 68 Greece 
(Belgrade, Serbia; 6 October 2017)
Biggest defeat
 Malta 78 - 0 Bulgaria 
(Marsa, Malta; 23 September 2023)
World Cup
Appearances0

Results

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Date Home Result Away Competition Venue Ref.
6 October 2017   Greece 68 – 8   Bulgaria 2017 Balkans Cup Belgrade [2]
8 October 2017   Serbia 50 – 20   Bulgaria Belgrade [3]
10 June 2021   Bulgaria 16 - 28   Serbia International Friendly Sofia [4]
25 September 2022   Turkey 38 - 16   Bulgaria International Friendly Turkey [5]
8 October 2022   Bulgaria 6 - 50   Malta International Friendly Sofia [6]
23 September 2023   Malta 78 - 0   Bulgaria International Friendly Marsa [7]

IRL Rankings

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Official rankings as of December 2024
Rank Change Team Pts %
1 Steady    Australia 100
2 Steady    New Zealand 86
3 Steady    England 84
4 Increase  1   Tonga 63
5 Decrease  1   Samoa 54
6 Increase  1   Papua New Guinea 53
7 Decrease  1   Fiji 44
8 Steady    France 30
9 Increase  2   Serbia 23
10 Steady    Cook Islands 22
11 Increase  1   Netherlands 22
12 Increase  5   Wales 18
13 Increase  2   Malta 17
14 Increase  6   Ukraine 13
15 Decrease  1   Greece 12
16 Decrease  7   Lebanon 12
17 Decrease  4   Italy 11
18 Decrease  2   Ireland 9
19 Decrease  1   Jamaica 8
20 Increase  1   Czech Republic 8
21 Increase  2   Chile 8
22 Decrease  3   Scotland 7
23 Increase  4   Philippines 7
24 Increase  7   United States 7
25 Decrease  1   Poland 5
26 Increase  2   South Africa 5
27 Decrease  5   Germany 5
28 Decrease  3   Norway 5
29 Increase  4   Brazil 4
30 Decrease  4   Kenya 4
31 Increase  10   Canada 4
32 Steady    Montenegro 4
33 Increase  2   North Macedonia 3
34 Increase  15   Argentina 3
35 Increase  5   Albania 2
36 Steady    Bulgaria 2
37 Decrease  7   Ghana 2
38 Decrease  9   Nigeria 2
39 Decrease  5   Turkey 1
40 Decrease  3   Cameroon 1
41 Decrease  2   Japan 1
42 Decrease  4   Spain 1
43 Decrease  1   Colombia 1
44 Decrease  1   El Salvador 0
45 Steady    Russia 0
46 Increase  1   Bosnia and Herzegovina 0
47 Increase  3   Hong Kong 0
48 Increase  3   Solomon Islands 0
49 Increase  8   Vanuatu 0
50 Steady    Niue 0
51 Decrease  1   Latvia 0
52 Increase  2   Denmark 0
53 Increase  2   Belgium 0
54 Decrease  4   Estonia 0
55 Decrease  9   Sweden 0
56 Decrease  12   Morocco 0
48 Decrease  9   Hungary 0
Complete rankings at INTRL.SPORT

References

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  1. ^ "Bulgaria Rugby League debut in Balkans Championship". rlef.eu.com. 6 October 2017. Archived from the original on 7 October 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Greece 68 : 8 Bulgaria". Rugby League European Federation. Archived from the original on 26 October 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Serbia 50 : 20 Bulgaria". Rugby League European Federation. Archived from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Bulgaria 16 28 Serbia". European Rugby League. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Turkiye 38 16 Bulgaria". European Rugby League. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Bulgaria 4 50 Malta". European Rugby League. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Malta 78 0 Bulgaria". European Rugby League. Retrieved 29 February 2024.