Ukraine national rugby league team


The Ukraine national rugby league team was established in 2007 to represent Ukraine at rugby league football. Ukraine is in the fourth tier developing nations along with Estonia and Latvia. The national side played their first international game as a nation playing against the Great Britain Students going down 36-18. Ukraine was originally scheduled to play in the 2008 European Bowl but withdrew at the last minute due to problems with the teams visas.
Their first international matchup was against Great Britain Students Rugby league football club, where they lost 36 to 18.
They then played against Latvia in the 2009 European Bowl winning the contest 40-6. Later that weekend, they wrapped up their European Bowl campaign, taking the championship with an 86-0 win over Estonia.
In 2010, Ukraine competed in an expanded European Shield. They competed in the Eastern group, suffering their first international defeat in Russia before winning heavily against Latvia to finish 2nd.
In 2011, Ukraine competed in two test matches against Russia and Serbia. They would lose both matches.
In 2013, Ukraine beat the BARLA Young Lions to secure their first victory against a British team. Later in the year, Ukraine participated in their second European Bowl competition. They took on Norway and Czech Republic, and they beat them both, securing their second European Bowl title.
They are currently ranked 21st on the RLIF World Rankings.
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Players

2018 Squad

All-Time Results Record

TeamFirst PlayedPlayedWinDrawLossPoints ForPoints AgainstLast Meeting
BARLA Young Lions2013110026222013
Great Britain Students RLFC2008100118362008
Czech Republic20133300176222016
England2015100124322015
Estonia200911008602009
Greece2019100126282019
Italy20143003241462018
Latvia2009220015262010
Malta2018110034222018
Norway2013110042142013
20104004561582015
20113003221142015
Total2009229013686600

DateResultCompetitionVenueAttendance
24 May 2014Russia def. Ukraine 24-18Euro Championship BVereya Stadium, Vereya, RussiaNot known
17 May 2014Serbia def. Ukraine 40-14Euro Championship BZeleznicar Stadium, Niš, Serbia750
28 September 2013Ukraine def. Czech Republic 68-4Rugby League European BowlMunicipal Stadium, Vrchlabi, Czech RepublicNot known
6 July 2013Ukraine def. Norway 42-14Rugby League European BowlDynamo Stadium, Kharkiv, UkraineNot known
16 June 2013Ukraine def. BARLA Young Lions 26-22Artur Martyrosyan Memorial CupKharkiv, UkraineNot known
30 September 2011Serbia def. Ukraine 10-4Milan Kosanovic CupBelgrade, SerbiaNot known
10 September 2011Russia def. Ukraine 36-4Milan Kosanovic CupKharkov, UkraineNot known
18 September 2010Ukraine def. Latvia 112-0Rugby League European Shield, East DivisionArsenal Stadium, Kharkiv, UkraineNot known
27 June 2010Russia def. Ukraine 62-14Rugby League European Shield, East DivisionVereya, RussiaNot known
26 July 2009Ukraine def. Estonia 86-0Rugby League European BowlUpezhtsiems Stadium, Riga, LatviaNot known
24 July 2009Ukraine def. Latvia 40-6Rugby League European BowlUpezhtsiems Stadium, Riga, LatviaNot known
13 July 2008Great Britain Students RLFC def. Ukraine 36-18Friendly match--Not known