List of International Rugby League members

The International Rugby League (IRL) was founded in its current form in 1998, consisting of 10 full members.^{[citation needed]} The federation currently consists of 35 members (19 full and 16 affiliate), and 24 observer members.

Members

Full

Nation	Governing body	Full member since
Australia	Australian Rugby League Commission	1998
Cook Islands	Cook Islands Rugby League	1998
England	Rugby Football League	1998
Fiji	Fiji National Rugby League	1998
France	French Rugby League Federation	1998
Ireland	Rugby League Ireland	2011
Italy	Federazione Italiana Rugby League	2017^[1]
Jamaica	Jamaica Rugby League Association	2013^[2]
Lebanon	Lebanese Rugby League Federation	2012^[3]
New Zealand	New Zealand Rugby League	1998
Papua New Guinea	Papua New Guinea Rugby Football League	1998
Russia	Association of Rugby League Clubs	2013^[2]
Samoa	Rugby League Samoa	1998
Scotland	Scotland Rugby League	2011
Serbia	Serbian Rugby League	2012^[3]
South Africa	South African Rugby League	1998
Tonga	Tonga National Rugby League^[a]^[4]	1998
Ukraine	Ukrainian Federation of Rugby League	2013^[2]
Wales	Wales Rugby League	2010

1. The TNRL was confirmed as having been expelled from the organization in April 2021.

Affiliate

Nation	Governing body	Affiliate member since
Brazil	Confederação Brasileira de Rugby League [pt]	2019^[5]
Cameroon	Cameroon Rugby League XIII	2021^[6]
Canada	Canada Rugby League	2013
Chile	Federacion de Rugby Futbol League 13	2018^[7]
Czech Republic	Czech Rugby League Association	2011
Germany	Nationaler Rugby League Deutschland	2017^[8]
Ghana	Rugby League Federation Ghana	2020^[9]
Greece	Greek Rugby League Association	2018^[10]
Malta	Malta Rugby League	2013
Morocco	Fédération Marocaine de Rugby League	2021^[6]
Netherlands	Nederlandse Rugby League Bond	2017^[11]
Nigeria	Nigeria Rugby League	2020^[9]
Norway	Rugby League Norge	2011
Spain	Asociación Española de Rugby League	2015^[12]
Turkey	Turkish Rugby League Association	2018^[13]
United States	USA Rugby League	2015

Observers

Nation	Governing body	Observer since
Albania	Albanian Rugby League	2018^[14]
Argentina	Argentina Rugby League
Belgium	Belgium Rugby League Association	2013
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Asocijacija Ragbi 13 Bosnia-Hercegovina	2018^[15]
Bulgaria	Bulgarian Rugby League Federation	2017^[16]
Burundi	Burundi Rugby League	2016^[17]
Colombia	Colombia Rugby League XIII
DR Congo	DR Congo Rugby League XIII	2015
Denmark	Denmark Rugby League Federation	2011
El Salvador	El Salvador Rugby League	2021
Ethiopia	Ethiopian Rugby League Association	2014^[18]
Georgia	Georgia Rugby League
Hungary	Hungarian Rugby League Federation	2013
Japan	Japanese Rugby League Association	2021
Latvia	Latvia Rugby League	2008
Libya	Libya Rugby League Association	2019
Mexico	Mexican Rugby Federation	2018
Montenegro	Montenegro Rugby League	2021
North Macedonia	Macedonian Rugby League	2023^[19]
Palestine	Palestine Rugby League	2014^[20]
Philippines	Philippines National Rugby League	2021
Poland	Polska Rugby XIII	2017
Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia Rugby League Association	2013
Sierra Leone	Sierra Leone Rugby League Federation
Slovakia	Slovakia Rugby League	2023^[19]
Solomon Islands	Solomon Islands Rugby League Federation	2011
Sweden	Sweden Rugby League	2011
Trinidad and Tobago	Trinidad and Tobago Rugby League
Vanuatu	Vanuatu Rugby League

See also

•  Sports portal

• Geography of rugby league

References

1. "Italy Promoted to Full Member Status of RLIF". RLIF. 16 March 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
2. "Rugby League's international body RLIF has welcomed Russia, Ukraine and Jamaica to full membership". SBS. 26 October 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
3. "Lebanon & Serbia promoted to full members of RLIF". NRL.com. 7 May 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
4. https://www.tas-cas.org/fileadmin/user_upload/CAS_Media_Release_6929.pdf^{[bare URL PDF]}
5. "Brazil Rugby League to be recognised by the Rugby League International Federation". RLIF. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
6. "International Rugby League upgrades two members and welcomes one new member". IRL. 6 February 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
7. "Chile are the latest nation to gain Affiliate Member status with the Asia Pacific Rugby League". RLIF.com. 27 April 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
8. "Germany restores its affiliate membership". RLEF. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
9. "Nigeria and Ghana Approved as Affiliate Members International Rugby League". IRL. 26 November 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
10. "Greece Rugby League Association admitted to RLEF". RLEF. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
11. "Dutch upgraded following RLEF congress in Belgrade". RLEF. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
12. "Spain becomes twentieth RLEF member". RLEF. 1 March 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
13. "Turkey accorded affiliate member status of Rugby League European Federation". RLEF. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
14. "Albania granted observer status". RLEF. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
15. "Bosnia Herzegovina awarded observer status". RLEF. 26 May 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
16. "Bulgarian Rugby League Federation comes on board". RLEF. 7 April 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
17. "Burundi joins RLEF". RLEF. 12 April 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
18. "Ethiopia recognised as an observer". RLEF. 25 November 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
19. "North Macedonia and Slovakia are the latest nations to be awarded International Rugby League observer status". intrl.sport. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
20. "Palestine Rugby League gain RLEF observer status". RLEF. 29 October 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2018.