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List of International Rugby League members

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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 (14 full and 21 affiliate), and 24 observer members.

Full Members

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Nation Governing body Membership details Ref.
 Australia Australian Rugby League Commission Founding Member: 1998–present
 Cook Islands Cook Islands Rugby League Founding Member: 1998–present
 England Rugby Football League Founding Member: 1998–present
 Fiji Fiji National Rugby League Founding Member: 1998–present
 France French Rugby League Federation Founding Member: 1998–present
 Jamaica Jamaica Rugby League Association Full Member: 2013–present
Affiliate: 2011–2013
Observer: ????–????
[1]
 New Zealand New Zealand Rugby League Founding Member: 1998–present
 Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Rugby Football League Founding Member: 1998–present
 Samoa Rugby League Samoa Founding Member: 1998–present
 Serbia Serbian Rugby League Full Member: 2012–present
Affiliate: ????–2012
Observer: ????–????
[2]
 South Africa South African Rugby League Founding Member: 1998–present
 Tonga Tonga National Rugby League Founding Member: 1998–2020[a]
Tonga Rugby League XIII Full Member: 2024–present [3]
 Ukraine Ukrainian Federation of Rugby League Full Member: 2013–present
Affiliate: ????–2013
Observer: ????–????
[1]
 Wales Wales Rugby League Full Member: 2010–present
Affiliate: ????–2010
Observer: ????–????
[4]

Affiliate Members

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Nation Governing body Membership details Ref.
 Brazil Confederação Brasileira de Rugby League [pt] Affiliate Member: 2019–present
Observer: ????–2019
[5]
 Cameroon Cameroon Rugby League XIII Affiliate Member: 2021–present
Observer: 2017–2021
[6]
 Canada Canada Rugby League Affiliate Member: 2013–present
Observer: 2010–2013
 Chile Federacion de Rugby Futbol League 13 Affiliate Member: 2018–present
Observer: ????–2018
[7]
 Czech Republic Czech Rugby League Association Affiliate Member: 2011–present
Observer: 2006–2011
 Germany Rugby League Deutschland Affiliate Member: ????–2014
Observer: 2006–????; 2014–2015
[8][9]
Nationaler Rugby League Deutschland Affiliate Member: 2017–present
 Ghana Rugby League Federation Ghana Affiliate Member: 2020–present
Observer: 2014–2020
[10]
 Greece Greek Rugby League Association Affiliate Member: 2018–present
Observer: 2017–2018
[11][12]
 Ireland Rugby League Ireland Affiliate Member: 2000–2010; 2024–present
Full Member: 2010–2024
Observer: ????–????
[13]
 Italy Federazione Italiana Rugby League Affiliate Member: 2010–2017; 2024–present
Full Member: 2017–2024
Observer: 2003–2010
[14][13]
 Kenya Kenya Rugby League Federation Affiliate Member: 2022–present
Observer: ????–2022
[15]
 Lebanon Lebanese Rugby League Federation Affiliate Member: ????–2012; 2024–present
Full Member: 2012–2024
Observer: ????–????
[2][13]
 Malta Malta Rugby League Affiliate Member: 2013–present
Observer: ????–2013
 Morocco Fédération Marocaine de Rugby League Affiliate Member: 2021–present
Observer: ????–2021
[6]
 Netherlands Netherlandse National Rugby League Bond Observer: 2003–2006 [16]
Netherlandse Rugby League Bond Affiliate Member: 2017–present
Observer: 2012–2017
 Nigeria Nigeria Rugby League Affiliate Member: 2020–present
Observer: 2014–2020
[17][10]
 Norway Rugby League Norge Affiliate Member: 2011–present
Observer: 2009–2011
 Scotland Scotland Rugby League Affiliate Member: 2007–2011; 2024–present
Full Member: 2011–2024
Observer: ????–2007
[13]
 Turkey Turkish Rugby League Association Affiliate Member: 2018–present
Observer: 2017–2018
[18]
 United States American National Rugby League Affiliate Member: ????–2015
Observer: ????–????
[19]
USA Rugby League Affiliate Member: 2015–present

Observer Members

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Nation Governing body Membership details Ref.
 Albania Albanian Rugby League Observer Member: 2018–present [20]
 Argentina Argentina Rugby League Observer Member: 2024–present [21]
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Asocijacija Ragbi 13 Bosnia-Hercegovina Observer Member: 2018–present [22]
 Bulgaria Bulgarian Rugby League Federation Observer Member: 2017–present [23]
 Burundi Burundi Rugby League Observer Member: 2016–present [24]
 Colombia Colombia Rugby League XIII Observer Member: ????–present
 DR Congo DR Congo Rugby League XIII Observer Member: 2015–present
 El Salvador El Salvador Rugby League Observer Member: 2021–present
 Georgia Georgia Rugby League Observer Member: ????–present
 Hungary Hungarian Rugby League Federation Observer Member: 2013–present
 Japan Japanese Rugby League Association Observer Member: 2021–present
 Libya Libya Rugby League Association Observer Member: 2019–present
 Mexico Mexican Rugby Federation Observer Member: 2018–present
 Montenegro Montenegro Rugby League Observer Member: 2021–present
 North Macedonia Macedonian Rugby League Observer Member: 2023–present [25]
 Palestine Palestine Rugby League Observer Member: 2014–present [26]
 Philippines Philippines National Rugby League Observer Member: 2021–present
 Poland Polska Rugby XIII Observer Member: 2017–present
 Sierra Leone Sierra Leone Rugby League Federation Observer Member: 2014–present [19]
 Slovakia Slovakia Rugby League Observer Member: 2023–present [25]
 Solomon Islands Solomon Islands Rugby League Federation Observer Member: 2011–present
 Spain Spanish Rugby League Association Observer Member: 2013–present
Affiliate Member: 2015–2024
[27][13]
 Sweden Sweden Rugby League Observer Member: 2011–present
 Vanuatu Vanuatu Rugby League Observer Member: ????–present

Suspended Members

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Nation Governing body Membership details Ref.
 Russia[b] Russian Rugby League Federation Affiliate Member: 2000–????
Full Member: ????–2010
[1][28][13]
Association of Rugby League Clubs Affiliate Member: 2010–2013; 2024–present
Full Member: 2013–2022

Former Members

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Nation Governing body Membership details Ref.
 Belgium Belgium Rugby League Association Observer member: 2013–2024 [13]
 Catalonia Associació Catalana de Rugby Lliga Observer member: 2008–2014 [8]
 Denmark Denmark Rugby League Federation Observer member: 2011–2024 [13]
 Ethiopia Ethiopian Rugby League Association Observer member: 2014–2024 [29][13]
 Latvia Latvia Rugby League Observer member: 2008–2024 [13]
 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Rugby League Association Observer member: 2013–2024 [13]
 Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Rugby League Observer member: ????–2024 [13]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Tonga National Rugby League was expelled from the International Rugby League (IRL) in 2020 following refusing to inact recommend changes following the conclusion of an investigation by the IRL.
  2. ^ Russia are currently suspended due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Rugby League's international body RLIF has welcomed Russia, Ukraine and Jamaica to full membership". SBS. 26 October 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Lebanon & Serbia promoted to full members of RLIF". NRL.com. 7 May 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  3. ^ "IRL welcomes new governing body in Tonga".
  4. ^ "Brief History". Wales Rugby League. 10 January 2020. Archived from the original on 30 September 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Brazil Rugby League to be recognised by the Rugby League International Federation". RLIF. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  6. ^ a b "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. 27 April 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  8. ^ a b "Germany & Catalonia lose status". RLIF. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014.
  9. ^ "Germany restores its affiliate membership". RLEF. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  10. ^ a b "Nigeria and Ghana Approved as Affiliate Members International Rugby League". IRL. 26 November 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-11-26. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  11. ^ "Greece Rugby League Association Awarded Observer Status". RLEF. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  12. ^ "Greece Rugby League Association admitted to RLEF". RLEF. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "IRL Membership: Ireland, Italy, Lebanon, Scotland Reclassified". IRL. 15 March 2024. Archived from the original on 2024-04-16. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  14. ^ "Italy Promoted to Full Member Status of RLEF". RLEF. 16 March 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  15. ^ "Kenya Rugby League Federation awarded International Rugby League Affiliate Membership". Rugby League International Federation. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
  16. ^ "Dutch upgraded following RLEF congress in Belgrade". RLEF. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  17. ^ "Rugby League Nigeria Accepted as an Observer".
  18. ^ "Turkey accorded affiliate member status of Rugby League European Federation". RLEF. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  19. ^ a b "RLEF Admits Sierra Leone and Reconstitutes USA". RLEF. 14 November 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  20. ^ "Albania granted observer status". RLEF. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  21. ^ "Argentina granted IRL observe member status". International Rugby League. 14 March 2024. Archived from the original on 2024-04-16. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  22. ^ "Bosnia Herzegovina awarded observer status". RLEF. 26 May 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  23. ^ "Bulgarian Rugby League Federation comes on board". RLEF. 7 April 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  24. ^ "Burundi joins RLEF". RLEF. 12 April 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  25. ^ a b "North Macedonia and Slovakia granted IRL membership". ERL. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
  26. ^ "Palestine Rugby League gain RLEF observer status". RLEF. 29 October 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  27. ^ "Spain becomes twentieth RLEF member". RLEF. 1 March 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  28. ^ Berry, Mark (1 March 2022). "Russia banned from international rugby league competitions". Halifax Courier. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  29. ^ "Ethiopia recognised as an observer". RLEF. 25 November 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2018. |