Federazione Italiana Rugby League

Federazione Italiana Rugby League

Founded	January 2008
RLEF affiliation	March 2017 (full member)
Responsibility	Italy
Website	www.firl.it

The Federazione Italiana Rugby League is the governing body for the sport of rugby league football in Italy. The association was formed in 2008.^[1] They acquired full membership status of the RLEF in March 2017.^[2]^[3] and of the RLIF in November 2017.^[4]

In 2024, the body was downgraded to affiliate member of the IRL (previously the RLIF) due to noncompliance with the full membership criteria.^[5]^[6]

References

^ "RLEF". Archived from the original on 2014-10-10. Retrieved 2015-11-07.
^ "Italy promoted to full member status of RLEF". europeanrugbyleague.com. European Rugby League. 16 March 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
^ "Italy". europeanrugbyleague.com. European Rugby League. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
^ "RLIF AGM welcomes 2017 Annual Review". www.rlif.com. 3 November 2017. Archived from the original on 6 November 2017.
^ "International Rugby League Membership: Ireland, Italy, Lebanon, Scotland reclassified". Rugby League International Federation. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
^ https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/ireland-scotland-denied-2026-world-cup-qualification-shot-as-quintet-see-membership-status-dropped

External links

Official website

Rugby League European Federation

Members

Full: England; France; Ireland; Italy; Jamaica; Lebanon; Russia; Serbia; South Africa; Ukraine; Wales

Affiliate: Cameroon; Canada; Czech Republic; Germany; Ghana; Greece; Malta; Morocco; Netherlands; Norway; Nigeria; Scotland; Spain; Turkey; United States

Observers: Albania; Belgium; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Bulgaria; Burundi; DR Congo; Denmark; El Salvador; Ethiopia; Hungary; Kenya; Latvia; Libya; Montenegro; North Macedonia; Palestine; Poland; Saudi Arabia; Sierra Leone; Slovakia; Sweden

Former Observers: Catalonia; Trinidad & Tobago; UAE

National teams

Competitions

International Rugby League

Members

Full	Australia Cook Islands England Fiji France Jamaica New Zealand Papua New Guinea Samoa Serbia South Africa Ukraine Wales
Affiliate	Brazil Cameroon Canada Chile Czech Republic Germany Ghana Greece Ireland Italy Kenya Lebanon Malta Morocco Netherlands Nigeria Norway Russia Scotland Turkey United States
Observer	Albania Argentina Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Burundi Colombia DR Congo El Salvador Hungary Japan Libya Montenegro North Macedonia Palestine Philippines Poland Sierra Leone Slovakia Solomon Islands Spain Sweden Vanuatu
Pending	Georgia
Former	Full Tonga Affiliate American Samoa Austria Estonia Ivory Coast Latvia New Caledonia Tokelau Observer Belgium Denmark Egypt Guyana Hong Kong India Mexico Namibia Niue Norfolk Island Pakistan Singapore Thailand Trinidad and Tobago

National teams

Men

Women

International
competitions

Awards and rankings

RLIF Awards
World rankings
- men
- women
- wheelchair

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