Poland national rugby league team

Polska Rugby League

Team information
Nickname	Polska XIII
Governing body	Polska Rugby XIII
Region	Europe
Captain	Australasia - Chippie Korostchuk
Top try-scorer	Chippie Korostchuk 6 Tries
Top point-scorer	Ethan Niszczot 60 points
IRL ranking	25th
Team results
First international
Norway 76–0   (Stavanger Stadion, Stavanger; 1 September 2018)
Biggest win
62-6 Hong Kong  (St Mary's Stadium, Sydney; 4 October 2018)
Biggest defeat
Norway 76-0   (Stavanger Stadion, Stavanger; 1 September 2018)

The Poland national rugby league team (Polska XIII) represent Poland in international rugby league football competitions throughout Europe and around the World. Polska XIII competed in the 2018 Emerging Nations World Championship in Sydney playing in the second tier tournament going through undefeated to win the Trophy defeating the Philippines 14–10 in the final.^[1] As of January 2025 it is currently ranked 25th in IRL rankings.^[2]

Below is table of the official representative rugby league matches played by Poland at test level as of 7 January 2025.

Opponent	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Win %	PF	PA	Diff
Czech Republic	3	1	0	2	33%	86	88	-2
Norway	3	1	0	2	33%	22	162	-140
Germany	2	0	0	2	0%	28	112	-84
Hong Kong	1	1	0	0	100%	62	6	+56
Japan	1	1	0	0	100%	58	6	+52
Vanuatu	1	1	0	0	100%	44	4	+40
Hungary	1	1	0	0	100%	32	0	+32
North Macedonia	1	1	0	0	100%	40	8	+32
Philippines	1	1	0	0	100%	14	10	+4
Sweden	1	0	0	1	0%	16	50	-34
Total	15	8	0	7	53%	402	446	-44

Date	Opponent	Score	Tournament	Venue	Reports
1 Sep 2018	Norway	0–76	—	Stavanger Stadion, Stavanger	ERL
4 Oct 2018	Hong Kong	62–6	2018 ENWC	St Marys, Sydney	ENWC
7 Oct 2018	Japan	58–6		Kellyville, Sydney	ENWC
10 Oct 2018	Vanuatu	44–4		Cabramatta, Sydney	ENWC
13 Oct 2018	Philippines	14–10		St Marys, Sydney	ENWC
28 Sep 2019	Czech Republic	34–18	—	Stadion Budowlani, Łódź	IRL
12 Oct 2019	Sweden	16–50	—	Stadion Budowlani, Łódź	IRL
19 Oct 2019	Norway	0–68	—	Stadion Budowlani, Łódź	IRL
12 Nov 2022	Norway	22–18	—	Ilford Rugby Club, London	ERL
22 Nov 2022	South Africa	16–38	Warsaw Airlift Cup	Southport Tigers, Queensland	ERL
16 Sep 2023	Czech Republic	28–36	—	Majkowski Wembley, Kalisz	ERL
21 Oct 2023	North Macedonia	40–8	—	Forshaw Rugby Park, Sydney	ERL
4 Nov 2023	Germany	10–54	Oder Cup	Berlin	ERL
21 Sep 2024	Germany	18–58	"Augustus The Strong" Trophy	Nowe Skalmierzyce	ERL
19 Oct 2024	Czech Republic	24–34	—	Stadion Romana Sebrleho, Lanskroune	ERL

IRL Men's World Rankings
Official rankings as of July 2025
Rank	Change	Team	Pts %
1		Australia	100
2		New Zealand	83
3		England	80
4		Tonga	62
5		Samoa	53
6		Papua New Guinea	51
7		Fiji	43
8		France	29
9	2	Netherlands	22
10		Cook Islands	22
11	2	Serbia	18
12		Wales	18
13		Malta	16
14	1	Greece	14
15	1	Ukraine	13
16		Lebanon	11
17		Italy	10
18		Ireland	9
19	5	United States	8
20	1	Jamaica	8
21	1	Czech Republic	8
22		Scotland	7
23	2	Chile	7
24	1	Philippines	7
25			5
26	1	Germany	5
27	1	Norway	5
28	2	South Africa	5
29		Brazil	4
30		Kenya	4
31		Canada	4
32		Montenegro	3
33		North Macedonia	3
34	22	Morocco	3
35	1	Argentina	3
36	1	Albania	2
37	1	Bulgaria	2
38	1	Ghana	2
39	1	Nigeria	2
40	1	Turkey	1
41	1	Cameroon	1
42	1	Japan	1
43	1	Spain	1
44	1	Colombia	1
45	1	El Salvador	0
46	1	Russia	0
47	1	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0
48	1	Hong Kong	0
49	1	Solomon Islands	0
50	1	Vanuatu	0
51	6	Hungary	0
52	1	Latvia	0
53	1	Denmark	0
54	1	Belgium	0
55	1	Estonia	0
56	1	Sweden	0
57	7	Niue	0
Complete rankings at www.internationalrugbyleague.com

• Polska Rugby XIII: European Rugby League