Ukraine national rugby league team
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| Team information | ||||||
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| Governing body | Ukrainian Federation of Rugby League | |||||
| Region | Europe | |||||
| Head coach | Gennady Vepryk | |||||
| Captain | Oleksandr Skorbach | |||||
| Most caps | Mikhail Troyan (20) | |||||
| Top try-scorer | Mikhail Troyan (20) | |||||
| Top point-scorer | Oleksandr Skorbach (162) | |||||
| Home stadium | Dynamo Stadium | |||||
| IRL ranking | 15th | |||||
| Uniforms | ||||||
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| Team results | ||||||
| First international | ||||||
 Latvia 6-40  (Riga, Latvia; 24 July 2009) | ||||||
| Biggest win | ||||||
| 112-0 Latvia (Kyiv, Ukraine; 18 September 2010) | ||||||
| Biggest defeat | ||||||
 Russia 62-14 (Moscow, Russia; 27 June 2010) | ||||||
The Ukraine national rugby league team represents Ukraine in rugby league football. The team made their international debut as part of the 2009 European Bowl.
Ukraine was originally scheduled to play in the 2008 European Bowl, but withdrew at the last minute due to problems with the team's visas.[1]
Competitive record
Overall
Source: Rugby League Project[2]
| Opponent | First Played | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | Points For | Points Against | Last Meeting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Czech Republic |
2013 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 260 | 22 | 2024 |
 Estonia |
2009 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 0 | 2009 |
 France |
2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 74 | 2024 |
 Greece |
2018 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 88 | 64 | 2023 |
 Italy |
2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 146 | 2018 |
| Latvia |
2009 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 6 | 2010 |
 Malta |
2018 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 22 | 2018 |
 Norway |
2013 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 14 | 2013 |
| Russia |
2010 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 152 | 164 | 2021 |
 Serbia |
2011 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 40 | 168 | 2021 |
| Total | 2009 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 886 | 628 | 2024 |
IRL Rankings
| Official rankings as of July 2025 | |||
| Rank | Change | Team | Pts % |
| 1 |  |
.svg.png){kind=small} 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 |
|
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 | |
 Poland |
5 |
| 26 | 1 |
 Germany |
5 |
| 27 | 1 |
Norway |
5 |
| 28 | 2 |
 South Africa |
5 |
| 29 | |
 Brazil |
4 |
| 30 | |
 Kenya |
4 |
| 31 | |
.svg.png){kind=small} 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 |
.svg.png){kind=small} Belgium |
0 |
| 55 | 1 |
Estonia |
0 |
| 56 | 1 |
 Sweden |
0 |
| 57 | 7 |
 Niue |
0 |
| Complete rankings at www.internationalrugbyleague.com | |||
See also
References
- ^ "Ukrainians Euro Bowl hopes Quashed". RLEF. 30 July 2008. Archived from the original on 10 July 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2009.
- ^ "Ukraine: Head to Head". Rugby League Project.