North Macedonia national rugby league team
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| Team information | ||||||
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| Nickname | The Lions | |||||
| Governing body | Macedonian Rugby League | |||||
| Region | Europe | |||||
| Head coach | Aaron Zammit | |||||
| Captain | James Mirceski | |||||
| Most caps | 10 Players (3) | |||||
| Top try-scorer | Jayden Gouganovski (3) | |||||
| Top point-scorer | Jayden Gouganovski & James Suleski (12) | |||||
| Home stadium | Forshaw Park | |||||
| IRL ranking | 32nd | |||||
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| Team results | ||||||
| First game | ||||||
 North Macedonia 8-40 Poland  (Forshaw Park, Sydney, Australia; 21 October 2023) | ||||||
| Biggest defeat | ||||||
| North Macedonia 8-40 Poland (Forshaw Park, Sydney, Australia; 21 October 2023) | ||||||
| World Cup | ||||||
| Appearances | 0 | |||||
| Official rankings as of December 2025 | |||
| Rank | Change | Team | Pts % |
| 1 |  |  Australia | 100 |
| 2 | |  New Zealand | 82 |
| 3 | |  England | 74 |
| 4 | |  Samoa | 56 |
| 5 | |  Tonga | 54 |
| 6 | |  Papua New Guinea | 47 |
| 7 | |  Fiji | 34 |
| 8 | |  France | 24 |
| 9 | |  Cook Islands | 24 |
| 10 | |  Serbia | 23 |
| 11 | |  Netherlands | 22 |
| 12 | |  Ukraine | 21 |
| 13 | |  Wales | 18 |
| 14 | |  Ireland | 17 |
| 15 | |  Greece | 15 |
| 16 | |  Malta | 15 |
| 17 | |  Italy | 11 |
| 18 | |  Jamaica | 9 |
| 19 |  1 | Poland | 7 |
| 20 | 1 |  Lebanon | 7 |
| 21 | 1 |  Norway | 7 |
| 22 |  3 |  United States | 7 |
| 23 | |  Germany | 7 |
| 24 | |  Czech Republic | 6 |
| 25 | |  Chile | 6 |
| 26 | 1 |  Philippines | 5 |
| 27 | 1 |  Scotland | 5 |
| 28 | 2 |  South Africa | 5 |
| 29 | 1 |  Canada | 5 |
| 30 | 1 |  Brazil | 3 |
| 31 | 1 |  Morocco | 3 |
| 32 | 1 | North Macedonia | 3 |
| 33 | 1 |  Argentina | 3 |
| 34 | 1 |  Montenegro | 3 |
| 35 | 4 |  Ghana | 2 |
| 36 | 5 |  Kenya | 2 |
| 37 | 3 |  Nigeria | 2 |
| 38 | 2 |  Albania | 1 |
| 39 | 2 |  Turkey | 1 |
| 40 | 2 |  Bulgaria | 1 |
| 41 | 1 |  Cameroon | 0 |
| 42 | 1 |  Japan | 0 |
| 43 | 1 |  Spain | 0 |
| 44 | 3 |  Colombia | 0 |
| 45 | |  Russia | 0 |
| 46 | |  El Salvador | 0 |
| 47 | |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 |
| 48 | |  Hong Kong | 0 |
| 49 | |  Solomon Islands | 0 |
| 50 | |  Vanuatu | 0 |
| 51 | |  Hungary | 0 |
| 52 | |  Latvia | 0 |
| 53 | |  Denmark | 0 |
| 54 | |  Belgium | 0 |
| 55 | |  Estonia | 0 |
| 56 | |  Sweden | 0 |
| 57 | |  Niue | 0 |
| Complete rankings at www.internationalrugbyleague.com | |||
The North Macedonia national rugby league team (nicknamed the Lions) represent North Macedonia in international rugby league football competitions.
In October 2022, a North Macedonia team took part in the New South Wales Rugby League Harmony Nines tournament and won the emerging nations competition.[1] North Macedonia applied for membership of the International Rugby League and were awarded observer status in April 2023.[2][3] In October 2023, the Nines team repeated it success in the Harmony Nines tournament[1] and a week later North Macedonia made its full international debut against Poland.[4]
Results
Below is table of the official representative rugby league matches played by Macedonia at test level up until 18 February 2024:
| Team | First Played | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | Points For | Points Against | Last Meeting |
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| Chile | 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 36 | 2024 |
| Malta | 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 22 | 2024 |
| Poland | 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 40 | 2023 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 98 |
| Date | Score[a] | Opponent | Competition | Venue | Report |
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| 21 October 2023 | 8–40 | Poland | Friendly | Forshaw Park, Sydney, Australia | [4] |
| 4 February 2024 | 18–36 | Chile | Friendly | Forshaw Park, Sydney, Australia | [5] |
| 18 February 2024 | 18–22 | Malta | Friendly | Forshaw Park, Sydney, Australia | [6] |