Brazil national rugby league team
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| Team information | ||||||
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| Nickname | Carcarás[1] (Caracaras) | |||||
| Governing body | Confederação Brasileira de Rugby League | |||||
| Region | Americas | |||||
| Head coach | Mark Jackson  | |||||
| Captain | Caio Ozzioli | |||||
| Most caps | Caio Ozzioli | |||||
| Top try-scorer | Leandro Caetano | |||||
| Top point-scorer | Ravi Araujo | |||||
| IRL ranking | 31st | |||||
| Team results | ||||||
| First international | ||||||
 Chile 54–8 Brazil  (Los Ángeles, Chile; 17 November 2017) | ||||||
| Biggest win | ||||||
Brazil 60–0 Uruguay  (Sydney, Australia; 28 February 2021) | ||||||
| Biggest defeat | ||||||
 South Africa 82–0 Brazil (Noosa, Australia; 5 June 2022) | ||||||
| World Cup | ||||||
| Appearances | 0 (first time in -) | |||||
| Best result | - | |||||
The Brazil national rugby league team (Portuguese: seleção brasileira de rugby league) represents Brazil in the sport of rugby league. The nation made its international debut at the inaugural Latin American Rugby League Championship held in Los Ángeles, Chile in November 2017, losing to the hosts in their first international match.[2][3] The team are currently ranked 22nd as of November 2019, in the IRL World Rankings.
| Official rankings as of 21 December 2023 | |||
| Rank | Change | Team | Pts % |
| 1 |  | Australia | 100.00 |
| 2 | |  New Zealand | 91.00 |
| 3 |  1 |  England | 74.00 |
| 4 |  1 |  Samoa | 70.00 |
| 5 | |  Tonga | 54.00 |
| 6 | |  Papua New Guinea | 50.00 |
| 7 | |  Fiji | 49.00 |
| 8 | 1 |  France | 24.00 |
| 9 | 1 |  Lebanon | 24.00 |
| 10 | 3 |  Cook Islands | 22.00 |
| 11 | 1 |  Serbia | 19.00 |
| 12 | 6 |  Netherlands | 17.00 |
| 13 | 1 |  Italy | 15.00 |
| 14 | 5 |  Malta | 15.00 |
| 15 | 1 |  Greece | 14.00 |
| 16 | 4 |  Ireland | 14.00 |
| 17 | 6 |  Wales | 13.00 |
| 18 | 3 |  Jamaica | 10.00 |
| 19 | 2 |  Scotland | 9.00 |
| 20 | 8 |  Ukraine | 7.00 |
| 21 | 6 |  Czech Republic | 7.00 |
| 22 | 1 |  Germany | 6.00 |
| 23 | 10 |  Philippines | 6.00 |
| 24 | 5 |  Poland | 6.00 |
| 25 | 1 | South Africa | 5.00 |
| 26 | 4 | Chile | 5.00 |
| 27 | 4 |  Kenya | 0.00 |
| 28 | 6 |  Norway | 4.00 |
| 29 | 6 |  Nigeria | 4.00 |
| 30 | 6 |  Ghana | 4.00 |
| 31 | 6 | Brazil | 4.00 |
| 32 | 12 |  Turkey | 3.00 |
| 33 | 4 |  United States | 3.00 |
| 34 | 1 |  Bulgaria | 3.00 |
| 35 | 5 |  Cameroon | 2.00 |
| 36 | 2 |  Montenegro | 2.00 |
| 37 | 5 |  Spain | 2.00 |
| 38 | 6 |  Japan | 1.00 |
| 39 |  |  Albania | 1.00 |
| 40 | 4 |  Colombia | 1.00 |
| 41 | 6 |  El Salvador | 1.00 |
| 42 | |  North Macedonia | 1.00 |
| 43 | 1 |  Morocco | 1.00 |
| 44 | 3 |  Sweden | 0.00 |
| 45 | |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.00 |
| 46 | 3 |  Canada | 0.00 |
| 47 | |  Niue | 0.00 |
| 48 | 9 |  Solomon Islands | 0.00 |
| 49 | 1 |  Belgium | 0.00 |
| 50 | 10 |  Hungary | 0.00 |
| 51 | 5 |  Vanuatu | 0.00 |
| 52 | 3 |  Argentina | 0.00 |
| 53 | 3 |  Denmark | 0.00 |
| 54 | 3 |  Latvia | 0.00 |
| 55 | |  Estonia | 0.00 |
| Complete rankings at INTRL.SPORT | |||
All-time results record[edit]
| Opponent | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Last meeting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2022 |
| Chile | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2022 |
| Colombia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2022 |
 Peru | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2020 |
| Philippines | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2021 |
| South Africa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2022 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2021 |
| Total | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Carcarás! Novo nome da Seleção Brasileira de Rugby League" (in Portuguese). PortaldoRugby.com.br. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ Teams announced for Latinoamericano Championship
- ^ Chile to face Argentina in Latinoamericano Championship Final
External links[edit]
| Male teams | |
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| Female teams | |
| Mixed teams | |
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