Jamaica national rugby league team

Jamaica
Nickname Nomads, Reggae Rugby
Governing body Jamaica Rugby League Association
Region North America
Head coach Dean Thomas
Captain Paul White
Most caps Jamaine Wray (5)
Top try-scorer Wayne Reittie (4)
Top point-scorer Paul White (rugby league) (20)
Home stadium Independence Park
RLIF ranking 24th
First international
 United States 37–22 Jamaica 
(Jacksonville, Florida, USA; 14 November 2009)
Biggest win
Jamaica  32-12  Canada
(Jacksonville, Florida, USA; 18 November 2010)
Biggest defeat
 United States 40–4 Jamaica 
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; 23 October 2011)

The Jamaica national rugby league team represents Jamaica in international rugby league football tournaments. The team are new, and made their full international debut at the 2009 Atlantic Cup in Jacksonville, Florida, playing against the USA. Prior to this they had played matches against touring sides from England and Australia. The team plays in yellow jerseys with green shorts and green socks. It is largely made up of players from the Jamaican domestic competition and heritage players from the English leagues.

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History

In July 2004 the Jamaica Rugby League Association was born. In 2005 a domestic competition was formed featuring five teams, and in 2006 a representative side was selected for the first time to play against a touring side from the West Yorkshire Police.

Jamaica played their first full international game against the United States national side in Jacksonville, Florida in the 2009 Atlantic Cup. In October that year, Jamaica got their first victory at international level against Canada as part of the 2010 Atlantic Cup.[1]

In 2011 Jamaica entered the Rugby League World Cup for the first time as they contested the 2013 Rugby League World Cup qualifying Atlantic section, however they were unsuccessful in qualifying for the final tournament.

All-time Results Record

Team First Played Played Win Draw Loss Points For Points Against Last Meeting
 United States 2009 3 0 0 3 52 113 2011
 Canada 2010 2 1 0 1 42 52 2011
 South Africa 2011 1 1 0 0 20 6 2011
Year Date Result Venue City Crowd Competition
2011 23 October USA def. Jamaica 40-4 Campbell's Field New Jersey 800 2013 Rugby League World Cup qualifying [2]
2011 19 October Jamaica def. South Africa national rugby league team 20-6 Campbell's Field New Jersey 2013 Rugby League World Cup qualifying[3]
2011 31 July Canada def. Jamaica 40-10 Fletcher's Fields Markham, Ontario 1,500 Caribbean Carnival Cup[4]
2010 18 November Jamaica def. Canada 32-12 Hodges Field Jacksonville 800 2010 Atlantic Cup[5]
2010 16 November USA def. Jamaica 36-26 Hodges Field Jacksonville 500 2010 Atlantic Cup[6]
2009 14 November USA def. Jamaica 37-22 Hodges Field Jacksonville 2000 2009 Atlantic Cup[7]
Top 27 Rankings as of November 2011[8]
Rank Change Team Points
1  Australia 1,406.59
2  New Zealand 991.56
3  England 799.47
4  Papua New Guinea 260.49
5  France 246.08
6 1  Wales 245.12
7  Fiji 145.35
8 2  Samoa 123.19
9  Tonga 82.07
10  Scotland 75.39
11 2  United States 59.67
12 1  Ireland 72.81
13 2  Italy 38.55
14  Lebanon 38.42
15 1  Serbia 41.48
16 4  Cook Islands 62.11
17 2  Russia 28.44
18  Norway 32.04
19 2  Germany 34.52
20  Malta 26.46
21  Canada 21.91
22 4  South Africa 11.85
23 2  Jamaica 13.78
24 2  Latvia 19.55
25  Ukraine 19.12
26  Czech Republic 14.27
27  Sweden 03.90
 Denmark Unranked
 Hungary
 India
 Indonesia
 Japan
 Saudi Arabia
 Morocco
 Netherlands
 Pakistan
 Philippines
 Singapore

2011 Squad

[9]

2011 Jamaica Squad
First team squad Coaching staff

Head coach

  • Dean Thomas
Legend:
  • (c) Captain
  • (vc) Vice captain

See also

References

  1. ^ Burrowes, Paul (12 April 2011). "SVL boosts national rugby team with $100,000 sponsorship". Jamaica Observer. http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sports/SVL-boosts-national-rugby-team-with-100-000-sponsorship_8657313. Retrieved 28 April 2011. 
  2. ^ http://www.rlef.eu.com/wcq/report?RLE00000164
  3. ^ http://www.rlef.eu.com/wcq/report?RLE00000163
  4. ^ http://www.rlef.eu.com/other/report?RLE00000204
  5. ^ http://www.rlef.eu.com/atlantic_cup/report?RLE00000087
  6. ^ http://www.rlef.eu.com/atlantic_cup/report?RLE00000086
  7. ^ http://www.rlef.eu.com/other/report?RLE00000218
  8. ^ RLIF; RLIF Rankings
  9. ^ http://www.nrl.com/squads-named-for-atlantic-world-cup-qualifiers/tabid/10874/newsid/64931/default.aspx

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