Malta national rugby league team: Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
No edit summary Tag: section blanking |
|||
| Line 57: | Line 57: | ||
Despite its size, Malta has a relatively strong national team due to the number of Maltese players that are playing overseas. Malta is able to call on the likes of [[Michael Vella]], [[Ben Galea]] and [[Danny Galea]], [[Shane Shackleton]] and [[Jarrod Sammut]], who are all playing in either the [[NRL]] or [[Super League]] and have represented Malta in the past.<ref>http://www.malteserugbyleague.com/fans/watching-rl-in-malta</ref> |
Despite its size, Malta has a relatively strong national team due to the number of Maltese players that are playing overseas. Malta is able to call on the likes of [[Michael Vella]], [[Ben Galea]] and [[Danny Galea]], [[Shane Shackleton]] and [[Jarrod Sammut]], who are all playing in either the [[NRL]] or [[Super League]] and have represented Malta in the past.<ref>http://www.malteserugbyleague.com/fans/watching-rl-in-malta</ref> |
||
== [[Aus-Med Cup]] == |
|||
Malta-based - 13<ref>http://www.malteserugbyleague.com/news/25-news/137-mrl-meet-with-code13-in-london</ref> |
|||
* Malcolm Attard (Stompers) |
|||
* Roderick Attard (Gateshead Thunder) |
|||
* Peter Bradley (Stompers) |
|||
* Calvin Briffa (Stompers) |
|||
* Mark Cortis (Kavallieri) |
|||
* Tyson Freeman (Falcons) |
|||
* Daniel Grima (Valletta Lions) |
|||
* Chris Mallia |
|||
* John Micallef Moreno (Valletta Lions) |
|||
* Sergio Pisani (Qormi Wasps) |
|||
* Chris Sammut (Birkirkara Alligators) |
|||
* Mark Seychell (Valletta Lions) |
|||
* Samuel Zammit (Qormi Wasps) |
|||
Australia-based – 18 |
|||
* Steven Azzopardi |
|||
* Ryan Borg ([[Thirroul]]) |
|||
* Scott Borg ([[Thirroul]]) |
|||
* Guy Borgas ([[Gold Coast Titans]]) |
|||
* Ian Catania ([[Shellharbour City]]) |
|||
* Brad Clews ([[Blacktown City RL]]- Captain) |
|||
* Matt Desira ([[Asqiuth]]) |
|||
* Pat Galea ([[Mt Prichard Mounties]]) |
|||
* Aaron Grech ([[Mt Prichard]]) |
|||
* Paul Harris (unattached) |
|||
* Simon Micallef ([[Collegeians]]) |
|||
* Tyson Muscat ([[Ipswich Jets]]) |
|||
* Brendan Russell ([[Mackay Cutters]]) |
|||
* [[Jarrod Sammut]] ([[Penrith Panthers]]) |
|||
* Daniel Sansone ([[Berkley]]) |
|||
* [[Dane Snelson]] ([[Cronulla Sharks]]) |
|||
* Luke Vella ([[Emu Plains]]) |
|||
* Zack Williams ([[Brisbane Easts]]) |
|||
UK-based - 5 |
|||
* Paul Bartlett |
|||
* Shaun Bartlett |
|||
* Paul Borg |
|||
* [[Chris Parker (rugby league)]] ([[Gateshead Thunder]]) |
|||
* Luke Sant |
|||
Malta named 36 man squad for the 2009 [[Aus-Med Cup]]. |
|||
==Fixtures== |
|||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |
|||
!Date!!style="width:10em"|Match!!Venue |
|||
|- |
|||
||25 January 2007||vs Japan||Coffs Harbour International Stadium |
|||
|- |
|||
||27-28 January 2007||Orara Valley Sevens||Coffs Harbour, Australia |
|||
|- |
|||
||6 October 2007||vs Portugal||Sydney, Australia |
|||
|- |
|||
||19 October 2007||vs Royal Logistics Corps||Floriana, Malta |
|||
|- |
|||
||2008||Orara Valley Sevens||Coffs Harbour, Australia |
|||
|- |
|||
||2008||International Cup||Australia |
|||
|- |
|||
|- |
|||
|} |
|||
==See also== |
==See also== |
||
Revision as of 00:43, 7 June 2010
| ||||||
| Team information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname | The Knights | |||||
| Region | Europe | |||||
| Head coach |  Joseph Grima | |||||
| Most caps | Steven Azzopardi (6) | |||||
| IRL ranking | 27thth | |||||
| Uniforms | ||||||
| ||||||
| Team results | ||||||
| First game | ||||||
Malta 78-0 British Defense Forces 
25 September 2004 | ||||||
| Biggest win | ||||||
Malta 82-0 Japan 
25 January 2007 | ||||||
| Biggest defeat | ||||||
Malta 10-36 Lebanon 
8 October 2006 | ||||||
In 2004, the Maltese Rugby League Association was formed to introduce the game of Rugby league to Malta. Malta played its first game in Malta on October 22, 2005 when they defeated England Lionhearts 36-6 at Marsa Stadium, and in 2008 a domestic competition kicked off on the island.
The first official competition entered by Malta was the 2010 European Bowl. This was shortened to a single game between Malta and Norway following Belgium's withdrawal from the tournament. On 4 June 2010 Malta came from 10-0 down mid way through the first half to defeat Norway 30-20 and take the bowl at the Victor Tedesco Stadium, Hamrun.[1]
Results
- Malta def. Norway 30-20 (4 June 2010)
- Malta def. Royal Logistics Corps 34-24 (19 October 2007)
- Malta def. Portugal 56-12 (6 October 2007)
- Malta def. Japan Samurais 82-0 (25 January 2007)
- Lebanon Cedars def. Malta 36-10 (8 October 2006)
- Malta def. England "Lionhearts" 36-6 (22 October 2005)
- Malta def. Greece 24-22 (8 October 2005)
- Fiji A def. Malta 40-24 (16 October 2004)
- Malta def. British Defence Forces 78-0 (25 September 2004)
Players
Despite its size, Malta has a relatively strong national team due to the number of Maltese players that are playing overseas. Malta is able to call on the likes of Michael Vella, Ben Galea and Danny Galea, Shane Shackleton and Jarrod Sammut, who are all playing in either the NRL or Super League and have represented Malta in the past.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "11-man Malta stage comeback to win European bowl". The Malta Independent. Malta: Standard Publications Ltd. 2010-06-06. Retrieved 2010-06-06.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ http://www.malteserugbyleague.com/fans/watching-rl-in-malta