Asociación Española de Rugby League

Asociación Española de Rugby League
Founded	2013
Formerly named	Associació Catalana de Rugby Lliga
RLEF affiliation	(Associate Member)
Responsibility	Spain
Website	spaniel.com

As of 15 June 2015

The Asociación Española de Rugby League was founded in 2013 to govern rugby league in Spain after Catalonia Rugby League was denied entry to the RLEF. In late 2013 the Asociación Española de Rugby League was awarded associate membership to the RLEF.

Spanish national team

Spain

Governing body

Asociación Española de Rugby League

Region

Europe

Head coach

Darren Fisher

Captain

Aitor Davila

RLIF ranking

26th

Colours

First international

Spain 12–10 Belgium

(Brussels, 25 May 2014)

Biggest win

Spain 54–10 Belgium

(Valencia, 8 June 2014)

Biggest defeat

N/A

The first rugby league in Spain was played in the region of Catalonia in 2009, with a Catalonia national rugby league team playing several matches against European nations. However, desiring to represent only Catalonia and not the entirety of Spain, the Catalonia team was denied RLEF membership and disappeared from international competition shortly afterwards.

Rugby league in Spain began once again in 2013, with a national body (Asociación Española de Rugby League) being formed and admitted to the RLEF by the end of that year.^[1] The first Spanish domestic competition kicked off in 2013 with clubs based in the Valencian Community, and the national team played its first match on 25 May 2014,^[2] defeating Belgium in Brussels. The first captain was Aitor Davila and the first Spanish try at international level was scored by Gonzalo Morro.^[3]

2017 Rugby League World Cup

Spain took part in the very first match of the qualification process for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup, when they travelled to Riga to face Latvia. The Spanish side won the match 32-12 and progressed to the European C competition, which is the next phase of qualification.^[4]

References

↑ RLEF profile - Spain
↑ Spain set for emotional international rugby league debut
↑ RLEF match report - Belgium vs Spain
↑ "Spain defeat Latvia to take first step towards RLWC2017". RLIF. Retrieved 6 October 2015.

External links

Rugby League European Federation

Members	Full England France Ireland Jamaica Lebanon Russia Scotland Serbia South Africa Ukraine Wales Associative Canada Czech Republic Germany Greece Italy Latvia Malta Norway Observers Bosnia Belgium Catalonia Denmark Hungary Morocco Netherlands Saudi Arabia Spain Sweden Trinidad & Tobago United Arab Emirates

National teams	Austria Bosnia Belgium Catalonia Czech Republic England Estonia France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Ireland Italy Latvia Lebanon Malta Moldova Morocco Netherlands Norway Portugal Russia Scotland Serbia Spain Sweden Ukraine Wales

Competitions	European Cup European Championship B (second tier) European Championship C (third tier) Euro Med Challenge (defunct)

Rugby League International Federation

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Affiliate nations	Belgium Canada Czech Republic Denmark Germany Ghana Greece Hungary Italy Japan Latvia Malta Morocco Netherlands Norway Spain Sweden United Arab Emirates United States

Unaffiliated nations	American Samoa Argentina Austria Bosnia Burundi Catalonia Chile Ecuador El Salvador Estonia Georgia Moldova New Caledonia Niue Norfolk Island Peru Philippines Portugal Solomon Islands Thailand Tokelau Uruguay Vanuatu West Indies

International competitions	Men's World Cup Women's World Cup Tertiary Student Rugby League World Cup Four Nations Anzac Test The Ashes Asian Cup Baskerville Shield European Cup European Shield European Bowl Mediterranean Cup Pacific Cup Saint Patrick's Day Test Slavic Cup Peter Leitch QSM Challenge Trophy Atlantic Cup Colonial Cup Nordic Cup Milan Kosanovic Cup Balkans Cup Cabramatta International Nines Latino Rugby League Sevens

Awards and rankings	Hall of Fame Golden Boot RLIF Awards World Rankings

Teams list	Men's Women's

Sports governing bodies in Spain (ESP)

Summer Olympic Sports	Aquatics Diving Swimming Synchronized Swimming Water polo Archery Athletics Badminton Basketball Boxing Canoeing Cycling Equestrian Fencing Field hockey Football Golf Gymnastics Handball Judo Modern pentathlon Rugby 7's Rowing Sailing Shooting Table tennis Taekwondo Tennis Triathlon Volleyball inc. Beach Volleyball Weightlifting Wrestling

Winter Olympic Sports	Biathlon Bobsleigh & Skeleton Curling Ice hockey Luge Skating Figure Speed Short track Skiing Alpine Cross Country Nordic Combined Freestyle Jumping Snowboarding

Other IOC Recognised Sports	Air sports Auto racing Bandy Baseball Billiard sports Boules Bowling Bridge Chess Cricket Dance sport Floorball Karate Korfball Lifesaving Motorcycle racing Mountaineering and Climbing Netball Orienteering Pelota Vasca Polo Powerboating Racquetball Roller sports Rugby Softball Sport climbing Squash Sumo Surfing Tug of war Underwater sports Water ski Wushu

Paralympic and Disability Sports	Paralympic Blind Cerebral Palsy Deaf Intellectual disabilities Physical disabilities

Others Sports	Rugby League Rugby Union

Spanish Olympic Committee Spanish Paralympic Committee

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