Brazil national rugby league team
The Brazil national rugby league team 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 41st as of November 2019, in the IRL World Rankings.
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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 .svg.png.webp){kind=small} | |||||
| Captain | Lucas Viñas | |||||
| Most caps | Dylan Nunes | |||||
| Top try-scorer | Dylan Nunes | |||||
| Top point-scorer | Dylan Nunes | |||||
| 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 | ||||||
| Chile 54–8 Brazil (Los Ángeles, Chile; 17 November 2017) | ||||||
| World Cup | ||||||
| Appearances | 0 (first time in -) | |||||
| Best result | - | |||||
| Official Men's Rankings as of December 2021 | |||
| Rank | Change* | Team | Pts% |
| 1 |  |  New Zealand | 100.00% |
| 2 |  1 |  England | 79% |
| 3 | 1 |  Tonga | 69% |
| 4 |  2 | Australia | 60% |
| 5 | 1 |  Papua New Guinea | 34% |
| 6 | 1 |  Fiji | 30% |
| 7 | 1 |  France | 21% |
| 8 | 1 |  Samoa | 19% |
| 9 | 6 |  Serbia | 18% |
| 10 | 1 |  Greece | 15% |
| 11 | 2 |  Scotland | 13% |
| 12 | |  Ireland | 12% |
| 13 | 3 |  Lebanon | 10% |
| 14 | 11 |  Netherlands | 10% |
| 15 | 1 |  Malta | 9.00% |
| 16 | 3 |  Italy | 8.00% |
| 17 | 5 |  Czech Republic | 8.00% |
| 18 | 2 |  Jamaica | 7.00% |
| 19 | 5 |  Turkey | 7.00% |
| 20 | 3 |  Norway | 6.04% |
| 21 | 2 |  Poland | 6.03% |
| 22 | 1 |  Cook Islands | 6.02% |
| 23 | 9 |  Wales | 6.00% |
| 24 | 6 |  United States | 5.00% |
| 25 | 14 |  Ukraine | 4.29% |
| 26 |  |  Philippines | 4% |
| 27 | 1 |  Nigeria | 3.81% |
| 28 | 2 |  Spain | 3.61% |
| 29 | 2 |  Germany | 3.52% |
| 30 | 9 |  Hungary | 2.86% |
| 31 | 2 |  Ghana | 2.85% |
| 32 | 2 |  Sweden | 2.80% |
| 33 | 1 |  Morocco | 2.70% |
| 34 | 4 |  Cameroon | 1.79% |
| 35 | 2 |  Russia | 1.72% |
| 36 | 9 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | 1.66% |
| 37 | 8 |  Solomon Islands | 1.61% |
| 38 | 2 |  South Africa | 1.31% |
| 39 | 7 |  Bulgaria | 1.21% |
| 40 | 5 |  Vanuatu | 1.06% |
| 41 | 1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium | 1.04 |
| 42 | 1 | Brazil | 1.03% |
| 43 | 11 | Chile | 1.02% |
| 44 | |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.00% |
| 45 | 5 |  Colombia | 0.50% |
| 46 | 3 |  Denmark | 0.10% |
| 47 | 2 |  Latvia | 0.05% |
| *Change from November 2019 | |||
All-time results record
| Opponent | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Last meeting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2018 |
| Chile | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2017 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2018 |
 Peru | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2020 |
| Philippines | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2021 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2021 |
| Total | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
References
- "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
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| Female teams | |
| Mixed teams | |
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