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The Poland national rugby league team (Polska XIII) represent Poland in international rugby league football competitions throughout Europe and around the World. Polska XIII competed in the 2018 Emerging Nations World Championship in Sydney playing in the second tier tournament going through undefeated to win the Trophy defeating the Philippines 14–10 in the final.[1] As of December 2025 it is ranked 19th in IRL Men’s World Rankings.[2]

Competitive record

Overall

Below is table of the official representative rugby league matches played by Poland at test level as of 7 January 2025.

Opponent Played Won Drawn Lost Win % PF PA Diff
 Czech Republic 3 1 0 2 33% 86 88 -2
 Norway 3 1 0 2 33% 22 162 -140
 Germany 2 0 0 2 0% 28 112 -84
 Hong Kong 1 1 0 0 100% 62 6 +56
 Japan 1 1 0 0 100% 58 6 +52
 Vanuatu 1 1 0 0 100% 44 4 +40
 Hungary 1 1 0 0 100% 32 0 +32
 North Macedonia 1 1 0 0 100% 40 8 +32
 Philippines 1 1 0 0 100% 14 10 +4
 Sweden 1 0 0 1 0% 16 50 -34
Total 15 8 0 7 53% 402 446 -44

Results

Date Opponent Score Tournament Venue Reports
1 Sep 2018  Norway
0–76
Stavanger Stadion, Stavanger ERL
4 Oct 2018  Hong Kong
62–6
2018 ENWC St Marys, Sydney ENWC
7 Oct 2018  Japan
58–6
Kellyville, Sydney ENWC
10 Oct 2018  Vanuatu
44–4
Cabramatta, Sydney ENWC
13 Oct 2018  Philippines
14–10
St Marys, Sydney ENWC
28 Sep 2019 Czech Republic
34–18
Stadion Budowlani, Łódź IRL
12 Oct 2019 Sweden
16–50
Stadion Budowlani, Łódź IRL
19 Oct 2019  Norway
0–68
Stadion Budowlani, Łódź IRL
12 Nov 2022  Norway
22–18
Ilford Rugby Club, London ERL
22 Nov 2022  South Africa
16–38
Warsaw Airlift Cup Southport Tigers, Queensland ERL
16 Sep 2023  Czech Republic
28–36
Majkowski Wembley, Kalisz ERL
21 Oct 2023  North Macedonia
40–8
Forshaw Rugby Park, Sydney ERL
4 Nov 2023  Germany
10–54
Oder Cup Berlin ERL
21 Sep 2024  Germany
18–58
“Augustus The Strong” Trophy Nowe Skalmierzyce ERL
19 Oct 2024  Czech Republic
24–34
Stadion Romana Sebrleho, Lanskroune ERL

IRL Rankings

Official rankings as of December 2025
Rank Change Team Pts %
1 Steady  Australia 100
2 Steady  New Zealand 82
3 Steady  England 74
4 Steady  Samoa 56
5 Steady  Tonga 54
6 Steady  Papua New Guinea 47
7 Steady  Fiji 34
8 Steady  France 24
9 Steady  Cook Islands 24
10 Steady  Serbia 23
11 Steady  Netherlands 22
12 Steady  Ukraine 21
13 Steady  Wales 18
14 Steady  Ireland 17
15 Steady  Greece 15
16 Steady  Malta 15
17 Steady  Italy 11
18 Steady  Jamaica 9
19 Increase 1  Poland 7
20 Increase 1  Lebanon 7
21 Increase 1  Norway 7
22 Decrease 3  United States 7
23 Steady  Germany 7
24 Steady  Czech Republic 6
25 Steady  Chile 6
26 Increase 1  Philippines 5
27 Increase 1  Scotland 5
28 Decrease 2  South Africa 5
29 Increase 1  Canada 5
30 Decrease 1  Brazil 3
31 Increase 1  Morocco 3
32 Increase 1  North Macedonia 3
33 Increase 1  Argentina 3
34 Increase 1  Montenegro 3
35 Increase 4  Ghana 2
36 Decrease 5  Kenya 2
37 Increase 3  Nigeria 2
38 Decrease 2  Albania 1
39 Decrease 2  Turkey 1
40 Decrease 2  Bulgaria 1
41 Increase 1  Cameroon 0
42 Increase 1  Japan 0
43 Increase 1  Spain 0
44 Decrease 3  Colombia 0
45 Steady  Russia 0
46 Steady  El Salvador 0
47 Steady  Bosnia and Herzegovina 0
48 Steady  Hong Kong 0
49 Steady  Solomon Islands 0
50 Steady  Vanuatu 0
51 Steady  Hungary 0
52 Steady  Latvia 0
53 Steady  Denmark 0
54 Steady  Belgium 0
55 Steady  Estonia 0
56 Steady  Sweden 0
57 Steady  Niue 0
Complete rankings at
www.internationalrugbyleague.com

References

  1. ^ “Poland”. Rugby League Emerging Nations World Championship. Archived from the original on 22 March 2019.
  2. ^ “IRL – World rankings”. International Rugby League. Retrieved 2 February 2026.