Catalonia national rugby league team

See also: Spain national rugby league team

CataloniaTeam information

Governing body| Associació Catalana de Rugby Lliga
Region| Europe
Head coach| Eric Delherbe
Captain| Albert Homs
Uniforms

First colours

Team results
First game
Catalonia 12–62 Morocco
(Perpignan, 21 June 2008)
Biggest win
Czech Republic 16–66 Catalonia
(Prague, 10 July 2010)
Biggest defeat
Catalonia 12–62 Morocco
(Perpignan, 21 June 2008)

The Catalonia national rugby league team represents Catalonia in the sport of rugby league football, running under the auspices of the Associació Catalana de Rugby Lliga.

## History

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Catalonia national rugby league team in 2009

Rugby league started in Catalonia in autumn 2007, with the advice of people from the French Catalan region, where this sport has been played since the 1930s.

The number of clubs grew since 3 clubs participated in the first competition in southern Catalonia in 2008 (FC Barcelona, Aligots Girona and Nord-Català),[1] to reach 9 teams in the first Catalonia Championships in April 2009: CR Tarragona, CR Valls, CR Sant Cugat, INEF Lleida, GEiEG, Poble Nou Enginyers, BUC, RC Garrotxa and Vic Crancs.[2] Also, the first Rugby League Catalan University Championship was played in February 2009, with 9 teams in competition.[3]

Catalonia used to be an unranked member of the Rugby League European Federation;[4] however, their participation in some international rugby league competitions, such as the World Cup, has been questioned as Catalonia is not a sovereign nation.

Catalonia played their first match in January 2008 when they participated in the French Interleague Championship held near Perpignan, France. In June of the same year, Morocco beat Catalonia in a match played in Perpignan, 62–12.

In June 2009, Catalonia beat the Czech Republic[5] in a match played prior to the Catalans Dragons vs Warrington Wolves Super League game. This match was an international warm-up ahead of the Euro Med Challenge contested by Catalonia, Morocco and Belgium. They lost 6–29 at home to Morocco, and 28–22 at Belgium.[3][6]

In 2010 Catalonia played only friendlies, with a win over Czech Republic 16–66 in Prague.[7]

Following further disputes over their RLEF status, the Catalonia national team did not subsequently participate in international competition and their RLEF affiliation was later dropped. They are currently not active in international competition, and any further international activity will likely fall under the umbrella of the Spain national rugby league team.[8]

## Players

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### 2009

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Catalonia vs. Morocco, 4 July 2009

| Name  | Club  | Debut

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Julien Lebon  | CNPN Enginyers  |
Pau Puigdollers  | CR Sant Cugat  |
Jose A. Pleguezuelos  | CR Tarragona  |
Fernando Fernández  | BUC  |
Roger Ferraté  | BUC  | 2008
Albert Homs  | GEiEG  | 2008
Aitor Figueruelo  | BUC  |
Calvin Tchoumi  | CE INEF Lleida  |
Joan Miquel Petanàs  | CE INEF Lleida  |
Sergi Petanàs  | CE INEF Lleida  |
Sebastién Amigas  | UTC  |
Jordi Giménez  |  |
Sergi Calzada  | BUC  |
Marc López  | CNPN Enginyers  |
Ermengol Alemany  | BUC  |
Raül Vall-llosada  | CA Vic Crancs  | 2008
Christian Pelissier  | GEiEG  |
Jordi Sánchez  | CNPN Enginyers  |

Catalonia vs. Belgium, 25 July 2009.[9]

| Name  | Club  | Debut

|
|

Ermengol Alemany  | BUC  |
Sergi Petanàs  | CE INEF Lleida  |
Roger Ferraté  | BUC  | 2008
Aitor Figueruelo  | BUC  |
Pau Puigdollers  | CR Sant Cugat  |
Raül Vall-llosada  | Vic  | 2008
Sergi Calzada  | BUC  |
Jose A. Pleguezuelos  | CR Tarragona  |
Calvin Tchoumi  | CE INEF Lleida  |
Joan Miquel Petanàs  | CE INEF Lleida  |
Albert Homs  | GEiEG  | 2008
Joaquim Sala  | GEiEG  |
Òscar Mercè  | CE INEF Lleida  |
Juan Pablo Pistone  | BUC  |
Jordi Pallàs  | RC Garrotxa  |
Julien Lebon  | CNPN Enginyers  |
Javier López  | BUC  |

### 2010

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Catalonia vs. Czech Republic, July 10, 2010.[10]

| Name  | Position  | Club

|
|

Pau Puigdollers | Fullback | CR Sant Cugat
Raül Vall-llosada | Wing | Free Agent
Richard Cottrell | Centre | Free Agent
Xavi Zubero | Centre | BUC
Marc Forman | Wing | CR Sant Cugat
Alex Carrasco | Five-eighth | Free Agent
Ermengol Alemany | Halfback | BUC
Mariano Lago | Prop | GEiEG
Joan Porras | Hooker | BUC
Joan Miquel Petanàs | Prop | CE INEF Lleida
Òscar Mercè | Second-row | CE INEF Lleida
Sergio Calzada | Second-row | BUC
Albert Homs | Loose forward | GEiEG
Julien Lebon | Interchange  | CNPN Enginyers
Calvin Tchoumi | Interchange  | CE INEF Lleida
Jose Plegueauelos | Interchange  | CR Tarragona
Joaquim Sala | Interchange  | GEiEG
Javier López | Reserve  | BUC
Marco Pasarello | Reserve  | Free Agent

## Competitive record

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### Overall

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Team | 1st Played | Play | Win | Draw | Loss | Points For | Points Agn.

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Morocco | 2008 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 91
Czech Republic | 2009 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 26
Belgium | 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 28

### Results

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#### French championships interleagues

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French championships interleagues – Short game[11]

Date  | Opponents  | Result  | Venue  | Crowd  | Competition
26 January 2008  | Languedoc-Roussillon  | 0–24  | Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque | 200  | French Interleague Championship
27 January 2008  | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur  | 4–14  | Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque | 200  | French Interleague Championship
27 January 2008  | Île-de-France  | 14–26  | Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque | 200  | French Interleague Championship

#### Internationals

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Date  | Home  | Result  | Away  | Competition  | Venue  | Crowd

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7 June 2008  | Catalonia  | 18–64  |  French Universities  | Friendly  |  University of Girona, Girona | 150
21 June 2008  | Catalonia  | 12–62  |  Morocco | Friendly  |  Stade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan | 2,000
20 June 2009  | Catalonia  | 52–10  |  Czech Republic | Friendly  |  Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona | 18,150
4 July 2009  | Catalonia  | 6–29  |  Morocco | RLEF Euro Med Challenge |  Torroella de Montgrí | 1,000
10 July 2010  | Czech Republic | 16–66  |  Catalonia  | Friendly  |  Prague |
25 July 2009  | Belgium | 28–22  |  Catalonia  | RLEF Euro Med Challenge |  Wavre | 400

## See also

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* Associació Catalana de Rugby Lliga
* Rugby League European Federation
* Catalans Dragons

## References

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1. ^ "El FC Barcelona guanya la primera Copa Catalunya de Rugbi Lliga". vilaweb.cat (in Catalan). 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
2. ^ "Associació Catalana – Rugby Lliga – I Campionat de Catalunya de rugby lliga". rugbylliga.cat. 2011. Archived from the original on 24 July 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
3. ^ a b "Catalonia – Introduction". rlef.eu.com. 2011. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
4. ^ [1] Archived March 9, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
5. ^ "Catalonia won 52 to 10 in the Czech Republic". Associació Catalana de Rugby Lliga. 2009-06-22. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2009-06-30.
6. ^ "Derrota per la mínima contra Bèlgica". rugbylliga.cat (in Catalan). 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
7. ^ "Catalonia win over Czech Republic" (in Catalan). ACRL. July 13, 2010. Archived from the original on September 29, 2010. Retrieved July 14, 2010.
8. ^ "Rugby League World Cup 2021".
9. ^ "Catalunya prepara el partit contra Bèlgica". rugbylliga.cat (in Catalan). 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
10. ^ "Roster Czech Republic-Catalonia" (in Catalan). ACRL. 2010-07-08.
11. ^ "Debut molt satisfactori de la Selecció Catalana de rugbi a XIII". rugbylliga.cat (in Catalan). 2011. Archived from the original on 20 June 2010. Retrieved 25 October 2011.

## External links

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* Catalan Rugby League Association
* Rugby League European Federation
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* Highlights video: Belgium-Catalonia

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