New Zealand physical disability national rugby league team
Team information | |
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Governing body | RLIF |
Region | Asia-Pacific |
Head coach | Ray Greaves |
Team results | |
PDRL World Cup | |
Appearances | 1 (first time in 2021) |
Best result | Runners-up, 2021 |
The New Zealand physical disability national rugby league team represent New Zealand in international physical disability rugby league competitions throughout Asia-Pacific and the World.[1] At the 2018 Rugby League Commonwealth Championship the team finished second in the Physical Disability tournament after a draw in the final against Australia.[2] In August 2018 a squad was named to take part in a best of three series against Australia as part of the 2018 Emerging Nations World Championship in Sydney.[3]
In October 2022 the team competed at the 2021 Physical Disability Rugby League World Cup where they came second in the tournament.[4]
Current squad
Squad for 2021 PDRL World Cup.
- Head coach: Ray Greaves
- Harley Roach
- Garry Kingi
- Jeremy Hendrix Harris
- Max Walsh
- Shane Culling
- Timothy Ragg
- Kent Stroobant
- Jed Stone
- Shane Ratahi
- Mal Davis
- Matthew Williams
- Michael Kulene
- Daley Manu
- Che Fornusek
- Philip Milne
- Roko Nailolo
- Matthew Slade
- Delta Taeauga
source:[5][6]
Results
Date | Opponent | Score | Tournament | Venue | Refs |
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23 February 2018 | Commonwealth All Stars | 4–0 | 2018 Commonwealth Championship | Dolphin Stadium, Brisbane | [7] |
24 February 2018 | Australia | 0–6 | [7] | ||
Australia | 0–0 | [2] | |||
Commonwealth All Stars | 0–0 | [2] | |||
Australia | 0–0 [Note 1] | [2] | |||
23 October 2022 | Wales | 26–28 [Note 2] | 2021 World Cup | Victoria Park, Warrington | [6] |
25 October 2022 | Australia | 34–26 | [9] | ||
28 October 2022 | England | 2–50 | [10] | ||
30 October 2022 | 10–42 | Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington | [4] |
Notes
References
- ^ "NZ's physical disability rugby league team prepare for first Commonwealth Champs". Māori Television. Retrieved 2018-10-26.
- ^ a b c d "Commonwealth Championship: Day 2 Results". Queensland Rugby League. 26 February 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ "New Zealand Physical Disability Representative squad announced". Archived from the original on 1 October 2018.
- ^ a b "PDRL World Cup: England beat New Zealand 42-10 to become world champions". BBC Sport. 30 October 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ "PDRL World Cup - All you need to know". rlwc2021. 21 October 2021. Archived from the original on 23 October 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Match report: Wales PDRL 28 v 26 NZ PDRL". Wales Rugby League. Archived from the original on 23 October 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Commonwealth Championship: Day 1 Results". Queensland Rugby League. 23 February 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ "Wales beat Australia for only the third time ever". Wales Rugby League. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ "England PDRL 32 v 6 Wales PDRL". rugbyleague.wales. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ "England and New Zealand reach PDRL World Cup Final 2022". Warrington Guardian. 29 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.