Jamaica national rugby league team

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Jamaica
Badge of Jamaica team
Nickname Nomads, Reggae Rugby, Reggae Warriors
Governing body Jamaica Rugby League Association
Region Europe
Head coach Romeo Monteith
Captain Andre Reid
Most caps Jamaine Wray (5)
Top try-scorer Wayne Reittie (4)
Top point-scorer Paul White (20)
Home stadium Independence Park
RLIF ranking 29th
First international
 United States 37–22 Jamaica 
(Jacksonville, Florida, US; 14 November 2009)
Biggest win
Jamaica  32–12  Canada
(Jacksonville, Florida, US; 18 November 2010)
Biggest defeat
 United States 40–4 Jamaica 
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US; 23 October 2011)

The Jamaica national rugby league team represents Jamaica in international rugby league football tournaments. The team are new, and made their full international debut at the 2009 Atlantic Cup in Jacksonville, Florida, playing against the USA. Prior to this they had played matches against touring sides from England and Australia. The team plays in yellow jerseys with green shorts and green socks. It is largely made up of players from the Jamaican domestic competition and heritage players from the English leagues.

History

In July 2004 the Jamaica Rugby League Association was born. In 2005 a domestic competition was formed featuring four teams (Duhaney Park Sharks, Vauxhall Vultures, Jamaica Defence Force and Olympic Angels), and in 2006 a representative side was selected for the first time to play against a touring side from the West Yorkshire Police.

An Intercollegiate competition was launched in 2010 and now features six Universities and Colleges (University of the West Indies, University of Technology, Mico University College, Portmore Community College, GC Foster College and Excelsior Community College). There is also a thriving junior program with a number of High Schools and Primary Schools playing the sport. There is also a Division 2 competition featuring.

Jamaica played their first full international game against the United States national side in Jacksonville, Florida in the 2009 Atlantic Cup. In October that year, Jamaica got their first victory at international level against Canada as part of the 2010 Atlantic Cup.[1]

In 2011 Jamaica entered the Rugby League World Cup for the first time as they contested the 2013 Rugby League World Cup qualifying Atlantic section, they failed to qualify after defeating South Africa and losing to the United States.

In 2015 Jamaica aimed to revive their 2011 disappointment and succeed Americas qualification in order to qualify for their first ever World Cup in 2017.

All-time Results Record

Team First Played Played Win Draw Loss Points for Points against Last meeting
 United States 2009 3 0 0 3 52 113 2011
 Canada 2010 5 1 0 4 88 132 2014
 South Africa 2011 1 1 0 0 20 6 2011
Year Date Result Venue City Crowd Competition
2014 19 July Canada def. Jamaica 24-20 Lamport Stadium Toronto 3,129 Caribbean Carnival Cup[2]
2013 20 July Canada def. Jamaica 38-14 Lamport Stadium Toronto 5,700 Caribbean Carnival Cup[3]
2012 21 July Canada def. Jamaica 18-12 Lamport Stadium Toronto 4,630 Caribbean Carnival Cup[4]
2011 23 October USA def. Jamaica 40–4 Campbell's Field New Jersey 800 2013 Rugby League World Cup qualifying[5]
2011 19 October Jamaica def. South Africa 20–6 Campbell's Field New Jersey 2013 Rugby League World Cup qualifying[6]
2011 31 July Canada def. Jamaica 40–10 Fletcher's Fields Markham, Ontario 1,500 Caribbean Carnival Cup[7]
2010 18 November Jamaica def. Canada 32–12 Hodges Field Jacksonville 800 2010 Atlantic Cup[8]
2010 16 November USA def. Jamaica 36–26 Hodges Field Jacksonville 500 2010 Atlantic Cup[9]
2009 14 November USA def. Jamaica 37–22 Hodges Field Jacksonville 3,500 2009 Atlantic Cup[10]
Official Rankings as of December 2015[11]
Rank Change Team Points
1 Steady  New Zealand 897.00
2  Australia 719.00
3  England 655.00
4  Samoa 280.00
5  France 209.00
6 Increase  Ireland 162.00
7 Decrease  Fiji 147.00
8 Increase  Wales 132.00
9 Decrease  Scotland 121.00
10 Steady  United States 102.00
11 Increase  Serbia 72.00
12 Steady  Italy 65.00
13  Canada 62.00
14 Decrease  Papua New Guinea 60.00
15 Increase  Russia 46.00
16 Decrease  Tonga 40.00
17 Increase  Belgium 40.00
18  Malta 32.00
19 Steady  Germany 28.00
20  Lebanon 27.00
21 Increase  Spain 26.00
22 Decrease  Cook Islands 23.00
23  Ukraine 22.00
24 Steady  Greece 21.00
25 Increase  Denmark 20.00
26 Decrease  Norway 19.00
27 Increase  Jamaica 16.00
28 Decrease  Netherlands 15.00
29 Decrease  Sweden 15.00
30 Steady  Czech Republic 14.00
31 Decrease  South Africa 13.00
32 Steady  Niue 4.00
33  Hungary 2.00
34  Latvia 2.00
35  Morocco 0.00


2011 squad

[12]

2011 Jamaica Squad
First team squad Coaching staff

Head coach


Legend:
  • (c) Captain
  • (vc) Vice captain

Notable players that have played for Jamaica

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See also

References

  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ http://www.rlef.eu.com/other/report?RLE00000555
  3. ↑ http://www.rlef.eu.com/other/report?RLE00000509
  4. ↑ http://www.rlef.eu.com/other/report?RLE00000394
  5. ↑ http://www.rlef.eu.com/wcq/report?RLE00000164
  6. ↑ http://www.rlef.eu.com/wcq/report?RLE00000163
  7. ↑ http://www.rlef.eu.com/other/report?RLE00000204
  8. ↑ http://www.rlef.eu.com/atlantic_cup/report?RLE00000087
  9. ↑ http://www.rlef.eu.com/atlantic_cup/report?RLE00000086
  10. ↑ http://www.rlef.eu.com/other/report?RLE00000218
  11. ↑ RLIF Rankings.
  12. ↑ http://www.nrl.com/squads-named-for-atlantic-world-cup-qualifiers/tabid/10874/newsid/64931/default.aspx

External links

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