A list of men and women international rugby league matches played throughout 2020 and does not include wheelchair rugby league international matches. A † denotes a recognised, but unofficial match that did not contribute to the IRL World Rankings.
Many fixtures scheduled were cancelled or rescheduled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Kangaroo tour of England, Oceania Cup, and European Championship were all cancelled. The European Championship B, European Championship C, European Championship D and Americas Championship were all postponed until 2021, whilst the MEA Championship was postponed until a later date not confirmed.
As a result of the travel restrictions from COVID-19, only two respective men's and women's test matches were played in 2020; a men's international between Peru and Brazil in Sydney before the pandemic began, the Griffin Cup match between Germany and Netherlands, and a women's 'Clash of the Pacific' double-header in Auckland where Tonga and Niue, and New Zealand and Tonga played each other.
Season overview Men's international tours Start date Touring side Region Results [Matches] No international men's tours in 2020Men's international friendlies Start date Home team Away team Winners Men's international tournaments Start date Tournament Winners No international men's tournaments in 2020
Women's international tours Start date Touring side Region Results [Matches] No international women's tours in 2020Women's international friendlies Start date Home team Away team Winners Women's international tournaments Start date Tournament Winners No international women's tournaments in 2020
Rankings
The following were the rankings at the beginning of the season. IRL Men's World RankingsOfficial rankings as of 18 November 2019RankChangeTeamPoints %1 2100.00%2 191.82%3 185.34%460.66%536.57%6 428.53%722.09%8 216.69%9 115.00%10 111.81%11 511.38%1211.36%13 17.86%14 37.75%15 40.00%16 16.77%17 15.63%18 35.39%19 45.35%20 75.04%21 14.27%22 34.16%23 53.87%24 73.51%25 13.29%26 43.18%27 62.81%282.51%29 22.32%30 102.16%31 41.95%32 11.86%331.80%34 161.69%35 31.47%361.46%37 81.41%381.31%39 21.21%40 11.06%41 40.50%420.30%43 40.13%44 40.10%45 40.07%*Change from July 2019Complete rankings at INTRL.SPORT
IRL Women's World RankingsOfficial rankings as of 18 November 2019RankChangeTeamPoints %1 234 25 1 6 1 7 2 8 9 10 11121314 6 15*Change from July 2019Complete rankings at INTRL.SPORT
February Peru men vs Brazil in Australia
September Griffin Cup
November Tonga women vs Niue in New Zealand
New Zealand women vs Samoa
See also Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on rugby league
References