The Malta national rugby league team (nicknamed the Knights) represent Malta in international rugby league football competitions. They have been competing since 2004.
List of Head Coaches Joey Grima 2005-06 (5 matches, 3 wins, 2 losses) Tony Farr 2007 (1 match) Anthony Micallef 2008-2015 (12 matches, 7 wins, 5 losses) Peter Cassar 2017 (1 match, 0 wins, 1 draw, 0 losses) Aaron McDonald 2017- (12 matches, 9 wins, 3 losses) Sam Blyton-Keep 2017-2018 (3 matches, 0 wins, 3 losses) James Camilleri 2018 (1 match, 0 wins, 1 loss) Roderick Attard 2021- (3 matches, 1 win, 2 losses)
Competitive record Below is table of the official representative rugby league matches played by Malta at test level up until 30 October 2024: Team First Played Played Win Draw Loss Points For Points Against Last Meeting 2015 1 1 0 0 35 34 2015 2022 1 1 0 0 50 6 2022 2023 1 1 0 0 30 22 2023 2014 2 1 0 1 50 48 2021 2012 2 2 0 0 98 24 2012 2011 1 0 0 1 12 36 2011 2014 3 1 0 2 52 92 2018 2017 3 3 0 0 108 26 2018 2015 2 0 0 2 32 92 2016 2017 4 2 1 1 101 82 2024 2007 1 1 0 0 82 0 2007 2017 2 0 0 2 54 22 2022 2022 2 1 0 0 100 16 2023 2018 2 1 0 1 40 42 2018 2024 1 1 0 0 22 18 2023 2010 2 2 0 0 94 44 2011 2017 5 3 0 2 172 116 2024 2018 1 0 0 1 24 30 2018 2015 1 0 0 1 30 40 2015 2019 2 1 0 1 40 48 2021 2018 1 0 0 1 22 34 2018 Total 41 25 1 15 1312 864
Results
Date Score Opponent Competition Venue Report25 January 2007 82–0 Friendly Coff's Harbour, Australia4 June 2010 30–20 2010 Euro C Victor Tedesco Stadium, Ħamrun, Malta 17 October 2010 0–62 Lancashire Amateurs Friendly Victor Tedesco Stadium, Ħamrun, Malta23 July 2011 12–36 2011 Euro B Hochspeyer, Kaiserslautern, Germany 2 September 2011 64–24 Melita FC, Pembroke, Malta9 June 2012 24–12 Friendly Victor Tedesco Stadium, Ħamrun, Malta29 September 2012 74–12 Friendly Gentofte Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark28 June 2014 18–32 2014 Euro C Melita FC, Pembroke, Malta12 July 2014 34–8 Tis RL, Havlichkuv Brod, Czech Republic3 May 2015 16–38 Phoenicia Cup Penarth, Australia21 June 2015 35–34 Friendly Headingley Carnegie Stadium, Leeds, England5 September 2015 22–34 Friendly Melita FC Stadium, Pembroke, Malta27 September 2015 30–40 2015 Euro C Polideportivo Cuatre Carreres Stadium, Valencia, Spain10 October 2015 30–0 Matthew Micallef St. John Athletics Stadium, Marsa, Malta8 October 2016 10–58 Friendly Carlisle Grounds, Bray, Ireland4 February 2017 44–26 Friendly New Era Stadium, Sydney, Australia6 May 2017 8–24 Phoenicia Cup New Era Stadium, Sydney, Australia8 October 2017 24–24 Friendly Marconi Stadium, Sydney, Australia14 October 2017 48–16 Friendly New Era Stadium, Sydney, Australia18 February 2018 40–0 Friendly St. Mary's Stadium, St. Mary's, Australia23 June 2018 24–30 Friendly St. Mary's Stadium, St. Mary's, Australia30 June 2018 22–34 2018 Euro C Matthew Micallef St. John Athletics Stadium, Marsa, Malta15 September 2018 4–60 Glyka Stadium, Athens, Greece1 October 2018 36–10 2018 ENWC Windsor Sporting Complex, Windsor, Australia4 October 2018 16–26 St. Mary's Stadium, St. Mary's, Australia10 October 2018 20–10 New Era Stadium, Sydney, Australia13 October 2018 24–16 St. Mary's Stadium, St. Mary's, Australia12 October 2019 23–20 Friendly Kirkham Oval, Sydney, Australia26 October 2019 28–12 Friendly New Era Stadium, Sydney, Australia23 November 2019 16–34 Wales A Friendly Brewery Field, Bridgend, Wales14 October 2021 16–40 2021 Euro D Huseyin AkarTesisleri Stadium, Bodrum, Türkiye17 October 2021 12–36 Huseyin Akar Tesisleri Stadium, Bodrum, Türkiye14 May 2022 66–6 Medieval Shield Charles Abela Memorial Stadium, Mosta, Malta22 June 2022 14–30 Friendly Belmore Oval, Belmore, Australia8 October 2022 50–6 Friendly Lokomotiv Sofia, Bulgaria23 October 2022 22–32 Friendship Cup New Era Stadium, Sydney, Australia16 September 2023 34–10 Medieval Shield FK Arsenal Stadium, Tivat, Montenegro23 September 2023 78–0 Friendly Marsa Sports Complex, Marsa, Malta7 October 2023 12–38 Friendly Lidcombe Oval, Sydney, Australia21 October 2023 30–22 Friendly Forshaw Rugby Park, Sydney, Australia28 October 2023 46–22 Friendship Cup New Era Stadium, Sydney, Australia18 February 2024 22–18 Friendly Forshaw Rugby Park, Sydney, Australia28 September 2024 42–0 Friendly A.S.D. Juvenilia, Bagnaria Arsa, Italy
IRL Rankings
Honours
Emerging Nations: Winners (1): 2018 Euro C: Winners (1): 2010
See also
Rugby league in Malta
Notes
References
External links Malta Rugby league website