A list of men, women and wheelchair senior international rugby league matches played throughout 2023.
A † denotes a match that did not contribute to the IRL World Rankings - i.e. not a senior international match (SIM) as designated by the International Rugby League (IRL).
Season overview + Men's international tours Start date Touring side Region Results [matches] 22 October 2023 0–3 28 October 2023 2–0 8 November 2023 0–2 2 December 2023 2–0 + Men's international friendlies Date Home team Away team Winners 27 January 2023 26 February 2023 29 April 2023 13 May 2023 27 May 2023 22 July 2023 26 August 2023 16 September 2023 16 September 2023 23 September 2023 24 September 2023 30 September 2023 7 October 2023 7 October 2023 21 October 2023 21 October 2023 21 October 2023 28 October 2023 4 November 2023 4 November 2023 2 December 2023 2 December 2023 16 December 2023 Cancelled + Men's international tournamentsStart date TournamentWinners 14 October 2023 Pacific Cup 14 October 2023 Pacific Bowl Euro A and Euro B
+ Women's international tours Start date Touring side Region Results [matches] 3 November 0–2 + Women's international friendlies Start date Home team Away teamWinners 28 January 2023 18 March 2023 29 April 2023 3June 2023 14 October 2023 15 October 2023 21 October 2023 22 October 2023 28 October 2023 28 October 2023 29 October 2023 4 November 2023 11 November 2023 9 December 2023 16 December 2023 + Women's international tournamentsStart dateTournamentWinners 23 September 2023 Americas North Championship
+ Wheelchair international tours Start date Touring side Region Results [matches] No international wheelchair tours in 2023. + Wheelchair international friendlies Start date Home team Away teamWinners 5 November 2023 25 November 2023 + Wheelchair international tournamentsStart date TournamentWinners 18 June 2023Celtic Cup
Rankings The following were the rankings at the beginning of the season.
IRL Men's World RankingsOfficial rankings as of 21 December 2022RankTeam1 3100.002 193.003 487.004 173.005 358.006 147.007 145.008 536.00928.0010 623.0011 123.0012 820.0013 817.0014 317.0015 715.0016 514.0017 214.0018 413.0019 911.0020 18.0021 46.0022 186.0023 96.0024 46.0025 56.0026 56.0027 96.0028 25.0029 54.0030 83.0031 53.00323.0033 43.0034 73.0035 122.0036 92.0037 2*1.0038 111.0039 51.0040 31.0041 21.0042 81.0043 101.0044 61.0045 1.0046 41.0047 0.0048 11.0049 30.0050 30.00510.00 Complete rankings at INTRL.SPORT IRL Women's World RankingsOfficial rankings as of 21 December 2022RankTeam1100.00280.00368.00433.00530.006 528.007 124.008 622.009 220.0010 717.0011 714.0012 49.0013 47.0014 16.0015 56.00164.0017 23.0018 62.00192.0020 42.0021 21.00220.00 Complete rankings at INTRL.SPORT IRL Wheelchair World RankingsOfficial rankings as of 21 December 2022RankTeam1100.00285.003 161.004 152.00542.00633.00721.00819.00800.00 Complete rankings at INTRL.SPORT
January Philippines men vs North Macedonia in Australia
Greece women vs Philippines in Australia
February Malta men vs North Macedonia in Australia
March France women vs Serbia
April England vs France double header
May Greece men vs Serbia
Italy men vs Serbia
June Italy women vs Serbia
Celtic Cup
July Philippines men vs South Africa in Australia
August
Czech Republic men vs Serbia
September
Poland men vs Czech Republic
Montenegro men vs Malta
Malta men vs Bulgaria
Women’s Americas North Championship
Serbia men in France
Netherlands men vs Norway
October Netherlands men vs Albania
Malta men vs Italy in Australia
Netherlands men in Serbia
Australia women vs New Zealand
Pacific Cup
Fiji women vs Samoa in Papua New Guinea
Pacific Bowl
New Zealand women vs Tonga
Malta men vs Chile in Australia
Poland men vs North Macedonia in Australia
Griffin Cup
Papua New Guinea women vs Cook Islands
England men vs Tonga
Australia women vs New Zealand
Philippines woman vs Malta in Australia
Philippines men vs Malta in Australia
Greece men vs Ukraine
Italy men vs South Africa in Australia
Czech Republic men vs the Netherlands
France women vs Wales
November Nigeria women vs Ghana
This was originally scheduled to be a three-game series with the third match on 9 December at University of Ghana Stadium, Accra. However, this was postponed and played in January as a stand alone international.
Germany men vs Poland
Norway men vs Greece
England women vs Wales
England wheelchair vs France
South Africa men vs Kenya
Serbia women vs Greece
France wheelchair vs England
December Kenya men vs France
Argentina men vs Brazil
Jamaica men vs the United States
Greece women vs the Netherlands
Kenya women vs Uganda
Originally planned as a three match series with the first game in Kenya and the other two in Uganda, the two matches in Uganda on 20 and 23 December were cancelled earlier in December, as was a men's match on 16 December between the two countries which would have been a double header with the women's game.
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