North Macedonia national rugby league team
| Team information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname | The Lions | |||||
| Governing body | Macedonian Rugby League | |||||
| Region | Europe | |||||
| Head coach | Aaron Zammit | |||||
| Captain | James Mirceski | |||||
| Most caps | 10 Players (3) | |||||
| Top try-scorer | Jayden Gouganovski (3) | |||||
| Top point-scorer | Jayden Gouganovski & James Suleski (12) | |||||
| Home stadium | Forshaw Park | |||||
| IRL ranking | 32nd | |||||
| Uniforms | ||||||
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| Team results | ||||||
| First game | ||||||
| North Macedonia 8-40 Poland (Forshaw Park, Sydney, Australia; 21 October 2023) | ||||||
| Biggest defeat | ||||||
| North Macedonia 8-40 Poland (Forshaw Park, Sydney, Australia; 21 October 2023) | ||||||
| World Cup | ||||||
| Appearances | 0 | |||||
| Official rankings as of December 2025 | |||
| Rank | Change | Team | Pts % |
| 1 | Australia | 100 | |
| 2 | New Zealand | 82 | |
| 3 | England | 74 | |
| 4 | Samoa | 56 | |
| 5 | Tonga | 54 | |
| 6 | Papua New Guinea | 47 | |
| 7 | Fiji | 34 | |
| 8 | France | 24 | |
| 9 | Cook Islands | 24 | |
| 10 | Serbia | 23 | |
| 11 | Netherlands | 22 | |
| 12 | Ukraine | 21 | |
| 13 | Wales | 18 | |
| 14 | Ireland | 17 | |
| 15 | Greece | 15 | |
| 16 | Malta | 15 | |
| 17 | Italy | 11 | |
| 18 | Jamaica | 9 | |
| 19 | 1 | Poland | 7 |
| 20 | 1 | Lebanon | 7 |
| 21 | 1 | Norway | 7 |
| 22 | 3 | United States | 7 |
| 23 | Germany | 7 | |
| 24 | Czech Republic | 6 | |
| 25 | Chile | 6 | |
| 26 | 1 | Philippines | 5 |
| 27 | 1 | Scotland | 5 |
| 28 | 2 | South Africa | 5 |
| 29 | 1 | Canada | 5 |
| 30 | 1 | Brazil | 3 |
| 31 | 1 | Morocco | 3 |
| 32 | 1 | North Macedonia | 3 |
| 33 | 1 | Argentina | 3 |
| 34 | 1 | Montenegro | 3 |
| 35 | 4 | Ghana | 2 |
| 36 | 5 | Kenya | 2 |
| 37 | 3 | Nigeria | 2 |
| 38 | 2 | Albania | 1 |
| 39 | 2 | Turkey | 1 |
| 40 | 2 | Bulgaria | 1 |
| 41 | 1 | Cameroon | 0 |
| 42 | 1 | Japan | 0 |
| 43 | 1 | Spain | 0 |
| 44 | 3 | Colombia | 0 |
| 45 | Russia | 0 | |
| 46 | El Salvador | 0 | |
| 47 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | |
| 48 | Hong Kong | 0 | |
| 49 | Solomon Islands | 0 | |
| 50 | Vanuatu | 0 | |
| 51 | Hungary | 0 | |
| 52 | Latvia | 0 | |
| 53 | Denmark | 0 | |
| 54 | Belgium | 0 | |
| 55 | Estonia | 0 | |
| 56 | Sweden | 0 | |
| 57 | Niue | 0 | |
| Complete rankings at www.internationalrugbyleague.com | |||
The North Macedonia national rugby league team (nicknamed the Lions) represent North Macedonia in international rugby league football competitions.
In October 2022, a North Macedonia team took part in the New South Wales Rugby League Harmony Nines tournament and won the emerging nations competition. North Macedonia applied for membership of the International Rugby League and were awarded observer status in April 2023. In October 2023, the Nines team repeated it success in the Harmony Nines tournament and a week later North Macedonia made its full international debut against Poland.