The Ghana national rugby league team represents Ghana in the sport of rugby league.
Team information | ||||||
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Nickname | The Leopards | |||||
Governing body | Rugby League Federation Ghana | |||||
Region | Europe | |||||
Head coach | Andy Gilvary | |||||
Home stadium | El Wak Stadium | |||||
IRL ranking | 30th | |||||
Team results | ||||||
First international | ||||||
Ghana 12 – 23 Nigeria (Lagos, Nigeria; 2 October 2019) | ||||||
Biggest win | ||||||
Ghana 10 – 4 Cameroon (Lagos, Nigeria; 5 October 2019) | ||||||
Biggest defeat | ||||||
Ghana 12 – 23 Nigeria (Lagos, Nigeria; 2 October 2019) |
Coming into existence in 2012, the Ghanaian Rugby League project was started up by the Rugby League European Federation (RLEF) and UK Sport International’s programme after Rugby League 9s were introduced as a Category 3 Sport by the Commonwealth Sports Committee.[1]
Squad for the 2019 MEA Rugby League Championship;[2]
Win Draw Loss
Date | Home | Result | Away | Competition | Venue | |
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1 | 2 October 2019 | Nigeria | 25–12 | Ghana | 2019 MEA Championship | Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos |
2 | 5 October 2019 | Ghana | 10–4 | Cameroon | Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos |