Estonia national rugby league team
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The Estonia national rugby league team represents Estonia
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...

 in the sport of rugby league football. Estonia started competing in international rugby league in 2005. They have competed in several tournaments, including the Central Europe Development Tri-Nations and the European Bowl.

Estonia is currently ranked 22nd in the RLIF World Rankings
RLIF World Rankings
The RLIF World Rankings is a ranking system for men's national teams in the sport of rugby league football. The teams of the member nations of the Rugby League International Federation, rugby league football's world governing body, are ranked based on their game results with the most successful...

, just behind Latvia and ahead of South Africa
South Africa national rugby league team
The South Africa national rugby league team are a growing force in rugby league football, South Africa competes sporadically against other international nations because of their location and their absence from any major international competitions. They are ranked twenty-third in the world...

.

Results

As part of the RLEF
Rugby League European Federation
The Rugby League European Federation is the umbrella body for nations playing the sport of rugby league football across Europe and the Northern Hemisphere. It supports the Rugby League International Federation . The RLEF "oversees and co-ordinates the development of the sport in all its member...

 development plan, Estonia has participated in fourth tier competitions with other developing nations. Estonia have had very limited success in international competition, failing to register a single win.

2006

The year 2006 saw the inaugural entrance of the Estonia into international competition. They played in the Central Europe Development Tri-Nations against Germany
Germany national rugby league team
-European Shield:Since 2007, Germany has been a participant in the European Shield, the successor to the Central Europe Tri-Nations. In the 2007 Shield, they were beaten in Heidelberg by a strong Serbia side but beat the Czech Republic in Prague, subsequently finishing second.In the 2008 European...

 and Austria
Austria national rugby league team
The Austrian national rugby league team were created to continue the spread of the game of rugby league football throughout Central Europe. Austria have played matches against a number of other European countries and also competed in the Central Europe Development Tri-Nations in 2006 alongside...

. Both of Estonia's games were high scoring, but they lost both matches.

Central Europe Development Tri-Nations
  • Germany 34–32 Austria – (2006-06-25)
  • Estonia 24–38 Germany – (2006-07-22)
  • Austria 56–32 Estonia – (2006-09-02)
    Team P W D L Pt
    1 Germany 2 2 0 0 4
    2 Austria 2 1 0 1 2
    3 Estonia 2 0 0 2 0

2008

In 2008 Estonia them entered the RLEF European Bowl. This tournament was originally scheduled to be contested among Estonia, Latvia and Ukraine
Ukraine national rugby league team
-All-Time Results Record:...

. However, Ukraine was unable to play in the competition, so it became a two game test series, with Latvia taking both matches.

European Bowl
  • Estonia 10–48 Latvia – (2008-06-28)
  • Latvia 62–10 Estonia – (2008-08-03)

Team P W D L Pt
1 Latvia 2 2 0 0 4
2 Estonia 2 0 0 2 0

2009

The 2009 European Bowl was again scheduled to include Estonia, Latvia and Ukraine. Ukraine was able to compete this time, and dominated the competition. The game that assured the Ukrainians the championship was an 86–0 victory over Estonia.

European Bowl
  • Latvia 6–40 Ukraine – (2009-07-24)
  • Ukraine 86–0 Estonia – (2009-07-26)
  • Estonia 4–74 Latvia – (2008-08-08)

Team P W D L Pt
1 Ukraine 2 2 0 0 4
2 Latvia 2 1 0 1 2
3 Estonia 2 0 0 2 0
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