Morocco national rugby league team

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Team information
NicknameMaroc
Governing bodyFédération Marocaine de Rugby League
RegionEurope
Head coachJerome Alonso
IRL ranking43rd
Uniforms
First colours
Team results
First international
 Moldova 24–19 Morocco 
(18 October 1995)
Biggest win
 Morocco 58–4 Serbia 
(25 October 2003)
Biggest defeat
 Morocco 0–104 Lebanon 
(Perpignan, France; 1999)

The Morocco national rugby league team has been participating in international competition since 1995. Many players for the Moroccan team are drawn from the French competition.

Morocco has participated in the World Sevens (1995), Superleague World Nines (1996), Emerging Nations Tournament (1995, 2000) and Mediterranean Cup (since 2003) competitions. In 2009 Morocco won the RLEF Euro Med Challenge.

Current squad

Squad for 2019 MEA Rugby League Championship:[1]

  • Souhail Ait Alla
  • Ahmed El Faiz
  • Brahim Aferhane
  • Ouhcham Mahdi
  • Mohssin Afouks
  • Ismail Edhouz
  • Mbark Hani
  • Yassin Oujbor
  • Marouane Mounwir
  • Chnikhl Youssef
  • Ilias El Fezazi
  • Iliass Laachiri
  • Oussama El Abdioui
  • Amine Belaachj
  • Aissa El Hamdaoui
  • Soufiane Kissi
  • Ali Sambo
  • Bilal Zariouh
  • Naji Anas
  • Ismail Edhouz
  • Yassin Oujbor
  • Badreddine Medkouri
  • Adam Ed Diche

Results

  • Morocco def. Cameroon 8-4 (2 October 2019)
  • Lebanon def. Morocco 26–24 (12 October 2012)
  • Lebanon def. Morocco 72–4 (28 June 2011)
  • Morocco def. Belgium 46–12 (15 August 2009)
  • Morocco def. Catalonia 29–6 (4 July 2009)
  • Morocco def. Italy 32–10 (6 June 2009)
  • Morocco def. Catalonia 62–12 (21 June 2008)
  • Morocco drew with Serbia 20–20 (9 October 2004)
  • Lebanon def. Morocco 48–14 (5 October 2004)
  • France def. Morocco 46–6 (2 October 2004)
  • Morocco def. Serbia 58–4 (25 October 2003)
  • Lebanon def. Morocco 60–0 (22 October 2003)
  • France def. Morocco 72–0 (19 October 2003)
  • Morocco def. Japan 14–8 (15 November 2000)
  • USA def. Morocco 50–10 (2000)
  • France def. Morocco 80–8 (11 November 1999)
  • Lebanon def. Morocco 104–0 (1999)
  • Italy def. Morocco 34–0 (1999)
  • Ireland def. Morocco 42–6 (20 October 1995)
  • Moldova def. Morocco 24–19 (18 October 1995)

All-Time Results

Team First Played Played Win Draw Loss Points For Points Against
Belgium Belgium 2009 1 1 0 0 46 12
Cameroon Cameroon 2019 1 1 0 0 8 4
Catalonia Catalonia 2008 2 2 0 0 91 18
France France 1999 3 0 0 3 14 198
 Ireland 1995 1 0 0 1 6 42
Italy Italy 1999 2 1 0 1 32 44
Japan Japan 2000 1 1 0 0 14 8
Lebanon Lebanon 1999 3 0 0 3 14 212
Moldova Moldova 1995 1 0 0 1 19 24
Nigeria Nigeria 2019 1 0 0 1 10 38
Serbia Serbia 2003 2 1 1 0 78 24
United States United States 2000 1 0 0 1 10 50
Total 0 0 0 0

See also

  • flagMorocco portal
  • Sports portal

References

  1. ^ "Morocco name four French based players in train-on squad". RLIF. 22 September 2019.

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