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Nickname |
l-Kavallieri (The Knights) |
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Governing body | Maltese Rugby League Association | ||||||
Region | Europe | ||||||
Head coach | Anthony Micallef | ||||||
Most caps | Steven Azzopardi (6) | ||||||
RLIF ranking | 18th | ||||||
First game | |||||||
![]() ![]() (25 September 2004) |
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Biggest win | |||||||
![]() ![]() (29 September 2012, Copenhagen, Denmark) |
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Biggest defeat | |||||||
![]() ![]() (23 July 2011, Kaiserslautern, Germany) |
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World Cup | |||||||
Appearances | 0 |
The Malta national rugby league team (nicknamed the Knights) is the national rugby league football team of Malta who debuted their first match in 2004 against the British Defence Forces, winning 78-nil.
Despite its size, Malta has a relatively strong national team due to the number of Maltese players that are playing overseas. Malta is able to call on the likes of Michael Vella, Ben Galea and Danny Galea, Shane Shackleton, Jarrod Sammut, and Luke Branighan, who are all playing in either the NRL or Super League and have represented Malta in the past.