Greece national rugby league team
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The Greece national rugby league team (Greek: Ελλάδα εθνική ομάδα ράγκμπι λίγκ) represents Greece in rugby league. The team has been participating in international competition since 2003.
Administered by the Greek Rugby League Association since 2017, the team is coached by Greek Australian Steve Georgallis.
History
Early years (2003–12)
Greek Rugby League was first formed in Australia by Australians with Greek heritage.
The team first played international fixtures in 2003. Greece played a warm-up match against New Caledonia in late August winning the encounter 10–26. In September of that year, the Greece national team played their debut RLIF sanctioned game against Italy in September. The game was played in Australia at Jubilee Oval, Greece losing 26–24.
In October 2005, Greece played Malta, in Australia, which they lost 24 points to 22 in front of an estimated crowd of 6,500. Greece then played a warm up match against Fiji A at OKI Jubilee Stadium in front of 1103 spectators.
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