Morocco national rugby league team
| Team information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname | Maroc | |||||
| Governing body | Fédération Marocaine de Rugby League | |||||
| Region | Europe | |||||
| Head coach | Jerome Alonso | |||||
| IRL ranking | 56th | |||||
| Uniforms | ||||||
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| Team results | ||||||
| First international | ||||||
| Moldova 24–19 (18 October 1995) | ||||||
| Biggest win | ||||||
| 58–4 Serbia (25 October 2003) | ||||||
| Biggest defeat | ||||||
| 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 match against France on 22 February 2025:[1]
- Mouadh Bida (Avignon)
- Hakim Ed Dermoune (Avignon)
- Zakaria Hammouch (Avignon)
- Ayoub Mesyani (Avignon)
- Anas Naji (Avignon)
- Adam Ed-Diche (Ferals)
- Kais Lafifi (Palau)
- Yannis Hamri (Salon de Provence)
- Yassin Nidouarab (Salon de Provence)
- Yliass Lamarti (Toulouse)
- Yassin Messaoudi (Toulouse)
- Yassine Al Gannfoufi (Villefranche)
- Yannis Ahcini (Villegailhenc)
- Yanis Hettat (Villegailhenc)
- Hamza Bachoukh (Villeneuve)
- Houcine Fakir (Villeneuve)
- Sofiane Hemissi (Villeneuve)
- Abdelaziz Damen (XIII Catalan)
Competitive record
Overall
| Team | First Played | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | Points For | Points Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 2009 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 12 |
| Cameroon | 2019 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
| Catalonia | 2008 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 18 |
| France | 1999 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 232 |
| Ireland | 1995 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 42 |
| Italy | 1999 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 44 |
| Japan | 2000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 |
| Lebanon | 1999 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 44 | 392 |
| Moldova | 1995 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 24 |
| Nigeria | 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 38 |
| Serbia | 2003 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 122 | 30 |
| United States | 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 50 |
| Total | 25 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 426 | 954 |
Source:[2]
Results
- Moldova def. Morocco 24–19 (18 October 1995)
- Ireland def. Morocco 42–6 (20 October 1995)
- France def. Morocco 80–8 (11 November 1999)
- Italy def. Morocco 34–0 (14 November 1999)
- Lebanon def. Morocco 104–0 (17 November 1999)
- Morocco def. Japan 12–8 (15 November 2000)
- USA def. Morocco 50–10 (20 November 2000)
- France def. Morocco 72–0 (19 October 2003)
- Lebanon def. Morocco 60–0 (22 October 2003)
- Morocco def. Serbia 58–4 (25 October 2003)
- France def. Morocco 46–6 (2 October 2004)
- Lebanon def. Morocco 48–14 (5 October 2004)
- Morocco drew with Serbia 20–20 (9 October 2004)
- Morocco def. Serbia 44–6 (23 February 2008)
- Morocco def. Catalonia 62–12 (21 June 2008)
- Morocco def. Italy 32–10 (6 June 2009)
- Morocco def. Catalonia 29–6 (4 July 2009)
- Morocco def. Belgium 46–12 (15 August 2009)
- Lebanon def. Morocco 72–4 (28 June 2011)
- Lebanon def. Morocco 78–0 (2 July 2011)
- Lebanon def. Morocco 30–26 (12 October 2012)
- Morocco def. Cameroon 8-4 (2 October 2019)
- Nigeria def. Morocco 38–10 (5 October 2019)
- France def. Morocco 34–10 (22 February 2025)
Source:[3]
IRL Rankings
| Official rankings as of December 2024 | |||
| Rank | Change | Team | Pts % |
| 1 | Australia | 100 | |
| 2 | New Zealand | 86 | |
| 3 | England | 84 | |
| 4 | 1 | Tonga | 63 |
| 5 | 1 | Samoa | 54 |
| 6 | 1 | Papua New Guinea | 53 |
| 7 | 1 | Fiji | 44 |
| 8 | France | 30 | |
| 9 | 2 | Serbia | 23 |
| 10 | Cook Islands | 22 | |
| 11 | 1 | Netherlands | 22 |
| 12 | 5 | Wales | 18 |
| 13 | 2 | Malta | 17 |
| 14 | 6 | Ukraine | 13 |
| 15 | 1 | Greece | 12 |
| 16 | 7 | Lebanon | 12 |
| 17 | 4 | Italy | 11 |
| 18 | 2 | Ireland | 9 |
| 19 | 1 | Jamaica | 8 |
| 20 | 1 | Czech Republic | 8 |
| 21 | 2 | Chile | 8 |
| 22 | 3 | Scotland | 7 |
| 23 | 4 | Philippines | 7 |
| 24 | 7 | United States | 7 |
| 25 | 1 | Poland | 5 |
| 26 | 2 | South Africa | 5 |
| 27 | 5 | Germany | 5 |
| 28 | 3 | Norway | 5 |
| 29 | 4 | Brazil | 4 |
| 30 | 4 | Kenya | 4 |
| 31 | 10 | Canada | 4 |
| 32 | Montenegro | 4 | |
| 33 | 2 | North Macedonia | 3 |
| 34 | 15 | Argentina | 3 |
| 35 | 5 | Albania | 2 |
| 36 | Bulgaria | 2 | |
| 37 | 7 | Ghana | 2 |
| 38 | 9 | Nigeria | 2 |
| 39 | 5 | Turkey | 1 |
| 40 | 3 | Cameroon | 1 |
| 41 | 2 | Japan | 1 |
| 42 | 4 | Spain | 1 |
| 43 | 1 | Colombia | 1 |
| 44 | 1 | El Salvador | 0 |
| 45 | Russia | 0 | |
| 46 | 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 |
| 47 | 3 | Hong Kong | 0 |
| 48 | 3 | Solomon Islands | 0 |
| 49 | 8 | Vanuatu | 0 |
| 50 | Niue | 0 | |
| 51 | 1 | Latvia | 0 |
| 52 | 2 | Denmark | 0 |
| 53 | 2 | Belgium | 0 |
| 54 | 4 | Estonia | 0 |
| 55 | 9 | Sweden | 0 |
| 56 | 12 | 0 | |
| 57 | 9 | Hungary | 0 |
| Complete rankings at INTRL.SPORT | |||
See also
References
- ^ "France And Morocco Name Squads". European Rugby League. 21 February 2025. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
- ^ "Morocco: Head to head". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
- ^ "Morocco: Results". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 10 June 2025.