Vanuatu national rugby league team
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| Governing body | Vanuatu Rugby League | ||||||
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| Region | Asia-Pacific | ||||||
| Head coach | John Nash | ||||||
| Captain | James Wood | ||||||
| Home stadium | Port Vila Municipal Stadium | ||||||
| RLIF ranking | N/Ath | ||||||
| First international | |||||||
 Vanuatu 14–24 Greece  (Port Vila, Vanuatu; 20 October 2012) |
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| Biggest win | |||||||
Vanuatu 48–30 Solomon Islands  (Mackay, Australia; 7 October 2013) |
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| Biggest defeat | |||||||
Vanuatu 16–32 Philippines  (Luganville, Vanuatu; 11 October 2014) |
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| Appearances | 0 | ||||||
The Vanuatu national rugby league team represent Vanuatu in international rugby league tournaments. The national team is run by Vanuatu Rugby League (VRL) and was founded in 2011. VRL was formed by Australian Dane Campbell and a number of administrators wishing to introduce rugby league to Vanuatu.[1] They played their first international match against Greece in Port Vila on October 20, 2012, and lost 14-24.[2]
International results
| Year | Date | Result | Venue | City | Attendance | Competition |
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| 2012 | 20 October | Greece defeated Vanuatu 24-14 | Port Vila Municipal Stadium | Port Vila, Vanuatu | ||
| 2013 | 7 October | Vanuatu defeated Solomon Islands 48-30 | Stadium Mackay | Mackay, Australia | 1,648 | |
| 2013 | 12 October | Vanuatu defeated Niue 22-20 | Port Vila Municipal Stadium | Port Vila, Vanuatu | 3,022 | |
| 2014 | 11 October | Philippines defeated Vanuatu 32-16 | Chapius Stadium | Luganville, Vanuatu | 2,021 |
