Colombia national rugby league team

The Colombian national rugby league team represents Colombia in the sport of rugby league.

Colombia

Team information
Governing body	-
Region	-
Head coach	Jorge Cantillo
Captain	Sebastian Martinez
Most caps	-
Top try-scorer	-
Top point-scorer	-
IRL ranking	44th
Uniforms
First colours
Team results
First international
Argentina 36-6 Colombia (Los Ángeles, Chile; 17 November 2017)
Biggest win
Colombia 22-18 Brazil (Los Ángeles, Chile; 18 November 2017)
Biggest defeat
Brazil 52-14 Colombia (São Paulo, Brazil; 23 November 2018) El Salvador 48-10 Colombia (Rochedale, Brisbane; 21 October 2018)
World Cup
Appearances	- (first time in -)
Best result	-

History

The first rugby league team representing Colombia was organized by the Australian-based Latin Heat Rugby League organization in 2016, with a team of Colombian expats taking part in various competitions and small-sided matches against other teams representing Latin American nations. The first Colombian rugby league team, the Nativos, was established in the city of Antofagasta, Chile in 2017. Colombia made their international rugby league debut in the inaugural Latin American Rugby League Championships held in Los Ángeles, Chile in November 2017, losing 36-6 to Argentina in the first RLIF-sanctioned international on South American soil.

Current squad

vs South American Championship

• Andres Jimenez
• Leonardo Delgado
• William Martinez
• Daniel Medina
• Jessua Guillot
• Andrew Zuluaga
• John Garcia
• Juan David Espinal
• Sebastian Martinez
• Fredy Diaz
• Rafael Lopez
• Hector Linares
• Carlos Mendoza
• Nelson Parada
• David Perez
• Jesus Delgado
• Jean Villamil
• Sebastian Rodger
• Ruben Zequeda

IRL Rankings

IRL Men's World Rankings
Official rankings as of July 2025
Rank	Change	Team	Pts %
1		Australia	100
2		New Zealand	83
3		England	80
4		Tonga	62
5		Samoa	53
6		Papua New Guinea	51
7		Fiji	43
8		France	29
9	2	Netherlands	22
10		Cook Islands	22
11	2	Serbia	18
12		Wales	18
13		Malta	16
14	1	Greece	14
15	1	Ukraine	13
16		Lebanon	11
17		Italy	10
18		Ireland	9
19	5	United States	8
20	1	Jamaica	8
21	1	Czech Republic	8
22		Scotland	7
23	2	Chile	7
24	1	Philippines	7
25		Poland	5
26	1	Germany	5
27	1	Norway	5
28	2	South Africa	5
29		Brazil	4
30		Kenya	4
31		Canada	4
32		Montenegro	3
33		North Macedonia	3
34	22	Morocco	3
35	1	Argentina	3
36	1	Albania	2
37	1	Bulgaria	2
38	1	Ghana	2
39	1	Nigeria	2
40	1	Turkey	1
41	1	Cameroon	1
42	1	Japan	1
43	1	Spain	1
44	1	Colombia	1
45	1	El Salvador	0
46	1	Russia	0
47	1	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0
48	1	Hong Kong	0
49	1	Solomon Islands	0
50	1	Vanuatu	0
51	6	Hungary	0
52	1	Latvia	0
53	1	Denmark	0
54	1	Belgium	0
55	1	Estonia	0
56	1	Sweden	0
57	7	Niue	0
Complete rankings at www.internationalrugbyleague.com