Current RLIF Full-member Test Nations
| Nation | 1st Playing Year | RLIF Rank |
| Australia | 1908 | 1 |
| Cook Islands | 1988 | 16 |
| England * | 1904 | 3 |
| Fiji | 1992 | 7 |
| France | 1934 | 5 |
| Ireland * | 1989 | 11 |
| New Zealand | 1908 | 2 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1975 | 4 |
| Russia | 1991 | 17 |
| Samoa | 1988 | 8 |
| Scotland * | 1996 | 10 |
| Tonga | 1988 | 9 |
| Wales * | 1908 | 6 |
* At the beginning of the 2008 international season Great Britain was split to form/reform England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales on a permanent basis as stand alone nations. All were granted full-membership into the top tier.
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