List of International Rugby League Teams - Current RLIF Full-member Test Nations

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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