A list of men, women and wheelchair senior international rugby league matches played throughout 2023.
A â denotes a match that did not contribute to the IRL World Rankings - i.e. not a senior international match (SIM) as designated by the International Rugby League (IRL).
Season overview
Rankings
The following were the rankings at the beginning of the season.
January
Philippines vs North Macedonia men in Australia
Greece vs Philippines women in Australia
February
Malta vs North Macedonia men in Australia
March
Serbia women in France
April
France women in England
France men in England
May
Serbia men in Greece
Serbia men in Italy
June
Serbia women in Italy
Celtic Cup
July
Philippines vs South Africa men in Australia
August
Serbia men in the Czech Republic
September
Czech Republic men in Poland
Malta men in Montenegro
Bulgaria men in Malta
WomenâÂÂs Americas North Championship
France men in Serbia
Norway men in the Netherlands
October
Albania men in the Netherlands
Malta vs Italy men in Australia
Serbia men in the Netherlands
New Zealand women in Australia
Pacific Cup
Fiji women vs Samoa in Papua New Guinea
Pacific Bowl
Tonga women in New Zealand
Malta vs Chile men in Australia
North Macedonia vs Poland men in Australia
Netherlands men in Germany
Cook Islands women in Papua New Guinea
Tonga men in England
New Zealand women in Australia
Philippines vs Malta women in Australia
Philippines vs Malta men in Australia
Ukraine men in Greece
Italy vs South Africa men in Australia
Netherlands men in Czech Republic
Wales women in France
November
Ghana women in Nigeria
This was originally scheduled to be a three-game series with the third match on 9 December at University of Ghana Stadium, Accra. However, this was postponed and played in January as a stand alone international.
Poland men in Germany
Greece men in Norway
Wales women in England
France wheelchair in England
Kenya men in South Africa
Greece women in Serbia
England wheelchair in France
December
France men in Kenya
Brazil men in Argentina
United States men in Jamaica
Netherlands women in Greece
Uganda women in Kenya
Originally planned as a three match series with the first game in Kenya and the other two in Uganda, the two matches in Uganda on 20 and 23 December were cancelled earlier in December, as was a men's match on 16 December between the two countries which would have been a double header with the women's game.
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