Team information | ||||||
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Nickname | Carcarás[1] (Caracaras) | |||||
Governing body | Confederação Brasileira de Rugby League | |||||
Region | Americas | |||||
Head coach | Caio Ozzioli | |||||
Captain | Alcino Pisani | |||||
Most caps | Bruno Gil | |||||
Top point-scorer | Leandro Caetano | |||||
IRL ranking | 29th | |||||
Team results | ||||||
First international | ||||||
Chile 54–8 Brazil (Los Ángeles, Chile; 17 November 2017) | ||||||
Biggest win | ||||||
Brazil 60–0 Uruguay (Sydney, Australia; 28 February 2021) | ||||||
Biggest defeat | ||||||
South Africa 82–0 Brazil (Noosa, Australia; 5 June 2022) | ||||||
World Cup | ||||||
Appearances | 0 (first time in -) | |||||
Best result | - |
The Brazil national rugby league team represents Brazil in the sport of rugby league. The nation made its international debut at the inaugural Latin American Rugby League Championship held in Los Ángeles, Chile in November 2017, losing to the hosts in their first international match.[2][3] The team are currently ranked 29th as of December 2024, in the IRL World Rankings.