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A list of men and women international rugby league matches played throughout 2023. A † denotes a recognised, but unofficial match that did not contribute to the IRL World Rankings.

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The following were the rankings at the beginning of the season.[2][3]

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January

Philippines vs North Macedonia men in Australia

More information Philippines, 16–28 ...
27 January 2023
More information Philippines, Position ...

Greece vs Philippines women in Australia

More information Greece, 0–38 ...
28 January 2023
17:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00)
Lidcombe Oval, Sydney[4]
Referee: Rami Abu-Mansour (Australia)
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February

Malta vs North Macedonia men in Australia

More information Malta, 32–16 ...
26 February 2023
15:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00)

March

Serbia women in France

More information France, 116–0 ...
18 March 2023
19:00 CET (UTC+01:00)
Parc des Sports, Avignon
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Tony Palacios (Spain)
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April

France women in England

More information England, 64–0 ...
29 April 2023
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington
Referee: Kristoff Young (Wales)
Touch judges: Aaryn Golding-Belafonte, Dean Bowmer (England)
Player of the Match: Leah Burke (England)
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France men in England

More information England, 64–0 ...
29 April 2023
16:30 BST (UTC+01:00)
Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington
Attendance: 8,422
Referee: Liam Moore (England)
Touch judges: Johnny Roberts, Warren Turley (England)
Player of the Match: George Williams (England)
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May

Serbia men in Greece

More information Greece, 6–40 ...
13 May 2023
18:00 EEST (UTC+03:00)
Nea Smyrni Stadium, Athens
Attendance: ≈1,000
Referee: Andrew Pilkington (Spain)
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Serbia men in Italy

More information Italy, 4–52 ...
27 May 2023
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Rugby Club Pasian di Prato, Udine
Referee: Ciprian Gajulete (Italy)
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June

Serbia women in Italy

More information Italy, 34–14 ...
3 June 2023
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Rugby Club Pasian di Prato, Udine
Referee: Ciprian Gajulete (Italy)
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Celtic Cup

More information Scotland, 24–58 ...
18 June 2023
12:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
Oriam Performance Centre, Edinburgh
Referees: Rebecca Whiteley (England), David Butler (England)
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More information Ireland, 30–30 ...
18 June 2023
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
Oriam Performance Centre, Edinburgh
Referees: Ollie Cruickshank (Scotland), Rebecca Whiteley (England)
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More information Scotland, 30–76 ...
18 June 2023
16:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
Oriam Performance Centre, Edinburgh
Referees: David Butler (England), Karli Wilkinson (England)
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July

Philippines vs South Africa men in Australia

More information Philippines, 14–72 ...
Felix Florenz Cup
22 July 2023
15:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)
Tugan RLFC, Gold Coast[6]
Referee: Lachlan Sutton (Australia)
More information Philippines, Position ...

August

Serbia men in the Czech Republic

More information Czech Republic, 16–28 ...
26 August 2023
15:00 CEST
(UTC+02:00)
Městský Stadion, Krupka
Referee: Misa Vakadranu (Fiji)
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September

Czech Republic men in Poland

More information Poland, 28–36 ...
16 September 2023
14:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Majkowski Wembley, Kalisz
Referee: Misa Vakadranu (Fiji)
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Malta men in Montenegro

More information Montenegro, 10–34 ...
Medieval Shield
16 September 2023
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Stadion u Parku, Tivat
Referee: Vladan Kikanovic (Serbia)
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Bulgaria men in Malta

More information Malta, 78–0 ...
23 September 2023
16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Marsa Sports Complex, Marsa
Referee: Tony Palacios (Spain)
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Women’s Americas North Championship

More information Jamaica, 8–78 ...
23 September 2023
15:30 JAM (UTC-05:00)
University of West Indies, Kingston
Referee: Kemoy White (Jamaica)
Player of the Match: Brittany Royes (United States)
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More information United States, 4–30 ...
25 September 2023
15:30 JAM (UTC-05:00)
University of West Indies, Kingston
Referee: Peter Tapper (Jamaica)
Player of the Match: Megan Pakulis (Canada)
More information USA, Position ...

More information Canada, 64–2 ...
27 September 2023
15:30 JAM (UTC-05:00)
University of West Indies, Kingston
Referee: Kemoy Whyte (Jamaica)
Player of the Match: Fedelia Angles (Canada)
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France men in Serbia

More information Serbia, 10–78 ...
24 September 2023
16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
FK Obilić Stadium, Belgrade
Referee: Andrew Pilkington (Spain)
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Norway men in the Netherlands

More information Netherlands, 58–22 ...
30 September 2023
14:00
RC The Bassets, Sassenheim
Attendance: 229[7]
Referee: Moray Gilland (Scotland)
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October

Albania men in the Netherlands

More information Netherlands, 58–18 ...
7 October 2023
Zaandijk RC, Amsterdam
Attendance: 234[7]
Referee: Hans Verveer (Netherlands)
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Malta vs Italy men in Australia

More information Italy, 38–12 ...
7 October 2023
15:30 AEDST (UTC+11:00)
Lidcombe Oval, Sydney
Referee: Gage Miles (Australia)
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Serbia men in the Netherlands

More information Netherlands, 40–10 ...
14 October 2023
14:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
RC Zwolle, Zwolle
Referee: Moray Gilland (Scotland)
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Women Pacific Championship

More information Australia, 16–10 ...
14 October 2023
17:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)
Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville
Attendance: 12,067
Referee: Todd Smith (Australia)
Video Referee: Ashley Klein (Australia)
Touch judges: Belinda Sharpe (Australia), Darian Furner (Australia)
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More information Samoa, 26–12 ...
15 October 2023
12:45 AEST (UTC+10:00)
Santos National Football Stadium, Port Moresby
Referee: Liam Kennedy (Australia)
Video Referee: Chris Butler (Australia)
Touch judges: David Munro (Australia), Chris Sutton (Australia)
More information Samoa, Position ...

More information New Zealand, 28–10 ...
21 October 2023
15:45 NZDT (UTC+13:00)
Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: ≈10,000
Referee: Wyatt Raymond (Australia)
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More information Papua New Guinea, 28–20 ...
22 October 2023
12:45 AEST (UTC+10:00)
Santos National Football Stadium, Port Moresby
Attendance: 7,001[8]
Referee: Belinda Sharpe (Australia)
More information Papua New Guinea, Position ...

More information Australia, 6–12 ...
28 October 2023
18:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00)
AAMI Park, Melbourne
Attendance: 10,536
Referee: Belinda Sharpe (Australia)

Pacific Cup

More information Australia, 38–12 ...
14 October 2023
19:10 AEST (UTC+10:00)
Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville
Attendance: 18,144
Referee: Grant Atkins (Australia)
Video Referee: Ashley Klein (Australia)
Touch judges: Phil Henderson (Australia), Wyatt Raymond (Australia)

More information New Zealand, 50–0 ...
21 October 2023
18:00 NZDT (UTC+13:00)
Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 23,269
Referee: Gerard Sutton (Australia)
Touch judges: Dave Munro (Australia), Chris Sutton (Australia)

More information Australia, 36–18 ...
28 October 2023
20:10 AEDT (UTC+11:00)
AAMI Park, Melbourne
Attendance: 20,584
Referee: Adam Gee (Australia)
Touch judges: Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski (Australia), Drew Oultram (Australia)

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Final
4 November 2023
17:00 NZDT (UTC+13:00)
FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
Attendance: 13,269[9]
Referee: Adam Gee (Australia)
Touch judges: Dave Munro (Australia), Chris Sutton (Australia)

Pacific Bowl

More information Papua New Guinea, 46–10 ...
15 October 2023
15:00 PNGST (UTC+10:00)
National Football Stadium, Port Moresby
Attendance: 7,133[10]
Referee: Peter Gough (Australia)
Video Referee: Chris Butler (Australia)
Touch judges: Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski (Australia), Drew Oultram (Australia)
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More information Fiji, 22–18 ...
22 October 2023
15:00 PNGST (UTC+10:00)
National Football Stadium, Port Moresby
Attendance: 7,001[11]
Referee: Ashley Klein (Australia)
Touch judges: Liam Kennedy (Australia), Todd Smith (Australia)
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29 October 2023
15:00 PNGST (UTC+10:00)
National Football Stadium, Port Moresby
Attendance: 14,546
Referee: Ashley Klein (Australia)
Touch judges: Peter Gough (Australia), Phil Henderson (Australia)

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Final
5 November 2023
15:00 PNGST (UTC+10:00)
National Football Stadium, Port Moresby
Attendance: 14,809[12]
Referee: Grant Atkins (Australia)
Touch judges: Liam Kennedy (Australia), Todd Smith (Australia)

Malta vs Chile men in Australia

More information Malta, 30–22 ...
21 October 2023
13:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00)
Forshaw Park, Sydney
Referee: Matt Galvin (Australia)
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North Macedonia vs Poland men in Australia

More information North Macedonia, 8–40 ...
21 October 2023
15:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00)
Forshaw Park, Sydney
Referee: Blake Williams (Australia)
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Netherlands men in Germany

More information Germany, 18–44 ...
Griffin Cup
21 October 2023
14:00 CET (UTC+01:00)
Althoffstadion, Hattingen
Attendance: ≈800[13]
Referee: Henry Winnard (England)
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Tonga men in England

More information England, 22–18 ...
22 October 2023
14:30 BST (UTC+01:00)
Totally Wicked Stadium, St Helens
Attendance: 12,898[14]
Referee: Liam Moore (England)
Touch judges: Jonnie Roberts (England), Jack Smith (England)
Player of the Match: Mikey Lewis (England)

More information England, 14–4 ...
28 October 2023
14:30 BST (UTC+01:00)
Kirklees Stadium, Huddersfield
Attendance: 11,210[15]
Referee: Jack Smith (England)
Touch judges: Chris Kendall (England), Rich Thompson (England)

More information England, 26–4 ...
4 November 2023
14:30 GMT (UTC±00:00)
Headingley Stadium, Leeds
Attendance: 15,477[16]
Referee: Chris Kendall (England)
Touch judges: Liam Rush (England), Warren Turley (England)

Philippines vs Malta women in Australia

More information Malta, 0–42 ...
28 October 2023
13:30 AEST (UTC+10:00)
New Era Stadium, Sydney
Referee: Alexander Pruscino (Australia)
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Philippines vs Malta men in Australia

More information Malta, 46–22 ...
28 October 2023
15:30 AEST (UTC+10:00)
New Era Stadium, Sydney
Referee: Rami Abu Mansour (Australia)
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Ukraine men in Greece

More information Greece, 24–38 ...
Unity Cup
28 October 2023
16:00 EET (UTC+2:00)
Gkorytsa Stadium, Athens[17]
Referee: Roman Bykhov (Ukraine)
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More information Greece, 12–24 ...
29 October 2023
16:00 EET (UTC+2:00)
Goudi Municipality Stadium, Athens[17]
Referee: Roman Bykhov (Ukraine)
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Italy vs South Africa men in Australia

More information Italy, 50–20 ...
28 October 2023
16:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)
Lidcombe Oval, Sydney
Referee: Billy Greatbatch (Australia)
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Netherlands men in Czech Republic

More information Czech Republic, 2–36 ...
28 October 2023
14:00 CET (UTC+01:00)
Harta Rugby Club, Vrchlabí
Referee: Jarda Bzoch (Czech Republic)
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Wales women in France

More information France, 14–4 ...
29 October 2023
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)
Stade Albert Domec, Carcassonne
Referee: Jordi Crespo (France)
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November

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Nigeria vs Ghana women series

More information Nigeria, 40–4 ...
3 November 2023
15:00 WAT (UTC+01:00)
Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos
Referee: Marshall Nortey (Ghana)
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More information Nigeria, 14–6 ...
5 November 2023
15:00 WAT (UTC+01:00)
Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos
Referee: Marshall Nortey (Ghana)
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More information Ghana, Postponed ...
9 December 2023
15:00 WAT (UTC+01:00)
University of Ghana Stadium, Accra

Poland men in Germany

More information Germany, 54–10 ...
Oder Cup
4 November 2023
16:00 CET (UTC+01:00)
Stadion Buschallee, Berlin[19]
Referee: Misa Vakadranu (Fiji)
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Greece men in Norway

More information Norway, 6–36 ...
4 November 2023
17:00 CET (UTC+01:00)
Øster Hus Arena, Sandnes[20]
Referee: Michael Smaill (New Zealand)
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Wales women in England

More information England, 60–0 ...
4 November 2023
12:00 GMT (UTC±00:00)
Headingley Stadium, Leeds
Referee: Enzo Peyre (France)
More information England, Position ...

France wheelchair in England

More information England, 34–43 ...
Fassolette-Kielty Trophy
5 November 2023
15:15 GMT (UTC±00:00)
Leeds Arena, Leeds
Attendance: 2,311
Referee: David Butler (England), Matthew Ball (England)
More information England, Position ...

Kenya men in South Africa

More information South Africa, 56–12 ...
JP Botha African Cup
8 November 2023
16:00 SAST (UTC+02:00)
Hannes Fourie Sportgrounds, Pretoria
Referees: AJ Barnard (South Africa), Rudolph du Plooy (South Africa)
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More information South Africa, 82–2 ...
11 November 2023
18:00 SAST (UTC+02:00)
Grizzlies Stadium, Pretoria
Referee: Rudolph du Plooy (South Africa)
More information South Africa, Position ...

Greece women in Serbia

More information Serbia, 4–8 ...
Balkan Cup
11 November 2023
13:00 CET (UTC+01:00)
Pusta Reka Stadium, Bojnik
Attendance: ≈500
Referee: Misa Vakadranu (Fiji)
More information Serbia, Position ...

England wheelchair in France

More information France, 18–34 ...
Fassolette-Kielty Trophy
25 November 2023
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)
Palais des Sports de Marseille, Marseille
Referee: Ollie Cruickshank (Scotland), Djamel Merzouk (France)
More information France, Position ...

December

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France men in Kenya

More information Kenya, 6–78 ...
2 December 2023
15:00 EAT (UTC+03:00)
ASK Showgrounds, Nairobi[22]
Referee: Stephane Vincent (France)
More information Kenya, Position ...

More information Kenya, 4–108 ...
5 December 2023
16:00 EAT (UTC+03:00)
ASK Showgrounds, Nairobi[22]
Referee: Stephane Vincent (France)
More information Kenya, Position ...

Brazil men in Argentina

More information Argentina, 44–26 ...
Copa Mercosur
2 December 2023
15:30 ART (UTC-03:00)
Club Atlético San Isidro, Buenos Aires
More information Argentina, Position ...

United States men in Jamaica

More information Jamaica, 26–30 ...
2 December 2023
15:00 EST (UTC-05:00)
More information Jamaica, Position ...

Netherlands women in Greece

More information Greece, 0–14 ...
9 December 2023
14:00 EET (UTC+2:00)
Municipal Stadium Dimitris Nikolaidis, Athens
Referee: Misa Vakadranu (Fiji)
More information Greece, Position ...

Uganda women in Kenya

More information Kenya, 54–0 ...
16 December 2023
14:00 EAT (UTC+03:00)
Kisumu Polytechnic, Kisumu
Referee: Brian Odiwuory (Kenya)
More information Kenya, Position ...

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.[1]

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