Bulgaria national rugby league team

The Bulgaria national rugby league team represents Bulgaria in the sport of rugby league football, having made their international debut at the 2017 Balkans Cup against Greece and Serbia in October 2017.^[1]

Bulgaria

Team information
Governing body	Bulgarian Rugby League Federation
Region	Europe
Head coach	Adrien Frigola
Top try-scorer	Antonio Lubenov (3)
Top point-scorer	Antonio Lubenov (12)
IRL ranking	37th
Team results
First international
Bulgaria 8 - 68 Greece  (Belgrade, Serbia; 6 October 2017)
Biggest defeat
Malta 78 - 0 Bulgaria  (Marsa, Malta; 23 September 2023)
World Cup
Appearances	0

Results

Date	Result[a]	Opponent	Competition	Venue	Ref.
6 October 2017	08–68	Greece	2017 Balkans Cup	SC Rakovica, Belgrade, Serbia	[2]
8 October 2017	20–50	Serbia		SC Rakovica, Belgrade, Serbia	[3]
10 June 2021	16–28	Serbia	International Friendly	FC Trebich, Sofia, Bulgaria	[4]
25 September 2022	16–38	Turkey	International Friendly	ITU Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey	[5]
8 October 2022	06–50	Malta	International Friendly	Stadion Lokomotiv Sofia, Bulgaria	[6]
23 September 2023	00–78	Malta	International Friendly	Marsa, Malta	[7]

IRL Rankings

IRL Men's World Rankings v t e
Official rankings as of July 2025
Rank	Change	Team	Pts %
1		Australia	100
2		New Zealand	83
3		England	80
4		Tonga	62
5		Samoa	53
6		Papua New Guinea	51
7		Fiji	43
8		France	29
9	2	Netherlands	22
10		Cook Islands	22
11	2	Serbia	18
12		Wales	18
13		Malta	16
14	1	Greece	14
15	1	Ukraine	13
16		Lebanon	11
17		Italy	10
18		Ireland	9
19	5	United States	8
20	1	Jamaica	8
21	1	Czech Republic	8
22		Scotland	7
23	2	Chile	7
24	1	Philippines	7
25		Poland	5
26	1	Germany	5
27	1	Norway	5
28	2	South Africa	5
29		Brazil	4
30		Kenya	4
31		Canada	4
32		Montenegro	3
33		North Macedonia	3
34	22	Morocco	3
35	1	Argentina	3
36	1	Albania	2
37	1	Bulgaria	2
38	1	Ghana	2
39	1	Nigeria	2
40	1	Turkey	1
41	1	Cameroon	1
42	1	Japan	1
43	1	Spain	1
44	1	Colombia	1
45	1	El Salvador	0
46	1	Russia	0
47	1	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0
48	1	Hong Kong	0
49	1	Solomon Islands	0
50	1	Vanuatu	0
51	6	Hungary	0
52	1	Latvia	0
53	1	Denmark	0
54	1	Belgium	0
55	1	Estonia	0
56	1	Sweden	0
57	7	Niue	0
Complete rankings at www.internationalrugbyleague.com

Notes

1. Bulgaria score given first