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. The team is currently ranked 29th as of December 2024, in the IRL World Rankings.
| Team information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname | Carcarás (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 | - | |||||
Competitive record
| Opponent | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Last meeting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2022 |
| Chile | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2022 |
| Colombia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2022 |
| Peru | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2020 |
| Philippines | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2021 |
| South Africa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2022 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2021 |
| Total | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
IRL Rankings
| Official rankings as of November 2025 | |||
| Rank | Change | Team | Pts % |
| 1 | Australia | 100 | |
| 2 | New Zealand | 79 | |
| 3 | England | 72 | |
| 4 | 1 | Samoa | 56 |
| 5 | 1 | Tonga | 52 |
| 6 | Papua New Guinea | 45 | |
| 7 | Fiji | 33 | |
| 8 | France | 23 | |
| 9 | 1 | Cook Islands | 23 |
| 10 | 1 | Serbia | 23 |
| 11 | 2 | Netherlands | 22 |
| 12 | 3 | Ukraine | 20 |
| 13 | 1 | Wales | 18 |
| 14 | 4 | Ireland | 16 |
| 15 | 1 | Greece | 15 |
| 16 | 3 | Malta | 14 |
| 17 | Italy | 11 | |
| 18 | 2 | Jamaica | 8 |
| 19 | United States | 7 | |
| 20 | 5 | Poland | 7 |
| 21 | 5 | Lebanon | 7 |
| 22 | 5 | Norway | 6 |
| 23 | 3 | Germany | 6 |
| 24 | 3 | Czech Republic | 6 |
| 25 | 2 | Chile | 6 |
| 26 | 2 | South Africa | 5 |
| 27 | 3 | Philippines | 5 |
| 28 | 6 | Scotland | 5 |
| 29 | Brazil | 4 | |
| 30 | 1 | Canada | 4 |
| 31 | 1 | Kenya | 3 |
| 32 | 2 | Morocco | 3 |
| 33 | North Macedonia | 3 | |
| 34 | 1 | Argentina | 2 |
| 35 | 3 | Montenegro | 2 |
| 36 | Albania | 1 | |
| 37 | 3 | Turkey | 1 |
| 38 | 1 | Bulgaria | 1 |
| 39 | 1 | Ghana | 1 |
| 40 | 1 | Nigeria | 1 |
| 41 | 3 | Colombia | 0 |
| 42 | 1 | Cameroon | 0 |
| 43 | 1 | Japan | 0 |
| 44 | 1 | Spain | 0 |
| 45 | 1 | Russia | 0 |
| 46 | 1 | El Salvador | 0 |
| 47 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | |
| 48 | Hong Kong | 0 | |
| 49 | Solomon Islands | 0 | |
| 50 | Vanuatu | 0 | |
| 51 | Hungary | 0 | |
| 52 | Latvia | 0 | |
| 53 | Denmark | 0 | |
| 54 | Belgium | 0 | |
| 55 | Estonia | 0 | |
| 56 | Sweden | 0 | |
| 57 | Niue | 0 | |
| Complete rankings at www.internationalrugbyleague.com | |||
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