The Germany national rugby league team is the national rugby league team of Germany.
National team
The captain of the national side is Brad Billsborough. Bob Doughton is head coach. The most capped player is Liam Doughton who has 24 Caps.
As well as playing friendlies, the team currently competes in European Championship C. They also play against the Netherlands in the annual Griffin Cup. In October 2022, Germany won the 10th edition of the Griffin Cup, defeating the Netherlands 29-24.
In the Central Europe Development Tri-Nations in 2006 they won both of their matches narrowly beating Austria in Bad Reichenhall in front of over 350 people. They then beat Estonia in Tallinn to seal victory of the competition.
Coaching staff
2022 squad
Notable players
Jimmy Keinhorst
Kristian Keinhorst
Nick Keinhorst
Markus Keinhorst
Liam Doughton
Jared Blanke
Uwe Jansen
Brad Billsborough
Ben Dent
Simon Cooper
Dan Stocks
Eligible Players
Scott Drinkwater
Josh Drinkwater
David Klemmer
Brent Naden
Adam Quinlan
Aaron Pene
Toby Rudolf
Brad Schneider
Jared Blanke
Josh Coric
Tom Johnstone
Ryan Millar
Ben White
Adam Ryder
Asu Kepaoa
Dylan Brown
Jamie Murphy
Competitive record
Overall
European Championship B
Since 2007, Germany has been a participant in the European Shield, the successor to the Central Europe Tri-Nations. In the 2007 Shield, they were beaten in Heidelberg by a strong Serbia side but beat the Czech Republic in Prague, subsequently finishing second.
In the 2008 European Shield, Germany again defeated the Czech team. However, they lost to the subsequent champions Italy and again took second for the tournament.
The 2009 European Shield featured the same three sides as in 2008. The first match of the tournament saw Germany lose to the Czech Republic 30–4 in Olomouc. That game marked the first international victory for the Czech team.
In the 2010 European Shield, Germany lost to the subsequent group winners Serbia and defeated the Czech team, finishing in the second place.